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Dude fuckin charge him
It's a violation of federal law? Go arrest him. Let people who served with the people buried nearby serve the warrant. Let him sit in custody until he explains to a judge why he should be free.
Fuck him. You don't have to charge him with anything above and beyond what happened, but just stop treating him special. Oh, go after the campaign staff who laid hands on the official, too. Pretty sure that's a felony in most jurisdictions.
Probably can't charge Trump. As usual, he used his lackeys to break the law. Do you even mafia bro?
Clearly, as it was part of his campaigning, this was an official act designated by someone who was at one point, and hopes again to be this election season, the President of the United States, in direct relation to the Office of the Presidency, which therefore bars any form of prosecution taking place.
God I am fucking sick to my stomach that what I just wrote is a mostly valid statement these days.
Campaigning is legally not an official act. It’s why presidents usually don’t do it. from the white house. https://www.propublica.org/article/its-illegal-for-federal-officials-to-campaign-on-the-job-trump-staffers-keep-doing-it-anyways
"We are prepared to release footage if such defamatory claims are made."
Well, fat fuck. We're waiting.
"The fact is that a private photographer was permitted on the premises and for whatever reason an unnamed individual, clearly suffering from a mental health episode, decided to physically block members of President Trump's team during a very solemn ceremony," Cheung said in the statement.
Seems like the comment about a mental health episode is defamatory. So, once again, it's projection.
He just had to throw in the “mental health episode” comment didn’t he? Lying motherfucker.
As if those chucklefucks know the first thing about solemnity
Yup. Also, "permitted onto the premises?" Arlington is open to the public.
We are prepared to release footage
Thereby proving they broke the law:
Federal law prohibits political campaign or election-related activities within Army National Military Cemeteries, to include photographers, content creators or any other persons attending for purposes, or in direct support of a partisan political candidate's campaign
Gotta edit it first.
This went viral an hour ago. It is reprehensible. They tried to stop them from taking photos and film. There's even federal law which prohibits this. This would destroy a presidental candidate, but we're talking Trump.
Yup, this is the rabble that voted for the man who said he could shoot someone in Times Square and get away with it.
50 bucks says that the instant that Arlington staffer's info gets made public, s/he'll be inundated with death threats from Cult 45ers.
Tough to take that bet now that death threats seem to be part of the playbook
When the cemetery official tried to prevent Trump campaign staff from entering Section 60, campaign staff verbally abused and pushed the official aside, according to the source.
Yet his idiot base cling to the idea that he loves this country.
Trump did that stupid "thumbs up" thing again at Arlington while posing for pictures with the families. He always does that at the most inappropriate time and place.
Exactly where do you think you ARE, Donald? You're not opening a mall. It's like someone playing a kazoo at a funeral.
He always thinks he is the most important person in that place and time, like all narcissists do.
It's just his default "people are taking pictures of me" move. I guess it was a habit developed at a time when he was just a celebrity. But, it's telling that he either can't learn to do something different now and doesn't have staff who step in front of the cameras and say "dude, you can't do that thumbs up move here".
Exactly where do you think you ARE, Donald? You’re not opening a mall. It’s like someone playing a kazoo at a funeral.
Maybe old Donny does think he's at the mall. Dementia can really confuse people.
He did the stupid thumbs up thing again WHILE STANDING ABOVE TOMBSTONES
The families of the men in the graves were also giving a thumbs up, which I think is much, much worse.
Maybe he's just super happy to be visiting Robert E. Lee's former historical home?
Reading that article and the snarky comments from his campaign staff really pissed me off. They can all go fuck themselves for disrespecting Arlington like that.
They assaulted someone for doing their job. Not just anyone - a federal employee protected under 18 USC 111, on account of that federal employee's performance of their duties, in violation of 18 USC 111, and then make a statement acting like they're the reasonable party in this incident.
i'd say they act like a bunch of 8 year old bullies but most kids are wise enough not to draw this kind of heat
And claimed the person was "clearly suffering from a mental health issue".
Fuck these people.
An 8 year old bully that slipped up enough times to realize that the rules are all talk and consequences don't come to them so they start acting like they're immune (because they have been), but since they're still 8 year old bullies, even if daddy doesn't spank them, they still get their fee-fees hurt when the social consequences of nobody wanting to play with you anymore come knocking.
... and because they're still 8 year old bullies they think the correct way to resolve that is to be really mean and nasty to everyone who doesn't like them in hopes that they'll just roll over and keep doing what the bully wants them to.
Disrespecting Arlington Cemetery is what PATRIOTS do! After all only Losers and Suckers are Buried there!
Weird
Ahh, an attempt at, let's call it, a "Paul Wellstone" press event. And like Wellstone's attempt, I'm very glad it failed and I hope people face at least some fines and Trump faces public backlash for it.
***For those that are too young or have never heard of it. Paul Wellstone DFL senator from Minnesota tried to hold a political rally at The Wall, Vietnam war memorial. He was widely panned and condemned for his total tone deafness by not only the opposition, but his own party and constituents. It almost cost him his re-election. But political memories being what they are, was swept under the rug for his advantage.
I am surprised trump did not try to take a leak on some graves.
He did, but it just went in the diaper.
Do dribbles count
If I were a reputable news outlet I would be reporting on this heavily
How trashy.
Trump and his people are so weird
Pretty sure Trump just rehired the rapey guy who likes to put his hands on people back to his campaign so this tracks.
Let Trump be Trump.
Trump rehired himself to his campaign?
Just another mini me. Cory Lewandowski I think.
Immediately puts blame on the official; that they were having a mental breakdown - ya fucking right. These people deal with this on a daily basis. They have to tell people to not record, snap shots, and be respectful. The only difference is, some people just don't know better - the people who maintain those grounds see it all the time and 99% of the time, people chill and follow the rules.
Ho ho ho, not here. Nope. It's totally the official's fault. They was being a crazy person and having a meltdown. This totally wasn't someone being a disrespectful asshat. He wouldn't dare do that.
If Arlington is full of real heroes, then why are they all dead? I prefer my heroes ALIVE!!!! SAD!!
Fights with a vet to desecrates the graves of fallen soldiers... weird.
Because of course they did