“President Joe Biden withdrew troops from Afghanistan “simply because of Trump Derangement Syndrome and they wanted to reverse any policy that Trump had implemented.”
Social media posts
social media. Claim dated 27 Oct 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
President Joe Biden didn’t break with Trump on Afghanistan policy, except for pushing back the withdrawal by a few months. Trump set the U.S. troop removal in motion and Biden continued on that path.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 October 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 October 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- patriotliberties.comhttps://patriotliberties.com/freehat?fbclid=IwAR2Agtm250KNr36iIMZyJmDq7FAH90lpr4Ls-TSVrlp…
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