Fact-Checking 9 Major Biden Claims About Retreat From Afghanistan

Plus: ​​3 Teachers Now Suing Virginia School System Over Transgender Pronouns September 1 2021 Good morning from Washington, where President Biden has said things about the hasty U.S. exit from Afghanistan that don’t square with the facts. Our Fred Lucas looks at some major, um, inaccuracies, and reports on House conservatives’ demand for Biden and others to resign. On the podcast, the woke revolution comes for a boulder in Wisconsin. Plus: teachers in a Virginia suburb hope a judge will overturn a transgender policy; pediatricians sue Team Biden over its trans surgery mandate; and Generation Z gets thrift shops all wrong. Fifty years ago today, the Pittsburgh Pirates field the first all-black lineup in the history of Major League Baseball, on the way to a 10-7 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. NEWS [Fact-Checking 9 Major Biden Claims About Retreat From Afghanistan]() [Fact-Checking 9 Major Biden Claims About Retreat From Afghanistan]() By Fred Lucas Throughout the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, President Biden made many assertions that proved to be inaccurate. [More]() NEWS [3 Teachers Now Suing Virginia School System Over Transgender Pronouns]() [3 Teachers Now Suing Virginia School System Over Transgender Pronouns]() By Douglas Blair A transgender policy adopted by the school board of Loudoun County, Virginia, requires teachers and administrators to use students’ preferred pronouns. [More]() NEWS [House Conservatives Call on Biden, Austin, Milley to Quit Over Afghanistan Withdrawal]() [House Conservatives Call on Biden, Austin, Milley to Quit Over Afghanistan Withdrawal]() By Fred Lucas “We call [for]—most somberly—the resignation of this president, Joe Biden,” says Rep. Andy Biggs, chairman of the House Freedom Caucus. [More]() COMMENTARY [Why Gen Z’s War on Thrift Shops Is Misguided]() [Why Gen Z’s War on Thrift Shops Is Misguided]() By Emily Smith Gen Z-ers on TikTok declared war on thrift shopping during the pandemic, claiming that middle- and upper-class consumers who shop at thrift stores contribute to gentrification. [More]() ANALYSIS [Even a 42-Ton Boulder Isn’t Safe From Woke Cancel Culture]() [Even a 42-Ton Boulder Isn’t Safe From Woke Cancel Culture]() By Fred Lucas Fred Lucas and Jarrett Stepman join "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss a “racist” rock and the movement to remove politically incorrect statues and monuments. [More]() NEWS [Pediatricians Sue Biden Administration for Requiring Doctors to Perform Trans Surgeries Against Beliefs]() [Pediatricians Sue Biden Administration for Requiring Doctors to Perform Trans Surgeries Against Beliefs]() By Mary Margaret Olohan Medical professionals sue the Biden administration over a mandate requiring doctors to perform transgender surgeries in violation of their religious beliefs or medical judgment. [More]() COMMENTARY [ICYMI: I Served in Afghanistan. Biden’s Withdrawal Was Dishonorable, and Now We Need to Take Action.]() [ICYMI: I Served in Afghanistan. Biden’s Withdrawal Was Dishonorable, and Now We Need to Take Action.]() By Jeremy Gilbert We abandoned our allies and fellow citizens while empowering radical terrorists as they took over the country. [More]() [LOGO-CHARCOAL_75percent.jpg] [Donate to The Daily Signal]() [Find us on Facebook]() [Find us on Facebook]() [Follow us on Twitter]() [Follow us on Twitter]() How are we doing?We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at [letters@dailysignal.com](). The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 [(800) 546-2843]() Add [morningbell@heritage.org]() to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as {EMAIL}. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, [please click here to update your subscription.]()