A Republican congressman has reportedly gone missing after saying he was going to try to save five American citizens from Afghanistan, according to a Washington Post report.
Government officials told the post that they literally have no idea of the whereabouts of Oklahoma Republican Representative Markwayne Mullin.
The report noted that Mullin, 44, had become enraged after a U.S. Ambassador on Monday refused his request to move large amounts of money into Tajikistan for his mission to save an American parent and her four children. This Republican was told by the ambassador that the request would be illegal, but all that did was allegedly provoke Mullin into threatening both the ambassador and his staff.
The Republican continually ignored warnings from the State Department and the Pentagon that he should avoid traveling to Afghanistan.
Mullin declared that he was going to hire a helicopter to help these five American individuals to escape the Taliban-controlled country. That is one of the main reasons why he was flying from Tbilisi, Georgia, so that he could first go to Dushanbe, Tajikistan, and then Afghanistan.
“To say this is extremely dangerous is a massive understatement,” said one unidentified official to the Post.
Additionally, the Pentagon had previously denied Mullin’s request to travel to Afghanistan from Greece a few weeks ago.
Many Americans were outraged when the U.S. military ended their evacuation mission in Afghanistan last Monday even though there were still 100 to 200 Americans in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
Of course, President Joe Biden appeared to be talking out of both sides of his mouth when he pledged support for these stranded Americans even though the administration had been lambasted by critics because of his previous claim that no Americans would be stranded.
“The bottom line, 90% of Americans in Afghanistan who wanted to leave were able to leave. And for those remaining Americans, there is no deadline! We remain committed to getting them out if they want to come out!” shouted Biden during his address to the nation.