The worker declined to press charges, the Army said, adding it considered the matter closed.
Graves with flags for Memorial Day are seen in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 27, 2024.The U.S. Army said Thursday an Arlington National Cemetery employee was “abruptly pushed aside” when she attempted to ensure that Trump campaign staffers did not use former President Trump’s visit there for political purposes, which is legally forbidden.
It’s not the first time Trump has been accused of politicizing the military, but the campaign is seeking to downplay what happened in the aftermath.shows Trump laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and several snippets of Trump joining Gold Star family members at gravesites of their loved ones in a part of the cemetery known as Section 60.“We lost 13 great great people, what a horrible day it was,” Trump says over somber music.
Some of those family members also spoke at the Republican National Convention, bashing Biden and vocally endorsing Trump. Though the loved ones said they were OK with the cameras present, the families do not have the power to suspend the rules.
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