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The Trump camp is doubling down on the Arlington mess and picking a fight with the Army [Video]

Former President Donald Trump’s visit to Arlington National Cemetery is devolving into a real PR problem for his campaign.

Trump visited the cemetery on Monday for an event to commemorate the third anniversary of the attack on US troops withdrawing from Afghanistan.

But his visit drew flak after the cemetery said that Trump staffers had filmed sections of the burial grounds they weren’t authorized to record — and that Trump staff pushed a cemetery official who tried to stop the campaign from filming.

Arlington confirmed to Business Insider on Wednesday that there was an “incident” at the cemetery and “a report was filed.”

The US Army’s public-affairs division issued a statement on Thursday, defending the Arlington employee and reiterating its stance on how people should behave at the cemetery.

“Participants in the August 26th ceremony and the subsequent Section 60 visit were made aware of federal laws, Army regulations and DoD policies, which …

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