by Kelly Laco at Daily Mail
- The White House attempted to dismiss the severity of the hearing, saying it was ‘shameless of House GOP to use Afghanistan to play politics’
- Ernst, an Afghanistan veteran who served the military for over 23 years, told DailyMail.com that it was ‘not a political show’
- READ MORE: Top generals said Biden’s evacuation ‘too late’ and called Kabul’s rapid collapse a ‘strategic failure’
Combat veteran Sen. Joni Ernst slammed the White House for calling a Republican-led bombshell hearing on the Afghanistan withdrawal a ‘political show’ while placing blame on President Joe Biden for mistakes that resulted in the deaths of 13 service members.
Now-retired military Generals Mark Milley and Kenneth McKenzie gave a scathing assessment of the deadly exit during a hearing Tuesday, revealing that Biden ignored their advice and his evacuation orders came ‘too late,’ stranding allies as the Taliban took over in 2021.
The White House attempted to dismiss the severity of the hearing, saying it was ‘shameless of House GOP to use Afghanistan to play politics.’
White House spokesman Ian Sams posted on X that House Republicans on the Foreign Affairs Committee were only trying to ‘distract from their own current failures’ by holding the hearing.
Ernst, who served the military for over 23 years, told DailyMail.com that it was ‘not a political show. It is something that is long overdue.’…
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