Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., told Newsmax on Tuesday that the contempt of Congress charge leveled against Secretary of State Antony Blinken is "absolutely appropriate."
Earlier in the day, Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee moved to hold Blinken in contempt over his decision not to testify on the Biden administration's deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 in which 13 American service members were killed. Blinken instead chose to appear at President Joe Biden's final address to the United Nations General Assembly.
Perry said the committee has given Blinken "plenty of time, plenty of opportunity to come testify regarding the Afghanistan withdrawal. He has simply refused.