Chuck Darwin<p>One of two staffers involved in the altercation at <a href="https://c.im/tags/Arlington" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Arlington</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/National" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>National</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Cemetery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cemetery</span></a> is a deputy campaign manager for Donald Trump’s reelection bid, NPR has learned. <br />Mr Trump insisted this week the incident did not happen, highlighting a growing disconnect between the messaging of the candidate and his campaign. <br />NPR is identifying both staffers after the campaign’s conflicting responses to the incident last week outside Section 60 of the cemetery, where many casualties of Iraq and Afghanistan are buried.<br />The two staffers, according to a source with knowledge of the incident, are deputy campaign manager <a href="https://c.im/tags/Justin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Justin</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Caporale" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Caporale</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Michel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Michel</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Picard" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Picard</span></a>, a member of Trump’s advance team.</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/09/05/nx-s1-5101991/trump-campaign-arlington-national-cemetery-staff-debate" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2024/09/05/nx-s1-51019</span><span class="invisible">91/trump-campaign-arlington-national-cemetery-staff-debate</span></a></p>