In what seemed like a preview of a potential stump speech should former President Trump eventually follow through on his flirtations to launch a 2024 White House bid, Trump once again took aim at his successor on Saturday night. BIDEN, TRUMP, TRADE ACCUSATIONS ON AFGHANISTANTrump then blasted President Biden, criticizing him over crime, inflation and the haphazard evacuation of U.S. personnel and allies from Afghanistan after repressive Taliban forces rolled into Kabul, the central Asian country’s capital and largest city. Trump also criticized Biden for failing to "stop the virus," as he pointed to the surge in COVID cases due to the highly contagious delta variant. A local state of emergency was declared in Cullman on Thursday, two days before Trump held his rally in the northern Alabama city. TRUMP ENDORSES REP. MO BROOKS IN ALABAMA SENATE GOP PRIMARYRep. Mo Brooks, a strong Trump ally who’s running in the 2022 race for Alabama’s open Senate seat, introduced the former president at the rally.

Source: Fox News August 22, 2021 13:51 UTC