“Fox and Friends” host Brian Kilmeade unleashed rare criticism on President Trump Thursday morning over his decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria, calling the move “stunning and irresponsible.”
“In what I think is a stunning and irresponsible move yesterday, the President blindsided his secretary of defense, his national security adviser, people on the outside who have been advising him, including Gen. Jack Keane, as well as his State Department and decides he is going to immediately evacuate 2,000 troops and the State Department is already packing their bags. We are leaving Syria,” Kilmeade said, in a tone harsher than what’s usually portrayed by Trump’s favorite TV hosts.
“(It’s) totally irresponsible!” Kilmeade said, after receiving push-back for the critique from his fellow hosts. “Nobody thinks ISIS is defeated. Nobody who understands, who was born after 2,000, who sees what’s happened after 9/11, understands … ISIS is still there. They are still a factor. They are far from defeated.”
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Trump has been roundly criticized by his Republican colleagues in Congress for the decision, with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) even releasing a statement calling the move an “Obama-like mistake” that brings risks to U.S. national security.
Fox & Friends has decided it’s time to test-market reality?
A development worth watching.
As opposed to “Fox and Friends,” which is stunning and irresponsible.
I’m not reading this. I think it’s bizarre that TPM thinks Fox has news for us to read. Come on, if I wanted to know what they have to say, I’d watch it but I don’t.
@nicole_lafond
“An Obama-like mistake”? Way to go, Senator - we know how Donald loves to be compared to Obama.
Well, in this case there is an element of “man bites dog.”