NPR names the two campaign staffers that pushed aside the Arlington cemetery worker. Justin Caporale and Michel Picard

[Coexist]

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

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.

When NPR emailed both Caporale and Picard, Cheung responded, “I see you've been emailing some of our team members…As the Army has said, they consider this matter closed.

[CoopersDad]

1. Good. We shouldn't let this pass unchallenged.

There's no downside to holding Trump accountable for every last insult.

[senseandsensibility]

2. They're the ones that broke the story

and I'm glad they're staying on it. I hope they continue.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Two men knock around a woman just doing her job?

[malaise]

12. THIS

Rec

[Coexist]

21. Yup!!

[Skittles]

27. it's a MAGAt masculinity thing

meanwhile, Jesse Watters says the ladies don't see Walz as masculine because he uses a straw in his shake

[Lonestarblue]

30. What an idiot.

[Skittles]

40. I love the way he thinks he speaks for women

and I cannot even imagine WTF is wrong with the women who marry him

[Grokenstein]

47. His own mother calls him out on his BS.

He tries to play if off as a joke/badge of "honor."

[Irish_Dem]

43. What kind of men gang up against one woman?

A woman doing her job.

Damn cowards and thugs.

[Skittles]

49. MAGAt men

THAT'S WHO

[Irish_Dem]

51. These are weasels not men.

[GeoWilliam750]

60. Sounds like an insult to weasels...

[Irish_Dem]

61. Apologies to actual weasels.

Hopefully they don't knock the crap out of lady weasels.

[obamanut2012]

88. Nope, they are men

[Irish_Dem]

102. You have a point for sure.

[Coexist]

55. Yup

[Dulcinea]

87. Jesse Watters isn't an authority on masculinity.

Isn't he the guy who deflated someone's tires at a party so he could take her home? What a sleazebag.

[MontanaMama]

28. Wish I could rec this post more than once.

It really is just this simple…and disgusting.

[markodochartaigh]

54. In the military or not,

if you wear a name tag and sign the back of your paycheck, the Republicans lack any respect for you beyond a perfunctory and performative respect when it is in their personal interest.

[Irish_Dem]

58. GOP males hate women.

That was the first mark against her.

Then she was just a worker bee for the Army doing her job.
Just a sucker and loser in GOP eyes.

[Deuxcents]

4. Sorry, thugs. The matter is not closed as far as the majority of us are concerned.

[Coexist]

7. Exactly!

[Cha]

5. Fucking Assholes.

It's Not "closed"" with many Vets & Hopefully Active Military who Care about TTSF Storming Arlington Cemetary to Desecrate the Sacred Ground.

[Coexist]

8. I hope this pushes this up. I do NOT want this sane-washed

it is wrong on so very many levels

[Cha]

10. YES! I'm Hoping it gets brought up at the

Debate and VP Harris Slams him Good!

[bdamomma]

23. You don't

go to a solemn place of our soldiers who lost their lives for this country, To dismiss the protocols or rules which the officer was trying to adhere too. She was doing her job!!! Fuck the felon goons.

[Cha]

53. Well said, bdamomma

[Hekate]

6. Remember those names: Justin Caporale & Michel Picard. Cowards who shoved a vet. Cowards...

… who shoved a woman and accused her of insanity. “Big strong men” no doubt about it.

Laws? Trumpists don’t need no stinkin’ laws. Like taxes, laws are for little people.

[TlalocW]

9. Was the worker a vet?

I thought I heard that, but I've been unable to find a source since then.

[maxsolomon]

14. I believe it's a condition of working at Arlington.

So, yes.

[Lulu KC]

26. It is for being a security guard

But I don’t know her job title. I just looked at Arlington’s web site and it looks like they hire civilians, Federal employees, and veterans for various jobs.

[maxsolomon]

71. thanks for the clarification

i'd seen a post on DU saying the woman was a vet but misinformation abounds.

[Hekate]

15. Same here. Heard it a couple of times -- wouldn't mind having a link, though.

[Cha]

19. I just posted this, Hekate.. VoteVets Vid says.. "An Army Civilian Official"...

Link to tweet

[bdamomma]

24. Excellent

ad, no way is this POS should ever get near the WH again.

