Military families were turned away in Bahrain while trying to leave the country due to attacks on military bases.
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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovOct 27, 2026
The claim that military families were turned away in Bahrain while trying to leave is contradicted by the authoritative sources, which show the Navy evacuated roughly 1,250 to 1,500 people from NSA Bahrain, with some families waiting about a week to get out.
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… making the sacrifice, um, to serve this country and keep the homeland safe, and, and we have elected leaders right now who don't understand the immense responsibilities, so it's a top of mind issue for me, um, not just our service members but their families. I know you probably all heard about, you know, the families, the military families, that were turned away in Bahrain trying to get out of the country because of the attacks on those military bases there, and they were turned away by this administration. Completely unacceptable, and it pisses me off, and I really want to use some colorful language, but I won't. …
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. Snopes found no evidence the Trump administration 'abandoned' troops at NSA Bahrain, and a Stars and Stripes report said the administration actively authorized military dependents to leave.[1]
Contradicts. The Navy told Snopes it relocated almost 1,500 service members and families from NSA Bahrain to safe havens in the United States, and NPR reports the Navy conceded at least 1,500 troops and families left the base.[1][2]
Supports. CBS News reports that some families waited about a week or more to reach safety after Iranian attacks on Bahrain, and families described being under missile and drone fire while awaiting evacuation.[3]
Supports. Anonymous family accounts reported by MeidasTouch and syndicated on Yahoo and israelpalestinenews.org claim the Pentagon refused to allow an evacuation, but these are low-credibility reposts of unverified accounts.[4][5]
Context. Military.com and MS NOW coverage describes a disorganized evacuation of about 1,250 to 1,300 families, with later disputes over financial support rather than any report that families were turned away.[6][7][8]
Sources
8 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 tier 2, 5 not rated
- 1Unraveling claim Trump admin 'abandoned' 1,500 troops and their families in Bahrainsnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2< Months after being evacuated from Bahrain, military families await their next movenpr.org · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts
- 3In war's opening days, Iran's attacks on Bahrain caught ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4“So Much Worse Than People Realize”: Damage at U.S. Basesisraelpalestinenews.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5“So Much Worse Than People Realize”: Never-Before ... - Yahooyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6‘I was terrified’: Military families describe their harrowing ...ms.now · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Pentagon Denied More Financial Support for Navy Families Evacuated from Middle East Base, Audio Suggestsmilitary.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8Bahrain Evacuation Was a Disaster as U.S. Navy Families ...lavocedinewyork.com · not rated · cited for: context
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