He evenparroted Trumps response to the controversy, blaming Gold Star families for the controversial photo.
They wanted President Trump there.
They wanted to take those photos.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) appears on “Meet the Press” in Washington D.C., Sunday, June 2, 2024. – (Photo by: William B. Plowman/NBC via Getty Images)William B. Plowman/NBC via Getty Images
I gave my permission, Hoovers mother told NBC News.
My son was murdered under the Biden-Harris administration.
He was a Green Beret.
His family was concerned that his grave was actually shown in a photo that was posted on social media.
Did the Trump campaign fail to honor her wishes, their wishes?
No, Kristen, they honored the wishes of the 13 families whose children died at Abbey Gate.
Those families wanted the photos, Cotton replied.
They told me yesterday that they specifically asked President Trump for the photos.
Obviously, headstones at Arlington are close to each other.
When you take a photo of your loved one then other headstones are going to be present as well.
Its that he leveraged images of it for his presidential campaign.
Even Cotton himself wrote about the sacred ground and proper… conduct there in his 2019 memoir.
Over the years, I have noticed something about Arlington.
Although a sign welcomes visitors to our nations most sacred shrine, no rules are posted.
Yet visitors somehow understand a proper code of conduct, Cotton wrote,according to The Daily Beast.
