Trump News Today: Controversy at Arlington Cemetery
Donald Trump's Actions Draw Controversy
The family of a late Green Beret buried in Arlington National Cemetery is not happy that former President Donald Trump took photographs and filmed a TikTok in the section of the cemetery where the soldier was buried, as reported by The New York Times.
Background on the Incident
Trump attended a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington on Monday for the third anniversary of the attack on US troops withdrawing from Afghanistan. Trump and the GOP have often used the 2021 Kabul attack – in which 13 US service members were killed – to criticize the Biden administration.
- Trump's campaign filmed a TikTok video in the cemetery.
- The video showed him laying a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
- It later displayed him placing a bouquet on the gravestone of a soldier in Section 60, where many troops who died in Iraq or Afghanistan are buried.
Family Reactions
Michele Marckesano, sister of Master Sergeant Andrew Marckesano, expressed dismay in a statement. While Trump had permission from the family of Staff Sergeant Darin Taylor Hoover, who was killed in the Kabul attack, the Marckesano family did not grant similar consent.
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