After President Biden’s comments about the attack in Afghanistan, he let reporters know he’d take a few questions and then named “the first person I was instructed to call on.”
The last reporter to have a turn to ask Biden questions was Fox News’ Peter Doocy, who wanted to know if Biden bears responsibility for what happened. Biden then took it into a predictable direction:
Biden says he takes responsibility, then pivots to blames Trump
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) August 26, 2021
But he extended the Trump deadline. This is a straw man that does not account for the horrific bungling of the withdrawal execution.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) August 26, 2021
The Biden White House does their best to try and make people forget that this disaster is because the order in which this administration went about the withdrawal, not the withdrawal itself. But “Trump’s fault” or something…
Biden says he bears responsibility for what’s happened, then immediately pivots to blaming the Trump deal with the Taliban
— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) August 26, 2021
Biden says he ‘bears fundamental responsibilty’ in response to Peter Doocy.
Then Biden blames Trump. Unbelievable.
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) August 26, 2021
This Biden defense of “Trump made this deal” is total pigsh—. Biden changed the date, Biden ignore military counsel — Biden also didn’t hold to Paris accord, Iran agreement, or Remain in Mexico policy so THAT DOG DON’T HUNT, JACK
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 26, 2021
Again, Biden blaming the Trump deal made last year. He wasn’t beholden to it since he’s in charge now (think Keystone or Remain in Mexico), nor does that have anything to do with the failed execution of the drawdown.
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) August 26, 2021
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Also note what Biden does for several seconds starting at the 1:20 mark:
DOOCY: "Do you bear any responsibility for the way that things have unfolded in the last two weeks?"
BIDEN: "You know as well as I do that a former president made a deal with the Taliban that he would get all American forced out of Afghanistan by May 1…" pic.twitter.com/cUb24FhJar
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 26, 2021
Biden seemed a bit cornered:
Perhaps it was time for a micro-nap.
— Jon Gabriel (@exjon) August 26, 2021
We are all the sign language interpreter.
Iconic
— Kris Kinder (@kris_kinder) August 26, 2021
It’s worth noting that in addition to trying to blame Trump, Biden also threw the Pentagon under the bus:
Is anyone at the Pentagon going to resign in protest after Biden repeatedly threw them under the bus?
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) August 26, 2021
THAT is the takeaway. He completely blamed them for giving up Bagram.
— Rich Weinstein (@phillyrich1) August 26, 2021
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