President Biden and the Democratic Party took major hits this week, stretching from the Pentagon confirming that a 'tragic mistake' led to 10 civilians in Afghanistan dying in a drone strike, to a federal grand jury indicting a Clinton campaign lawyer.
dying in a drone strike, to the Food and Drug Administration rejecting his vaccine booster proposal, with much of the news breaking as the president headed to the beach for vacation.
"So the U.S. drone strike did NOT kill any ISIS-K but did kill 10 innocent civilians, including 7 children. Unbelievable. The Biden administration is a sad, tragic mess and an utter embarrassment on the world stage!," Trump-era White House press secretary and Fox News contributorU.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, told reporters on Friday that an Aug. 29 drone strike targeting ISIS actually killed 10 civilians in Afghanistan, not terrorists.
"As the combatant commander, I am fully responsible for this strike and its tragic outcome," McKenzie said. McKenzie’s announcement follows White House press secretary Jen Psaki and others in the administration describing the Aug. 29 drone strike as a success amid the U.S.’s withdrawal from Afghanistan last month.
But now, the White House is facing even more criticisms on its Afghanistan handling, following harsh blowback it already received when 13 U.S. service members were killed in Kabul by a suicide bomber.
The reports sparked a torrent of criticisms leveled at Biden, including condemnation that the news was breaking as Biden traveled to a Delaware beach for a long weekend. President Biden enters his motorcade after arriving on Marine One in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, September 17, 2021. REUTERS/Ken CedenoLaw enforcement officer stands guard at the beach prior to President Biden's arrival on Marine One in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, September 17, 2021.
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