Fallout from Trump campaign's altercation with staff at Arlington National Cemetery

Published: Aug 28, 2024 Duration: 00:02:25 Category: News & Politics

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>>> 30 MINUTES AGO ARMY CONFIRMED ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY OFFICIAL WAS ABRUPTLY PUSHED ASIDE DURING AN ALTERCATION WITH FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S STAFF. THE EMPLOYEE DECLINED TO PRESS CHARGES AND CONSIDERS THE MATTER CLOSED. A REPORT ON THE FALL OUT AND KAMALA HARRIS' PUSH TO WIN GEORGIA. >> Reporter: SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA IS REPUBLICAN TERRITORY BUT VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS AND RUNNING MATE TIM WALZ ARE ROLLING THROUGH ANYWAY. POLLS SHOW HARRIS PULLED EVEN WITH FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP IN THIS BATTLE GROUND STATE. HER CAMPAIGN SAYS 35,000 VOLUNTEERS HAVE SIGNED UP IN GEORGIA SINCE HARRIS BECAME THE NOMINEE LAST MONTH. SO FAR, SHE HAS STAYED MUM ON THE CONTROVERSE OVER HER OPPONENT'S VISIT TO ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY MONDAY. DEFENSE OFFICIALS TELL CBS NEWS SOME TRUMP STAFFERS GOT AGGRESSIVE VERBALLY AND PHYSICALLY WHEN AN OFFICIAL TRIED TO PREVENT THEM FROM BRINGING A CAMPAIGN PHOTOGRAPHER ON TO THE GROUNDS. FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS ELECTION RELATED ACTIVITY IN THE CEMETERY. THE TRUMP TEAM INSISTS THEIR CAMERAMAN WAS INVITED BY FAMILY MEMBERS OF STAFF SERGEANT HOOVER AND THE FAMILY AGREES. THEY POSED WITH TRUMP AT THE GRAVE SITE MONDAY BUT THERE WAS ANOTHER HEAD STONE IN THE PICTURE BELONGING TO A PLASTER SERGEANT WHO DIED IN 2020. HIS SISTER SAYS WAS THAT THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN STAFFER DID NOT ADHERE TO RULES. WE HOPE THAT THOSE VISITING THE SACRED SITE UNDERSTAND THESE WERE REAL PEOPLE WHO SACRIFICED FOR OUR FREEDOM SHE SAID. >> THE ALTERCATION IS THE MEDIA CREATING A STORY WHERE I DON'T THINK THERE IS ONE. >> IN PENNSYLVANIA, TRUMP'S VP NOMINEE JP ADVANCE SOUGHT TO SHIFT FOCUS ON HARRIS. >> SHE WANTS TO YELL AT DONALD TRUMP BECAUSE HE SHOWED UP. SHE CAN -- SHE CAN GO TO HELL. >> UNUSUAL LANGUAGE FOR THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. THE FACT IS HARRIS HASN'T YELLED AT TRUMP FOR GOING TO ARLINGTON. SHE HASN'T SAID ANYTHING. A SPOKESPERSON DID SAY THAT THE SITUATION IS PRETTY SAD

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