"We were not aware of this visit and we are obviously not encouraging VIP visits to a very tense, dangerous, and dynamic situation at the airport and inside Kabul generally."
Earlier in the day the state superintendent’s office filed an emergency rule which cuts funding "for districts who willfully fail to comply" with the mask and vaccine mandates.
As of Monday, Canada, along with Denmark, Finland and Switzerland, are the newest countries to have been brought back to the UK's green travel list during the pandemic.
"These Democrats only have one tired trick—political theater—and their latest request only reinforces that pathetic reality."
For the first time on August 15, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau endorsed compulsory proof of vaccination for federal employees and air passengers.
"As Democrats and Republicans, we stand united in our commitment to protecting US citizens, diplomats, intelligence officers, and our foreign partners who are currently attempting to flee Afghanistan."
O'Toole said that it's time to put Canadian flags back up to full-mast and that reconciliation in Canada can co-exist with national pride.
On Wednesday evening, the trustees of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) voted unanimously to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for all of the staff working in schools under their jurisdiction.
"The Government of Canada is urging Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents to shelter in place," an email to those stuck in Afghanistan said.
This puts the Conservatives ahead of the Liberals for the first time in polls this election cycle.
White House correspondent for Fox News Jacqui Heinrich reported on Thursday that there are "hundreds of ISIS-K in the vicinity" of the Kabul airport, and that attacks "are likely to continue."
"Off the record conversations are common on Prime Minister trips coming back. That's a very different scenario than during a campaign."
"We can confirm that the explosion at the Abbey Gate was the result of a complex attack that resulted in a number of US & civilian casualties," Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said.
Thousands have been waiting outside the airport in hopes to get on flights out of the Taliban-controlled nation.
"Joe Biden knew or certainly should have known that this kind of ill-advised, ill-planned, chaotic withdrawal would lead to the collapse of the Afghan army," Sen. Cotton said.