The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Executive News Summary
Afghanistan Postscript
President Biden touts “extraordinary success” in Afghanistan, then blames Donald Trump in contradictory address to nation (PM) | Fact-checking nine of Biden’s major claims (Daily Signal)
Pentagon acknowledges Americans stranded in Afghanistan despite Jen Psaki claiming term was “irresponsible” (Fox News)
White House dodges on bombshell report that Taliban offered U.S. control of Kabul (National Review)
Before Afghan collapse, Biden pressed President Ghani to “change perception” (Reuters)
Taliban supporters hold mock funerals with coffins draped with American flags (Fox News)
Biden admin told refugee organizations to prepare for up to 50,000 Afghans without visas (Daily Caller)
Mom of Marine killed in Kabul writes scathing message to Biden — and is “incorrectly” silenced by his Big Tech buddies (PJ Media)
Government & Politics
Nancy Pelosi blocked GOP from reading names of slain U.S. troops (Daily Wire)
Supreme Court allows Texas’s six-week abortion ban to take effect (ABC News)
Social Security trust funds now projected to run out of money in 12 years (CNBC)
Ilhan Omar possibly committed a felony by concealing book royalties in required financial disclosure form (Daily Caller)
National Security
What could have motivated this? FBI believes Texas Lyft murderer was “inspired” by foreign terrorists (PJ Media)
Illegal immigrant sentenced to life in prison for murder of Mollie Tibbetts (Daily Wire)
Around the Nation
Texas legislature passes election integrity bill (Daily Wire)
Hurricane Ida’s fury hits U.S. oil production, gasoline supplies (Reuters)
Virginia Supreme Court backs teacher ousted for rejecting trans policies (Free Beacon)
“Pledge allegiance to the queers” California teacher faces official investigation (Daily Wire)
Indiana school district segregates teachers into race and gender “affinity groups” (National Review)
Closing Arguments
Policy: The Taliban’s capture of U.S. military gear is not an ‘80s rerun. It’s far, far worse. (National Review)
Satire: Biden deploys military back to Afghanistan after realizing they left behind millions of masks (Babylon Bee)
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