Last Updated on 03/09/2024 by Arun jain
Donald Trump made a claim on Tuesday Kamala Harris A story about a member of his campaign staff getting into a physical altercation with an official at Arlington National Cemetery last week.
Has a cemetery Already confirmed On August 26, an incident occurred during a wreath-laying ceremony to mark the third anniversary of the bombing during a visit by the Republican candidate in which American soldiers were killed. Afghanistan. US Army Confirmed separately Trump’s staff “abruptly shoved” a female employee who was trying to comply with cemetery rules prohibiting recording and photographing for political purposes.
The Army also defended the cemetery official, saying her professionalism was “unfairly attacked” after Trump aides claimed she was a “despicable person” and “clearly suffering from a mental health episode” in public statements. Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung also claimed to have footage that proves no physical altercation took place but has yet to release it.
Allegedly the woman in question Chose not to press charges Fearing retaliation from Trump supporters.
“There was no conflict or ‘fight’ at Arlington National Cemetery last week,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Tuesday. “It was a story created by Comrade Kamala and his disinformation squad. She did all this to ensure the fact that she and Sleepy Joe have blood on their hands to withdraw from Afghanistan – the most shameful day in US history!!!”
Trump went on to write that Harris and Biden “should be in Arlington, not on the beach or studying for the debate.” Both Biden and Harris published Statements White House with National Security Council spokesman John Kirby – honoring the victims of the attack at the Abbey Gate outside Kabul Airport – in which 13 US service members were killed to explain that Trump’s visit to the cemetery was a “personal invitation by the families”. A White House official and Harris aide said NBC News Neither Biden nor Harris received similar invitations from Gold Star families on Sunday.
Harris was released on Saturday A statement X accused Trump of “disrespecting holy ground, for the sake of a political stunt” with his visit to the cemetery. Trump pushed back over the weekend by responding to Harris’ post Video from This the family Members of those killed in the Abbey Gate bombing, with relatives defending Trump’s actions at the cemetery while criticizing Harris.
one joint statement Some of the families shared by Trump said they were “appalled” by “attempts to politicize” Trump’s visit to Harris’ cemetery. “President Trump was invited by Gold Star families to attend a solemn ceremony commemorating the three-year anniversary of our children’s deaths,” the statement read. “They were there to honor their sacrifice, yet Vice President Harris has shamefully twisted this sacred moment into political machinations.”
Arlington National Cemetery said last week that federal law prohibits filming and taking photographs for political purposes in Section 60, the area of the site where American casualties have recently been buried. The Army later confirmed that Trump’s campaign was made aware of the rules before his visit, adding that a cemetery official “attempted to ensure compliance with these rules” when they were pushed aside.
“Thank you [sic] To my friends, great gold [sic] Star families, for revealing the truth of a beautiful day of honor,” Trump wrote in his post on Tuesday. “Could not have had a better moment – and there were no quarrels or problems, only in the heads of those who are destroying our country!”
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