One of two staffers involved in the altercation at Arlington National Cemetery is a deputy campaign manager for Donald Trump’s reelection bid, NPR has learned. The former president insisted this week the incident did not happen, highlighting a growing disconnect between the messaging of the candidate and his campaign. NPR is identifying both staffers after the campaign’s conflicting responses to the incident last week outside Section 60 of the cemetery, where many casualties of Iraq and Afghanistan are buried.

The two staffers, according to a source with knowledge of the incident, are deputy campaign manager Justin Caporale and Michel Picard, a member of Trump’s advance team.

Caporale is a one time aide to former first lady Melania Trump who left the White House to work for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis before returning to the Trump campaign. He was also listed as the on-site contact and project manager for the Women for America First rally in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021 where Trump urged the crowd to “stop the steal” before some of them stormed the U.S. Capitol.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything is a prop to him.

The Gold Star families invited him.

They chose to be props themselves, for a man who couldn't care less about them or their dead kids. Ask Trump the name of the son. See if he can even remember.

Anonymous wrote:They’ve identified the staffers:

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/05/nx-s1-5101991/trump-campaign-arlington-national-cemetery-staff-debate

Wow did that take a long time. Why is the media so biased for one side?

Justin Caporale and Michel Picard

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Anonymous wrote:Everything is a prop to him.

The Gold Star families invited him.

And he turned their invitation into a circus. And surprise that a J6 conspirator is a bully who physically bullies a woman.

And in so very typical Trump fashion, they can't even get their story straight.
They had authorization to have a photographer, but can't show any evidence. The families told them they could have a photographer, but the families are not allowed to give that authorization.
The employee filed a report that the campaign broke the rules, the campaign says she lied, they have proof, video, but they won't release it.
First they had video proof which they won't show, but now no incident occurred.
The army lied, then the two bullies are identified, we find that one is a J6 conspirator, now there is no incident and the army has lied.

Trump and company can't remember what their story is. It's like a bunch of rowdy teens who are arrested for a disturbance, they have one story, but every time you talk to one of them, the person changes their story. Now none of them can remember what the original story was. So, who's lying?

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Anonymous wrote:Everything is a prop to him.

The Gold Star families invited him.

And he brought his campaign staff and camera crew. That’s the prop part.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything is a prop to him.

The Gold Star families invited him.

We know, we know. So what?

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Anonymous wrote:They’ve identified the staffers:

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/05/nx-s1-5101991/trump-campaign-arlington-national-cemetery-staff-debate

Yup, one is a deputy campaign manager

Who organized the insurrection

Wow. Not a good look.
Trump is not going to be able to dig out of this.

Well, you're right, not a good look for ordinary humans.
But this is MAGAts you're tallking about.

They are stupid as hell and they don't care as long as they are pwning the libs!
Amirite?

Anonymous wrote:Everything is a prop to him.

The Gold Star families invited him.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They’ve identified the staffers:

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/05/nx-s1-5101991/trump-campaign-arlington-national-cemetery-staff-debate

Yup, one is a deputy campaign manager

Who organized the insurrection

Wow. Not a good look.
Trump is not going to be able to dig out of this.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They’ve identified the staffers:

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/05/nx-s1-5101991/trump-campaign-arlington-national-cemetery-staff-debate

Yup, one is a deputy campaign manager

Who organized the insurrection

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Anonymous wrote:Now Trump is blaming Kamala for his Arlington misdeeds. I’m just waiting for him to blame Kamala for his seeking 5 deferments for bone spurs to get out of Vietnam service.

It was a made up story by Comrade Kamala and her misinformation squad,” Trump posted on his Truth Social website using the sobriquet he has coined for Vice President Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee.

He just makes up random garbage on an hourly basis and tries to spin it as truth.

I've seen his Truth Social feed and I wish it was only hourly.

I really don't know how he's a candidate for President. He's getting less sane by the week.

+1

He’d not competent enough for most jobs. Maybe Walmart greeter.

I don’t think Walmart would hire a psychopath as a greeter. Greeters have empathy and are helpful. Trump will have to look elsewhere.

Anonymous wrote:They’ve identified the staffers:

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/05/nx-s1-5101991/trump-campaign-arlington-national-cemetery-staff-debate

Yup, one is a deputy campaign manager

They’ve identified the staffers:

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/05/nx-s1-5101991/trump-campaign-arlington-national-cemetery-staff-debate

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Anonymous wrote:Now Trump is blaming Kamala for his Arlington misdeeds. I’m just waiting for him to blame Kamala for his seeking 5 deferments for bone spurs to get out of Vietnam service.

It was a made up story by Comrade Kamala and her misinformation squad,” Trump posted on his Truth Social website using the sobriquet he has coined for Vice President Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee.

He just makes up random garbage on an hourly basis and tries to spin it as truth.

I've seen his Truth Social feed and I wish it was only hourly.

I really don't know how he's a candidate for President. He's getting less sane by the week.

+1

He’d not competent enough for most jobs. Maybe Walmart greeter.

Marco Rubio's line at the debate was spot on. If not for Trump's daddy, he would've been selling watches on the street in NY. He's absolutely right. He's every 80s street hustler selling fake crap to tourists.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now Trump is blaming Kamala for his Arlington misdeeds. I’m just waiting for him to blame Kamala for his seeking 5 deferments for bone spurs to get out of Vietnam service.

It was a made up story by Comrade Kamala and her misinformation squad,” Trump posted on his Truth Social website using the sobriquet he has coined for Vice President Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee.

He just makes up random garbage on an hourly basis and tries to spin it as truth.

I've seen his Truth Social feed and I wish it was only hourly.

I really don't know how he's a candidate for President. He's getting less sane by the week.

+1

He’d not competent enough for most jobs. Maybe Walmart greeter.