The White House faced significant backlash after mistakenly posting a photograph of President Biden with U.S. troops in Israel, failing to obscure the soldiers' identities.
General Mark Milley said no soldier ever swore an oath to serve a "wannabe dictator," referring to former President Donald Trump, after stepping down Friday.
Ramaswamy, consistently taking a bolder stance than his counterparts, challenged the candidates, "Join me making a commitment that on day one, you would pardon Donald Trump."
Last week saw a sharp increase in attacks on US troops occupying northeastern Syria, with a drone strike against a US base blamed on “pro-Iran” forces and a US counter-strike said to have killed at least 19 people.
U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Tyler Vargas-Andrews testified about being ignored and disregarded before a suicide bomber attack during the botched Afghanistan withdrawal, which resulted in the loss of American lives and has sparked outrage and condemnation towards the Biden administration.