it was done quickly and safely according to the pentagon. it was a decision made on the ground and not one that was checked all the way up the chain to the white house. as far as what we know from the pentagon, that is the first and only time that chinooks, these helicopters, have left kabul international airport to pick up americans and bring them back. there have been a limited number of instances where americans have got ton the airport, got to the barer there and been helped over by u.s. troops according to the pentagon. there s been mixed messaging from the administration about the threat al quaeda could pose. biden said there is no al quaeda there. and that s not at all what we ve heard from the pentagon either today or in the past. al qaeda is there. it s not at the level they say where al qaeda is able to pose a threat to the u.s. homeland or the homeland of its allies. here is press secretary john kirby.
care, because that barer is too much so heavy and blah, blah, blah, it s coming down and any moment and any time. i was worried for the bar. and i look at the bar but when i see the wall, the barrier was there. i saw a crack starting in the ceiling, coming down, coming down, fast. and that, that black line open it and open it and open it. so what did you do? i would try to do my best. pardon me? what do you do? how did you get out? what i do? something inside of me said run. you have to run to save your life. and i run to my bathroom, i change my robe before the first increase that i see i put
care, because that barer is too much so heavy and blah, blah, blah, it s coming down and any moment and any time. i was worried for the bar. and i look at the bar but when i see the wall, the barrier was there. i saw a crack starting in the ceiling, coming down, coming down, fast. and that, that black line open it and open it and open it. so what did you do? i would try to do my best. pardon me? what do you do? how did you get out? what i do? something inside of me said run. you have to run to save your life. and i run to my bathroom, i change my robe before the
members of congress, he s saying the comments they are making are unamerican, unacceptable. he s painting them as far left ers. he s using them as a place holderas in lue of the fact tha there isn t kind of a standard barer for democrats. we know the president spot tests this stuff. does he feel like this message is resonating with his base and is something he ll take all the way to november 2020? i m not certain we ll hear him take this specific message all the way to 2020, we know we have heard this racist rhetoric. we ve shown so far, he hasn t had to pay such a cost. this is sort of a preview of what we are likely to see in the
bump that coincides the race baiting or rhetoric against these four women. how do you explain that? it is tough to say. one thing i see, this is happening at a time where the president can take a lot of credit for gains in the economy. he has the advantages of an incouple ban si. there is no standard barer on the other side. folks are tuning in to the political race. i m not sure we know yet whether or not these racist attacks are what is driving that approval rating. i ll be looking to see particularly whether he makes more gains amid independents. this other poll, which is 42% now saying they want someone who shares their issue.