Vice President Kamala Harris was not too long ago excoriated by Gold Star members of the family who accused the Democratic presidential candidate of politicizing an incident at Arlington Nationwide Cemetery on Monday.
The messages had been posted on former President Trump’s Instagram account. Eight movies, every that includes totally different dad and mom of service members killed by ISIS-Ok terrorists amid the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan on Aug. 26, 2021, had been printed in whole.
The movies had been launched within the wake of an announcement printed by Harris on Saturday, the place the vp criticized Trump for taking pictures at a wreath-laying ceremony occasion on Monday. The Military stated this week that an Arlington Nationwide Cemetery official was “abruptly pushed aside” whereas interacting with Trump’s employees.
“As Vice President, I have had the privilege of visiting Arlington National Cemetery several times,” Harris stated. “It is not a place for politics. And yet, as was reported this week, Donald Trump’s team chose to film a video there, resulting in an altercation with cemetery staff.”
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Kamala Harris was referred to as out by Gold Star households over an announcement she launched about Trump on Saturday. (Getty Photos)
“Let me be clear: the former president disrespected sacred ground, all for the sake of a political stunt,” she claimed, earlier than including that she would “never politicize” such an occasion.
The Gold Star members of the family maintained that that they had requested Trump for pictures, versus Trump taking footage to advance his marketing campaign. In a single video, the daddy of Marine Lance Cpl. Jared Schmitz referred to as Harris’ publish “heinous, vile and disgusting.”
“Why did we want Trump there? It wasn’t to help his political campaign,” Mark Schmitz stated within the video. “We wanted a leader. That explains why you and Joe didn’t get a call.”
Darren Hoover, the daddy of Marine Workers Sgt. Taylor Hoover, stated that Harris lacks “empathy and basic understanding” about Monday’s occasion, and careworn that Trump’s look was respectful.
Vice President Kamala Harris slammed former President Donald Trump over final week’s incident at Arlington Nationwide Cemetery. (Getty Photos)
“In keeping with the reverence and respect that is given to all members of our military that are buried there, we invited President Trump,” he stated. “We are the ones that asked for the video and the pictures to be taken at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.”
Hoover additionally added that Trump has “been there for us from the very beginning,” and criticized Harris for “playing politics” over the incident.
“You should be ashamed and embarrassed [about] your lack of empathy and decency as a human being,” the daddy added. “You are only in this for the power and prestige. You don’t care for our military or the citizens of this country.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Desert Diamond Arena, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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“It’s best to dangle your head in disgrace at your actions or lack thereof.”
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