Arlington National Cemetery confirmed a report was filed after former President Trump’s visit, when there was reportedly an altercation with his team. The cemetery reiterated that political campaign activities, including filming, are prohibited on its grounds, particularly in Section 60, where recording is restricted.
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He paying respect to the falling shut up and leave THE CAMNADOR IN CHIEF ALONE. TRUM IS LEGALLY THE PRESIDENT OF THE USA SO DONT LIKE IT GET OVER IT
The media trying to make a story because he was invited by these families to pay respects. Makes sense that he’s such a “horrible” guy. 🤦🏽♀️
T-rump and the commie-red; cap cultists disrespecting our fallen hero’s; again; who’s surprised?
Why do the racist family have to bring the clown to the grave side anyway?🤡🤡😈
Its such an offense to the people who out of stupidity and carelessness cost these service men and women their lives and followed up by never reaching out to the families in any way to offer condolences or appologies or mentioning the names of the fallen? Got it. Bass akwards dem priorities.
The thumbs up photo was just common sense wrong. Thumbs up for the dead? hurray? what is going on? I wont go to my grandfather’s grave and make a big fat smile and put a thumbs up and take a photo with the grave…. that’s not only disrespectful to the dead, its WIERD. Not to mention, who was the butt head who agreed to releasing 5000 very angry and vengeful taliban fighters right before the withdrawal of afganistan.
It’s sad when the media has no life. You folks are idiots.
Like the treason committed on January 6, this is another massive show of disrespect by Trump. When will USAiens realise this man has nothing to offer the regular guys. Think a lot of USAiens have more stars in their eyes than stripes.
Trump doesn’t respect the law, or the military, or people, in general. That is who he is. Trump exploits everything and everybody.
Let’s not forget that the cause of death of those people was Joe Biden and Harris administration
Why don’t you show the pictures of when Obama and Biden both did the exact same thing
No one smiles with thumbs up during solemn remembrance surely! Gathering around other soldiers graves ? I’ve never gone to a cemetery and took a thumbs up photo it just doesn’t seem right 😢 I’ve never felt happy at losing any of my loved ones. 💔
@evon-ne7of I understand. But Show the difference
tRump can’t even visit a cemetery without breaking the law.
Bully
Exaggeration
Why are we pretending that this is anything different? Many presidents in the past have done the exact same thing… Also how many family members did the current administration call after the incident with the 13? That would be none…
Host you better not agree with Trump wrong is wrong Case Closed 🔒 🔐 and the Family who allowed this it horrible for you to allow this to happen to your love one who loss his life he has disrespected the Arm Forces Always.
This is so HORRIBLE to do this to the gamily that had Loves ones dird a sacred place that no Cameras are allowed in this Area to disrespect our Soldiers that have Dued ,…which Trimp doesn’t care about the Military anyway this we trust a Media Horrible things No Media Shoukd Agree Eith This Mess By Trump At All Republicians and Independents and Democratics have died there this is just disrespectful.
Trump needs to be charged and the camera staff going to the Cemeteries that is a scared grounds where these men died and the families that allowed that needs to be charged for during this outrageous thing to the families and bodies😢 even There Love One’s to do this. It was Horrible to do this I am sorry Charge everyone involved Case Closed 🔐🙏. This was fo sad 😭 to do This I am mad 😡😢😮 ….
All that Donald trump did was to cheapen the (ultimate) sacrifice made by each and every man and woman laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery by pulling this disgusting publicity stunt on this hallowed ground. Once again true Trump…..using the misfortune of others for his own political capital.
Imagine, a former President of the United States, upon invitation, might actually want to attend a solemn ceremony honoring fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetary – what a horrible person he must be somehow.
25-year Army veteran with two combat tours of duty. I am proud that TRUMP was with those families who lost their loved ones as a result of stupidity and deadly judgement on the part of HARRIS/BIDEN. I plan to be buried at this cemetery and would welcome a PRESIDENT to honor our services. as it does not appear that in this administration or that of HARRIS, that will happen as they simply do not care (HARRIS/BIDEN). If this woman was trying to force an issue, could it be that she had “political motives”. NEWS MEDIA, GET OVER IT AND STOP EXPLOSITING YOUR POLITICAL ROLES.
