{"id":710813,"date":"2021-09-02T17:20:15","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T21:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=710813"},"modified":"2021-09-02T17:20:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T21:20:17","slug":"from-allegedly-checking-his-watch-to-tone-deaf-comments-bidens-history-with-gold-star-families-is-not-stellar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/from-allegedly-checking-his-watch-to-tone-deaf-comments-bidens-history-with-gold-star-families-is-not-stellar\/","title":{"rendered":"From Allegedly Checking His Watch To Tone-Deaf Comments, Biden\u2019s History With Gold-Star Families Is Not Stellar"},"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\">32<\/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%2Ffrom-allegedly-checking-his-watch-to-tone-deaf-comments-bidens-history-with-gold-star-families-is-not-stellar%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=710813&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1234943195-scaled-e1630354835699.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>From allegedly checking his watch repeatedly to comments that seem somewhat tone deaf, President Joe Biden has had a complicated history with Gold Star families.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s interactions with surviving family members became a sticking point after he met with the families of the 13 U.S. service members who were killed in a terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, and a number of those he met with complained about his attitude. <strong><a class=\"text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/27\/steve-nikoui-kareem-marines-kabul-tucker-carlson\/\">(RELATED: \u2018My Life Changed Forever\u2019: Gold Star Dad Describes Waiting For Marines To Tell Him His Son Died In Kabul)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Several said that Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/30\/darin-hoover-mark-schmitz-alleges-biden-watch-soldiers-dover-air-force-base\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">checked his watch<\/a> \u2014 not just once, but several times \u2014 during the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/29\/joe-biden-jill-biden-dignified-transfer-dover-service-members-killed-kabul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dignified Transfer Ceremony<\/a> at Dover Air Force Base, a move that made them feel as though attending the ceremony was a chore.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.6315789473684\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gold Star families blast Biden for checking watch during ceremony for fallen <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aYaiJmYnep\">https:\/\/t.co\/aYaiJmYnep<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LSe99IPZF0\">pic.twitter.com\/LSe99IPZF0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1432750304907472900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThat happened on every single one of them,\u201d Darin Hoover, whose son was Marine Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover, told Sean Hannity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"12.306784660767\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gold Star Father Darin Hoover, whose son Marine Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover was killed in Kabul, alleges that President Biden looked down at his watch when all 13 fallen service members arrived at Dover Air Force Base:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat happened on every single one of them.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PC83XWNWsx\">pic.twitter.com\/PC83XWNWsx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1432528786973732868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mark Schmitz, who also lost his son Marine LCPL Jared Schmitz in Kabul, said he had noticed it as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"12.414364640884\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gold Star Father Mark Schmitz, whose son Marine Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz was killed in Kabul:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI actually leaned into my son\u2019s mother\u2019s ear and said \u2018I swear to God, if he checks his watch one more time\u2026\u2019 I found it to be the most disrespectful thing I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VG9BafFFzn\">pic.twitter.com\/VG9BafFFzn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1432531055169388547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gold Star mother <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/socal.angel.3\/posts\/3040817939483743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shana Chappell<\/a>, who lost her son Marine LCPL Kareem Nikoui, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/31\/facebook-instagram-kabul-mother\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook post<\/a> that Biden had repeatedly attempted to turn the conversation back to the loss of his own son, Beau \u2014 and that when she and others had reminded him that it was not about him, he had seemed annoyed.<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"12\">\n<p>Remember i am the one who stood 5 inches from your face and was letting you know i would never get to hug my son again, hear his laugh and then you tried to interrupt me and give me your own sob story and i had to tell you \u2018that this isn\u2019t about you so don\u2019t make it about you!!!\u2019 You then said you just wanted me to know that you know how i feel and i let you know that you don\u2019t know how i feel and you do not have the right to tell me you know how i feel! U then rolled your f**king eyes in your head like you were annoyed with me and i let you know that the only reason i was talking to you was out of respect for my son and that was the only reason why, i then proceeded to tell you again how you took my son away from me and how i will never get to hug him, kiss him, laugh with him again etc\u2026 u turned to walk away and i let you know my sons blood was on your hands and you threw your hand up behind you as you walked away from me like you were saying \u201c ok whatever!!!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden\u2019s uncomfortable interactions with Gold Star families did not just begin with his presidency, however.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Iubelt, the father of the fallen Army Pfc. Tyler Iubelt, met with Biden in 2016 when he was still the vice president. He told The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/good-thing-that-he-was-surrounded-by-secret-service-joe-biden-angered-gold-star-parents-days-after-son-died\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Examiner<\/a> in October 2019 that the meeting was a \u201chorrible experience\u201d that left him \u201cfeeling worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe told my daughter-in-law \u2026 that she was too pretty for this to happen to her,\u201d Iubelt said. \u201cIt\u2019s probably a good thing that he was surrounded by Secret Service, probably for both of us, because I\u2019d probably be locked up in jail right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schmitz summed up their feelings in a brief statement to the Daily Caller, saying that Biden\u2019s behavior toward the families of those who had made the ultimate sacrifice for their country spoke to his abilities as a leader.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf a four-star general or admiral can put some faith and hope back in my heart that my son\u2019s life meant something to them and this country \u2014 but our president can\u2019t \u2014 that may say something about his ability to be a \u2018leader,&#8217;\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From allegedly checking his watch repeatedly to comments that seem somewhat tone deaf, President Joe Biden has had a complicated history with Gold Star families.Biden\u2019s interactions with surviving family members &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-710813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/710813","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=710813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/710813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=710813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=710813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=710813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}