Four days into the scandal over Donald Trump’s disgraceful attempt to stage a campaign video at Arlington National Cemetery, things are only getting worse for the Republican candidate. Trump is trying to lie the story out of existence, his campaign staffers are trolling the U.S. military, and this story is definitely not going away.
A video that appeared on Trump’s TikTok account, confirmed that Trump used his appearance in the highly regulated Section 60—where veterans of more recent conflicts are buried—for campaign purposes. But on Thursday afternoon, Trump tried to deny his connection to that video, which remains up on his account as of Friday afternoon.
Confronted by a reporter, Trump first claimed that he didn’t know who had put out the video. Then he said it could have been put out by the parents of the fallen veterans he was supposedly there to honor. Then he blamed the Biden-Harris administration for the video produced by his campaign and posted to his own account. Trump said this even as his campaign team was continuing to troll the U.S. Army by releasing another video.
Never underestimate Trump’s ability to be shittier than expected.