Trump Arlington Cemetery incident 'pretty sad,' Harris campaign says
- A reported physical confrontation between former President Donald Trump's campaign aides and an official at Arlington National Cemetery is "pretty sad" but "it's not surprising coming from the Trump team," says a spokesman for Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign.
- NPR reported that two members of the Republican nominee's campaign team had a verbal and physical altercation with an Arlington Cemetery official when Trump arrived with cameras and an entourage at a wreath-laying ceremony in a section where recent U.S. military casualties are buried.
- Trump's campaign staff posted images of his visit to the military cemetery, and released a video attacking Harris that used clips from the visit.
- Arlington confirmed "there was an incident" and noted that "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."
Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign said a reported physical confrontation between former President Donald Trump's campaign aides and an official at Arlington National Cemetery was "pretty sad," but "it's not surprising coming from the Trump team."
"Listen, this is what we've come to expect from Donald Trump and his team," Harris campaign spokesman Michael Tyler said in a CNN interview Wednesday. Arlington cemetery confirmed late Tuesday that an "incident" had occurred, and reiterated that federal law bars candidates and campaigns from conducting political campaign activities in national military cemeteries.
NPR reported Tuesday night that two members of the Republican nominee's campaign got into a verbal and physical altercation with an Arlington Cemetery