‘He Is Satan’: Gold Star Families Blister Biden After Unreal Afghan Speech
In a recent speech, President Joe Biden defended his Afghanistan withdrawal policy, asserting that he was the first U.S.president in decades to leave his successor without an ongoing war in the country. He claimed that ending the war was necessary for redirecting resources to urgent challenges and predicted that history would view his decision favorably. Biden’s remarks came on the anniversary of a suicide bombing that killed 13 American service members during the chaotic exit from Afghanistan, a fact he mentioned only in passing.
His comments have drawn sharp criticism from the families of the deceased service members, many of whom feel that his self-praise is insensitive and inappropriate. Darin Hoover, father of Marine Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover, expressed outrage, stating that Biden’s statements reflect a lack of understanding and respect for their loss. Othre family members echoed this sentiment, lamenting the impact of the withdrawal and accusing Biden of downplaying the consequences of his decisions, which they believe jeopardized U.S. national security and stability in Afghanistan.
Critics,including lawmakers,have also condemned Biden’s portrayal of the withdrawal as a success,arguing it has emboldened terrorism and signaled U.S. weakness abroad. Family members like Christy Shamblin,who lost her daughter-in-law in the bombing,highlighted the need for effective national security solutions rather than a focus on international aid initiatives. Biden’s comments have intensified tensions regarding the legacy of the Afghanistan exit and it’s personal toll on those who lost loved ones.
President Joe Biden gave himself a pat on the back Monday for his policy in Afghanistan, infuriating family members of Americans who were killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul during the botched 2021 withdrawal.
Calling himself “the first president in decades who’s not leaving a war in Afghanistan to his successor,” Biden said his Afghanistan policy was correct, according to Fox News, saying, “In my view, it was time to end the war and bring our troops home, and we did.”
”By ending the war, we’ve been able to focus our energy and resources on our urgent challenges,” Biden said, according to the New York Post.
After claiming that remaining in Afghanistan would have delighted Russia and China, Biden said that “ending the war was the right thing to do, and I believe history will reflect that.”
During his speech at the State Department, he cited “those brave service members whose lives were lost during the withdrawal” but did not mention the Kabul incident by name.
BIDEN: “I put together one of the most competent foreign policy teams in American history.”
From the Afghanistan withdrawal to Ukraine to Israel… it’s been war, chaos, and destruction.
Competent at lighting the world on fire. 🤷🏻♂️pic.twitter.com/vQMlPf2Edo
— KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) January 13, 2025
Biden’s congratulatory self-praise grated on Darin Hoover, father of Marine Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover, who was among the 13 Americans killed in the suicide bombing, according to the U.K.’s Daily Mail.
“It blows my mind that he is taking credit for ending the war and being proud of it!!!” Darin Hoover said in a statement.
“WE LOST OUR KIDS for him to think that history will reflect him as this great human being when he is Satan to me,” he wrote.
I pray that Pres Trump gives the parents of the fallen soldiers from the Afghanistan withdrawal debacle a proper ceremony for their sacrifice. I bet he won’t check his watch once.
“There are no more actions that Biden could take to devastate our country more than he’s done.”👇 pic.twitter.com/ramF8ogazL
— Michelle #AmericaFirst (@MichelleRM68) January 13, 2025
Hoover said Biden was “100 percent incompetent.”
“He’s a disgusting man who holds ZERO integrity or any respect in my mind and has no idea how it feels to be in our shoes, especially when the withdrawal happened the way it did,” Hoover said. “There was NO need for it to happen that way.”
And perhaps most troubling, he once again touted his botched Afghanistan withdrawal as a victory — claiming it did not damage our alliances nor create a haven for terrorism. Those are bold-faced lies. The withdrawal telegraphed U.S. weakness around the world and resulted in the…
— Michael McCaul (@RepMcCaul) January 13, 2025
Christy Shamblin, whose daughter-in-law, Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee, was killed in the bombing, also criticized Biden.
“So sad. Disappointed to see the same head in the sand mentality,” she said in a statement.
“Terrorist attacks are happening. It has absolutely taken Afghanistan back to Taliban rule and armed terrorist groups. Claiming success no one else can see. He should have said NOTHING,” Shamblin said.
“We need problem solving for our national security not hiding behind Ukraine relief and railroads in Africa,” she said.
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