U.S. Army Issues Statement Criticizing Trump Campaign Over Cemetery Dispute

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"Trump violated the law and was disrespectful to veterans in doing so." - Catsnmeters

Federal law prohibits political activity, including any photography, at any military cemeteries. A Trump spokesman claimed that the cemetery officials were, in his mind, "clearly suffering from a mental health episode." Political historian Allan Lichtman joined Scripps News on Wednesday to discuss the incident.

"There's clear federal law on this, and there's good reason for it," Lichtman said. "We should not be exploiting soldiers for political purposes."

"Whether or not Donald Trump has some family member allegedly giving him permission is absolutely irrelevant. Staffers at Arlington are absolutely right. You cannot use the cemetery, the graves, for a photo op for a political campaign. That violates federal law," Lichtman said.

But its okay for Biden to do it.

Biden’s Arlington photo was not taken as part of campaign

After news broke about an altercation at the Arlington National Ceremony involving former President Donald Trump’s staff

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Here’s how a Biden ad that featured Arlington National Cemetery differs from a Trump campaign effort​

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• A 2020 Joe Biden campaign ad featured a May 31, 2010, photo of Biden at Arlington National Cemetery.