President Donald Trump is facing backlash, including from members of his own party, after announcing he planned to hold a secret meeting with the Taliban at Camp David this weekend.
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is facing backlash after announcing he planned to hold a secret meeting with the Taliban at Camp David this weekend but canceled it over attacks overseas that left 12 dead, including one American.
The president revealed plans to host Taliban leaders on Twitter Saturday evening, explaining that it was canceled and all peace talks were off after the group claimed responsibility for a car bomb this week that killed an American and 11 others. "Camp David is where America’s leaders met to plan our response after al Qaeda, supported by the Taliban, killed 3000 Americans on 9/11," said Cheney, R-Wyoming, on Sunday."No member of the Taliban should set foot there. Ever. The Taliban still harbors al Qaeda."
Democrats also piled on. After Trump's announcement, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D- Calif., wrote on Twitter:"You brought the Taliban to the United States the week of September 11?" How about we end the war without inviting the Taliban to dinner on the week of 9/11? https://t.co/5SC1mAmYlgOthers pointed to posts the president made while his predecessor, Barack Obama, was in the White House and working to negotiate a peace deal in Afghanistan.
On Sunday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the peace talks were dead"for now" and defended Trump's now aborted meeting.
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