{"id":2287282,"date":"2024-07-01T13:58:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T17:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gold-star-families-blast-biden-for-whitewashing-military-deaths\/"},"modified":"2024-07-01T14:01:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T18:01:25","slug":"gold-star-families-blast-biden-for-whitewashing-military-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gold-star-families-blast-biden-for-whitewashing-military-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Star Families Blast Biden For Whitewashing Military Deaths"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fgold-star-families-blast-biden-for-whitewashing-military-deaths%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=2287282&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 a recent debate, President Joe Biden \u2063made \u2063a false claim that \u200cno U.S. service members had died under his watch. This statement enraged Gold Star families whose loved \u200cones were killed during \u2063the botched Afghanistan withdrawal that led to the deaths\u2064 of 13 service members. \u2064Family members of \u2063the deceased service members expressed their anger and disgust at Biden&#8217;s lack of acknowledgment and his dismissive attitude towards the sacrifices made by the fallen soldiers. The \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-court-weighs-family-intervention-in-covenant-school-shooter-records-case\/\" title=\"Tennessee court considers family involvement in Covenant School shooter records case.\">families highlighted<\/a> the pain and frustration they felt hearing the president&#8217;s false statement\u200b and called out his incompetence and lack of recognition for the\u200d lives lost. The Gold Star families shared \u2064their disappointment \u2062and outrage at Biden&#8217;s disrespectful remarks during the \u200bdebate.  <\/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>\n<p>Joe Biden has told his <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/09\/19\/heres-the-full-list-of-every-lie-joe-biden-has-told-as-president-part-four\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fair share of lies<\/a> throughout his 50-plus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-glenn-youngkin-terry-mcauliffe-the-godfather-of-the-modern-day-progressive-democratic-party\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 Glenn Youngkin: Terry McAuliffe the &#039;Godfather&#039; of the &#039;Modern Day Progressive Democratic Party&#039;\">year political career<\/a>. But one of his most egregious came during last week\u2019s debate against Donald Trump, in which the befuddled president claimed zero U.S. service members have died under his watch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m the only president this century \u2014 this decade that doesn\u2019t have any troops dying anywhere in the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-ag-bill-barr-slams-bidens-new-disinformation-board-run-by-a-radical\/\" title=\"Former AG Bill Barr Slams Biden\u2019s New \u201cDisinformation Board\u201d Run by a \u201cRadical\u201d\">patently false claim<\/a> has not gone unnoticed by Gold Star families whose loved ones were killed during Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/afghanistan-withdrawal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">botched Afghanistan withdrawal<\/a>. The horrifically executed pull-out led to the deaths of 13 service members and <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2022\/04\/28\/the-u-s-left-billions-worth-of-weapons-in-afghanistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">left billions of dollars\u2019 worth<\/a> of U.S. military equipment in the hands of the Taliban. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, the stumbling, bumbling buffoon that we have in\u00a0the White House\u00a0had the audacity to say that under his watch that no military members have died,\u201d Darin Hoover, the father of Staff Sgt. Darin Taylor Hoover, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/gold-star-family-speaks-out-after-biden-falsely-claims-no-troops-have-died-on-his-watch-shame-on-you\/ar-BB1p863R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> Fox News. The younger Hoover was one of the 13 service members who perished in Kabul nearly three years ago and was engaged to be married at the time of his death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[T]he rage, the absolute disgust that I got, from hearing [Biden] say that \u2014 I started yelling back at the TV,\u201d the deceased Marine\u2019s father said. \u201cJust out of frustration. He\u2019s never acknowledged, not one time, any of our kids. He\u2019s never said their names. Even to this day, I doubt very seriously that he even knows their names.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hoover\u2019s mother Kelly Barnett similarly added: \u201cWhat I would say to them is shame on you using our children as a pawn. It just makes me sick.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Biden says that he&#8217;s the &#8220;only president of the 20th century&#8221; who has had no American troops dead since he&#8217;s been president.<\/p>\n<p>13 American <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> during his horrible Afghanistan withdrawal were unavailable were comment. