{"id":1119071,"date":"2021-12-14T18:14:31","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T23:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1119071"},"modified":"2021-12-14T18:14:34","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T23:14:34","slug":"psaki-grilled-on-bidens-thin-schedule-foreign-policy-disasters-americans-abandoned-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-grilled-on-bidens-thin-schedule-foreign-policy-disasters-americans-abandoned-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Psaki Grilled On Biden\u2019s \u2018Thin\u2019 Schedule, Foreign Policy Disasters, Americans Abandoned In Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpsaki-grilled-on-bidens-thin-schedule-foreign-policy-disasters-americans-abandoned-in-afghanistan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1119071&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki faced intense questions on Tuesday over a variety of issues facing the administration as it battles low approval ratings from the American public.<\/p>\n<p>One reporter pressed Psaki on the \u201cthin\u201d public schedule released for President Joe Biden and asked what Biden was doing today. The inquiry came as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/jill-biden-addresses-joes-mental-health-suggests-poll-numbers-low-because-people-clueless-about-feats\">questions<\/a> have continued to swirl about Biden\u2019s mental fitness for office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, let\u2019s see. The President has two local interviews he will be doing later this afternoon,\u201d Psaki responded. \u201cHe has a number of internal meetings with senior members of his staff that have happened throughout the course of the day today, his Presidential Daily Brief and I believe there\u2019s some mayors who are visiting today as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s the purpose of the meeting with the mayors?\u201d the reporter asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not a meeting with the President with the mayors,\u201d Psaki said. \u201cThey\u2019re here, I\u2019m not going to get ahead of it beyond that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jen Psaki cites \u201cmayors who are visiting\u201d the White House today as one of Biden\u2019s public events, then says Biden is not actually meeting with them. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sj9TYySQon\">pic.twitter.com\/Sj9TYySQon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1470847049314746376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Psaki was later pressed on foreign policy, specifically, what the administration views as its biggest foreign policy achievements during Biden\u2019s first year in office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would ask you, what does the administration consider your biggest achievement in foreign policy in this first year?\u201d a reporter asked Psaki. \u201cAnd also what lessons have you learned from what is arguably the biggest failure, which is Afghanistan?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Psaki did not answer the question.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, this is a great question, I want to be thoughtful about it,\u201d Psaki responded. \u201cI want to talk to the President about it, and I\u2019m happy to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">REPORTER: \u201cWhat does the administration consider your biggest achievement in foreign policy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>JEN PSAKI: \u201cThis is a great question. I want to be thoughtful about it. I want to talk to the president about it.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0BK2iOih0u\">pic.twitter.com\/0BK2iOih0u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1470844514487123977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy is it that there are still Americans stranded in Afghanistan?\u201d a reporter later asked Psaki.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I think, let me just reiterate something that Tony Blinken said back in August, which is that if Americans who were in Afghanistan wanted to leave, whether it was three weeks from now, a month from now, two months from now, back in August, we would help them get out,\u201d Psaki responded. \u201cAnd that is something that we\u2019ve delivered on our word on. I would note that since that time, we\u2019ve directly assisted 479 American citizens, 450 lawful permanent residents, and SIV holders and SIV applicants to depart Afghanistan. That was, that\u2019s important to convey because it\u2019s, it\u2019s important for people to understand who were there that even if they decided not to, even if they decided not to today, we are still going to help them to part and there\u2019s evidence of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c479 left behind is a lot higher than the 100 to 200 that President Biden was talking about at the end of August,\u201d the reporter responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c479 who we\u2019ve helped depart since August,\u201d Psaki responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight. You said that he thought that there were, we believe there are 100 to 200 with some intention to leave,\u201d the reporter responded. \u201cSo half the number, how did you guys get the numbers?