Gold Star family member Christy Shamblin, whose daughter-in-law, Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee was killed during President Joe Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, said during an interview this week that Biden has never contacted their family.
Shamblin, who is attending Thursday night’s State of the Union address as the guest of House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, made the remarks during a Wednesday interview on CNN’s “The Lead” with Abby Phillip.
“What do you want to hear from him about the two years ago what happened to your daughter-in-law?” Phillip asked.
“I wonder how he’s going to strengthen our Armed Forces and support them and answer our questions and lead to a thorough investigation like they promised, so that we can move forward in a positive way and make it better,” Shamblin responded.
“President Biden, he’s often called the ‘consoler in chief,'” Phillip responded. “He does talk to families who’ve lost loved ones because of his own experiences. Have you experienced that from him as you’ve been coping with the death of Nicole?”
“No,” Shamblin responded. “No.”
Phillip was surprised by her answer and sought clarification.
“No, he has not reached out to our family,” Shamblin said. “We’ve actually reached out to the White House and have never heard back. We asked to meet with them to kind of understand where their thinking was in calling this a success, and we’ve not received a response. It’s been months. No, that’s not been our experience at all.”
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CNN anchor left STUNNED when gold star mom says that Biden has NEVER reached out to her family about her daughter-in-law's death.
CNN: "He's often called the 'Consoler in Chief.' He does talk to families who've lost loved ones…Have you experienced that from him?"
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Shamblin’s daughter-in-law was killed during an ISIS-K terrorist attack at the airport in Kabul, which resulted in the deaths of more than a dozen U.S. service members.
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The others who died included Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, 31, of Salt Lake City, Utah; Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, 25, of Lawrence, Massachusetts; Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, of Indio, California; Marine Corps Cpl. Daegan W. Page, 23, of Omaha, Nebraska; Marine Corps Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Indiana; Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Texas; Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20, of St. Charles, Missouri; Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, 20, of Jackson, Wyoming; Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga, California; Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, of Norco, California; Navy Hospitalman Maxton W. Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio; and Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, of Corryton, Tennessee.