Posted on Mar 2, 2022
Boebert heckled Biden about deaths in Afghanistan while he mentioned his son's cancer
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Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert heckled President Biden during his State of the Union speech as he was describing the death of his son Beau Biden, an Iraq War veteran who succumbed to brain cancer.
Biden outlined the severe medical symptoms that U.S. troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan endured from breathing in toxic fumes from "burn pits," saying many of the troops developed "a cancer that would put them in a flag-draped coffin."
"You put them in. Thirteen of them," Boebert then yelled, referring to the terrorist attack at a gate outside the Kabul airport last summer that killed 13 U.S. service members.
The outburst drew immediate and loud boos inside the chamber. Biden appeared to look in the direction of Boebert but continued with his remarks, saying that one of those killed by cancer "was my son, Major Beau Biden." He acknowledged he didn't know if exposure to the fumes led to Beau's cancer but added he was committed to investigating any links.
Biden then introduced Danielle Robinson, the widow of Sgt. 1st Class Heath Robinson, a combat medic who was stationed "just yards from burn pits the size of football fields" and died later, and announced expanded Veterans Affairs coverage for nine respiratory cancers.
Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert heckled President Biden during his State of the Union speech as he was describing the death of his son Beau Biden, an Iraq War veteran who succumbed to brain cancer.
Biden outlined the severe medical symptoms that U.S. troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan endured from breathing in toxic fumes from "burn pits," saying many of the troops developed "a cancer that would put them in a flag-draped coffin."
"You put them in. Thirteen of them," Boebert then yelled, referring to the terrorist attack at a gate outside the Kabul airport last summer that killed 13 U.S. service members.
The outburst drew immediate and loud boos inside the chamber. Biden appeared to look in the direction of Boebert but continued with his remarks, saying that one of those killed by cancer "was my son, Major Beau Biden." He acknowledged he didn't know if exposure to the fumes led to Beau's cancer but added he was committed to investigating any links.
Biden then introduced Danielle Robinson, the widow of Sgt. 1st Class Heath Robinson, a combat medic who was stationed "just yards from burn pits the size of football fields" and died later, and announced expanded Veterans Affairs coverage for nine respiratory cancers.
Boebert heckled Biden about deaths in Afghanistan while he mentioned his son's cancer
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Boebert and Greene are clear clinical examples of profound disintegration/primative displays. And many of the republican's tolerate them?
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Shouldn't have done it BUT her comments were seconds before he mentioned his son. Not right but timing sucked as well.
Now this par for the course in Congress. It happened under Trump with Dems, It happened under Obama with Reps, It happened under Bush and so on and so on...If you really want to look at childish behavior, look at Pelosi tearing up the SOTU address under Trump...it happens...does it make it right, nope but it isn't going to stop from either side unfortunately.
Now this par for the course in Congress. It happened under Trump with Dems, It happened under Obama with Reps, It happened under Bush and so on and so on...If you really want to look at childish behavior, look at Pelosi tearing up the SOTU address under Trump...it happens...does it make it right, nope but it isn't going to stop from either side unfortunately.
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