Biden ‘s meeting with the families of fallen soldiers in Afghanistan did not go smoothly – PRAVDA.sk

On Sunday, when the remains of 13 US soldiers killed recently at an airport in the Afghan capital Kabul arrived at a military base in the US state of Delaware, US President Joe Biden met with the families of the fallen. Although the president is often praised for his ability to speak sensitively about grief, the event did not go smoothly.

White House chief Joe Biden looks at the remains of fallen US soldiers killed at Kabul, Afghanistan airport

As Biden often does, he also talked about his son, who died of brain cancer in 2016. However, some families said they considered it an inadequate attempt to empathize with their loss. Other survivors noted that Biden often looked at his watch.

“I hope you burn in hell! He was my brother! ”One woman shouted at the president. Another woman who lost her son, Shane Chappell, was blocked by Facebook on Facebook and Instagram because it posted “weed” posts to Biden.

These types of meetings are often difficult times for presidents, regardless of their political affiliation. Donald Trump received a sharp reprimand from the father of a Navy SEALs soldier killed in Nigeria at the beginning of his term, which kept him from avoiding such a ceremony for most of his term as president.

Cindy Sheehan, whose son died in Iraq, set up an anti-war protest camp in front of the White House during the reign of President George W. Bush. According to the BBC, Chappell can follow a similar path – she wrote that after burying her son, she will drive to Washington to speak against Biden. “It’s time to show how many of us there are and take back our country,” she wrote.

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