“This man has absolutely no soul, empathy, or understanding of human emotions,” wrote Fred Wellman, a U.S. Army combat veteran, adding that “you don’t ‘celebrate’ the anniversary” of your child’s death. Trump’s comments arrived during a speech to the Economic Club of New York where he reflected on his recent visit to the cemetery which … Read more
Jimmy McCain, the son of the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), has called out Donald Trump for using his recent Arlington National Cemetery visit to campaign — something that is in violation of the military cemetery’s rules and has been at the center of a major controversy over the past week. According to a Tuesday … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Vice President Kamala Harris said former President Donald Trump “disrespected sacred ground” in his recent appearance at Arlington National Cemetery, where the Republican nominee took and distributed images despite a federal prohibition on campaign activity on the grounds. Harris, in a statement posted Saturday on the social … Read more
The Gold Star families who invited former President Donald Trump to Arlington National Cemetery issued a statement defending the Republican nominee’s controversial visit and claiming it is Vice President Kamala Harris, not Trump, who is politicizing fallen members of the U.S. military. On Sunday, the Trump campaign released the statement made by relatives of some … Read more
A progressive veterans group went after “disgusting” Donald Trump this past week following the GOP nominee’s controversial stop at Arlington National Cemetery that included campaign staffers’ altercation with cemetery officials. “Now, maybe the greatest insult of all, turning a military cemetery visit into a political stunt with cameras in tow,” said a narrator in a … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday condemned the altercation that occurred this week at Arlington National Cemetery between Donald Trump campaign staffers and cemetery officials. “Let me be clear: the former president disrespected sacred ground, all for the sake of a political stunt,” she wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter. The alleged incident … Read more
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) issued a mea culpa Wednesday for sending out a campaign email with a photo of him and Donald Trump at Virginia’s Arlington National Cemetery ― a visit mired in controversy after Trump staff and a cemetery employee reportedly got into an altercation over taking photos and video on the grounds. … Read more
Former Trump White House national security adviser John Bolton flagged what GOP nominee Donald Trump did “wrong” following his controversial visit to Arlington National Cemetery this week. Bolton appeared on CNN where host Phil Mattingly described Trump as “close” to family members of service members killed in Kabul during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. He … Read more
After his campaign’s staffers “abruptly pushed aside” an official at Arlington National Cemetery and ignored rules prohibiting political activity on its grounds, President Donald Trump is pushing back, saying he was the victim of a smear campaign from “bad people” out of Washington. “Those incredible parents … asked me to go yesterday to Arlington, and … Read more
Donald Trump’s campaign was warned about not taking photographs before an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery during a wreath-laying ceremony earlier this week to honour service members killed in the Afghanistan War withdrawal, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter concerning … Read more
