Preventable, hasty And dangerous exit from that country. The biden administration says it will now work with the taliban to get any remaining americans out. Were no longer on the ground in afghanistan to facilitate that kind of Safe Passage. It doesnt mean the Administration Or Government is going to turn a blind eye to try to help them get home. Were heartbroken we werent able to get every single one of them out before The End of the month but the Environment Bass definitely changing in a more dangerous tilt the last couple of days And we just couldnt do it. Well stay committed. Harris this development. Fox News Hearing from anguished students at the American University In Kabul who tried to get out but they were turned away at the airport. Nightmare right now. There is no hope for future under the taliban. We are really scared. We have no hope. We are hopeless. All the dreams have shattered through the Blink Of An Eye actually. The developments, the advancements throughout the 20 years have gone in And-nobody'>Vain And Nobody knows what the future holds for us. Harris in Focus Senator Tom Cotton Member of Armed Services And intelligence committees And himself a veteran of the afghanistan war. General Keith Kellogg who served as national Sor'>Security AdviSor to Vice President Pence And President Trump And retired marine Bomb Technician And afghan Veteran Joey jones. We begin the hour at the white House North Lawn with peter doocy. Peter, do we know if the statement from the president will be just that or do we anticipate him taking questions this time . Not sure yet, harris. Over the last couple of weeks the president told us what he was going to do And its different than what ultimately happened. President biden And if there is american citizens left, well stay until we get them all out. Now President Biden says i have asked the Secretary Of State to lead the continued coordination with our international partners to insure Safe Passage for any americans. Afghan partners And foreign nationals who want to leave afghanistan. The administration claims there are between 100 And 200 american citizens left in the country And they are starting now to use a word they scoffed at just last week, strAnded. Like the way we do it elsewhere. We have americans that get strAnded in countries all the time And do everything we can to try to facilitate Safe Passage. I think its irresponsible to say americans are strAnded. They are not. Officials think afghan civilians need aid in the future And hinting at conversations with the taliban. They claimed they dont trust And dont negotiate with And dont believe are good guys. Critics on Capitol Hill are furious. Every statement from beginning to end of this was a lie. Right up until the last statements of Secretary Blinken who should be one of the ones held accountable in addition to others should be removed immediately. The Vice President just went up to the senate for a few minutes to gavel in on a houseapproved bill that will give 10 Million to afghan refugees as they try to resettle in this country. We expect to hear from President Biden early this afternoon. Harris we have a senator coming up. Ill ask him about the Vice President s visit. Thank you. The new York Post out with this blistering headline. Joe biden brings a dishonorable end to americas longest war. This reaction from Andy-card'>Andy Card who served as Chief Of Staff to president george w. Bush And played a central role in developing post 9 11 intelligence strategies. I hope we continue to keep the promise we made to bring everybody out of there that we wanted to. All of The Americans definitely. But all of those others who helped our servicemen And women And our Intelligence Community during the war anterior we still have a chance to keep the promise to let them get out And well try to do that. But im on this roller coaster, frustrated. I think were getting out too quickly And kept bagram as a base of operations to be a conscience for the world. Harris Senator Tom Cotton member of the senate Armed Services And intelligence committee. AlSo a veteran of the And-afghanistan'>Iraq And Afghanistan wars. Good to have you in focus today, senator. I will start with the Vice President inside the senate. That detail just coming to us from peter doocy. Its very rare, harris. Normally the Vice President only present sides over Tie Votes or highly consequenceal votes. This is an example of the biden administration recognizing this is a debacle that will reverberate for many, many years to come not just in afghanistan but in relation to our adversaries around the world. Theyre trying to put a happy face on And trying to spin it for domestic political purposes. Most americans realize Joe Biden is responsible for the Fiasco Weve seen in the last three weeks in afghanistan. Harris there has been much talk about how to get the remaining americans And afghan citizens who helped our american military out for years And years. How we get them out of their safely. You heard the Son'>Pentagon SpokesperSon John Kirby saying were heartbroken but committed. First of all, is that enough . No, harris, it is not. Its nice to be heartbroken. Better committed to getting everyone out like Joe Biden said he was. He promised the taliban america would leave by august 31. Joe biden promised american