Matt Viser

Matt Viser @mviser

A grieving father looked at Biden: "Don’t you ever forget that name. Don’t you ever forget that face. Don’t you ever forget the names of the other 12. And take some time to learn their stories" Biden had a blunt response: “I do know their stories.” https://t.co/1h8jCMC4Md — PolitiTweet.org

Matt Viser @mviser

"Don’t you ever forget that name.” A look inside Biden’s meeting with military families, where a president who prides himself on connecting with just about anyone grieving came face-to-face with grief that he himself had a role in creating. My latest: https://t.co/1h8jCMC4Md — PolitiTweet.org

Matt Viser @mviser

RT @DanLamothe: The U.S. military carried out a drone strike against an ISIS planner in Afghanistan's Nangahar Province, U.S. military spok… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @John_Hudson: New: The Taliban have requested that the United States keep a diplomatic presence in Afghanistan beyond the Aug. 31 withdr… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @WPLyndaRobinson: Biden keeps a tally of U.S. service members who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan on a card in his breast pocket, and… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @John_Hudson: today's deadly twin bombings fulfilled a nightmare scenario Biden and his top aides had desperately sought to avoid. The l… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @WaPoSean: NEW: President Biden on Thursday confronted the most volatile crisis of his young presidency, the deaths of at least 13 Ameri… — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked about two Republican senators calling on President Biden to resign, White House press secretary Jen Psaki says: “This is a day where US service members, 12 of them, lost their lives at the hands of terrorists. It’s not a day for politics.” — PolitiTweet.org

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On Biden’s pledge to pursue ISIS in retaliation, Jen Psaki says: “What we are talking about here is avenging these deaths from terrorists. We’re not talking about sending tens of thousand of troops back for an endless war that we’ve been fighting for 20 years." — PolitiTweet.org

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“Any day where you lose service members is maybe the worst day of your presidency,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki says. “And hopefully there’s not more. But we are certainly early in the presidency at this point in time." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @W7VOA: An additional US service member has died as a result of the #KabulAirportBlast, bringing the total to 13, reports @Reuters. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @dougmillsnyt: .@POTUS walks away from the podium after making remarks about the deaths of US Service Members and Afghan's during the te… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @evanvucci: President Joe Biden pauses as he listens to a question as he speaks about the attack at Kabul airport that killed at least 1… — PolitiTweet.org

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“Ladies and gentlemen, it was time to leave a 20-year war,” President Biden says in his final comments. — PolitiTweet.org

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“I have another meeting,” President Biden says of why he’s not taking more questions. “For real." — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden, asked if he stands by his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan: “I do." — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden to Fox News’ Peter Doocy: "I bear responsibility for fundamentally all this happened of late. But here's the deal: You know, I wish you one day say these things, you know as well as I do that the former president made a deal with the Taliban." — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden on military advice of retaking Bagram: "They concluded — the military — Bagram was not much value added, that it was much wiser to focus on Kabul. And so I followed that recommendation." — PolitiTweet.org

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"I know of no conflict — as a student of history — no conflict where, when a war is ended, one side was able to guarantee that everyone they wanted to be extracted in that country would get out,” President Biden says. — PolitiTweet.org

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"They're not good guys, the Taliban. I'm not suggesting that at all,” President Biden says. — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden on Taliban: "We're just counting on their self-interest to continue to generate their activities. And it's in their self-interest that we leave when we said and that we get as many people out as we can.” “It’s not a matter of trust. It’s a matter of mutual self interest." — PolitiTweet.org

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"I've instructed the military whatever they need -- if they need additional force, I will grant it,” President Biden says. — PolitiTweet.org

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“We will continue the evacuation” Biden says, adding: “I've also ordered my commanders to develop operational plans to strike ISIS key assets, leadership and facilities. We will respond with force and precision at our time at a place we choose in a moment of our choosing" — PolitiTweet.org

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"To those who carried out this attack, as well as anyone who wishes America harm know this,” President Biden says. "We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay." — PolitiTweet.org

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“They were heroes,” President Biden says of US service members who died in the terrorist attack in Kabul. “Heroes who've been engaged in a dangerous, selfless mission to save the lives of others." — PolitiTweet.org

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“It’s been a tough day,” President Biden says to start his remarks in the East Room of the White House. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @vmsalama: For context, this was the deadliest day for the US military in Afghanistan since August 6, 2011... more than a decade ago. It… — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden is planning to deliver remarks at 5pm from the East Room of the White House. — PolitiTweet.org

Matt Viser @mviser

Exchange from July 8, 2021: Q Do you trust the Taliban, Mr. President? Do you trust the Taliban, sir? THE PRESIDENT: Is that a serious question? Q It is absolutely a serious question. Do you trust the Taliban? THE PRESIDENT: No, I do not. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @agearan: Update: State Department says it is tracking approx 1k American citizens believed to be in Afghanistan and that most want to l… — PolitiTweet.org