Manu Raju

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New - Unease among Democrats over Biden’s handling of Afghanistan — and expect the issue to come to a head tomorrow at House Armed Services. Few Dems willing to back up Biden - particularly those in tough races. w/@jeremyherb @MZanona https://t.co/ZqLe5hOvCM — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden: "My predecessor made a deal with the Taliban. I came into office we faced a deadline, May 1. The Taliban onslaught was coming. We faced one of two choices. Follow the agreement .. extend to have more time for people to get out or send in thousands more troops and escalate" — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden: "Now some say we should have started mass evacuations sooner. Couldn't it have have been done in a more orderly manner? I respectfully disagree." — PolitiTweet.org

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"Most of those that remain are duel citizens. Long time residents who earlier decided to stay because of their family roots in Afghanistan...90% of Americans in Afghanistan who wanted to leave were able to leave...We remain committed to get them out if they want to come out" — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden said they reached out 19 times to Americans in Afghanistan "with multiple warnings and offers to help them leave Afghanistan." Said they got 5,500 Americans out. Now, he says there are "100-200 Americans in Afghanistan with some intention to leave." — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden: "We completed one of the biggest airlifts in history with more than 120,000 people evacuated to safety..No nation has ever done anything like it..The extraordinary success of this mission was due to the incredible skill, bravery and selfless courage" of military and others — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @peterbakernyt: “The guy who kidnapped you is now the head of security in Kabul. Is he going to be a nice guy? I don’t think so.” @Rohde… — PolitiTweet.org

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The US military negotiated a secret arrangement with the Taliban that resulted in Taliban members escorting groups of Americans to the gates of the Kabul airport as they sought to escape Afghanistan, two defense officials tell ⁦@barbarastarrcnn⁩ https://t.co/eiidmi4CZH — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell and Paul taking much different approaches on vaccines https://t.co/93QcM55m6Y — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MZanona: The House Oversight Committee received a virtual briefing this a.m. from John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghani… — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s the text of the bill that just passed the Senate and is on its way to Biden’s desk https://t.co/hTfR0p7l4E — PolitiTweet.org

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Kamala Harris comes to Senate to preside over quick bill passage of HR5085 to deal with emergency repatriation assistance for those who were in Afghanistan. She didn’t answer questions about Americans left behind on her way out. Here’s the bill: https://t.co/xlGvosQzBN$ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ryanstruyk: Average US deaths/day via @CNN: Right now: 1,329 deaths/day 10 days ago: 975 deaths/day 20 days ago: 545 deaths/day 30 day… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ryanstruyk: The United States is now reporting 159,675 new coronavirus cases per day, the highest seven-day average since January 28, a… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @josh_wingrove: The U.S. has said, and is reiterating this morning (Kirby just now on CNN), that the aircraft left behind were left inop… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @barbarastarrcnn: @DeptofDefense @82ndABNDiv @18airbornecorps @usairforce Max Beilke was the last combat soldier to leave Saigon. He wa… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kaitlancollins: Secretary Blinken says there are between 100-200 Americans left in Afghanistan who want to leave. He believes the numbe… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jimsciutto: What we’re not hearing here from @SecBlinken is an acknowledgment of miscalculation in the withdrawal or the planning for i… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Phil_Mattingly: President Biden statement: "Tomorrow afternoon, I will address the American people on my decision not to extend our pre… — PolitiTweet.org

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Here are the companies: https://t.co/1is6N1jxO6 — PolitiTweet.org

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House’s select committee probing Jan. 6 sends letter to 35 companies detailing the records they are asking they preserve from “certain individuals” between April 1, 2020 til Jan. 31, 2021. Here’s the letter to Facebook: https://t.co/UXWIxvqWl3 — PolitiTweet.org

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CNN: Parts of Kabul erupted in celebratory gunfire after the last US C-17 aircraft lifted off from Hamid Karzai International Airport right before. Video viewed by CNN showed Taliban fighters on a street in the capital firing automatic weapons into the air — PolitiTweet.org

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"Not all Americans wanted to leave," Gen. McKenzie added — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeremyherb: Gen. McKenzie says the US did not get everyone out they wanted to get out, but suggested that would still have been the cas… — PolitiTweet.org

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The end of America’s longest war — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @OrenCNN: Three C-17s have just left Hamid Karzai International Airport in a row. The time now is midnight in Kabul. This could be the e… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jaketapper: How you can help the victims of Hurricane Ida:   https://t.co/8blYocihi1 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Arianedevogue: NEW: Lawyers for abortion clinics in Texas ask Supreme Court to block controversial law that is set to go into effect on… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeffzeleny: .@LouisianaGov John Bel Edwards says he believes closer to 2 million people could be affected by the power outage in the af… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @wolfblitzer: The U.S. is now averaging more than 1,200 Covid-19 deaths a day. Since the start of the pandemic, more than 637,000 Americ… — PolitiTweet.org