'I'm disgusted that President Biden lied to the world to try to make everyone think the Taliban wasn't taking over, when he knew they were rapidly gaining power. 'In July, Biden pressured the Afghan President (Ghani) to suggest the fight against the Taliban was going well 'whether it is true or not.'' Here are excerpts from that call, based on a transcript and recording reviewed by Reuters: BIDEN: Mr. President. 'It’s damning President Biden knew the situation in Afghanistan was rapidly deteriorating in July': Republicans react with fury to leaked Biden phone call with Ghani 'That is how Joe Biden treats the American people, too. But others said that the phone call proved Biden knew things were headed south but did not speed up evacuations.

Source: The Nation September 01, 2021 20:03 UTC