In Arlington cemetery fracas, Team Trump shoved a woman and called her crazy
-- because that’s what they do
When the event took place on Aug. 26
— the third anniversary of the bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members
— just one journalist raised questions.
Esquire’s Charlie Pierce
— a relic from journalism’s lost golden era
— wrote a scathing pieceheadlined:
“How The Hell Was Trump Allowed To Use Arlington National Cemetery As A Campaign Prop?” 
Two NPR reporters — Quil Lawrence and Tom Bowman — went to work answering Pierce’s question
and learned two things, one of them stunning.
They reported
a) no one except cemetery staff is #allowed to take pictures or shoot video in Section 60, and
b) a woman staffer from Arlington who tried to enforce those rules said she was physically confronted by Trump campaign staffers and #shoved #aside during the altercation.
More than a week later, #Democrats on Capitol Hill are calling for more public information about what actually happened,
#veterans #groups are expressing outrage over the idea that fallen heroes were used for props by a politician who’s long shown disrespect for soldiers and their sacrifices,
and #Team #Trump has fought back with statements of support from pro-Republican Gold Star Mothers.
The mainstream media that botched the initial coverage should be pushing for answers on key unanswered questions,
including the identity of the alleged shover.
But despite a week of headlines, there’s one critical aspect to this story I feel is being ignored, even though it is central to the very essence of Trump’s warped campaign:
The people closest to Trump allegedly shoved and verbally abused a woman
— because that’s what they do.
https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/attytood/trump-arlington-cemetery-sundown-towns-ferguson-20240903.html