Army Releases Redacted Report on Incident During Trump Visit to Arlington Cemetery

The redacted incident report classifies the alleged offense as ’simple assault.’

Former President Donald Trump lays a wreath alongside Marine Cpl. Kelsee Lainhart (Ret.) and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews (Ret.), who were injured at the Abbey Gate Bombing in Afghanistan, during a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington, Va., on Aug. 26, 2024. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The U.S. Army released a heavily redacted report on Oct. 25 related to an alleged altercation during former President Donald Trump’s visit to Arlington National Cemetery in August.

According to multiple reports, on Aug. 26, a cemetery staffer attempted to block the Trump campaign from taking photos and videos in Section 60, where soldiers recently killed in Afghanistan and Iraq are buried. At the time, the U.S. Army, which oversees the management of Arlington National Cemetery, stated that the employee was “abruptly pushed aside.”