It’s been four days since the Taliban took over the capital city of Kabul and declared victory in Afghanistan. In the past few days, we’ve seen shocking images of people clinging to planes at the Kabul airport trying to get out of the country.

• Plus, consumer spending isn’t deterred yet by the Delta variant.
• And, Facebook claims vaccine hesitancy is on the decline.

Guests: Truman Center for National Policy's Camille Mackler, Axios' Sam Ro and Ina Fried.

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