Pentagon Uses The Term 'Stranded Americans' That White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Had Earlier Said Was 'Irresponsible' To Use

Biden’s Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby: “We have Americans that get #stranded in countries all the time.” pic.twitter.com/VXH5vxAwlI

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FOX News: Pentagon acknowledges Americans 'stranded' in Afghanistan despite Jen Psaki claiming term was 'irresponsible' 

'We have Americans that get stranded in countries all the time,' Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said 

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby acknowledged Tuesday that Americans were "stranded" in Afghanistan, despite the earlier stance by White House press secretary Jen Psaki that use of the term to describe those unable to escape the Taliban-controlled country was "irresponsible." 

In an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Kirby admitted to not knowing the exact number of Americans still in Afghanistan, but that efforts to extract them from the war-torn country would be through diplomatic and economic means, not with the military. 

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WNU Editor: The different messages that have been coming from the U.S. government on the collapse of Afghanistan has been quite a sight to see for the past two weeks.

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