Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: The incident at Arlington

What you don’t see in that picture is the incident that occurred right beforehand. An Arlington worker tried to prevent a campaign photographer from going to Sgt. Hoover’s grave. This is because Arlington National Cemetery prohibits politics at the hallowed gravesites.

According to the New York Times, there was a tussle that got physical as the worker tried to stop the photographer. But he went to the grave and snapped the picture.

The Trump campaign says yes, there was an Arlington Cemetery worker who had a mental health incident. Arlington officials say there was an incident report filed and they’re reviewing it.

In the meantime, a Liberal Veterans Group charges Trump with his thumb-up as using fallen heroes as a prop. The Trump campaign says they’re ready to release footage that proves there was no physical incident. And yet, no footage released by the campaign, which says they were only honoring a fallen hero at the invitation of the family. 

So on both sides, there are fingers pointing at each other over this thumbs-up photograph. But what’s clear is that Arlington National Cemetery — hallowed ground — is now an issue in the presidential campaign. And off to the side, there’s Gov. Spencer Cox.