In one of the most disgusting press stories I’ve been privy to, The New York Times published a piece essentially trashing the Gold Star families who invited Donald Trump to Arlington National Cemetery on Monday.
As RedState reported, the president appeared at a ceremony honoring the 13 murdered American service members who died during the Abbey Gate Bombing. The devastating event unfolded in August of 2021 amid the Biden-Harris administration’s incompetent withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris neither showed up for the ceremony nor gave live statements commemorating the third anniversary of the deaths. Instead, the president vacationed on the beach while Harris continued campaigning. That did nothing but underscore the complete lack of accountability stemming from their decision-making.
Yet, instead of focusing on how the service members were killed, the press decided to attack Donald Trump for daring to show up to honor them, claiming he “politicized” the event by taking pictures with the Gold Star families.
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That disgusting pursuit reached a new low on Thursday with a story put together by Maggie Haberman in which she used the names on gravestones to mine a quote attacking not just Trump, but the Gold Star families he posed with as well.
NEW: The family of Master Sgt. Andrew Marckesano, a multi-tour combat vet who died by suicide in 2020 and whose gravestone was photographed and filmed in the Trump Arlington visit, expresses dismay. Chris Cameron Eric Schmitt me https://t.co/df2osWsbMI
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 29, 2024
“We hope that those visiting this sacred site understand that these were real people who sacrificed for our freedom and that they are honored and respected accordingly,” she added. She declined to answer additional questions about the gravestone’s appearance in photos.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 29, 2024
Given the families who asked for the picture with Trump lost their loved ones in a brutal suicide bombing that happened because of Biden-Harris incompetence and politicization of the withdrawal, I’m pretty sure they “understand that these were real people who sacrificed for our freedom.” To use that quote in this context, ignoring that the people being attacked are themselves Gold Star families is media depravity I’m not sure I’ve seen before, and that’s saying something.
Again, the families involved asked for the cameras to be there to make a record of the ceremony. This isn’t a case of Trump randomly deciding to start snapping pictures. How do we know that? Because the Gold Star families put out the following statement.
The families invited Trump.
That should have been the end of the story.
But sadly, our press feels compelled to harass the very families they said should be sacrosanct because they can take a jab at Trump by doing so. pic.twitter.com/tA0vfpMBtp
— Andrew Follett (@AndrewCFollett) August 29, 2024
What makes this even more ridiculous is that Joe Biden used shots of Arlington National Cemetery and flag-draped caskets in a political ad back in June. You can even see the names on the gravestones in the video with the caption by Biden reading “Donald Trump doesn’t know a damn thing about service to his country.”
Donald Trump doesn’t know a damn thing about service to his country. pic.twitter.com/kls13Z8yHb
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) June 7, 2024
Did Maggie Haberman and the Times mention that? Did they suggest it broke the rules of politicizing Arlington National Cemetery and the deaths of American service members? Did any reporters call up the families of those whose gravestones were shown? Of course, not.
The moment the Gold Star families said they wanted the cameras there and asked to take pictures with the former president, that should have been the end of it. Instead, the press have done what they always do, which is show themselves to be the lowest of the low. Haberman, the Times, and the rest have now spent more time freaking out over Trump showing up to honor the fallen than they have critiquing those who got them killed. It’s deranged.
