Watch: CNN Guest Claims Biden Has ‘Done an Extremely Good Job’ Handling Afghanistan
President Joe Biden has received plenty of criticism for his execution of the withdrawal from Afghanistan, but a former Republican campaign strategist believes he deserves credit for his handling of the situation…
President Joe Biden has received plenty of criticism for his execution of the withdrawal from Afghanistan, but a former Republican campaign strategist believes he deserves credit for his handling of the situation.
During an appearance on CNN on Tuesday, Matthew Dowd, the chief strategist for former President George W. Bush’s 2004 campaign, took a different view of how Biden has handled the withdrawal.
“I actually applauded the president from the very beginning about Afghanistan,” Dowd said. “He was dealt a horrible situation, and as of today, he’s done an extremely good job in this situation.”
He went on to say people doubted that the U.S. would be able to evacuate thousands of people in a short time frame, adding, “He’s gotten out 70,000 people in the last eight days, 70,000 people.”
“And I actually think the president for what he was dealt and what he’s done over the course of the last week should be congratulated on the way this was done. Now there’s many things left to handle over the course of this situation. I think the president’s done unbelievable yeoman’s work,” Dowd added.
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According to the White House, the U.S. has “evacuated and facilitated the evacuation of approximately 82,300 people on US military and coalition flights” since Aug. 14, after the Taliban took over Afghanistan