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The magnitude of the Afghanistan crisis is something that President Biden and his White House administration continue to downplay and undermine. Already, the Taliban feels emboldened enough to issue threats against the United States.

Very recently, the Taliban announced via a spokesperson that "consequences" will materialize if the Biden administration fails to get all Americans out of Afghanistan by August 31. Meanwhile, Biden hasn't responded; instead, his administration is working to appease the Taliban and keep them happy.

Amid all this chaos, the Biden administration is facing backlash for their outright lie that Americans are not stranded in Afghanistan.

The White's House's work to rewrite the facts

On Monday, Peter Doocy, a White House correspondent with Fox News, asked press secretary Jen Psaki if Biden understands the reasoning behind bipartisan criticism against him. In asking this question, Doocy furthermore noted that Americans are stranded in Afghanistan.

Psaki, however, gave a surprising response, even for this administration. The press secretary declared that Americans do not remain stranded in Afghanistan. She then said that getting Americans home is a top priority for the White House.

Doocey didn't let this slide, though. He further pressed Psaki, asking if the White House's position on Afghanistan is that Americans do not remain stranded there. Shortly thereafter, Psaki declared that she was "calling out" Doocey; she then slammed his supposedly "irresponsible" claim that Americans remain stranded in Afghanistan.

Facts vs. the White House's narrative

Contrary to the false narratives coming from the White House, Americans remain sadly stranded in Afghanistan. This situation is what it is because Biden neglected to evacuate U.S. citizens and allies before evacuating our troops.

Thanks to Biden's lack of foresight, the Taliban is back after two decades. They're now threatening America; the Taliban moreover has checkpoints around the Kabul airport so that virtually no one can get in without their approval. Reports of the Taliban committing human rights abuses are also present.

Polls this month show that most Americans disagree with how Biden handled this situation. After Psaki's statements on Monday, even CNN fact-checked her. Had Biden handled this situation with more grace and precision, our citizens and allies would be safer. Yet, this president, by his own admission, believes nothing could have gone better.