Biden invokes late son Beau again amid criticism
Aug 31, 2021 19:40:07 GMT -5
Post by Honoria on Aug 31, 2021 19:40:07 GMT -5
Nobody cares about your son, Joe!
Biden invokes late son Beau again amid criticism over the 13 US service members killed in Kabul and says 'I don’t think enough people understand how much we ask of the 1% who put that uniform on'
Biden's son Beau died at age 46 of brain cancer in 2015
Thepresident noted that his 'deceased son Beau served in Iraq for a full year'
Biden met with the 13 families who lost loved ones in the Kabul suicide bombing and some said the president kept bringing up his late son
Beau wasn't killed in combat, though the president has at times questioned whether his exposure to burn pits had a hand in causing his cancer
By MORGAN PHILLIPS, POLITICS REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 18:13 EDT, 31 August 2021 | UPDATED: 18:23 EDT, 31 August 2021
In his first address since the US' historic and chaotic final withdrawal from Afghanistan, President Biden defended his withdrawal - even as he laid blame on President Trump and the Afghan security forces - and again brought up his late son, Beau, who died in 2015 at the age of 46 from brain cancer.
'I don't think enough people understand how much we have asked of the 1% of this country who put that uniform on, willing to put their lives on the line in defense of our nation. Maybe it's because my deceased son Beau served in Iraq for a full year.'
'Let me be clear. Leaving August 31 is not due to an arbitrary deadline. It was designed to save American lives,' Biden said in his first public remarks since the final US soldier left Hamid Karzai International Airport on Monday night.
Biden has of late been thinking often of the tragic loss of his son, as is evidenced by the frequent references in his remarks. Beau wasn't killed in combat, though the president has at times questioned whether his exposure to burn pits had a hand in causing his cancer.
Last week, 13 US service members were killed, and some of the Gold Star families said that they were a bit disappointed the president kept bringing up his late son, as he tried to relate to their fresh sense of loss and devastation.
Full story at link
Biden invokes late son Beau again amid criticism over the 13 US service members killed in Kabul and says 'I don’t think enough people understand how much we ask of the 1% who put that uniform on'
Biden's son Beau died at age 46 of brain cancer in 2015
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Biden met with the 13 families who lost loved ones in the Kabul suicide bombing and some said the president kept bringing up his late son
Beau wasn't killed in combat, though the president has at times questioned whether his exposure to burn pits had a hand in causing his cancer
By MORGAN PHILLIPS, POLITICS REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 18:13 EDT, 31 August 2021 | UPDATED: 18:23 EDT, 31 August 2021
In his first address since the US' historic and chaotic final withdrawal from Afghanistan, President Biden defended his withdrawal - even as he laid blame on President Trump and the Afghan security forces - and again brought up his late son, Beau, who died in 2015 at the age of 46 from brain cancer.
'I don't think enough people understand how much we have asked of the 1% of this country who put that uniform on, willing to put their lives on the line in defense of our nation. Maybe it's because my deceased son Beau served in Iraq for a full year.'
'Let me be clear. Leaving August 31 is not due to an arbitrary deadline. It was designed to save American lives,' Biden said in his first public remarks since the final US soldier left Hamid Karzai International Airport on Monday night.
Biden has of late been thinking often of the tragic loss of his son, as is evidenced by the frequent references in his remarks. Beau wasn't killed in combat, though the president has at times questioned whether his exposure to burn pits had a hand in causing his cancer.
Last week, 13 US service members were killed, and some of the Gold Star families said that they were a bit disappointed the president kept bringing up his late son, as he tried to relate to their fresh sense of loss and devastation.
Full story at link