{"id":2022844,"date":"2023-09-05T22:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T02:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-exploded-when-told-about-major-crisis-during-his-vacation-new-book\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T22:15:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T02:15:18","slug":"biden-exploded-when-told-about-major-crisis-during-his-vacation-new-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-exploded-when-told-about-major-crisis-during-his-vacation-new-book\/","title":{"rendered":"New book reveals Biden&#8217;s explosive reaction to crisis during vacation."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fbiden-exploded-when-told-about-major-crisis-during-his-vacation-new-book%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=2022844&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--><h2>The Collapse of Afghanistan: Biden&#8217;s Vacation and the Crisis<\/h2>\n<p>In August 2021,\u200d Afghanistan faced a devastating collapse, and \u200dPresident Joe Biden\u2062 found \u200chimself in a familiar\u200d position &#8211; on vacation. According to journalist\u200d Franklin Foer&#8217;s new book, \u2062&#8221;The \u2063Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden&#8217;s \u2063White House and the Struggle for America&#8217;s Future,&#8221; Biden&#8217;s reaction \u200cto the news of then-President Ashraf Ghani&#8217;s flight from Kabul\u200b was far from calm.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Biden\u2062 exploded in frustration,&#8221; \u2063Foer wrote, yelling, &#8220;Give\u2063 me \u200da break!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>These \u2064revelations, described in an \u200dadvance \u2064copy of Foer&#8217;s book, were \u2064reported\u2064 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/book-claims-biden-exploded-afghanistan-collapsed-vacation-give-me-a-break?dicbo=v2-vy9mQEL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-opposition-leader-navalny-sentenced-to-2-5-years-in-prison\/\" title=\"Russian opposition leader Navalny sentenced to 2.5 years in prison\">shed light<\/a> on\u2062 the Afghanistan withdrawal. Penguin Press released the book\u2064 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<h3>Chaos and\u2064 Vacation<\/h3>\n<p>The Biden \u200dadministration \u2064had \u2064anticipated a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-va-will-be-most-military-friendly-state-in-u-s\/\" title=\"Youngkin: Va. will be most military friendly state in U.S.\">smooth transfer<\/a> \u2063of power \u200cto\u200d the \u200cAfghan government, including \u200cthe Taliban, by August 31, \u20622021. However, just three days into his vacation, Biden learned that the Taliban had taken control of much of the country and was\u2063 on the verge of \u2062entering Kabul.<\/p>\n<p>Biden was not the \u200conly member of the administration enjoying a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-exploded-when-told-about-major-crisis-during-his-vacation-new-book\/\" title=\"New book reveals Biden's explosive reaction to crisis during vacation.\">late-summer getaway<\/a>. Secretary of State \u200dAnthony Blinken and then-White House press secretary\u200d Jen Psaki had also left Washington, D.C. However, the chaotic scenes from Kabul, \u2064with desperate refugees clinging to U.S. transport planes, forced the administration to confront the\u200d crisis.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u2062 Foer, the\u200d haunting &#8220;images of Afghans falling from the sky&#8221; prompted Psaki to cut short her vacation. \u2064She wrote to \u200cthen-White House Chief of\u2064 Staff Ron \u2063Klain, saying, &#8220;I&#8217;m contemplating coming back.&#8221; Klain&#8217;s \u200cresponse was clear: &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry. I think you need to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Incompetence and Emotional Outbursts<\/h3>\n<p>The brief passages from Foer&#8217;s\u2062 book, as \u2064described \u200dby\u2064 Fox News, highlight three key impressions. \u200bFirst, there was a \u2064sense\u200c of incompetence. The \u200bBiden\u2063 administration&#8217;s expectation of a peaceful transition\u2062 of power\u200b in Afghanistan \u2064seemed unfounded, given the\u200b Taliban&#8217;s \u2062history and the country&#8217;s complex dynamics.<\/p>\n<p>Second, Biden&#8217;s frustrated outburst, while understandable, reveals a recurring issue &#8211; his difficulty\u200c in controlling his emotions. While history may appreciate leaders who display\u2063 anger in the face\u2064 of adversity, it becomes problematic when it\u2064 occurs during a retreat or failure.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, \u200bBiden&#8217;s vacation during the Afghanistan crisis strikes a nerve. The \u200cpresident&#8217;s seemingly perpetual relaxation in the midst of national emergencies gives the impression of\u200c a detached aristocrat. This perception was reinforced when he failed to cut \u2063short his vacation after the devastating wildfire in \u200bMaui and remained silent on the\u200c tragedy.<\/p>\n<h3>A Ruling \u200cClass&#8217;s Failure<\/h3>\n<p>While Biden bears some responsibility, \u200bit is crucial\u2063 to \u2064remember that he \u2064represents an entire\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-football-analogy-to-explain-democrats-election-cheating\/\" title=\"A Football Analogy to Explain Democrats' Election Cheating\">ruling class<\/a> that failed \u2064in Afghanistan. Politicians who spend decades in\u200b government often become accustomed to its privileges, resembling modern versions of Marie \u200cAntoinette.<\/p>\n<p>As the \u2062publisher releases Foer&#8217;s book, readers can delve into the full narrative. However, the glimpses provided by Fox News remind us of the incompetence, emotional \u200doutbursts, and detachment that characterized the Afghanistan crisis. \u2064It serves\u200b as a stark reminder of the failures of our ruling class.<\/p>\n<p>Never forget that every member\u200b of that ruling\u200b class failed \u200cus in \u200cAfghanistan.<\/p>\n<p><em>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-exploded-told-major-crisis-vacation-new-book\/\">Biden &#8216;Exploded&#8217; When Told About Major Crisis \u2064During His Vacation: New Book<\/a> \u200dappeared first on\u2064 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u200cWestern Journal<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>breakdown of the situation!\u201d Foer&#8217;s book reveals that during his vacation, President Biden, upon learning about President Ghani&#8217;s departure from Kabul, displayed his typical composure but expressed his frustration by demanding a detailed update on the unfolding events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2056,"featured_media":2022845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2022844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2022844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2056"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2022844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2022844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2022845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2022844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2022844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2022844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}