5 Times The Legacy Media Defended Biden’s Afghanistan Debacle
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5 Times The Legacy Media Defended Biden’s Afghanistan Debacle

Ben Johnson

An explosion punctuated by torrents of gunfire ripped through Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport last Thursday morning, killing dozens of people, including 13 U.S. servicemen. “Americans are dying at the hands of President Biden’s catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan,” said Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI).

Across the political spectrum, the media have largely reported President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan as a geopolitical and humanitarian disaster. But a few intrepid figures on CNN and MSNBC have pulled out all the stops in their efforts to diminish, deny, or deflect blame from the president. Here are five examples:

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