Election 2024 Issues
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Barbra Streisand Accuses Trump of Violating Arlington Cemetery Rules
Claim: Hollywood star Barbra Streisand has accused former President Donald Trump of holding a “photo-op campaign” event at Arlington National Cemetery this week, claiming Trump was violating a rule prohibiting such activity at the location.
In an X post on Wednesday, she also spread the long-debunked “suckers and losers” hoax to further smear Trump.
Verdict: False. The Trump campaign said it was invited by the Abbey Gate Gold Star Families group to attend Monday’s memorial, which honored the 13 American military members who were killed during the Biden-Harris administration’s horrifically bungled withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
The campaign also said it received permission to bring it own photographer to Arlington.
Some of the Gold Star family members involved in Monday’s event issued a statement confirming the campaign’s statement.
BREAKING: Gold Star Families have released a powerful statement supporting former President Donald Trump in the face of an onslaught of dishonest media attacks.
Trump recently visited Arlington National Cemetery to honor the lives of 13 servicemen who were killed in the Afghan War withdrawal.
"We would like to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to President Donald J. Trump for his presence at the recent Section 60 gathering, honoring our children and their fallen brothers and sisters," the Gold Star Families said.
"On the three-year anniversary of the Abbey Gate bombing, the President and his team conducted themselves with nothing but the utmost respect and dignity for all of our service members, especially our beloved children," they added.
NPR, a taxpayer subsidized media organization, ran a hit piece against Donald Trump claiming that he did not have permission to photograph or video record at Arlington National Cemetery.
The media outlet claimed, "Two members of Donald Trump's campaign staff had a verbal and physical altercation Monday with an official at Arlington National Cemetery, where the former president participated in a wreath-laying ceremony."
"A source with knowledge of the incident said the cemetery official tried to prevent Trump staffers from filming and photographing in a section where recent U.S. casualties are buried. The source said Arlington officials had made clear that only cemetery staff members would be authorized to take photographs or film in the area, known as Section 60."
Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung refuted the allegations.
Georgia Gov. Consults State AG About Removing GOP Election Board Members After Dems Wage ‘Intimidation Campaign’
“This office has received Senator Nabilah Islam Parkes and other’s letters alleging ethics violations by members of the State Elections Board,” the statement from Kemp’s press secretary reads. “Due to uncertainty regarding whether this office has authority to act under Code Section 45-10-4 in response to these complaints, we have sought the Attorney General’s advice regarding the application of the statute to the letters. We will respond following receipt of this advice and further evaluation of the letters.”
“Kemp is actually listening to calls from Democrats,” writer Justin Glawe posted on X, citing the statement.
But the complaint is being criticized as an “intimidation campaign targeting Gov. Kemp” and the “Georgia Election Board for complying with state law,” as noted in a recent press release from the Election Transparency Initiative.
“As a member of the State Senate, [Nabilah Islam Parkes] had every opportunity to advance legislation that would change Georgia’s reconciliation law, but she never even tried,” the National Chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative Ken Cuccinelli said in a statement. “Now, she and her allies are attempting to intimidate Gov. Kemp into hijacking the duly appointed board and the rulemaking process for the purpose of preventing counties from complying with the law.”
“We urge Gov. Kemp and Attorney General Carr to reject the frivolous process complaints and handwringing of progressives,” Cuccinelli continued.
US Army Weighs in on Unfortunate Incident at Arlington
Here we are on Day 3 of the Arlington Cemetery scandal, in which private citizen Donald Trump accepted the invitation from Gold Star families to attend a wreath-laying ceremony on the third anniversary of the suicide bombing at the airport in Afghanistan. The families say they have still never been contacted by the Biden administration. However, the father of one of the fallen was arrested in March after disrupting President Joe Biden's State of the Union address by yelling, "Abbey Gate!"
Yes, Biden spent the third anniversary on his second week of vacation after delivering a grueling speech at the Democratic National Convention last Monday.
NPR reported that two Trump staffers verbally and physically abused an Arlington National Cemetary employee. The U.S. Army released a statement corroborating the story, saying that a police report had been filed, but the employee decided not to press charges. The statement alleges, "An ANC employee who attempted to ensure adherence to these rules was abruptly pushed aside."
Good.
But the participants in the incident "were made aware of federal laws." Let's put all the Gold Star families in jail.
Here's Joe Biden showing tombstones and caskets in a political ad:
So, the ANC employee making the complaint/allegation is a woman. Hmmmmm.