The U.S. Army has come to the defense of an employee at Arlington National Cemetery who has been the subject of criticism due to a controversy involving former President Donald Trump.

Trump appeared at the cemetery on Monday to honor the third anniversary of the 13 U.S. service members killed in the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing as the war in Afghanistan was days from ending when the employee got into a now-disputed confrontation with Trump’s staff. Trump and the Gold Star families were informed about the policies and regulations seemingly around the ban on political activities in the cemetery.