Top Senate Dem Slams Biden Over Cooperation With Taliban

Senator Bob Menendez via (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en) Flickr

A top Senate Democrat took a swipe at President Biden’s “trust” in the Taliban. After two explosions rocked Kabul on Thursday morning more lawmakers seem to have reached a breaking point with the administration. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez seemed to point to the president in recent comments regarding the chaos in Afghanistan.

The Washington Examiner reports:

“As we wait for more details to come in, one thing is clear: We can’t trust the Taliban with Americans’ security,” New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in a statement on Thursday.

Though he did not name the president directly, the statement was an apparent swipe at the Biden administration for working with the Taliban to secure passage through Taliban-controlled areas.

“This is a full-fledged humanitarian crisis, and the U.S. government personnel, already working under extreme circumstances, must secure the airport and complete the massive evacuation of American citizens and vulnerable Afghans desperately trying to leave the country,” Menendez said.

Asked Sunday on whether he trusts the Taliban, Biden told reporters: “I don’t trust anybody.”

Republicans have harshly criticized Biden for the military withdrawal, after the two attacks House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik said that Biden is “unfit” to be president. So far, Biden has yet to comment on the devastating events of the day and the State Department is not scheduled to deliver a press briefing on Thursday.



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