- “The optics were terrible”
- Believe it or not, the actual story is NOT “fake news” (It’s the Biden State Dept.)
Under pressure, State Dept. scraps plan to bill Kabul evacuees $2K for flights.
Plan to bill US citizens $2,000 or more for their evacuation flights from Kabul
In the mean time Joe continues keeping on. The folks who put him there were the result of a conspiracy of people either as dumb as Joe or as mendacious.
From the NY Post (not to be confused with the Post Turtle* which is explained below)
WASHINGTON — The State Department was forced to scrap a widely excoriated plan to bill US citizens $2,000 or more for their evacuation flights from Kabul. But the good news is that evacuees and refugees will receive ‘Frequent Flyer Points’ ! (it is rumored). dlh
The hefty price tag drew social media outrage Thursday after it gained public notice.
“In these unique circumstances, we have no intention of seeking any reimbursement from those fleeing Afghanistan,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement provided to The Post.
The cost was publicly posted to a State Department website on Saturday but went largely unnoticed before it was highlighted by Politico’s military-focused newsletter Thursday.
An unnamed State Department spokesman initially stood by the charge, telling Politico that “U.S. law requires that evacuation assistance to private U.S. citizens or third country nationals be provided ‘on a reimbursable basis to the maximum extent practicable.’”
POST TURTLE – explains our current situation
Thanks to TN for forwarding the Post Turtle Gif
