An alleged fight between an Arlington National Cemetery official and staffers from former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is sparking fresh controversy over Trump’s relationship with the veterans community.
NPR, citing an unnamed source, first reported Tuesday night that two members of Trump’s campaign staff had a verbal and physical altercation with a cemetery official Monday when Trump participated in a wreath-laying ceremony and visited graves of some of the 13 U.S. troops killed in the Abbey Gate bombing during the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The cemetery confirmed in a statement Wednesday that an “incident” occurred during Trump’s visit and that a “report was filed” about it, but did not elaborate on the nature of the incident.
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The cemetery suggested the incident revolved around federal laws against political activities on its grounds.
“Federal law prohibits political campaign or election-related activities within Army National Military Cemeteries, to include photographers, content creators or any other persons attending for purposes, or in direct support of a partisan political candidate’s campaign,” the cemetery’s statement said. “Arlington National Cemetery reinforced and widely shared this law and its prohibitions with all participants.”
The Trump campaign has pushed back on the allegation of a…
