Biden, Trump battle over who’s to blame for Afghanistan
| The finger pointing over the fall of Afghanistan between President Biden and former President Donald Trump is in full swing amid the chaotic scramble to get U.S. personnel and allies out of the country before a full Taliban takeover.
Biden, who rarely mentions his predecessor, made a point of doing so in a weekend statement digging in on the U.S. withdrawal. Biden reminded Americans that the U.S. pullout was originally negotiated by the Trump administration and highlighted the former president’s plans to invite Taliban leaders to Camp David around the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Trump, who just months ago suggested Biden was not getting out of Afghanistan fast enough, has led the charge among Republicans to hammer the Biden administration for its handling of the withdrawal. Trump went as far as calling on the president to resign in a Sunday statement. |
