CNN anchor Abby Phillippe ran into a rhetorical buzzsaw Wednesday with her Gold Star mother figure.
The Gold Star’s mother, Christy Shamblin, will attend Thursday’s State of the Union address. Shamblin’s daughter-in-law, Marine Corps Sergeant Nicole GeeGee was one of 13 U.S. military personnel killed in 2021 when a suicide bomber detonated himself outside Kabul Airport’s Abbey Gate. Gee was assisting with evacuation efforts from Afghanistan, necessitated by President Joe Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from the country.
During the interview, Phillip tried to defend Biden as a sympathetic president. But she was shocked when Mr. Shamblin revealed that he had not heard anything from the president.
“President Biden, he is often referred to as the commander in chief,” Phillip argued. “He often speaks to his family who have lost loved ones because of what he went through. Did you feel that from him as you dealt with Nicole’s death?”
“No,” Shamblin said.
A few seconds of awkward silence followed, but the expressionless atmosphere was finally broken by Philip.
“Did you talk to him?” the CNN anchor followed up.
“No, he hasn’t contacted our family,” Shamblin admitted. “We actually reached out to the White House and got no response. We asked to meet with them to understand how they considered this a success, but we didn’t get a response. It’s been months.” No, that’s not our experience at all. ”
“That’s a shame,” Philip replied.
Mr. Shamblin made no secret of his criticism of President Biden and his administration.
Last year, she spoke at a Congressional forum along with other Gold Star families who lost loved ones during the Afghanistan withdrawal. blame the government He called the withdrawal a “success.”
And last September, Shamblin, along with two other Gold Star moms, Said ABC News reported how they felt disrespected by the president during a dignified relocation ceremony for their loved ones at Dover Air Force Base.
“It seems like the administration doesn’t know our story,” Shamblin said. “They didn’t seem to know Nicole’s name, they didn’t know our names. The military personnel certainly knew our story, Nicole’s name, our names. And it gave us a very It was presented in a way that felt sincere and loving, but when it came down to it, the people in the suits felt insincere and empty.”
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