18 GOP senators have co-signed a letter to the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, demanding the upcoming hearing on President Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal be open to the public.
“President Biden’s misguided and dangerous decisions in his botched withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan led to the United States most stunning, unforced and humiliating defeat in decades,” the letter addressed to Sens. Jack Reed (D-RI) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) stated.
“Thanks to this administration’s actions, the world is now a more dangerous place,” the letter continued. “Now, we as members of the United States Senate, and the American people, are rightfully demanding answers.”
“That’s why it is imperative that a portion of this joint hearing be open to the public so that American families and all impacted by the botched withdrawal can hear directly from Secretaries Blinken and Austin. We understand the importance of also having a closed portion of this hearing to discuss sensitive or classified information, but cannot allow this opportunity to pass without ensuring that the American people get answers from the Biden administration,” they wrote.
The hearing is set to take place next week, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin set to discuss the withdrawal that left 13 U.S. service members dead and hundreds of American citizens stranded.
Republicans Demand Afghanistan Hearing Be Public: ‘The World Is Now A More Dangerous Place’ https://t.co/KFg1SF2NEd pic.twitter.com/4kibKWahAv
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) January 25, 2022
Thank you for visiting