Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) called for President Biden to resign on Monday after the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan which has left thousands of Americans trapped in the country.
“President Joseph R. Biden has abdicated his responsibility and duties entrusted to him as President of the United States,” Donalds said in a letter obtained by the Daily Caller. “This blatant abdication of his office is grounds for President Biden to resign immediately.”
“It has become clear that President Biden has lost complete and total confidence of the American people through his haphazard decision to withdraw from Afghanistan,” the letter continued. “This botched withdrawal is currently threatening the lives of our servicemen and women, the stability in the region, and our integrity on the global stage.”
“As Commander-in-Chief, Biden is directly responsible for commanding our brave troops with a coherent, strategically intelligent, and sound operation that keeps our Armed Services, citizens, and allied partners out of harm’s way. He has failed on all fronts,” the letter said. “As an elected member of the United States House of Representatives, I swore an oath to protect our Constitution, and I take that solemn responsibility with the utmost seriousness. In good faith, I cannot look my constituents in the eye, many of whom are veterans, and tell them that the President of the United States can perform the duties entrusted to him by the Constitution.”
“Calling on the leader of the free world to resign his office immediately weighs heavy on my heart, but this must happen to restore American’s safety both at home and abroad, our honor, and faith in the Chief Executive to faithfully execute the duties of the Presidency,” the letter concluded. “President Joseph R. Biden must resign immediately.”
Donalds is one of many members of Congress who have called on the president to resign after the Afghanistan crisis.
For example, Rep. Jim Banks (IN) wrote on Twitter, “Afghanistan veterans have a wide array of sentiments about our continued presence there but make no mistake about it … Biden’s #Afghanistan blunder is demoralizing to veterans who served there who’ve seen the cost and to our troops who see this Commander in Chief is unfit to lead.”
