Blinken Faces Bipartisan Criticism During Senate Hearing on Afghanistan Withdrawal
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On Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced a second day of intense questioning by lawmakers furious over the United States’ exit from Afghanistan. While left-leaning articles highlight that Blinken was the first senior Biden administration official to testify to Congress about the humiliating US final exit from Kabul last month, right-leaning articles highlight that Blinken’s opening remarks blamed the failures and troubles in Afghanistan on others.
A left-leaning article by CNN highlights that Blinken was the first senior Biden administration official to testify to Congress about the humiliating US final exit from Kabul last month. The hearing went ahead after the grave state of Afghanistan following the US withdrawal and failed nation building effort.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting that Senator Bob Mendez blasted the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as “fatally flawed.” Mendez threatened to subpoena Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin if he doesn't agree to testify “in the near future.”
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Blinken’s opening remarks blamed the failures and troubles in Afghanistan on others. Blinken blamed the Trump administration for making a deal with the Taliban that allowed them to gain strength.
From the center
'Fatally flawed': Top Senate Democrat blasts Biden administration's Afghanistan withdrawal
USA Today
From the right
Blinken takes bipartisan criticism, defends Afghanistan withdrawal during Senate hearing
Fox News