{"id":2285547,"date":"2024-06-28T16:49:59","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T20:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-joe-biden-falsely-claims-zero-troops-died-abroad-during-his-presidency\/"},"modified":"2024-06-28T16:52:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T20:52:07","slug":"fact-check-joe-biden-falsely-claims-zero-troops-died-abroad-during-his-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-joe-biden-falsely-claims-zero-troops-died-abroad-during-his-presidency\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Joe Biden Falsely Claims Zero Troops Died Abroad During His Presidency"},"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%2Ffact-check-joe-biden-falsely-claims-zero-troops-died-abroad-during-his-presidency%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=2285547&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--><p>During\u200b a presidential debate on June 27, President Joe Biden claimed that no \u2062U.S. troops \u200dhad died abroad during\u2063 his presidency. However, this\u200b statement is incorrect. Records \u200cshow that 13 U.S. \u2062service\u200c members \u2064were \u200ckilled during a withdrawal operation \u200bin Afghanistan in \u200dAugust 2021, and \u200cthree more died in a drone \u200dstrike in Jordan in January \u200d2024. Biden&#8217;s erroneous claim has been fact-checked and \u2062proven false, highlighting that troop fatalities did occur under his\u2064 administration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>President Joe Biden said during the June 27 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-v-8wJkmwBY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">presidential debate<\/a> that zero troops died abroad during his presidency.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;I&rsquo;m the only president this century that doesn&rsquo;t have any, this decade that not any troops dying anywhere in the world, like he did&rdquo; &ndash; Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y2pNWVYbzZ\">pic.twitter.com\/y2pNWVYbzZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BAY AREA STATE OF MIND (@YayAreaNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YayAreaNews\/status\/1806497269371613308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>13 U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-crumples-at-mic-in-response-to-questions-from-fox-news-about-afghanistan\/\" title=\"Biden Crumples At Mic In Response To Questions From Fox News About Afghanistan\">service members died<\/a> during the August 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal. Three soldiers died in a drone strike on a U.S. base in Jordan in January 2024.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Biden claimed during the June 27 presidential debate that he&rsquo;s &ldquo;the only president this century that doesn&rsquo;t have any this &mdash; this decade, any troops dying anywhere in the world&hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And the military, you know, when he was president, they were still killing people in Afghanistan. And he didn&rsquo;t do anything about that. When he was president, we were still finding ourselves in a position where you had a notion that we were this safe country, the truth is, I&rsquo;m the only president this century that doesn&rsquo;t have any this &mdash; this decade, any troops dying anywhere in the world, like he did,&rdquo; Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/06\/27\/politics\/read-biden-trump-debate-rush-transcript\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s claim is false. The Defense Casualty Analysis System, which does not have data for 2023 or 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/dcas.dmdc.osd.mil\/dcas\/app\/summaryData\/deaths\/byYearManner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">found<\/a> that 13 U.S. troops were killed in hostile action in 2021 and zero in 2022. 65 U.S. troops died due to hostile action from 2017-2020, which was during Trump&rsquo;s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>13 U.S. service members died during the Afghanistan withdrawal when an ISIS-K suicide bomber detonated a bomb at the Hamid Karzai International Airport&rsquo;s Abbey Gate, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/News-Stories\/Article\/Article\/3741245\/kabul-airport-attack-review-reaffirms-initial-findings-identifies-attacker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Defense Department<\/a>. 170 Afghan civilians were also killed in the bombing attack. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/12\/fact-check-bidens-wage-increases-inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Fact-Checking Biden&rsquo;s Claim About Wage Increases Versus Inflation)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The names of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-10-us-service-members-now-reported-killed-in-kabul-bombings-death-toll-likely-to-rise\/\" title=\"At Least 10 US Service Members Now Reported Killed In Kabul Bombings, \u2018Death Toll Likely To Rise\u2019\">service members killed<\/a> are Staff Sergeant Darin T. Hoover, Cpl. Hunter Lopez, Cpl. Daegan W. Page, Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, Navy Hospitalman Maxton W. Soviak and Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/2756011\/dod-identifies-marine-corps-navy-and-army-casualties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Defense<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden attended the dignified transfer of their remains at Dover Air Force Base on Aug. 29, 2021, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/biden-attend-dignified-transfer-us-service-members-killed-jordan-rcna136879#:~:text=He%20attended%20the%20transfer%20of,at%20Dover%20Air%20Force%20Base.