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    Congressional Reaction To Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal Has Been Scathing

    Republicans excoriated the White House's strategy while Democrats criticized the haphazard manner of the U.S. withdrawal.
    by Barbara Sprunt Aug 16, 2021 5 minutes
    Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., seen here during a May hearing on Capitol Hill, said in a statement that the withdrawal of U.S. troops "should have been carefully planned to prevent violence and instability."
    Updated August 16, 2021 at 2:44 PM ET

    Congressional outcry over the Biden's administration's handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban's take over of the country has been swift.

    Criticism of the administration was bipartisan: Republicans were scathing about the White House's actions, and Democrats, while acknowledging that Biden was carrying out the policies of his predecessor, criticized the haphazard manner of the U.S. withdrawal.

    Biden is expected to address the increasing criticism Tuesday afternoon in his first public remarks since the Taliban moved into Kabal, Afghanistan's capital.

    Here's a look at what members of Congress have said.

    Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware

    Sen. Carper, a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and an ally of the president, said in a statement that the withdrawal of U.S. troops "should have been carefully

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