Gold Star families criticize Kamala Harris for “political games” in connection with Trump's visit to Arlington National Cemetery

Vice President Kamala Harris recently came under fire from members of the Gold Star family who accused the Democratic presidential candidate of politicizing an incident at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday.

The messages were posted on former President Trump's Instagram account. Eight videos, each featuring different parents of military personnel killed by ISIS-K terrorists In the wake of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, a total of .

The videos were released in the wake of a statement from Harris on Saturday in which the vice president criticized Trump for taking photos at a wreath-laying ceremony on Monday. The Army said this week that an official at Arlington National Cemetery was “abruptly pushed aside” as he spoke to Trump's staff.

“As Vice President, I had the privilege of visiting Arlington National Cemetery several times,” Harris said. “It is not a place for politics. And yet, as was reported this week, Donald Trump's team decided to shoot a video there, which led to an altercation with the cemetery staff.”

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“Let me be clear: The former president violated sacred ground, and all for a political stunt,” she claimed, adding that she would “never politicize” such an event.

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The Gold Star family members claimed they asked Trump for photos, not that Trump took photos to support his campaign. In a video, the father of Marine Lance Cpl. Jared Schmitz called Harris' post “disgusting, vile and disgusting.”

“Why did we want Trump there? It wasn't to help his campaign,” Mark Schmitz said in the video. “We wanted a leader. That explains why you and Joe didn't get a call.”

Darren Hoover, the father of Marine Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover, said Harris lacked “empathy and basic understanding” of Monday's events and stressed that Trump's appearance was respectful.

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“Out of respect and honor for all members of our military buried there, we invited President Trump,” he said. “We asked that the video and pictures be taken at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.”

Hoover also added that Trump had been “there for us from the beginning” and accused Harris of “playing politics” with the incident.

“You should be ashamed and embarrassed [about] “Your lack of empathy and decency as a human being,” the father added. “You only care about power and prestige. You don't care about our military or the citizens of this country.”

“You should be ashamed of your actions or your failure to act.”

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Harris team for comment.

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