‘Has Not Made Any Effort’: Gabbard Calls Out Harris For Skipping Arlington, Says Trump Team Was ‘Approved’ To Cover

Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard called out Vice President Kamala Harris for skipping the anniversary ceremony honoring the 13 service members killed during the botched Afghanistan withdrawal Sunday on CNN.

Former President Donald Trump and his team visited Arlington Cemetery on Monday where he and his staff honored the 13 Gold Star families, but later received backlash in the media for their coverage of the ceremony. Appearing on “State of the Union,” Gabbard stated Trump’s team had “exchanges” with Arlington officials approving them to “bring a camera” to document the ceremony. (RELATED: Harris Attempt To Attack Trump’s Arlington Visit Backfires Horribly When Gold Star Families Respond)

“I checked with the campaign on this question and they have exchanges with the officials at Arlington Cemetery. They were approved to bring a camera there to document this historic and momentous day that should not be forgotten by any American,” Gabbard said.

The former Democratic representative also noted that some family members who attended the ceremony had “invited” Trump, while highlighting Harris “has not made any effort” to console the families.

“I know President Trump wanted to share that with others, especially given the fact that President Biden [and] Harris, I heard, were invited by some of these family members. They not only didn‘t come, they didn‘t even respond to that invitation,” Gabbard continued. “Now to have Kamala Harris put this statement out yesterday saying that she stands with these families, she stands with the military and with veterans — you only have to look at the response that came from the Gold-Star families of these 13 service members of how offended they were by that statement.”