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were people who wanted, determined they wanted to leave since then,\u201d Psaki claimed without citing evidence, \u201cand it is our responsibility to help them depart. So that\u2019s evidence of our commitment to do exactly that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Doocy: &#8220;479 left behind is a lot higher than the 100 to 200 that President Biden was talking about at the end of August\u2026.He said that he thought that there were\u2026100 to 200 with some intention to leave. So, how does a number\u2013how&#8217;d you guys get the numbers?&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UESCDXJrEy\">pic.twitter.com\/UESCDXJrEy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1470839404419768336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki faced intense questions on Tuesday over a variety of issues facing the administration as it battles low approval ratings from the American public.One reporter pressed Psaki on the \u201cthin\u201d public schedule released for President Joe Biden and asked what Biden was doing today. The inquiry came as questions have continued to swirl about Biden\u2019s mental fitness for office.\u201cWell, let\u2019s see. The President has two local interviews he will be doing later this afternoon,\u201d Psaki responded. \u201cHe has a number of internal meetings with senior members of his staff that have happened throughout the course of the day today, his Presidential Daily Brief and I believe there\u2019s some mayors who are visiting today as well.\u201d\u201cWhat\u2019s the purpose of the meeting with the mayors?\u201d the reporter asked.\u201cIt\u2019s not a meeting with the President with the mayors,\u201d Psaki said. \u201cThey\u2019re here, I\u2019m not going to get ahead of it beyond that.\u201dWATCH:Jen Psaki cites \u201cmayors who are visiting\u201d the White House today as one of Biden\u2019s public events, then says Biden is not actually meeting with them. pic.twitter.com\/Sj9TYySQon\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) December 14, 2021Psaki was later pressed on foreign policy, specifically, what the administration views as its biggest foreign policy achievements during Biden\u2019s first year in office.\u201cI would ask you, what does the administration consider your biggest achievement in foreign policy in this first year?\u201d a reporter asked Psaki. \u201cAnd also what lessons have you learned from what is arguably the biggest failure, which is Afghanistan?\u201dPsaki did not answer the question.\u201cYou know, this is a great question, I want to be thoughtful about it,\u201d Psaki responded. \u201cI want to talk to the President about it, and I\u2019m happy to do that.\u201dWATCH:REPORTER: \u201cWhat does the administration consider your biggest achievement in foreign policy?\u201dJEN PSAKI: \u201cThis is a great question. I want to be thoughtful about it. I want to talk to the president about it.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/0BK2iOih0u\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) December 14, 2021\u201cWhy is it that there are still Americans stranded in Afghanistan?\u201d a reporter later asked Psaki.\u201cWell, I think, let me just reiterate something that Tony Blinken said back in August, which is that if Americans who were in Afghanistan wanted to leave, whether it was three weeks from now, a month from now, two months from now, back in August, we would help them get out,\u201d Psaki responded. \u201cAnd that is something that we\u2019ve delivered on our word on. I would note that since that time, we\u2019ve directly assisted 479 American citizens, 450 lawful permanent residents, and SIV holders and SIV applicants to depart Afghanistan. That was, that\u2019s important to convey because it\u2019s, it\u2019s important for people to understand who were there that even if they decided not to, even if they decided not to today, we are still going to help them to part and there\u2019s evidence of that.\u201d\u201c479 left behind is a lot higher than the 100 to 200 that President Biden was talking about at the end of August,\u201d the reporter responded.\u201c479 who we\u2019ve helped depart since August,\u201d Psaki responded.\u201cRight. You said that he thought that there were, we believe there are 100 to 200 with some intention to leave,\u201d the reporter responded. \u201cSo half the number, how did you guys get the numbers?\u201d\u201cThere were people who wanted, determined they wanted to leave since then,\u201d Psaki claimed without citing evidence, \u201cand it is our responsibility to help them depart. So that\u2019s evidence of our commitment to do exactly that.\u201dWATCH:Doocy: &#8220;479 left behind is a lot higher than the 100 to 200 that President Biden was talking about at the end of August\u2026.He said that he thought that there were\u2026100 to 200 with some intention to leave. So, how does a number\u2013how&#8217;d you guys get the numbers?&#8221; pic.twitter.com\/UESCDXJrEy\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) December 14, 2021The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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