{"id":2336328,"date":"2024-09-03T19:00:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T23:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-defends-trumps-visit-to-console-gold-star-families-he-was-invited-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T19:03:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T23:03:33","slug":"desantis-defends-trumps-visit-to-console-gold-star-families-he-was-invited-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-defends-trumps-visit-to-console-gold-star-families-he-was-invited-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis defends Trump\u2019s visit to console Gold Star families: \u2018He was invited\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fdesantis-defends-trumps-visit-to-console-gold-star-families-he-was-invited-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=2336328&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>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has come to the defense of former President Donald Trump regarding his recent visit to Arlington National Cemetery, where Trump\u200c paid respects to the 13 servicemen killed during the 2021 Abbey Gate attack in \u200dAfghanistan. DeSantis responded to \u2064criticism\u200b from Vice President Kamala Harris, who accused Trump of disrespecting the cemetery for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-desantis-makes-feb-6-ronald-reagan-day\/\" title=\"Gov. DeSantis makes Feb. 6 Ronald Reagan Day\">political purposes<\/a>. DeSantis emphasized that Trump was invited by the Gold Star families, not \u200cmerely showing up to make a scene.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, DeSantis questioned \u2062the outrage directed at\u2064 Trump rather than addressing the circumstances that led \u2064to the servicemen&#8217;s deaths, suggesting that it&#8217;s misguided to\u200d focus on Trump&#8217;s \u2062actions instead of the larger issue. Trump, in his own \u2064commentary via Truth Social, asserted that Harris and President\u200b Joe Biden are\u200b to blame for the deaths and criticized their absence during his visit on the anniversary of the tragedy. \u200bHe dismissed accusations \u2064of\u200d conflict between his\u200c campaign staff and cemetery\u200d officials as fabricated.  <\/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\">DeSantis defends Trump&rsquo;s visit to console Gold Star families: &lsquo;He was invited&rsquo;<\/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_1744965\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL) has joined those defending former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> over his Arlington National Cemetery visit, during which he paid respect to the 13 servicemembers killed during the 2021 attack at Abbey Gate in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>, the Democratic presidential nominee, criticized Trump online for visiting the cemetery last week, claiming he &ldquo;disrespected sacred ground&rdquo; to perform a political stunt. Since then, the family members of the 13 servicemembers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3140482\/trump-enlists-gold-star-families-to-hit-back-against-arlington-cemetery-criticism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>have released videos clarifying that they invited the former president to the cemetery<\/a>. DeSantis is the latest person to defend Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And first of all, he was invited by the Gold Star families,&rdquo; DeSantis said. &ldquo;He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t just show up to make a scene, they invited him to be there. They asked him to pose for photos with the family members of the fallen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DeSantis chastises Harris for going after Trump supporting Gold Star families at Arlington Cemetery <\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JxZ3DG4l2m\">https:\/\/t.co\/JxZ3DG4l2m<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RonDeSantis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RonDeSantis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DeSantis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DeSantis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DonaldTrump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DonaldTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Trump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KamalaHarris?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KamalaHarris<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Harris?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Harris<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Election2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Election2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Left?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Left<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Democrat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Democrat<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Republicans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Republicans<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/US?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#US<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Politics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Politics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/News?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Viralvideo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Viralvideo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XdwfSOyUpG\">pic.twitter.com\/XdwfSOyUpG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/1831059589946855704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Florida<\/a> governor also questioned why Harris and others are more angry at Trump for consoling the Gold Star families than they are at the reason that their family members were killed in combat in the first place. He argued that &ldquo;something is wrong&rdquo; if people are more angry at Trump&rsquo;s visit.<\/p>\n<p>On Truth Social, Trump accused Harris and &ldquo;Sleepy Joe&rdquo; Biden of being responsible for the deaths of the 13 servicemembers and argued both should have been at the Arlington National Cemetery on Aug. 26, the three-year anniversary of the Abbey Gate attack. He also denied reports of a fight between his campaign staff and a cemetery official, calling it &ldquo;a made up story by Comrade Kamala and her misinformation squad.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/113074142531291102\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Besides DeSantis, former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3134546\/tulsi-gabbard-endorses-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>who endorsed Trump last week<\/a>, also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3140475\/tulsi-gabbard-defends-trump-over-arlington-cemetery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>defended the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-makes-jab-at-trump-for-skipping-visit-to-wwi-cemetery-as-he-closes-out-trip-to-france\/\" title=\"Biden criticizes Trump for missing WWI cemetery visit during his final days in France\">cemetery visit<\/a><\/a>, as he joined the Gold Star families to remember the sacrifices of their family members. She also said she did not see or hear about any kind of altercation until later when it became a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-data-for-masked-vs-unmasked-counties-would-be-on-every-front-page-if-it-showed-a-different-result\/\" title=\"This Data For Masked Vs Unmasked Counties Would Be On Every Front Page, If It Showed a Different Result\">national news story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) has similarly defended Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/tom-cotton-refutes-meet-the-press-claims-about-trumps-arlington-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>citing how the families also invited Harris and President Joe Biden to join them<\/a>. Cotton added that both Biden and Harris should have been in attendance, arguing that they were responsible for the 13 servicemembers&rsquo; deaths.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1744965\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1744965\"}});<\/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>Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has come to the defense of former President Donald Trump regarding his visit to Arlington National Cemetery, where he honored the 13 servicemembers who lost their lives in the 2021 Abbey Gate attack in Afghanistan. Vice President Kamala Harris criticized Trump&#8217;s visit on social media, accusing him of &#8220;disrespecting sacred ground&#8221; for political gain. However, family members of the fallen servicemembers have since released videos stating that they invited Trump to attend. DeSantis emphasized that Trump was not there uninvited; he was asked by Gold Star families to be present and take photos with them. <\/p>\n<p>DeSantis also questioned why Harris and others seemed more upset about Trump&#8217;s presence than about the circumstances surrounding the deaths of these servicemembers. He suggested that it indicates a misplaced focus if people are angrier at Trump&#8217;s visit than at those responsible for their deaths. On Truth Social, Trump blamed Harris and &#8220;Sleepy Joe&#8221; Biden for the fatalities and argued they should have been at Arlington on August 26, marking three years since the attack. He dismissed reports of a confrontation between his campaign staff and cemetery officials as false narratives created by Harris&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to DeSantis, former Democratic Representative Tulsi Gabbard\u2014who endorsed Trump recently\u2014also supported his cemetery visit as a way to honor Gold Star families&#8217; sacrifices. She noted she had not witnessed any altercation until it became widely reported later on. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) echoed this sentiment, pointing out that both Biden and Harris were also invited but did not attend, suggesting they share responsibility for what happened to those servicemembers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2336329,"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\/09\/DeSantis-RNC-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3998,4980,33526,3634],"class_list":["post-2336328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-defense","tag-desantis","tag-gold-star-families","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DeSantis-RNC-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336328","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336328\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}