She said that Trump « disrespected sacred ground » for a « political stunt. » Trump’s camp has maintained that there was no wrongdoing at the cemetery.
Vice President Kamala Harris slammed former President Donald Trump for his controversial visit to the Arlington National Cemetery last week.
Trump visited the cemetery on August 26 for an event to commemorate the third anniversary of the attack on US troops withdrawing from Afghanistan.
But his visit drew flak after the cemetery said that Trump staffers had filmed sections of the burial grounds they weren’t authorized to record — and that Trump staff pushed a cemetery official who tried to stop the campaign from filming.
The family of a late Green Beret buried on the grounds also spoke out about being unhappy with Trump filming in the vicinity of the soldier’s grave.
As Vice President, I have had the privilege of visiting Arlington National Cemetery several times. It is a solemn place; a place where we come together to honor American heroes who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service of this nation.
It is not a place for politics.
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Referencing the incident, Harris posted on X that Arlington is a « solemn » location and « not a place for politics.
