What’s Happening:
News came out recently that, despite pulling our troops out, Americans were still stranded in Afghanistan. Doing what Biden refused to do, private citizens raised money to fly home those left behind.
We were told the Taliban was trying to block these flights. But, as it turns out, many of them can’t get clearance. Why?
Because the State Department is ignoring them.
Now, even Biden-supporting Democrats are getting “furious.” From Fox News:
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., is “furious” over the Biden administration delaying flights with Americans trying to escape Afghanistan after President Biden’s botched troop withdrawal.
The senator from Connecticut issued a press release on Monday eviscerating the Biden administration for delaying flights…
Blumenthal – who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee and has sons who have served in the military – expressed he has been “deeply frustrated, even furious” at the U.S. government’s “delay and inaction” in rescuing the people left behind in Afghanistan after Biden’s deadly troop withdrawal.
A leading Democratic Senator blasted Joe Biden for failing to help Americans get out of Afghanistan.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal took the lead to arrange flights for stranded families. But the Biden’s State Department reportedly will not give them clearance to leave.
He even arranged a place for the flights to land, in Doha, saying they are “already been cleared to land.”
The only hold-up? Biden apparently won’t give the go-ahead.
Blumenthal blasted the administration saying he’s “deeply frustrated, even furious.”
He criticized Joe Biden because he expected his administration “to do everything in their power – absolutely everything – to make this happen.”
But it looks like Joe is not doing that. Not even close.
Some people have previously claimed the State Department is refusing to give the green light, out of embarrassment.
They failed to get out all Americans and Afghan allies. So, they are refusing to let these flights happen, to avoid calling attention to their failure.
If that’s the case, wow. Biden is abandoning Americans because he wants to save face?
No wonder even Democrats are ticked off.
Key Takeaways:
- Democrat Sen. Blumenthal blasted Biden for refusing to help stranded Americans.
- The senator claims Biden’s State Department won’t give clearance to flights.
- Blumenthal said he was “deeply frustrated, even furious” at the president.
Source: Fox Business