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7 Sep, 4 tweets, 2 min read
At 29:30 in our intv, Chris Wallace says of @SecBlinken “The greatest weakness [of Team Bidem] is definitely at State. I’m very unimpressed by Anthony Blinken…it’s a matter of presence, of gravitas…Pompeo, Clinton, Powell [had it]…Blinken is a great staff man…” 1
Wallace also reviews @JoeBiden role in Obama years —“There’s wasn’t a lot of respect for Joe Biden inside the inner counsels of the Obama White House”— and of fmr President Trump “I’m living rent free in his brain.” Wallace also opens up on the Prudential Debate Commission. 2
“Commission considers [Candy Crowley] intervention the low moment in their whole history,” and of his 2020 debate: “It was a mess there’s no question about it. Occasionally I wake up in the middle of the night and think ‘What could I have done better on September 29, 2020” and 3
Need for candor from Team @JoeBiden on Afghanistan “They are not coming clean about it” 25:00 “we need to have more transparency…let’s be clean and clear about it…” Wallace also concludes “Zawahiri is a good back up guy, a staff guy, but he’s not a leader” like OBL. We’ll see

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Audio/transcript of AM intv w/ @SenTomCotton: hughhewitt.com/senator-tom-co… Since 8/12: fmr President Trump, @mikepompeo 2x, @robertcobrien @nikkihaley, @LeaderMcConnell Cotton 3x @joniernst 2x, vets @michaelgwaltz @RepGallagher @RepDanCrenshaw @RepJimBanks @RepFranklin; 1
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Had an Afghan Uber driver from downtown to home today. He got his SIV in 2018 after working as Army interpreter, then for Flour from ‘09-‘18. Younger brother and sister are in Kabul. He can no longer send them $ because Western Union is kaput. He has no idea what’s ahead. None. 1
I asked him about events. He described himself as “confused” at least 3x. “There are only 50, 60 thousands Talibs. Where did government go?” He did not display bitterness towards US —he’s here and glad to be here w/ a green card, working two jobs— just worried. “Confused.” 2
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When you listen to this, try and isolate the key exchange. There is one, about modernity and faith, which is challenge because of its obvious truth and implications. Thanks to @RyanTAnd for pointing to this. I mentioned Ryan to @TimDalrymple_ this week. 1
And stated what I think is an obvious truth: Any gathering of “public intellectuals” to discuss faith and the public square that doesn’t include @RyanTAnd is kidding itself about the seriousness of its project, whatever that project is. He’s simply the most serious among them. 2
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Hard to believe @POTUS is arguing it had to be this way, which is patently, obviously absurd. He’s saying this chaos was inevitable. This is still “hope is my strategy” while ignoring the suffering and tragedy. We all hope nothing more terrible happens but treating us as stupid?
And @POTUS is ignoring his Friday misstatements about Al Qaeda etc. He now says we are moving back perimeter significantly after saying it wasn’t possible Friday.
“How can I say it?” when asked about perimeter. Checks notes. Garbles answer. “We’ve changed gate operations” though reports from airport they are mostly closed. Pushed on public reaction, he retreats to his loop of talking points. “I’m convinced I am absolutely correct.”
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“This has created doubt not only in my mind, in the mind of many, many Americans, but also doubt in the minds of our allies. It has been just shocking to see the @POTUS lack of attention to this, his unwillingness to address it. “ Sen @BillHagertyTN 1
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