White House says Biden advisers were split on Afghanistan recommendations

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday defended President Biden’s previous comments about recommendations he received from military advisers on the Afghanistan drawdown, saying Biden received a range of opinions before deciding in April to withdraw all U.S. troops from the nation.Psaki stressed that Biden told ABC News last month that his advisers were “split” on whether to leave troops in Afghanistan.

“I think that’s a pretty key part of that phrasing there,” Psaki said.

“There was a range of viewpoints, as was evidenced by their testimony today, that were presented to the president, that were presented to his national security team, as would be expected, as he asked for,” Psaki told reporters during a briefing.