Maddow Blog | Why Trump's 'incident' at Arlington National Cemetery matters

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : Indeed, Esquire published a memorable headline alongside a Charles P. Pierce column this week: "How The Hell Was Trump Allowed To Use Arlington National Cemetery As A Campaign Prop?"But that was before the story managed to get even worse.
39% : "I'm mindful of the fact that multiple reports emphasized that Trump was at the cemetery at the invitation of some family members who lost loved ones in Afghanistan three years ago.
34% : Trump has also complained bitterly about American military leaders, reportedly disparaged wounded veterans, blamed military leaders for failed missions he approved, downplayed the importance of troops with traumatic brain injuries, feuded with Gold Star families, downplayed the significance of the Medal of Honor, and famously declared in reference to American prisoners of war, "I like people that weren't captured, okay?"

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