Trump Hammers Biden Over Troops Killed In Afghanistan Pullout

Former president Donald Trump hammered the Biden-Harris administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan on the third anniversary of the deaths of 13 U.S. service members killed during the withdrawal operation.

Trump delivered a speech in front of the National Guard Association in Detroit on Monday after attending a ceremony for the fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. Trump was joined on stage in Detroit by former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who backed Trump’s bid to return to the White House.

Trump attacked President Joe Biden’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal, especially over the loss of 13 U.S. service members killed in a terrorist attack on Kabul’s airport, calling it the “most embarrassing day in the history of our country.”

“It gave us Russia going into Ukraine. It gave us the October 7 attack on Israel. It gave us lack of respect, we’re not respected. We were respected very much four years ago. We’re not respected now,” Trump said.

The former president promised accountability over the debacle should he return to the White House.

“We’ll get the resignations of every single senior official who touched the Afghanistan calamity to be on my desk at noon on inauguration day,” he pledged.

Gabbard, who served as a Democratic representative of Hawaii in the U.S. House from 2019 to 2021, joined Trump on stage just days after Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. suspended his independent run for president and tossed his support to the former president.

“I am proud to stand here before you today, whether you’re a Democrat, Republican, or independent, if you love our country as I do, if you cherish peace and freedom as we do, I invite you to join me in doing all we can to save our country and elect President Donald J. Trump and send him back to the White House to do the tough work of saving our country and serving the people,” Gabbard said.

????BREAKING: Former Democrat Rep. @TulsiGabbard just endorsed President Trump, citing the fact that he will keep America out of endless wars:

"I am committed to doing all that I can to send President Trump back to the White House." pic.twitter.com/TtKEp55ptV

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 26, 2024

Gabbard earlier backed Trump for president in a post on X on July 16.

We need leaders back in the White House who are committed to the Constitution, defending our God-given freedoms, and towards a peaceful and prosperous future. Donald Trump and JD Vance are such leaders, and I look forward to doing all I can to get them elected in November.

— Tulsi Gabbard ???? (@TulsiGabbard) July 16, 2024

Trump recruited Gabbard to join his debate prep team after Vice President Kamala Harris took over reelection campaign of President Joe Biden, who dropped out of the race last month following a feeble performance in the first presidential debate. Gabbard’s national profile jumped when she ran in the Democratic primary for president in 2020, standing out as an exceptionally sharp critic of Harris.

Trump welcomed Gabbard to the stage, calling the former congresswoman “very special.”

Trump has built a coalition of disaffected Democrats and former Democrats supporting his run for president, including well known politicos such as Gabbard and Kennedy, but also entrepreneurs such as Elon Musk and Bill Ackman.