Trump calls Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal a 'disgrace'
US President Donald Trump stated that the Biden administration withdrew from Afghanistan in a manner resembling a flight, describing it as a 'disgrace' to America.
Speaking to families of military personnel at Fort Bragg, Trump called Biden a 'bad' president. He said the US was not supposed to leave behind military equipment and was meant to exit 'with dignity, power, and respect.' Trump remarked: 'Remember where they left all the military equipment? We wouldn't leave anything. We were supposed to leave with dignity and power - with respect. It looked like we were fleeing. We don't flee from anyone. That was Biden's disgrace. What a bad president.'
Trump criticized the abandonment of jets and planes he valued at $150 million, noting that when questioned, officials claimed it was 'cheaper' to leave them. He emphasized: 'We don't leave equipment. We don't leave jets. They said: Why leave those jets? Well, they said it's cheaper to leave them there. You know, $150 million airplanes. They just needed to put some jet fuel in them and fly them wherever they wanted. These were the worst. We can't let this happen again.'
Trump vowed not to allow such an incident to recur and claimed that upon his return to the White House, he rebuilt the US army even stronger than before. He warned that if Democrats regain power, the military would be poorly managed.
Trump has repeatedly criticized Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal and the equipment left for the Taliban. Previously, he demanded the Taliban return the equipment, but Zabiullah Mujahid, Taliban spokesperson, rejected this, stating they had taken it as 'spoils of war' and would not return it.
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