A California Gold Star mother whose son died in the ISIS suicide terrorist attack last month in front of Kabul International Airport invited former President Donald Trump to her son’s funeral , writing on Facebook that “[i]it would be such a great honor ”if I could be there.
Shana Chappell’s son Kareem Nikoui was one of 13 members of the US service and 11 Marines killed in the bomb blast at the door of Hamid Karzai International Airport Abbey on August 26. . He addressed Trump on his Facebook page on September 2, writing that “I would love if some like [sic] my president (your Mr. Trump) could be present like me [sic] lay my Beautiful baby boy Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui to rest.
“It would be an honor to meet President Trump of the United States of America, President Trump,” he continued. “I love you and America loves you.”
“Thank you Shana,” Trump responded in an email statement from his Save America PAC on Labor Day, adding, “Our country loves you and especially loves your beautiful boy, Kareem.” He did not say whether he would attend Nikoui’s funeral service, which is scheduled for Sept. 18.
Both parents of Kareem Nikoui have blamed President Biden for the death of their son. The day after the attack, Kareem’s father, Steve Nikoui, told the Daily Beast that the commander-in-chief had “turned his back on him”.
“They sent my son there as a paper pusher and then made the Taliban go security,” Steve Nikoui said on the website.
On August 30, Chappell tore Biden off in a lengthy Facebook post writing, “I know my face is etched in my brain! Yesterday I was able to look you straight in the eye and have words with you.
“After i [sic] let my son rest, you will see me again! Remember me [sic] it’s me who was 5 inches from your face and let you know and [sic] I would never hug my son again, hear his laugh and then you tried to interrupt me and give me your own blood story and [sic] I had to tell you “this isn’t you, so don’t do it !!!” Then you said you just wanted me to know how I know [sic] feel and me [sic] let you know you don’t know how [sic] feel and have no right to tell me you know how [sic] sent! ”
In the same post, Chappell called Biden “a weak human being and a traitor” who “turned his back on my son, all our heroes !!! … MY CHILDREN [sic] THE BLOOD IS IN THE HANDS !!! All 13 have blood on their hands !!! “
Trump also responded to that post, writing in a statement the day after Chappell was “100 years old.” [percent] correct. If I were president, your wonderful and beautiful son Kareem would be with you now, as would the sons and daughters of other people, including all those who died in the attack on Kabul airport.
“Civilians should have been betrayed first, along with our $ 85 billion in equipment, with the army coming out very safe after everything was clear,” Trump added. “I love you and I love Kareem.”
After Chappell posted a similar message on Instagram, he said his account had been deactivated. Facebook, which owns Instagram, said in a statement that its account had been “incorrectly deleted.” Chappell’s Facebook and Instagram accounts have been active since then.
Members of Nikoui’s family are not the only ones to criticize Biden since the death of his relatives. Other members of the Gold Star family slammed the president last week after checking the clock several times during the dignified transfer ceremony to the Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, an action a father called “the thing more disrespectful I’ve ever seen. “