I'm gonna wait for a full report, but this is not sitting well with many veterans.

Quote:Two members of donald trump's campaign staff had a verbal and physical altercation Monday with an official at Arlington National Cemetery, where the former president participated in a wreath-laying ceremony, NPR has learned.

A source with knowledge of the incident said the cemetery official tried to prevent trump staffers from filming and photographing in a section where recent U.S. casualties are buried. The source said Arlington officials had made clear that only cemetery staff members would be authorized to take photographs or film in the area, known as Section 60.

When the cemetery official tried to prevent trump campaign staff from entering Section 60, campaign staff verbally abused and pushed the official aside, according to the source.

Quote:In a statement to NPR, Steven Cheung, the Trump campaign's spokesman, strongly rejected the notion of a physical altercation, adding: "We are prepared to release footage if such defamatory claims are made.

"The fact is that a private photographer was permitted on the premises and for whatever reason an unnamed individual, clearly suffering from a mental health episode, decided to physically block members of President Trump's team during a very solemn ceremony," Cheung said in the statement.

trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery

It's likely that "individual suffering from a mental health episode" was a civilian employee of the Army who runs Arlington...and probably a veteran.

Section 60 is a special place in Arlington. Especially for recent veterans.

Quote:It's a tiny piece in a much larger jigsaw puzzle. No famous poets or presidents are buried there. No admirals or generals. Instead Section 60 in Arlington National Cemetery, just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., is the final resting place of the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in America's most recent wars, especially Iraq and Afghanistan. The emotions it inspires, intensified every November 11 on Veterans Day, are raw. Its stories, heartbreaking.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adven...ngbooktalk

And the final disgrace in this cheap photo-op. Smiling with a thumb up at the graves of heroes, one having nothing to do with the Afghanistan departure he's using. But yeah, Biden glanced at his watch a couple times, so we're "even."

bwahahahaha

you should have waited before posting....again


some butthurt liberal on staff was complaining about Trump having a photographer at Arlington, saying he had no right to have a photographer there. Of course, they were wrong. Trump had permission so to do.

Also, the grave they are at was the member who's family could not attend, so Trump had them on speaker phone. Likely sending that photo to the family who couldnt be there.

Go back to humping sofas.

(08-28-2024 08:22 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  And the final disgrace in this cheap photo-op. Smiling with a thumb up at the graves of heroes, one having nothing to do with the Afghanistan departure he's using. But yeah, Biden glanced at his watch a couple times, so we're "even."

Please tell me how the Democrats give a s*** about the military. Newsflash: they don't.

Kinda like how Tom says he's a Christian

Since the pinhead at Arlington seems to be wanting to double down on stupid like Tom, I'll go ahead and lay out a brief history of this:

1. The arlington cumquat was big mad because Trump was there. He got more mad because he had a photographer, which they implied Trump didnt have permission for.

2. Trump had permission for the photographer to be there

3. The Arlington liberal cumquat then said they werent allowed to take pictures in Section 60 of the cemetery.

4. Thats also not true.

5. Then the arlington cumquat quoted federal law and said this:


“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,” said the cemetery.

“Arlington National Cemetery reinforced and widely shared this law and its prohibitions with all participants.”

But again, the Arlington cumquat was wrong. Trump wasnt there for a campaign event. He was there because he was invited by the families.

So cry harder b*tches. Biden*, the drunk whore, nor stolen valor Walz showed up.

(08-28-2024 08:30 AM)VA49er Wrote:  

(08-28-2024 08:22 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  And the final disgrace in this cheap photo-op. Smiling with a thumb up at the graves of heroes, one having nothing to do with the Afghanistan departure he's using. But yeah, Biden glanced at his watch a couple times, so we're "even."

Wasn't he invited there by the families? Glancing at his watch, trying to make it more about him and Beau, etc.... You really ought to read the comments from the parents on Bidens actions during the time they brought those service members back.

(08-28-2024 08:40 AM)bearcat65 Wrote:  

(08-28-2024 08:22 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  And the final disgrace in this cheap photo-op. Smiling with a thumb up at the graves of heroes, one having nothing to do with the Afghanistan departure he's using. But yeah, Biden glanced at his watch a couple times, so we're "even."

Wasn't he invited there by the families? Glancing at his watch, trying to make it more about him and Beau, etc.... You really ought to read the comments from the parents on Bidens actions during the time they brought those service members back.

While president, trump went to ONE dignified transfer service. A Gold Star Family member was upset with him after the loss of his son and publicly called him out. trump then ceded that responsibility to Pence and didn't attend another transfer for quite some time.

And again, there were 13 lost that day, so their extended families probably approaches several dozen. So I'm sure many of them were upset at their loss and a few of them had no issue inviting trump and posing for his disgraceful photo-op.

Perhaps you should confer with the family of the other hero who didn't die at the Abbey Gate and ask how they feel about people standing on his grave for a cheap photo-op?

