Former President Donald Trump has shown support for Gold Star families who have suffered the loss of their children due to the unfortunate withdrawal from Afghanistan under the Biden-Harris administration. This sentiment was expressed by Gold Star mothers Kelly Barnett, mother of Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, and Coral Doolittle, mother of Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, during their appearance on War Room, hosted by Breitbart News Washington Bureau Chief Matthew Boyle.
“They politicize everything,” Doolittle said in reaction to Vice President Kamala Harris insulting Gold Star families on Saturday after they invited Trump to honor their children at Arlington National Cemetery.
“For them to just make everything, turn everything around and say, ‘He’s doing it wrong. He’s breaking the rules’ … It’s just a lie. It’s just a lie,” she insisted. “President Trump paid his respect to our kids, to all … 13 kids, and he’s the only one that actually takes time to meet with their families, to talk to their families, to honor our kids and say their names,” she said, adding, “President Trump knows our 13 kids’ names.”
Barnett stated that she was the individual who contacted the Trump team to arrange for the former president to visit Arlington National Cemetery on that day in order to pay tribute to the children of Gold Star families.
“It was a beautiful day. President Trump has been a source of peace and a shoulder to lean on and [a]listening ear for us from, you know, the beginning. And, so, it was a beautiful day,” she said, setting the record straight that no rules were broken.
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
“They knew that we wanted pictures … And they knew that from the get-go,” she explaind. “We broke no rules. There were no rules broken. They just cannot stand that Trump did something that they’re not able to do. They hate him, and, so, whatever he does, they’re gonna throw daggers, and then they start throwing daggers at us Gold Star families.”
She articulated that it raises the question of what boundaries exist regarding the hatred and attacks directed by Democrats.
“Gold Star families are off limits, and they throw daggers, so their hatred for him [Trump], you know, it goes beyond anything that you can imagine, and it’s just sickening because, like I said, that was such a beautiful day,” Barnett added. “The ceremony was beautiful, and our hearts were lifted. I had peace for a few hours. It was needed.”
