Former President Donald Trump called on President Joe Biden to «step down in disgrace» after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan on Sunday.
with a huge spike [of cases] of COVID-19, a border disaster, the destruction of energy independence and our shattered economy, «Trump said in a statement.
Earlier on Sunday, he issued another statement criticizing the Biden administration on the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.
“What Joe Biden did to Afghanistan is legendary,” he said.
“This will be one of the greatest defeats in American history!”
On Sunday, the Taliban took over Kabul: the last a major stronghold of government. After the Taliban entered the city, US personnel and Afghan citizens went to the airport, intending to leave the country. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled to Tajikistan.
The decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan was taken by the Trump administration, but initiated by Biden, who announced last month that all troops would be withdrawn by August 31.
Both Republicans and Democrats have expressed concerns about the withdrawal.
South Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham criticized Biden, saying the president “seems oblivious to the terrorist threat posed by Taliban-run Afghanistan.”
Democrat Debbie Dingell told MSNBC that the fall of Kabul was reminiscent of Saigon in 1975, and retired Army General David Petraeus described the collapse of Afghanistan as «catastrophic» for the United States and the rest of the world.
On Saturday, Biden defended his decision, stating that «America's endless presence in the height of civil conflict in another country is unacceptable. ”
In the same statement, Biden criticized Trump for making a deal with the Taliban, which he said helped them to be“ in the strongest military position since 2001 ”.the withdrawal of 2,500 troops before leaving their posts and the establishment of May 1, 2021 as the deadline for the withdrawal of troops.
