On Monday President Joe Biden said, “I am President of the United States of America, and the buck stops with me,” when discussing Afghanistan. He also noted he was “saddened by the facts” of the current crisis but did not apologize for any failure on the part of the US. Our round table discussion will address past instances when presidents publicly apologized or noted lessons learned, when they didn’t, and how that ultimately affects how they’re seen by voters.
Joining the discussion is Joel Payne, former aide to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign and host of the podcast “Here Comes the Payne,” and Ayesha Rascoe, White House correspondent for NPR.