Days after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, US former President Donald Trump delivered a rare interview this week in which he claimed that he was unaware of the President's authority and importance in the country. This was his first interview since he left office.
On Tuesday night, Fox News aired an interview with Trump in which he discussed his understanding of presidential powers.
"I've never realised how essential a president, the head of our country is," the Republican presidential candidate stated in the interview. Trump also stated that he had anticipated the presidency "running through the bureaucracy."
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"It doesn't work that way." He went on to say, "You need someone up there that people would respect."
During the conversation, Trump also discussed the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and slammed Vice President Joe Biden for the process' mishandling. He labelled his handling of the situation "the worst embarrassment in our country's history."
After making an agreement with Taliban terrorists, US soldiers began withdrawing from Afghanistan, resulting in one of the biggest humanitarian disasters in the country's history. After the Afghan government collapsed over the weekend, the Taliban grabbed control of Kabul, the capital city, with the majority of the military having already been removed.
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This has sparked widespread criticism of Biden, with some claiming that the issue could have been avoided had the top brass had planned it better.
During Trump's administration, the US-Taliban peace accord, in which Washington committed to leave Afghanistan in exchange for the Taliban's promise not to attack the government, was broken.