Your “proud” president thinks the medal of honor is inferior to the medal of freedom, explicitly saying that it’s because he gave the medal of freedom to a “beautiful woman” (top campaign donor”) while the medal of honor is given to “broken” soldiers.
THAT is your president? Do you have no standards?
And now they are pushing cemetery workers to pose for a political stunt, using a private event to make it seem like a public event that Harris didn’t show up to.
And now, the Trump campaign is straight up lying, claiming the photos taken were a plot by Harris.
trump & cheung: the despicable cult leaders that are SHAMELESS & no respect for our heroes that they dishonor by this stunt!
Solemn moment – Yes.
That’s allowed and encouraged.
Filming said moment for political photo opp – No.
That’s not allowed, and is against the law.
Moving on . . .
NBC DISINFORMATION. NEVER STOPS SPEWING FOR DNC. BUT POOR LAME BIDEN GETS A PASS AND AFGHAN WOMEN GET RUN OVER BY TALIBAN WITH U.S. TANKS.
Trump at least showed something for a victims family. Go MAGA
Did trump attend last year ?
Nobody is going to vote for Trump because he went to Arlington National Cemetery!!
Focus! Elephant in the middle of the room: where is the president/vice president RESPONSIBLE for this ceremony?!
Did trump or Bíden attend last year ?
@@evon-ne7of was Trump invited last year? He was invited by gold star families this year
Military members will be voting for Trump. The bigger story is why Biden/harris weren’t there.
Biden and Harris not being there to honor the fallen soldiers is also a political statement about their party and their choice not to honor the fallen. What makes the Biden/Harris administration even more pathetic is Biden even denied that the soldiers were killed and injured under their administration. A leader that cares so little about their soldiers and people is not fit to lead. Harris should have put down he campaign for a day and honored the fallen. 🙏 God bless those that serve, protect, get injured and pay the ultimate sacrifice for our country!
Why is a single ANC staffer monitoring that visit event alone without a broader representation of ANC when a former president and a large official group is there obviously to give honor on that day, NOT for partisanship. He was invited and I don’t see any campaigning going on. Was she identifiable as staff, or some protester? Don’t get why she’s there by herself without protocol and pre-planning. This is just like the Secret Police case: disorganized! un-prepared! and obtuse! before causing a national episode out of what could have transpired as essentially nothing.
Not one person in America should be remotely surprised that this incident happened during Trump’s visit to a veteran cementary. This man has absolutely no regard for military service, and certainly not those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. That video of his grave-side presence ended up in a campaign ad within 24 hours is evidence that not only was the recordng planned in advance, his invitation was accepted (if not also coerced) with sole purpose of seizing the opportunity to personally benefit from it. This man is even unfit to be human.
It’s so disrespectful that sleepy Joe and cackling camel were not there! Thank you so much for caring President Trump!❤
You are so lying. The mother just said she asked him to take a photo.
It’s in trumps social media where they are using it to campaign for funds
0:00 The Arlington employee should go the way of E Jean Carroll. She be defamed by Trump. Especially after being assaulted.
So where was Joe and Comma-La???? Yeah. Ok. Right…….
65 service members died while Trump was president, but he ONLY chooses to honor these 13 who died under Biden? That is 65 places where Trump WAS NOT AT.
What a real president why didn’t Joe every go Joe says nobody died while he was president
Fake news make a story out of nothing let’s talk about the 13 that died under Joe and he says it didn’t happen or he’s got to check his watch in Kamala is just responsible as he is she was the vice president was not forget fake news
As a Veteran, seeingTrump standing by the tombstone of a fallen soldier smiling and holding thumbs-up made my stomach turn. Trump evaded the draft, called fallen soldiers, “suckers and losers” and said that the Medal of Honor was not as important as the Medal of Freedom that he awarded to his biggest donor. These comments by a former President bring tears of shame for a Country that is denigrated by such a man.
