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demmiblue

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Tue Aug 27, 2024, 06:18 PM Aug 27

Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery [View all]

Source: NPR

Two members of Donald Trump’s campaign staff had a verbal and physical altercation Monday with an official at Arlington National Cemetery where the former president participated in a wreath laying ceremony, NPR has learned.

A source with knowledge of the incident said the cemetery official tried to prevent Trump staffers from filming and photographing in a section where recent U.S. casualties are buried. The source said Arlington officials had made clear that only cemetery staff members are authorized to take photographs or film in the area, known as Section 60.

When the cemetery official tried to prevent Trump campaign staff from entering Section 60, campaign staff verbally abused and pushed the official aside, according to the source.

Trump participated in an event to mark the third anniversary of a deadly attack on U.S. troops in Afghanistan as U.S. forces withdrew from the country; 13 U.S. service members were killed in the attack. The Trump campaign has blamed President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, now the Democratic presidential nominee, for the chaotic withdrawal.

Read more: https://www.npr.org/2024/08/27/nx-s1-5091154/trump-arlington-cemetery

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The disrespect.............................. Lovie777 Aug 27 #1
Indeed............ MyOwnPeace Aug 27 #6
Anymore, i feel these fuckers don't have a right to be in this country. (traitors all of them) bluestarone Aug 27 #2
Yes they don't deserve to live in a democracy. Irish_Dem Aug 27 #11
How much longer are these thugs going to be allowed to shit all over this country? hadEnuf Aug 27 #3
Exactly this. FalloutShelter Aug 28 #52
Where's Jake Tapper, self-declared media defender of the troops Prairie Gates Aug 27 #4
Charge these criminals and prosecute them and convict them. Tarzanrock Aug 27 #5
Now the fuckers have lost the deceased voters bloc. rzemanfl Aug 27 #7
The MEDIA needs to jump on this!! bluestarone Aug 27 #8
They won't Rebl2 Aug 27 #12
Google it. All the major media have picked up the story. Ocelot II Aug 28 #53
Jake Tapper would shit a penguin on live television if the Harris campaign did this Prairie Gates Aug 27 #13
Poor nit-wit Jake is, in fact, a "poser", an unserious person through and through. jaxexpat Aug 28 #40
trump set the date for withdrawal from Afghanistan Marthe48 Aug 27 #9
TFG did not have permission to stage this photo op LetMyPeopleVote Aug 27 #10
Go ahead, release the footage. Liars. liberalmuse Aug 27 #21
and of course they conveniently skip over that part. JohnSJ Aug 28 #37
"suffering from a mental health episode" Jimbo S Aug 28 #50
Kick until someone who will print it, sees it! tavernier Aug 27 #14
Trump Campaign Used Section 60 for Campaign Stunt LetMyPeopleVote Aug 27 #15
Thanks so much for posting. HoosierDebbie Aug 27 #19
Just when I thought the Dump campaign couldn't be a bigger bunch of assholes mdbl Aug 27 #16
Trump was fishing for ammo to use against Harris. He doesn't care about dead soldiers. JohnnyRingo Aug 27 #17
trDUMP knows his calling veterans suckers and losers many many times,... magicarpet Aug 28 #54
The way I saw it, he went to a specific area JohnnyRingo Aug 28 #58
trDUMP and Pompeo set Biden up for a guaranteed,.. magicarpet Aug 28 #60
Who ever of trump's thugs that did the shoving, Bayard Aug 27 #18
What a despicable scumbag JoseBalow Aug 27 #20
"Cemetery Official" orangecrush Aug 27 #22
Not necessarily rpannier Aug 27 #24
The national cementary staff are Gov employees but not military IbogaProject Aug 27 #26
Thanks orangecrush Aug 28 #55
I believe they also have volunteers. My parents are buried at a National Cemetery. Arlington is different though LeftInTX Aug 28 #62
THUGS! NJCher Aug 27 #23
That kind of behavior at any cemetery. n/t brewens Aug 27 #29
He still thinks DENVERPOPS Aug 28 #31
Reminds me of that... 2naSalit Aug 28 #33
Pushing is assault IbogaProject Aug 27 #25
Arlington Cemetery exists only to serve as tRump's prop background, nothing else Blue Owl Aug 27 #27
The media HAS responded to it .... ificandream Aug 27 #28
Thanks so much for this list of media articles. riversedge Aug 28 #42
So, a few articles, but that's not the point maxrandb Aug 28 #48
Yes it IS the point. And further .... ificandream Aug 28 #49
And the charges filed against him are? usonian Aug 28 #30
Shameful!! Just shameful! diehardblue Aug 28 #32
Too bad that... 2naSalit Aug 28 #34
It was a photo op for the moron TommieMommy Aug 28 #35
This is despiciple. What is Bloomberg talking about this morning? How VP Harris has been avoiding a sit down JohnSJ Aug 28 #36
What an a-hole. Pissing on soldier graves BoRaGard Aug 28 #38
Private citizen and film crew show up at a cemetery, break the rules and abuse staff? Aussie105 Aug 28 #39
The rich are different than you or I: they can do what ever they want Dorn Aug 28 #41
My older brother orangecrush Aug 28 #56
This needs to be a huge fuckin' story... Happy Hoosier Aug 28 #43
Pure trash. Every single one of them. Oopsie Daisy Aug 28 #44
As I heard bdamomma Aug 28 #45
That sounds criminal. BrightKnight Aug 28 #46
Brownshirts get the red out Aug 28 #47
Did any of the so-called "suckers and losers" rise up from the grave BoRaGard Aug 28 #51
I would love to see the video of this if it exists.. Nail their lying ass to the wall...nt mitch96 Aug 28 #57
Arlington officials updated the statement on Wednesday, writing, "To protect the identity of the individual involved, no LeftInTX Aug 28 #61
Psychopaths feel they're above laws, rules & norms. They feel entitled 2 do what ever they want. LetMyPeopleVote Aug 28 #59
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