US Army Spox Rebukes Trump For Arlington Incident

CBS News reports:

An Army spokesperson said Thursday that a female Arlington National Cemetery official was “abruptly pushed aside” during a dispute with the Trump campaign over political activity and photos on the grounds earlier in the week, but the employee has decided not to press charges.

The Army spokesperson called the incident “unfortunate,” and said it is “also unfortunate” that the cemetery “employee and her professionalism has been unfairly attacked.”

The Trump campaign has continued to push back against what the Arlington National Cemetery described as an “incident” Monday when Trump visited the cemetery with Gold Star families whose family members died during the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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In a new, official statement, the Army is defending its staff member who found herself in a confrontation with Trump campaign employees at Arlington National Cemetery: pic.twitter.com/mUUk8vwv6Z

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