Biden claimed it was his decision to end the war in April and again shifted blame to President Trump for his plan to leave by May 1.

“We reached out 19 times to Americans in Afghanistan with multiple warnings and offers to help them leave Afghanistan, all the way back as far as March,” he stated. “After we started the evacuation ""**17**" (Kek) days ago, we did initial outreach and analysis and identified around 5,000 Americans who had decided earlier to stay in Afghanistan, but now wanted to leave. ”

Biden went on to promise to make arrangements for those who remain to be rescued. He also claimed the only option was to leave or escalate and added this was the best decision for America.