Only after considerable pressure did President Biden return to the White House from Camp David to deliver remarks to the American people about the rapid fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban. And even then, the moment he finished speaking, Biden ignored the limited number of journalists allowed in the room and headed right back to Camp David.
Joe Biden leaves the podium without taking a SINGLE question: pic.twitter.com/yQNQTgE2ks
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 16, 2021
Similarly, Vice President Kamala Harris is reportedly refusing to get involved in commenting on Afghanistan at this point, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and General Mark Milley have also remained mum thus far.
Strangely enough, the Taliban held a news conference Tuesday about their takeover of the country, and as many Twitter users pointed out, they're actually taking questions.
LIVE: The Taliban holds a news conference in Kabul.
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 17, 2021
?? Latest updates: https://t.co/ZXmnmCnbM1
https://t.co/62lc8slwMS
Taliban news conference in Kabul . It’s a weird world where the Taliban takes questions but Biden doesn’t . pic.twitter.com/sJOKZvE6zw
— Mark Austin (@markaustintv) August 17, 2021
Surreal to be watching any news conference where questions are being taken. https://t.co/IIXg42F3BE
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) August 17, 2021
The Taliban has answered more questions from the press about the takeover of Afghanistan than the President of the United States has. https://t.co/nqFfjHNfQF
— Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) August 17, 2021
Sad but true https://t.co/WhyWszI06T
— G.W. Thug Life (@angrydad_94) August 17, 2021