The former president slammed the Biden administration for not showing up to a ceremony honoring the fallen troops
The US pullout from Kabul in 2021 was “gross incompetence,” former President Donald Trump said on Monday after attending a commemoration at Arlington National Cemetery for the 13 troops killed during the withdrawal. He also slammed White House officials for snubbing the ceremony for the fallen soldiers.
Eleven marines, a soldier and a Navy medic died in the Abbey Gate attack, along with 170 Afghan civilians. Islamic State (IS/ISIS) claimed responsibility for the August 26, 2021 bombing, which came amid the frantic evacuation from the Kabul airport. The US-backed regime in Afghanistan had collapsed and the Taliban had taken over ten days prior.
“This is the third anniversary of the BOTCHED Afghanistan withdrawal, the most EMBARRASSING moment in the history of our Country,’‘ Trump posted on his Truth Social account.
He accused President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris of “gross incompetence” that got 13 troops and hundreds of civilians killed and made the US “a laughing stock all over the World.”
We honor the 13 KIA from Abbey Gate but also the wounded pic.twitter.com/a4rddgx8ie
— Rep. Mike Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) August 26, 2024