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Tom Cotton on Afghan Refugee Vetting Process: ‘Biden Screwed It Up’
Madeline Leesman | Posted: Oct 04, 2021 1:45 PM
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In an interview on Monday, Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton (R) said that President Biden “screwed it up” regarding the vetting of Afghan refugees entering the United States.
Cotton’s remarks were made in an interview on “Fox & Friends” after reports surfaced that there were empty seats on evacuation flights leaving Afghanistan while Americans and allies were attempting to flee. Additionally, news broke last week that the FBI is investigating a reported sexual assault against a female soldier at Fort Bliss by Afghan refugees. Two weeks ago, at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin, two Afghan men were reportedly charged with assault and other crimes.
In the segment, Cotton lambasted Biden’s handling of vetting Afghan refugees, and explained that Afghan nationals who should not have been evacuated were brought out.
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“Joe Biden screwed it up coming and going. So first, we left a lot of people in Afghanistan who should’ve gotten out. Second, we brought a lot of people out who we shouldn’t have brought out. ..."____________