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General MCKENZIE says it is unlikely ISIS-K members killed in August Kabul drone strike: "Our investigation now concludes that the strike was a tragic mistake"

  It was just reported that General McKenzie, who helped lead the disastrous Biden withdrawal from Afghanistan, is going to make a big announcement about the drone strike that was in response to the ISIS car bomb that killed 13 US service members: "We now assess that it is unlikely that the vehicle and those who died were associated with ISIS-K or a direct threat to US forces," McKenzie said of the airstrike at a briefing, following an investigation by the  Military . "This strike was taken in the earnest belief that it would prevent an imminent threat to our forces and the evacuees at the airport, but it was a mistake and I offer my sincere apology," Mckenzie said, adding that he is "fully responsible for this strike and this tragic outcome." The drone strike, which was intended to target ISIS-K operatives, resulted in the deaths of an aid worker and up to nine of his family members, including seven children. According to U.S. officials, the strike on ...

Former President Trump speculated Milley came up with the story himself to deflect attention from Afghanistan

  Trump starts by saying it’s hard to believe, but if true it’s definitely treason. He also made a similar point that I made earlier today, regarding how absurd it was that Milley would even think that Trump might attack China. Trump said that never came up in any meetings and as I noted earlier, Trump was always very responsible and appropriate with military action. It was only a leftist fantasy that Trump would actually start attacking our enemies around the world, and apparently Milley fell for it. Which is no excuse for treason, by the way. Watch the video for more: "So, first of all, if it is actually true, which is hard to believe, that he would have called  China  and done these things and was willing to advise them of an attack or in advance of an attack, that's treason," Trump told host Sean Spicer on NewsmaxTV's "Spicer & Co."  "I've had so many calls today saying that's treason, number one," Trump continued. Acknowledging ...

Press Secretary Jen Psaki defends Fauci lying about funding gain-of-function research in China: It was a “different” Coronavirus; “what he said was correct”

  "You said from that podium that under no circumstance would President Biden ever fire Dr. Fauci," Doocy said. "Is that still the case since Fauci told Congress the NIH never funded gain of function research for coronaviruses in Wuhan but documents published by The Intercept suggest that it’s not true, which would mean he mislead Congress?" The press secretary quickly defended Fauci and dismissed any wrongdoing.  "Well, first, I would say that NIH has refuted that reporting and I would point you to that," Psaki said before offering to provide some highlights.  "NIH has never approved any research that would make a coronavirus more dangerous to humans, a reminder that there are previous and different coronaviruses than the existing one we're battling," Psaki continued. "And the body of science produced by this research demonstrates that the bat coronavirus sequences published from that work NIH supported were not the COVID-2 strain, s...

Larry Elder, who wants to become California's first Black governor, attacked by gorilla-masked individual throwing eggs in Los Angeles neighborhood.

  In what became an ugly scene, Larry Elder was campaigning in California today when a gorilla-masked leftist began throwing eggs at him: Larry Elder had to cut his campaign event short in Venice after he encountered an angry crowd and had an egg thrown at him. Elder was in Southern California Wednesday as he continued his campaign ahead of next week's recall election. He is currently leading in the polls among the 46 candidates running to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom. Elder spent the morning in the Fairfax District voting before boarding his new campaign bus to take him to Venice. "I am by far the leading candidate on the replacement side. I think I bring energy ... enthusiasm. I'm not sure how far this recall election would have gone had Larry Elder not entered into it," he said. But when Elder arrived in Venice to tour a homeless encampment, we were there when those who live at the encampment at Sunset and 3rd weren't pleased to see the Republican candidate for go...

Psaki takes heat for citing security concerns when asked why Americans are still in Afghanistan

  White House press secretary   Jen Psaki   took heat on Wednesday for arguing there are security concerns that can account for why   Americans in Afghanistan   have not been able to flee the country via planes, saying that in some cases there is a lack of documentation. A reporter asked about the Taliban holding Americans in Afghanistan, where the group has been grounding flights amid negotiations with the U.S. State Department. "I’m trying to square where things actually stand," CNN’s Phil Mattingly asked. "What is your understanding of the hold up and if the Taliban is preventing them, what levers do you have right now?" Psaki said the Biden administration is trying to "press" the Taliban into allowing people to leave the country but declared "we’re not on the ground" to actually ensure progress is made.  "We are continuing to press the Taliban, the Secretary of State is, to do more to abide by allowing American citizens, individuals who ...

Biden Secretary of State Antony Blinken: “The Taliban are not permitting the charter flights to depart.”

