McCarthy Slammed for Criticizing Afghanistan Withdrawal

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) took to Twitter to knock President Joe Biden’s withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan, fulfilling an statement initiated by erstwhile President Donald Trump and his administration.

“President Biden’s anemic enactment damaged our reputation, emboldened our enemies, and—most distressingly—left thousands of American lives successful hostile territory with nary warrant of safety,” McCarthy wrote. “He has failed successful his astir basal responsibilities arsenic commander-in-chief.”

President Biden’s anemic enactment damaged our reputation, emboldened our enemies, and—most distressingly—left thousands of American lives successful hostile territory with nary warrant of safety. He has failed successful his astir basal responsibilities arsenic commander-in-chief. https://t.co/Vn4H1NVNJg

McCarthy was swiftly criticized; radical pointed retired that the Trump medication had brokered the bid woody with the Taliban.

McCarthy you and Trump medication deficiency of enactment with your anserine bid woody with Taliban and excluding the past authorities with nary due exit strategy caused this occupation wherever was your large rima past you Trump ass licker. Your disgusting. https://t.co/tKxieTePw2

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Gaslighting again I see. Trump is the 1 who released 100's of terrorists. Get different job. https://t.co/vc0VT8lmq7

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McCarthy earlier this week called for a congressional probe into the Biden administration’s withdrawal.

“How does the remainder of the satellite look astatine us?” McCarthy told Punchbowl News. “They similar that the president doesn’t tweet, but they don’t deliberation America is precise tough.”

The New York Post noted that McCarthy “largely remained quiescent erstwhile Trump called for troops to beryllium brought location from Afghanistan and the erstwhile administration’s propulsion for a gathering with the Taliban astatine Camp David.”