Transcripts for CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper 20210818 20:25

CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper August 18, 2021 20:25:00

passage to the hamid karzai international airport. one democratic lawmaker is calling on president biden to extend the august 31st deadline and keep u.s. forces at that airport until everyone is out. >> there's no way humanly pock that you can keep our promise, the promise that the president has made by august 31st. >> reporter: the questions for the white house aren't going away as democrats are ramping up oversight into the drawdown, with the democratic-led house foreign affairs committee inviting top officials to testify. and biden ally senator bob menendez is warning the senate relations committee will seek a full accounting for these shortcomings. biden spoke with german counselor angela merkel today. british prime minister boris

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