Newsmax host Grant Stinchfield cut off an Iraq War veteran on his show Wednesday after he criticized former President Donald Trump for his handling of Afghanistan.
The veteran, Joe Saboe, responded to Stinchfield’s statement that the withdrawal under President Joe Biden would not have gone as badly under Trump.
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“We followed this closely from multiple administrations,” Saboe said. “We know that Trump’s administration’s efforts here were fairly weak, that they were trying to limit the number of people that would get out — ”
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After Saboe’s comment, Stinchfield told Saboe not to come on the show and blame Trump for what went wrong in the withdrawal.
“You’re not gonna blame this on President Trump on my show,” Stinchfield said. “Don’t come on this program and take the talking points of the Left and blame President Trump. That’s not helping anybody.”
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Saboe recently made headlines for his effort to help Afghans flee the country after the Taliban took over. Saboe and his team created an email address for Afghans and U.S. citizens still stuck in Afghanistan to reach out for help.
The segment ended with Stinchfield criticizing the Biden administration for the highly controversial withdraw from Afghanistan.
