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Tom Barrett: “Joe Biden, through a dereliction of duty, allowed the…”

Featuring: Tom Barrett, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 7

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Michigan Voters Were Betrayed by a FAKE Moderate in Congress - Tom Barrett on O'Connor Tonight 10/27

Published | Video Starts at 07:36

I felt for a long time that we needed to withdraw from Afghanistan, bring our troops back home, you know, but that doesn't mean you forfeit the game on the way out the door. And Joe Biden, through a dereliction of duty, allowed the Taliban to be placed in charge of security for our troops, which directly resulted in the deaths of those 13 Marines who were killed and the dozens more who were injured. And there has been no accountability since then. I could not sit back and watch that happen and pretend it wasn't going on. I put too much of my life into this. (07:36–07:48)

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Asserts that Joe Biden's actions allowed the Taliban to control security, leading to the deaths of 13 Marines.

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