White House implies Biden will not commemorate Afghanistan withdrawal
Haisten Willis
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It appears the Biden administration will not mark the Afghanistan withdrawal anniversary with any in-person events.
This week marks two years since the final days of the withdrawal from Afghanistan, which sent President Joe Biden‘s approval ratings into negative territory.
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“Does President Biden plan to commemorate the events and the people who were killed and left behind as that happened?” the Washington Examiner asked press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during Wednesday’s White House press briefing.
Jean-Pierre responded by pointing to a written statement that was released last Saturday.
“The president put out a statement recently when it came to the anniversary of Abbey Gate, so I just want to state this as it was stated in the president’s statement,” she said. “We’ll forever honor the memory of the 13 service members who were stolen far too soon from their families, loved ones, and brothers and sisters in arms.”
The press secretary reiterated that Biden believes leaving Afghanistan was the right thing to do and that the war should have “ended a long time ago.”
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“The president’s focus [going forward is] to make sure that our homeland is protected, that Americans are protected,” she said.
While it appears Biden will not be holding any events to mark the occasion, 13 Gold Star families who lost loved ones appeared this week before the House Foreign Affairs committee, several of them harshly criticizing Biden’s handling of the situation.