Leader of the minority of the house Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy Night Defense and National Security: Terror in Kabul as explosions kill and kill hundreds. Biden says the deadly attack will not disrupt the U.S. evacuation mission to Afghanistan. McCarthy calls for House to return and vote to delay the withdrawal of Afghanistan MORE (R-California) said Friday that “there will be a countdown day” for President Biden
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However, the minority leader did not join the calls of many of his grassroots Republicans for the commander to either resign or be charged.
“Look, I’m extremely frustrated with the president. Like I said, if you want to be president of the free world, you have to have the trust, the faith, and the confidence of the American public. President Biden lost that yesterday, “McCarthy told reporters at a news conference at the Capitol.
“There will be a calculation day,” he added.
But given Biden’s Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw all U.S. troops from the country, McCarthy said he should now focus on bringing Americans safely to Afghanistan.
“Right now, in the next five days, everyone’s responsibility should just be focused on getting Americans,” McCarthy said. “When that day passes, you can take anything to take responsibility for the actions that have been taken, the lies that have been given, the bad decisions that have endangered the Americans, and the decision to leave the Americans behind. “
“That choice, that answer,” he said, “should never have been given.” [by] a president “.
A handful of House Republicans, including those seeking a senior position in 2022, called on Biden to resign on Friday.
Among them are representatives Bill Long and Vicky Hartzler
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“Biden has become the portrait of this chaos and his position in America and the world has shrunk forever,” Hartzler wrote in a post in the Washington Examiner. “It’s time for him to realize this and recognize that America’s recovery, both nationally and globally, begins with his resignation as president. That’s right.”
Biden, however, has no intention of resigning and the Democrats, who control the House, will not accuse him.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi: Night Defense and National Security: Terror in Kabul as explosions kill and hurt hundreds of U.S. flags to drop to half staff to honor dead troops. (D-California) has also rejected McCarthy’s demand that he reconvene the House in session to address the dire situation in Afghanistan.
He reiterated those calls on Friday, arguing that lawmakers need more opportunities to question senior Biden officials about the withdrawal and attack and to pass legislation by the representative. Mike Gallagher
Michael (Mike) John Gallagher Night Defense and National Security: Terror in Kabul as explosions kill and kill hundreds McCarthy calls for House to return and vote to delay Afghanistan’s withdrawal (R-Wis.) Ensuring that Americans are not left behind.
“President Pelosi must call back Congress in session to get full general information from the Biden administration and pass Rep. Gallagher’s bill to ban the president from withdrawing our troops until all Americans leave of Afghanistan, ”McCarthy said. “It’s not the time to do nothing. This is the time for decisive leadership. It is not difficult to call the Congress again: in a Pelosi Congress you can vote for representation ”.