Donald Trump has demanded that US President Joe Biden resigns over the Taliban invasion of Afghanistan.
According to The Independent, the former President of the United States lambasted his successor in a scathing official statement issued on Sunday.
This comes after Taliban insurgents managed to secure the capital city of Kabul, forcing President Ashraf Ghani and numerous other terrified citizens to flee the country.
In a release shared to Twitter by his spokesperson, Liz Harrington, Trump stated:
"It is time for Joe Biden to resign in disgrace for what he has allowed to happen to Afghanistan, along with the tremendous surge in COVID, the Border catastrophe, the destruction of energy independence, and our crippled economy."
Trump then rehashed his unverified contention that Biden was guilty of voter fraud in the 2020 US Presidential election, stating: "It shouldn’t be a big deal, because [Biden] wasn't elected legitimately in the first place."
The New York Post reports that Biden was previously slammed by Trump when he announced plans to fully withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
In a statement made back in April, Trump wrote: "I wish Biden wouldn't use September the 11th for the date to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan."
Opining that the American military should have left earlier, Trump continued: "September 11th represents a very sad event and period for our Country and should remain a day of reflection and remembrance honoring the great souls we lost."
He added: "Getting out of Afghanistan is a wonderful and positive thing to do. I planned to withdraw on May 1st, and we should keep as close to that date as possible."
Trump's administration originally made the decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan last year after a deal was brokered in exchange for security guarantees.
The Independent reports that Biden has since responded to Trump's criticisms, stating:
"When I became President, I faced a choice: follow through on the deal, with a brief extension to get our Forces and our allies’ Forces out safely, or ramp up our presence and send more American troops to fight once again in another country's civil conflict."
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