Republicans immediately said the White House was to protect the president. Many of them have been claiming Biden’s briefings are increasingly incoherent.
Josh Holmes, former chief of staff to Mitch McConnell tweeted, “The White House cuts the President’s microphone. Pretty remarkable.”
The White House cut the audio/video feed of Biden’s event so viewers could not hear reporters could ask questions.
Media pool cameras, however, kept rolling pic.twitter.com/fdTWpyp7ZO
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) August 25, 2021
REPORTER: “If Americans are still in Afghanistan after the deadline what will you do?”
BIDEN: *smirks*
*White House cuts audio feed* pic.twitter.com/k0SGWhpXm6
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 25, 2021
Some were upset that Biden’s response seemed callous and condescending since the issue is the loss of American lives on his watch.
Intense criticism of Biden and his disorganized withdrawal from Afghanistan continues as the Taliban gains control. He has been dodging questions about if the US can or will rescue stranded Americans.
And now we have news that deadly explosions at the airport and nearby locations are adding to the chaos on the ground.
