and wendy sherman she stood up to the podium today.e said before she talked about, it was yesterday before she talked about americans or anybody else, this is the first thing she had to say. watch. >> before i take your questions, i want to speak to a situation that's very personal to me. ing [inaudible] could not flourish and prosper without the full participation of women and girls back then and they can flourish, they cannot flourish and prosper without women and girls now. >> will: that i'm sure, is something we can both agree on, women and the prospering of women. everybody is for that but, before we get americans out from behind enemy lines that needed to be addressed. >> tucker: what i love about that. wendy sherman is a buffoon obviously. she implicated in that disaster. people like wendy sherman got us there and kept us there 20 years she should apologize. first thing she says i want to talk about myself and give you a self-righteous moral lecture how i'm better than you. that's a perfect capitulation of everything. enough but

military force against iraq, lawmakers heard testimony from biden administration officials including wendi sherman.

deputy secretary wendy sherman to speak about afghanistan. she will offer some words at the top and take a few questions then we will resume with our regularly scheduled programming. >> thank you very much. that afternoon. i want to update you all on the situation on the ground in afghanistan. the state department i can tell you from personal experience has been working around the clock to respond to an enormously challenging and fluid situation. this is absolutely an all hands on deck effort to ensure the safety of our citizens. >> we'll invite more than 800 afghan special visa holders to aboard flights to the united states. we are going to expand our notification and expanding them to transmit information about evacuation options to each group. we'll continue to accelerate our effort including by working with our allies and partners mto's to identify and assist afghans eligible for p1 or p2 refugee status and over afghans at risk. we are continuing to have resources here in washington and missions around the world including in kabul where o

. >> bret: this is wendy sherman state department shortly after that briefing from the defense departmenttheir public statements and their commitments to our government are blocking afghans who wish to leave the country from reaching the airport. we expect them to allow all-american citizens all third country nationals and all afghans who wish to leave to do so safely and without harassment. >> bret: do they really think, ari, from the podium from the state department that the taliban encircling the airport are going to be listening to wendy sherman? >> yeah, this is the same administration that said if you don't follow the rules, you won't have international legitimacy as if the radical islamists who now are running afghanistan care what a bunch of christians, buddhists and hindus around the world think. they are going to do what they want to do. this is a western fantasy that statements like this exhortations have value. military strength has value. leverage has value. and the amazing thing now is the united states of america an island protecting an airport is now dependent on the tende

. >> deputy secretary of state wendy sherman briefed reporters earlier today about developments in afghanistan. she said in the last 24 hours, the u.s. military has evacuated about 2000 people with 5000 more processed.

just today, wendy sherman the deputy secretary of state was calling foreign minister, they are trying to nail down some other places to take them because our reporting has been from the pentagon and elsewhere that that is part of the delay here is where do you put them once they are on planes if they have already gotten to the airport. and of course this doesn't accommodate all of the people who are not in kabul with the difficult way to get to the airport. but the people, the afghans who are all over the country, and they have no way, and with the secretary of defense said yesterday we do not have the capacity to get them to the capital. so there is so many issues. and also finally the nato allies are not happy about this at all. they feel as abandoned as many of the afghans do. they feel they didn't have enough flts. they didn't like the fact that the fact that bagram air base was shut down before the actual withdrawal was completed. so that kept air cover not only for the afghan forces but also for their departing troops and diplomats. the president did mention today that they had

much, and i say this very calmly, it's not too much to say that antony blinken should resign, wendy shermanresign, both in disgrace, for leaving state department employees in a war zone and sitting in a cabinet meeting and allowing bagram to be closed. look, we just saw the president of the united states knock on wood. that was his plan. i can tell you, donald trump would not be knocking on wood right now. he would've had a plan and something else would have been knocking. >> sean: it wouldn't have gotten to this point, we all know that. i know you both have been working very hard to help people you know to get out and working every channel you have. i applaud your hard work and efforts. thank you both. here now with the very latest out of afghanistan, our national security correspondent, along with peter doocy, jennifer griffin. you have been doing a phenomenal job. i'm watching your reports with great detail. what can you tell us at this hour, especially after what the president said today? >> thank you, sean. what i can tell you is we heard from general frank mckenzie, the uscentcom comm

