United States Harris calls Trump’s Arlington cemetery visit disrespectful

     
 On Saturday, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for using footage from his visit to Arlington National Cemetery in a campaign video. In a post on X, she wrote, "Arlington is a sacred place where we honour American heroes who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. It should not be used for political purposes."

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The vice president commented five days after Trump participated in a wreath-laying ceremony on Monday to honour the 13 servicemembers who died during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. Trump also visited Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, which the military regards as sacred ground. Although federal law and Pentagon policies prohibit political activities in that area, Trump's campaign posted a TikTok video featuring footage from the cemetery, as he competes with Democrat Harris in a closely contested race for the White House.

Trump's visit sparked criticism from some veterans and the relatives of fallen soldiers. On Friday, the U.S. Army defended a cemetery employee who was pushed aside at Section 60, stating that she acted professionally and was being unfairly targeted. "Let me be clear: the former president disrespected sacred ground, all for the sake of a political stunt," Harris wrote. In a speech in Pennsylvania on Friday, Trump claimed that families of service members who died in Afghanistan had requested his visit to Arlington National Cemetery.

"I arrived, and we held a ceremony," Trump said, explaining that the families asked him to visit the graves and then requested a photo. "I said, 'Absolutely.' So I took pictures at the grave," he recounted. On Saturday, Trump launched a vigorous defence by posting videos on his Truth Social account, featuring relatives of at least seven of the 13 servicemembers killed during the Afghanistan withdrawal. These relatives defended his actions at the cemetery, with many directly addressing Harris and challenging her expressed support for military families.

"Vice President Harris, why haven't you offered your condolences personally? Why have we never heard from you?" asks Christy Shamblin, mother-in-law of Sergeant Nicole Gee, who was among those killed during the 2021 withdrawal, in one video. Trump's vice-presidential pick, JD Vance, and press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, each responded to Harris's post on Saturday, referencing the Afghanistan withdrawal and accusing her of being insensitive to the servicemembers who died there.