Rep. Brian Mast SLAMS CNN Host Over Trump Lies

Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) bashed CNN host Kaitlan Collins this week for defending the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal while simultaneously attacking the Republican presidential nominee with an unverified story that has faced significant backlash.

Mast joined CNN’s “The Story” on Friday night, where Collins accused Trump of disrespecting U.S. service members.

“He does not denigrate our military. He loves our military,” Mast fired back. “President Trump is the candidate, J.D. Vance is the candidate that wants to make sure our individuals, that their service is not squandered, like what happened with the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Harris and Biden, they squandered the service of every veteran that served in Afghanistan, because of that withdrawal, because they failed to talk about the failures that exist there. They look at us as disposables.”

Brian Mast lost his legs when he stepped on an IED while serving in Afghanistan.

Here is an anti-Israel activist mocking him for losing his legs.

These people are exactly who you think they are..pic.twitter.com/X00AfO3ChM

— AG (@AGHamilton29) May 24, 2024

Immediately after using hearsay to criticize Trump, Collins defended the Biden-Harris administration for their actions during the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal, which resulted in the deaths of 13 U.S. service members.

“They see us as disposable,” Mast said. “When President Biden goes out onto a tarmac, checks his watch, they’re seeing us as disposable individuals. They don’t calculate the cost of war, for when you come home. Right now, let’s talk about a factual thing. If you’re in the VA, right now, and you’re getting care for mental health counseling, in the community, the Harris-Biden administration is trying to strip you of your community care. They want you to come back into the VA, no matter the wait times. That’s the population, most vulnerable, 22 veterans a day commit suicide. That’s the Harris-Biden administration.”

Collins quickly defended the Biden-Harris administration, stating that the suggestion they don’t value military service was “unfair.”

“You’re talking about words of President Trump versus literal actions of the Biden administration,” Mast fired back. “Again, and I’ll use these words, they got out there, and they treat our service … [members] like we are disposable. And we are not. And that’s the way that his administration has treated service members, on the battlefield, and those that came home, as though we’re disposable items that you can get rid of.”

New low for @CNN.@kaitlancollins, you're invalidating painful experiences of Afghanistan vets to cover for Biden.

Letting him off the hook because "his son served in the military" is like letting an arsonist free because he's related to a firefighter!

We are not disposable! pic.twitter.com/po3o6AnHyu

— Brian Mast (@BrianMastFL) August 17, 2024

The lawmaker slammed Collins in a post on X, writing: “New low for @CNN. @kaitlancollins, you’re dismissing the painful experiences of Afghanistan vets to defend Biden. Letting him off the hook because ‘his son served in the military’ is like excusing an arsonist because he’s related to a firefighter! We are not disposable!”

President @realdonaldtrump and future Vice President @JDVance are fighting like hell to make America worth the sacrifice of all of America's veterans!

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz don't know how to fight for anything but themselves. #VeteransForTrump #MilitaryFamiliesForTrump pic.twitter.com/ohcsXsBCoX

— Brian Mast (@BrianMastFL) August 16, 2024