{"id":2003997,"date":"2023-08-17T16:42:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T20:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-issa-called-on-biden-to-meet-with-gold-star-families-from-kabul-bombing-so-far-no-comment\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T16:42:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T20:42:59","slug":"rep-issa-called-on-biden-to-meet-with-gold-star-families-from-kabul-bombing-so-far-no-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-issa-called-on-biden-to-meet-with-gold-star-families-from-kabul-bombing-so-far-no-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Issa urges Biden to meet Kabul bombing&#8217;s Gold Star families. Silence persists."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-issa-called-on-biden-to-meet-with-gold-star-families-from-kabul-bombing-so-far-no-comment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2003997&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Rep. Darrell Issa Requests Meeting with Gold Star \u2063Families<\/h2>\n<p>Last week, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) sent a letter \u200cto President Joe Biden, urging him\u2064 to\u2062 host a formal \u200dmeeting with Gold Star families who lost\u2062 loved ones in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-issa-called-on-biden-to-meet-with-gold-star-families-from-kabul-bombing-so-far-no-comment\/\" title=\"Rep. Issa urges Biden to meet Kabul bombing's Gold Star families. Silence persists.\">tragic suicide bombing attack<\/a>\u2063 at Kabul\u2019s Hamid Karzai International Airport\u2063 in \u20642021. The California Congressman expressed his disappointment that \u2062President Biden\u2063 had not yet \u2062responded to his request.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;For two years, Joe Biden ignored and insulted the Gold Star parents as he turned the page on his disastrous decisions that cost\u200c our\u200c 13 service members their lives. He \u2064has yet to\u200c in any way\u200d make this\u2063 right with the \u200bfamilies.&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gSB071Yi5w\">Darrell \u2062Issa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200c Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarrellIssa\/status\/1692212798305276108?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17,\u2064 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Issa recently organized a forum for these families, providing them with \u2063a platform to share their \u2063experiences \u200dand raise \u200bquestions\u200b about \u200dthe Biden administration&#8217;s handling \u200dof the withdrawal from Afghanistan. The forum focused on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-total-f-disaster-dem-rep-blasts-biden-admin-after-secret-kabul-trip-says-troops-are-devastated-over-leaving-allies\/\" title=\"\u2018A Total F****** Disaster\u2019: Dem Rep Blasts Biden Admin After Secret Kabul Trip, Says Troops Are \u2018Devastated\u2019 Over Leaving Allies\">devastating terror attack<\/a>\u2063 at HKIA&#8217;s Abbey Gate, which claimed \u2062the lives of 13\u2062 American service \u2062members \u2063and\u200b over 150\u200d Afghans.<\/p>\n<p>During the forum, many family members\u2062 expressed \u2062their criticism towards the Biden administration officials\u200d responsible for overseeing the \u200ctroop withdrawal. Some even directed their \u200banger towards President \u200bBiden himself, describing him as &#8220;heartless&#8221; and accusing him of making their conversations about himself\u200d and \u2062his late son\u2063 Beau Biden.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;When [Biden] approached me, his words to me were, &#8216;My wife,\u2062 Jill and I, know how you feel. We lost our son as well and\u2062 brought him home\u2063 in a\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taliban-mocks-u-s-after-withdrawal-supporters-parade-coffin-draped-with-american-flag\/\" title=\"Taliban Mocks U.S. After Withdrawal, Supporters Parade Coffin Draped With American Flag\">flag-draped coffin<\/a>.'&#8221; &#8211; Mother of Lance Cpl. Dylan Merola<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jGbxEv20M8\">pic.twitter.com\/jGbxEv20M8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The\u2063 Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1688630635617804288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cheryl Rex, who lost her son Lance CPL Dylane \u200bMerola in the attack, shared \u2063her encounter with\u200b President Biden, revealing that he immediately shifted the conversation to talk about his\u2063 own loss.\u200c She expressed her disbelief and\u2062 heartbreak, emphasizing that Biden had not reached out to her or mentioned her son&#8217;s name since \u2064their meeting.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) urged President Joe Biden to hold a formal meeting with Gold Star families affected by the Kabul airport attack. 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