Jake Sullivan says Biden Afghanistan withdrawal 'judged well' by history

National security adviser Jake Sullivan defended President Joe Biden‘s withdrawal from Afghanistan, arguing that history had vindicated the move.

In an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union during his last full week in office, Sullivan was pressed on one of the most controversial episodes of Biden’s presidency. Sullivan said the whole national security team bears responsibility for parts of the withdrawal from Afghanistan that went wrong, but he defended the move overall, arguing that it put the United States in a better position today.