Former President Trump visited the graves of some of the 13 U.S. service members who were killed in a suicide bombing during the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan.
ARLINGTON, Va. — Vice President Kamala Harris said former President Donald Trump “disrespected sacred grounds” in his visit to Arlington National Cemetery last week.
In a statement posted to social media over the weekend, Harris criticized the visit, calling Arlington a “solemn place where we come together to honor American heroes … not a place for politics.”
Trump is facing backlash after a cemetery employee said they were pushed by campaign aides as they filmed the former president, ignoring cemetery rules. Trump campaign officials said they had permission to bring someone to record the video.
The controversy at Arlington National Cemetery is not something U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans (R, VA-02) wants to discuss. As a Navy veteran, Kiggans has placed veterans’ issues at …