Last week, Donald Trump was at Arlington National Cemetery to visit the graves of some of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan in 2021. Trump's campaign later shared images of his visit.
Donald Trump’s campaign issued a statement Sunday from the Gold Star military families who invited him to Arlington National Cemetery amid controversy surrounding the former president’s visit to the grounds. In the statement obtained by the Associated Press, the relatives' joint statement read, "President Trump was invited by us, the Gold Star families, to attend the solemn ceremonies commemorating the three-year anniversary of our children's deaths.
However, Trump and the families of some of the soldiers killed in the bombing blame Harris, as they did President Joe Biden before he ended his reelection bid, for their loved ones' deaths. The families say Trump was honoring their loved ones when he came to Arlington.Trump thanked the family members for their statement in a social media post. "Thank you for saying you wanted me to stand with you ... and take pictures, that it was your request, not mine," he wrote.
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