Trump seemed to think he was at a campaign event, rather than standing on hallowed ground containing the remains of those who died in combat, in service to their nation.
Alexander Vindman , lieutenant colonel US Army , was the director for European Affairs on the United States National Security Council. He is now a senior adviser to VoteVets, and runs the national security and defense think tank, the Institute for Informed American Leadership. His military awards include two Legions of Merit and the Purple Heart, having sustained wounds in an IED attack during the Iraq War.
His almost maniacal expression in the photo at Arlington sticks out in my mind above all the other controversies because there is nobody,, that would judge that to be OK. Veterans and Gold Star families are not letting go of this. Trump and his team and supporters’ excuses do not obviate his obligations to abide by the law—and it’s a violation of the law to use Arlington National Cemetery as part of a political stunt.
Alexander Vindman, then director for European Affairs at the National Security Council, when being sworn in to testify before a House Intelligence Committee hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 19, 2019.I have spoken to some Gold Star families after Arlington, and they personally feel that they have been attacked. Yes, Trump was able to entice or coerce some of them to help him, and speak in his defense.
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