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The US military strongly rebuked Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s election marketing campaign Thursday, saying a cemetery staffer was “abruptly pushed apart” when she tried to implement long-standing guidelines at Arlington Nationwide Cemetery (ANC).
“Individuals within the August twenty sixth ceremony and the next Part 60 go to had been made conscious of federal legal guidelines, Military laws and DoD (Division of Protection) insurance policies, which clearly prohibit political actions on cemetery grounds,” a military spokesperson mentioned in an announcement to Anadolu.
A cemetery staffer “tried to make sure adherence” to the principles when she was pushed apart.
“According to the decorum anticipated at ANC, this worker acted with professionalism and prevented additional disruption. The incident was reported to the JBM-HH police division, however the worker subsequently determined to not press costs. Subsequently, the Military considers this matter closed,” the spokesperson mentioned.
The spokesperson was referring to Joint Base Myer-Henderson Corridor, which is situated simply outdoors the cemetery grounds.
“This incident was unlucky, and it is usually unlucky that the ANC worker and her professionalism has been unfairly attacked. ANC is a nationwide shrine to the honored useless of the Armed Forces, and its devoted workers will proceed to make sure public ceremonies are carried out with the dignity and respect the nation’s fallen deserve,” the official added.
The incident occurred as Trump was attending a wreath laying ceremony for 13 US service members who had been killed in a 2021 suicide bombing claimed by the Daesh/ISIS terrorist group in the course of the last days of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The Trump marketing campaign later posted an edited video of the go to to social media. In it, the previous president seems to be treating the go to as a marketing campaign cease fairly than a somber event, assembly with households and taking pictures with them as overlaid audio and textual content criticizes President Joe Biden’s execution of the US withdrawal.
A marketing campaign spokesperson beforehand denied any wrongdoing, and vowed to launch video footage of the incident with the staffer. None has but been launched.
*Can Hasasu contributed to this report
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