Biden's Afghanistan speech panned for being 'divorced' from reality on the ground
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Lawmakers quickly called out President Biden Friday for his White House speech on Afghanistan for not accurately depicting the reality on the ground.
Biden also claimed he knows of "no circumstance" where American citizens were blocked from getting to the Kabul airport for evacuation, citing an existing agreement with the Taliban to allow safe passage. "This a lie," Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., tweeted in response. "My office has received reports of Americans unable to enter the airport." Even Kirby, the Pentagon spokesman, didn't dispute reports that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers earlier that some Americans had been beaten by the Taliban in Kabul. Kirby said the Biden administration is "certainly mindful" of these "deeply troubling" reports and the U.S. has told the Taliban it's "absolutely unacceptable."More Related News