Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) recently spoke out about the reported incident involving a Trump campaign staffer visiting Arlington National Cemetery, calling the shoving “disappointing.”
“It's really unfortunate that someone who is trying to become the most powerful person in the world has literally no understanding of basic norms.” Crockett said, MSNBC's “All in with Chris Hayes.”
“This is not a party that values law and order,” she added.
During the incident, First reported by NPROn November 24, cemetery staff tried to stop people accompanying former President Trump from photographing a part of the cemetery known as Section 60, where military personnel recently killed in Afghanistan and Iraq are buried. Citing anonymous sources, the outlet reported that the former president's staff tried to block the staff from entering the area, and the staff pushed them away.
“They're not following the code,” Crockett said when asked about the incident. “They're not following the law.”
The campaign denied the allegations, saying the physical confrontation did not occur “as described.”
“The facts are that a private photographer had been allowed onto the premises and, for some reason, an anonymous individual, apparently suffering from mental illness, [former] “President Trump's team was in attendance during a very solemn ceremony,” Trump campaign spokesman Steven Chang said in an earlier statement.
Republican presidential candidate Trump attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Monday with the families of 13 U.S. soldiers killed during the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
“Federal law prohibits political campaigning or election-related activity on Army National Military Cemeteries, including photographers, content creators and others who visit in direct support of the campaigns of partisan political candidates,” Arlington National Cemetery said in a previous statement.
“Arlington National Cemetery made this law and its prohibitions thoroughly known to all attendees,” the agency added. “We can confirm that an incident occurred and have filed a report.”
In an emailed statement to The Hill, Chang called Crockett a “big list of bullshit,” adding that “she has no idea what she's talking about.”
“Even though she wasn't there, she didn't stop spewing incoherent nonsense,” Chan continued. [Vice President] Kamala [Harris] “Why did she not turn up on that solemn day to offer her condolences to the Gold Star families who lost loved ones in the Abbey Gate tragedy?”
