The two Trump campaign staffers who reportedly “pushed aside” an official at Arlington National Cemetery last week has been identified.
NPR identified the two staffers as deputy campaign manager Justin Caporale and Michel Picard, a member of Trump’s advance team, citing a source with knowledge of the incident.
The outlet reached out to the two men for comment but received an email from Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung instead.
“I see you’ve been emailing some of our team members…As the Army has said, they consider this matter closed,” Cheung wrote. “President Trump was there to support the Gold Star families and honor the sacrifices their loved ones made.”
Trump visited the cemetery last week to participate in a wreath laying ceremony on the third anniversary of the deadly bombing at Abbey Gate in Afghanistan that killed 13 U.S. service members.
NPR first reported that an official for the cemetery had a confrontation with Trump campaign staff members who were filming and taking photos in Section 60 of the cemetery, where it is prohibited.
The Army said last week that the Arlington National Cemetery official was trying to enforce rules prohibiting political activities on cemetery grounds when they were “abruptly pushed aside” by members of Trump’s campaign.
The Army said a police report was filed, but that the employee had declined to press charges, and that the Army considered the matter closed.
