US President Joe Biden snapped at a reporter who tried to ask him about Afghanistan during his FEMA visit, Mail Online reports.
Before delivering a pep talk at FEMA, the President and First Lady Jill Biden, were both at the Dover Air Force base to receive the bodies of the 13 American servicemen that were killed by the ISIS-K bombing at Kabul.
President Biden is currently under intense pressure to defend his handling of the early withdrawal of US troops after two decades of conflict.
The extreme pressure on Biden’s shoulder was immensely felt when he returned to Washington, D.C., where he delivered a talk at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as Hurricane Ida cripples Louisiana.
“I’m not supposed to take any questions, but go ahead,” the President said as he turned to the traveling press pool.
“On Afghanistan…” a reporter said before Biden cut him off.
“I’m not going to answer Afghanistan now,” Biden snapped.
According to Mail Online, the president then turned away from the press pool to talk to the FEMA staff as the reporter continued his question about whether he still believed ‘there was an extreme risk at the airport.’
The President flew back to Washington DC on Sunday afternoon for a FEMA briefing on Hurricane Ida and began his remarks by saying that he had just come from Dover.
“We met with the families of 13 fallen heroes in Afghanistan who lost their lives in their service of our country and while we’re praying for the best in Louisiana, let’s keep them in our prayers as well,” Biden said. “This is going to be a devastating devastating hurricane, a life-threatening storm.”
“So please, all you folks, and in Mississippi and Louisiana, Mississippi and God knows, maybe even further east, take precautions,” Biden said.