and then i just got done or listening to the deputy secretary of state, wendy sherman brief, from the podium at the state department. and her spin on this is, well, anyone who wants to you can certainly come to me cause i international airport. and we will process them, but i know not just as a planner, but somebody who serve as american diplomat across africa, iraq, venezuela, a lot harder on the ground. and that unfortunately, i think is the disconnect we have seen and are seeing between the bided administration. who on the one hand has you know, theory and slogan. and on the other hand, the reality certainly of the women and girls and i've got this done. mean, it is heart wrenching, it is heart wrenching for 20 years. we told them to stand up to be bold, and we just walked away. and the word from the white house, you know, the word from the president himself. he's not just going to be damaging, and i'm looking at this is somebody who, you know, handle american global engagement for a couple years. it's going to be damaging around the world. mean girls in nigeria. i mean, i remember

i am pleased to have wendy sherman with us to speak about afghanistan. and then resume with our regularly schedule program. >> thank you. good afternoon. i want to update all on the situation on the ground in afghanistan. the state department can tell you from personal experience has been working around-the-clock to respond to an enormous challenging and fluid situation. this is an all hands on deck effort to ensure the safety of our personnel and citizens. rally our allies and organize the evacuation of thousands and thousands of afghans. in the last 24 hours, u.s. military flights evacuated 2000 more people. over the last several days we have processed more than 4840 people for evaccination. -- evacuation. we communicated with u.s. citizens about specific instructions about where to go for evacuation plates. we will have visa holders board flights to the united states. we are expanding our notifications to transmit information about evacuation options to each group. we will continue to accelerate our efforts including by working with our allies and par

wendy sherman was in northern china earlier this week to install guardrails so the relationship between unprecedented verbal sparring between secretary of state anthony blinken and one of his chinese counterparts in the last meeting in alaska in march. but according to one news analysis, this meeting was a mini alaska. sherman forcefully detailed all the areas where washington rejects to beijing's policies, and in a statement released after the meeting, chinese vice foreign minister xi fang blamed the u.s. for the tense relationship, for turning china into an enemy. he went on with a little jab. it is when china is contained that america will become great again. there is no collaboration on view. part of this strategy for china is probably that it works well domestically. donald trump's castigation on beijing worked well and feelings toward china have soured considerably over the past decade. but china has a domestic audience as well. recall the last high-profile summit, chinese diplomat yon went into a condescension of power and his audience at home lapped it up. clips of his speech we

the state department's deputy secretary wendy sherman says the world is monitoring here what the talibanited states and the international community will be vigilant in monitoring how any future government in afghanistan insures the rights and freedoms that women and girls in that country have come to expect. >> the deputy secretary says the u.s. has made it clear the u.s. will use every diplomatic, political and economic tool to insure safety though no specifics beyond that. she also described a trip she took in 1997 to afghanistan, one of the most searing meetings she said she had as a diplomat. republican senator lindsey graham tweeted of that i can't believe what i heard from the state department briefing podium by wendy sherman. she went through her efforts to improve the lives of afghanistan women going back to 1997 and now think those words matter. the united states saturday has evacuated 6,000 people from kabul of a total of 15,000 americans who are in the country and some up to 65,000 afghans, many of whom worked with the united states and trying to get out. >> bill: we just hear

i was on the selected committee, lincoln, burns, susan, wendy sherman, jake sullivan, they are the sameple who created that mess. we have to have hearings but i'll think the democrats will do that. they are focused on politics and not only addressing real problems the american people care about. >> shannon: we are going to talk to one of the heroes of benghazi. he fought like heck and was a hero that night. he can speak to the situation as well. a congressman, think you so much for your time, great to see you. >> you bet, thank you, shannon. >> shannon: in the wake of the deadly kabul explosion, he was a people are becoming concerned about the potential terror threats now ramping up here in the homeland. correspondent phil keating taking a look at that for us. good evening. >> good evening, shannon, alarm bells have been going off over the past several days. some concern that perhaps now there is going to be a potential increase in the threat of domestic terrorism. now that the united states leaving afghanistan behind, leaving it back in the hands of the taliban. as we tragically saw to

but then i want to play one more sound bite here, this is wendy sherman talking about how the unitedoing to help these women and handle this situation. she's also at the state department. watch this. >> the united states and the international community will be vigilant in monitoring how any future government in afghanistan ensures the rights and freedoms that women and girls in that country have come to expect. the united states joined 20 other nations in jointly affirming that commitment. it's personal for me. >> martha: i'm sure that makes the talibans shake in their boots. 20 countries determined to sign a piece of paper. >> i don't know deputy sherman. i'm looking for the secretary state. where is secretary blinken now. why is he not being forthcoming. why isn't he front and center? i can't believe this. you know, i like president biden. he's a decent person. i totally relate to what he's saying about you can't give women their rights through a military force. that is not going to happen. however, the secretary part of what he said, i hope americans hear that and remember it. he

