ABC News Blasts Biden’s ‘Breathtaking’ Lies on Afghanistan Catastrophe

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Liar-in-Chief.

Immediately following President Biden’s contentious Friday press conference about the ongoing disaster he created in Afghanistan, ABC News special coverage slammed him for saying things about the crisis that were just blatantly false. Correspondents described his lies as “breathtaking” and completely out of touch with the dire reality facing U.S. citizens and Afghan allies still trapped in the Taliban-controlled country.

World News Tonight anchor David Muir turned to senior foreign correspondent Ian Pannell, still reporting from Kabul, and skeptically asked about Biden’s assertion that Americans and Afghans could get to the capital city’s surrounded airport: “The President said he has no intelligence that Americans have been unable to get there. The question, obviously, does that square with reporting on ground?” Pannell scoffed: “I mean, just totally not. I mean, the reaction was pretty much one of – I mean, it was breathtaking.”

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Fact-checking President Biden's claims on current Afghanistan crisis​

Several of the president's statements on Friday contradict reporting from Kabul.

Fact-checking President Biden's claims on current Afghanistan crisis

President Joe Biden made misleading claims regarding the current situation in Kabul, Afghanistan, as the U.S. continues to evacuate Americans and Afghan civilians.

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Where were the ABC fact checkers when Mr Patatohead was running for President and then stealing the election?

Like all the other other MSM assholes they were proving cover for Biden.

Now they realize what a fucking liar and incompetent asshole he is?

 

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'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."


Armin Laschet, the top candidate to succeed outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said, "This is the greatest debacle that NATO has seen since its foundation, and it is an epochal change that we are facing."


Responding to remarks Biden made on Aug. 16, about Afghan forces, Tom Tugendhat, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the U.K. Parliament, who served as an Army officer in Afghanistan, said, "To see their commander-in-chief call into question the courage of men I fought with, to claim that they ran, is shameful. Those who have not fought for the colors they fly should be careful about criticizing those who have."

Former British Prime Minister Theresa May asked earlier this week in Parliament, "What does it say about NATO if we are entirely dependent on a unilateral decision taken by the United States? ... Did we feel we just had to follow the United States and hope that on a wing and a prayer it'd be all right on the night?"

And Tobias Ellwood, chair of the U.K. Parliament's Defense Committee, said, "Whatever happened to 'America is back'?"

 

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'We have no indication that [Americans] haven't been able to get in Kabul through the airport.'

Responding to widespread reporting that Americans are unable to reach the airport in Kabul safely, Biden said his administration has "no indication" of that happening.

On Friday, the U.S. Embassy in Kabul issued a new alert making clear they have little control of the situation.

"The U.S. government cannot ensure safe passage to the airport," it said, warning "due to large crowds and security concerns, gates may open or close without notice. Please use your best judgment and attempt to enter the airport at any gate that is open."


ABC News' Ian Pannell, reporting from Kabul, called Biden's view "breathtaking" after witnessing Americans trying to present their passports at the airport, but being beaten by the Taliban with rubber fan belts from a vehicle.

"It just seems that the reality and the rhetoric are miles apart," Pannell said following Biden's remarks Friday afternoon. "The truth on the ground is that these people who are in fear of their lives can't get through."

During a private, unclassified briefing with the House of Representatives shortly after Biden wrapped his remarks, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also remarkably told lawmakers that they know of Americans who have been "beaten."

"We are also aware that some people, including Americans, have been harassed and even beaten by the Taliban. This is unacceptable and [we] made it clear to the designated Taliban leader," Austin said, according to several sources.

On Wednesday, ABC News was told by an Afghan official that an American with a passport as well as a person with a green card, were turned away at the gate after risking their security to get there. One of them attempted again the following day, waiting for seven hours before leaving because they couldn't get in.

And on Thursday, State Department spokesman Ned Price said the U.S. was aware of the issues of traveling to the airport, although he placed partial blame on "congestion."