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In a remarkable display of disregard, the Biden-Harris administration appears to have mistaken a basket of muffins and a quick photo op for genuine support. Just ask Tiffany Andrews, a mother whose life was fundamentally altered after her son, Marine Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews survived a devastating terror attack outside Kabul’s Abbey Gate. Since that fateful day in August 2021, the only gestures from the White House have been fleeting and hollow. Andrews’ experience shines a bright spotlight on how the current administration has managed to ignore the very real needs of military families when it matters most.
Tiffany Andrews, a single mother and small business owner from California, found herself uprooting her entire life to care for her son during his recovery at Walter Reed Medical Center. With three children and a business to manage, she quickly learned that sacrifices are what caregivers of wounded soldiers do best—unfortunately, it seems the same cannot be said for the Biden administration. After the initial photo op with the president and a brief personal phone call from the First Lady, Andrews found herself in a bureaucratic black hole.
The mother of an Abbey Gate survivor sits down with the Daily Caller’s @reaganreese_ to talk about her experience being ghosted by the office of Jill Biden and expose the shocking lack of support she received from the Biden administration.
Here's the full interview: pic.twitter.com/1G1sO8VtwC
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) September 27, 2024
When Andrews hoped the government might step in to assist her family during this crisis, she did so with an innocence that now feels profoundly misplaced. In a world where government is supposed to support its citizens, she discovered that her family was not a priority. Her son’s severe injuries, including multiple amputations and extensive surgeries at the hands of a violent terrorist act, created a perfect storm of challenges for Andrews, challenges that federal support simply never materialized to address.
Wounded in the line of duty, Vargas-Andrews endured horrific injuries—one might expect the administration would see the value in reaching out to his family. Instead, the story looks more like an angry sitcom than a saga of heroism. After Biden’s initial visit, which was marred by delays and lack of compassion, Andrews faced a crushing silence from the White House. One almost wishes for a dramatic twist wherein the First Lady swoops in to rescue the day—but that would require actual engagement and follow-through. Instead, Andrews’ suggestions for legislative support to help caregivers like her have largely gone unanswered.
Efforts to work with the Biden administration to push legislation for other caregivers have been met with a disappointing shoulder shrug. Soon after garnering some interest from the First Lady’s office, Andrews reached out again with new ideas to alleviate some of the financial burdens that arose from caring for her son and managing her household. How heartwarming it would be to see a leader genuinely engage with constituents, yet, predictably, her outreach went unheard, leaving Andrews to fend for herself in a bureaucratic maze quite unfit for a caring government.
The lethal combination of poor leadership and lack of empathy has resulted in a gut-wrenching tale predominantly overlooked by mainstream media and policymakers alike. Andrews has had to rely on private charities and public sympathy to support her family while advocating for other families in similar situations. The irony is that she is rich—her son nearly sacrificed everything for his country, yet the country’s leadership has turned its back when real support was needed most. Now, the hopeful efforts of a mother and caregiver navigate a broken system that offers little reassurance that she—or those who come after her—will ever receive the support they deserve.