. >> just now i got an e-mail that wendy sherman, the deputy secretary of state spoke to the foreign minister of uzbekistan thanking them what they're doing for americans and for what they're going to do for the temporary relocation of vulnerable afghans. it seems like they're playing telephone calling around the region. we know that vladimir putin said in geneva to the president that he did not want those in his sphere of influence to be relocation sites. and just today putin was suggesting that he was going to recognize the taliban. but he is moving in that direction. going back today, and his speech with angela merkel and also the chinese already. back to a point of where they're going to go the secretary of state also talked to the leaders of qatar and thanking them. seeing if they can take more. so you can see they're on the phone, trying to find a place for these people and this is, as we learned in the last 24 hours, this decent cable, that is a very special kind of protest. that is really protected. it goes directly to the secretary of state. it's not to be interfered with. t

the honorable wendi sherman from the department of state. we appreciate your insights today. the acting legal advisor for the u.s. department of state. and, the honorable general counsel the u.s. department of defense. i would ask that you summarize your statements as much as possible within five minutes. your full statements will be included in the record without objection. with that, secretary sherman, you will recognize. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you ranking member, distinguished members of the committee. thank you for inviting me and my colleagues to testify today. ensuring the safety of american personnel overseas is the highest priority of the state department, and of course that the u.s. government and united states congress and the senate. as diplomats, it is our honor to represent america's values and interests at home and abroad, requiring personnel to travel and live all over the world, including in various challenging environments. we are here to discuss authorization for the use of military force. i believe the hearing is also about our democracy and

possible this is an all hands on deck effort and we aren't goingto let up deputy secretary of state wendy sherman u.s. military flights evacuated 2000 more people in the last 24 hours. >>and promised to evacuate thousands and thousands of afghans in the coming days we will stand with those who have stood with us sherman says more than a 100 countries have joined the u.s. and warning the taliban against blocking any passengers from getting to the airport and their actions in these days. >>well tell us whether there's reality to what their words say or whether there is not general mark milley the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff confirms about 4500 u.s. troops are currently on the ground keeping the airfield safe wherever there are threats if we identify them. we will take immediate military action without hesitation secretary of defense lloyd austin says there have been no hostile interactions with the taliban as efforts continue to increase evacuations every day we have to help those who helped us in washington, i'm jessi tenure. we have continuing coverage of the taliban takeover on kron 4

last week president biden plet with the leaders of the g7 countries and wendy sherman as been convening a group from all regions of the world every other day. going forward, we'll coordinate closely with countries in the region and around the world as well as with leading international organizations, ngos and the private sector. our allies and partners share our objectives and are committed to working with us. i'll have more to say on these matters in the coming days. the main point i want the drive home here today is that america's work in afghanistan continues. we have plan for what's next. we're putting it into action. this moment also demands reflection. the war in afghanistan was a 20-year endevour. we must learn itsless sons and allow those lessons to shape ou we think about foreign policy. we owe that to future diplomats, policy makers, military leaders, service members. we owe that to the american people. as we do, we will remain relentless si focussed on today and on the future. we'll make sure we're finding every opportunity to make good on our commitment to the afghan people,

and also in the last hour wendy sherman said that they are making clear to taliban officials that they cannot interfere or harass u.s. citizens trying to get to the airport here, that that is part of the deal. but it remains unclear whether or not they are going to be able to get through to them on that. it seems like u.s. citizens and foreigners are being allowed to get to the airport at this point for the most part. but if you are afghan, you really aren't going to have the same kind of luck. >> oren, we know secretary austin and general milley met with the president today. what do we anticipate that they will layout in this briefing? >> we wanton a u an update on t details of how many troops are there, when are the rest expected to get in and how fast can visas and the people be processed here to get them on flights. we got an update this morning that some 18 c-17 cargo aircraft have left the airport with about 2,000 people, but that is not a fast pace. the pentagon was aiming between 5,000 and 9,000 people. at the lower end, they are only moving about 40% of those numbers at least

deputy secretary of state wendy sherman, you should know this woman, she is a problem.a in the 1990s. we see how well that worked out. clueless tony blinken who alongside sherman negotiated the iran nuclear deal in 2013. another disaster. and if joe biden and company extend this brand of diplomacy to afghanistan, the failures, of course, will keep on coming. joining me now is senior editor of the federalist and fox news contributor one of your favorites and my favorite as well mollie hemingway. mollie, i don't know, this is like the twilight zone, it's shocking. we have all seen crazy things that have happened. yet, all of this is so -- it's -- i don't even know, how do we describe it? what is your take in the mix of all of this and especially with us wondering who has really been in charge? >> right. you mentioned the twilight zone. i think of the movie team america which was making fun of a lot of how americans foreign policy operates. and that movie was made you know, decades ago and they were joking about this idea that a strongly worded letter would be sufficient t

