Trump lays wreath at Arlington for Afghanistan attack anniversary

[RAY BOGAN]

Former President Donald Trump laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery in honor of the 13 U.S. service members who died in Kabul during the Afghanistan withdrawal. Monday is the third anniversary of the suicide attack that killed the military members and 100 Afghans. 

[DONALD TRUMP]

These are people that should have never been killed.

[RAY BOGAN]

Now that Joe Biden is out of the race, Trump is trying to tie the pullout and the bombing to Vice President Harris with this interview. 

[CNN INTERVIEW]

Dana Bash: President Biden always said that he wants you to be the last person in the room particularly for big decisions just as he was for President Obama. He just made a really big decision – Afghanistan. Were you the last person in the room? 

Harris: Yes. 

Bash: And you feel comfortable? 

Harris: I do. 

[DONALD TRUMP]

Because of that event, we did so badly that Russia went in and invaded Ukraine. Israel was attacked, as you know, on October 7th. We have … people don’t respect us. They don’t respect us anymore as a country. And where is our … We don’t even have a president. We have a fascist person running who is incompetent. And we have a president who’s not even around.

[RAY BOGAN]

Neither President Biden nor Vice President Harris hosted an event to remember the fallen. 

Biden put out a statement from his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware – These 13 Americans—and the many more that were wounded—were patriots in the highest sense. Some were born the year the war in Afghanistan started. Some were on their second or third tour. 

Vice President Harris also put out a statement that said – Today and everyday, I mourn and honor them. My prayers are with their families and loved ones. 

Republicans have tried to paint the military withdrawal and Abbey Gate explosion as exhibit A of the administration’s foreign policy failures. 

Pew Research found that 54% of Americans believed it was the right decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, but 69% say it was a failed mission, 42% said the Biden administration did a poor job of handling it, while 27% said good or excellent. 

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