Gold star families had harsh words for President Joe Biden during the third night of the Republican National Convention.
“The humiliation of our nation was not an extraordinary success,” one Gold Star mother told the crowd as she referenced the Biden administration’s 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan. “Joe Biden may have forgotten that our children died, but we have not forgotten. Donald Trump has not forgotten.”
Another mother fought back tears Thursday evening as she recounted an encounter with Trump after she lost her daughter-in-law in Afghanistan. Christy Shamblin said, “Donald Trump carried the weight for a few hours with me, and for the first time since Nicole’s death, I felt like I wasn’t alone in my grief.”