Politicians and veterans say episode was on par with ex-president’s history of disrespecting service in armed forcesDemocrats are trying to turn Donald Trump’s clash with staff at Arlington National Cemetery, the hallowed final resting place of America’s war dead, into a broader election issue by highlighting it as an example of his history of disrespecting military veterans.Congressional Democrats with military records and liberal-leaning veterans groups say the episode is consistent with past instances of the Republican presidential nominee flagrantly denigrating service in the armed forces. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/30/trump-veterans-groups-arlington-democrats-election
Author : Robert Tait in Washington
Publish date : 2024-08-30 21:30:23
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‘Not a place for photo ops’: Democrats turn Trump’s Arlington incident into election issue
