Trump Calls on Biden to ‘Resign in Disgrace’ Over Afghanistan
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Former President Donald Trump called on President Joe Biden to “resign in disgrace” on Sunday over the messy withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
“It is time for Joe Biden to resign in disgrace for what he has allowed to happen to Afghanistan, along with the tremendous surge in COVID, the Border catastrophe, the destruction of energy independence, and our crippled economy,” Trump wrote. “It shouldn’t be a big deal, because he wasn’t elected legitimately in the first place!”
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Around the same time that Trump’s statement was published, journalists noted that the RNC appeared to have removed a page from their website in which they highlighted their support for withdrawing from Afghanistan.
But an RNC spokesperson contended that the page was simply removed as the RNC updated its site.
“This is so dishonest,” said RNC spokesman Mike Reed. “We launched a new website last week… some of the old posts haven’t been carried over yet. Go look… all blog/research pieces from years ago aren’t there. But good try attempting to divert attention from the folks actually in charge of this disaster.
This is so dishonest. We launched a new website last week… some of the old posts haven’t been carried over yet. Go look… all blog/research pieces from years ago aren’t there. But good try attempting to divert attention from the folks actually in charge of this disaster. https://t.co/luQ8QzB5Qk
— Mike Reed (@reed1311) August 16, 2021
Washington Post reporter Dave Weigel clarified, noting that the page demonstrated how much Republican opinion has changed on the withdrawal.
This is obviously material from 2020 that stayed online for a while, not a new statement from June 2021. It just jumped out to me as an example of how politically popular withdrawal was until this weekend. RNC didn’t scramble to delete it, it was just left up before site updates.
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) August 16, 2021
Other journalists also pointed out that Trump supporters had changed their previous opinions on the withdrawal.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with further information from the RNC.
