Source: United States Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) joined The Evening Edit on Fox Business to preview her questioning of senior Biden administration officials in order to get to the bottom of their reckless decision-making and botched Afghanistan withdrawal.
Watch the full interview here.
Americans Deserve Answers On Biden’s Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal
“Did Austin and Milley stand up to the President and say, ‘An abrupt withdrawal is going to be a bad thing?’ Did they say, ‘look, we need to keep the plan that was negotiated between our allies, the Afghan government and President Trump and Secretary Pompeo.’ What did they have to say? And were they willing to protect the men and women in uniform, and our diplomats there at the State Department, our SIV holders and their families, and our allies? We never leave people behind enemy lines. Was this okay with them?”
Vetting Was Necessary Before Afghan Refugees Came To U.S.
“There is a very specific vetting process for our special immigrant visa holders… And now they’re trying to vet them on the back end, and what you’re seeing is this type of abuse… It is a lengthy specific process. You cannot rush this. You cannot call 1-800-TALIBAN and find out if somebody is who they claim to be because your government institutions, your processes, are basically non-existent in Afghanistan because the Taliban is a terrorist group.”