Fact-checking President Biden's claims on Afghanistan crisis

ABC News MSN ^ | 8/20/2021 | Ian Pannell, Cindy Smith, Conor Finnegan, Luis Martinez, Trish Turner and Mariam Khan

[marcusmaximus]

President Joe Biden stood firm Friday in his decision to remove all U.S. troops from Afghanistan and attempted to invoke optimism for the evacuation of all Americans and Afghan allies despite scenes of chaos and despair over the past week.

But throughout his remarks, the president made several claims at odds with reports from the ground in Afghanistan and even officials within his administration and seemed unaware of criticism from American allies.

'I have seen no question of our credibility from our allies around the world.'

An easily disputable statement from Biden came in response to a question that asked for his response to American partners who have criticized the conduct of the U.S. withdrawal and questioned America's credibility on the world stage.

"I have seen no question of our credibility from our allies around the world. I've spoken with our NATO allies, we've spoken with NATO allies. ... The fact of the matter is, I have not seen that. As a matter of fact, the exact opposite I've got."

But there have been a handful of prominent names throughout Europe that have voiced anger toward Biden for the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban.

The European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs held a virtual session on Afghanistan Thursday and Josep Borrell, high representative of the EU for foreign affairs and security policy and vice president of the European Commission, branded the situation in Afghanistan "a catastrophe."

[marcusmaximus]

Deep state have their marching orders it seems.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Fact check? He needs to buy a clue.

[Grampa Dave]

[A_Former_Democrat]

He will be gone in a month if not sooner

The plan has always been to get rid of his azz once past the prop of the “unifier” “moderate” white male candidate

[WMarshal]

Joe Biden's career would have ended on a much brighter note if he had retired in 2019 and never ran for president. Now he will go down in history as the worst, most incompetent, underhanded, traitorous president America has ever had.

I am certain that Biden thinks about this advice from Obama every minute of the day:

"Former President Barack Obama reportedly wasn't particularly sold on the idea of Joe Biden, his vice president for eight years, mounting his own bid for the White House in 2020.

You don't have to do this, Joe, you really don't,” Obama told Biden before the 76-year-old formally launched his campaign in April, according to the New York Times.

[RAldrich]

Even the NYTimes is calling him a liar. (See “We fact-checked President Biden’s remarks...” on the front page.

The NYTimes is a mouthpiece for the CIA. Intelligence Community getting back at him for impugning their ability?

[MinorityRepublican]

Now he will go down in history as the worst, most incompetent, underhanded, traitorous president America has ever had.

At least he makes Jimmy Carter looks good.

[marcusmaximus]

Deep state have their marching orders. Dementia Joe no longer sereves their purposes. Heel’s Up is on deck.

[DouglasKC]

The fake news now see’s Biden as a liability. He was a useful pawn but now he’s a distraction so they want him gone.

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Don't know about the other networks but the ABC evening news skewered him for half of their 30 minute broadcast earlier. Getting the vaudeville stage hook ready it seems.

 

 

[marcusmaximus]

What will Hunter Biden do when daddy gets the boot?

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Well, he has his artistic talents to fall back on (ROFL!!ROFL!!).

 

 

[marcusmaximus]

Biden’s going to get 25’th when Heels Up get back from Asia. I wonder who she’ll name VP?

[LibertyOh]

Hopefully the Republican Senators will hold together and not enable a majority vote. Then when the Republicans take the House the Speaker will be next in line.

[Gene Eric]

It takes 6 journos to mount criticism against the Rats...