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>. During his time at the base, Biden checked his watch at least three times, USA Today <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/factcheck\/2021\/09\/01\/fact-check-biden-checked-watch-after-ceremony-dover-air-force-base\/5663427001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7489698\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7489698\">TOPSHOT &ndash; US President Joe Biden looks down alongside First Lady Jill Biden as they attend the dignified transfer of the remains of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-andrew-cuomo-calls-to-remember-essential-workers-on-memorial-day-weekend\/\" title=\"Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls to remember essential workers on Memorial Day weekend\">fallen service member<\/a> at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, August, 29, 2021, one of the 13 members of the US military killed in Afghanistan last week. &ndash; President Joe Biden prepared Sunday at a US military base to receive the remains of the 13 American service members killed in an attack in Kabul, a solemn ritual that comes amid fierce criticism of his handling of the Afghanistan crisis. Biden and his wife, Jill, both wearing black and with black face masks, first met far from the cameras with relatives of the dead in a special family center at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.The base, on the US East Coast about two hours from Washington, is synonymous with the painful return of service members who have fallen in combat. (Photo by SAUL LOEB \/ AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Three U.S. soldiers died when a drone, suspected to be used by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-68150359\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kaitab Hezbollah<\/a>, hit an American base in Jordan in January 2024, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/01\/28\/politics\/us-troops-drone-attack-jordan\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>. Their names were Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/News-Stories\/Article\/Article\/3659809\/3-us-service-members-killed-others-injured-in-jordan-following-drone-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Defense Department<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden also attended the dignified transfer of their remains at Dover Air Force Base on February 2, 2024, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/biden-attend-dignified-transfer-us-service-members-killed-jordan-rcna136879\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC News<\/a>. He did not make any public remarks, but did say at the National Prayer Breakfast that &ldquo;we&rsquo;ll never forget the sacrifice and service to our country&hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They risked it all, and we&rsquo;ll never forget the sacrifice and service to our country that the dozens of service members who were wounded in recovery now,&rdquo; Biden said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8150000\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-8150000\">DOVER, DELAWARE &ndash; FEBRUARY 02: U.S. President Joe Biden places his hand over his heart as a U.S. Army carry team moves a flagged draped transfer case containing the remains of Army Sgt. Breonna Moffett during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base on February 02, 2024 in Dover, Delaware. U.S. Army Sgt. William Rivers, Sgt. Breonna Moffett, Sgt. Kennedy Sanders were killed in addition to 40 other troops were injured during a drone strike in Jordan. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>CNN Pentagon reporter Haley Britzky also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/halbritz\/status\/1806509470102536648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pointed out<\/a> that several U.S. troops have died in training accidents abroad, including 8 U.S. airmen who died when their V-22 Osprey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/12\/12\/family-friends-mourn-8-airmen-killed-in-osprey-crash-in-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crashed<\/a> off the Japanese coast.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Not to mention, the US service members who have died in training accidents abroad. Just in November, 5 US soldiers died in the Eastern Med; 8 US airmen died in an Osprey accident off the coast of Japan.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Haley Britzky (@halbritz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/halbritz\/status\/1806509470102536648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&ldquo;Not to mention, the US service members who have died in training accidents abroad. Just in November, 5 US soldiers died in the Eastern Med; 8 US airmen died in an Osprey accident off the coast of Japan,&rdquo; Britzky tweeted. <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/11\/fact-check-image-claiming-to-show-trump-statement-on-hunter-biden-conviction-is-fake\/\"><strong>(RELATED: Image Claiming To Show Trump Statement Saying He&rsquo;ll &lsquo;Save&rsquo; Hunter Is Fake)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, two U.S. Navy Seals died during a raid on a small ship carrying weapons for the Houthi rebels in Yemen in January 2024, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/01\/22\/us\/navy-seals-ingram-chambers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a>. They died when one fell into the ocean and the other jumped into the ocean in an attempted rescue, the outlet reported, citing defense officials.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden campaign did not respond to an immediate request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the June 27 presidential debate, President Joe Biden stated that no U.S. troops have died abroad under his administration. &#8220;I&#8217;m the only president this century, this decade, without any troop casualties worldwide,&#8221; Biden claimed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":2285548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2159612218-scaled-e1719541619287.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29362],"tags":[13420,32633,32320,10423,9689],"class_list":["post-2285547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-caller","tag-fact-check","tag-false-claim","tag-joe-biden","tag-presidency","tag-troops"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2159612218-scaled-e1719541619287.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2285547","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\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2285547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2285547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2285548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2285547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2285547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2285547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}