{"id":687850,"date":"2021-08-26T18:35:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T22:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=687850"},"modified":"2021-08-26T18:35:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T22:35:18","slug":"congressmen-across-the-board-demand-biden-respond-to-murderous-terrorist-attack-keep-americans-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressmen-across-the-board-demand-biden-respond-to-murderous-terrorist-attack-keep-americans-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressmen Across The Board Demand Biden Respond To \u2018Murderous\u2019 Terrorist Attack, Keep Americans Safe"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fcongressmen-across-the-board-demand-biden-respond-to-murderous-terrorist-attack-keep-americans-safe%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=687850&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mcconnell-scaled-e1630015817327.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Members of Congress in both parties are demanding that President Joe Biden respond to the ISIS-Khorasan Province terrorist attack that has killed at least 12 Americans.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/26\/united-states-marines-killed-kabul-afghanistan-attack\/\">attack<\/a> outside Hamid Karzai International Airport made Thursday the deadliest <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/26\/kabul-bombings-third-deadliest-afghanistan-war\/\">day<\/a> for Americans in Afghanistan since Aug. 6, 2011, and the third-deadliest day throughout the 20-year-long war. Two ISIS-Khorasan Province suicide <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/26\/isis-kabul-airport-attack-afghanistan-taliban-pentagon\/\">bombers<\/a> detonated explosive vests before gunmen opened fire on a crowd, U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Kenneth McKenzie told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis murderous attack offers the clearest possible reminder that terrorists will not stop fighting the United States just because our politicians grow tired of fighting them,\u201d Senate Minority Leader and Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.republicanleader.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/mcconnell-statement-on-american-servicemembers-killed-in-kabul\">said<\/a> in a statement. \u201cI remain concerned that terrorists worldwide will be emboldened by our retreat, by this attack, and by the establishment of a radical Islamic terror state in Afghanistan. We need to redouble our global efforts to confront these barbarian enemies who want to kill Americans and attack our homeland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McConnell\u2019s counterpart, Democratic New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, declared that \u201cit must be made clear to the world that the terrorists who perpetrated this will be sought and be brought to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"11.263843648208\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I just spoke to Secretary of Defense Austin about today\u2019s heinous attacks targeting U.S. military and civilian personnel, American citizens and residents, and our Afghan partners.<\/p>\n<p>My statement on the terror attacks in Afghanistan: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nC998jvB7l\">pic.twitter.com\/nC998jvB7l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1430957631552753673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. cannot and will not be silent in the face of these attacks \u2013 we must bring to justice the terrorists who committed these heinous acts as we work to extract others from harm\u2019s way,\u201d Democratic Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen added. \u201cWe must work to establish stability on the ground and remain focused on securing the safety of U.S. citizens, our troops, and our Afghan partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader and Republican California Rep. Kevin McCarthy called on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to \u201cbring Congress back before Aug. 31 so we can be briefed thoroughly by the Administration and prohibit the withdrawal of our troops until every American is safely out.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.489164086687\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Horrific. Our enemies have taken advantage of the chaotic nature of Biden\u2019s withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker Pelosi must bring Congress back before Aug 31 so we can be briefed thoroughly by the Administration and prohibit the withdrawal of our troops until every American is safely out.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPLeader\/status\/1430947507832606728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>House Republicans were briefed by Biden administration officials on Tuesday. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/24\/kevin-mccarthy-less-confident-americans-evacuated-afghanistan-august-31-deadline-classified-briefing\/\"><strong>(RELATED: McCarthy Says He Is \u2018Less Confident\u2019 All Americans Will Be Evacuated From Afghanistan By Aug. 31 After Classified Briefing)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pelosi did not commit to bringing the House back from recess, but she did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.speaker.gov\/newsroom\/82621-0\">say<\/a> that \u201cCommittees of Jurisdiction will continue to hold briefings on Afghanistan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez appeared to take a shot at the Biden administration\u2019s withdrawal policy, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFRCdems\/status\/1430928827916636169\">declaring<\/a>, \u201cW<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">e can\u2019t trust the Taliban with Americans\u2019 security.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republican Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sasse.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/press-releases?ID=A9A4DE37-EDC9-4680-99E5-A40815D4DB7A\">urged<\/a> Biden to \u201crip up the Aug. 31 [withdrawal] deadline and defend evacuation routes by expanding the perimeter around the Kabul airport or by retaking Bagram\u201d Air Force Base.<\/p>\n<p>Four Republicans, Missouri Sen. Josh <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/26\/must-resign-josh-hawley-slams-joe-biden-afghanistan\/\">Hawley<\/a>, Tennessee Sen. Marsha <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshaBlackburn\">Blackburn<\/a>, Georgia Rep. Mark Green and North Carolina Rep. Mark Walker called on Biden to resign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of Congress in both parties are demanding that President Joe Biden respond to the ISIS-Khorasan Province terrorist attack that has killed at least 12 Americans.The attack outside Hamid Karzai &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-687850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687850","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=687850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687850\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=687850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=687850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=687850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}