Vice President Kamala Harris says Trump 'disrespected sacred ground' during an incident at Arlington National Cemetery

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Vice President Kamala Harris says Trump 'disrespected sacred ground' during an incident at Arlington National Cemetery
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In an interview with NBC News, former President Donald Trump defended his appearance at Arlington National Cemetery earlier this week. Trump said he was not thinking about his campaign when he posed for photographs with family members among the Arlington headstones.

Vice President Kamala Harris condemned former President Donald Trump and his campaign for their actions on Monday at the Arlington National Cemetery in a new post on X. Harris accused Trump of 'disrespect sacred ground, all for the sake of a political stunt.

Army said that a member of Trump's campaign staff 'abruptly pushed aside' a staff member at the cemetery so that Trump and his campaign could take photos and videos with families of service members who passed away during the U.S. military's withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. The incident occurred in Section 60, where taking videos and photos is usually prohibited.

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