last week president biden met with the leaders of the g-7 countries and deputy secretary of state wendy sherman has been convenes a group of 20 allies and partners from all regions and partners. going forward we will coordinate closely with countries around the region and the around the world as well as leading organizations ngos and private sector. our allies and partners share our objectives are committed to working with us. i will have more to say on these matters in the coming days. the main point i want to drive home here today is that america's work in afghanistan continues. we have a plan for what's next. we're putting it into action. this moment also demands reflection. the war in afghanistan was a 20-year endeavor. we must learn its lessons and allow those lessons to shape how we think about fundamental questions of national security and foreign policy. we owe that to future diplomats, policymakers, military leaders, service members. we owe that to the american people. but as we do, we will remain relentlessly focused on today and on the future. we'll make sure we are finding every opp

the deputy secretary of state wendy sherman acknowledged the problems in getting to the airport. >> there's military partners on the ground in kabul, engaging directly with the taliban that to make clear that we expect all people that wish to leave to do so safely. >> the state department has warned of consequences and has failed to detail the specifics of what that would be. back to you. >> martha: thanks, rich, at the state department. joining me now, jack carr, retired navy seal that led special operations teams and assault and sniper units in iraq and afghanistan. thanks for your service. thanks for being here today. you watched this news conference. you heard from the joint chiefs of staff, general milley and also from our defense secretary, general austin. what was going through your mind as you watched that? >> well, i'm going to try to remain respectful. they're making it very difficult on me these days. it was almost unbelievable. the one thing i liked that they talked about is having the evacuation of american citizens be their number 1 priority. so that -- i did like that. to hea

week, president biden met with the leaders of the g 7 countries and deputy secretary of state wendy sherman is convening a group of 28 allies and mapartners. going forward, we'll coordinate closely with countries in the region and around the whorld as well as leading organizations, ngos and the private sector. our allies and partners share objectives and are committed to working with us, i'll have more to say on these matters in the coming days, the main point i want to drive home today is america's work in afghanistan continues. we have a plan for what is next, we're putting it into action. this demands reflection. the war in afghanistan was a 20-year endeavor. we must learn the lessons and allow the lessons to shape what we think about questions of national security and foreign policy. future diplomats, policy makers, military leaders, service members. we owe that to the american people. but as we do, we will be relentlessly focused on today and the future. we'll make sure we're finding every opportunity to make good on our commitment to the afghan people including by welcoming thousands

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last week president biden met with leaders of the g7 countries and secretary of state wendy sherman has been convening partners from all regions of the world every other day. we'll coordinate closely with countries in the region and around the world as well as leading national organizations, ngos and the private sector. our allies and partners share our objectives and are committed to working with us the main point i want to drive home here today is that america's work in afghanistan continues. we have a plan for what's next we're putting it into action this moment also demands reflection the war in afghanistan was a 20-year endeavor we must learn its lessons and allow those lessons to shape how we think about fundamental questions of national security and foreign policy we owe that to future diplomats, policymakers, military leaders, service members. we owe that to the american people but as we do, we will be relentlessly focused on today and on the future. we'll make sure we're finding every opportunity to make good on our commitment to the afghan people, including by welcoming thousa

the state department deputy secretary wendy sherman says the world is watching what the taliban does.nd freedoms, women and girls in that country have come to expect. reporter: the deputy secretary says the u.s. has made clear it will use every diplomatic, political, and economic tool to insure safety. though no specifics beyond that. she described a trip she took in 1997 in afghanistan one of the most searing meetings she had as a diplomat. senate republican lindsey graham, tweeted that i can't believe what i heard about stated department spokesman wendy sherman. she went through her efforts to improve the lives of afghan women since 1997 and now believes that they words matter. they managed to get 6,000 people out of the country. the other numbers, 15,000 americans living in afghanistan. that is administration number. some up to 65,000 afghans, many who worked with the united states who are looking to get out. stuart. stuart: a lot of people. rich edison, thank you very much, sir. headline, "wall street journal," the u.s. is hostage to the taliban. it reads in part pentagon official