[Cha]

50. Absolutely NOT!

[Hekate]

29. Thanks

[niyad]

93. Excellent!

[Cha]

17. It says in this VoteVets Video that sh'e's" an Army Civilian Official"

Link to tweet

There was some confusion about that.. I thought she was an "Army Offical" but I guess not.

[ShazzieB]

103. I have not heard her described as anything other than an "employee" of ANC.

[B.See]

11. Thanks to OP for posting this. And

Thanks to NPR for the reveal.

As I said a couple of nights ago, in the absence of reliable coverage from the MSM, liberal and progressive alternative news sources provide an invaluable service to us, by uncovering that which we might otherwise NEVER hear of.

[keithbvadu2]

13. It's a good thing that video will prove it never happened. BTW, where is that video?

[tanyev]

16. Locked up with all the "evidence" Donny found that Obama wasn't born in the U.S.

[Wednesdays]

67. And all that evidence showing the 2020 election was stolen. nt

[Hotler]

82. And with the missing Epstein tapes.

'Missing' Jeffrey Epstein Tapes Puts Pressure on FBI
https://www.newsweek.com/missing-jeffrey-epstein-tapes-fbi-1857766

[dalton99a]

18. Kick

[senseandsensibility]

20. Is that really Michael Picard?

I guess that's the maga version of strutting your stuff?

[Coexist]

22. Yes, I googled him and that's him

his twitter profile is just what you'd expect

[markodochartaigh]

59. WTF.

How do these people get jobs? With Asperger's I have had trouble getting jobs my whole life. Maybe it was what I wore to the interview.

[Wednesdays]

68. You should have wore stars-n-stripes overall shorts

and no shirt.

[LeftInTX]

73. No because the article mentions Michel Picard, not Michael. They guy is a Democrat who's trolling.

https://linktr.ee/ProfessionalDouche

Link to tweet

/photo/1

[Crowman2009]

90. Yeah, that's the trolling guy! He's great!

One time at a support the police rally, he wore a pig costume. So he's definitely not affiliated with Trump. I can vouch for that.

[senseandsensibility]

98. So does anyone have a pic of the guy who was involved

int the assault?

[keithbvadu2]

25. Even George Santos had better taste than that.

[Zambero]

64. Now that you mention it

I do see a resemblance. Both IDIOTS in their own "unique" way!

[LeftInTX]

74. He's actually a troll. Named Michael, not Michel

Link to tweet

/photo/1

[SomedayKindaLove]

31. Having Mice and Men flashbacks with these two

Short man syndrome and a guy who shouldn’t pet rabbits.

[Hekate]

33. Meal Team 6 needs a fashion consultant

I need eye-bleach

[Dem2theMax]

42. Me too.

Here. For both of us.

[LeftInTX]

75. Not the same guy. His name is Michael, not Michel and he trolls Trump.

Link to tweet

/photo/1

[Bristlecone]

36. Goodness gracious that is a pair

All rocks overturned to dig them up.

[LeftInTX]

76. He's not Michel, he's Michael and he's a professional troll. He's anti-Trump

Link to tweet

[Bristlecone]

80. Thx

[llmart]

46. Please pass the eye bleach.

Can someone explain to me what is going on with the thing in the second picture? I know I have bad eyesight but are those man boobs hanging out the side of that "romper"? What the ever living hell!

[3auld6phart]

66. Same

Here. Really bad eyesight. Damn, some of those maggots

of t are really f**kin’ WEIRD. . Gawddamn sick puppie thatone

[LeftInTX]

77. He's not Michel, he's Michael. He trolls Trump. He's anti-Trump

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

/photo/1

[LeftInTX]

72. That is not Michel Picard. That's a guy named Michael who trolls the GOP..LOL

Link to tweet

[fargone]

96. O my you are trying so hard to state the facts and nobody seems to read it.

I applaud your persistence.

[oregonjen]

32. If they're still with the campaign, then Trump condones the behavior.

Of course he does,
It should definitely be brought up at the debate.

[brewens]

34. MAGAts recently had their panties in a bunch over a woman they were calling trans punching a woman in the face.

Two men assaulting a female Alington official, no problem.

[surfered]

35. I'm sure they thought should be home either with her children or if she didn't have any, then her cats

[Hugin]

37. Now we know what prompted the APST (All Points Stochastic Terrorism) this morning.

It was just Cheung doubling down.

