Trump Campaign Responds to Reports of Altercation at Arlington National Cemetery

Officials at the cemetery said an incident took place.

Former President Donald Trump stands alongside Misty Fuoco, whose sister Sgt. Nicole Gee died in the Abbey Gate bombing in Afghanistan, at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Aug. 26, 2024. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is denying reports of an altercation between campaign staffers and an official at Arlington National Cemetery.

Citing unnamed sources, several news outlets reported that after Trump participated in an Aug. 26 wreath-laying ceremony at the Virginia military cemetery, staffers pushed the cemetery official after the official tried to prevent staffers from entering an area with recently buried service members.