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Good evening. Im erin burnett. Outfront tonight, President Biden on his way back to the White House. This is the taliban makes their presence known across afghanistan. Today holding a Press Conference. They had a whole Press Conference and releasing a video of their cofounder arriving. It is the first time hes stepped foot in afghanistan in 20 years. Hugely symbolic picture and a huge victory for the taliban. Taliban forces are negotiating with the United States to ensure the safety of americans still stuck inside afghanistan. The takeover comes as the White House is mounting a full throated defense of the Administrations Response to the withdrawal of the few remaining u. S. Troops who have been Holding Afghanistan firmly. National Security Advisor Jake sullivan says the president takes full responsibility for every decision. Decisions of course that led to the sobering images weve seen from kabul like the packed Military Plane with 700 afghans inside. And the image, of course, the unf
Womens rights. That Pr Campaign is met with lots of skepticism. Here the White House is struggling to contain the fallout of the collapse on President Bidens watch. One white House Official privately admits, and im quoting now, our confidence is being questioned. Our correspondents are covering it all from the White House to The Pentagon to the afghan capital. Lets go to our chief correspondent clarissa ward. Shes joining us from kabul. There are thousands and thousands of americans and afghans. They are hoping to flee the country but are so fearful of being attacked by taliban fighters on their way to the airport. The taliban just promised what theyre calling Safe Passage to anyone who wants to evacuate. But is that happening . Well, what the taliban says its trying to do, wolf, is present these chaotic scenes that we have seen at the airport where you just have a crush of humanity storming the premises, flooding the runway. But certainly their activities are being called into questio
Former President Trumps final days in the office consumed by personal hatred for those he believed betrayed him. We want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around The World. Im Wolf Blitzer and youre in the situation room. All right. Lets go to our chief national correspondent Jeff Zeleny at the White House for us. This was an extremely impassioned, fiery speech by the president. Using words like unamerican, undemocratic and unpatriotic. President Biden Smoke more forcefully than he ever has before since the election took place eight months ago about these conspiracy claims. But he said these claims have had a true effect and a dire tHreat to democracy. Thats why he said there is an urgent need to protect Voting Rights now. The Big Lie is just that, a Big Lie. Reporter Tonight President biden confronting the 2020 election more forcefully than ever before, calling the assault on Voting Rights the most dangerous tHreat to democracy since the civil war. In america, if yo