VIDEO: Chuck Schumer falsely claims all Americans who wanted to leave Afghanistan have already left



Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) falsely claimed that all Americans who wanted to leave Afghanistan have already left the Taliban-controlled nation.

Schumer made the claims while he spoke to a WSYR-TV reporter at the New York State Fair on Tuesday.

"At the moment actually, I'm still focused on trying to get some of those brave Afghans out," said Schumer.

"The Americans, all of whom wanted to come out, have come out, praise God," he claimed.

"But there are a lot of Afghans who have risked their lives for our soldiers and others," he continued. "Many got out, some didn't, and I'm still working on trying to get some of them out."

Schumer's claim directly contradicts the State Department who has said that they estimated between 100 and 200 Americans who wanted to leave Afghanistan are still in the country.

A spokesperson for Schumer told Glenn Kessler of the Washington Post that he had misspoke.

"He misspoke and regrets the confusion his comments have caused," said the spokesperson.

"He intended to say, as he has been saying, that the U.S. will get everyone out that wants to get out," they added. "And he will keep working with the Biden Administration to help everyone who wants to get out."

More than a hundred Americans are reportedly waiting at an airport in Mazar-i-Sharif while the State Department negotiates their release with the Taliban. Several planes chartered through the efforts of a charity organized by BlazeTV founder Glenn Beck are awaiting the outcome of negotiations to fly those Americans and other Afghans out of the nation.

Only four Americans, a mother and her three children, have been confirmed to have used the overland route to escape Afghanistan. On Monday, one of the organizers of that mission accused the State Department of trying to take the credit for the rescue that rightfully belongs to

Here's the video of Schumer making the false claim:

State Fair hosts Senator Chuck Schumer www.youtube.com

American mom and kids successfully rescued from Afghanistan but mission organizer accuses State Dept. of trying to steal the credit



An American mother and her three children have been rescued from Afghanistan, but one of the organizers accused the State Department of trying to take unearned credit for their mission.

Republican Rep. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma tweeted about the successful mission on Monday.

THREAD: A little over three weeks ago, I received an email from a friend asking if there was anything we could do t… https://t.co/xk114CDZJ5

— Markwayne Mullin (@RepMullin) 1630934536.0

"Mariam had gone to visit her parents for the first time with the kids and became trapped in Kabul when the Taliban overran the city. We left two weeks ago today to get her, the children, and others out," said Mullin.

He went on to say that his team faced numerous setbacks in their effort to save Mariam and her children, but they were successfully evacuated Monday morning.

"This morning at 05:32EDT they got out of Afghanistan. Praise the Lord!" tweeted Mullin.

The State Department confirmed the report in a statement.

"U.S. has facilitated the safe departure of four US citizens by overland route from Afghanistan. Embassy staff was present upon their arrival," said the statement.

Contrary to the claims from the State Department, one of the organizers of the mission accused them of exaggerating their role in the rescue.

"The fact that they're spinning this, trying to take 100% credit when they didn't track this family, when they placated this family, when the mother, who was under extreme stress and extreme pressure, reached out to the State Department multiple times and got no help," said Cory Mills in a statement to Fox News.

Mills and a private team of military veterans were funded in their mission by private donors including the Sentinel Foundation.

"This is an attempt to save face by the administration for the Americans they left behind. This is a woman with three children from age 15 all the way down to two-years-old. And they did nothing to try to expedite this," Mills continued. "But at the very last minute you have these 'senior officials' at the State Department trying to claim credit for this like 'oh yeah look what we've done.'"

Mullin corroborated the accusations against the State Department.

"This is a flat out lie. The Biden Administration abandoned them. Let's be clear, it was our team of patriots who worked around the clock for two weeks to get them out, despite the many roadblocks from the State Department," he tweeted.

Mullin added that there are many more Americans still waiting to be rescued.

"There are still many families like Mariam's who are desperately wanting and waiting to get out. America cannot rest until we get them all home," he tweeted.

Here's more about the rescue efforts out of Afghanistan:

Stranded Americans Still Desperate To Flee Afghanistanwww.youtube.com