Republicans accused President Biden of lying to the American people after top military officers said publicly for the first time on Tuesday that they advised the commander-in-chief to leave 2500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan to prevent a Taliban takeover.
Republicans were quick to accuse President Biden of lying to the American public over the advice he got on withdrawing all U.S. troops from Afghanistan.
Republican Senator Ben Sasse, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said: 'President Biden lied when he told the American people that nobody urged him to keep 2,500 troops in Afghanistan.
Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn, who sits on the armed services committee, said: 'From what we are hearing, President Biden rejected military advice to keep 2,500 troops in Afghanistan, and then lied about it to the American people.
Mark Meadows, chief of staff in the Trump White House said: 'If it wasn't already obvious, today's Senate hearing confirmed: Joe Biden lied to the America people about his Afghanistan withdrawal plan.
Biden has repeatedly declared that the degradation of Al Qaeda meant the original mission of U.S. troops in Afghanistan had been completed.
Republicans in particular have intensified their attacks on President Joe Biden´s decision to pull all troops out of Afghanistan by the end of last month, saying it left the U.S. more vulnerable to terrorism.
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Republicans accuse Biden of lying to American people over advice on keeping troops in Afghanistan
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