Sunday shows - Impending Afghanistan withdrawal deadline dominates

View in your browser     McConnell calls Afghanistan withdrawal 'one of the worst foreign policy decisions in American history' By MYCHAEL SCHNELL   Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Sunday slammed President Biden’s decision to pull U.S. troops from Afghanistan, calling the move “one of the worst foreign policy decisions in American history.” “We're looking at the exit, and over the next two days our heroic military is doing the best they can with a horrible policy decision. This is one of the worst foreign policy decisions in American history, much worse than Saigon,” McConnell told host Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday.” Read the full story here     McConnell says US has 'little or no leverage' to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies By MYCHAEL SCHNELL   Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Sunday said the U.S. has "little or no leverage" to evacuate American citizens and Afghan allies from Afghanistan after U.S. troops withdraw on Aug. 31. Read the full story here     Blinken says US has 'significant leverage' to ensure Taliban make good on commitments By CAROLINE VAKIL    Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview broadcast Sunday that the Biden administration has “significant leverage” to ensure that the Taliban make good on their commitments to allow people to exit Afghanistan past the Aug. 31 U.S. troop withdrawal deadline. Read the full story here     'Not likely' US will have an 'on-the-ground diplomatic presence' in Kabul on Sept. 1st, Blinken says By CAROLINE VAKIL   Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that it is "not likely" the U.S. will have an “on-the-ground diplomatic presence” in Afghanistan on September 1st, but vowed that the Biden administration will continue to help those who want to evacuate the country past Tuesday's withdrawal deadline. Read the full story here     Blinken denies that Biden administration jeopardized safety of Americans, allies in Afghanistan By CAROLINE VAKIL   “The idea that we've done anything to put at further risk those that we're trying to help leave the country is simply wrong. And the idea that we shared lists of Americans or others with the Taliban is simply wrong,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken told host Chuck Todd on NBC's "Meet the Press." Read the full story here     Sullivan: Biden administration working to 'disrupt' more 'threat streams' in Afghanistan By MYCHAEL SCHNELL    National security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday said the Biden administration is actively working to “disrupt and prevent” more “threat streams” as the U.S. continues to evacuate personnel from Afghanistan amid the Taliban’s takeover. Read the full story here     Still a chance for Americans to get to Kabul airport, Sullivan says By MYCHAEL SCHNELL   “We believe there’s still an opportunity for American citizens to jump to the airport, get on planes and get home,” national security adviser Jake Sullivan  told host Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Read the full story here     Graham: 'The chance of another 9/11 just went through the roof' By MYCHAEL SCHNELL   “I've never been more worried about an attack on our homeland than I am right now,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said. Read the full story here     Sasse: Biden relied on 'happy talk' instead of reality in Afghanistan By CAROLINE VAKIL   “There is clearly no plan. There has been no plan. Their plan has basically been happy talk,” Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) said on ABC's "This Week." Read the full story here     McMaster: Afghanistan War 'ended in self-defeat' By CAROLINE VAKIL   Former national security adviser H.R. McMaster said on Sunday that the war in Afghanistan “ended in self-defeat” as the Biden administration finishes withdrawing the last remaining U.S. troops from the country before an Aug. 31 deadline. Read the full story here     Fauci: US still planning booster shots after eight months, but 'flexible' By CAROLINE VAKIL   “We're still planning on eight months. That was the calculation we made. This rollout will start on the week of September the 20th. But as we've said all along, Chuck, in the original statement, that's the plan that we have, but we are open to data as they come in,” Anthony Fauci told NBC’s Chuck Todd on “Meet The Press.” Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©1998 - 2021 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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