Amid altercation report, Trump honored fallen troops at Arlington National Cemetery with respect.

The former Presidential Honor Guard member, who is a U.S. veteran, defended the former President Donald Trump's visit to Arlington National Cemetery this week, despite reports of a confrontation between Arlington staff and the Trump campaign.

Lucas O'Hara, a veteran who worked at Arlington for three years while in the military, praised Trump's composure at the event on social media. However, the Trump campaign is facing criticism after cemetery staff warned them not to take photos at the Monday event.

During my three years of service in the Presidential Honor Guard, I have witnessed over 75 wreath laying ceremonies performed by politicians and conducted 524 funerals in this cemetery. Yesterday, I witnessed the most respectful and solemn ceremony I have seen.

"Our elected officials and the 45th President honored the fallen and their families with respect and solemnity, without any speeches, angles, or weird photo ops," he stated.

The Monday event paid tribute to the 13 American soldiers who lost their lives while safeguarding the Kabul airport during the U.S. exit from Afghanistan in 2021. Several of the soldiers' parents disclosed that they had given permission to a Trump campaign photographer to document the event.

According to NPR, two Trump campaign staff members were verbally abused and pushed by a cemetery official who tried to stop them from filming and taking photos. Additionally, a defense official revealed to The Associated Press that the campaign was warned by cemetery staff not to take photographs at the event.

"According to a cemetery official, federal law prohibits political campaign or election-related activities within Army National Military Cemeteries, including photographers, content creators, and any other persons attending for purposes or in direct support of a partisan political candidate's campaign. Arlington National Cemetery reinforced and widely shared this law and its prohibitions with all participants. We can confirm there was an incident, and a report was filed."

The campaign spokesman, Steven Cheung, stated that the staffer who prevented the photographers from taking pictures seemed to be experiencing a "mental health crisis." He also clarified that the campaign had been given permission to bring a photographer.

An unnamed individual, who appeared to be suffering from a mental health episode, physically blocked members of President Trump's team during a solemn ceremony, despite a private photographer being allowed on the premises.

The Kabul bombing victims' family members invited Trump to attend the event.

"The president's compassion and respect for our children during the event meant more than words can express, as five of our family members wrote in a statement after the event. We are deeply grateful for his unwavering support during such a difficult time."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.