Biden hears from Reps. Slotkin, Sherrill about Aug. 31 Afghanistan deadline extension: report
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President Biden on Wednesday heard from two Democratic U.S. House members – each with defense experience – who seek an extension of Biden’s Aug. 31 Afghanistan withdrawal deadline.
"We did not always agree," Slotkin wrote on Twitter about her conversation with the president, while a Sherrill spokesman described the meeting as a "frank conversation." Numerous critics in Washington – from both parties -- have criticized Biden for sticking with the Aug. 31 deadline, claiming the president would be "abandoning" those who want to leave Afghanistan if evacuations can’t be completed by next Tuesday. Slotkin, 45, a first-term congresswoman, is a former assistant secretary of defense, serving during the Obama administration, and also worked for the CIA.More Related News