Ric Grenell blasts Biden administration’s Afghanistan withdrawal

Published August 18, 2021 8:05pm ET



One of those watching in horror as the events unfold on the streets of Kabul is the Trump administration’s former acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell. In a wide-ranging interview with the Washington Examiner’s Doug McKelway, he offers his perspective on the mistakes that the Biden administration made. He defends the Trump administration’s negotiations with the Taliban. And he also offers his perspective on the long-term future of Afghanistan and on whether the White House press corps, which he once criticized from the briefing room podium, can report fairly on the Biden administration.

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