Charlotte Clymer, a vet formerly stationed at the cemetery, said Trump did not show „proper respect to our military.“
Charlotte Clymer, a veteran formerly stationed at Arlington National Cemetery, criticized Donald Trump after recent accusations that his staff had an altercation with a cemetery official earlier this week.
In a Wednesday blog post, Clymer detailed her experience in the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as „the Old Guard“, before heavily criticizing the former president and saying that „he cannot extend proper respect to our military.“
The 639-acre military cemetery, one of the oldest national cemeteries, honors more than 14,000 service members. An altercation between Trump’s campaign staff and an official allegedly occurred in Section 60, which is where service members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan are laid to rest.
Two members of Trump’s campaign staff „had a verbal and physical altercation“ at the cemetery on Monday, according to NPR. Trump was participating in a wreath-laying ceremony commemorating the third anniversary of the deadly attack on American troops in Afghanistan following the U.S. withdrawal from the country.
The altercation occurred after a cemetery official attempted to prevent Trump’s staff from filming and photographing in the section, where only Arlington personnel are permitted to do so, according to NPR’s report.
Steven Cheung, Trump’s campaign communication director, told Newsweek, „There was no physical altercation as described, and we are prepared to release footage if such defamatory claims are made.
