First on the fox: two Republican House They file articles for accountability on Friday, arguing that Minister of Foreign Affairs Anthony Blinken failed to advise the president properly and abandoned American interests in Afghanistan.
The articles state that “Secretary Blinken failed to faithfully fulfill his oath and instead oversaw the reckless abandonment of our nation’s interests, security, and values in his role in the withdrawal of U.S. forces and diplomatic assets from Afghanistan.”
They add that “[i]In direct conflict with the intelligence and advice given by his diplomats and the intelligence community, Secretary Blinken failed to advise the President accordingly and did not inform Congress or American citizens at home and abroad of the dangers.”
The move by Representative Ralph Norman and Representative Andy Harris, a Republican, comes as many Republicans have called for some level of accountability for the attacks that left 13 US soldiers killed Thursday.
“Under the Constitution of the United States of America, the Secretary of State is tasked with informing Congress and the American citizens about the conduct of American foreign relations,” Norman said in a statement to Fox News.
“In Afghanistan, he has failed to do so, leaving US citizens exposed in a city under Taliban control. Secretary Blinken is also responsible for the safety of US citizens abroad and, in the event of danger, the safe and effective evacuation of these Americans – which he has not yet done.”
The State Department did not immediately respond to a Fox News request for comment. She refused to hold a news conference on Thursday after the attack.
On Thursday, Biden told the nation that he took responsibility for the fallout from his plan to withdraw from Afghanistan, including the attack in Kabul. He also vowed to take revenge on the perpetrators of the attacks.
Regardless, he and others in the administration have been accused of screwing up the withdrawal to the point of calling for their removal from office.
“I am basically taking responsibility for everything that has happened recently,” Biden said Thursday night.
“But here’s the deal: You know — I hope you say these things one day — you know as I do, the former president made a deal with the Taliban that he would get all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by May 1st . . . ”
“In return, he was pledged – and that was a year ago – in return, he got a commitment that the Taliban would continue to attack others, but they would not attack any American forces.”
Fox News’ Kelly Farris contributed to this report.