use of military force against iraq, testimony from biting administration officials, including wendi sherman. >> i would like to thank our witnesses for being here today. i am holding this hearing on behalf of other members who requested it prior to a vote on the 2002 repeal, as well as to jumpstart the broader discussion on the 2001 aumf and other issues surrounding the use of force, and this subject, whether to send our sons and daughters into conflict, is one of the most solemn votes any member can take. let me start with the 1991 and 2002 repeal of the authorizations here to let me be clear what we are talking about. the 19 91 authorization resolution authorizes united states armed forces to take action to ensure iraq's compliance with un security council resolutions related to saddam hussein's invasion of kuwait. the 2002 au mf authorizes armed forces to take action against the continuing threat posed by iraq, which was still under the rule of saddam hussein at the time, and then the claim was developing weapons of mass destruction. we know now that that was simply not true. regardless,

anthony blinken, our secretary of state, should resign in disgrace, and he should take wendy shermaney not demanding that we have hearings immediately? this is such an outrage and embarrassment. let me just finish by saying, every single man and woman who served in afghanistan did the right thing. they served honorably. they protected us. some gave their lives and limbs for us. do you know who messed it up? the politicians in washington who absolutely didn't take donald trump's plan, where the taliban was scared to death of the u.s. government, when joe biden got in, guess what happened? the taliban was no longer afraid of the u.s. government. they inched their way city by city until they took over the whole country, and joe biden sat there. >> stuart: i'm going to put out this iconic photo back on the screen, came out early this morning. this is the last american soldier out of kabul. that is christopher donahue. my question is, there are all these people left behind, americans and our allies, thousands of them, how are we going to get them out? we say we're going to get them out. h

. >> next hour deputy secretary of state wendy sherman testifies before the senate foreign relationsbetween top u.s. officials under the biden administration. the president has also tasked the intelligence community to look into the origins of covid-19. that report is due at the end of the month. china's government refuses to allow an independent investigation in china with regard to the origins. >> bill: from china. that country taking no chances. mass testing in the city of wuhan. this after a wide series of outbreaks of covid reached that city, remember that's where it all was first detebted in late 2019. three cases confirmed in wuhan yesterday. the first non-imported cases in more than a year. there are other cities, too, throughout china experiencing this as well. we want to bring this to you and follow it as well. >> dana: we don't know but is it a new variant is what i would love to know and what do we need to know? >> bill: is it home grown? it could very well be. arkansas has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. as the state sees a spike in covid cases and as

wendy sherman is meeting with china's new ambassador this afternoon at the state department, come after or not she pushed back on some of this behavior and of course the behavior has been in place for decades but it got worse in 2020 as the ccp used the pandemic to gain more territory across the world. you know, invading india, invading hong kong, throwing freedom fighters in gail jail. what do -- jail. what do you want to see from u.s. policy. >> basically from business and from policy, i just don't agree with the idea that business is completely separate and foreign policy is conducted by the government alone. business rode on the coat tails of policy all the way through to the president. so you don't get to ride that tiger and jump off when it's convenient, to pretend as if you have no relation to what's going on, whether it's in secure communications platforms and technology supply lines or the genocide against the uighurs in the far west of china. so i just think they're intertwined. when it comes to deputy secretary sherman, she did go to china not that long ago. she was treated i

and that is what secretary austin is talking about and then wendy sherman, the deputy secretary of statesly met last week with the chinese themselves. this is all about bringing our allies together. we'll never have a nato-like alliance because the countries are different socioeconomically and the governance is different. we have a common objective, security and stability in the region and china is a threat to that. that is what is taking place. it's really critical what the leaders of our government are doing here and they're building on what trump started with the quad alliance which was japan, australia, india and the united states, three of the four largest economies in the world in that informal alliance. and that has been strengthening and now it's expanding. good news. dagen: good news. and always good to see you. terrific to see you. general jack keane. amazing insight. thank you, sir. >> great talking to you, dagen. dagen: coming up, regulating the crypto market, how the infrastructure bill could impact your assets. big tech takes on dating apps, why apple is banning a platform

wendy sherman went to beijing last week. we haven't heard a peep about that.d on that, senator, before you go. >> yes. this is something that mike mccall and the house, mike and i are doing this. but, yes, we need to make certain that people that are being supported by the u.s. support us in the u.n. and bringing transparency to how they're spending their money, who they're supporting. , lookingmore closely at our u.. participation in the u.n., who the u.n. is hiring, the amount of influence that the chinese communist party -- i mean, they're on the human rights council. these are things that need to be up for review and americans need to be aware. maria: that's a great point. senator, thanks very much for your leadership on that. thank you for joining me this morning, marsha blackburn many we'll be right back. stay with us. limu emu... and doug. so then i said to him, you oughta customize your car insurance with liberty mutual, so you only pay for what you need. oh um, doug can we talk about something other than work, it's the weekend. yeah, yeah. [ squawk ]

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