citizens in afghanistan he would stay until goat them out. When the rubber hit the road, Joe Biden kept his promise to the taliban And broke his promise to americans. Harris what else is not true in this situation . Were looking at the details of those who want to come home now And So are we left to believe in your estimation you sit on such important committees. You are looking at the details of this. Some you can share And Some you cant. You helped people get back from there recently. Are we left to believe that people want to be there . Were talking to people who really want to come home. A couple of American University In Kabul Students Today just as an example. I think this is an example of the biden administration saying who will you believe, us or your lying eyes And ears . The young men And women who have been working around the clock in my offices And other congressional offices trying to get americans out. We were on the phone as recently as sunday And yesterday with american citizens And Green Card holders as well trying to get them into the airport. These are not people who wanted to stay in afghanistan. Now, of the hundreds that weve left behind, thousAnds when you add in Green Card holders probably, Some of them may want to stay, yes, im sure a hAndful may want to stay but if that is a Fig Leaf behind which the biden administration is hiding to break the promise to citizens in afghanistan that we would stay until we got them out. We didnt do that And its shameful. Harris the father of a fallen marine, jared schmitt, on his meeting with President Biden. Lets watch. I wasnt going to meet with him but i felt i owed it to my Son to have words with him about how i felt. It didnt go well. He talked a bit more about his own Son than he did my Son And that didnt sit well with me. Harris he wasnt even going to meet with him but decided to. What is your reaction . I would not want to criticize any Gold Star Mom or And'>Dad Or HusbAnd or wife who just lost a loved one overseas And i can understAnd the frustration of all those Gold Star families because that attack didnt just happen on Joe Bidens watch. It happened as a direct result of Joe Bidens decisions. The decisions to withdraw in such a diSorganized, illplanned, chaotic fashion. I would not criticize or comment on any Gold Star families perceptions of the meeting with the President Or Anyone else. I think they have earned the right through the ultimate sacrifice paid by their Family Members to say their Peace Of Mind to anyone they want. Harris our audience knows, you And i have been together on a Memorial Day on the air in the past that your job at Arlington National Cemetery was one helping families in this type of crisis. What exactly would you say And well move on to the next topic after this but i dont want to miss the opportunity to get your wisdom on this point. Well, the 13 families who lost Loved Ones last week it is a terrible as atrocity. It was totally avoidable. They should be very proud of what their Sons-And-daughters'>Sons And Daughters And husbAnds And wives were doing trying to protect innocent americans And save their countrymen. I have said that to many of the Gold Star families who lost other troops over the last 20 years is that we had a tremendous success in afghanistan for 20 years. That country was not used as a And-launching'>Planning And Launching for attacks against americans. They should be proud. They are deeply dismayed by what theyve seen over the last three weeks. Harris the crisis is afghanistan is raising concerns about what happens at home And keeping the rest of us safe with many people pointing to major Security Concerns along our Southern border with mexico. House Minority Leader Kevin Mccarthy on the Faulkner Focus reiterated the need to protect our border citing other terrorists who have been nabbed by Immigration Officials And raised concerns about who could be among the unvetted refugees fleeing afghanistan. The president opened up our border that earlier this year we have caught numerous people already on the terrorist Watch List from yemen. So when you have release those priSoners out of bagram, where do we think they want to come . Every crisis that has come before this Administration Theyve failed. Harris senator cotton, your reaction. Well, its amazing we are turning away afghans that served alongside our troops over the last 20 years who had american Soldiers And Veterans Voufpg for them at the airport In Kabul. If they can find a way to get the mexico we would wave them right through. Thats the biden administration policy. I do have grave concerns that afghanistan will once again become what it was before 9 11, a safe And-sanctuary'>Haven And Sanctuary for foreign terrorists to launch attacks against americans. I know the biden administration touted an over the horizon terrorism capability. Its more like over the rainbow. The idea that well effectively be able to gather intelligence without even an embassy in And-launch'>Kabul And Launch effective attacks against highlevel terrorists as opposed to low level planners or facilitators as happened last week is mostly a fantasy. I think anyone in the department of Defense Or Intelligence agencies would tell you the same thing. Harris if the administration touted look what they did with the hits on isisk. We still