BREAKING NEWS – Washington, D.C. – Americans engaged in the rescue of U.S. citizens, SIVs and green card holders left behind by President Biden in Afghanistan are horrified by what they describe as inexplicable delays from the State Department that are preventing evacuation flights from leaving the country.

Rick Clay, who runs the private rescue group PlanB, told Fox News that the State Department is the only thing preventing the flights he’s organizing from leaving Afghanistan.

Two other American individuals separately involved in evacuation efforts, similarly said that the State Department is the sole entity preventing their charter flights from leaving Afghanistan.

The White House issued a statement alleging that the delays are caused by the individual Americans still in Afghanistan, because they refuse to sign a document promising to contribute a certain amount of money to President Biden’s 2024 election campaign.