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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

Trump staffers reported over altercation at Arlington cemetery during photo op

two men in suits stand while touching a wreath
The incident took place after Donald Trump took part in a ceremony for 13 US service members killed in a 2021 suicide bomb attack in Kabul. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Officials at Arlington national cemetery have filed a report over the behavior of members of Donald Trump’s campaign staff who reportedly shoved and verbally abused an employee during a “crass” photo opportunity for the Republican presidential candidate.

The officials confirmed that a confrontation took place at the Virginia cemetery on Monday after the former president participated in a wreath-laying ceremony for 13 US servicemen and -women killed in a 2021 suicide bomb attack outside Kabul airport in Afghanistan.

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