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Vice President Kamala Harris was recently excoriated by Gold Star family
members who accused the Democratic presidential candidate of politicizing
an incident at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday.
The messages were posted on former President Trump's Instagram account.
Eight videos, each featuring different parents of service members killed
by ISIS-K terrorists amid the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan on Aug. 26,
2021, were published in total.
The videos were released in the wake of a statement published by Harris on
Saturday, where the vice president criticized Trump for taking photographs
at a wreath-laying ceremony event on Monday. The Army said this week that
an Arlington National Cemetery official was "abruptly pushed aside" while
interacting with Trump's staff.
"As Vice President, I have had the privilege of visiting Arlington
National Cemetery several times," Harris said. "It is not a place for
politics. And yet, as was reported this week, Donald Trumps team chose to
film a video there, resulting in an altercation with cemetery staff."
"Let me be clear: the former president disrespected sacred ground, all for
the sake of a political stunt," she claimed, before adding that she would
"never politicize" such an event.
The Gold Star family members maintained that they had asked Trump for
photographs, as opposed to Trump taking pictures to advance his campaign.
In one video, the father of Marine Lance Cpl. Jared Schmitz called Harris'
post "heinous, vile and disgusting."
"Why did we want Trump there? It wasn't to help his political campaign,"
Mark Schmitz said in the video. "We wanted a leader. That explains why you
and Joe didn't get a call."
Darren Hoover, the father of Marine Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover, said that
Harris lacks "empathy and basic understanding" about Monday's event, and
stressed that Trump's appearance was respectful.
"In keeping with the reverence and respect that is given to all members of
our military that are buried there, we invited President Trump," he said.
"We are the ones that asked for the video and the pictures to be taken at
the tomb of the Unknown Soldier."
Hoover also added that Trump has "been there for us from the very
beginning," and criticized Harris for "playing politics" over the
incident.
"You should be ashamed and embarrassed [about] your lack of empathy and
decency as a human being," the father added. "You are only in this for the
power and prestige. You don't care for our military or the citizens of
this country.
"You should hang your head in shame at your actions or lack thereof."
Fox News Digital reached out to the Harris campaign for comment.
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DemocratsPleaseLeave
4 hours ago
It all boils down to the voters as to whether they want representation
from radicals like Harris and squad members or not. Is this really what
you want? I wish US citizens would realize what an honor and
responsibility it is to make an educated vote. Stop listening to the
talking heads on television and the clips on TicToc and read, research l,
and put some time into it. It will be for the betterment of everyone.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gold-star-families-slam-kamala-harris-
playing-politics-trumps-visit-arlington-national-cemetery
members who accused the Democratic presidential candidate of politicizing
an incident at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday.
The messages were posted on former President Trump's Instagram account.
Eight videos, each featuring different parents of service members killed
by ISIS-K terrorists amid the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan on Aug. 26,
2021, were published in total.
The videos were released in the wake of a statement published by Harris on
Saturday, where the vice president criticized Trump for taking photographs
at a wreath-laying ceremony event on Monday. The Army said this week that
an Arlington National Cemetery official was "abruptly pushed aside" while
interacting with Trump's staff.
"As Vice President, I have had the privilege of visiting Arlington
National Cemetery several times," Harris said. "It is not a place for
politics. And yet, as was reported this week, Donald Trumps team chose to
film a video there, resulting in an altercation with cemetery staff."
"Let me be clear: the former president disrespected sacred ground, all for
the sake of a political stunt," she claimed, before adding that she would
"never politicize" such an event.
The Gold Star family members maintained that they had asked Trump for
photographs, as opposed to Trump taking pictures to advance his campaign.
In one video, the father of Marine Lance Cpl. Jared Schmitz called Harris'
post "heinous, vile and disgusting."
"Why did we want Trump there? It wasn't to help his political campaign,"
Mark Schmitz said in the video. "We wanted a leader. That explains why you
and Joe didn't get a call."
Darren Hoover, the father of Marine Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover, said that
Harris lacks "empathy and basic understanding" about Monday's event, and
stressed that Trump's appearance was respectful.
"In keeping with the reverence and respect that is given to all members of
our military that are buried there, we invited President Trump," he said.
"We are the ones that asked for the video and the pictures to be taken at
the tomb of the Unknown Soldier."
Hoover also added that Trump has "been there for us from the very
beginning," and criticized Harris for "playing politics" over the
incident.
"You should be ashamed and embarrassed [about] your lack of empathy and
decency as a human being," the father added. "You are only in this for the
power and prestige. You don't care for our military or the citizens of
this country.
"You should hang your head in shame at your actions or lack thereof."
Fox News Digital reached out to the Harris campaign for comment.
Conversation
DemocratsPleaseLeave
4 hours ago
It all boils down to the voters as to whether they want representation
from radicals like Harris and squad members or not. Is this really what
you want? I wish US citizens would realize what an honor and
responsibility it is to make an educated vote. Stop listening to the
talking heads on television and the clips on TicToc and read, research l,
and put some time into it. It will be for the betterment of everyone.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gold-star-families-slam-kamala-harris-
playing-politics-trumps-visit-arlington-national-cemetery