In a statement issued by his office, Trump opposed the use of the 9/11 anniversary for the move.
"I wish Joe Biden wouldn’t use September 11th as the date to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan, for two reasons," he announced.
"First, we can and should get out earlier," he wrote, remarking Biden blew past his own May 1 deadline for the pullout.
"Nineteen years is enough, in fact, far too much and way too long. I made early withdrawal possible by already pulling much of our billions of dollars of equipment out and, more importantly, reducing our military presence to less than 2,000 troops from the 16,000 level that was there (likewise in Iraq, and zero troops in Syria except for the area where we KEPT THE OIL).
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Trump explained that the second reason was that Sept. 11 would take away from the "day of reflection."
"September 11th represents a very sad event and period for our Country and should remain a day of reflection and remembrance honoring those great souls we lost," he announced. "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 schedule as possible."
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Trump's statement appeared as Biden stated recently that he’d pull 2,500 U.S. armed forces from Afghanistan between May 1 and Sept., opposing the 14-month period established in February 2020 in a pact signed by Trump, U.S. NATO allies and the Taliban.
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"We cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan hoping to create the ideal conditions for our withdrawal, expecting a different result," Biden stated in his speech Wednesday.
"I am now the fourth American president to preside over an American troop presence in Afghanistan. Two Republicans. Two Democrats. I will not pass this responsibility to a fifth."
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Earlier Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the Biden administration’s choice to pull U.S. troops from Afghanistan, stating the case is "not 2001" and that the terror threat has moved to "other places."
The president felt that as we're looking at the world now, we have to look at it through the prism of 2021, not 2001," Blinken told ABC News’ "This Week."
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"The terrorism threat has moved to other places. And we have other very important items on our agenda, including the relationship with China, including dealing with everything from climate change to COVID. And that's where we have to focus our energy and resources."
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