The “suckers and losers” statement is nothing but an accusation, there is no video or record proof of it occurring
*The Gold Star mother who organized the ceremony is defending Trump.* Kelly Barnett, a Gold Star mother whose son was killed in the Afghanistan airport bombing, said she invited Trump to the Arlington ceremony. She said it was ‘not political whatsoever.’ She said the photo in question was for her. And that Trump was walking away and she asked ‘hey, can I get a photo with my family and friends?’
About the controversy and the media hype over this, she said ‘they’re throwing daggers at Gold Star parents.’
She said Arlington was the one who took the separate photo of the event and leaked it to NPR – and she said ‘it breaks my heart that they are allowing their employees to act this way.’
Literally fake news from a bot
If the photo was personal, how come it’s out on trumps social media and how come his admin were campaigning for funding ?
You are keeping this in the news in the hopes that it will deflect from Biden and Harris not bothering to go there and pay respect to these service people while President Trump was in attendance to honor them. Sleepy Joe was on the beach snoozing and Commie-la was off hiding from the press. Not to mention it was Biden/Harris who are responsible for their deaths.
No political candidate should have been there during a electoral campaign, and especially sming thumbs up seems disrespectful so us walking over the graves of soldiers , it’s hurtful.
So ban him!!!
It’s amazing how any post that is even slightly positive for Trump doesn’t get posted. America the land of what was the free
How can a President of our country NOT know the basic rules of Arlington Cemetery?
Stolen valor is also a crime isn’t it?
Notice Trump even throws the family under the bus!
Trump calls vets “Suckers” & “Losers”. Trump disrespects Arlington’s hallowed ground to use it for a photo op!! Trump’s a nasty despicable person who lies & shifts all blame & responsibility for his bad behaviour onto others. “I don’t know anything about it”. Liar! He set it up to show off as usual
The latest cope for democrats rigging their own primary for the third consecutive time?
Obama has been photographed at Arlington many times??
It was two separate families
As a person that has been here to bury a loved one im offended. They need to respect our vets and let them rest.
President Trump was invited by the family and they were thrilled to have his support. What an honor you guys are disgusting the way you report things such false heads the president didn’t do anything wrong. He was there supporting the family. His team took pictures and his teammate was rude to someone someone I’m sure he fired that jerk you guys are gross.
Did he attend last year ?
Just when we all thought trump couldnt sink any lower he did. Very disgusting what he did. He has no idea about fighting fr a country. Hes 1 real sicko
so one mother who is a bloody magat gets to do what she wants??
Our veterans deserve better than this. Disgraceful and disgusting.
I agree very disrespectful. Can’t see why the families invited trump after he called vets losers and suckers, it’s shameful 😢
What about Trumps’s TikTok video? When will that be taken down? Is that disrespectful rule breaking going to be permitted by the ARMY? Where is the DOJ?
This is not a political issue. If the Trump campaign is charged then Trump violated his pre-trial bond release!
Dishonorable. Disgusting. Disrespectful. Deceiving. Disgraceful.
– 3x oif veteran.
For all of you Democrats who want to cry that this was against the rules and illegal I would Point your attention to Colorado where Venezuelan gangs are wreaking havoc, they broke the rules and came here illegally but yet you’re still going to vote blue!
Trump recently said he wants to move to Venezuela as there is no crime there?
@@evon-ne7of Go away computer algorithm
That guy is so ridiculous. I just don’t understand what people see in him. He is despicable, just a despicable person.
Someone needs to sue hims and his campaign “ for the people” since the victim decided that’s she didn’t wish to do so. Most likely for fear of Trumps followers finding her.
Having the family invite him doesn’t change Arlington’s policy. Taking that angle as an argument is using the family (again) to manipulate the narrative.
Talk about one sided reporting. Biden or Harris still haven’t given these families any support.
How do you define “one sided”?
Where was Joe?
Trump did a speech this week saying there was a military man there in the crowd with him who lost both legs and an arm… Trump if you had noticed the wounded warriors standing to your right he had lost one leg and one arm.
Don’t make it sound like all veterans are upset we dealt with political nonsense when we served this whole thing is to make him look bad but don’t get us veterans involved in it go trump
Where were Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at this ceremony to honor these fallen heroes! No where to be found. But because Trump was there all the haters are going crazy. I just love it that Trump is melting your brains down with your hate..
