Controversy Erupts Trump's Arlington Cemetery Visit

we're learning new details about an incident that turned physical at Arlington National Cemetery during Donald Trump's visit there on Monday it happened while Trump was in section 60 the burial site for recent us casualties Trump suggesting on true social that the problem stem from his campaign's use of Photography CNN's Elena Trin has more on that uh from Washington what what happened here right well Sarah so a lot of back and forth from both sides the Arlington National Cemetery but also the Trump campaign on what exactly did happen but what we know is that uh some people who worked at the cemetery had blocked members of Donald Trump's team members of his campaign on Monday from attending and participating in some of the wreath ceremony uh when Donald Trump was laying some of the wreaths on Monday to honor the 13 Fallen US service members who were at uh kabal's Abby gate during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghan now I'm going to break down some of this for you so the big question here is about whether or not Donald Trump was able uh to you know participate in partisan events as the cemetery calls it uh while while at that visit particularly in this area called section 30 now we did hear from Donald Trump he posted as you mentioned Sarah on Truth social and as you said he did seem uh to argue that perhaps this was because of photography this is what um he wrote on on true social and they also included a um a post or a letter from the families who said that they had supported this effort he had said quote we had given our approval for president Trump's official videographer and photographer to attend the event ensuring the sacred moments of remembrance were respectfully captured and so we can cherish these memories forever and that is from the families of some of the service members who uh were killed during that Afghanistan withdrawal a couple years ago now I will also add that the cemetery for their part had said uh in a statement to CNN that federal law prohibits political campaign or election related activities at Arlington National uh at Army National military cemeteries excuse me so that's where some of the dispute is here now I will say NPR was the first to report some of this they had said that they had heard from someone at Arlington National Cemetery who uh said that there was a physical altercation between members of the cemetery staff and Donald Trump's campaign Trump's campaign has pushed back on that they said that there was no physical altercation however uh a member did block them from participating this now we also did hear from Chris lasv this is Donald Trump's co- campaign manager he's also someone who is a veteran he said quote president Trump was there on the invitation of the abig gate gold star families to honor their loved ones who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country for a Despicable individual to physically prevent president Trump's team from accompanying him to this solemn event is a disgrace and does not deserve to represent that