Pentagon contradicts Biden’s debate claim about U.S. troops killed during his administration
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A Pentagon official on Friday confirmed that U.S. military personnel have been killed during President Joe Biden’s administration but declined to comment about the president’s statement the night before in his debate with Republican rival Donald Trump where he claimed that wasn’t the case. The president made the false statement during Thursday night’s presidential debate hosted by CNN, apparently referring to his decision to end the U.S. combat deployment in Afghanistan after a 20-year combat mission in the country. “The truth is, I’m the only president this century, this decade,...