Army says Arlington National Cemetery official was "abruptly pushed aside" during dispute with Trump campaign
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An Army spokesperson said Thursday that a female Army National Cemetery official was "abruptly pushed aside" during a dispute with the Trump campaign over political activity and photos on the grounds earlier in the week, but the employee has decided not to press charges.
The Army spokesperson called the incident "unfortunate," and said it is also unfortunate" that the cemetery "employee and her professionalism has been unfairly attacked."
The Trump campaign has continued to push back against what the Arlington National Cemetery described as an "incident" Monday when Trump visited the cemetery with Gold Star families whose family members died during the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Trump campaign said that they were explicitly granted permission to bring "campaign designated media" to Section 60 of the cemetery by the Gold Star families. Messages reviewed by CBS News confirmed that the campaign was given expressed permission by the families.
