WASHINGTON – Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday again lambasted President Joe Biden’s rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, claiming that the Taliban is already closing in on a military victory that will spark a humanitarian crisis.
“Our reckless rush to the exits is becoming a global embarrassment,” McConnell said on the Senate floor, issuing his second searing critique of the president’s decision in as many weeks. “He’s ignoring the truth unfolding before our very own eyes. Afghanistan is unraveling.”
McConnell cited the Taliban’s retaking of districts across the country and the lack of specific plans to protect Afghan allies as the gravest reasons for concern.
