Kamala Harris committed a major blunder.
The only real question is how much damage she inflicted on her campaign.
And a top Democrat shredded Kamala Harris for this insult to Gold Star families.
Kamala Harris’ attempt to create a fake scandal backfires
The botched withdrawal from Afghanistan is one of the biggest blights on the Biden-Harris administration.
Kamala Harris and Biden’s disastrous failure of leadership led to the death of 13 service members in a terrorist attack at Abbey Gate.
On the third anniversary of the debacle, Kamala Harris tried to distract from her record by creating a fake scandal about Donald Trump attending a wreath laying ceremony at Arlington Cemetery at the request of the Gold Star families.
As Vice President, I have had the privilege of visiting Arlington National Cemetery several times. It is a solemn place; a place where we come together to honor American heroes who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service of this nation.
It is not a place for politics.
And…
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 31, 2024
This ploy failed.
Former Democrat Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is an Iraq War veteran.
Gabbard appeared on CNN’s State of the Union and called out Kamala Harris for ignoring the invitation from the Gold State families to attend the ceremony and honor their loved one’s sacrifice.
“I know President Trump wanted to share that with others, especially given the fact that President Biden [and] Harris, I heard, were invited by some of these family members. They not only didn‘t come, they didn‘t even respond to that invitation,” Gabbard stated.
Tulsi Gabbard slams Kamala Harris for disrespecting Gold Star families
Gabbard took a blow torch to Kamala Harris for trying to manufacture a scandal out of the fact that Donald Trump paid his respects to Gold Star families.
The former Democrat Congresswoman also noted the Gold Star families put out a statement explaining they invited President Trump to share this day with them and praised his conduct.
“Now to have Kamala Harris put this statement out yesterday saying that she stands with these families, she stands with the military and with veterans — you only have to look at the response that came from the Gold-Star families of these 13 service members of how offended they were by that statement,” Gabbard added.
Gabbard told host Dana Bash the real scandal is that in three years, Kamala Harris hasn’t once reached out to the Gold Star families and taken accountability for the decision making that cost 13 service members their lives.
“Given she has not made any effort — not on that third anniversary or any other time — to call them directly to offer her condolences and even apologies for their decisions that led to the loss of their loved ones,” Gabbard continued.
“I’d just like to say one last thing on this because I think it‘s important and I‘ve seen a lot of the headlines and the stories and the concerns that people are raising about this. But to me as a soldier and as someone who has been deployed to different war zones in the world, I have friends who are buried there at Section 60,” Gabbard declared.
Gabbard also called out the media for working as Kamala Harris’ public relations department by trying to sweep Kamala Harris’ disaster in Afghanistan under the rug.
“What is more outrageous to me is that there wasn‘t universal coverage of the momentous day of the third anniversary of the loss of these 13 gold star families,” Gabbard concluded. “And the outrage that they feel that their loved ones are not getting the kind of coverage and memory that their great sacrifice deserves. That is what everyone should be outraged about.”
