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August 16, 2021 | Rapid Response | RNC Communications

Biden: "Everyone's fault but mine"

Rapid Response

Joe Biden said “I stand squarely behind my decision,” but then proceeded to blame everyone else for his disaster, run from questions, and head back into hiding.

  • CNN’s Jake Tapper: “The president said that the buck stopped with him but, in fact, this speech was full of finger pointing and blame...he did not really get into or accept any blame for the catastrophic exit that we have been watching on television for the last several days.”​
  • ABC’s Terry Moran: “He blamed the Afghan government. He blamed Afghan troops. He blamed the Afghan people who had decided – he said some had decided that they wanted to wait a while to see if they could get out in an orderly fashion. He did not in any way accept responsibility for the catastrophe that’s unfolding in Kabul. And I think missed a moment to demonstrate the kind of leadership, to live up to that saying, ‘the buck stops here.’”

Even Obama’s former advisor David Axelrod said Biden “needs to own that failure,” but Biden refuses to do so. In his rush to spin and deflect, Biden even suggested he was PROUD of the hurried evacuation of the U.S. embassy in Kabul which was reminiscent of the evacuation from the U.S. embassy in Saigon.

Then, after his shameful attempt to dodge all responsibility, Biden turned his back on the American people, refused to answer questions, and ran back to his vacation.

It’s an astonishing indictment of this president – the Taliban has taken more questions from American media in recent days than Biden.

By literally turning his back on the American people and our allies as Afghanistan falls, he has proven himself to be a failing president.