Critics hammer Politico headline claiming ‘Republicans fixate’ on Biden’s ‘messy’ Afghanistan withdrawal [Video]

Politico was swiftly criticized on Tuesday over a headline posted to social media that said “Republicans fixate” on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, which included a terrorist attack that killed 13 service members. 

“Republicans fixate on messy Afghanistan withdrawal,” Politico’s headline read. 

Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, and retired Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, who served as commander of United States Central Command (CENTCOM), testified before Congress on Tuesday about the withdrawal.  

McKenzie argued that the decision to authorize a non-combatant evacuation during the final days of the U.S. war in Afghanistan came too late.

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Journalists and more criticized the headline, taking issue with the “fixate” framing as well as the notion of a “messy” withdrawal. 

“President Joe Biden’s poll numbers tanked three years ago as U.S. forces left Afghanistan, especially after an ISIS suicide bomber killed 13 American service members outside Kabul’s airport. …