Biden inaccurately claims no troops died during administration in Trump debate

Published June 27, 2024 10:20pm ET



President Joe Biden erroneously claimed no U.S. troops have died during his administration in Thursday night’s presidential debate.

“I’m the only president this century that doesn’t have any, this decade, that not any troops dying anywhere in the world, like he did,” Biden claimed, which is false. More than 15 U.S. service members have been killed in combat during his presidency, which does not include those killed during training accidents.

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