Harris Breaks Silence on Death of 13 In Afghanistan Withdrawal, Disagreement Over Harris-Trump Debate, Loans for Illegal Aliens | Aug. 26

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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Monday marks three years since the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan. Rocket and drone attack between Hezbollah and Israel comes to an end. The Trump and Harris campaigns are in disagreement over whether candidates’ microphones will be muted when it is not their turn to speak during the Sept. 10 debate. California moves ahead with plans to approve loans for illegal aliens who want to buy a home. Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Three years ago today an ISIS suicide bomber killed 13 Americans during the
0:06.6	U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. I'm Virginia Allen and this is the
0:10.4	Daily Signal top news for Monday, August 26. It has been three years since the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan and three years since 13
0:31.0	service members lost their lives during that withdrawal.
0:35.0	So what did the current president and the two presidential candidates have to say about this tragedy today?
0:41.0	President Biden was at his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
0:44.8	today. He did issue a statement this morning that said in part today and every day
0:50.4	we honor our fallen and he praised those fallen soldiers as patriots in the highest sense.
0:57.0	Former President Donald Trump was at Arlington National Cemetery to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier, along with family members of the
1:05.9	fallen 13 soldiers.
1:08.4	And on social media, Trump called the withdrawal the most embarrassing moment in the history of our country.
1:15.6	Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris broke her silence on the tragedy.
1:20.9	She said in a statement three years ago today outside of Kabul Airport
1:25.2	an ISIS terrorist killed 13 American service members and more than 100 innocent Afghans
1:31.9	and wounded many more.
1:33.0	During an interview with CNN before the withdrawal in 2021,
1:38.0	Harris says she was the last person in the room,
1:41.0	speaking with the president when he made the choice to pull troops out of
1:45.1	Afghanistan per Jason Miller's ex-account.
1:49.1	He just made a really big decision.
1:50.9	Afghanistan.
1:51.9	Yes. Were you the last person in the room? Yes. And you feel comfortable.
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