Issa: Biden’s Biggest Lies About Afghanistan Were Finally Exposed Today

Washington, DC - Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) issued the following statements following the first hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee: “During and After the Fall of Kabul: Examining the Administration’s Emergency Evacuation from Afghanistan.”

Rep. Issa, a Senior Member of the committee, led direct questioning of the witnesses.

“We proved today that President Biden and his Administration deliberately and repeatedly mislead the nation about the number of Americans they abandoned in Afghanistan – and continued to lie even after provided the facts about their betrayal of our citizens.”

“This truth was a long time coming – a full 18 months since the fall of Kabul – and we still have work to do if we are going to hold this administration accountable. They have never come close to making this right.”

“The witnesses today included American heroes who served this country in combat and then once again by standing up a global relief effort after President Biden stood down and abandoned his fellow citizens. What we heard in their testimony today was an eyewitness account that devastates the spin, the myths, and the excuses this Administration is still using.”

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Darrell Issa is the Representative of California’s 48th Congressional District. The District encompasses the central and eastern parts of San Diego County and a portion of Riverside County, including the communities of Fallbrook, Valley Center, Ramona, Escondido, Santee, Lakeside, Poway, Temecula, Murrieta, and the mountain and desert areas of the San Diego-Imperial County line. Issa served as the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from 2011-2015.