Well, luckily for the former president*‘s campaign, it wasn’t raining on Monday, when he grotesquely used Arlington National Cemetery as a campaign prop because, as we know, he gets a little nervous around soldiers’ graves in the rain, and he says things that require him to lie his ass off later. Most recently, of course, he devalued the Congressional Medal of Honor in favor of a bauble he draped on Rush Limbaugh and the wife of one of the sleaziest of his sleazy donors.
I think the bigger story is that someone from the cemetery asked that they not shoot photos/video of the section of the cemetery they were in, and then Trump’s campaign staff verbally and physically assaulted the cemetery staff.
So he has now disparaged soldiers at said cemetery, now exploited recently fallen soldiers laid to rest in said cemetery to try and cover for the prior disparaging (as well as the medal of honor), and then assault staff of said cemetery because they tried to stop them from exploiting the cemetery.
You know it’s a cult because it’s the only way to explain how veterans can look past his flagrant disdain for soldiers, and still stand by him while his campaign disparages Walz for his service.
Who exactly is staffed at this cemetery? I’m honestly not sure…Ive checked a few news sources and can only find ‘an official.’ Are they active duty military personnel? Did trumps team assault a uniformed soldier? Why isn’t it being put this way anywhere?
Bit of a mix I would guess. Civilian (GS federal employees) and Honor Guard “volunteers” from the various branches.
It involved the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier so it’s entirely possible. I’m honestly impressed the Infantry guarding it didn’t put the campaign staffers in the hospital.
I thought if you approach that particular monument, you get shot
That’s the myth but no. There is a loaded weapon nearby, but it’s not for overzealous tourists. Those guards do not need a weapon to put you back behind the rope.
This one will get a few heads turned. Veterans dislike him screwing with vet care, but they can go either side will screw with veteran services.
Then pushing past an army card in uniform at a veteran cemetery, that will even piss off a significant number of his base.
It’s not just that they were asked not to, it’s a federal law. So just add another broken law to the pile I guess?
Also, look at this statement from Trump’s campaign spokesperson. What kind of PR person talks like this?? Trumpism is a disease.
Also, the staff member has refused to follow up on any charges, because they fear retaliation from the cult of 45.
I’ll give jack smith $20 to file charges
It’s not just that, it’s also that a man assaulted a woman doing her job AND THEN their spokesperson had the audacity later to basically call her hysterical for it.
It’s absolutely shameful