Republican lawmakers are blasting President Joe Biden for adhering to the Taliban-set Afghanistan evacuation deadline, with U.S. citizens and allies left behind, saying that GOP and Democrat members of the House are still receiving calls from citizens stuck in Afghanistan.
“I want to thank, also, so many congressional offices, so many of you, Republican and Democrat, where congressional offices, members of Congress and their staffs, have had to step up and step in with so many other veterans’ groups to try to save Americans and to try to save our allies, and frankly have had to fill the void of this administration’s leadership,” said Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.).