Posted on 08/27/2024 5:53:34 PM PDT by Red Badger
Fuming Kamala Harris supporters are calling for the director of the Arlington National Cemetery to be "fired" for allowing Donald Trump to attend a Monday memorial service for fallen soldiers.
Democratic media figures and activists expressed their fury at Arlington National Cemetery director Karen Durham-Aguilera, a longtime senior Army official, after Trump marked the third anniversary of the Kabul airport terrorist attack by attending a wreath-laying ceremony with the families of the fallen service members. The Gold Star families invited Trump to attend the service.
Thirteen American soldiers were killed and 18 wounded in the Abbey Gate suicide bombing during the Biden-Harris administration’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
Steve Schmidt—a failed GOP campaign operative known for smearing his deceased war hero ex-boss, John McCain—accused Trump of "desecrat[ing] Arlington National Cemetery and America’s most hallowed ground."
Charles P. Pierce, an opinion writer for Esquire, said Trump "grotesquely used Arlington National Cemetery as a campaign prop."
"[H]ow dare you let that creep Trump do what he did yesterday. You must like our service men and women being called suckers and losers! You are really a low class person. You need to resign. Shame on you!" wrote one Harris supporter in a message to Durham-Aguilera on X.
"F—king disgusting! My brother is buried in that cemetery. U should be fired," wrote another X user.
Others flooded Durham-Aguilera with comments calling her a "disgrace" who should "RESIGN IMMEDIATELY"; arguing that "Heads should roll for whoever approved that"; and demanding to know, "Why was the draft-dodging rapist thug convicted felon traitor wannabe dictator laying a wreath today???"
A spokeswoman for the Arlington National Cemetery told the Washington Free Beacon that Trump "was invited by a Gold Star family to participate in a public wreath-laying ceremony and was afforded the same access to ANC ground and facilities as afforded to other unofficial visitors."
"Our focus was on supporting our Gold Star families as they came to honor and pay respect to their loved ones at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and their final resting place," said the spokeswoman.
That’s right.
Ugh. Steve Schmidt. He is absolutely unhinged in his Substack. Just nuts.
What’s you du password, karren.
Did Kamala’s combat veteran running mate show up?
I agree. I have nothing but contempt for the rat party.
The fact that Stevie schmidthead is always screaming about Donald Trump tells me that Stevie has done some nefarious evil things.
Bingo. They didn’t want the voters to be reminded of the fiasco in Afghanistan with the election in a little over two months. When you see the lefties go this loony one knows the opposition has scored major political points against them!
But they (and Arlington’s Manager) had no problem with the desecration and removal of a monument honoring the former Confederates that was placed to heal our Nation’s wounds.
EXACTLY. And worth repeating.
There will be many occasions to come when Trump one-ups them by simply doing the right thing. Because they have no idea what the right thing might be.
Yes idjit, I/’m saying your false portrayal of a Trump thumbs up over fallen soldier is your full up bullScheiff.
FOAD, (typical dumbass leftist white infiltratorbtch)
Eventually — just maybe; perhaps — people who love America and who are grateful to live in our Republic will at long last understand that we are in a WAR for survival of our nation … That there are fellow American citizens who would love nothing better than to destroy our beloved Republic and replace it with the Democrat/Communist Party’s vision of a society ruled under totalitarianism … under, ultimately, communism. … And it’s happening NOW … in real time.
Trump is a former President. It’s totally appropriate to invite him to such an event. And the nice thing with Trump is that he has enough respect and class to not laugh during the ceremony.
“And the nice thing with Trump is that he has enough respect and class to not laugh during the ceremony.”
Along with not looking at his watch...
Yup, the mindless, brainwashed pawns received their daily talking points and flew into parrot mode. I can’t stand it when the female Pali parrots squawk on their megaphones. It’s like someone running their fingernails down a blackboard.
Did people get upset about the gold star families doing the same thing as Trump? Why or why not? Why did you leave out the part about the gold star families doing the same thing? You do crap like this all the time - state things matter of fact lying that ate either lies or only half the story. Why are you here?
...but that’s OK with the asses............
That too. And not falling was an added bonus.
Matter of fact.ly darn spellcheck
She’s a Free Republic phony.
They would have made way for Biden and or Harris if they had BOTHERED TO SHOW UP!
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