Critics are blasting President Joe Biden for apparently looking at his watch Sunday during a solemn ceremony for the 13 U.S. soldiers killed during a suicide bomber attack in Afghanistan last week.
Biden and first lady Jill Biden were at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware for a dignified transfer, a military ritual honoring the remains of fallen service members who died in combat, The New York Post reported Monday.
As flag-draped coffins were carried off the Air Force C-17 Globemaster plane, Biden placed his right hand to his chest.
At one point, Biden appeared to glance at his watch before putting his arms behind his back — a move criticized by veterans and conservatives.
“Looks like he was being inconvenienced by having to show some respect for these American Heros [sic],” tweeted Samuel Williams, a disabled U.S. Army veteran.
“It’s true. Joe Biden checked his watch during the dignified transfer of the servicemembers (killed) in Afghanistan at the airport. You can see him jerk his left hand to pull the watch out from under his sleeve, then look down at it,” columnist Nicholas Fondacaro tweeted.
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Joe wanted to know if it was time to daven mincha. He didn’t want to miss the zman, especially during Elul. He’s trying to be michazeick himself.
It could be he just bought a new watch and wanted to see if it was working correctly. Or maybe he missed breakfast and he wanted to make sure he won’t be late for his next meal. Or he felt an insect crawling under his watch and he wanted to kill it. I would give him the benefit of the doubt.
Wicked.
New hour? War.
He was not trying to be disrespectful , he was just checking to see if it was nap time .
Hey, a guy on that many meds needs to constantly check for pill time.