Alabama legislators have continued to call on President Joe Biden’s resignation following the recent events in Afghanistan. Last week, suicide bombers and gunmen attacked Kabul airport killing 60 Afghans and 13 U.S. troops. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the killings. Critics blame Biden and a lack of leadership for the chaos that occurred at the end of a planned evacuation of Afghanistan. Former President Donald Trump earlier agreed in negotiations with the Taliban to end the war in May. However, Biden waited until the Taliban had swept to power this month, following the collapse of the U.S.-backed government and its army, to begin executing an airlift, reported the Associated Press.
Rep. Jerry Carl cosponsored a resolution calling for Biden’s resignation. The resolution was introduced by Clay Higgins. Carl stated, “President Biden’s leadership failures have directly resulted in 13 U.S. servicemembers being killed at the hands of brutal terrorists, Americans being stranded abroad, our nation’s reputation being humiliated on the world stage, and the Taliban seizing billions of dollars of U.S. military equipment. A majority of Americans no longer have confidence in the President’s ability to lead our nation and serve as our Commander in Chief. President Biden must resign immediately.”
Last week, Rep. Mo Brooks called for Biden’s resignation stating, “President Joe Biden had an obligation to safely and securely remove American assets and citizens from Afghanistan. Instead, Biden left the Taliban and terrorist entities with inordinate control over American lives, American military equipment, and American military personnel, thereby putting them all at risk.”
On Twitter Brooks wrote, “President Joe Biden has failed as Commander-In-Chief. President Biden is unable to meet the challenges of a President of the United States. He is mentally unfit to hold the Presidency.”
Today, Rep. Barry Moore released a statement calling for President Joe Biden to resign.
“Today is a painfully dark day in our nation’s history, and we are all experiencing a whirlwind of emotions as we helplessly watch the deadly situation in Afghanistan continue to deteriorate. I ask all Americans to join me in praying for our countrymen and allies still trapped on the ground in Afghanistan. The United States has been delivered through many crises in our history, and I believe we will be again.
“Unfortunately, President Biden’s stubborn refusal to take accountability for this deadly crisis and his inexplicably cavalier attitude toward this low point in American history gives me no confidence that this Administration possesses the leadership or priorities necessary to salvage this disastrous retreat and rescue either our stranded Americans or global reputation. It is abundantly and agonizingly clear that drastic changes are needed throughout this Administration – beginning at the top. President Biden must acknowledge that he is not up to the task of serving as Commander-in-Chief of the greatest country in the free world, and he must step aside and allow new leadership to guide the United States through these perilous times.”
