The U.S. Army issued a “strange” and “rare” rebuke of former president Donald Trump’s illegal campaign rally at Arlington National Cemetery, saying the campaign was aware of federal law, Army regulations and DoD policy, all of which prohibit political activity. in the cemetery grounds.
“Participants in the August 26th ceremony and the subsequent section 60 visit were aware of federal law, Army regulations and DoD policy, which clearly prohibit political activity on the grounds of the cemetery. ANC employees who attempted to comply with these rules were abruptly turned away,” the Army said. in the statement.
Full Statement of the US Army, which guards Arlington National Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery regularly hosts public wreath-laying ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for individuals and groups who submit requests in advance. The ANC holds nearly 3,000 such public ceremonies each year without incident.
Participants in the August 26 ceremony and subsequent Section 60 visit were made aware of federal law, Army regulations and DoD policy, which clearly prohibit political activity on cemetery grounds. ANC workers who tried to comply with the rules were suddenly turned away. In accordance with the decum expected of the ANC, this employee behaved professionally and avoided further harassment. The incident was reported to the JBM-HH police department, but the employee later decided not to press charges. Therefore, the Army considers this matter closed.
This incident is unfortunate, and it is also unfortunate that ANC employees and their professionalism are being unfairly attacked. The ANC is a national shrine to the honored dead of the Armed Forces, and dedicated staff will continue to ensure public ceremonies are conducted with dignity and respect for those who have died.
Trump The campaign has claimed they have a video that will prove the Arlington staff were lying, but they are far from willing to show it.
However, Fox News confirmed with several US Army sources that this is the case. “Fox has confirmed this with multiple US Army sources that this is happening, despite the Trump campaign’s denial,” Jen Griffin confirmed.
“The US Army issued a strong rebuke to former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign over Monday’s incident at Arlington National Cemetery,” CNN reported on Thursday, adding, “The Army’s statement is a rare rebuke from the military. The service does not like to step into the middle of trouble.” politics.
The Trump campaign has told supporters that they were invited to the ANC by their families, but not only do families not have the right to ignore federal law, not all families are happy to have the graves of family members featured in Trump’s political photos. “The family of Master Sgt. Andrew Marckesano, whose grave is shown in the photo, issued a statement saying they did not give permission for the grave to be filmed or used by the Trump campaign.
Perhaps one of the most shocking points about this whole event is that the cemetery employees are too afraid to press charges after the altercation with Trump’s team, because they fear retribution, “Military officials said they are afraid of Mr. Trump’s supporters seeking revenge. .”
So it’s not just that the Trump campaign is using the graves of fallen heroes without family permission and in violation of federal law. So Trump, a man who has repeatedly humiliated those who served, can attack his political rivals in the graves of those who died, but there is also an element of political terrorism, because the employees who are pushed are too afraid to press charges because they are afraid. Trump supporters.
People can’t even stand up for the rule of law, let alone decency, because they have seen others terrorized to do so when they are related to the former president and convicted felon, the best Republican Party as that. standard bearer and presidential candidate.
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