The MeidasTouch Podcast - US Army ISSUES RESPONSE to Trump CEMETERY ATTACK

Episode Date: August 29, 2024

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the powerful and response by the US Army to Donald Trump’s campaign attacking an Arlington cemetery staff member to get a campaign photo op. Try VIIA Hemp! https://bit.ly/viiameidas and use code MEIDAS Visit https://meidastouch.com for more! Join the MeidasTouch Patreon: https://Patreon.com/Meidastouch Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown Lights On with Jessica Denson: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/lights-on-with-jessica-denson On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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And again, it is beyond rare for the Army, the United States Army, to issue a statement like this. Here's what it says. Arlington National Cemetery routinely hosts public wreath-laying ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for individuals and groups who submit requests in advance. ANC conducts nearly 3,000 such public ceremonies a year without incident. Participants in the August 26th ceremony

and the subsequent Section 60 visit were made aware of federal laws, army regulations, and Department of Defense policies, which clearly prohibit political activities on cemetery grounds. An ANC employee who attempted to ensure adherence to these rules was abruptly pushed aside. In other words, a physical altercation took place. Consistent with the decorum expected at the Arlington National Cemetery, this employee acted with professionalism and avoided further disruption. The incident was reported to the JBMHH Police Department, but the employee subsequently decided not to press charges.

Therefore, the Army considers this matter closed. This incident was unfortunate, and it is also unfortunate that the ANC employee and her professionalism has been unfairly attacked. ANC is a national shrine to the honored dead of the armed forces, and its dedicated staff will continue to ensure public ceremonies are conducted with the dignity and respect the nation's fallen deserve. Haley Britsky writes that this has to be noted how rare a statement like this is from the army. She has covered the army for four years and cannot recall something similar. I've also reached out to a number of reporters who have covered the Army as well, and nobody has heard of these types of statements being issued,

but no one's heard of this type of incident taking place where a political campaign goes in there and engages in a physical altercation with Arlington Cemetery staff to try to do a political ad right there. It should be noted that if you look at the Army's statement, when they say that the professionalism of the Arlington Cemetery staff member had been called into question by Trump campaign people, Donald Trump's lead campaign spokesperson, Stephen Chung, said that the Arlington Cemetery staff member had mental illness, had a mental health issue, and something was mentally wrong with them. That's why the

person deserved to be pushed aside. We reported about this in the Midas Touch Network two days ago when it first went down. It was originally reported by NPR. They did an incredible job reporting on this incident. And yeah, the Trump campaign after Donald Trump made statements like the Medal of Freedom that he gives out to his donors is a better award than the Congressional Medal of Honor. Donald Trump calling military members suckers and, and calling fallen soldiers suckers and losers, as confirmed by Donald Trump's former four-star general chief of staff, John Kelly, who said Donald Trump said that as well. Donald Trump's campaign wanted that photo op on the three-year anniversary when our

soldiers in Afghanistan, 13, were were killed in Afghanistan Trump wanted to have this photo op he wanted to be at the wreath ceremony and his staff was told the rules here's how you have to behave when you're in the Arlington Cemetery and they pushed they physically pushed the people aside now I want to share with you, J.D. Vance confirmed the incident as well. And if I look at this statement here by the U.S. Army spokesperson, they seem to also be addressing Donald Trump's VP pick, J.D. Vance, for the horrific statements that he said yesterday, where he's like, what's the big deal? Here's what J.D. Vance said yesterday. Play this clip. Well, I think, first of all, the altercation at Arlington

Cemetery is the media creating a story where I really don't think that there is one. There is verifiable evidence. There is verifiable evidence that the campaign was allowed to have a photographer there. There's verifiable, they were invited to have a photographer there. There's verifiable evidence that the families of these poor people who had their loved ones die three years ago at Abbey Road, they had, excuse me, Abbey Gate, those 13 Americans, a lot of them were there with the president. They invited him to be there and to support them. That's not an insult to the memories of their loved ones. They wanted Donald Trump there. And thank God that we have a president who stands with our veterans instead of one who

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And the media has turned this into a national news story. You know what I think our veterans care a lot more about? That Kamala Harris's VP nominee lied about his military service. I think that our veterans care a lot more about that. And then J.D. Vance not just doubled, he tripled down on it. And then J.D. Vance was like, what's the big deal? It's not like we were like making an ad or anything like we were there to like be there with fallen soldiers. Here, play this clip.

You guys in the media, you're acting like Donald Trump filmed a TV commercial at a gravesite. He was there providing emotional support to a lot of brave Americans who lost loved ones they never should have lost. And there happened to be a camera there and somebody gave him permission to have that camera there. No, J.D. Vance, you were quite literally there to make an ad. You were making a political advertisement and you were cutting clips for political campaigning activity, which should not be happening in Arlington Cemetery. The veterans, I've spoken to the veterans who work for the Midas Touch Network. You see a lot of them on the show, Fred Wellman, Ken Harbo, and others. They were Denver Riggleman,

absolutely livid, absolutely livid at what the Trump campaign did at the Arlington Cemetery. I'm livid. The nation is livid. What a horrific thing to do. And then just so you can see what Donald Trump's been saying this week alone, this is what Donald Trump said about the generals who worked for him. The former general, Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and John Kelly. Here's Donald Trump talking about them and calling them stupid. Play the clip. But Milley was a stupid person, very stupid.

You know, we have great generals, but Milley was stupid. Guys like John Kelly, he's one of the dumbest people I've ever met. This is from this week as well. Here's what Donald Trump said about them. Play the clip. The one confirmation was a guy that I fired, a terrible stupid person actually that couldn't do the job well and I fired him and he sort of confirmed it. I don't know how he confirmed it but he did.

Here's what Donald Trump said about John McCain, how Donald Trump said he prefers soldiers who are not captured. Here play this clip. He hit me. He's not a war hero. He's a war hero. He's a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren't captured, okay? I hate to tell you. Do you agree with that? I mean, Donald Trump calling John McCain not a hero. I mean, how pathetic can you get right there? But Donald Trump does praise our adversaries. He does praise Putin and Kim Jong-un.

Play this clip. Xi of China, when you see Kim Jong-un of North Korea, when you see Putin and you see all of these people, they're at the top of their game, whether you like it or not. And they can't believe that this has happened to the United States. I remember when Donald Trump was asked about sacrifices, he made here, play this clip. You got to say to a woman, hey, listen, you got to go to my personal doctor and I'm going to have you checked out. Is that a tough thing to say to a woman or you just got the balls to say it?

You know, I'll tell you, it's amazing. I can't even believe it. I've been so lucky. Right. In terms of that whole world. You've never gotten a social disease. It is a dangerous world out there. It is. It's vietnam sort of like you know it is it is your personal vietnam isn't it is my person you've said that many times like a great and very brave soldier

a lot of guys who went through vietnam came out unscathed a lot of guys who've gone through the 80s having sex with different women uh came out with aids and all kinds of things survive vietnam this is better than vietnam yeah, horrific, horrific stuff right there. Anyway, the official statement from the U.S. Army spokesperson right there. We will keep you updated as we learn more here on the Midas Touch network. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 4 million subscribers. Real quick, MediGist changed their algorithm to suppress political content. Please follow our Instagram at Midas, right now as we head towards 400,000 followers so you don't miss a beat.