had a Military Presence in afghanistan until yesterday. Afghanistan is a uniquely threatening place. It is hundreds of miles away from the ocean. Very few friendly neighbors on its borders willing to facilitate our operations. Thats not the case with any other country like yemen, Somalia or syria. Military has other presences on the ground And easy access. How will we collect the intelligence not just on planners or facilitators but high level Terrorist Masterminds . The kind of intelligence we developed over 20 years to allow us an attack coming from afghanistan. It is not going to happen. Afghanistan is once again going to become a Safe Haven And harder to keep americans safe from Attacks Originating in afghanistan. Harris we are talking about Al Qaeda And any other of those blood thirsty terrorists who squat in afghanistan until they can hit us. We pray that doesnt happen. Senator cotton, thank you very much for your time today. Thank you, harris. Harris the Gulf Coast picking up the pieces even today after ida. There is rising water forcing crews to use boats to save people. Fox news told millions of people could be without Electrical Power for weeks And it is hot down there. 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Im not exaggerating. This water was flowing So fast. I thank god we survived. My And-dad'>Mom And Dad a lot of emotion as you can see on the Gulf Coast. The devastation from what is now tropical depression ida. I wish she would just go away. Category 4 And still dealing with it. This is what it looks like when you are dealing with that kind of monster storm. A million people still without Electrical Power. It is very hot down there And they may not get it back for weeks. The Heavy Rain from the powerful storm has brought So much flooding throughout the area that Water Rescue efforts are now underway again. Jeff paul is in New Orleans with the latest. Jeff. Harris, if this was a normal day in New Orleans no way i would stAnd where i am now. There would be a streetcar coming at us, lots of vehicles And tons of people. With this being canal street. It will not be a normal day for New Orleans for quite Some time with the power still being out. Likely wont be fully restored for maybe a couple of weeks. Thats despite the round the Clock Efforts from crews that are trying to get this community as well as surrounding Communities Hard Hift by Hurricane Ida back on their feet. They are running into a lot of obstacles as well not only downed trees but floodwaters that refuse to recede And Some people are still stuck. You think about how fast the storm moved through. Some people had to go to their attic to get away from the floodwaters or on top of their roofs. You go around louisiana for a little And-talk'>Bit And Talk to Some of these people And they are incredibly resilient. It is just a stress to an already stressful life. We love it down there And well stay And rebuild. With no electricity you have to think there are no businesses operating And with no people here to be inside these businesses the concern for looting is only elevated. The mayor addressing that saying simply that if you are caught well lock you up. Police are alSo out here doing patrols to make sure that doesnt happen. If they catch anyone they say it is a felony. Harris. Harris thank you very much. We head northeast of New Orleans to slidell, louisiana. Boats are making Water Rescues still. The flooding brought a surprising guest to the area. Have you seen this video . It is a Dolphin Swimming in a Slidell Neighborhood yesterday. What i understAnd ill ask the mayor about this. There may have been other creatures in the water the dolphin was trying to escape from. Lets get the story And whats going on with the people of slidell. We have a mayor with us. Thank you for being in focus. Thank you. Good to be with you today. Harris first of all lets talk about whats most important here the safety of your people. How is everybody doing . We still have probably 3 4s of our community without power. We have both hospitals powered up at this time And working to get our Nursing Homes And Elder Care centers back up as quickly as possible. There is a little commerce. A few of the major stores have brought in generators And were starting to open up a few grocery stores today. Gas stations have opened up with generators And believe it or not Waffle House And Pizza Hut. Last night the lines at Waffle House And Pizza Hut were 25 And 30 cars deep. People were tired of eating their own cooking for the past three or four days And ready to get Something different. Harris if they could even do that, right . Yes, maam. We experienced Hurricane Warnings Sunday Night, tornado warnings Sunday Night And into Monday Morning And then Yesterday Afternoon we had heat adviSory warnings from the national service. It is one good report after another from the weather service. It just compounds. Like you said earlier on the leadin, please just go away, ida, weve had enough. Weve had a few rain bAnds come through last night from the storm. Still. And the one good thing about that today is that it is a little breezy down here. We will have 93 Degree Temperatures but there is a little breeze blowing with 80 humidity. Harris you cant see these pictures but as you were saying that we did just show a little video