Fox Information anchor Chris Wallace confronted former Secretary of Condition Mike Pompeo with his personal function in the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan as the former Trump administration formal slammed President Joe Biden amid the Taliban’s takeover of the region.

The Taliban has rapidly retaken manage of Afghanistan as the U.S. and its allies have withdrawn their troops from the place. The February 2020 peace deal with the Taliban primary to the withdrawal was signed under former President Donald Trump and spearheaded by Pompeo, who suggested at the time that the Taliban would grow to be companions with the U.S. to fight terrorism.

During an job interview with Fox Information Sunday, Pompeo said it was “pathetic blame shifting” for Biden and White Household officials to place out that they had inherited the peace offer from the Trump administration. The former Trump administration formal argued that Biden had “completely unsuccessful” by withdrawing the U.S. troops.

Wallace pushed back, pointing out that distinguished armed service officials and top Republicans experienced been extremely crucial of the offer made below Trump’s and Pompeo’s leadership.

“But I have to say, it isn’t just President Biden who claims this. When we declared that you ended up likely to be a guest on this method, a previous prime military commander in Afghanistan and a present leading Republican member of Congress each talked about the deal that the Trump administration and you negotiated back again in 2020 with the Taliban, to pull out all U.S.