Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, and vice presidential candidate Tim Walz were all invited well in advance to attend Monday’s ceremony commemorating the three-year anniversary of the 13 soldiers who lost their lives during the suicide bombing at Abbey Gate during the Afghanistan withdrawal. Despite the invitations, none of them chose to attend. Instead, GOP nominee Donald Trump was present at the event.
According to Human Events senior editor Jack Posobiec, the White House was notified about the ceremony and invited Biden, Harris, and Walz to participate nine days prior. Additional requests were reportedly made on July 28 and August 9 for Biden and Harris’s attendance.
BREAKING: Arlington informed the WH about Biden, Kamala, AND Walz participating in the ceremony nine days ago for the third time. The first and secondary requests (for just B and K) were made on July 28th and August 9th, per WH official. They ignored the date
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) August 27, 2024
Trump attended the ceremony and later criticized Harris for her role in the Afghanistan withdrawal, a decision she had previously claimed credit for, stating she was the last person in the room