Trump aide 'pushed' Arlington cemetery employee who tried to enforce rules, Army says

• A Trump official "abruptly pushed" an Arlington National Cemetery employee during former President Donald Trump's visit on Monday, a U.S. Army spokesperson said.
• The employee was trying to ensure that Trump and his entourage complied with rules barring political activities at American military cemeteries.
• Trump's campaign since the incident Monday has posted online images from his visit to Arlington's Section 60, where some service members killed in Afghanistan and Iraq are buried, and where recording is typically restricted.

An aide to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump "abruptly pushed aside" an Arlington National Cemetery employee who tried to ensure that Trump and his entourage adhered to federal laws and policies that "clearly prohibit political activities on cemetery grounds," a U.S. Army spokesperson said Thursday.

The spokesperson said that the pushing incident — which occurred before Trump and family members of slain Marines posed for photos after he laid wreaths at two gravesites at Arlington's Section 60 — led to military police being notified but "the employee subsequently decided not to press charges."

"Therefore, the Army considers this matter closed," said the spokesperson. The Army oversees Arlington's operations.

The spokesperson said that participants in Trump's visit to Arlington and the visit to Section 60 graves were made aware of laws barring political activities on military cemetery grounds, such as Arlington.

Section 60 is an area of the cemetery where some service members killed in Afghanistan and Iraq are buried, and where recording is typically restricted.

Nonetheless, former president Trump and campaign officials have posted several videos of the former president at the cemetery to