To REPEAT….
No matter How much Donald Trump wants to Bull Shit….
He is NO friend of the US Military and it’s members….
No matter How much Donald Trump wants to Bull Shit….
He is NO friend of the US Military and it’s members….
“Some veterans reacted with alarm to reports of an altercation between a member of Donald Trump’s entourage and a top official at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, with a retired Army general calling the incident ‘repugnant,’” USA Today reports.
“The incident occurred when a member of Trump’s team pushed his way into recording in a part of the cemetery, known as Section 60, where photography is prohibited.”
“Video from Section 60, where recently buried U.S. service members are interred, later appeared in a Trump campaign Tik Tok in which he criticizes President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, his Democratic rival for the presidency.”
Said Fred Wellman, a 22-year Army combat veteran: “Donald Trump has no right to use our most hallowed ground for his political aims. For a lot of us, and I’m not the only one, people are aptly furious.”
“The family of a Green Beret who died by suicide after serving roughly a dozen combat tours and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery expressed concern on Wednesday that Donald Trump’s campaign had filmed his gravesite without permission as Mr. Trump stood in an area where campaign photography isn’t allowed,” the New York Times reports.
“Relatives of Master Sgt. Andrew Marckesano issued their statement two days after Mr. Trump’s visit, which also included a confrontation between members of the Trump campaign and an Arlington employee.”
“The former president’s campaign took video in a heavily restricted section of the cemetery known as Section 60, which is largely reserved for the fallen veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.”
MAGA people like this kind of thuggery.
Shows how “ tough” Trump is .
Update….
The Army on Thursday defended the Arlington National Cemetery staffer at the center of the controversy involving former President Trump’s visit for a wreath-laying ceremony earlier this week.
An Army spokesperson said the employee was trying to enforce rules prohibiting political activities on cemetery grounds when they were pushed aside.
“Consistent with the decorum expected at [the cemetery], this employee acted with professionalism and avoided further disruption,” the official said, adding the incident was reported to police but “the employee subsequently decided not to press charges.”
The Army said it now “considers this matter closed.”
The official added that the incident was “unfortunate,” and the employee’s “professionalism has been unfairly attacked.”
The cemetery is “a national shrine to the honored dead of the Armed Forces, and its dedicated staff will continue to ensure public ceremonies are conducted with the dignity and respect the nation’s fallen deserve,” the spokesperson added….
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