shift blame and tries to lie his way out of this disaster, at least one white house official is ripping off the veneer. telling politico they were, quote: appalled and literally horrified that president biden left americans stranded in afghanistan adding, quote: we have failed in that no fail mission. did you ever think in your lifetime you would witness an american president bragging about leaving americans behind and defending the indefensible? choosing perceived political gain over the lives of americans, choosing to create a new terrorist safe haven over safety and security and choosing to actually spin for the taliban instead of standing up for american allies? the tragedy unfolding in afghanistan is a stark reminder of the deadly consequences of the left s woke agenda where facts are also victims and hostages as they are sacrificed to false narratives and desperate and deadly lies. consider biden s now infamous conversation with the now former president of afghanistan g
traditionally, former presidents don t say so much right after leaving office, and they don t necessarily go after the people who have followed them, however, that s not going to be the case later on today. as for the kind of reception the president s going to to be getting, we imagine he is going to be thrilled to see his supporters. they ve been lining up for the last two days outside of the orlando hyatt convention center for a chance to see him as the excitement if builds. we expect the president s going to speak on a number of topics with more on a focus of how the party can move forward to win back the house and senate in 2022. fox has a few of the excerpts. quote: we are not starting new parties, and we will not be dividing our power and our strength. instead, we will be united and strong like never before. now, cpac s speakers have repeated that there is no civil war within the gop. but other gop lawmakers say they can t see a trump second term in the cards. i don t
just before noon. some traditions continuing, but this inauguration will be unlike any other. instead of the usual crowds, the national mall is filled with flags, representing americans who have come here to celebrate in different, less dangerous times. our correspondents are out in force, covering every moment of this historic day. they re spread out across the u.s. capitol and across the city, including our teams following the enormous and unprecedented security operation underway for this inauguration. lots going on. let s go over to the white house right now. jake tapper is joining us on this truly extraordinary day in the history of our country. that s right, wolf. joe biden is about to assume the presidency at a moment of great division pain and tension in this country. the massive military presence here in washington is a stark reminder that it was only two weeks ago when the u.s. capitol was under siege and that pro-trump terrorists have threatened new attacks. mean
tighter than anyone saw coming. at this hour the governor s race in new jersey still too close to call. democratic phil murphy has a narrow lead over republican jack ciattarelli. it s coming down to every single ballot. in virginia, voters delivered a much more decisive message, all but erasing democrats 2020 gains in the old dominion to send republican glenn youngkin to the governor s mansion. together. together we will change the trajectory of this commonwealth. youngkin gave the gop a roadmap to victory, an ominous sign for democrats ahead of the critical midterms in 2022. nine months into the biden presidency, voters there moved away from the president, away from democrats, and right to the republican party. former mcconnell aid already predicting a, quote, epic wave next year. jonathan allen writes the goons for democrats is that they have a year before next november s midterm elections. the bad news, they re already fighting over went wrong. you might think the mes
fallen in line behind donald trump. he is the presumptive republican nominee as far as the presidential race is concerned. the republican party is a pretty united front but when you look at the republican party beyond the scope of just the cult of trump. when you look at the part of the party that donald trump would actually have to work with to govern, unity is not the first word that comes to mind. today the republican-controlled house of representatives. states biggest legislative accomplishments so far. it voted to keep the lights on. after kicking the can down the road for six whole months, republicans in congress finally funded the federal government with a $1.2 trillion spending bill and most of them didn t even vote to do that. despite having the majority in the house, only about a half of today s votes came from republicans. it was democrats who actually brought this fundraising extension over the finish line and because congress took so long to pass this thing, it s