Was Biden Snubbed by Troops at Walter Reed? No Reports of Purple Hearts Awarded, No Photos of Meetings with Kabul Terror Attack Wounded (UPDATE)
Joe and Jill Biden arrive at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, September 2, 2021, screen image.
(Update at end) It’s been nearly twenty-four hours since Joe Biden paid an unannounced visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, yet there are no reports or photos of Biden’s visit inside the hospital. The White House statement on the visit last night played coy on who Biden and wife Dr. Jill were there to visit, leaving it open whether or not Biden visited the 15 service members wounded in last week’s Kabul airport terrorist attack who are recuperating at Walter Reed. The White House statement simply said, “Tonight, the President and First Lady are visiting wounded warriors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.” 13 service members were killed and 18 wounded in the attack. 170 Afghans were reported killed.
Joe Biden and Jill Biden at Walter Reed this evening. Per White House, “Tonight, the President and First Lady are visiting wounded warriors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.”
— Sebastian Smith (@SebastianAFP) September 3, 2021
That statement led many news outlets and sites, including TGP, to report Biden visited the fifteen Kabul wounded who arrived at Walter Reed from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany over the course of the past few days. (Via CNN: “Of the 15 Marines being treated at Walter Reed, “one is in critical condition, three are in serious condition and 11 are in stable condition,” Marine Corps spokesman Maj. Jim Stenger said.”)
President Biden and @FLOTUS arrive Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to visit wounded warriors pic.twitter.com/0oujYRwS39
— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) September 3, 2021
President Biden and @FLOTUS depart Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after visiting wounded warriors Thursday night pic.twitter.com/HqkmHrhwCT
— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) September 3, 2021
However, repeated searches show no reports by family members of visits, no photos and no mentions of Biden awarding Purple Hearts to the wounded. There are numerous reports and photos of Biden’s immediate predecessors in office (Trump, Obama and Bush) awarding the Purple Heart at Walter Reed. But none of Biden from last night.
The Daily Mail reported the White House would not say if Biden saw any Kabul wounded, “…photographers were able to capture staff unloading flowers and gift baskets as the president and first lady arrived. The first couple stayed for an hour and
Source: The Gateway Pundit
