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“That’s not the time or place for it,” said Karen Meredith, a #VoteVets board member whose son, 1st Lt. Ken Ballard, is buried in the second row of #Section60. “They had to #bully themselves into this thing. The lack of #respect for the rules or the norms or the #laws at #Arlington — there’s just no respect.”
#law #disrespect #military #ServiceMembers #ArlingtonNationalCemetery #USpol
#HarrisWalz2024
The incident has raised concerns about the #safety of #ArlingtonNationalCemetery staff members, the senior #Defense ofcl said, w/vitriol aimed at them initially on Monday by liberals, after the news coverage of #Trump at the #cemetery was published [really? I was immediately concerned for the staff & knew it was Trump et al being who they always are]. That has given way to language from #conservatives that also is “concerning.”
#law #disrespect #military #ServiceMembers #USpol
#HarrisWalz2024
The press then returned to a holding area, specifically instructed that reporters & cameras would not accompany #Trump & bereaved families to #Section60.
But Trump ofcls said they did not view the #campaign’s own photographer & videographer [who weren’t allowed to be anywhere there as campaign staff in the first place] as subject to the same restrictions, so they continued on to Section 60. Their arrival there prompted the standoff w/the #ArlingtonNationalCemetery employee over the rules.
#law
#Defense ofcls were concerned about the event Mon because #Republicans have frequently used the…[Afghanistan exit], as a #political cudgel. In advance of the event, #cemetery ofcls told #Trump’s team that he could come in his PERSONAL CAPACITY & bring PERSONAL aides, but NOT #campaign staff. Campaign advisers went anyway.
No hats, signs or banners were allowed, acc/to #military ofcls. No speeches.
#law #disrespect #ServiceMembers #ArlingtonNationalCemetery #USpol
#HarrisWalz2024
#Trump campaign spox #StevenCheung responded to the 1st report of the altercation, from NPR on Tues, by accusing, w/o evidence, the employee of “suffering from a mental health episode” [Im surprised he didn’t call the woman “hysterical” stereotypical #misogynistic crap]. #Defense ofcls said that the employee was trying to do her job & that the claim of a mental health episode was false.
#law #disrespect #military #ServiceMembers #ArlingtonNationalCemetery #misogyny #USpol
#HarrisWalz2024
A #ArlingtonNationalCemetery employee tried to enforce the rules as provided to her by blocking #Trump’s team from bringing cameras to the graves of US #ServiceMembers killed in recent years, acc/to a senior #Defense ofcl & another person briefed on the incident. A larger male campaign aide insisted the camera was allowed & pushed past the #cemetery employee, leaving her shocked.
[that the employee was a #woman is probably 1 reason Trump et al were such #disrespectful dicks]
He gave them one anyway. Earlier this month, #Trump’s campaign contacted #military ofcls about visiting #ArlingtonNationalCemetery…. Federal #law prohibits #election-related activities at #MilitaryCemeteries, & #Arlington is the most prestigious & sacred of all. #Pentagon ofcls were deeply concerned about Trump turning it into a #campaign stop,…acc/to #Defense ofcls & internal msgs reviewed by WaPo.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/28/trump-arlington-cemetery-section-60/
How a Trump visit sparked turmoil at America’s most sacred cemetery
Army officials hoped clear rules would avoid a damaging public spat with Trump. He gave them one anyway.Isaac Arnsdorf (The Washington Post)
Allison Jaslow, chief execof #Iraq & #Afghanistan #Veterans of America, said in a statement that #ArlingtonNationalCemetery is a hallowed place that should be off limits to partisan activity.
“Any aspiring elected official, especially one who hopes to be Commander in Chief, should not be confused about that fact,” Jaslow said. “Nor should they hide behind members of our community to justify politicking on such sacred ground.”
#law #HaveSomeRespect #Traitor #criminal #disrespect
#HarrisWalz2024
#Trump’s running mate, Sen #JDVance, turned the incident into a #political attack during a #campaign speech in Erie, PA, on Wednesday. “We’re going to talk about a story out of those 13 brave, innocent Americans who lost their lives,” he said. He then falsely accused #Harris of criticizing Trump’s visit to the #cemetery, which she hasn’t commented on. A Harris campaign spox called it “pretty sad.”
#law #disrespect #military #ServiceMembers #ArlingtonNationalCemetery #USpol
#HarrisWalz2024
#Trump campaign posts #video from #ArlingtonCemetery after altercation
A #US #defense ofcl said the Trump campaign was told repeatedly that they could not capture photos & video in #Section60, the final resting place of many recent fatalities.
Trump posted video from #ArlingtonNationalCemetery 2 days after the altercation in which defense ofcls said #cemetery staff sought to enforce guidelines the campaign had received.
#law #military #ServiceMembers
#HarrisWalz2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/27/trump-arlington-cemetery-npr-incident/
Trump campaign posts video from Arlington Cemetery after alleged altercation
An NPR source said a cemetery official was pushed and verbally accosted as they tried to block campaign aides from photographing.Dan Lamothe (The Washington Post)
“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 partisan political candidate’s campaign," acc/to the statement. "#ArlingtonNationalCemetery reinforced & widely shared this law & its prohibitions with all participants."
#PhysicalAbuse #violence #Trump #ArlingtonCemetery
#HarrisWalz2024
When the cemetery ofcl tried to prevent #Trump campaign staff from entering Section 60 of #ArlingtonCemetery campaign staff verbally #abused & pushed the ofcl aside.
…In a statement to NPR, #ArlingtonNationalCemetery said it "can confirm there was an incident, & a report was filed."
"Donald knows that he does not in any way measure up to the men and women who have served this country, just as he knows he could never measure up to my father. He’s a weak and insecure man who he mocks his betters to compensate for his own inadequacies."
~ Mary Trump
"Trump brought a 'private photographer,' who accompanied Trump to an area of the cemetery (Area 60) reserved for burial of US soldiers recently killed in action—and off limits to photography. Trump nonethless posed for a photo in front of a grave marker while sporting a broad smile and giving a 'thumbs up' hand signal."
~ Robert B. Hubbell
#Trump #ArlingtonNationalCemetery #Arlington #cemetery
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https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/team-normal-powers-forward-team-trump
"When a cemetery official tried to prevent Trump campaign staff from entering the section where the grave was located, 'campaign staff verbally abused and pushed the official aside.'”
“'I like people who don’t get caught,' he said about Senator John McCain, who spent 5 and a half years being tortured in a prison camp while Donald lied about having bone spurs and received four deferments without any thought of who would go to Vietnam in his stead.
That’s who he is. And any time he’s allowed an opportunity to convince people otherwise is just another desecration."
