The biden administration caused this disaster. This is a complete debacle. We had every reason to believe and to plan for the rapid collapse of the afgan military and the of a began government. President biden has described the evacuation from afghanistan as an extraordinary success. This has to be the lie of the 21st century. Things got really heated when Senator Ted Cruz pressured whether the officials gave the taliban The Names of american citizens during the chaotic evacuation. Did the State Department give the taliban a list or multiple lists of americans and or afgans that we wanted out . Those reports and the idea that we would do anything to endanger our citizens or anyone else at a time when were trying to save their lives is flatout wrong. In limited instances where we were seeking to get a bus or a group of people through a Check Point, we gave a manifest to the people at the Check Point to demonstrate that those people were expected roughly how many names were on the list y
Good evening, bret. Once again republicans called on the Secretary Of State to resign but in a shift from yesterdays house hearing, he wasnt getting much love from democrats either. Doing the right thing in the wrong way ends up being the wrong thing. Democratic chairman of the senate foreign Relations Committee Robert menendez Set The Tone for what turned out to be three hours of intense Questioning And Scolding of Secretary Of State Antony Blinken over the withdrawal from afghanistan. We realize this is a complete debacle. This Sant Failure of intelligence. This is a failure of policy and planning. This is a Puppeteer Act if you would and we need to know who is in charge and who is making these decisions. Committee democrats deflected, letting the secretary explain how we got here over the last 20 years. And pointed fingers at the trump administration. Republicans handled the interrogating. Senator Rand Paul who has been pushing for years to leave afghanistan took issue with reports
Hello and welcome. Team gb is celebrating after winning olympic Gold And Silver in the mens swimming 200 Metres Freestyle. Tom dean, who contracted Covid 19 twice, won the final, with Duncan Scott completing The One two. Its the first time since 1908 that two british male swimmers have shared the podium. And a bermudan athlete has made history In Tokyo, winning the tiny islands first ever olympic Gold Medal. The bbc s Sarah Mulkerrins is In Tokyo. It is going so well, isnt it, ben, for Team Gb in the pool. We had the Gold Yesterday for Adam Peaty. A phenomenal performance from the duo of Tom Dean and Duncan Scott in the 200 Metres Freestyle today. A wonderful result for them. As you mentioned, Tom Dean, he won gold. He was a surprise Gold Medal winner in that because he finished off, he had been second to Duncan Scott for most of the season because Duncan Scott came in as the favourite. He has been the fastest man over the distance in that. However it was his Team Mate, Tom Dean who pi