Arlington Incident

Former President Trump’s Monday visit to Arlington National Cemetery caused a stir.

After attending a wreath-laying ceremony to mark the 3rd anniversary of 13 service members killed during the U.S.’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, families of the fallen invited him to the gravesites. Federal law prohibits political activity at military cemeteries, and an Arlington employee was reportedly “abruptly pushed aside” while attempting to stop a Trump Campaign staffer from entering with a camera; his campaign later posted a TikTok of Trump at the graves.

Trump’s campaign said the Arlington employee was “clearly suffering from a mental health episode,” saying the private photographer had permission to accompany the Gold Star families.

Yesterday, the Army called it “unfortunate” that the Arlington employee’s “professionalism has been unfairly attacked” but said the matter was “closed.”

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ABOVE ALL, LOVE
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