N.Y. POST

After a disastrous week, President Biden tried Friday to clean up the mess surrounding his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. He aimed to be all things he hasn’t been — clear, resolute and compassionate.

Strike one, strike two, strike three. Biden didn’t just fail. He made everything worse. His lies, contradictions and occasional incoherence must be ringing alarm bells across the United States and among our allies around the world.

This was his third speech in the last five days on the unfolding crisis in Kabul, and the president should bring a shovel to the next one. It would be an appropriate prop for a man who is determined to dig himself deeper into the hole every time he opens his mouth.