But as I said, I am waiting for the whole story. If indeed someone at Arlington approved a trump photo and video guy, was that approval just for the wreath ceremony? Or was it for Section 60? Section 60 is a special place and Arlington controls photos there with even tighter security. And if trump was somehow allowed to have his photo and video guy there, did his staff still shove a worker out of the way? Again, that worker was likely a veteran. But of course Scout above knows that guy was a "butthurt liberal" because he has no respect for anyone while he protects his Dear Cult Leader.

Which Scout? Are you talking about one of Tampon Tim’s dogs?

General Kellogg just said in a live interview that he was there, that the families invited Trump and his group there, and that none of them saw anything.

Womp womp.

(08-28-2024 08:52 AM)MemTigers1998 Wrote:  Which Scout? Are you talking about one of Tampon Tim’s dogs?

Think Walz has a horse named Scout too? Stole him from Tonto maybe.

(08-28-2024 08:53 AM)TripleA Wrote:  General Kellogg just said in a live interview that he was there, that the families invited Trump and his group there, and that none of them saw anything.

Womp womp.

Have you ever been to Arlington? Do you not understand that one individual can't see everything that takes place in the entirety of the cemetery?

And yes, some of the family members invited him there. But the family members DO NOT have any authority to allow photography in Section 60.

(08-28-2024 08:51 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(08-28-2024 08:40 AM)bearcat65 Wrote:  

(08-28-2024 08:22 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  And the final disgrace in this cheap photo-op. Smiling with a thumb up at the graves of heroes, one having nothing to do with the Afghanistan departure he's using. But yeah, Biden glanced at his watch a couple times, so we're "even."

Wasn't he invited there by the families? Glancing at his watch, trying to make it more about him and Beau, etc.... You really ought to read the comments from the parents on Bidens actions during the time they brought those service members back.

While president, trump went to ONE dignified transfer service. A Gold Star Family member was upset with him after the loss of his son and publicly called him out. trump then ceded that responsibility to Pence and didn't attend another transfer for quite some time.

And again, there were 13 lost that day, so their extended families probably approaches several dozen. So I'm sure many of them were upset at their loss and a few of them had no issue inviting trump and posing for his disgraceful photo-op.

Perhaps you should confer with the family of the other hero who didn't die at the Abbey Gate and ask how they feel about people standing on his grave for a cheap photo-op?

But as I said, I am waiting for the whole story. If indeed someone at Arlington approved a trump photo and video guy, was that approval just for the wreath ceremony? Or was it for Section 60? Section 60 is a special place and Arlington controls photos there with even tighter security. And if trump was somehow allowed to have his photo and video guy there, did his staff still shove a worker out of the way? Again, that worker was likely a veteran. But of course Scout above knows that guy was a "butthurt liberal" because he has no respect for anyone while he protects his Dear Cult Leader.

I haven't heard them complain like I have the parents of the 13 have you? Didn't think so. You have a bad habit of coming up with what if's to defend the actions of democrats while attacking Trump. Fact is several parents of the 13 were offended by Biden. Fact is they invited Trump which would indicate they are not offended by him.

That last sentence is again a lack of self awareness on your part as you rush to defend Harris, Biden, or Tampon Tim in any thread where their weaknesses are brought up. If Trump cured cancer you would complain that he should have went after heart disease. It's comical to watch.

(08-28-2024 09:02 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(08-28-2024 08:53 AM)TripleA Wrote:  General Kellogg just said in a live interview that he was there, that the families invited Trump and his group there, and that none of them saw anything.

Womp womp.

Have you ever been to Arlington? Do you not understand that one individual can't see everything that takes place in the entirety of the cemetery?

And yes, some of the family members invited him there. But the family members DO NOT have any authority to allow photography in Section 60.

Yes, I have been to Arlington, numbnuts. And to the Wall. Several times. I served during that war, and my best childhood friend's name is on that wall.

I also worked out of DC, and had an office there, for 15 years.

So don't lecture me about Arlington cemetery, or anything else, for that matter. All you're doing is trying to stir up sh!t that isn't there, as usual.

It's all partisan speculation on your part. As usual.

You're an embarrassment to humanity.

i am surprised trump could walk over to the grave with that bad foot

well, I warned Tom not to double down on stupid.

So, it sounds like the Arlington cumquat Karen decided to try to interrupt a very solemn gold star families' ceremony. Well done, libturds. Well done.

“There was no physical altercation as described and we are prepared to release footage if such defamatory claims are made,” he said in the statement.

“The fact is that a private photographer was permitted on the premises and for whatever reason an unnamed individual, clearly suffering from a mental health episode, decided to physically block members of President Trump’s team during a very solemn ceremony.”

Cheung also directed The Independent to a post on X, where he had refuted the claim the Trump campaign had been told they were not be permitted to film or take photos in the area.

Responding to a post from NPR correspondent David Folkenflik, in which he appeared to share screenshots of an email reporting the alleged incident, Cheung insisted “we were granted access to have a photographer there” and shared his own screenshot which read: “Only former president Trump may have an official photographer and/or videographer outside of the main media pool.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world...02931.html