<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: MAGA Cowed Trump on Afghanistan
Donald Trump’s flip-flopping on Afghanistan is a reminder that the core values of Trumpism are whatever Trump needs them to be.
by David A. Graham
Aug 19, 2021
3 minutes
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Donald Trump knows he’s against President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. He’s been saying as much, in harsh words, in the prolific statements he’s been emailing out since he got banned from Twitter.
His problem: The withdrawal, Biden and Trump have both chosen to emphasize America’s narrow national interest by exiting Afghanistan as quickly as possible. Now the former president needs to figure out why exactly he hates Biden’s approach
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