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Officials at Arlington national cemetery have filed a report over the behavior of members of Donald Trump’s campaign staff who reportedly shoved and verbally abused an employee during a “crass” photo opportunity for the Republican presidential candidate.

The officials confirmed that a confrontation took place at the Virginia cemetery on Monday after the former president participated in a wreath-laying ceremony for 13 US servicemen and -women killed in a 2021 suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan.

In a statement, Arlington acknowledged one of its representatives became involved in the altercation with two Trump staffers, telling them that only cemetery representatives were allowed to take video and photographs in Section 60, an area where recent US casualties mostly from Iraq and Afghanistan are buried.

“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 statement said, adding that “a report was filed” over the incident.

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[-] BalooWasWahoo@links.hackliberty.org 79 points 2 months ago

Federal law prohibits X

Trump and trump staff do X...

Not even surprised

[-] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 76 points 2 months ago

Call me when it's reporting a fuckin indictment, and when he doesn't want to go with the cops, someone slams him on the fuckin pavement and cuffs him. It's a goddamned military cemetery and they shoved the employee out of the way so they could disrespect the fuckin place and violate federal law.

Let's turn this into something that's in the fuckin news cycle. All kinds of weird bullshit becomes a big deal.

[-] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 49 points 2 months ago

"Rules are for thee, not for me."

[-] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 46 points 2 months ago

They knew exactly what they were doing. They'll keep escalating until Trump becomes the center of media attention again.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Hey y’know how he can dominate the news cycle for a good solid week? Seems like he did that not that long ago . . .

[-] treadful@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago

You give these people more credit than they deserve.

[-] barsquid@lemmy.world 39 points 2 months ago

Just Donald breaking another federal law because he has yet to see any consequences for doing so previously.

[-] officermike@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago

"solemn ceremony"

Grinning with thumbs up...

[-] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago

With a bible in his little hands.

[-] leadore@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

If Trump gets back in office, this is how it will be everywhere. He and his minions will do whatever the hell they want and nobody better stand in their way, rules and laws will be meaningless (in both ways--they don't have to obey them and you can be arrested even if you don't break any).

[-] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 months ago

He will also demand all rockets to have pointy tips and replace the most complicated words with ~~Aladeen~~ Trump.

[-] Jagothaciv@kbin.earth 17 points 2 months ago

Trump staffers are basically the shitty trust fund kids that don’t deserve it.

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 16 points 2 months ago

Try it at the Tomb of the Unknown. I would pay good money to see that video.

[-] aniki 10 points 2 months ago

Ooooh they filed a report! That will surely stop Trump!!

Where the fuck were the capitol police??

ACAB

[-] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 months ago

ILLEGAL photo op

[-] MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world -5 points 2 months ago

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