Transcripts for MSNBC Ayman Mohyeldin Reports 20210824 19:09

MSNBC Ayman Mohyeldin Reports August 24, 2021 19:09:00

priority was getting all americans who want to be evacuated evacuated from this country. and he was careful when he said especially the afghan partners who have been alongside fighting with us, he said are almost as critical. clearly not at the same level. i think the white house understands the obligation we have. and they do feel that they're making every best effort to get as many p out as possible. but the numbers here are so difficult as one member of congress said today, the best estimates for how many have at least applied for this siv application process is in the tens of thousands. you need to multiply that really by 3 1/2 times to get the true figure. especially given the speed we saw the afghan government collapse and the processing delays. the there is a real blame game among all entities of the federal government about who bears obligation here. but doing so in such a tight time line is really, really difficult and that is something that the administration understands is going to have to

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