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President Donald Trump on Friday strongly criticized the administration of former President Joe Biden in the withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan, calling it a “disgrace” and saying that his administration would not have left the troops behind.
“Remember where they left all the military equipment behind? We didn’t. We wouldn’t have left anything behind,” Trump said during a speech at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. “We were going out with dignity, strength, and respect. We looked like we were running. We are not running away from anyone. That was a shame for Biden.”
Trump also asked why the planes were not sent out of the country.
“We don’t leave equipment behind, we don’t leave jerseys behind,” he said. “I said why are you leaving those jets, sir? I thought it was cheap to leave them. You know, a $150 billion plane. All they had to do was put jet fuel in there and fly it wherever they want to fly it.”
He said the US military was rebuilt during his first term and is now stronger than ever.
“So with the help of everyone in this room, America is the strongest military in the world. We’re rebuilding. We really are,” Trump said. “We rebuilt it in my first term.”
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President Donald Trump on Friday strongly criticized the administration of former President Joe Biden in the withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan, calling it “disgraceful” and saying that his administration would not have left the troops behind. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters)
A gate is seen at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, Friday, June 25, 2021. The US pulled out of the area in August. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
Inside the Abbey Gate, British and American security forces maintain order among Afghan migrants waiting to leave, in Kabul, Aug. 25, 2021. (Marcus Lam/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images)
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His comments came during a visit in honor of the special forces involved in the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, which he compared to “an extraordinary military operation.”
The US completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 after nearly 20 years of war. The withdrawal follows a February 2020 deal negotiated during Trump’s first term that set a deadline for US troops to leave the country.
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Biden oversaw the final retreat as Taliban forces quickly took control of Afghanistan, leading to a suicide bombing at Kabul airport that killed 13 US service members and about 170 Afghan civilians.
Biden argued that he was bound by the withdrawal agreement negotiated during Trump’s first term and faced the choice of ending the withdrawal or returning more US troops to the war. Trump rejected that claim, saying his deal with the Taliban was “conditional” and that he would not withdraw if the Taliban failed to fulfill its commitments.
Fox News Digital reached out to Biden on Friday for comment and has not yet received a response.
