In an emotional moment, members of the families of those who were slain during the disastrous withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan addressed the audience onstage at the Republican National Convention. They criticized President Joe Biden who is currently ruling the country.
Gold Star family members, who are relatives of the thirteen American servicemen and women who were slain during withdrawal from the Middle East three years ago, took the stage and compared their contacts with Joe Biden and Donald Trump. They criticized Biden for his administration's response to their family members who had been killed, TMZ reported.
The momentous occasion began with a video showing Vice President Biden checking his watch at Andrew's Air Force installation after the remains were returned from Afghanistan. In confessional interviews, the individuals involved stated that it appeared as though he had other things he was more interested in doing.
After then, Alicia and Herman Lopez, who are the parents of Corporal Hunter Lopez, who passed away during the evacuation, took the platform and spoke. They mentioned that when the remains of the thirteen servicemembers were returned to the United States of America, Vice President Biden met the plane, but they assert that he made the moment about himself.
They say that Instead of focusing on their grief, Biden kept referencing his son Beau Biden, who lost away from cancer. He did not focus on their losses, which is a moment of alienation that is still bothering the members of the family.
One of the families, Christy Shamblin, who is the mother-in-law of Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee, stated that when they met Trump, he knew all of their family members' names. The families chastised Biden for never publicly naming their loved ones and claimed that as recently as the debate, no one had died during the pullout.
It is possible that you are aware of the fact that a suicide bomber took the lives of approximately 170 Afghan civilians and thirteen members of the United States military at the Kabul Airport. The Department of Defense has stated that this tragedy was not preventable under any circumstances.
Despite this, Biden has been attacked for the way his administration has handled the matter, particularly the deadline that he put on himself on August 31.
After the families had finished speaking, the crowd showed them a great deal of affection by shouting "U.S.A." and "Never forget" across the room. The names of all thirteen service men who had been killed in the incident were read out loud onstage, and the families also displayed pictures of their loved ones.
It was undeniably a stunning moment onstage, and it is one that supporters of Trump will not forget in a hurry. Netizens were also quick to express their sentiments online.
“No win situation from the beginning,” one X user wrote. “So thats it? I mean, looking at one's watch doesn't always depict disinterest tho. Besides, Trump approved the transfer of the troops from Afghanistan but Biden carried out the approval. How can you blame one and praise the other?” another commented. “Biden is a disgrace,” a third user said.
Business Times has reached out to President Joe Biden for comments.
