Did Trump's Campaign Have an Altercation at Arlington Cemetary? Here's What Really Happened When Trump Tried to Honor 13 Service Members

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Former President Donald Trump’s team was physically blocked from accompanying him, during a visit to Arlington National Cemetery. The incident occurred during a wreath-laying ceremony to honor 13 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan in 2021. Arlington National Cemetery confirmed the incident and emphasized that federal law prohibits political campaign activities within military cemeteries, including those by photographers or content creators associated with partisan candidates. Trump campaign manager Chris LaCivita condemned the incident, calling it disgraceful and noting that Trump was there at the invitation of the Gold Star Families to honor their fallen loved ones.

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00:03Former President Donald Trump's team was physically blocked from accompanying him during a visit
00:06to Arlington National Cemetery.
00:09The incident occurred during a wreath-laying ceremony to honor 13 U.S. service members
00:13killed in Afghanistan in 2021.
00:16Arlington National Cemetery confirmed the incident and emphasized that federal law prohibits
00:20political campaign activities within military cemeteries, including those by photographers
00:25or content creators associated with partisan candidates.
00:28Trump campaign manager Chris Lisitova condemned the incident, calling it disgraceful and noting
00:33that Trump was there at the invitation of the Gold Star families to honor their fallen
00:37loved ones.
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