Trump Blames Harris for Arlington National Cemetery Story: ‘She Made It All Up’
Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed Kamala Harris “made up” the story about a member of his campaign staff getting into a physical altercation with an official at Arlington National Cemetery last week.
The cemetery has already confirmed that an incident took place during the Republican nominee’s visit on Aug. 26 for a wreath-laying ceremony to mark the third anniversary of a bombing which killed American soldiers during the withdrawal from Afghanistan. The U.S. Army separately confirmed Trump’s staff “abruptly pushed” the female employee who was trying to uphold cemetery rules prohibiting recording and photographing for political purposes.
The Army also defended the cemetery official, saying her professionalism had been “unfairly attacked” after Trump aides claimed she was a “despicable individual” and “clearly suffering from a mental health episode” in public statements. Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung also claimed to have footage proving no physical altercation happened but has yet to reveal it.