Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was ripped for trying to spin reports of billions of dollars of U.S. military equipment now in the hands of the Taliban, arguing it's "what happens" when troops leave. "This is what happens when you withdraw," Pelosi said in an interview with KPIX 5 News Tuesday. "The fact that it did not and could not," Pelosi added, "was all more the reason for us to leave." WASHINGTON POST FACT CHECK ACCUSES BIDEN OF INFLATING SIZE OF AFGHANISTAN MILITARY: ‘BOGUS’Other lawmakers, including many Democrats, condemned Biden for the bungled operation. The Washington Post also fact-checked his address to conclude the president exaggerated the size of the Afghan military.

Source: Fox News August 18, 2021 16:07 UTC