The nomination. Later there month, we will gather in Chicago United as one party where we are going to have an opportunity to celebrate this historic moment together. Another his, to moment for Vice President Kamala Harris today. Just 12 days into her campaign and it is now certain that she will be the democratic nominee. As she moves closer to a decision on her running mate. Also tonight, the Washington Post uncovers yet another trump scandal. This one involving trumps doj shutting down an investigation into whether trump took an illegal 10 Million Campaign Contribution from the president of egypt. Plus, a consequential presidency, Joe Biden brings Home Americans held prisoner in russia adding to his long list of accomplishments. Not the least of which was removing Donald Trump from power. We begin tonight with history made and a Glass Ceiling shattered. Vice president Kamala Harris is now the De Facto democratic nominee which would make her the first black woman and first asianameric
Still there in the, quote, thousands. And the nun of unknown, unknown number of afghan allies who helped the u. S. In the War But Havent gotten out yet. Secretary of State Antoni Olympicen telling lawmakers the State Department is working on that last number, trying to estimate it. But experts familiar with the situation put that number in the tens of thousands. Yet, Secretary Blinken insisted today the u. S. Withdrawal from afghanistan was an extraordinary success. Blinken was grilled by republicans on the house foreign Affairs Committee this afternoon. That grilling has continued late into the day. Congressional Correspondent Aishah Hasnie starts us off tonight live from Capitol Hill. Good evening, aishah. Bret, good evening to you. Democrats tore into republican Questioning Tonight as republicans tore into blinkens decisionmaking calling for him to resign at one point and even questioning why he didnt show up to this hearing in person. Can you tell us where you are today . Yes, im a
This is load off from the Secretary Of Defense been a resounding success. Of course if you subtract the 13 dead americans, the two dozen trapped school children, the afghans falling off airplanes, or the fact that we armed the taliban with 90 Billion worth of automatic weapons and helicopters, its been great. They are saying this so often, however, that it may not be propaganda. It is starting to seem like everyone in the biden administration actually believes they just won. That might explain why they are promoting Jennifer Rubin columns from the Washington Post and walking away from reporters without taking any questions. They dont have to explain themselves. Its obvious this is a victory. Watching all of that should worry you. There are only two explanations for it. Either every senior Government Official in washington has been chugging i waltzed out and departed from reality on the early train, and thats possible. Or on some deeper level, may be they are actually telling the truth
Friends, theyre glad were back. I made it known that america is back. I alSo wanted to put the World Ons in the america is back. , america is back. [applause] tammy like a badly written movie. Instead, there is now a crisis in confidence in american leadership here and abroad. Because the Biden Agenda is now defined by deadly incompetence, delusional decisionmaking and down right destructive dereliction. Just today, Joe Biden met with the president of ukraine, whom the New York Times describes as, quote unnerved by americas abrupt and chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan. And that he is expected to raise questions about u. S. Security commitments. The paper of record for the left alSo says, quote it comes in the wake of an event that has caused numerous american allies to question the firmness of washington support. You could alSo say they are concerned about the firmness of Bidens Grip in general, more on this later. The message being, sent all over the world after the president s reck
President biden rejected the premise that a Taliban Takeover Of Afghanistan is inevitable as a thai group makes rapid advances amid the u. S. And now also british withdrawal. I will not send another generation of americans to War In Afghanistan with no reasonable expectation of achieving a different outcome. The u. S. Mission in afghanistan will end august 31st, 12 days sooner than the 20th anniversary of 9 11. President bidens first deadline. Biden says he trusts the Afghan Military can defend itself from the threat of a taliban takeover and at this stage its the responsibility of the afghan people, not the u. S. , to nationbuild. They have the capacity. They have the forces. They have the equipment. The question is will they do it . The president highlighted the strengths of 300,000 afghan troops versus some 75,000 taliban. But brittled at this question. You trust the taliban, sir . Is that a serious question . Followed by a fuller answer. Do i trust the taliban . No. But i trust the