Biden snaps at reporter during visit to FEMA
Aug 29, 2021 20:23:57 GMT -5
Post by bloodbought on Aug 29, 2021 20:23:57 GMT -5
'I'm not going to answer Afghanistan now': Biden snaps at reporter during visit to FEMA for hurricane briefing after trip to Dover Air Force base to receive bodies of 13 US troops killed in Kabul
President Biden paid tribute to 13 American troops killed in Kabul on Sunday
He stood in solemn silence as their bodies return to U.S. soil at Dover, Delaware
But later he visited FEMA HQ in Washington for a briefing on Hurricane Ida
He turned to reporters: 'I'm not supposed to take any questions, but go ahead'
When he was asked about Afghanistan, he turned quickly and refused to answer
It came at the end of an emotional day with warnings of more attacks in Kabul
U.S. troops are due to depart from Afghanistan on Tuesday
By ROB CRILLY, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 16:57 EDT, 29 August 2021 | UPDATED: 20:14 EDT, 29 August 2021
PresidentJoe Biden snapped at a reporter who tried to ask him about security at Kabul airport on Sunday after spending much of the day paying tribute to 13 fallen service members killed in Afghanistan.
He is under intense pressure to defend his handling of the rapid withdrawal of U.S. forces after 20 years of conflict.
And it showed later in the day after returning to Washington, D.C., where he delivered a pep talk to staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency as Hurricane Ida battered Louisiana.
'I'm not supposed to take any questions, but go ahead,' he said as he turned to the travelling press pool.
'On Afghanistan...' said a reporter before he cut him off.
He snapped: 'I'm not going to answer Afghanistan now.'
Thepresident turned away from the press pool to talk to FEMA staff as the reporter continued with a question about whether he still believed 'there was an extreme risk at the airport.'
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President Biden paid tribute to 13 American troops killed in Kabul on Sunday
He stood in solemn silence as their bodies return to U.S. soil at Dover, Delaware
But later he visited FEMA HQ in Washington for a briefing on Hurricane Ida
He turned to reporters: 'I'm not supposed to take any questions, but go ahead'
When he was asked about Afghanistan, he turned quickly and refused to answer
It came at the end of an emotional day with warnings of more attacks in Kabul
U.S. troops are due to depart from Afghanistan on Tuesday
By ROB CRILLY, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 16:57 EDT, 29 August 2021 | UPDATED: 20:14 EDT, 29 August 2021
President
He is under intense pressure to defend his handling of the rapid withdrawal of U.S. forces after 20 years of conflict.
And it showed later in the day after returning to Washington, D.C., where he delivered a pep talk to staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency as Hurricane Ida battered Louisiana.
'I'm not supposed to take any questions, but go ahead,' he said as he turned to the travelling press pool.
'On Afghanistan...' said a reporter before he cut him off.
He snapped: 'I'm not going to answer Afghanistan now.'
The
Full story with pictures and video at link