Matt Van Epps Introduces 5-Year Abbey Gate Resolution Criticizing Biden-Harris Withdrawal
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 26
Matt Van Epps Introduces 5-Year Abbey Gate Resolution Criticizing Biden-Harris Withdrawal
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 26
Summary
Five years after the Abbey Gate bombing, Rep. Matt Van Epps unveiled a House resolution honoring the 13 U.S. service members killed and condemning the Biden-Harris administration’s Afghanistan withdrawal.
Van Epps, a Tennessee Republican and former Army aviator, said the pullout was chaotic and avoidable, arguing the administration ignored warning signs as the Taliban rapidly gained ground.
His criticism centers on the August 2021 evacuation at Kabul airport, where the blast also killed more than 100 Afghans and intensified bipartisan backlash over the withdrawal’s execution.
Democrats have largely defended Joe Biden by pointing to Donald Trump’s 2020 Doha deal with the Taliban, while Van Epps argues that agreement allowed a more conditions-based exit than the one carried out.