In testifying before the House today, Secretary Blinken wouldn’t comment on the leaked transcript of Biden trying to get the former Afghan president to pretend, for the sake of narrative, that they were beating the Taliban:
Sec. Blinken is asked about Biden's phone call with the former Afghan president telling him to be untruthful about the government's capacity to defend itself
"I'm obviously not going to comment in purportedly leaked transcripts and phone calls…." pic.twitter.com/j008fMX9lt
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) September 13, 2021
Blinken also wouldn’t rule out granting support or ‘legitimacy’ of the Taliban government, saying if they want the US to recognize their legitimacy or give them support, they must allow for free travel:
WATCH: Secretary of State Blinken does not rule out recognizing or providing direct support to the Taliban. pic.twitter.com/PDNwdoziHt
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September 13, 2021
In his opening statement, Blinken stated that they still expect the Taliban to keep good on it’s promise to ensure freedom of travel:
BLINKEN: "We expect the Taliban to ensure freedom of travel, to make good on its commitments on counterterrorism, to uphold the basic rights of the Afghan people including women, girls, and minorities." pic.twitter.com/Wi71Aa7xdX
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) September 13, 2021
None of this would be necessary if our Coward-in-Chief hadn’t run from the Taliban like a little girl. He surrendered to them and has now put himself and the US in the worst position ever, which is trusting a horrible terrorist organization will keep their word. It’s really unbelievable when you think about it. Worst president ever.
Blinken also lied about Trump’s negotiations with the Taliban, presenting a false choice once again:
Along with blaming President Trump for his negotiations with the Taliban for the collapse of Afghanistan, Secretary of State Blinken falsely reiterates the false choice between leaving as they did and staying forever with ever-increasing multitudes of American dead pic.twitter.com/8pm44mF9XU
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 13, 2021
As we pointed out before, the deal Trump made with the Taliban was contingent on them making peace with the Afghan government, otherwise there was no deal. It’s a complete lie to suggest Biden had to stick to Trump’s deal. But that’s what this administration does best is lie.
This whole thing was a disaster from beginning to end and Lee Zeldin sums it up very well, telling Blinken he needs to resign over all of this:
JUST IN – Rep. Lee Zeldin tells US Sec of State Blinken, "I believe you sir, should resign" pic.twitter.com/9MTRqqObug
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) September 13, 2021
UPDATE: I knew there was a clip I left out. Blinken suggested that around 60,000 of the Afghans they brought to the US were not part of their SIV program:
Rep. Scott Perry: "How many Afghans not meeting the qualifications of SIV have been brought to the United States?"
Sec. Blinken: "Approximately 60,000, some of those will have been through the SIV process. All of them will have gone through rigorous security checks." pic.twitter.com/dSU4rWJjmX
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) September 13, 2021