You know that every other Presidental Campaign in the 20th and 21st centuries would have cut these two loose very publicly and pressed charges themselves.

But, the cruelty party loves to keep the hate going.

[Coexist]

57. Good call!

[liberalgunwilltravel]

38. Someone please...

Punch the dumb fuck, Stephen Cheung right in the snout and then kick him in his tiny balls. ENOUGH!

[LeftInTX]

39. Caporale's name was in court filings regarding Isaac Haye's estate

BMI cc'd a letter to Caporale.

[dutch777]

41. Wish there was a video of that and wish the worker was willing to press charges for assault.

I certainly understand why she wouldn't want to but a message needs to be sent.

[Arne]

44. A couple of boobs, and I mean that.

[LiberalFighter]

45. Steven Cheung is a slime

[Grokenstein]

48. Wow, I'm actually surprised it wasn't Coo-Coo Corey the Rabid Ragemonster.

...but hardly surprised dim donnie's mob is crawling with slimebag mooks.

[Coexist]

56. Me too!

I guess they are in-training for those coveted roles

[AverageOldGuy]

52. dox these muthafukahs!!!

FAFO

[JoseBalow]

62. But it's NOT, Cheung! It's NOT closed!

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

63. How long before TFG's hyenas dox the Arlington employee who dared challenged

the Dear Leader?

Even though she and the ANC have worked hard to keep her identification secret, the T***p network has proven an unerring ability to ferret out the identity and personal information -- especially telephone numbers and addresses -- of people who end up on their enemies list. Once outed, the victim is attacked mercilessly, with death threats, noisy protests at their home, and threats to harm their children.

And half of the people want to put this asshole back into the WH? What the fuck has happened to this country?

[efhmc]

65. Evil cannot be closed down even Trump "nothing happened here" evil.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

69. Good thing for them the left is not like the Republicans.

They would be getting death threats and people would be “visiting” their homes.

[struggle4progress]

70. "Our video shows that the cemetery staff member was crazy, but we can't show it to you

because the event never happened, and anyway the cemetery staff member didn't press charges, so we are changing our story yet again"

[ZZenith]

78. Self-delete

Last edited Fri Sep 6, 2024, 09:20 AM - Edit history (1)

[blogslug]

79. Not the same guy

Read LeftInTexas' posts in this thread. Different man named Michael, not Michel.

[ZZenith]

81. Thanks! N/t

[usonian]

83. Kick to keep this from being "oh, so yesterday"

Frickin disgraces.

[Coexist]

84. Thank you! and YES THEY ARE

[jaxexpat]

91. Every national security scandal which goes without investigation, closure or public accountability....

hammers another nail in the lid of Democracy's coffin. Where in hell did the idea that hidden and unknown is preferable to truth and facts?

[BoRaGard]

85. They owe the cemetery staff and America a sincere apology

That would be the honorable course of action.

[UTUSN]

86. K&R

[Hermit-The-Prog]

89. Good. They should be named even if they are incapable of shame.

[Martin68]

92. Good for NPR! They should both be charged with assault.

[xocetaceans]

94. Your title for the OP is misleading. If you read the article, you will see that only one of the pair actually pushed...

...the ANC employee aside.

"Picard then pushed her out of the way according to two Pentagon officials."

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

That is not an excuse for the behavior of either one (they both along with Trump deserve prosecution for this), but it would be nice if the facts were kept straight in their presentation, lest we too become Trumpian in our disregard for reality.

[wolfie001]

95. If the other clown stood by and let it happen then he's just as guilty

If you rob a bank and sit in the getaway car, then you're guilty as well. Just sayin'

[xocetaceans]

99. So, by your own logic, you are an accessory to misinformation? That makes sense. n/t

[wolfie001]

104. wat?

[Roy Rolling]

97. "The Army has said..."

Trump staffer thinking that professional journalists don’t check the truthfulness of individual soldiers’ comments.

As soon as somebody would tell me to take the army’s word for it, that means nobody will individually stand up and make a statement. People of my generation remember all too well the lessons of Vietnam and believing everything the FBI, military, government, or politicians said. We learned to never do it.

And we’re not going back now.

[Writing Left]

100. Thugs

They're thugs who work for a thug....at the very least they should never be allowed in that cemetery again.

[Evolve Dammit]

101. Why are facts of this incident taking so long to come out??