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members not to travel to afghanistan. >> any member that i've heard that might go, i explained to them that i don't think they should. i think it creates a greater risk. >> this is deadly serious. we do not want members to go. >> reporter: unlike representative seth moulton and peter meijer who went on an unauthorized trip to afghanistan they described as a fact-finding mission, mullin has been in congress since 2012. >> i know mark wayne and i've been asking some of my friends and connections about him because i am concerned for his safety. >> reporter: in a statement mullin's spokesperson says, quote, congressman mullin has been and is currently completely safe. this is his second attempt to enter afghanistan. last week he travelled to greece, but the pentagon denied his request for access to kabul. >> we will get those americans that are remaining in
americans out of afghanistan. new reporting from "the washington post" reveals during his trip mullen in his second attempt to enter afghanistan in two weeks, threatened u.s. embassy staff in tajikistan, becoming outraged when they denied his request for help and carrying a huge amount of cash to the country for an unauthorized evacuation effort in neighboring afghanistan. "the post" reports mullen told embassy staff he was planning to rescue american citizens, a woman and her four children flying from the country of georgia into tajikistan and onto afghanistan. but u.s. embassy officials refused his request for assistance, saying they could not help him bypass tajikistan's currency restrictions. >> we have made it abundantly clear that travel to afghanistan is not safe. >> reporter: mullin's actions alarmed top u.s. officials and defied house leadership in both parties who repeatedly warned
afghanistan who want to get out, there are processes and plans to do just that. you don't need a member of congress to go in and do that. >> it's unclear if congressman mullin ended up getting anyone out of afghanistan. i did reach out to his office earlier today. they have not responded back to me. we also heard a little bit from state department spokesperson ned price there who went on to say that all of the embassies are focused on american citizens, jake, specifically the embassy there in tajikistan, which is very much focused on getting people out of afghanistan and successfully over the border there and making sure that they are safe and accounted for. gentleman ick? >> all right, jessica dean on capitol hill, thank you so much. supplies of food and water running out. long lines for gas. the crisis unfolding in louisiana. that's next. ♪ ♪