{"id":2333872,"date":"2024-08-29T19:37:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T23:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrat-demands-report-from-trump-incident-at-arlington-national-cemetery-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T19:39:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T23:39:50","slug":"senate-democrat-demands-report-from-trump-incident-at-arlington-national-cemetery-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrat-demands-report-from-trump-incident-at-arlington-national-cemetery-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Democrat demands report from Trump incident at Arlington National Cemetery &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-democrat-demands-report-from-trump-incident-at-arlington-national-cemetery-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2333872&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator \u2063Tim Kaine (D-VA) is demanding access to a report regarding an incident \u2063involving former President Donald Trump at Arlington National Cemetery, where a cemetery employee was reportedly pushed aside by Trump&#8217;s\u2064 campaign team. \u200dKaine\u200d expressed concern as \u2062a member of the Armed \u2063Services Committee and \u200demphasized the need for accountability. The incident arose\u200c when the \u2062cemetery employee attempted to prevent the campaign from filming\u200c and taking\u200c photos, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hes-facing-20-years-for-january-6-charges-his-lawyers-say-he-just-went-to-protest\/\" title=\"He\u2019s Facing 20 Years For January 6 Charges. His Lawyers Say He Just Went To Protest.\">citing federal laws<\/a> against such activities on the grounds. \u200dFollowing a verbal and physical confrontation, the \u2062employee reported the \u200bincident \u200bbut \u2063chose not to \u200cfile charges, leading the Army to close the matter. The Army\u2064 condemned\u2062 the behavior towards the employee, emphasizing the need for dignity and\u200d respect \u200dat the national shrine. In \u2062response, a communications director for \u200bthe \u2064Trump campaign dismissed the scrutiny, suggesting the\u200d employee was experiencing a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-am-the-demon-school-shooter-recorded-evil-manifesto-night-before-his-attack\/\" title=\"&#039;Demon&#039;s Manifesto: School Shooter Records Sinister Message Prior to Attack&#039;\">mental health \u2064issue<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Senate Democrat demands report from Trump incident at Arlington National Cemetery<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1741091\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) is demanding access to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3137735\/army-backs-arlington-cemetery-employee-trump-campaign-altercation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>incident report detailing<\/a> former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3136254\/trump-campaign-disputes-allegations-altercation-arlington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>visit to the Arlington National Cemetery<\/a> earlier this week, during which a cemetery employee was &ldquo;abruptly pushed aside&rdquo; by Trump&rsquo;s campaign.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;As a member of the Armed Services Committee, I am troubled by the reporting and want to see the incident report,&rdquo; Kaine <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GregTSargent\/status\/1829184293199122932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said in a statement<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The request from Kaine comes after a cemetery employee attempted to stop Trump&rsquo;s campaign team from filming and taking photos of the area and cited federal law prohibiting campaign or election-related activities on the grounds. The employee then got into a &ldquo;verbal and physical altercation&rdquo; with campaign officials who &ldquo;verbally abused and pushed the official aside,&rdquo; according to a statement from an Army spokesperson Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The employee then avoided further disruption and reported the incident to the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Police Department but decided not to press charges. As a result, the Army considers the matter closed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This incident was unfortunate, and it is also unfortunate that the ANC employee and her professionalism has been unfairly attacked,&rdquo; the Army said in a rare rebuke from the military service branch. &ldquo;ANC is a national shrine to the honored dead of the Armed Forces, and its dedicated staff will continue to ensure public ceremonies are conducted with the dignity and respect the nation&rsquo;s fallen deserve.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Steven Cheung, the Trump campaign&rsquo;s communications director, brushed off scrutiny surrounding the event. He told the&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3136254\/trump-campaign-disputes-allegations-altercation-arlington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;earlier this week that the unnamed staffer was &ldquo;clearly suffering from a&nbsp;mental health episode.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The fact is that a private photographer was permitted on the premises, and for whatever reason, an unnamed individual &hellip; decided to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-disputes-allegations-of-altercation-during-arlington-wreath-laying-ceremony-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump campaign disputes allegations of altercation during Arlington wreath-laying ceremony - Washington Examiner\">physically block members<\/a> of President Trump&rsquo;s team during a very solemn ceremony,&rdquo; Cheung said. <\/p>\n<p>The Trump campaign released a six-minute video Monday that featured short interviews with several Gold Star family members criticizing President Joe Biden&rsquo;s response to the bombing and his treatment of them in the time since then. Biden released a written statement on the morning of the anniversary to honor those who died in the attack.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump has repeatedly attacked the Biden administration for the 2021 Afghan withdrawal and the Abbey Gate bombing, which killed about 170 Afghans in addition to the 13 U.S. troops. Many of the families have expressed anger toward Biden for the death of their loved ones and have connected with a sympathetic Trump, which led some to speak at the Republican National Convention last month.<\/p>\n<p>The families have said since Monday&rsquo;s incident that they invited Trump to join them for the memorial.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mike Brest contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1741091\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1741091\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) is calling for the release of the incident report regarding former President Donald Trump&#8217;s recent visit to Arlington National Cemetery, where a cemetery staff member was &#8220;suddenly pushed aside&#8221; by Trump&#8217;s campaign team. In a statement on Thursday, Kaine expressed his concern as a member of the Armed Services Committee and requested to review the report. This request follows an incident in which a cemetery employee tried to prevent Trump\u2019s campaign from filming and taking photos on site, citing federal regulations against campaign activities in that area. The situation escalated into a &#8220;verbal and physical altercation,&#8221; with campaign officials reportedly &#8220;verbally abusing&#8221; and pushing the employee aside, according to an Army spokesperson&#8217;s statement. The employee chose not to pursue charges after reporting the incident to local police, leading the Army to consider the matter resolved. The Army described this event as unfortunate and criticized attacks on the professionalism of their staff, emphasizing that Arlington National Cemetery is a national shrine deserving of dignity and respect during public ceremonies. In response, Steven Cheung, communications director for Trump\u2019s campaign, dismissed concerns about the incident by suggesting that the unnamed staff member was experiencing a &#8220;mental health episode.&#8221; He noted that while private photographers were allowed at the ceremony, one individual attempted to physically obstruct Trump\u2019s team during this solemn occasion. Following this event, Trump&#8217;s campaign released a video featuring Gold Star family members who criticized President Joe Biden&#8217;s handling of issues related to their losses since an attack in 2021 that resulted in numerous casualties among both Afghans and U.S. troops. Many families have voiced their anger towards Biden over these events while expressing support for Trump; some even spoke at last month&#8217;s Republican National Convention after inviting him to join them for memorial activities following Monday&#8217;s incident<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2333873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24239512760030-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39643,39712,35701],"class_list":["post-2333872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arlington-national-cemetery","tag-senate-democrat","tag-trump-incident"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24239512760030-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2333872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}