Biden Seeks to Mend Rift with Veterans

Politico: “The pain, sadness, anger and frustration service members past and present are feeling in the wake of the U.S.’s chaotic departure from Afghanistan has upended the Biden White House’s relations with veterans groups, many of which are now publicly blaming the president for mismanaging the drawdown. That has sent the administration, which has brushed off criticism from Republicans and some Democrats about the way the war ended, into damage control mode.

“Officials from the president on down are now scrambling to tamp down a brewing backlash within a military community that was, in some corners, initially drawn to Biden’s experience as a military father who has himself endured a history of family tragedies. The effort is a sign of how important that relationship is to the White House and to Biden, personally.”