Ted Cruz Calls Out Biden for Causing ‘Forced Child Marriages and Sexual Abuse’ With Afghanistan Withdrawal

Texas Republican Sen. 👤Ted Cruz blasted President 👤Joe Biden on Twitter Tuesday over the vetting process for bringing Afghan refugees to the U.S., calling it a “horrifying catastrophe” that includes “forced child marriages and sexual abuse.”

“👤Joe Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal has been vetting failure & a horrifying catastrophe,” Cruz tweeted.

Cruz included a reference to men with child brides who have arrived on American soil and linked to an Associated Press report on concerns related to child trafficking among Afghan refugees.

According to the AP, officials are investigating reports that the rushed evacuation of Afghanistan resulted in the admission into the U.S. of older men with young girls they sexually abused or claimed to be their “brides.”

In one instance, “Afghan girls at a transit site in Abu Dhabi have alleged they have been raped by older men they were forced to marry in order to escape Afghanistan,” the outlet reported.