Blinken in the hot seat

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has faced tough questioning on Capitol Hill this week about the botched US pullout from Afghanistan. He’s doing his best to spin a narrative that deflects blame from the Biden administration. Author Susan Glasser talks with The World’s Carol Hills about the takeaway for US allies and adversaries.

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