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Cox campaigns on graveside visit with Trump at Arlington National Cemetery — a move ‘federal law prohibits’

The Utah governor said the campaign email was a mistake, while cemetery officials say “Federal law prohibits political campaign or election-related activities” on the grounds.

(@GovCox via X) Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, far right, poses for a photograph with the family of Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darin Taylor Hoover and Republican candidate for president Donald Trump at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. Trump and Cox joined the Hoover family to commemorate the passing of Hoover, who was killed three years ago during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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