As grieving military families waited on tarmac to have one last view of their loved ones; sleepy Joe Biden napped on Air Force One, they labeled him a doddering old fool
Joe Biden's leadership, multiple military families reported that they were forced to wait for hours on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base while the president allegedly napped on Air Force One. This event occurred during the dignified transfer ceremony for 13 U.S. service members killed in a suicide bombing at Kabul's Abbey Gate on August 26, 2021, a tragedy that claimed the lives of American soldiers and over 170 Afghan civilians.
Details of Incident
According to family members of the fallen Marines, they arrived at Dover Air Force Base to pay their respects and witness the return of their loved ones' remains. However, they were informed by military personnel that President Biden was unavailable because he was sleeping on the plane. Roice McCollum, sister of Marine Rylee McCollum, expressed her outrage, stating, “Biden made us wait an extra three hours to receive the bodies of our dead family members because he couldn’t pull it together”.
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Other family members echoed her sentiments, describing the experience as an additional insult during an already painful time. Darin Hoover, father of Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover, remarked, “We sat in that office for what seemed like an eternity waiting on the doddering old fool”.
The families described the experience as deeply disrespectful. Christy Shamblin, mother-in-law of Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee, and Darin Hoover, father of
