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The Guardian - US
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Robert Tait in Washington

Democrats seize on Trump cemetery photo op ‘disgrace’ as election issue

A man who is Donald Trump places his hand over his heart as a man in military garb salutes next to him
Donald Trump at a wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP

Democrats 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.

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