Former President Donald Trump paid tribute to 13 American service members who lost their lives during the Biden Administration’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. On Monday, at Arlington Cemetery, Trump participated in a wreath-laying ceremony, placing his hand over his heart as a bugler played Taps to honor those who died on August 26, 2021, in a Kabul airport attack.
This is what a Commander in Chief looks like:pic.twitter.com/LqwV3WMYi6
— Karoline Leavitt (@kleavittnh) August 26, 2024
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, who is campaigning for the presidency in November and whose administration oversaw the withdrawal, had no public events scheduled. The 13 American service members were killed in a suicide bombing at Abbey Gate of Kabul International Airport, where the Biden administration executed a rushed and poorly planned evacuation of American and other foreign nationals after failing to anticipate the Taliban’s swift takeover of the capital and the U.S.-backed government.
The individuals who lost their lives that day include Marine Sgt. Nicole L. Gee; Cpl. Daegan Page; LCpl. David Espinoza; LCpl. Dylan Merola; Cpl. Humberto Sanchez; Cpl. Hunter Lopez; Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo; Army SSG Ryan Knauss; Marine LCpl. Kareem Nikoui; Navy Seaman Maxton Soviak; Marine SSgt. Darin Hoover; LCpl. Jared Schmitz; and LCpl. Rylee McCollum.
Never forget the heroes of Abbey Gate.
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 26, 2024
Never forget their service and their sacrifice.
Never forget how no one was held accountable for the disastrous decisions that led to their deaths.
Never let Kamala and Biden sweep them under the rug.
Say their names:
Sgt. Nicole L. Gee… pic.twitter.com/HrNcxYjU4x
