Biden Ignored Boris Johnsons' Frantic Calls for 36 Hours as Bungled Bugout Was Unfolding
Stephen Green : Aug 20, 2021
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As Taliban forces swept through Kabul, threatening the lives of Americans and British subjects alike, [Boris] Johnson tried frantically to reach Biden...
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Not only did Presidentish Joe Biden leave UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the dark over "how it planned to withdraw [and] the pace of its withdrawal" from Afghanistan, Biden basically ghosted Johnson for 36 hours as the crisis unfolded in Kabul. (Screengrab image)
As Taliban forces swept through Kabul, threatening the lives of Americans and British subjects alike, Johnson tried frantically to reach Biden, but had to wait a day and a half for the notorious lid-taker to answer the call.
"Johnson tried to reach Biden on Monday morning, UK time, but wasn't able to get him on the phone until 10 p.m. Tuesday (5 p.m. Washington time)," repeated BizNewsPost from a Daily Telegraph story (subscription required).
The White House has not responded to requests for comments on the report, nor much else, despite the ongoing chaos.
Biden left the Brits in the lurch, too, as the Telegraph reports:
With the Taliban now in charge of Afghanistan, the immediate priority of the British government is to evacuate the 4,000 or so UK citizens still in Afghanistan and the thousands of Afghans who have helped the UK over the past 20 years... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here
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