On March 2, the State Department finally told Americans in over a dozen countries to evacuate, but gave no real guidance on how to do that as thousands of flights were canceled. The State Department initially told Americans to, quote, not rely on the US Government for assist in departure or evacuation. Let's be clear. The Trump administration chose this war. They planned this war for months, and they made no plans to safeguard hundreds of thousands of Americans in the region. (00:33–00:43)
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Asserts that the State Department advised Americans not to rely on the US Government for evacuation assistance.
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