‘ONE OF THE LOWEST MOMENTS THAT I’VE SEEN:’ PBS Attacks Trump’s Arlington Visit.
Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr and New York Times counterpart David Brooks agreed on Friday’s PBS News Hour that Donald Trump’s recent visit to Arlington National Cemetery was “really one of the lowest political moments” they could recall.
Host Geoff Bennett set the scene by recalling that “The Army said in a statement, a rare statement, ‘that the campaign was made aware of federal laws prohibiting political activity at the cemetery.’ And they confirmed the reporting that a campaign staff — Trump campaign staffer—abruptly pushed aside an employee of the cemetery. This was a female employee who, according to the Times, didn’t want to press charges because she was afraid of retaliation from Trump supporters.”
Bennett should have added that the campaign claims it had permission to bring a photographer and that Trump was invited by Gold Star families who lost loved ones during President Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.
With vital context missing, Stohr began, “You know, there was a time that being disrespectful in any way at Arlington National Cemetery, one of the most sacred places in our nation, would have put an end to a political career.”
Curiously though, it didn’t in 2020:
Memorial Day, 2020. Joe Biden posted this campaign ad featuring himself standing over a grave in Arlington National Cemetery.
If you have been trash-talking Trump the last two days for supporting a family and claiming he was campaigning. I expect you to share this video. pic.twitter.com/Mxq1tUHsYd
— Matt Tardio (@angertab) August 29, 2024
UPDATE: Gold Star Mom Had a Perfect Response to the Lib Media’s Meltdown Over Trump’s Visit to Arlington Cemetery: “Are you in my shoes? I invited him. My son was murdered under the Biden-Harris administration.”