Kevin Kramer slams Biden admin's move against Iran-backed forces on 'Fox & Friends' six days after soldiers' death in Jordan

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: North Dakota Sen Kevin Kramer appeared on the January 2 episode of 'Fox & Friends' with co-host Brian Kilmeade to discuss the response of the United States to Iran-backed forces in the Middle East, six days after 3 soldiers were killed in Jordan.

Kilmeade began the segment by noting that the Biden administration has committed to a multi-tiered action, with the president present for the dignified transfer of the fallen service members.

Kevin Kramer's take on US soldier's being attacked

Agreeing with the co-host's claim that the deaths of the soldiers were preventable, Kramer said, "The swiftness of the response is part of the projection of strength we need, and it's already too late to do it swiftly."

"The fact that they didn't already have targets in mind in case something like this happened so that they can respond quickly as well as lethally in a way that sends a message that will deter our enemy," he stated.

Kramer added, "Right now, our weakness is the very thing that is escalating this war and this battle, rather than the strength which, as we have seen over the years and decades with Iran, is the only thing that they respond to."

Kramer slams Secretary of Defense

Kilmeade conveyed that Iran is prepared to confront challenges from the United States and is currently daring them for a potential counter-attack.

"And the Houthi rebels, even though we have hit them multiple times, they had their 46th attack almost blow up one of our destroyers yesterday or two days ago," he said.

"So we need a strategy, and we need a Secretary of Defense that has it together - and the one I saw yesterday doesn't," he mentioned, before asking for the Senator's comments.

"One of the things that frustrates me is our Secretary of Defense who...has been awol for a couple of months and doesn't seem to have a grasp on things, and certainly doesn't communicate them very well if he does," stated Kramer.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had made the news at the beginning of January after being hospitalized for days without President Biden, Congress, and the public being made aware of the situation.

"(He) works for a Commander-in-Chief who is even worse, who is even harder to understand, and who I think, is very, very weak and he projects that weakness way too often," the Senator added.