Trump Posts Video Of Arlington National Cemetery Visit After Alleged Altercation

Donald Trump posted a campaign video to TikTok showing him visiting Arlington National Cemetery two days after some of his aides and staff on the grounds had a reported physical altercation about taking photographs and video on the premises.

The video shows Trump visiting graves, posing for photos with Gold Star families and participating in the wreath-laying ceremony in what appears to be Section 60 of the cemetery ― a space reserved for recently buried soldiers. The visit was held to mark the third anniversary of an attack on American troops during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Trump makes a clear political statement in the video, which plays audio of him boasting that his administration “didn’t lose one person in 18 months” in Afghanistan but that pulling out the troops was a “disaster” that resulted in 13 soldiers’ deaths under Joe Biden’s administration. The video caption reads: “Should have never happened.”

Details of Monday’s alleged altercation were first reported by NPR, which cited a source saying that two Trump campaign staffers “verbally abused and pushed the [cemetery] official aside” after the cemetery staff informed the campaign that only cemetery officials are allowed to take photos or video in Section 60.

Arlington National Cemetery later confirmed that an “incident” occurred and a report had been filed.

“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,” the cemetery, which is maintained by the U.S. Army, said in a statement. “Arlington National Cemetery reinforced and widely