New Trump 'Scandal' Drops, Press Freak Out Over Arlington National Cemetery Visit

Posted • August 28, 2024: In what feels like a bit of a throwback, members of the press are in the midst of a meltdown over Donald Trump's trip to Arlington National Cemetery. As RedState reported, the former president attended a ceremony for the servicemembers killed in the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. He was invited by the Gold Star families to participate, many of which have justifiably criticized the nonchalance and lack of accountability from the Biden administration. The current president infamously checked his watch multiple times while receiving the bodies of the deceased servicemembers at Dover Air Force Base. He also repeatedly brought up his son, who died of cancer years after leaving the military, in a way that many of the family members of the fallen found insulting and dismissive.

In other words, if there's anything to be up in arms about, it's the fact that the Biden administration, including Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, have repeatedly shunned these Gold Star families. So what's MSNBC reporting on? The supposed scandal of Trump showing up after being asked to. -- "That is sacred ground and the idea that any candidate of any party would, intentionally or unintentionally, use that sacred ground as a prop for a political campaign is beyond condemnation." Mike Barnicle on a picture of Trump posing with thumbs up at Arlington National Cemetery. It's hard to fathom the level of unearned arrogance that would lead a cable news talking head to essentially trash the Gold Star families who wanted Trump to be there. I can only assume their opinions are irrelevant in the face of the collective moral superiority of Mike Barnicle and Joe Scarborough. (…)

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