J.D. Vance To Gold Star Families: Biden 'Lost Your Loved Ones Through Incompetence'

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At a meeting with Gold Star families in the Oval Office on Monday, Vice President J.D. Vance blamed Biden for the deaths of service members during the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.

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00:00Biggest gathering in terms of the numbers, everybody here, because there was always being,

00:05you know, somebody couldn't be, everybody's here. And that's a great honor. I think it's a great

00:09honor. J.D., do you want to say a couple of words, please? Oh, sir, I just echo what you said. We're

00:14so honored to have all of you here. I know that days like today can't make the hurt go away,

00:18but hopefully four years on, we can start to remember with fondness and with a little bit

00:23of joy the people that were taken from us. We're so proud of you. We're so proud of your loved

00:27ones who were giving their life for our country. And I think importantly today, this is a

00:31rectification of a wrong. The fact that the President of the United States lost your loved

00:36ones through incompetence, but never acknowledged it. And your government never actually put

00:41pen to paper to say we're grateful for your sacrifice. We correct that wrong today. And

00:46we're going to keep on fighting to understand, as Pete said, what happened so it never happens

00:49to another family again. But God love you all. God bless you. We're so thrilled to have you

00:52here in the People's Oval Office. Thank you, sir. Thank you for having us.

00:55And I don't think, I don't think they ever heard from Biden or anybody.

00:59Nobody ever even called from it. It's a terrible thing we suffered through for four years. So

01:06needlessly. Yes, ma'am.

01:07I wanted to ask.

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