08/17/2021 05:05 CDT

BIDEN DEFLECTS BLAME, TAKES NO QUESTIONS, GOES BACK TO VACATION AS AFGHANISTAN FAILURE CONTINUES TO UNFOLD; PSAKI ON VACATION TOO

TODAY’S TOP TEN

BIDEN EMERGES, MAKES WEAK STATEMENT, GOES BACK IN HIDING

FEEBLE BIDEN ACKNOWLEDGES AFGHANISTAN collapse “did unfold more quickly than we expected” and then runs back to the bunker. Just the News.

• Biden should fire his national security advisor, Ex-Obama aide says. Daily Caller.
• Biden’s deflection won’t work. John Hinderaker.

WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY JEN PSAKI “out of the office” as Afghanistan crumbles. Legal Insurrection.

JUST 15 PERCENT OF UNVACCINATED PEOPLE believe Anthony Fauci makes recommendations based on science. Scott Rasmussen.

NEW JERSEY LOCKDOWN GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY vacations in $7 million Italian villa despite travel warnings. ZeroHedge.

VIRGINIA GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE Terry McAuliffe showcases Florida workers in campaign ad. Free Beacon.

ASHLI BABBITT’S MOM RIPS PELOSI, Feinstein, says questions about daughter’s death going unanswered. Fox News.

TEN GREAT IDEAS FOR RED STATES to combat destructive Blue policies. American Greatness.

TWO CHARTS DESTROY BIG LIE about “climate change” and wildfires. Issues & Insights.

LEFTIST FILMMAKER MICHAEL MOORE celebrates decline in white population in America. The Federalist.

HIGH SCHOOLS TREAT CONSERVATIVE STUDENTS poorly, new survey confirms. National Review.

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COMMENTARY WORTH READING

• Are we in a revolution and don’t know it? Victor Davis Hanson.
• Media blackout on Hunter Biden remains in effect. Jonathan Turley.
• Joe Biden’s defeat will echo for eternity. Miranda Devine.

VIDEO WORTH WATCHING

• Dr. Marty Makary fact checks NIH director on natural immunity. Grabien News.
• CNN reporter: Taliban chanting “Death to America” but they “seem friendly at the same time.” Breitbart.
• Leader in Australia bans people from removing masks to drink outdoors. Grabien News.

OFFBEAT BEAT

• Washington Monument closed for repairs after dramatic lightning strike. WTOP News.

TWEETS OF NOTE

• (@catturd2) When the going gets tough ... Joe Biden and his woke Generals, hide - and Jen Paski runs for the hills. Tweet.
• (@ianmSC) The 7-day average of newly reported deaths per million in Sweden is 0. They’ve reported 14 total deaths since July 1st in a country of about 10.4 million people. It is remarkable to watch experts & politicians ignore this and go right back to interventions that have already failed Tweet.

MOST CLICKED ITEM YESTERDAY

• WILL DURHAM’S REPORT THROW A SLOW CURVEBALL at key political players? Jonathan Turley.

BONGINO REPORT TOP HEADLINE AT TIME OF EMAIL

• Biden Finally Returns From Vacation to Address His Catastrophic Failure in Afghanistan – Accepts No Responsibility BONGINO REPORT.