Trump has drawn criticism over a video of a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
A Gold Star mother named Karen Meredith rebuked former President Donald Trump for posting a video of a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery this week.Trump was invited to the Monday ceremony to honor 13 service members, who were killed during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, by the families of some of the deceased.
'Newsweek reached out via email to the Trump campaign for comment.On Thursday, the U.S. Army released a statement saying that participants of the wreath-laying ceremony were 'made aware of federal laws, Army regulations and policies, which clearly prohibit political activities on cemetery grounds.''An employee who attempted to ensure adherence to these rules was abruptly pushed aside,' the statement reads.
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