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Fiddling While Rome Burns? Pelosi, Schumer Slammed for Partying Amid Chaotic Afghanistan Evacuation
Fiddling While Rome Burns? Pelosi, Schumer Slammed for Partying Amid Chaotic Afghanistan Evacuation
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Two of the most prominent Democrats in the US, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, have been slammed on Twitter for seemingly being idle over the weekend, as the US is experiencing issues evacuating its citizens from Afghanistan.According to the video circulating online, Schumer was seen dancing backstage with late-night comic Stephen Colbert during the "We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert" in Central Park on Saturday night, which was curtailed quite soon due to bad weather.New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's spokesman Bill Neidhardt posted a video of the dance, which has received over three million views, according to Fox News.Some commentators, such as House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, chastised Pelosi for the lack of diversity at the DCCC fundraiser, as well as the fact that donors did not wear masks while sitting close together.Biden has been criticized from all sides over the past week for his administration's handling of the chaotic evacuation from Kabul. On Wednesday, three days after the Afghan government collapsed, he was lambasted for making public remarks regarding COVID-19 without addressing the situation in Afghanistan or taking any questions.Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris, who previously stated that she played a key role in Vice President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw from the Central Asian country, arrived in Singapore on Sunday and has remained largely silent on the situation in Afghanistan, with the exception of a few tweets defending the withdrawal.* A terrorist organization banned in Russia
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Fiddling While Rome Burns? Pelosi, Schumer Slammed for Partying Amid Chaotic Afghanistan Evacuation
03:16 GMT 23.08.2021 (Updated: 14:01 GMT 19.12.2022) Kirill Kurevlev
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The footage went public one week after Afghanistan's government quickly fell to the Taliban* as the US military presence in the nation was reduced during the pullout. President Biden, who has found himself in hot water for his handling of the situation, has defended the withdrawal, but the amount of criticism keeps growing.
Two of the most prominent Democrats in the US, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, have been slammed on Twitter for seemingly being idle over the weekend, as the US is experiencing issues evacuating its citizens from Afghanistan.
According to the video circulating online, Schumer
was seen dancing backstage with late-night comic Stephen Colbert during the "We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert" in Central Park on Saturday night, which was curtailed quite soon due to bad weather.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's spokesman Bill Neidhardt posted a video of the dance, which has received over three million views, according to
Fox News.
And while some celebrated Colbert's pretty hip dance moves and the general atmosphere of the event, others, such as Representative Lee Zeldin of New York, noted that politicians had much more important things to do than idle fun.
Some commentators, such as House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, chastised Pelosi for the lack of diversity at the DCCC fundraiser, as well as the fact that donors
did not wear masks while sitting close together.
18 August 2021, 15:43 GMT
Biden has been criticized from all sides over the past week for his administration's handling of the chaotic evacuation from Kabul. On Wednesday, three days after the Afghan government collapsed, he was lambasted for making public remarks regarding COVID-19 without addressing the situation in Afghanistan or taking any questions.
Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris, who previously stated that she played a key role in Vice President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw from the Central Asian country, arrived in Singapore on Sunday and has remained largely silent on the situation in Afghanistan, with the exception of a few tweets defending the withdrawal.
* A terrorist organization banned in Russia
