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Daniel Crenshaw: “Donald Trump never left Afghanistan.”

Featuring: Daniel Crenshaw, Republican | U.S. House Texas, 2nd Congressional District

Interview with Congressman Daniel Crenshaw on Ukraine, European Security, and Military Spending

Published February 16, 2025 | Video Starts at 11:24

And then the people who are our allies, including US Citizens, were left behind again. We cannot blame Donald Trump for this. Donald Trump never left Afghanistan. And we can say, well, he wanted to. Well, he never did. Right. I just asked about the policy. Now we're going to work with the administration on this. (11:24–11:26)

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Asserts that Donald Trump did not withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan.

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