The Trump campaign is facing backlash for an apparent altercation at Arlington National Cemetery between the Trump team and cemetery staff. The former president was in Arlington on Monday to mark the third anniversary of the Abbey gate bombing, when 13 U.S. service members died in Kabul, Afghanistan, according to NPR. While their Trump campaign staff verbally abused and pushed a cemetery official.
When the official tried to prevent the Trump campaign from filming in section 60, which is a section of the cemetery reserved for those recently killed in America’s wars abroad.
Arlington National Cemetery confirmed the incident, telling CNN, quote, federal law prohibits political, campaign or election related activities within Army national military cemeteries to include photographers, content creators, or any other persons attending for purposes or in direct support of a Partizan political candidates campaign. The Trump campaign says an unnamed individual did block members of Trump’s team, but denies a physical altercation occurred, and they claim to have video to back up their account.
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