Biden Dodges Reporters Questions Again In Press Event That Was Delayed For Several Hours
On Tuesday, Biden abruptly left a short press briefing regarding his Afghanistan crisis, which had been delayed for many hours, and avoided answering reporters’ questions.
The event occurred as the US military proceeded to withdraw from the country on Tuesday, despite the fact that hundreds of Americans remain stranded in the country.
Biden said that the United States was “currently on pace to finish by August 31,” despite the fact that several Democrats, including House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, who stated that will be “very unlikely.”
Watch:
Biden flees immediately after concluding remarks on Afghanistan to avoid reporters’ questions pic.twitter.com/dJ9qWU5A8O
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) August 24, 2021
Retired Army Lt. Col. James Carafano, Heritage vice president for national security and national policy, blasted Biden in a statement after the news conference, stating that the US government’s first priority was to defend its people, and that Biden was failing to do so.
“Unfortunately, President Biden’s ill-advised, politically motivated, and poorly executed Afghanistan withdrawal plan has jeopardized the safety of Americans abroad and at home,” Carafano said. “Even more sadly, the president has refused to extend the arbitrary Aug. 31 deadline he set as a withdrawal date for U.S. forces. In doing so, the president has condemned Americans, and Afghans who helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan, to torture and death.”
“The president’s choice is unacceptable,” he continued. “He must immediately and fully commit to evacuating every American citizen and lawful permanent resident stranded in Afghanistan. The Biden administration must also ensure qualified and vetted special immigrant visa holders are given safe passage out of the country. American forces must remain in Afghanistan until those objectives have been met. The president’s actions have created the largest potential hostage crisis in American history. However, he can still prevent this disaster by staying true to his fellow citizens. All it takes is finding the political will he has so far lacked. If he does not, he will be signaling to our enemies that it is open season on Americans abroad.”
Watch Biden deliver his remarks on Afghanistan in a short statement, the stream was live for over 5 hours:
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