Ah, how pathological of you…
And whataboutism concerning Trump was a tired strategy as early as 2016?
Trump cannot follow simple rules. He thinks he’s special!
I am amazed at how easily people can be manipulated by mainstream media! If you search Google for ‘Gold Star Family Blast Kamala,’ you will find only negative news about Trump. However, it was under Biden and Kamala’s administration that our 13 soldiers were killed. What’s worse, Joe and Kamala never contacted these families; instead, they and the media blame Trump. Are they stupid or they think we are stupid?
The decision to withdraw from the area (why should we go there anyway) was made by Trump Administration, and it seems Biden and Kamala agreed with it. What has angered people is the chaos that Biden and Kamala created, which led to the deaths of 13 of our great soldiers and billions of dollars in weapons being left for our enemies. Such an outcome would never have occurred under Trump.
Trump released about 10 videos on his Truth Social account, where all the families strongly condemn the failures and ignorance of K A M A L A and the current administration. They are calling for K A M A L A to step down, calling her a D E I hire, and stating she lied about supporting the gold star families, as they haven’t received a single call since the tragedy happened more than three years ago. They argue that K A M A L A is unfit to run this great country and urge the American people to wake up and vote to remove the Dems from power, who have controlled the country for the last 12 to 16 years. Rather than being manipulated by mainstream media, you should watch these videos from the gold star families yourselves.
The employee tried to violate a citizens constitutional rights…public property…as per the constitution public photography is 100% allowed….the “rule” will be changed…
This entire incident was probably blown out of proportion for political reasons by the bias news medias to make Trump look bad. Our news medias CANNOT be TRUSTED to give us the FACTS or the TRUTH about anything. Political bias and hate by the news medias are destroying and dividing America with their agendas, disinformation, hate, lies, propaganda and twisting of the facts and the truth.
The Army and the Cemetary by extension take their orders from Biden-Harris. Their confirmation means zip. For the truth see the video the Gold Star families ( not one but multiple families) made about requesting the video and slamming Harris for not even having the courage to return their calls.
There was no incident. This is the Democratic Communist machine in play. That photo was for a gold star mother, not the press. The Cemetary “released” it, thanks to the you know who’s running “ruining” our country. This is FAKE.
There was more than one photo unfortunately 😢
https://youtu.be/ZfgDCNjS48I?si=5aU0G26E6zFdocdk
https://youtu.be/ZfgDCNjS48I?si=5aU0G26E6zFdocdk this is from the families
https://youtu.be/ZfgDCNjS48I?si=5aU0G26E6zFdocdk from the families to kamala
He was there and she wasn’t. She never reached out and Trump did. He was invited by the family
He reached out or he was invited ? Did he attend last year ?
@@evon-ne7of He was invited by these families. I am amazed that she never reached out in over three years and never attended.
Slow news day NBC?
https://youtu.be/LMrK2Zw4bgc?si=0KNoaWnNvSKZSjmF
The gold star families invited Trump, and went thru channels to ensure compliance with law/protocol. Biden and Harris responsible for the deaths of those 13, simply lacked the courage to show up, and honestly, couldn’t care less about those fallen heroes anyway:
Can the fool do anything, anything at all the right way?
Trump desacreted the hollowed grounds of Arlington cemetery.
NBC is so biased it will blanket slander Trump for a small video but then turn a complete blind eye to Biden not even caring that those 13 are dead because of him
Kamala did not attend the event because she did not want to be photographed encountering the outraged Gold Start Families by her presence
Weak. There are plenty of things you could criticize Harris for, but instead you’re pretending to be psychic. You’re not a mind reader, friend.
You guys are so partisan and biased. You make me ill. Each of the families invited Trump.
The issue is not whether Trump was invited or not. The issue is Trump’s campaign staff recording for political (campaign) purposes. They did this despite being warned that it was against cemetery rules and federal law. They also physically assaulted a cemetery representative.
bs newa
It wasn’t “1” family…watch the videos the families made…
nbc Fake News!
Trump was invited by one family that neither got permission to be on section 60 sacred ground. When Trump says, ‘Sir’ he’s lying. And he threw the family under the bus when questioned.
Who takes a picture smiling with thumbs up? The photo had other gravesites in the pic and they stomped on other graves.
