Two members of the former president’s team allegedly became verbally abusive and shoved a cemetery official after they tried to prevent the staff from filming in a restricted area.
on Tuesday that the Trump staffers became verbally and physically belligerent after a cemetery official tried to prevent them from filming in Section 60, a 14-acre area where U.S. service members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan are laid to rest.
“There was no physical altercation as described and we are prepared to release footage if such defamatory claims are made,” campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said. He did not respond to The Daily Beast or NPR’s request to share the footage. “Whoever this individual is spreading these lies are dishonoring the men and women of our armed forces,” he added of NPR’s source, “and they are disrespecting everyone who paid the price for defending our country.”In a statement to NPR, Arlington National Cemetery said it could “confirm there was an incident, and a report was filed.”
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