Obama Admin Snubs Navy Seal’s Death — Again

While the water in Flint, Michigan can be solved — temporarily — with a simple Brita filter, an American serviceman has been killed in Iraq. Guess which topic the Administration decided to focus on tin their latest press briefing:

White House spokesman Josh Earnest led off his briefing Tuesday with an announcement about President Obama’s impending visit to Flint, Michigan, but he made no mention of the the U.S. Navy SEAL killed by Islamic State militants in Iraq until questioned on the matter.

Earnest often begins briefings without announcements, but he made a point of specifically detailing Obama’s trip Wednesday to Flint to discuss the town’s water crisis, as well as tout the administration’s response to the matter.

“As you all know, the president will travel to Flint, Michigan tomorrow,” Earnest said. “He will stop first at the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, to receive a briefing on the response to the crisis from federal officials and members of the unified command group. The food bank has helped more than 300,000 people in the last year and has become a critical hub in the response to the crisis. The facility coordinates the intake of basic supplies like water and food, and packages meals and hygienic products for distribution to the community.”

In one of their brief moments of awareness, the press picked up on the Administration’s glaring omission, and asked for comment. Earnest replied:

“I can tell you the president has been briefed on this incident, and everyone here at the White House, including the First Family, extends our condolences to the family of the service member that was killed today in northern Iraq,” Earnest said. “This individual was the third U.S service member killed in action since the beginning of Operation Inherent Resolve, and this service member’s death reminds us of the risks our brave men and women in uniform face every single day.”

If only the administration could speak with the passions they have for municipal water with regards to the service men and women who lose their lives fighting for our country. Until then, we have to deal with these detached statements from a White House that doesn’t seem to care anymore.

Source: Free Beacon