Attack that everyone feared finally happened. President biden spoke to the country thursday, his expression of Empathy And Loss but he didnt Duck Responsibility for the failure to provide enough force to execute a safe evacuation. My position is would any been able to a safe evacuation for everybody . And the journal wrote what a position for the u. S. To be in, relying on the enemy that has spent years trying to kill americans. As were committed to leaving, our Chief Concern is isisk. Therefore, weve partnered up with the idea that based on the idea that the enemy of the enemy is my friend. And the report concludes saying the botched withdrawal and jihadists on the attack and only in afghanistan. Well, i hope theres not truth in that, say that there is, what was the alternative . Staying longer . Defying the agreement . Putting more american lives at risk . Then theres the l. A. Times the attacks are not the work of the taliban nor are the attacs a sign of failure by the biden adminis
Im poppy harlow. Im jim sciutto. The u. S. President defiant while kabul remains in chaos. President Biden Pushing back against criticism in a new interview saying the report by the Wall Street Journal that he ignored advice from top generals to keep at least a small number of troops in afghanistan while seeking a Peace Agreement is not true. Your top Military Advisers warned against withdrawing on this Time Line. They wanted you to keep 2,500 troops. No, they didnt. That was split. It wasnt true. They didnt tell you they wanted troops to stay . Not in terms of whether we were going to get out in a time frame, all troops. They didnt argue against that. So No One told you, your Military Advisers didnt tell you, no, we should keep 2,500 troops, its been a stable situation the last several years, we can do that, we can continue to do that . No, No One said that to me, not that i recall recall. The united states is increasing, ramping up its efforts to evacuate thousands of americans and a
We will ask President Trump about his prior negotiations, direct negotiations with the taliban and the redlines he put in place, that Joe Biden clearly did not enforce. President trump coming up exclusively. Meanwhile tonight, Joe Biden finally coming back from Camp David and gearing up for what it is i guess a restful night at the White House while thousands of our fellow americans are living through Hell On Earth and afghanistan. We cannot even report to you tonight the exact number of americans that are trapped inside afghanistan. Somewhere, we are told, reports between 10000may be as many as 40,000 of our fellow americans are trapped Behind Enemy Lines spread out all across the country. We dont know where they are all are. The biden administration does not know exactly how many. They dont know where these americans are located. And now abide in State Department is telling them, just shelter in place, and when notified, finding your way to the airport in kabul. Please tell me you gu
Not helpful and not good timing. New Yorks Mayor Bill De Blasio requiring proof of vaccination. Not discrimination this and protecting people. Segregation, we are trampling on civil liberties. We are discriminating against people. Texas border agents arrest two ms13 Gang Members after they illegally entered the disblus showing there is always that criminal element always trying to get across as well. Brian here we go. The news is not slowing down. Straight to a Fox News Alert. President biden cutting his vacation short, returning to the White House as the national Security Adviser admits u. S. Weapons have fallen into taliban hands. Will Video Shows taliban members violently beating a man who was trying to escape and get to the airport. Steve i thought they were going to give people Safe Passage . Whats up with that . Mark meredith is posted right now in washington as thousands of americans remain trapped in the country and the question is, mark, can they get out before August 31st . S
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