GOP Lawmaker Silences CNN Host

Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) firmly countered CNN anchor Dana Bash when she tried to attribute the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan to former President Donald Trump, calling the claim “a bunch of B.S.”

Bash argued that President Joe Biden was merely executing a plan that Trump had established before leaving office. However, Waltz swiftly rebutted, pointing out that Trump’s agreement had been conditional. He stressed that the Biden-Harris administration proceeded with the withdrawal despite the Taliban violating those conditions.

“As you well know, the Trump administration negotiated the withdrawal agreement from Afghanistan with the Taliban and the State Department —” Bash began, but Waltz stopped her cold.

“A conditional agreement, Dana,” he corrected. “A conditional agreement, and he left Bagram Air Base, he left 2,500 troops, his advisers came to him and said the Taliban haven’t lived up to it. And he said fine, the deal’s off.”

“So how is it that the Democrats can back away from the Iran deal, from the border, from Keystone XL, can turn the page on literally dozens of Trump policies, but yet they’re gonna convince us that they were somehow handcuffed with a Doha agreement that Trump himself said the Taliban didn’t live up to — it’s a bunch of BS! And they know it. And to not acknowledge that is a slap in the face to the veterans and the Gold Star families,” Waltz continued.

Rep. @michaelgwaltz sets the record straight on the Afghanistan withdrawal 🔥

KAMALA AND BIDEN OWN THIS! pic.twitter.com/KZoHGuaavE

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 23, 2024

President Joe Biden has repeatedly claimed credit for “ending the war” in Afghanistan despite facing widespread criticism from both parties over the disorganized execution of the troop withdrawal.

His decision to pull troops out before facilitating evacuations led military leaders to abandon Bagram Air Base and redirect all traffic through Kabul’s main airport, where a terrorist attack tragically killed 13 American service members and injured hundreds more.

Beyond the human toll, the Biden-Harris administration also left behind billions of dollars worth of American supplies and equipment. Recently, the Taliban showcased some of this abandoned equipment in a parade celebrating the U.S. withdrawal.