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Biden gave the right speech at the wrong time

17 August 2021

11:14 AM

17 August 2021

11:14 AM

This evening, President Joe Biden finally addressed the American people from the White House on Monday after Afghanistan fell into the hands of the Taliban.

The speech should’ve been given much sooner. We did not hear publicly from the President for three days as the Taliban seized Kabul, the US Embassy was evacuated, and Afghani President Ghani fled the country.

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