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zaFMvgetCO\">pic.twitter.com\/zaFMvgetCO<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1806495027860013065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Gold Star father Mark Schmitz also expressed outrage over Biden\u2019s lie, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/28\/us-news\/gold-star-families-react-after-biden-denies-troop-deaths-under-his-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">telling<\/a> the New York Post he had to \u201capologize\u201d to his children for using strong language after hearing the president\u2019s claim on Thursday. Schmitz\u2019s son, Marine Cpl. Jared Schmitz, died at the age of 20 during the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt took all self-restraint not to put my fist right through my TV,\u201d Schmitz said. \u201cI was beyond ticked off, disrespected. That\u2019s all we\u2019ve ever gotten out of this president.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/06\/28\/here-are-the-20-biggest-whoppers-biden-told-during-his-debate-with-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here Are The 20 Biggest Whoppers Biden Told During His Debate With Trump<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Steve Nikoui, the father of Marine Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui \u2014 another victim of Biden\u2019s botched Kabul pull-out \u2014 similarly told the Post he wasn\u2019t shocked by Biden\u2019s dismissive remark. Americans likely remember Nikoui as the Gold Star father <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/4518740-father-of-marine-killed-in-afghanistan-arrested-for-shouting-at-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arrested<\/a> by Capitol Police for shouting at Biden during the latter\u2019s State of the Union address earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just as shocked as anyone else, but I wasn\u2019t surprised,\u201d Nikoui said regarding Biden\u2019s disgusting debate lie. \u201cI\u2019m glad that the rest of America is able to see what we\u2019ve been dealing with for the last three years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat 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 \u2014\u00a0were killed because of his incompetence\u00a0\u2014 and he refuses, since that\u2019s happened, to even recognize them,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Coral Briseno and Christy Shamblin, the mother and mother-in-law of Marines Humberto Sanchez and Nicole Gee, respectively \u2014 both of whom died during the Afghanistan withdrawal \u2014 were also among those to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/world\/gold-star-families-fume-after-biden-denies-troop-deaths-under-his-watch-beyond-ticked-off\/ar-BB1p5ecG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">criticize<\/a> Biden for lying about the number of service members killed during his presidency.<\/p>\n<p>In a recently released video, one purported Gold Star widow said she\u2019s received numerous communications about the president\u2019s comments, noting how her husband was killed in the line of duty seven months ago while on deployment by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone expects me to be really angry about that statement, about him not remembering that sacrifice that my husband made,\u201d she said. \u201cBut here\u2019s a little secret: I was already f-cking angry because when I had to fly for 12 hours for the first time with my 16-month-old to Dover Air Force Base eight hours after learning my husband died to receive his remains back into the United States, you know who couldn\u2019t be bothered to show up to that dignified transfer? Joe Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See her full remarks below.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HEARTBREAKING: Widow of a fallen soldier, who was killed 7 months ago while deployed by the Biden Admin, reacts to Biden&#8217;s lie that he lost no service members in the last 4 years.<br \/>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TONYxTWO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TONYxTWO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uu9ZHOaPQ9\">pic.twitter.com\/uu9ZHOaPQ9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1807477014221267028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<hr>\n<p>      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Biden made a false claim during a recent debate with Donald Trump, stating that no U.S. service members have died under his watch. This statement has angered Gold Star families who lost loved ones during the botched Afghanistan withdrawal, which resulted in the deaths of 13 service members. These families expressed their outrage at Biden&#8217;s lie and his lack of acknowledgment of their sacrifices<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":2287283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unnamed-8.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,7375,33526,33527,28153],"class_list":["post-2287282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-criticism","tag-gold-star-families","tag-military-deaths","tag-whitewashing"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unnamed-8.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287282","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\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2287282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287282\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2287283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2287282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2287282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2287282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}