as i understAnd it was from earlier today that you could see the trains just breezing in the wind. Not hurricanelike winds So you welcome those with a little reprise from the hot weather. Four to feet feet of water in every neighborhood And 100,000, Slidell Area is a pretty good size. Some parts of New Orleans are not allowing people to go back to their homes. Whats the situation where you are . Thats a lot of water. We encourage people to get into their homes And start the cleanup process. If you did have flooding, you know, we want you to get in And sanitize those facilities, pull out the wet carpeting, the wet sheetrock, insulation, things of that nature And start Spraying Bleachs to kill any mold So people can start putting their lives back together. Were open And ready And we have officers patrolling the streets to assure that we dont have any looting situations. Havent heard of any of that yet. The bigger problems for us are traffic from people that are trying to get back into their homes And get to the stores that are open. Harris thats a blessing you have had Some areas where the water is receding. That is progress. I dont want to make light of this because im from the Sourkts too And i know how it can be with a gator And you heed those signs dont feed them. So is this as much a problem as were reading about . The dolphin situation, Something was chasing the dolphin And other reports of gators in the water. What is the reality . Well, we live in a swamp here in our area essentially, you know. We live amongst the animals And creatures that inhabit the swamps And yes, there are alligators in our bayous And lakes all around us. Whenever they get moved from their homes by High Water or they search for food, they end up in places that they interact with human population. Weve had it happen before. We have Animal Patrol Officers that hAndle that but, you know, i jokingly told Sarah Last Night when we were talking that the dolphin was probably being chased by an alligator in the bayou. But we do have one instance of we are pretty certain an alligator did attack an individual. They dont attack by nature but an alligator did grab an individual that was in the water doing Something on his property where he was flooded And he was about knee deep in the water And we know that he was attacked, got into tried to find him And we havent been able to find the gentleman yet. Dana i read about the police investigation. The Mans Wife told the sheriffs deputies she tried to gab him out And see where he went into the water near the gator. You hear these things And you dont have all the details but Mayor Chromeer of slidell, louisiana are giving us details we didnt know. We hope for the best with the man. His wife telling the story it didnt Sound like he got out. Thank you for giving us a window in the world what it will take to come back. Blessings to you. Be safe. Thank you very much, harris. From ida to this other because they are catastrophic events particularly for the Gold Star families simultaneously unfolding. We move back to afghanistan now. I was telling you about the taliban reveling in victory as the final troops left afghanistan after midnight afghanistan local time. [gunfire] harris the taliban celebrating. They took over the airport. Despite major Ander'>Concerns Centcom CommAnder mckenzie praised the Terror Group for their help. I can tell you about what the taliban has done. They established a firm perimeter outside of the airfield to prevent people from coming on the airfield during our departure. We worked that with them a number of days. They did not have direct knowledge of our time of departure. We chose to keep that information very restricted but they were actually very helpful And useful to us as we closed down operations. Harris lieutenant General Keith Kellogg is cochairman from afpi, a former national Sor'>Security AdviSor to Vice President Pence And President Trump And now a Fox News contributor. Thank you for being in focus today. I said the truth matters. Youve said it, too. What are Some truths we need to know about our departure that are important to the american people. Harris, thanks for having me. There is a lot to unpack in this whole departure in the last few weeks out there. I remember the Charles Dickens Novel Tale Of Two Cities the opening lines it was the best of times And the worst of times. I think one of the worst of times right now because what you are seeing is an adjuncts departure. A debacle of historic proportions happening in afghanistan And what happened with us. I have to address what general mckenzie said. I dont know why he would say that. People need to remember the taliban was responsible for external security outside the perimeter of the air fee. D allowed a Suicide Bomber to come in And kill 13 servicemen. Dont forget that. We shouldnt forget about the accountability going forward with this, either. I wouldnt give any credit at all to the taliban at all. To me they are still the enemy. Harris you know, ive been following Social media, the former Military Members im close to through my dad mainly who served And ive been watching their words. Theyre close to you. Dont get confused about who we are dealing with here. We still have americans there who were talking to, they want to come home. Yeah. You know, whats botherSome to me is that we had a Date Certain. 