Psaki doesn’t deny Biden looked at watch during ceremony for 13 service members killed in Kabul

White House press secretary Jen Psaki did not deny that President Biden looked at his watch during a dignified transfer ceremony in honor of the 13 U.S. service members killed by ISIS-K in Kabul.

On Sunday, Biden met with the families of the troops killed in the Kabul attack and attended the ceremony to receive the remains of the service members at the Dover Air Force Base.

During the event, Biden appeared to look down at his watch, sparking criticism from conservatives and also from the families of the deceased service members.

Psaki sidestepped a question by Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich during the daily press briefing Tuesday about criticism of the president’s conduct during the dignified transfer ceremony for the fallen troops, specifically for checking his watch in front of grieving families and the American flag draped caskets.

“Some of the Gold Star families have criticized the president’s conduct at the dignified transfer. There was a father of one Marine who said the president shouldn’t be checking his watch every time a flag draped transport case came by the plane. And a sister of another Marine said that it felt like a fake and scripted apology,” Heinrich stated during the briefing.

Heinrich asked Psaki, “Was the president looking at his watch and does he have a message for those people who felt that they were offended?”

#BREAKING: Asked by Fox’s @JacquiHeinrich, Jen Psaki refuses to deny or rebut the images and video of President Biden checking his watch during Sunday’s dignified transfer of the 13 U.S. soldiers who died in Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/PMgEzYM0r1

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 31, 2021

Psaki did not answer Heinrich’s question about the watch, and instead offered condolences to the families on behalf of Biden. – READ MORE