President Joe Biden, to this day, still has to live with the guilt of the horrific deaths of 13 U.S. troops during his disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021. 

According to the New York Post, a number of Gold Star families have heavily criticized the president for his "underwhelming" remarks regarding their deaths during the United Nations General Assembly this week.

The ceremony was described as a "brief tribute" to the fallen American troops, and it sparked major backlash from their Gold Star family members, to say the least.

In what was likely his final address before the global body, the president defended his U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan as "a hard decision, but the right decision."

What happened?

Not surprisingly, Biden had a rough time getting through his prepared speech for the tribute, which was angering on its own. But his words were even worse, according to many Gold Star families.

"Thirteen brave Americans lost their lives, along with hundreds of Afghans in a suicide bomb. I think [of] those lost lives — I think [of] them every day," Biden said before the global body.

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"When I came to office as President, Afghanistan to replace Vietnam as America's longest war, I was determined to end it, and I did."

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It didn't take long for Gold Star family members to issue statements regarding Biden's speech, with Gold Star dad Steve Nikoui insisting that the only reason Biden "thinks" about those fallen troops is because the situation "tarnished his legacy."

"He thinks of them only because they are the casualties of his reckless decisions and policies," Nikoui told The Post. "When he says he thinks of them everyday, what he really means is he despises them because they, in his eyes, have tarnished his legacy."

Nikoui added, "That withdrawal, as well as the loss of lives, are the main reason why he is a one-term president."

"No idea"

Gold Star father Darin Hoover also told The Post his thoughts on Biden's speech.

"He has no idea what he’s saying at this point. That speech was written by one of his staff and they are trying to cover Joe Biden for his involvement in the critical debacle of the withdrawal from Afghanistan," Hoover's statement read.

Hoover held nothing back as he continued to blast the president.

"His saying that he thinks of our kids every day is a lie. He’s never even said their names because he doesn’t know them. It was HIS decision to pull out from Afghanistan and do it in the manner that he did.  He has blood on his hands and we WILL NOT FORGET, EVER," he said.