Article 6QB5S US army confirms Arlington cemetery worker ‘pushed aside’ by Trump staff

US army confirms Arlington cemetery worker ‘pushed aside’ by Trump staff

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Strongest official criticism yet over altercation with ex-president's staff during photo op at military cemetery

US army officials issued a strongly worded rebuke of Donald Trump's campaign on Thursday as they confirmed a worker at Arlington national cemetery was abruptly pushed aside" during an altercation with members of the former president's staff.

The statement was the strongest official criticism yet of Trump's controversial visit in which he gave a thumbs-up over graves as a photo opportunity and there was an alleged physical assault by two of his staffers on the army official. It came as outrage continued to mount from veterans and families of some of the service members buried there.

Michael Sainato and the Associated Press contributed reporting

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