August 20, 2021 Biden dismisses getting warning of Afghanistan's quick fall to Taliban: 'We got all kinds of cables' President Joe Biden's dismissive remark Friday about a classified diplomatic memo last month warning of Afghanistan's rapid collapse to the Taliban drew further criticism of his leadership.
August 20, 2021 Jennifer Griffin: Biden's remarks on Afghan situation 'couldn't be fact-checked fast enough' ӣƵ chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reported Friday on the "alternate reality" being presented by President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the rest of the administration, telling "America Reports" that the president's public remarks that afternoon "couldn't be fact-checked fast enough in real-time."
August 19, 2021 Thiessen: Biden 'surrounds himself with sycophants' like Blinken, whom John McCain warned about President Biden surrounds himself with “sycophants” in a way that is the opposite of healthy administrations where opposing views are a hallmark of good policy, former George W. Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen told "The Story" on Thursday.
August 19, 2021 John McCain's past remarks on Blinken being 'dangerous to America' resurface amid Afghanistan debacle The late Sen. John McCain's, R-Ariz., remarks in 2014 warning that now-Secretary of State Antony Blinken is "dangerous to America" resurfaced online amid the botched withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.
August 18, 2021 Sen. Cotton: Thousands of Americans trapped by Taliban due to Biden's 'chaotic, ill-planned evacuation' Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton condemned President Biden and his administration's unfolding disaster in Afghanistan, telling ӣƵ on Wednesday the president alone overruled his military advisers and set in motion the withdrawal plan that collapsed into chaos over the past several days.
August 17, 2021 Former Ambassador Ryan Crocker laments 'Al Qaeda is back': 'We've turned Afghanistan into our mortal enemy' Former Ambassador Ryan Crocker, who served as the U.S.' chief diplomat to several Middle East countries from the George H.W. Bush administration through that of President Obama, lamented the state of Afghanistan following President Joe Biden's hasty withdrawal.
August 17, 2021 State Dept tells Americans in Afghanistan to 'shelter in place' until they hear from embassy The State Department on Tuesday told American citizens and others looking to get out of Afghanistan that they should "shelter in place" until given further instruction by the U.S. Embassy.
August 15, 2021 Sec. of State Blinken on Afghanistan: ‘This is not Saigon’ Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared Sunday that the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan since the withdrawal of U.S. troops is nothing like the fall of Saigon in 1975.
August 12, 2021 Pompeo: Biden failing to execute Afghan withdrawal, Trump warned Taliban of consequences Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called out the Biden administration for what he described as poor planning and poor execution of a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, which may lead to the nation's capital of Kabul to fall to Taliban insurgents within the next 3 months.
August 11, 2021 Mike Pompeo pledges he 'will never support' critical race theory Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo waded into the national debate over critical race theory Wednesday – slamming the idea of introducing the philosophy in U.S. schools.