Just in, The former president of the United States, Donald Trump, criticized President Biden for his hasty departure from Afghanistan, saying that the Taliban’s abrupt behavior change in reaction to the change in administrations showed that the individual, not the strategy, was the issue.
Trump said earlier this week on Premiere Networks with Clay Travis and Buck Sexton, “It would have been the complete opposite.”
“We were in excellent condition. The Taliban leader and current de facto Afghan leader Abdul Ghani-Baradar was the person Trump was dealing with when he stated there would be hell to pay if he touched any American soldiers or citizens.
When he stated during public speeches that no US service personnel had been killed in 18 months as a result of the deal negotiated between the two parties, Trump claims that Biden unintentionally let that notion slip from his lips.
Regarding the Taliban allegedly breaking some of the terms of the agreement, Trump remarked, “They didn’t meet some of them (conditions), so we bombed the hell out of them.”
Trump assured the radio hosts that the US would have left Afghanistan in a timely manner and, unlike the current president, would have either destroyed or taken with them the billions of dollars’ worth of taxpayer-funded weapons that are now in the hands of the Taliban. The withdrawal resulted in the deaths of 13 US service members, dozens of Afghan civilians, and an untold number of stranded Americans.
Trump stated, “I said I want every nail, every screw, every tank, every plane – those planes are in very good functioning shape – you look at Apaches they coast a lot – tens of millions,” and claimed he was ashamed to see Taliban fighters traveling in American military vehicles and airplanes.
It’s really awful; in my opinion, it’s the worst humiliation in our nation’s history, added Trump.
Trump criticized Biden for disrespecting the 13 families of slain service men later in the discussion.
Trump assured the radio hosts that the U.S. would have left Afghanistan in a controlled manner and, unlike the current president, would have either destroyed or taken with them the billions of dollars’ worth of taxpayer-funded weapons that are now in the hands of the Taliban. The withdrawal left 13 American service members and dozens of Afghan civilians dead from a bomb blast, as well as an unknown number of stranded Americans.
Trump stated, “I said I want every nail, every screw, every tank, every plane – those planes are in very good functioning shape – you look at Apaches they coast a lot – tens of millions,” and claimed he was ashamed to see Taliban fighters traveling in American military vehicles and airplanes.
Trump echoed the sentiments of several Gold Star parents, including two who made comparable comments to Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Monday. “Tremendous disrespect was paid by Biden when he kept looking at his watch over and over again— every time a coffin came off the plane, he was looking at his watch,” Trump said.
He remarked, “The parents are outraged, as they should be. No one should have been killed, but Abdul and his crew lost control after I left.
Trump criticized the top military officials in the United States, calling them “television generals,” telling the hosts that the generals in the field were brave but those at home were “awful.”