(29 Aug 2024)
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Potterville, Michigan – 29 August 2024
1. Former President Donald Trump walks onstage during a campaign event held at a steel factory
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, (R) presidential candidate:
“And they asked me if I would be there, so I went. And while we were there, they said, ‘Could you take pictures over the grave of my son, my sister, my brother? Would you take pictures with us, sir?’ I said, ‘Absolutely.’ I did. And then I said farewell, I said goodbye. And last night I read that I was using the site to politic.”
3. Michigan Republican congressional candidate Tom Barrett waves to the crowd
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Tom Barrett, (R) Michigan congressional candidate:
“I have friends that are buried at Arlington National Cemetery in that same section. I was there when we buried one of my roommates who died on a deployment. I take it very seriously, but President Trump and those families would not have been there if Joe Biden hadn’t led to the absolute direct failure of leadership.”
5. Various of a Trump supporter waiting for the event to begin
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Rusty L. Smith, Michigan veteran and Trump supporter:
“Every time I’ve seen President Trump speak about veterans, it’s very positive. So, that’s why I’m here.”
7. Michigan Republican Party Chairman Pete Hoekstra poses for a photo with a veteran
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Pete Hoekstra, Michigan Republican Party chairman:
“They totally blew Afghanistan. They didn’t treat the families of the victims very well. They don’t want this brought up, and they don’t want this discussed. Donald Trump is showing the respect for these families that they deserve.”
9. Trump leaves at the conclusion of the rally
STORYLINE:
Michigan Republicans, including two military veterans, expressed support for former President Donald Trump on Thursday when asked about an altercation involving an official at Arlington National Cemetery.
The cemetery official was “abruptly pushed aside” during the altercation with Trump’s staff during a wreath-laying ceremony but declined to press charges. A statement from an Army spokesman Thursday said the cemetery employee was trying to ensure those participating in Monday’s ceremony were following the rules. The spokesman says the employee “acted with professionalism and avoided further disruption.” The incident was reported to the police, but the employee decided not to press charges. The Army said it considered the matter closed. The Trump campaign contested the allegation that a campaign staffer had pushed the cemetery official and pushed back on the notion that the official was unfairly targeted.
Tom Barrett, a Michigan congressional candidate and Army veteran, said the focus should be on President Joe Biden’s handling of the Afghanistan troop withdrawal and not on the pushing incident at Arlington.
“I have friends that are buried at Arlington National Cemetery in that same section. I was there when we buried one of my roommates who died on a deployment,” Barrett said before a Trump campaign event in Potterville, Michigan, near Lansing. ‘I take it very seriously, but President Trump and those families would not have been there if Joe Biden hadn’t led to the absolute direct failure of leadership.”
Another Michigan veteran, Rusty L. Smith, said Trump has his support.
“Every time I’ve seen President Trump speak about veterans, it’s very positive. So, that’s why I’m here,” he said.
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