The situation was disrespectful and it upset Veterans.
Trump’s staff bullied and shoved an ANC employee doing their job.
Trump used the photo op as a political propaganda and a video for a political ad. He was shown to re reposition a wreath and narrated the political ad.
If he didn’t know what was happening apparently his cognitive decline kicked in.
How can he be trusted not to flip flop his decisions. Oh wait he does that now.
It was an isolated private moment not a scheduled ceremony.
Of course, Biden or Harris wasn’t going to attend as it was not an official ceremony.
Someone tell Tulsi & Trumps surrogates to stop making up stories. It makes them look bad.
Well WE the family everyone needs permission to take pictures on sacred ground section 60. And the media reported such.
Trump’s behavior was unacceptable and his statement about Biden disgusting.
The true story is Trump made a deal with the Taliban not the Afghan gov’t in his way out. Who does that? 5,000 Taliban were released and a withdrawal date set. But Trump didn’t tell the incoming Admin about the bad negotiated deal until close to May withdrawal.
President Biden had no choice but to follow thru with the deadline that Trump made. Of course there would be collateral damage and sadly soldiers died.
The families anger and hate should be toward the one who caused the tragedy regarding the withdrawal bad negotiation, that would be Trump.
Leavenworth for jd
Is Arlington cemetery is woke and corrupt to mondialiste pedosataniste?
President Trump did not lose one military life in 18 months. The tragedy occurred under Biden/Harris.
The Gold Star Families deserve our love, support, compassion, and respect. They should not have to suffer this. The Gold Star Families invited Former President Trump who attended with sincerity, respect and compassion and grieved with them. He listened to them and offered kind comfort. Listen to the Gold Star Family’s speaking out about their Fallen Family Heroes who passed defending your freedom and liberties for America. 🇺🇸
What BS seeing Biden and harris did years ago
The mile high residents might think twice about supporting a regime that promotes those from other countries to come here illegally against the rules, so progressives stop talking about rules and law about Trump visiting gold star families at Arlington….
Instead of focusing on respecting the family’s who are laid there. CNN and Harris are focused on the Hate. It’s sad.
Yes but a lot in the comments choose to ignore this fact
You flakes should listen to both sides. And stop being brainwashed.
Thumbs up over a soldiers grave is wild
There are to many witnesses that said there were no confrontions. Kamala’s never visited a grave or honored any fallen soldier or given condolences to any family because she’s phony
The ISIS-K suicide bomber who carried out a terrorist attack at Kabul international airport in late August 2021, killing 13 US service members and dozens of Afghans, had been released from a prison near Kabul just days earlier when the Taliban took control of the area, according to three US officials. Two US officials, as well as Rep. Ken Calvert, a California Republican who said he had been briefed by national security officials, said the suicide bomber was released from the Parwan prison at Bagram air base. The US controlled the base until it abandoned Bagram in early July. It had turned over the prison to Afghan authorities in 2013. Trump administration negotiated directly with the Taliban allowing opening up the prison of 5,000 Taliban and ISIS-K individuals along with many senior al Qaeda operatives, letting them free. The suicide bomber that killed our 13 soldiers and 60 civilians came from that group.
Those GOLD⭐FAMILIES Should Start another (501c) Organization just like “The SWIFT BOAT🇺🇸VETERANS For TRUTH” did to Expose the TRUTH about Sen. John Kerry Back in 2004👍🏿‼️
more fake news from this so called “news” outfit LOL
“Campaign on hollowed ground” So are they not allowed to mourn? It seems this really stung their nerves. Sigh.
Confirming protocols in the statement from Arlington doesn’t confirm an “altercation”.
The family invited the man not directly responsible for their family members deaths.
In other news, Biden got a nice tan at the beach.
“Apparent incident?” You suggest perhaps there was no incident? So very strange, so very scared. Does the event’s status as “indecent” depend on bosses’ cowardly, personal, eccentric definition of the term? NBC’s approach to this one event is emblematic of the media’s abandonment of any pretense of journalism. Pursue the story, you wussies. Ask pointed questions. You display the antithesis of dogged professionalism. Make an attempt to appear less execrable.