U.S. Army Issues Statement Criticizing Trump Campaign Over Cemetery Dispute

Kamala can "go to hell" pretty much covers it.

Except

Vance defends telling Harris to ‘go to hell’ for nonexistent cemetery criticism

The GOP vice-presidential candidate said an Arlington cemetery worker pushed aside by a Trump aide does not deserve an apology.

Former president Donald Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, doubled down Wednesday on telling Vice President Kamala Harris to “go to hell," falsely repeating that she had feigned outrage over an altercation between Trump’s campaign and an Arlington cemetery worker when she had not.
 
"Trump violated the law and was disrespectful to veterans in doing so." - Catsnmeters
NYT but I'm sure it's all over the media.


anyway, I a photo of saw Trump next to a woman in wheelchair. At the cemetery. We know how he feels about the disabled in photos. Must all be purely for the photo op. We know from Maggie Haberman (Trump's therapist LOL), that

Trump Has a Real Problem With Wounded Vets​



U.S. Army Issues Statement Criticizing Trump Campaign Over Cemetery Dispute​

The statement said Trump’s staff “unfairly attacked” an Arlington National Cemetery employee.

Here’s the latest on the presidential race.


The Army on Thursday criticized the conduct of members of former President Donald J. Trump’s campaign in a statement about a confrontation at Arlington National Cemetery this week, in which campaign staff clashed with a cemetery employee who was trying to enforce a prohibition on political activity.

Participants in the Trump campaign’s wreath-laying ceremony on Monday “were made aware” of that prohibition, but “an A.N.C. employee who attempted to ensure adherence to these rules was abruptly pushed aside,” the statement said. “Consistent with the decorum expected at A.N.C., this employee acted with professionalism and avoided further disruption.”

It added, “This incident was unfortunate, and it is also unfortunate that the A.N.C. employee and her professionalism has been unfairly attacked.” A Trump spokesman had disparaged the employee and claimed she was “clearly suffering from a mental health episode.”

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Federal law prohibits political activity, including any photography, at any military cemeteries. A Trump spokesman claimed that the cemetery officials were, in his mind, "clearly suffering from a mental health episode."

Political historian Allan Lichtman joined Scripps News on Wednesday to discuss the incident.

"There's clear federal law on this, and there's good reason for it," Lichtman said. "We should not be exploiting soldiers for political purposes."

"Whether or not Donald Trump has some family member allegedly giving him permission is absolutely irrelevant. Staffers at Arlington are absolutely right. You cannot use the cemetery, the graves, for a photo op for a political campaign. That violates federal law," Lichtman said.

 

Arlington confrontation isn’t Trump’s first military cemetery controversy


US Army rebukes Trump campaign for incident at Arlington National Cemetery

Donald Trump’s campaign is co-managed by the man who engineered the “swift boating” of John Kerry in 2004, so it should come as no surprise that 20 years later, military service and treatment of veterans are turning into uncomfortable political issues.

Trump pivoted from a visit to Arlington National Cemetery earlier this week to an attack on President Joe Biden’s Afghanistan policy – a turn that apparently followed a dustup with an official at the cemetery over the campaign’s attempt to use cameras in Section 60, an area where American troops who were killed in recent wars are buried. The story was first reported by NPR, but Trump’s campaign, the cemetery and the US Army have since issued statements.

“Participants in the August 26th ceremony and the subsequent Section 60 visit were made aware of federal laws, Army regulations and DoD policies, which clearly prohibit political activities on cemetery grounds. An ANC employee who attempted to ensure adherence to these rules was abruptly pushed aside,” the Army spokesperson said in the statement on Thursday. Section 60 is an area in the cemetery largely reserved for the graves of those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Where was harris?
 
The last I heard harris was still running for president
That means you talk about Harris in any thread you want?

Lol. FFS.

Let's stick to the topic please. It's what Trump did, not what Harris didn't do.
 
Where was harris?
Out somewhere not using people who get captured, MIA, or die in combat as photo ops?

