JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee for 2016, said that during a Wednesday campaign stop Vice President Kamala Harris could “go to hell”, while angrily describing her as “disgraceful.”

Vance was asked to comment on the controversy that is brewing over the Trump campaign’s involvement in an altercation with the Arlington National Cemetery regarding the use of campaign staff for a photo op. This could be considered a possible violation of federal laws.

The cemetery released a statement regarding the alleged altercation that occurred between Trump’s campaign and the official of the cemetery. According to the statement, “Federal Law prohibits political campaigns or election-related activity within Army National Military Cemeteries. This includes photographers, content creators, or any other person attending for purposes or in direct support of an partisan political campaign.” “Arlington National Cemetery reaffirmed and shared widely this law and its restrictions with all participants.”

Vance, who was running for office in Erie, Pennsylvania at the time, took questions from his audience after he made his remarks. When asked about the controversy, he dismissed it as media-created. Vance continued, “The issue that our veterans are most concerned about is the fact that 13 brave and innocent Americans lost their lives three years ago because Kamala Harris failed to perform her duties.”

“And not a single investigation has been conducted or fired.” I don’t. Look, mistakes do happen. It’s the nature and nature of the military, government. It is disgraceful that 13 Americans lost their lives, but not a single employee was fired. Kamala Harris’s behavior is shameful. We are going to tell a story about those brave and innocent Americans who died. Kamala Harris has been so drowsy that she will not even investigate what happened. She wants to yell Donald Trump for showing up. She can. “She can go to Hell!” concluded Senator Ohio.

Michael Eric Dyson was asked by CNN to comment on Vance’s remarks. “Yeah. I mean, it’s important to not overlook the level of disrespect. It is problematic that this coarse language has become normalized. “It is problematic that a vice-presidential candidate would speak in such harsh terms about a candidate for president,” Dyson added.

The fact that this man does not show profound respect for the military is obscured by the fisticuffs in Arlington.

It’s okay to ask questions about, say, Vice President Harris and to have a conversation about the incident, about who was present, etc. “But the lack of decorum is more important than any conflict they may have endured.”