Families of Fallen Soldiers Defend Trump After Arlington Cemetery Visit Fallout

Family members of soldiers killed in Afghanistan withdrawal say the presidential candidate was invited to attend the ceremony and to ‘hear our stories.’

Republican presidential nominee and 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, during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington, Va., on Aug. 26, 2024. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump posted videos of family members of fallen soldiers responding to Vice President Kamala Harris’s criticism of his recent visit to Arlington National Cemetery.

On Aug. 26, President Trump laid wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery to mark the third anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. During the event, Trump was joined by family members of fallen servicemembers.