City’s GOP representatives criticize Biden’s Afghanistan speech
President Joe Biden speaks about Afghanistan from the East Room of the White House on Aug. 16, 2021, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP)
Tennessee’s two Republican U.S. senators were highly critical of President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw U.S. military forces before his speech Monday, Aug. 16. They were more critical after the speech.
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