  Secretary of State  Antony Blinken on Wednesday called on the Taliban to stop blocking charter flights containing Americans from departing  Afghanistan . The State Department has come under fire for not doing more to pressure the Taliban to allow planes to leave Afghanistan amid reports several planes carrying Americans have been stuck at Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport in Kabul. Blinken said during a press conference Wednesday at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany that the U.S. government has "made clear" to the Taliban that "these charters need to be able to depart." "Those flights need to be able to leave, and the United States government, State Department – we are doing everything we can to help make that happen," he said. "Those flights need to move. I pointed out some of the complications that are there, but those flights need to move." Blinken’s comments came after he confirmed Tuesday that the State Department had identified a "...

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held a briefing on the Biden administration's policy agenda

  White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday during a briefing that President   Biden 's administration is "not going to allow" charter flights with unvetted passengers from   Afghanistan   to land on American   military   bases, due to safety concerns. According to Psaki, the Biden administration continues to "press the Taliban" over the issue of evacuation flights, many of which contain Americans, not being allowed to leave Afghanistan. "We don't have a role in preventing flights from taking off," Psaki told reporters. "We are not on the ground, so that is not something that the U.S. government is doing. At the same time, some of these planes and some of the issues [include] where are they going to land." Psaki noted that "a number of these planes" seeking to depart Afghanistan may have a "handful of Americans, but they may have several hundred individuals" who do not have proper documentation of identit...

New Jerseyans call out Biden: “You leave Americans behind!”

  President   Joe Biden   addressed hecklers who shouted at him about his chaotic withdrawal from   Afghanistan , claiming that they don’t actually live in the area he was touring and suggesting that they were upset about his   climate change   position. After  New York  Sen.  Chuck Schumer  introduced Biden as the man who will "lead us out of darkness in this present moment," the president began his remarks in New York City by saying he received a warm reception in the area he had been touring.  "None of them were shouting or complaining," Biden said. "Every one of them were thanking me as if it was something special… that I was here." Earlier in the day, Biden was  heckled  by protesters on the other side of a fence where he toured storm-damaged  New Jersey  with several people castigating him for his handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal. "My country is going to s--- and you're allowing it!" one woman yelled ...

Zelensky has called Washington’s failure to block the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Germany a grave political error

  Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a meeting at the White House today. As is often the case, reporters were there to ask questions of the one leader and the one not a leader as they sat in the Oval Office. Considering this was a meeting of world leaders on the subject of international politics and foreign policy, reporters asked them naturally about the biggest foreign policy story on earth. And naturally Biden’s handlers promptly FORCED them out of the room. The Biden administration has insisted that the U.S. is unwavering in commitments and placed much of the blame for the crisis in Afghanistan on the country’s military and the Trump administration.  "The previous administration’s agreement said that if we stuck to the May 1st deadline that they had signed on to leave by, the Taliban wouldn’t attack any American forces," Biden said  on Tuesday.  "But if we stayed all bets were off. So we were left with a simple decision: Either follo...

The president had trouble recalling a hymn that he requested be played at the 2012 wedding

  President Biden   appeared to get a bit confused Thursday when recalling his   daughter's wedding   during a virtual event to celebrate the start of the   Jewish   High Holidays. While much of the event focused on recent  anti-Semitic  attacks,  Afghanistan , and the hope for renewal, the  Roman Catholic  president ended his remarks by calling for religious collaboration down the road, pointing to his daughter Ashley's 2012 marriage to Jewish doctor Howard Krein. "We wanted to have a co-confessional wedding," Biden said. "And we had a chuppah on the altar, and we had a co- … it was co-officiated. Now, some of you aren’t going to like this, but it was co-officiated by a Catholic priest as well as a Jewish rabbi." The president then talked about his favorite Catholic hymn that he requested be played at the wedding.  "I only asked one thing. There’s a psalm-based, there’s a hymn, my favorite hymn in the Catholic Church base...

REPORT: Bombshell transcript reveals Biden pressured Afghan President to create ‘perception’ Taliban wasn’t winning in July

  MSNBC host  Chris Hayes  is appearing to minimize the controversial leaked phone call  President Biden  had with then-Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, which suggested the president knowingly perpetuated a false narrative amid the military withdrawal from  Afghanistan .  According to a transcript of the July 23 presidential call reviewed by Reuters, Biden didn’t anticipate the Taliban’s rapid advance across Afghanistan, which ended when they stormed Kabul on Aug. 15 and Ghani fled the presidential palace. Instead, Biden focused much of the 14-minute call on the Afghan government’s "perception" problem, Reuters reported. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani spoke by phone July 23. Here are excerpts from that call, based on a transcript and recording reviewed by Reuters: BIDEN: Mr. President. Joe Biden. GHANI: Of course, Mr. President, such a pleasure to hear your voice. BIDEN: You know, I am a mom...