Biden to face 1st interview on Afghanistan as his approval rating hits record low & calls mount for his impeachment
JOE Biden is to face his first interview on the growing crisis in Afghanistan as his presidential approval rating fell to its lowest level ever.
Calls have grown louder for the president to be impeached after the Taliban seized the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday.
Biden will be interviewed by former White House Communications Director George Stephanopoulos on ABC News between 7am and 9am ET Wednesday.
It’s likely that the president will be asked about his promise to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan ahead of the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
Biden is likely to be pressed on the decision to send 7,000 troops to the war-torn country.
The scenes in Kabul sparked a humiliating retreat as a chopper was pictured evacuating diplomats from the US embassy – sparking comparisons to the "fall of Saigon" in 1975.
Biden's approval ratings have taken a dip as 46 percent of Americans approve of his performance in office, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that was conducted on Monday.
This is the lowest level of public support since he was inaugurated in January.
On Friday, the president was polling at 53 percent, according to the MailOnline.
Some Republicans, including Marjorie Taylor Greene, have touted the idea of impeaching the president.
She told Steve Bannon: “ I have my team right now working on articles of impeachment because I’m so disgusted with Joe Biden.
"You know I’ve already filed one set of articles of impeachment. But his failure as a president is unspeakable.”
Meanwhile, others have speculated about invoking the 25th Amendment, the Washington Examiner reports.
Section 4 could be invoked if lawmakers think that Biden is unfit for office.
Senator Rick Scott said: “After the disastrous events in Afghanistan, we must confront a serious question: Is Joe Biden capable of discharging the duties of his office, or has the time come to exercise the provision of the 25th Amendment?”
New York congresswoman Claudia Tenney warned that if Biden doesn’t resign, lawmakers in Congress must take action.
She said a "disaster is waiting to happen" if Biden continues to lead the military.
It remains highly unlikely that Biden will be removed from office via the 25th Amendment.
And, it’s highly unlikely that Kamala Harris and the Cabinet would plot against Biden.
The president continues to receive a barrage of criticism as Donald Trump said America has “never been so humiliated” amid the troop withdrawal.
Trump believes the war in the Middle East was the “worst decision” the US has made.
He told Sean Hannity: "It's cost us trillions of dollars, millions and millions of lives. It's worse than what it was."
'THE GREATEST EMBARRASSMENT'
Trump referred to the situation as the “greatest embarrassment” in American history.
In his address to the nation on Monday, Biden admitted that he was surprised by the speed of the Afghan government’s collapse.
He told Americans that “he stands squarely” behind his decision to withdraw troops and has no regrets.
Biden told the nation: “After 20 years, I've learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw US forces. We will end America's longest war after 20 long years of bloodshed.”
He blamed the outgoing Afghan administration, accusing leaders of “giving up without a fight”.
The president reiterated that American troops shouldn’t be fighting in a war “that Afghan forces are not willing to fight themselves”.
Biden said the U.S. will continue to support the Afghan people, push for regional diplomacy and speak out for the rights of Afghans.
It comes as Taliban militants declared their victory a "proud moment for the nation" and vowed to impose Sharia law on Afghanistan.
Thousands of people desperately stormed planes Monday in a bid to flee Taliban rule.
Video footage appears to show two people "falling to their deaths" after being thrown from a C-17 aircraft that had just taken off from Kabul airport.
And, a stampede on the airfield left at least seven people dead.
It's feared that the Taliban government could mean a repressive regime, particularly for women and girls.
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