NBC News’ Kristen Welker incorrectly stated that Vice President Kamala Harris met with Gold Star families of servicemen and women killed in the Abbey Gate suicide bombing when the remains of those U.S. Armed Forces members were returned home for the dignified transfer. However, Harris was not present at the dignified transfer ceremony.
Sen. Tom Cotton blasts Kamala for not speaking or meeting with the Gold Star families of servicemembers who died during the Afghanistan withdrawal.
Kristen Welker falsely claims “Kamala did meet with them during the dignified transfer.”
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Welker made this assertion during a Meet the Press interview with Senator Tom Cotton on Sunday, while defending Harris against criticism for not meeting with the families or attending a memorial on the third anniversary of their deaths. GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump attended the memorial and was criticized for it by the Harris campaign.
“All right, let me ask you about another one of the big headlines this week,” Welker said. “Donald Trump’s visit to Arlington National Cemetery. You’ve been talking about this. He attended a wreath-laying ceremony, obviously,