U.S. Army veteran Lucas O’Hara undercut claims that former President Donald Trump had used a Monday ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to promote his 2024 presidential campaign.

Trump attended and participated in the wreath-laying ceremony — honoring the 13 American service members who were killed during the Biden-Harris administration’s disastrous exit from Afghanistan — alongside veteran and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) and the families of the fallen. Neither President Joe Biden nor Vice President Kamala Harris attended.

On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Mike Barnicle complained about Trump being there, suggesting he should not have been allowed to attend.

“Morning Joe” panel says Trump honoring thirteen service members was solely for political purposes. While Trump was at Arlington National Cemetery, Biden was on vacation. pic.twitter.com/T6ZKdkc4mk

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) August 28, 2024

“I looked at the same pictures that you’re alluding to now and describing, taken at Arlington taken of the former president, and the thought rolled immediately through my mind: is nothing sacred? That is sacred ground,” Barnicle said to MSNBC host Jonathan Lemire. “And the idea that any candidate of any party would use, intentionally or unintentionally, use that sacred ground as a prop for a political campaign is beyond condemnation.”

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“It’s terribly upsetting, obviously, to people who have buried loved ones in Arlington National Cemetery. It’s terribly upsetting to veterans and terribly upsetting to people who view it as a spectacle. And it ought to be for Americans who value what the military does for this country worldwide and has done for this country for centuries and will continue to do for this country,” Barnicle continued.

But O’Hara, who attended the ceremony, had a very different view of what happened on Monday.

“I have been working on a project for the last six months with the Abbey Gate Foundation that will be presented on their behalf in the next few weeks,” he said in a lengthy Instagram post. “Because of that, yesterday I had the honor to attend the wreath laying ceremony remembering the 13 soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice serving their country during the collapse of Afghanistan and the bombing at Abbey gate three years ago.”

“During the ceremony I got to witness something that I’ll be quite honest, was pretty unbelievable to see in person. No matter who the politician, there always seems to be an angle when they do things to make it beneficial,” he continued. “Yesterday that was not the case.”

“I have witnessed over 75 wreath laying ceremonies performed by politicians and conducted 524 funerals in this cemetery during the time I served in the Presidential Honor Guard for three years,” O’Hara added, referring to Monday’s wreath-laying as “the most respectful and solemn ceremony I have seen.”

“@realdonaldtrump, @tulsigabbard, and the rest of the team that came to pay their respects did that tenfold. There were no speeches, no angles, no weird photo ops just our elected officials and the 45th President respectfully and solemnly honoring the fallen and their families,” O’Hara said, adding that he personally witnessed as Trump — without any aides or handlers rushing him on to his next event, gave the families of the fallen his time. “I watched President Trump spend more time at the graves with the families than I have ever seen a political representative do before … just him truly showing gratitude and love to these families for their loss.”

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“No matter what the party, this is what I look for in my elected officials. Americans ready to serve and support Americans,” he concluded. “God bless this country and those who fight for it and for those no longer with us… you will never be forgotten.”

Several of the families also responded to the criticisms aimed at Trump, saying that they had approved the presence of a photographer and videographer to ensure that the ceremony was “respectfully captured” and preserved. They thanked the former president for giving them his time and “his compassion and respect.”

From the Abbey Gate Gold Star families and Purple Heart recipients who were at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. pic.twitter.com/u1YfJlZe2i

— Rep. Mike Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) August 28, 2024

Podcaster Joe Rogan slammed MSNBC on Tuesday after the leftist media outlet posted a clip of Rogan late last month that made it appear that he praised Vice President Kamala Harris when he was talking about former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard.

MSNBC’s TikTok account posted a clip taken from the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast in late July before adding a disclaimer that read, “We have removed an earlier version of this post that incorrectly implied Joe Rogan was talking more about Vice President Kamala Harris. He was referring to Tulsi Gabbard,” The New York Post reported. MSNBC’s clip of Rogan has since been deleted.

Unbelievable. MSNBC deceptively edited this clip to make it look like Joe Rogan is fawning over Kamala Harris.

“She is a strong woman. She is a person who served overseas twice … She’s everything you want!”

What MSNBC didn’t tell you is that Joe Rogan was really talking about… pic.twitter.com/ul0Jl8NlFz

— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) July 31, 2024

The MSNBC clip led to more fake headlines suggesting Rogan was suing the cable television network after it falsely reported that he applauded Harris. Rogan told his guest Andrew Huberman on Tuesday that the clip and resulting false headlines “have gotten so popular” that his stepfather called him about a potential lawsuit.

“I’m not suing MSNBC,” Rogan clarified on his podcast. “But this is what MSNBC did. They took a clip of me talking about Tulsi Gabbard and they edited it up and made it look like I was saying great things about Kamala Harris.”

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“They just deceptively edited the things that I was saying, took it completely out of context,” he added. “First of all, I was talking about Tulsi Gabbard and then I was talking about the media behind Kamala Harris, all this surge and all these people just deciding that she’s good, she could win, and they put the two of those together, and made it seem like I was praising Kamala Harris.”

Joe Rogan calls out MSNBC for takings words he said about Tulsi Gabbard and acting like it was about Kamala Harris:

“I’m not suing MSNBC but this is what MSNBC did. They took a clip of me talking about Tulsi Gabbard and they edited it up and made it look like I was saying great… pic.twitter.com/ZyyVimkXWG

— End Tribalism in Politics (@EndTribalism) August 27, 2024

Rogan said the MSNBC clip was a ridiculous interpretation because he was talking about Gabbard’s military service.

“That’s not something Kamala Harris did; that’s something Tulsi Gabbard did,” he added. “I was just saying things about her and they put it out there as a clip of me praising Kamala Harris. But they don’t care about the truth. They just want a narrative to get out there amongst enough people.”

Rogan was the subject of more false reports earlier this month that claimed he was endorsing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for president. Reports of Rogan endorsing Kennedy swirled after the podcaster praised the independent candidate. Rogan said Kennedy is different from politicians on the Right and the Left who “gaslight,” “manipulate,” and “promote narratives.”

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“The only one who’s not doing that is Robert F. Kennedy Jr,” Rogan said. “I am a fan [of Kennedy]. He’s the only one that makes sense to me. He doesn’t attack people. He attacks actions and ideas. He’s much more reasonable and intelligent.”

Rogan later posted on X, “For the record, this isn’t an endorsement. This is me saying that I like RFK jr as a person, and I really appreciate the way he discusses things with civility and intelligence. I think we could use more of that in this world. I also think Trump raising his fist and saying ‘fight!’ after getting shot is one of the most American f***ing things of all time.”

The popular podcaster has not made an endorsement in the 2024 election and even told his followers that he is “not the guy to get political information from.”