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Trump’s News Biden Afghanistan disaster

Gold Star Father Says Joe Biden 'Talked More

About His Son Than My Son' in Meeting

Two Gold Star fathers of U.S. Marines killed during the terrorist attacks in Kabul,

Afghanistan, recently spoke out about their experiences with President Joe Biden.
Mark Schmitz, the father of Marine Jared Schmitz, and Darin Hoover, the father of

Marine Darin Taylor Hoover Jr. discussed their loss during an interview with Fox
News' Sean Hannity on Monday.

by AMY FURR

Two Gold Star fathers According to Schmitz, Hoover said the reason just once. It happened

of U.S. Marines killed the meeting was not behind why he chose on every single one
during the terrorist pleasant and he said not to meet with Biden that came out of that

attacks in Kabul, the president talked began at Dover Air airplane. It happened
Afghanistan, recently m o r e a b o u t h i s Force Base where the on every single one of
spoke out about their deceased son, former president and first lady them. They would

experiences with D e l a w a r e S t a t e solemnly greeted the release the salute, and

President Joe Biden. Attorney General caskets of the 13 fallen he would look down at
Mark Schmitz, the Joseph “Beau” Biden servicemembers. his watch on every last
father of Marine Jared III than he did Jared one, all 13, he looked

Schmitz, and Darin Schmitz. Biden faced mounting down at his watch,” he
Hoover, the father of criticism after a clip commented.

Marine Darin Taylor “Initially, I wasn't going e m e r g e d o n l i n e
Hoover Jr. discussed to meet with him,” Sunday of him looking When asked why

their loss during an Schmitz noted. “But at his watch during the H o o v e r ' s f a m i l y
interview with Fox then I felt I owed it to transfer ceremony of declined to meet with

News' Sean Hannity on my son to at least have the Marines slain in President Biden, he
Monday. some words with him Afghanistan. stated, “We said,

about how I felt – and 'absolutely not.' We
Schmitz decided to it didn't go well.” Hoover claimed Biden didn't want to deal

meet with Biden, but looked at his watch with him. We didn't
Hoover told Hannity, “He talked a bit more several times while the want him anywhere
“we didn't want about his own son caskets were being near us. We, as a

[Biden] anywhere near than he did my son, offloaded. family, decided that

u s ,” t h e o u t l e t and that didn't sit well that was the way it was
reported. with me,” he added. “That didn't happen going to be.”