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Rep.Justin AmashJustin AmashAmash blasts Trump for inviting Taliban leaders to Camp David week of 9 / 11Lawmakers blast Trump as Israel bars door to Tlaib and OmarHouse Democrats targeting six more Trump districts for 2020MORE(I-Mich .) on Sunday denouncedPresident TrumpDonald John TrumpTo thwart a possible recession, Trump should work on policies that support workersTrump to speak at GOP House retreat in Baltimore after repeatedly criticizing cityKennedy leading Markey in possible Senate matchup: pollMOREfor inviting Taliban leaders to Camp David for peace talks just days before the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

“How about we end the war without inviting the Taliban to dinner on the week of 9 / 11? ” Amash, an Independent who left the GOP earlier this year, said on Twitter after Trump announced that he’d canceled secret meetings with leaders of the Taliban and Afghanistan’s president.

How about we end the war without inviting the Taliban to dinner on the week of 9 / 11?https://t.co/5SC1mAmYlg

– Justin Amash (@justinamash)September 8, 2019

The president saidon Twitteron Saturday that he was expecting to meet with leaders of the Taliban for what he described as “very important peace talks” at Camp David. But he said he canceled the meeting and peace negotiations with the insurgent group after learning that its leadership had claimed credit for a deadly attack in Kabul.

What kind of people would kill so many in order to seemingly strengthen their bargaining position? “He asked in a series of tweets. “They only made it worse! If they cannot agree to a ceasefire during these very important peace talks, and would even kill 12 innocent people, then they probably don’t have the power to negotiate a meaningful agreement anyway. How many more decades are they willing to fight? “

The White House has not offered specific details about Trump’s plans to talk with a Taliban representative. The administration has been engaged in talks with the group for months despite the Taliban’s refusal to directly communicate with the Afghan government.

Secretary of StateMike Pompeo(Michael) Mike) Richard PompeoTaliban says US lives will be lost because of Trump’s decision to cancel meetingPompeo says canceled Taliban meeting was attempt at peace, Democrats attack ‘bizarre’ planAmash blasts Trump for inviting Taliban leaders to Camp David week of 9 / 11MOREon Sunday defendedthe president’s plans, saying that the administration had “an obligation to do everything we can.”

“The president believed we could further that, further American national interest, with people that have the capacity to actually deliver,” Pompeo said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

Democratic and Republican lawmakers have ripped Trump over the planned meeting, with many expressing dismay over the timing. The 18 th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks is on Wednesday.

“Never should leaders of a terrorist organization that hasn’t renounced 9 / 11 and continue in evil be allowed in our great country. NEVER. Full stop, “Rep.Adam KinzingerAdam Daniel KinzingerWave of GOP retirements threatens 2020 comebackHouse Democrats targeting six more Trump districts for 2020Assault weapons ban picks up steam in CongressMORE(R-Ill.)tweeted.

Sen.Amy KlobucharAmy Jean KlobucharPompeo says canceled Taliban meeting was attempt at peace, Democrats attack ‘bizarre ‘planAmash blasts Trump for inviting Taliban leaders to Camp David week of 9 / 11Sunday shows – Taliban talks in spotlight after Trump’s cancellationMORE(D-Minn.), A 2020 presidential cand idate,calledit another example of Trump “treating foreign policy like some kind of game show.”