A.G. Gancarski
Florida’s junior Senator continued his scathing criticism of President Joe Biden Thursday.
“Incompetent. Unhinged. Incoherent. Unfit,” tweeted Scott, in a four-word excoriation of Biden’s performance in an interview with ABC the night before.
Biden told George Stephanopoulos the shambolic exit was inevitable.
“The idea that somehow, there’s a way to have gotten out without chaos ensuing — I don’t know how that happens,” Biden said.
Biden described a “significant collapse” of the American client government in remarks intended to explain away the optics of the withdrawal.
Scott followed up the Twitter blast with a radio hit on New Hampshire’s WTSN, in which he blasted Biden, saying that he “wasn’t willing to serve himself” in the military but was willing to criticize America’s former Afghan allies.
On a New Hampshire radio station, Scott also urged again the removal of Biden under the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, urging a serious conversation about whether Biden can “discharge the duties of the Presidency.”
Scott first made that call Monday on Twitter.
“After the disastrous events in Afghanistan, we must confront a serious question: Is Joe Biden capable of discharging the duties of his office or has time come to exercise the provisions of the 25th Amendment?” he wrote.
On Tuesday, he repeated his call during a round of media hits.
Scott was asked if he was serious during an appearance on the Guy Benson Show, and he said he was, calling the question of removal a “fair and serious question we have to confront.”
“We’ve got to get someone in there that’s doing their job,” Scott said, describing Biden as “out to lunch.”
Scott, on the Panhandle’s News Radio 1620, said Biden wasn’t “showing up” and there were questions about whether the President was “capable of discharging the duties of his office.”
It’s doubtful, at least given the current trajectory of events, that there will be any move to remove the Democratic President in Democratically-controlled Washington. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio flatly dismissed the possibility earlier this week.
“Yeah, I don’t foresee that happening,” Rubio told Florida Politics.
However, Rubio has frequently cast aspersions on Biden’s mental state and competence also. As has Gov. Ron DeSantis, who took to Fox News on Wednesday night with his first comments in the wake of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
“You know who’s looking at this? China, Russia, North Korea, all of our adversaries are taking the measure of Joe Biden. And they see that this is not somebody who is capable of leading with conviction on the world stage,” DeSantis asserted, stressing national security concerns.
“So they are going to do everything they can, as long as he is President, to take advantage of that. And I think we’re in for a rocky three and a half years, as long as he is President,” DeSantis prognosticated.
12 comments
Ed
August 19, 2021 at 9:31 am
Biden deserves every bit of bad press. This debacle will define his presidency, and it’s not off to a good start with the Southern Border chaos, inflationary pressures and now this. Even the NATO countries that had soldiers in the region are pissed off at him as well.
Tom
August 20, 2021 at 8:28 am
Sen. Scott is correct.
This is an abandonment of Americans and allies. Planning 101 says get all people’s out first, draw down equip/hardware and phase out military. How could Bagram Airport be closed first weeks ago. How incompetent. This is a 50 to 75 yr foreign policy event. Impeachment hearings are legitimate in this example unlike the garbage, lies previously the last years..
This POTUS is not functioning.
Trump on his most challenging day wasn’t this awful. What an embarrassment.
Ocean Joe
August 20, 2021 at 5:00 pm
Trump’s most challenging day was Jan 6, and he was far more “awful,” gleefully watching the rioters on tv like a ghoul and taunting your hero Kevin McFlunkee and refusing to call off a criminal mob of white supremacists chanting his name while they broke into our capitol building.
Ocean Joe
August 20, 2021 at 4:57 pm
Like it defined Gerald Ford’s presidency? No, what will define them both is bringing the country back to normal after replacing the impeached duo of Nixon and Trump. Like the ARVN, who fled the field and dumped their weapons in piles as they raced away from the fronts, so too has the large Afghan army. They will not stand and defend their country, so folks think we should continue to do it for them.
And as usual, Scott is completely worthless.
Tom
August 21, 2021 at 6:31 pm
Yes watergate and the pardon did define him. Are you ignorant. Vietnam’s Saigon exit was horrendous for many years. I know what I speak. You don’t as usual. Dems can’t defend Americans abroad, Dems can’t defend American border, and Dems can’t protect/defend Americancities.
This was not the way to leave. No one wanted to stay anymore. The drawdown should have been out if Bag ram AF base, why was it closed a month ago? Really Ocean?
That was the last piece of puzzle. 1.Get all Americans, diplomats, interpreters, educators, American Univ pers. out through Bagram. 2. Draw down all military hardware and 3. Finally lady call any Americans and finally military. Close Bagram. I even know that.
Cliff Gephart
August 19, 2021 at 10:46 am
Rick Scott is unfit for his human skin suit.
Matthew Lusk
August 20, 2021 at 2:17 pm
Dare I make a prophecy? Nancy Pelosi will be the first female United States president before 2024. Why do I say this? Joe Biden was never the establishment’s ideal, not even close. Biden’s credibility is completely shot, spent, familiar. Biden will resign. Fake News is starting to look for bus tires.
That leaves Harris, an existential retard, with no ability to direct or even in cognitive possession of contiguous grey matter. The establishment will never have her be President. Neither would the House Witch who has more behind the scenes power. Therefore; Harris will resign the Vice-presidency. In steps Pelosi!!!
Robert Patterson
August 21, 2021 at 4:31 am
Never liked her , but she is actually qualified.. Biden should be removed immediately.,
Kate
August 22, 2021 at 7:43 pm
Nancy Pelosi had a $30,000 a plate fundraiser this weekend in Napa Valley while Americans and our are Afghan allies are being threatened and beat in the streets outside of The airport in Kabul. Still think she’s qualified…..
Matthew Lusk
August 20, 2021 at 2:28 pm
It makes sense that it will happen before the mid- terms in case the house flips.
Kate
August 20, 2021 at 9:03 pm
Parliament votes to hold the President of the United States in Contempt for dishonorable actions. This is in direct opposition to what Pres. Biden told us today about the UK backing him.
Kathleen White
August 21, 2021 at 5:03 pm
As a citizen I don’t believe news . Sorry to say the only action is straight arrest the entire Biden Adm. suspicion of doing away with all Biden administration suspicious if being Traitors and actions against all USA citizens . They are traitors. Acting against all. USA laws of government endangering lives of all citizens
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