President Joe Biden stops to talk to reporters as he departs for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland to be with the first lady who's getting an object removed from her left foot. 'I'm late for a very important date,' he told reporters as he left
* President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden left Friday afternoon from Delaware for a weekend at Camp David
* Biden left as his planned withdrawal from Afghanistan is becoming a crisis
* Taliban fighters are closing in on Kabul, while American reinforcements are expected to arrive in the country
* The White House said the president had been briefed about 'the ongoing efforts to safely drawdown the civilian footprint in Afghanistan'
* The statement said the president will be briefed again once he arrives at Camp David
* The first lady was spotted with a walking boot and crutch, marking the first time she's been seen publicly since she injured her foot on a Hawaii beach
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden left Friday afternoon from Delaware for a weekend at Camp David, as the president's planned withdrawal from Afghanistan is becoming a crisis.
Taliban fighters are closing in on Kabul, while American reinforcements are expected to arrive in the country, which was supposed to see the U.S. gone by August 31.
As the Bidens were departing from Delaware Air National Guard, the White House sent out a statement saying the president had been briefed about 'the ongoing efforts to safely drawdown the civilian footprint in Afghanistan.'
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WNU Editor: He will need to address the American people with the imminent collapse of the Afghan government now in sight.
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