“The altercation at Arlington Cemetery is the media making a story the place I actually don’t assume there may be one,” Vance mentioned.
Vance defended the Trump marketing campaign, asserting they’d correct authorization to have a photographer on the cemetery. “There’s verifiable proof that the marketing campaign was allowed to have a photographer there. They have been invited to have a photographer there.”
He emphasised that households of the 13 service members who died at Abbey Gate throughout the Kabul evacuation needed Trump’s presence as a present of help. “They needed Donald Trump there, and thank God we’ve got a president who stands with our veterans as an alternative of 1 who runs away from them,” he added.
Regardless of Vance’s protection, he averted addressing the specifics of the incident, notably the prohibition on filming in Part 60 of the cemetery.
Progressive veterans’ group VoteVets responded sharply, labeling Vance as “a spineless, gutless fraud” and accusing him of betraying the solemnity of the graves. “Political exercise is and was all the time unlawful at Arlington,” VoteVets mentioned. “Trump’s marketing campaign obtained bodily with cemetery workers who have been upholding the legislation and defending the solemnity of all of the graves. Moderately than get up for them, JD Vance betrays them to make Trump completely happy. Pathetic.”
The Trump marketing campaign has denied claims of a bodily confrontation and has but to launch footage that would corroborate their facet of the story. Marketing campaign spokesman Steven Cheung claimed a personal photographer was allowed on-site and blamed an unnamed particular person for blocking Trump’s staff.
Vance additionally criticized Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her “disgraceful” for her function within the US navy’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. He additional attacked Harris for her response to Trump’s go to, saying, “She will go to hell.”
