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Biden blasted for walking out before end of Medal of Honor ceremony: ‘Lack of respect'
2023-09-06
[NYP] President Biden was accused of being disrespectful after he quickly exited the East Room of the White House before the conclusion of a Medal of Honor ceremony honoring a Vietnam War veteran on Tuesday.

Biden, 80, abruptly left the ceremony after fastening the nation’s highest military decoration around the neck of retired Army Capt. Larry Taylor, 81, before the closing benediction was read by Chaplain Brig. Gen. William Green Jr.

Military veterans slammed Biden afterward, arguing that the commander-in-chief showed a startling lack of respect.

"Pardon my French...But what a f—ing idiot. The continuous lack of respect Biden has for anyone is appalling. Hawaii, Service members, active shooter victims, the list goes on," former Navy SEAL and podcast host Shawn Ryan tweeted after the president’s hasty exit.

"At least he didn’t check his watch this time," Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas), an Army veteran, snarked on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Posted by:Besoeker

#16  The Talking Mopâ„¢ subsequently gaslighted
Posted by: Frank G   2023-09-06 20:25  

#15  It is good that Biden spends so little time in the presence of brave men and warriors.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-09-06 20:14  

#14  I believe it was Harry Truman who quipped that he'd rather receive the MoH than be president of the US.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2023-09-06 19:45  

#13  Who's stupider? The White House for believing anyone would swallow this whole, or the people who will swallow it whole?
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-09-06 19:06  

#12  Well that's bullshit.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2023-09-06 18:44  

#11  KJP says Biden's exit was planned to minimize the time Biden was unmasked in a crowd.

If that was a worry, the ceremony would have been very different with Biden and Taylor and others standing further apart.
Posted by: lord garth    2023-09-06 18:22  

#10  What if....
Biden's senility med's can only work so long, and the ceremony ran longer the med's would work?☺

BTW: Did he offer the M.O.H. winner $700 for his service?
Posted by: NN2N1   2023-09-06 13:28  

#9  Like Biden could talk through how to turn a double play.

What's sad is all these veterans giving it their all, to see it all turn into
-waves hand-
This.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2023-09-06 13:02  

#8  Words fail. The Puppet actually said in his remarks acknowledging other recipients that he was pleased to see "other former recipients of the MOH", like it was an Oscar, or a beauty pageant! To offer a slapdash salute, turn his back and just walk off, leaving CPT Taylor standing alone on the dais, without any concluding comments or even presenting him to the assembled guests before leaving, makes a mockery of what should be a moment of deep and abiding respect for the greatest honor we present. How vile, insulting and dismissive can you get!
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2023-09-06 12:12  

#7  He was late for his morning nap.

Hey! Don'T be knocking naps.
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-09-06 12:09  

#6  Pity the hero Captain didn't have more hair.
Joe would have hung around longer to sniff the air.
Posted by: Enver Slager8035   2023-09-06 11:44  

#5  How can it be a lack of respect if he didn't even know where he was or what he was doing there?
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2023-09-06 11:40  

#4  I don’t condone his disrespect for a military hero, but I have dreamed for many years about having the ability to book it out of ceremonies of all types.
Posted by: Thravigum Bumble5948   2023-09-06 11:11  

#3  Show me a Democrat over the last fifty years that had respect for the military; I'm hard pressed to think of one.
Posted by: Raj   2023-09-06 10:46  

#2  Give the guy a break. He was late for his morning nap.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2023-09-06 10:24  

#1  There really is no excuse for this type of shameful conduct.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-09-06 10:22  

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