White House apologizes for publishing photo showing faces of US Special Forces as they met Joe Biden

The White House recently issued an apology for posting a photo of President Joe Biden meeting with U.S. special forces in Israel, where their faces were revealed. The image, which was shared on the official White House Instagram page, was eventually taken down after it was brought to their attention that it may have compromised the identities of the special forces operators. The photo showed Biden shaking hands with the special forces during his visit to Israel and it was noted that it violated Department of Defense rules regarding the revealing of the faces of such personnel. A White House spokesman expressed regret for the error and any resulting issues, stating that the photo was immediately deleted as soon as the mistake was realized. The incident drew criticism from Republicans, with GOP Rep. Diana Harshbarger denouncing it as “gross incompetence.”

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