Anonymous ID: a7b7dc June 28, 2024, 3:17 p.m. No.21106583   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>6716 >>6797 >>6816

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Kin of the 13 US troops killed in Afghanistan during President Biden’s disastrous 2021 withdrawal told The Post on Friday they were infuriated – but not surprised – by the disrespect he showed in falsely claiming at Thursday’s debate that no service members died overseas under his watch.

In one of the lowest of his numerous low points during his presidential showdown with Donald Trump, Biden seemingly forgot about the 16 troops who have died in overseas attacks over his tenure in the White House, including the 13 in Kabul on Aug. 26, 2021, and another three in Jordan just five months ago.

“The truth is, I’m the only president this century that doesn’t have any this – this decade, that doesn’t have any troops dying anywhere in the world, like [Trump] did,” Biden said.

While the words shocked many across the nation, the repulsive faux pax particularly stung the hearts of the Gold Star families who lost their loved ones in the violent attacks on US troops since Biden took office in January 2021, said Mark Schmitz, whose son Marine Cpl. Jared Schmitz was among the fallen 13 in Kabul.

“My phone blew up for probably 20 minutes after that came through, and everybody was just in utter shock. And my poor kids were in the next room – let’s just say I ultimately ended up having to apologize to them for my language,” he told The Post. “It took all self restraint not to put my fist right through my TV.

“I was beyond ticked off, disrespected. That’s all we’ve ever gotten out of this president,” he added.

For Steve Nikoui, whose son Marine Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui also died in the horrible blast, Biden’s blunder was unsurprising, given the way Biden kept glancing at his watch as the bodies of the fallen 13 were honored in a ceremony as they were brought home.

“I did see that, and I was just as shocked as anyone else, but I wasn’t surprised,” he told The Post of Biden’s televised unforgiveable blunder. “I’m glad that the rest of America is able to see what we’ve been dealing with for the last three years.”

The years since his son’s murder have not been easy for Nikoui, who made made headlines in March when he was arrested for shouting in anger at Biden over the 13 deaths during the State of the Union.

“What he did last night was he basically refused to honor the service and sacrifice of the 13 servicemen and women that were killed at the Abbey gate directly – were killed because of his incompetence – and he refuses, since that’s happened, to even recognize them,” Nikoui said.

 

https://nypost.com/2024/06/28/us-news/gold-star-families-react-after-biden-denies-troop-deaths-under-his-watch/