U.S. Sen. Johnson: On ‘Upfront’ – Afghanistan withdrawal was incredibly incompetent, incredibly botched

OSHKOSH — On Sunday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) appeared on WISN-TV’s ‘Upfront’ to discuss the Biden administration’s failure to safely withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, and his recent visit to Fort McCoy, where Afghan refugees are being housed. The full interview can be found here, and excerpts are below. On Safe Evacuations for Americans and Afghan allies: “I am not overly confident. This is a tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of the bombing, their families, their friends. We are relying on the Taliban for the outer perimeter security. Obviously, they are not particularly effective at doing

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U.S. Rep. Gallagher: Statement on IC’s failure to identify COVID-19 origins

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Gallagher released the following statement on the Intelligence Community’s failed attempt to identify the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic: “The unclassified summary of the Intelligence Community (IC) probe into the origins of COVID-19 could have been shortened to three simple words: we don’t know. This cannot be the end of the investigation and raises more questions than it answers. For example, if the IC is split between different hypotheses, and has low confidence that “SARS-CoV-2 probably was not genetically engineered; however, two agencies believe there was not sufficient evidence to make an assessment either way,” then what

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U.S. Rep. Gallagher: Statement on IC’s failure to identify COVID-19 origins

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Gallagher released the following statement on the Intelligence Community’s failed attempt to identify the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic: “The unclassified summary of the Intelligence Community (IC) probe into the origins of COVID-19 could have been shortened to three simple words: we don’t know. This cannot be

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