Public statements, interviews, or social media posts by Senator Tom Cotton

Sen. Cotton Defends Trump Over Arlington Cemetery Photo Allegations

Sep 1, 2024, 02:24 PM

Senator Tom Cotton has defended former President Donald Trump against allegations that he used Arlington Cemetery for campaign photos. Cotton, who served in The Old Guard at Arlington Cemetery, stated that Trump did not take campaign photos at the site. He emphasized that Gold Star families, whose children died due to what he described as the incompetence of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, invited Trump to the cemetery and requested him to take photos. Cotton criticized media outlets, including the New York Times, for misrepresenting the facts and dismissed concerns from a Gold Star family offended by the visibility of their family member's headstone in the photos.