WASHINGTON — Vice chairman Kamala Harris said former President Donald Trump “disrespected sacred ground” in his latest appearance at Arlington National Cemetery, in which the Republican nominee took and distributed photos Irrespective of a federal prohibition on marketing campaign action to the grounds.

Harris, in an announcement posted Saturday about the social websites platform X, cited reviews that Trump's campaign aides produced an altercation that has a cemetery staffer and proceeded to acquire images and film the former president, including within the graves of Afghanistan war veterans, just after remaining warned about regulations at the location.

“Let me be distinct: the previous president disrespected sacred ground, all for your sake of the political stunt,” Harris claimed, calling Arlington a “solemn place where by we appear with each other to honor American heroes ... not a spot for politics.”

The initial incident stemmed from Trump’s and Republicans’ ongoing criticism of President Joe Biden and now Harris for that chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. On the invitation of some members of the family of company customers killed throughout the withdrawal, Trump laid wreaths past Monday in honor of Sgt. Nicole Gee, Personnel Sgt. Darin Hoover and Employees Sgt. Ryan Knauss. They were being amid thirteen U.S. support users and a lot more than 100 Afghans who died in an Aug. 26, 2021, bombing at Hamid Karzai Intercontinental Airport.

Trump’s campaign was warned about not getting photos ahead of an altercation at the cemetery, In line with protection officials. Officials have reported given that that an Arlington personnel whom two Trump marketing campaign workers customers allegedly “verbally abused and pushed” apart has declined to press prices. The Trump marketing campaign has given that lashed out at Pentagon Harris vs Trump officers, which has a leading campaign adviser, Chris LaCivita, referring to armed service spokespersons as “hacks.” Trump marketing campaign officials say it had permission to carry another person to take video clip.

Considering that Biden finished his reelection bid, Trump has long been zeroing in on Harris and her roles in foreign policy decisions. He has especially highlighted the vice chairman’s statements that she was the last man or woman from the home before Biden produced the decision on Afghanistan.

Biden’s administration was subsequent a withdrawal commitment and timeline that the Trump administration had negotiated Using the Taliban in 2020. A 2022 evaluation by a authorities-appointed Particular investigator concluded choices made by each Trump and Biden were The true secret elements leading to the rapid collapse of Afghanistan’s military and the Taliban takeover.

Harris on Saturday alluded to Trump's record of finding fights with veterans and repeated allegations that he has “referred to as our fallen services users ‘suckers’ and ‘losers’ and disparaged Medal of Honor recipients.”

“That is a gentleman who's struggling to understand anything at all apart from service to himself,” Harris claimed. “I will always honor the company and sacrifice of all of The usa’s fallen heroes. ... And I won't ever politicize them.”