Topline
Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell stated last week that he does not plan to ask President Joe Biden to resign. After previously shutting down his idea of impeaching him. The true referendum on the president's performance will be cast in the upcoming elections.
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The Key Facts
McConnell was asked Thursday at a Kentucky press conference if there were talks about Biden resigning. He said that Biden would not do that because Democrats control both the White House (and both chambers) of Congress. McConnell said that, as a practical matter he is not going anywhere. He cited the 2022 congressional elections in Kentucky as a report card and the 2024 presidential race as the best opportunities to remove Biden. McConnell had criticized Congress's attempt to remove Biden through force. He stated that he was not going anywhere. McConnell also pointed out that the 2022 congressional elections are a report card for the administration and the 2024 presidential election as the best opportunities to get rid of Biden. These calls, which were sparked by the suicide bombing attack in Kabul that killed 13 U.S. soldiers, have slowed down somewhat since the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan last week. However, Sen. Rick Scott (R. Fla.), who chairs the Senate GOPs campaign arm said Monday that Biden was not fit for office.
Important Background
Biden was subject to a lot of criticism from Republicans in Congress when the U.S. tried to pull out Americans and Afghan allies in Afghanistan in the second half of August, after the Taliban quickly captured Kabul. The administration claimed that it had evacuated more than 120,000 people from Afghanistan, including 5,500 Americans. There were only 100 Americans who remained.
Big Number
4. According to the State Department, that's how many Americans were evacuated overland from Afghanistan on Monday. Rep. Markwayne Mullin, a Republican from Oklahoma, tried to enter Afghanistan but was unsuccessful in helping the family evacuate. He claimed that the evacuations were made possible by a non profit organization that had to negotiate roadblocks set up by the State Department.
