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Anderson Cooper 360

House grills Blinken on chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

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3.73.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified before Congress and defended the chaotic evacuation effort. He said President Biden faced the choice of “ending the war or escalating it” after not inheriting “a plan” from the Trump administration. Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger is a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air National Guard. He tells AC360 he was “completely unsatisfied” with Blinken’s answers. Plus, former President Trump has stirred up voter fraud lies on the eve of the California recall election. Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar joins AC360 to discuss Trump’s big lie and explains why she thinks Newsom will remain the governor.   Airdate: September 13, 2021   Guests: Rep. Adam Kinzinger Sen. Amy Klobuchar   To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Good evening. We start with breaking news. A source tells CNN that Capitol Police are preparing

0:05.6

for violence in armed individuals that are rallying this Saturday that's meant to protest

0:10.9

the arrest of those responsible for the January 6th riot. Today, a temporary fence around the

0:16.4

U.S. Capitol was approved. It will be installed later this week. All of this, an example of what former

0:21.9

President Bush spoke about this past Saturday during his speech on September 11th at the ceremony

0:27.7

outside Changsville, Pennsylvania honoring those aboard Flight 93. Bush warned about the dangers

0:33.2

of extremism that today can be found within our own borders. And we have seen growing evidence

0:43.2

that the dangers to our country can come not only across borders, but from violence that gathers

0:49.5

within. There's little cultural overlap between violent extremists abroad and violent extremists

0:56.4

at home. But in their disdainful porousism, in their disregard for human life, in their determination

1:05.7

to defile national symbols, they are children of the same foul spirit, and it is our continuing

1:13.5

duty to confront them. Those who seek to name and kill members of our duly elected government

1:20.8

or children of the same foul spirit as those who tried to destroy America's institutions 20 years ago.

1:27.6

A stark message, and however one feels about former President George W. Bush,

1:32.2

you might think a message that condemns extremists abroad and at home is something everyone can

1:36.9

agree on. You might think that, but you would be wrong. Because even though George W. Bush mentioned

1:42.4

no names, one person clearly heard something that sounded familiar in the phrase,

1:47.6

disdain for pluralism and determination to defile national symbols. Or maybe it was the foul spirit.

1:54.4

Because based on his response, the 45th President of the United States clearly felt,

1:59.3

hey, that sounds like me. He responded today by saying Bush isn't a winner and that he shouldn't

2:05.2

be lecturing us about anything. Or maybe Trump just thinks someone has to stick up for domestic

2:10.4

terrorists because they don't get enough love. To misquote Shakespeare, the liar doff protest too

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