of the most heroic acts i have seen in my life. bret: not to get too into the weeds here did you fly and out privately or military? how did you get there. we did not fly in on u.s. military aircraft. like i said, our plan was not to be dependent on anything related to the u.s. government. just the decision on behalf of the president, of the secretary of defense, and the secretary of state to obfuscate here are more intended to distract from the underlying issues, from the chaos of the withdrawal than to really tell how we make sure we learn the right lessons, support the individuals on the ground today, and keep the promises we have made to american citizens and those who have loyally served us in afghanistan. bret: yeah. when you flew in, you did so nonmilitary. when you flew out, you didn t fly on a military plane and you are on your way back to the u.s. we did fly in a military plane on the way out at the encouragement of individuals who were there. we waited for a plane tha
individuals who needed it. and actually went several hours out of our way. currently in doha. we visited the air base earlier which is one of the largest staging operations for this mass evacuation. again, to be able to report what is going on so that congress cannot only exhibit oversight but share and understand what resources need to be provided to those who are on the ground right now so they can continue to save lives in this chaotic moment. bret: it sounds from your leadership that other congress men and women are not going now. the window is closing. and the time is coming to an end. if you had one message to the american people after what you saw on the ground, what would it be? you have individuals there in kabul who evacuated the u.s. embassy with moments notice and soldiers who left behind their boots. they re wearing tennis shoes right now. others in the same uniform they had when they evacuated the embassy two weeks ago because they didn t have time to grab their roug
address this backlog. we had to know what was going on on the ground in kabul. and we have not had information we need from the administration and realized that we were being lied to up and down and we needed to see for ourselves. bret: so, congressman moulton tweeted out today with representative meyer, i visited kabul airport to discuss oversight on the evacuation witnessing young marines and soldiers at the gates navigating a confluence of humanity as raw and visceral as the world has ever seen is indescribable. can you put into words what you saw and whether you think that the 1500, whatever that number is, americans outside of those gates have a chance to get to inside the airport by the deadline of august 31st? let me first say that both the soldiers and marines who are out there and the state department civilians are working tirelessly around the clock to serve american citizens
usaa is made for all who ve honorably served and their families. are we still exclusive? absolutely. and that s exactly why you should join. bret: u.s. supreme court is forcing the biden administration to revive one of former president trump s signature border policies. correspondent bill melugin is in la joya tonight to show us the impact that decision may have on the border crisis there. la joya, texas early wednesday morning. as usual, migrants show up and turn themselves in to border patrol. but, if any plan to claim asylum, there is about to be a major change in policy. tuesday night, the supreme court issued a decision that orders the biden administration to reinstate the trump administration s remain in mexico policy, which forced migrants to wait in mexico for their court date in the united states. trump argued it effectively ended catch and release.
were stuck behind enemy lines without any clear guidance from the state department set up a hotline and fielded hundreds probably by this point thousands of calls. we have hundreds and hundreds of cases open right now. many of these are american citizens or green card holders who are afghans who have been approved and vetted for special immigrant visas because they risked their lives alongside american troops. and they simply couldn t get information. we have been able to help them get the information they need. we helped some of them get inside the airport and get on flights, eventually. but, again, we have hundreds, if not thousands of americans citizens, stranded in afghanistan. i would point out, too. we have a lot of green card holders as well who are in afghanistan and from the reports we got from the secretary of state and the state department today, we re not taking any steps anymore to evacuate these green card holders. to say nothing of afghans who fought alongside us. bret