31 August And we were out of there. But the President Of The United States what, a week ago on Abc News said we would move the date if there were still americans there. We have admitted there are still americans there. We have admitted there are still allies there, people who were interpreters for us for over 20 years. And it is just shocking to me we had a Date Certain And we would walk out the door And left them at the hAnds of the taliban. The taliban are not friendly people. Weve been fighting them for 20 years. Trying to kill them successfully i might say And then this debacle you watch unfold. We walked away from the battlefield And allies. More importantly we walked away from americans. Even if there was just one american we should not have left them there. Harris do you trust the qatari government to help us out dealing with the taliban . Theyre the closest to the taliban. I dont know what that means. Will they really do that do you think . Well, to me its been pretty good from the qataris. They have been Helping Us through the negotiation And friendly to the united states of america. Harris, it wont happen. They wont help get them out. Well have to figure on our own how to get the people out. We left ourselves in a terrible position that weve left americans behind. What bothers me is i would make a prediction well see really horrific stories coming out of afghanistan. These people that are sitting there in afghanistan. These people we have been fighting for 20 years have a different way of looking at life than we do. We better be prepared for the worst. Harris most importantly they have a different way at looking at death than we do And they want us for us. The taliban said that even as they were Socalled Helping Us And being useful aquoerding to general mckenzie. So much experience shared in focus. The war over covid mAndates enters a new stage. A governor is following through on his promise to withhold money from School Districts. 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Harris the image of biden looking at his watch during that ceremony that cameras caught is on the front page of the new York Post today with the headline dishonor. Joey jones, retired marine Bomb Technician And afghanistan veteran. Fox news contributor, Fox Nation Hope And friend of the Faulkner Focus. You hear from two different dads, two different locations about Something that they had in common. Reaction to the Watch Check. You know, we always say there is the difference between perception And reality. When you say that, what matters is perception, not reality. Its our responsibility to not present a message even if its not what we intend. I cant tell you if he was checking his watch or see well enough to read the hAnds on his watch. I dont know. I just dont know what Joe Biden does with his watch. He obviously was doing the motion of checking his watch. I saw it And as Soon as i saw it i paused the tv And thought overly critical. Im upset with him anyway. I pick up twitter And all over twitter. Millions of other people saw it. You know, i would love to say im surprised but im not. Im disgusted And just dont understAnd, then he goes And starts talking about the loss of his own Son And i hate that. My heart broke for him when it happened but it is almost likes he wants to equate that to the Sons-And-daughters'>Sons And Daughters lost on the battlefield. It is a strange way of presenting yourself as the commAnderinchief. The perSon who ordered those men And women onto the battlefield who died And sacrificed. A very strange way to present yourself to the people that you should be on your knees kissing their heads. Instead you check your watch And talking about your own sacrifice. I think it just shows how disconnected either through old age or maybe he has just always been that way. Im 35 years old. He was a politician a decade before i was born. I dont know what he was like back then but he isnt great at connecting with folks today, i can tell you that. Harris as you were talking And giving plausible other things that could have happened i was thinking if there is even the possibility it is just a nervous tick, whatever it is. Isnt anybody around this man to say dont wear your watch to the ceremony. Thats what we do for each other. I know my military dependent Back Ground comes from a dad who would do that for his Soldiers And what they would do for him. Exactly. Its distasteful. You have you are the leader. You have a team of people who are around just to make sure you dont have lint on your jacket And they Cant Help you not check your watch when dead bodies are rolling off an airplane . I dont want to exacerbate the And-rage'>Pain And Rage felt by Gold Star families. They should be given a lot of grace right now And we shouldnt take their words And use it to attack politicians. Im not tiptoe but be respectful but as Someone who has had to go to a lot of funerals at arlington, Someone-texting'>Someone Texting with a Gold Star daughter five minutes before this hit i have my own rage at this. I am upset And i think he should be better than that. Better than that in a lot of ways. Harris well put up at my request, team, the Hotline Number for military veterans. Military leaders in ohio have sent a message to veterans, joey. It is Something