Army Veteran Rep. Steube Fact Checks Blinken: ‘Even in Your Opening Statement, You Can’t Be Honest’

‘Biden himself tried to get president Ghani to lie about what was happening on the ground’

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STEUBE: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Blinken, even in your opening statement, you can't be honest with the American people. You state, and I quote, that by January 2021, the Taliban was in its strongest military position since 9/11. I‘m pretty sure their strongest military position has been during your entire administration, not prior to it. In fact, their strongest military position since the towers were hit in 2001 was this past September 11, the 20th anniversary, all of which happened on your watch, not your predecessors. In fact, on April 27th of this year, days before the original deadline negotiated by the Trump administration that you and the Biden administration violated, the Taliban controlled 77 districts in Afghanistan. The Afghan government controlled 129, and there were 194 contested districts. By August 15th, while you and Biden were on vacation, the Taliban had taken and controlled 304 district and the government only controlled 37.” 

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