US: Chuck Schumer noticed dancing with comic amid Taliban disaster

On Saturday (August 21), the United States Senate Majority chief Chuck Schumer sparked an issue after he was seen dancing backstage with late-night present host Stephen Colbert in New York City (NYC). Schumer was attending the ‘We Love NYC’ live performance at a time when 1000’s of US residents are stranded in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
The video of the United States Senate Majority chief, breaking right into a dance, was shared by Bill Neidhart, who serves because the press secretary of NYC Mayor de Blasio. “Backstage antics,” he tweeted. Soon, netizens slammed Chuck Schumer on social media for his insensitivity and lack of ability to understand the severity of the Taliban disaster in Afghanistan.
Backstage antics pic.twitter.com/3v2Ge3E9zM— Bill Neidhardt (@BNeidhardt) August 21, 2021
Jesse Kelly, the host of the ‘I’m Right’ present, tweeted, “10,000 American civilians trapped behind an army of barbarians in a foreign land. This is how much they care.”
10,000 American civilians trapped behind a military of barbarians in a international land. This is how a lot they care. pic.twitter.com/ktpK4THca4— Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) August 22, 2021
“The pain Senator Schumer feels about Afghanistan is palpable,” remarked character actor Nick Seary.
The ache @SenSchumer feels about Afghanistan is palpable. https://t.co/GDR6S7HMoC— Nick Searcy, INTERNATIONAL FILM & TELEVISION STAR (@yesnicksearcy) August 22, 2021
Republican chief Lee Zeldin wrote, “Maybe once Senator Schumer is done dancing with Stephen Colbert, he can call Joe Biden& get him to sign the Pre-Landfall Emergency Declaration for our state. The current forecast is predicting a direct hit to Long Island by Hurricane Henri in hours. Stop clowning around & do something!”
Maybe as soon as @SenSchumer is completed dancing with @StephenAtHome, he can name @POTUS & get him to signal the Pre-Landfall Emergency Declaration for our state. The present forecast is predicting a direct hit to Long Island by Hurricane Henri in hours. Stop clowning round & do one thing! https://t.co/Ze61jGI9qb— Lee Zeldin (@RepLeeZeldin) August 21, 2021
Professor Tom Nichols tweeted, “I had no compunction about pointing out that Gov. Noem parading through a superspreader event during a national crisis was a symbol of an unserious nation. What Chuck Schumer did today was worse. He’s the Senate Majority Leader. An even greater symbol of utter unseriousness.”
I had no compunction about declaring that Gov. Noem parading by way of a superspreader occasion throughout a nationwide disaster was a logo of an unserious nation. What Chuck Schumer did in the present day was worse. He’s the Senate Majority Leader. An even better image of utter unseriousness. /1— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 22, 2021
Republican Candidate for US Senate in Pennsylvania, Sean parnell, wrote, “10,000 plus Americans are stranded in Afghanistan, surrounded by the enemy & desperate for help & this is what Senate Majority Leader @chuckschumer is doing. Dancing in the street with celebrities. Just so tone deaf & embarrassing for our nation.”
10,000 plus Americans are stranded in Afghanistan, surrounded by the enemy & determined for assist & that is what Senate Majority Leader @chuckschumer is doing.Dancing on the street with celebrities.Just so tone deaf & embarrassing for our nation. https://t.co/6EEw53n7Y8— Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellUSA) August 22, 2021
Americans get crushed by Taliban
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin briefed members of the Congress that Americans in Afghanistan have been crushed by the Taliban. “The Taliban are roaming the streets, beating Americans, beating Afghans and beating our allies and that’s who we’re negotiating with to get our people out and putting our faith in — it’s insane,” one member of the House advised the New York Post.
“There remains a massive gap between the message that President Biden shared with the American people and the reality on the ground. He says Americans are not having trouble accessing the airport, while the media is reporting of the Taliban roaming the streets beating Americans and our allies,” Representative Anthony Gonzalez from Ohio advised NYP.
Taliban takes over Afghanistan
After a month-long offensive towards the Afghan military, the Islamist outfit Taliban lastly reached the gates of Kabul on Sunday (August 15). They entered Afghanistan’s presidential palace hours after President Ashraf Ghani fled the nation. Since then surreal scenes have emerged as individuals attempt to flee the nation to save lots of their lives. Visuals of Afghan individuals falling from the sky as they tried to flee whereas hanging on to the wheels of the airplanes have gone viral on social media. The Talibs have been seen having fun with themselves because the amusement park as effectively amongst different surreal scenes.
While the Taliban has promised to protect ladies’s rights and grant amnesty to everybody who had run afoul with the fear outfit, the state of affairs on the bottom tells a unique story. There have been experiences rising from Kabul and different elements of Afghanistan that say the Taliban terrorists have been searching down their adversaries and exacting revenge from these whom they understand to have helped the United States and NATO forces. This has added to the panic among the many individuals, who at the moment are both going underground or speeding in the direction of the airport to flee the nation.