Families of slain Marines call Biden's conduct at ceremony 'disrespectful'

[Counselor706]

More family members of military service members who died during Thursday's attack in Afghanistan have come forward and called their interactions with the president "selfish" and "disrespectful."

"Initially, I wasn't going to meet with him," Schmitz said. "But then I felt I owed it to my son to at least have some words with him about how I felt — and it didn't go well ... He talked a bit more about his own son than he did my son, and that didn't sit well with me."

Hoover decided not to speak with Biden, claiming his family decided together that they wanted nothing to do with the president due to perceived disrespect the president showed as the caskets were offloaded. Hoover claimed that Biden checked his watch multiple times throughout the ceremony.

These were not the first criticisms of Biden from family members of the soldiers killed in the explosion at the Hamid Karzai International Airport. The sister of another soldier sharply criticized the president during an interview with the Washington Post, in which she said her sister-in-law felt the president's words were "scripted and shallow."

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[Bud_Spencer]

Joe is very concerned about the time of day, apparently.