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Subject: Biden Official Claims Lloyd Austin "Never Compromised American Lives"; All Hell Breaks Loose On CNN
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2025 04:30:44 -0400
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A CNN panel discussion went off the rails on Wednesday after a guest who had 
served in President Joe Biden's administration claimed that then-Defense 
Secretary Lloyd Austin had "never compromised American lives."

Dan Koh, who was the White House Deputy Cabinet Secretary during the Biden 
administration, began the exchange by suggesting that military leadership in 
President Donald Trump's administration was putting people at risk and "no 
one was facing consequences."

"That's when people check out and realize that their democracy may not be 
what they thought it was," Koh continued.

WATCH:

	This is one of the most BRUTAL exchanges I've ever seen on CNN.

	LIB: "Secretary Austin never compromised American lives..."

	JENNINGS: "13 American lives?! They were more than compromised, 
	they were ENDED."@ScottJenningsKY does not miss. 
	pic.twitter.com/0Ag73R2ZuK

	-- Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) April 3, 2025

Republican commentator Scott Jennings pushed back, noting that Koh "held a 
high-ranking position with Joe Biden."

"Yes, I did, you did with George W. Bush," Koh replied.

"Did you recall a single person in your White House or in your Democratic 
Party asking for the resignation of Lloyd Austin after Afghanistan, after the 
drone strike vaporized those kids, or after he went AWOL, yes or no?" 
Jennings asked, referencing the fact that Austin had been in charge when the 
Biden administration had closed Bagram Air Base and evacuated everyone -- 
both military and civilian -- through the crowded international airport in 
Kabul, Afghanistan. The end result of that decision was a chaotic withdrawal 
that left American equipment behind, American allies at the mercy of Taliban 
leaders who immediately took power, and a suicide bombing that killed 13 
American service members and dozens of Afghan citizens.

"Secretary Austin never compromised American lives," Koh replied, but the 
words had barely left his mouth when everyone at the table began talking at 
once.

Exclamations came from all directions: "That's a no," "He did," and, 
"Thirteen of them."

Jennings looked straight at the camera in apparent disbelief for a split 
second before he joined the fray, exclaiming, "Thirteen! Thirteen! Thirteen 
American lives were more than compromised. They were ended!"