In a strained speech given Friday afternoon, President Joe Biden defended his administration’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal, demanding that criticism and “second-guessing” hold off until after the rescue mission in Kabul is complete.
The president did pledge, however, to get all Americans trapped in Afghanistan — and all of the coalition’s Afghan allies cleared to leave the country — out by his self-imposed August 31st deadline, though he did suggest that deadline could be moved if the mission is not complete.
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