{"id":2006747,"date":"2023-08-21T10:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T14:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghanistan-gold-star-mom-i-wept-wanted-comfort-from-biden-he-suggested-a-photo-with-him-instead\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T10:26:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T14:26:10","slug":"afghanistan-gold-star-mom-i-wept-wanted-comfort-from-biden-he-suggested-a-photo-with-him-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghanistan-gold-star-mom-i-wept-wanted-comfort-from-biden-he-suggested-a-photo-with-him-instead\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan Gold Star Mom sought solace from Biden, but he proposed a photo together instead."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fafghanistan-gold-star-mom-i-wept-wanted-comfort-from-biden-he-suggested-a-photo-with-him-instead%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=2006747&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>A Heartbreaking Encounter with President Joe Biden<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a deeply emotional meeting, a Gold Star mother who lost her son in the Kabul airport \u2064terrorist attack shared her heartbreaking experience with \u200dPresident <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> on Memorial Day. Paula Knauss Selph, the executive director \u200bof the Respect and Remember Foundation, \u2063met Biden in the Oval \u2064Office during an event for\u2063 Gold \u200cStar\u200b families in\u200d Washington, D.C. \u200din 2022.<\/p>\n<h3>A Mother&#8217;s Grief<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paula Knauss Selph, whose son Army Staff Sgt. Ryan \u200dChristian Knauss was among the 13 American soldiers killed in the Kabul\u2062 attack, expressed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alec-baldwin-files-lawsuit-in-deadly-rust-shooting-to-clear-his-name-accuses-crew-of-negligence\/\" title=\"Alec Baldwin Files Lawsuit in Deadly \u201cRust\u201d Shooting to \u201cClear His Name\u201d - Accuses Crew of Negligence\">immense grief<\/a> she has endured. She shared, &#8220;There\u2019s nothing like watching your\u2063 child die in front of you, in front of the\u2064 world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">During their meeting, Selph tearfully confronted Biden, \u2062telling \u200dhim, &#8220;It should have never happened this way.&#8221; She described the President&#8217;s stoic response, saying,\u200d &#8220;He stood\u200b there \u200bstoically&#8230; Nothing out of his mouth except \u2014 well, would you like to get a photo with me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>A Disappointing Response<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Selph, determined to honor her son&#8217;s memory, made a powerful\u200b request to Biden. She insisted that\u2063 the only photo\u2064 she would \u200dtake with him was at her son&#8217;s tombstone in Arlington National Cemetery. However, Biden claimed that the Secret Service would not\u2064 allow him to fulfill her request.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Selph expressed her disappointment, calling it a &#8220;moral disgrace&#8221; \u2063for\u200d a\u200c president to prioritize a &#8220;photo op&#8221;\u2062 over comforting a\u2062 grieving mother. She firmly held\u2062 Biden accountable \u2064for \u2062the decisions and indecisions that ultimately\u2064 cost her son his life.<\/p>\n<h3>A Son&#8217;s Legacy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reflecting on her son&#8217;s life, Selph spoke proudly of his unwavering dedication \u200bto\u200c serving in the armed forces. She described him as disciplined, \u200bintelligent, and committed to protecting and preserving the American dream for others. Selph believes\u2063 that her\u200d son&#8217;s legacy \u2064will continue to inspire and impact lives long after \u200chis passing.<\/p>\n<h3>The Mission of the Respect and \u200bRemember Foundation<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Respect and Remember Foundation, led by Paula Knauss Selph, has three primary\u200b goals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To\u2062 provide merit scholarships for JROTC and ROTC Cadets as they transition \u2062into the military<\/li>\n<li>To <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghanistan-gold-star-mom-i-wept-wanted-comfort-from-biden-he-suggested-a-photo-with-him-instead\/\" title=\"Afghanistan Gold Star Mom sought solace from Biden, but he proposed a photo together instead.\">support active \u2064duty military personnel stationed abroad<\/a> \u200dthrough care packages and welcome home baskets<\/li>\n<li>To\u200c partner with veteran-led \u200dorganizations, fostering connections\u200c among veterans to combat the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-pharma-funded-researchers-churn-out-biased-studies-promoting-gender-transitions-for-children\/\" title=\"Big Pharma Funded Researchers Churn Out Biased Studies Promoting Gender Transitions for Children\">high suicide rate<\/a> \u2064and\u2062 assist\u200d with the transition to civilian life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Through \u2063these initiatives, the foundation aims to honor the sacrifices made by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-mccaul-believes-ndaa-will-become-a-bipartisan-bill\/\" title=\"Rep. McCaul expects the NDAA to gain bipartisan support.\">military\u2062 personnel<\/a> and create a positive impact on their lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Gold Star mother, who lost her son in the Kabul airport attack, shared that President Joe Biden suggested taking a photo together when she became emotional during their meeting on Memorial Day. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Christian Knauss lost his life in the tragic bombing incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2006748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2006747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2006747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006747\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2006748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2006747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2006747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2006747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}