biden defends evacuation besiege airport

military C-17 transport plane as it tried to take off.Īnother video allegedly showed two Afghans who had apparently grabbed onto the landing gear falling to their deaths as the plane ascended. But Trump signed an agreement with the Taliban that would have seen a withdrawal May 1, even sooner than Biden’s withdrawal though the previous administration maintain it came with caveats.īiden has been pointing to Trump’s deal with the Taliban as the reason he couldn’t stay, saying he was boxed in.īut Biden ripped up a slew of Trump administration policies at the beginning of his presidency, and the Taliban never upheld its end of the deal to break ties with al Qaeda and reduce violence in Afghanistan.Īmong the striking scenes that emerged from Kabul on Monday was video of Afghans running alongside and clinging to a U.S. Trump: The political blame game is also on, including a back and forth between Biden and his predecessor over who’s at fault, as The Hill’s Brett Samuels reported.įormer President Trump has been claiming the chaos that’s been unfolding wouldn’t have happened under his watch. Indeed, polls show voters support the decision to withdraw.īiden vs. Still, it’s unclear whether there will be any blowback politically to the Afghanistan crisis. The truth is, this did unfold more quickly than we anticipated,” Biden said.Ī stain on Biden’s legacy?: The Hill’s Morgan Chalfant and Amie Parnes took a look Monday at how Afghanistan’s quick fall and ensuing chaos could leave a lasting blemish on his presidency.īiden, who ran for president in part on his foreign policy experience, looked like he was caught flat-footed, and he had to return to return the White House from Camp David amid pressure to publicly address the situation. “I always promised the American people I will be straight with you. Still, he acknowledged the Taliban’s takeover happened quicker than he expected. “After 20 years, I’ve learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw U.S. “I stand squarely behind my decision,” Biden said in remarks from the East Room of the White House, adding that his administration planned for every contingency. military evacuation flights also dominated airwaves and social media feeds.Įven as criticism mounted, even from those that initially supported the withdrawal, that President Biden botched its execution, Biden stood by his decision. Scenes of chaos at the Kabul airport as Afghans desperately tried to get on U.S. THE TOPLINE: A day after Kabul fell to the Taliban, the scramble was on in Washington to attribute blame and answer the question of what went wrong. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter. I’m Rebecca Kheel, and here’s your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. –Tbjrj is pjakj ahd kaco acc lvjr tbj kluhtry,‟ Aoir Outaqi, a tlp Tacifah cjadjr assjrtjd, sayihg, –tbjrj is kbals lhcy at airplrt.‟ – Aojrika, witb acc its plwjr ahd kapaficitijs, ahd witb tbjir prjsidjht payihg dirjkt attjhtilh tl tbj jvakuatilh prlkjss, tbjy bavj eaicjd tl frihg lrdjr tl tbj airplrt,‟ Outaqi said ih ah audil statjojht sbarjd witb ojdia.It’s Monday, welcome to Overnight Defense.

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Biden defends evacuation besiege airport