The Patriot Post® · Friday Executive News Summary
Afghanistan Dumpster Fire
13th U.S. service member dies in Afghanistan attack, now deadliest day of conflict since 2011 (Daily Wire) | Tone-deaf House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweets about Women’s Equality Day after Americans killed in Kabul (PJ Media)
In hopeless speech, President Biden refuses liability for Afghanistan crisis he created (The Federalist) | Biden admits to being instructed which reporters to call on (Daily Wire)
Dumb… CENTCOM commander says U.S. sharing intel with Taliban (Fox Business)
… and dumber: U.S. officials gave Taliban terrorists names of American citizens, green card holders, and Afghan allies (PM) | “This is insanity”: Baffled reporters torch Biden for sharing list of U.S. citizens and allies with Taliban (Fox News)
Around the Nation
Tropical Storm Ida is strengthening and forecast to hit the Gulf Coast as a major hurricane (TWC)
Portland explodes again in violent battles between antifa and Proud Boys (The Hill)
Feds to close troubled NYC jail where Jeffrey Epstein
killed himselfdidn’t kill himself (AP)Democrat Terry McAuliffe, candidate for Virginia governor, forgot to sign form making him a valid candidate, complaint says (Daily Wire)
Other Notables
Getting it right on the second try: Supreme Court strikes down eviction moratorium (National Review) | Nearly 90% of rental assistance funds not yet distributed (Fox Business)
The officer who shot Ashli Babbitt reveals identity, ridiculously says he “saved countless lives” (National Review)
Delta Air Lines will impose $200 surcharge on unvaccinated employees (Fox Business)
Non compos mentis: Harvard’s new chaplain is an atheist — and “good without God” (NY Post)
Closing Arguments
Policy: How might China exploit the Afghanistan debacle? (Daily Signal)
Policy: How to regulate Critical Race Theory in schools (Manhattan Institute)
Satire: In response to Afghanistan disaster, Nancy Pelosi begins impeachment proceedings against President Trump (Babylon Bee)
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