White House says Biden 'cares deeply' about troops after false debate claim none have died on his watch

White House property caput Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that President Biden’s debate-night blunder successful which helium claimed nary U.S. troops had died nether his ticker was made due to the fact that of however "deeply" helium cares astir servicemembers.

"The president was making a examination betwixt however galore servicemembers person died nether his enactment versus successful erstwhile years. That's what the examination that helium was making," Jean-Pierre said during Wednesday's property briefing. "He was doing that due to the fact that helium cares truthful deeply, cares truthful profoundly astir them and their families and wants to support troops safe."

The comments came successful effect to a question astir Biden's statement claim that helium is the "only president this century" not to person troops dice connected his watch.

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President Joe Biden looks down arsenic helium participates successful the archetypal statesmanlike statement of the 2024 elections with erstwhile US President and Republican statesmanlike campaigner Donald Trump astatine CNNs studios successful Atlanta, Georgia, connected June 27, 2024. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

"Truth is, I’m the lone president this period that doesn’t have—this decade—any troops dying anyplace successful the satellite similar helium did," Biden said.

Critics were speedy to constituent retired that U.S. troops person died nether Biden’s watch, including the 13 servicemembers who were killed successful a termination bombing astatine Hamid Karzia International Airport arsenic during the U.S. ngo to evacuate Afghanistan.

More recently, 3 U.S. servicemembers were killed successful a January drone onslaught connected a U.S. basal successful Jordan. 

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre successful the Brady Press Briefing Room astatine the White House connected on January 03, 2024 successful Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Jean-Pierre acknowledged some attacks during Wednesday’s property briefing, noting that Biden attended the dignified transportation of the work members remains successful some cases.

Four of the "Heroes of Kabul" who were killed successful the August 2021 termination bomber onslaught connected the Kabul airdrome during the Afghanistan evacuation. (Courtesy of each family)

But Biden generated contention during his attendance of the dignified transportation of the 13 work members killed successful Afghanistan aft appearing to cheque his ticker arsenic the ceremonial unfolded.

Nevertheless, Jean-Pierre argued Wednesday that Biden "cares truthful deeply" astir work members "and their families."

President Joe Biden looks down alongside First Lady Jill Biden arsenic they be the dignified transportation of the remains of a fallen work subordinate astatine Dover Air Force Base successful Dover, Delaware, August, 29, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

"Let's not hide that for immoderate time, helium carried a paper successful his pouch astir however galore work members were wounded and killed successful Iraq and successful Afghanistan," Jean-Pierre said. "That's however overmuch it was a reminder to him, you know, the times that we unrecorded in."

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