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Vice President Kamala Harris slammed former President Trump after an incident involving his staff and a cemetery official this week, prompting a critical response from Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance.
On Thursday, an Army spokesperson said an Arlington National Cemetery official was “abruptly pushed aside” while interacting with Trump’s staff during a wreath-laying ceremony event Monday. The ceremony honored service members killed by ISIS-K terrorists Aug. 26, 2021, during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The U.S. Army said in a statement the employee was making sure that Trump’s team was “made aware of federal laws, Army regulations and DoD policies, which clearly prohibit political activities on cemetery grounds.” Trump claimed he took photographs with families of service members who had requested them.
“[President] Joe Biden killed those young people because he was incompetent,” Trump said during a speech in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Friday. “And then they tell me that I used their graves for public relations services, and I didn’t.”
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Vice President Kamala Harris slammed former President Trump over an incident at Arlington National Cemetery. (Getty Images)
In a statement posted on Facebook Saturday afternoon, Harris accused Trump’s team of disrespecting service members.
“As Vice President, I have had the privilege of visiting Arlington National Cemetery several times,” the statement from the Democratic presidential nominee said. “It is a solemn place; a place where we come together to honor American heroes who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service of this nation. It is not a place for politics.
“And yet, as was reported this week, Donald Trump’s team chose to film a video there, resulting in an altercation with cemetery staff,” Harris added. “Let me be clear: the former president disrespected sacred ground, all for the sake of a political stunt.”
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