‘The buck stops with me’: Pres. Biden defends decision to withdraw U.S. military from Afghanistan after 20 years

Tonight on the Last Word: President Biden stands “squarely behind” the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. Also, House moderates say they won’t back Democrats’ budget vote until the infrastructure bill passes. Plus, Biden gives a permanent boost to a food assistance program. And the U.S. sees the highest Covid surge in six months. Laura Jedeed, David Rothkopf, Joe Cirincione, Norm Ornstein, Jonathan Alter, Rep. Jahana Hayes, Daniel Worthey and Laurie Garrett join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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