The fact that you would make visiting Arlington a partisan issue, shows how pathetic your fake feelings about MIA/POW, and of those who gave all is

People like you make real Americans sick to their stomachs.
 
Out somewhere not using people who get captured, MIA, or die in combat as photo ops?

The fact that you would make visiting Arlington a partisan issue, shows how pathetic your fake feelings about MIA/POW, and of those who gave all is

People like you make real Americans sick to their stomachs.
Trump was at the memorial and harris was not

Your side are the ones who are making this a partisan issue
 
NYT but I'm sure it's all over the media.


anyway, I a photo of saw Trump next to a woman in wheelchair. At the cemetery. We know how he feels about the disabled in photos. Must all be purely for the photo op. We know from Maggie Haberman (Trump's therapist LOL), that

Trump Has a Real Problem With Wounded Vets​



U.S. Army Issues Statement Criticizing Trump Campaign Over Cemetery Dispute​

The statement said Trump’s staff “unfairly attacked” an Arlington National Cemetery employee.

Here’s the latest on the presidential race.


The Army on Thursday criticized the conduct of members of former President Donald J. Trump’s campaign in a statement about a confrontation at Arlington National Cemetery this week, in which campaign staff clashed with a cemetery employee who was trying to enforce a prohibition on political activity.

Participants in the Trump campaign’s wreath-laying ceremony on Monday “were made aware” of that prohibition, but “an A.N.C. employee who attempted to ensure adherence to these rules was abruptly pushed aside,” the statement said. “Consistent with the decorum expected at A.N.C., this employee acted with professionalism and avoided further disruption.”

It added, “This incident was unfortunate, and it is also unfortunate that the A.N.C. employee and her professionalism has been unfairly attacked.” A Trump spokesman had disparaged the employee and claimed she was “clearly suffering from a mental health episode.”

News Analysis

At Arlington, Trump Returns to the Politics of the ‘Forever Wars’

The 2024 presidential race is the first in 24 years without a major American ground war, but Donald J. Trump continues to stoke division over the post-9/11 conflicts that helped give rise to his movement.
OMG!!

The Times won’t support Trump

Shocking!
 
NYT but I'm sure it's all over the media.


anyway, I a photo of saw Trump next to a woman in wheelchair. At the cemetery. We know how he feels about the disabled in photos. Must all be purely for the photo op. We know from Maggie Haberman (Trump's therapist LOL), that

Trump Has a Real Problem With Wounded Vets​



U.S. Army Issues Statement Criticizing Trump Campaign Over Cemetery Dispute​

The statement said Trump’s staff “unfairly attacked” an Arlington National Cemetery employee.

Here’s the latest on the presidential race.


The Army on Thursday criticized the conduct of members of former President Donald J. Trump’s campaign in a statement about a confrontation at Arlington National Cemetery this week, in which campaign staff clashed with a cemetery employee who was trying to enforce a prohibition on political activity.

Participants in the Trump campaign’s wreath-laying ceremony on Monday “were made aware” of that prohibition, but “an A.N.C. employee who attempted to ensure adherence to these rules was abruptly pushed aside,” the statement said. “Consistent with the decorum expected at A.N.C., this employee acted with professionalism and avoided further disruption.”

It added, “This incident was unfortunate, and it is also unfortunate that the A.N.C. employee and her professionalism has been unfairly attacked.” A Trump spokesman had disparaged the employee and claimed she was “clearly suffering from a mental health episode.”

News Analysis

At Arlington, Trump Returns to the Politics of the ‘Forever Wars’

The 2024 presidential race is the first in 24 years without a major American ground war, but Donald J. Trump continues to stoke division over the post-9/11 conflicts that helped give rise to his movement.
The Gold Star families who were there don't criticize Trump. In fact, they criticize Harris/Biden.
 
Trump tried – and failed – to exploit fallen American soldiers for some perceived partisan gain, which is reprehensible, disgraceful, and wrong.
HOw?
Why was he there?
Are you honest enough to answer? probably not.
 
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