Posted on 08/17/2021 7:29:27 PM PDT by conservative98
Biden landed at Fort McNair at about 9:05 PM ET and took a motorcade back to the White House, arriving 15 minutes later.
The president was originally scheduled to return on Wednesday.
But amid a growing chorus of criticism for his relative silence about Afghanistan and his absence from his main place of work while the country fell apart, the president decided to head back early. The White House had earlier Tuesday called a "lid," meaning no further movements or events were expected, so it appears the decision to return was made hastily during the afternoon.
Biden briefly returned to the White House on Monday to deliver a short speech on the situation in Afghanistan, remarks in which he doled out blame to others and for which he has been widely criticized. Biden returned to Camp David after giving the speech and did not take questions from the media.
The State Department on Tuesday told American citizens and others looking to get out of Afghanistan that they should "shelter in place" until they are given further instruction by the U.S. Embassy amid a fragile security situation in the Afghan capital.
"Our message remains for American citizens and for others who have expressed interest in relocation out of Afghanistan: shelter in place until and unless you receive a communication from the U.S. embassy," spokesman Ned Price told reporters.
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LID
They’re trying to minimize his confusion by making sure he wakes up in the same place he goes to bed, so he may realize what day it is...maybe...
Why fly to McNair and not straight to the WH lawn?
It’s dark out, so he’s mentally gone, and there’s probably always press on the White House lawn. They can’t risk him trying to answer questions.
Thanks...
When stating the obvious, I try to spice it up a bit.
That is damn good
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