that we talk about on the program previous to the loss we suffered with the 13 in afghanistan And all thats played out there. But veterans who are feeling frustrated And challenged by this time, here is that from a major general. Even the toughest warriors Sometimes need to take a knee And get a drink of water. And that applies mentally, too. Sometimes the emotional And mental burden becomes too heavy And we have to take a knee And ask for help. There is no shame in that. Particularly in light of the current events that we see unfolding. Harris joey. I appreciate your words. The veterans i know are inspired by generals they see walk across the Parade Deck And inspired by the small unit leaders that we fought alongside that truly understAnd our own experience And actually shed blood on these battlefields. Im not diminishing the general. Thats not what i mean. Those are the people i hope speak up are the staff ncos that led troops on the battlefield And junior officers. I hope they check in with their troops And the american people need to understAnd Something, i lost my brother And my legs in 2010. We understood in 2012. It wasnt to win the war. It was undermined by 2014. This is a fight internally weve had for a long time. Most of us understood we lost the war 10 years ago because the political will in this country was not to keep a pressure there And win the war in the sense of what we were told we were trying to do. Destroy the taliban. So the politics have been the tail wagging the dog on the battlefield. I hope the american people take that lesSon to heart when we are electing leaders And listening to the narrative. It was pretty hurtful to see Mike Pompeo stAnd next to a Taliban Leader And have president obama send 40,000 of us to afghanistan to pull us back in time to lose the fight So he could get an election And claim victory. This is not new. It has happened with every administration. President biden just took it to the next level And Some of us got killed on the way out. It was unnecessary. Harris joey jones, thank you very much. Well keep that Crisis Line up as we go out into this next topic. Appreciate you. God bless you. Thank you. Harris coming up the biden administration entering the battle over School Mask mAndates next. The five states being targeted with civil rights investigations now. Would be eligible today for a Va Home loan. So many do not know that. 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They should be investigating for example critical Race Theory And the indoctrination of the left in these schools. I think you have to leave the Andate'>Mask MAndates to the local districts And to the states for them to best determine what is best for their students And, harris, make sure you include the parents in the discussion. Let the parents opt out. Let the parents have options whether they have their child in perSon or virtual, whether they believe there should be a Andate'>Mask MAndate or mask optional. Harris richard. Thanks for having me. I agree with mercedes. There shouldnt be politics into the importance of wearing masks in schools. If you look at the data, in july we had almost zero young people. When i say young people ages 11 And under in hospitals. Today that number has increased 500 because of the Delta Variant And rsv another virus moving around. As our kids return to school it is worth pointing out that these masks can help prevent that And slow the spread because we cant get the young people vaccinations. On top of that we should have a conversation have we insured that every school in this country has the proper Ventilation System . UnderstAnd many of the School Infrastrk Tour buildings are old And the biden american Rescue Plan put billions of dollars in it So School Districts And states across the country could update ventilation to insure our children are safe as they are learning in perSon in the classroom. Harris im glad you mentioned rsv. Mercedes, you have many children, i have young kids, too. And that is important to note because we are seeing it because people did take off their masks now. You have all the people around little ones And they havent seen anyone after the lockdowns, the Summer Doctors warned there is more out there than covid. The mask wearing they argue help. We have to receive what the science says about that. What about the And-desantis'>Money And Desantis defunding a portion as he said he would if you put these mAndates in place, the School District may see Some funds disappear. What do you say . Lets just start with the federal government giving a lot of money to these different School Districts. A large percentage of those funds that have yet to be used by the School Districts. Look, im not in favor of necessarily taking away money from the schools but we have to make sure that the schools are using the funding in the right way like richard said, better Ventilation Systems, making sure the teachers want to get vaccinated that they get vaccinated but none of this just throw out money to Solve a problem. Make sure you are holding them accountable in the proper se. S i think for governor desantis his whole point is we have this Parents Bill of rights. Thats allowing the parents to take charge of their Childrens Healthcare And education. 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