{"id":2289426,"date":"2024-07-05T08:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T12:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-reveals-epic-power-move-trump-pulled-during-negotiations-with-taliban-leader-the-definition-of-strength\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T08:56:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T12:56:22","slug":"congressman-reveals-epic-power-move-trump-pulled-during-negotiations-with-taliban-leader-the-definition-of-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-reveals-epic-power-move-trump-pulled-during-negotiations-with-taliban-leader-the-definition-of-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressman Reveals Epic Power Move Trump Pulled During Negotiations with Taliban Leader: &#8216;The Definition of Strength&#8217;"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fcongressman-reveals-epic-power-move-trump-pulled-during-negotiations-with-taliban-leader-the-definition-of-strength%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=2289426&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>The article discusses\u2064 the comparison \u200cbetween President Joe Biden&#8217;s withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 and\u200b how\u2064 it was handled by former President Donald Trump. Trump&#8217;s approach \u2064was\u200b described as \u2063a \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-question-biden-wont-answer\/\" title=\"The Question Biden Won\u2019t Answer\">conditions-based withdrawal<\/a>, where he\u2064 made it \u200dclear to the Taliban that\u200c any harm to Americans would result in severe consequences. The article also includes an\u200c interview\u2064 with Texas\u2063 GOP Rep. Wesley Hunt discussing Trump&#8217;s \u200dnegotiation tactics and the\u2063 effectiveness of his approach. The story is shared as a contrast to Biden&#8217;s handling of the situation, which was criticized by Trump\u2063 and others. The\u200d article emphasizes the importance of the upcoming election\u2064 in 2024 and the need to \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">make informed decisions<\/a> for the\u200d future of the \u200ccountry.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/%20\"><span>C. Douglas Golden<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 5, 2024 at 4:26am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>As it should have, President Joe Biden\u2019s disastrous, deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 played a large part in last Thursday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">presidential debate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump made it clear that, during his term, he had negotiated a way out of Afghanistan, but that this withdrawal was based on conditions on the ground:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs far as Afghanistan is concerned, I was getting out of Afghanistan, but we were getting out with dignity, with strength, with power. He got out, it was the most embarrassing day in the history of our country\u2019s life,\u201d Trump said, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/06\/27\/politics\/read-biden-trump-debate-rush-transcript\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transcript<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And Biden bungled the aftermath, Trump said, noting that the current president \u201cdoesn\u2019t fire people. He never fired people. I\u2019ve never seen him fire anybody.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe should have fired every military man that was involved with \u2026 the Afghanistan horror show. The most embarrassing moment in the history of our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, what would a Trump-led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/retired-gen-mark-milley-reaping-massive-reward-despite-disastrous-afghan-withdrawal-rampant-politicization-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">withdrawal from Afghanistan<\/a> have looked like? It\u2019s impossible to say at this point \u2014 but, in a podcast interview published Wednesday, Texas GOP Rep. Wesley Hunt gave a glimpse as to what it might have looked like.<\/p>\n<p>Hunt and Florida GOP Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-rep-byron-donalds-hit-racist-attack-anti-israel-encampment-calmly-dismantles-agitator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Byron Donalds<\/a> were guests on \u201cThe Sage Steele Show,\u201d hosted by former ESPN reporter Sage Steele. When the topic turned to Afghanistan, the lawmakers agreed that weakness by Biden on that stage had bled over into other conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you are weak, and our adversaries know you are weak, they push you,\u201d Donalds said. \u201cIt is no different than the bully in the schoolyard. If you\u2019re timid, and a bully knows he can get away with it, what happens? He comes for your lunch money every week. Every single day. Until you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/behaving-like-a-woke-parallel-government-republicans-punch-back-at-corporations-bowing-to-far-left-mobs\/\" title=\"\u2018Behaving Like A Woke Parallel Government\u2019: Republicans Punch Back At Corporations Bowing To \u2018Far-Left Mobs\u2019\">punch back<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hunt then jumped in with what he called his \u201cfavorite President Trump story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we were negotiating with the Taliban, when President Trump was still the president, President Trump wanted to get out of Afghanistan, but he wanted a conditions-based withdrawal, meaning. \u2018you do what we tell you to do and we will start pulling troops back slowly, as long as you abide by our rules,&#8217;\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump and [then-Secretary of State] Mike Pompeo were talking to Taliban leadership in the room, and they had one translator. President Trump looked at the Taliban leader and said this, \u2018I want to leave Afghanistan, but it is going to be a conditions-based withdrawal.\u201d And the translator translated. And he said, \u2018If you harm a hair on a single American, I\u2019m going to kill you.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the translator goes [leans back]. And Trump goes, \u2018Tell him! Tell him what I said,&#8217;\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/developing-donald-trump-provides-real-time-reviews-potential-vp-candidates-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hunt<\/a> continued.<\/p>\n<p>Trump then \u201creached into his pocket, pulled out a satellite photo of the leader of the Taliban\u2019s home, and handed it to him, got up, and walked out of the room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you know, for 18 months not a single American was killed in Afghanistan?\u201d Hunt said. \u201cThat\u2019s the definition of strength. That\u2019s what I\u2019m talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both sets remarks from the podcast are below.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Congressmen Wesley Hunt &#038; Byron Donalds | The Sage Steele Show\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2NmLw31l9UE?start=2564&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The clip was widely shared online, with most comments echoing his one: \u201cThis is what a real leader does and protects this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is what a real leader does and protects this country.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert Mahar (@Rob_Mahar07) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rob_Mahar07\/status\/1808264700570095730?\">July 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, the story itself remains apocryphal. However, the material facts surrounding the difference in withdrawal plans certainly were true: Trump\u2019s plan hinged on a conditions-based withdrawal that Biden made unconditional and then found out, in a hurry, why those conditions were there.<\/p>\n<p>Is what Hunt is saying is factual? I don\u2019t know what he\u2019d have to gain by lying about it on a podcast if it could be debunked, but that\u2019s not actually the point.<\/p>\n<p>Could you picture this being factual with Trump as president? Yes, in underlined bold italics. Could you picture Joe Biden doing this? No, in similar font.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the president and his people botched the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and nobody got fired for it. The American people now have the option <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/accurate-pollster-2020-releases-rare-poll-adds-insult-injury-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to fire that president<\/a>. Just saying.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. 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It may not seem like much, but a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Western Journal Membership<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  can make all the difference in the world because when you support us directly, you cut Big Tech out of the picture. They lose control. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A monthly Western Journal Membership costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. 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