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Mark Moore

Gold Star Mom Says Trump's Political Stunt At Arlington 'Makes Me Sick'

Donald Trump participates in a wreath laying ceremony on Monday at the Arlington National Cemetery to mark the third anniversary of the killing of 13 American service members in the Afghanistan withdrawal. (Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

A Gold Star mother whose son is buried in the section of Arlington National Cemetery where Donald Trump held a photo op earlier this week said the former president's political stunt on hallowed ground "makes me sick."

Karen Meredith chided Trump for politicizing his wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to mark the 13 American service members killed in the military withdrawal of Afghanistan in 2021 and posting video and photo on social media as a campaign ad.

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