Biden Addresses the Nation on the End of the War in Afghanistan

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We ran the numbers: There are 4808 news articles covering this topic. 48% (2326) are left leaning, 34% (1631) are center, and 18% (851) are right leaning.

President Joe Biden addressed the American public on the ending of the Afghanistan war. While left-leaning articles highlight that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy tried to explain how his party would handle the situation better, right leaning articles highlight that reliably liberal broadcast networks crushed the Biden administration on Monday for leaving Afghanistan with Americans still stranded.

 A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that as the Biden administration pursued its rushed evacuation of Afghanistan, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy tried to explain how his party would handle the situation better. McCarthy suggested he would have “checked and maintained the Bagram Air Force base” north of Kabul.

Newsweek published a centrist article reporting that during Biden's speech, he highlighted points including airlifts, the bravery of American troops, and spoke about the September 11, 2001 attacks. Biden also stated his administration will continue to hunt down ISIS-K.

A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that reliably liberal broadcast networks crushed the Biden administration on Monday for leaving Afghanistan with Americans still stranded. A special report on CBS was also critical of the Biden administration.



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