and that certainly is a factor for him as he thinks about the time line. go ahead. can president biden assure that afghan allies that helped the military will be able to get out? and will he extend a deadline to help those people get out? well, i will say that we will certainly have additional folks eligible to come to the united states after august 31st that we will help relocate. but i would also note that we have now evacuated 58,700 people in the last nine days. and we are continuing to be in direct contact with eligible special immigrant visa applicants. of course with american citizens. and with individuals who we are working to fa fcilitate the departure. secondly you have been listening to jen psaki there, the white house press secretary explaining that the administration is committed to getting americans out. we just learned from a senior state department official that