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  • >> Announcer: THIS IS AN NBC

  • >> Announcer: THIS IS AN NBC

  • >> Announcer: THIS IS AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL REPORT.

  • NEWS SPECIAL REPORT.

  • NEWS SPECIAL REPORT. HERE'S LESTER HOLT.

  • HERE'S LESTER HOLT.

  • HERE'S LESTER HOLT. >> GOOD DAY, EVERYONE.

  • >> GOOD DAY, EVERYONE.

  • >> GOOD DAY, EVERYONE. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS ABOUT TO

  • PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS ABOUT TO

  • PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS ABOUT TO HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE FOLLOWING

  • HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE FOLLOWING

  • HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE FOLLOWING THE NATO SUMMIT IN BRUSSELS.

  • THE NATO SUMMIT IN BRUSSELS.

  • THE NATO SUMMIT IN BRUSSELS. HE IS LOOKING TO TURN THE PAGE

  • HE IS LOOKING TO TURN THE PAGE

  • HE IS LOOKING TO TURN THE PAGE WITH NATO ALLIES AFTER FORMER

  • WITH NATO ALLIES AFTER FORMER

  • WITH NATO ALLIES AFTER FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CALLED

  • PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CALLED

  • PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CALLED THE ALLIANCE OBSOLETE.

  • THE ALLIANCE OBSOLETE.

  • THE ALLIANCE OBSOLETE. THIS IS THE LATEST LEG IN THE

  • THIS IS THE LATEST LEG IN THE

  • THIS IS THE LATEST LEG IN THE PRESIDENT'S FIRST FOREIGN TRIP

  • PRESIDENT'S FIRST FOREIGN TRIP

  • PRESIDENT'S FIRST FOREIGN TRIP AS PRESIDENT, WHICH WILL

  • AS PRESIDENT, WHICH WILL

  • AS PRESIDENT, WHICH WILL CULMINATE WITH THE MUCH

  • CULMINATE WITH THE MUCH

  • CULMINATE WITH THE MUCH ANTICIPATED SUMMIT WITH RUSSIAN

  • ANTICIPATED SUMMIT WITH RUSSIAN

  • ANTICIPATED SUMMIT WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN LATER

  • PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN LATER

  • PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN LATER THIS WEEK.

  • THIS WEEK.

  • THIS WEEK. YOU CAN SEE THE PODIUM SET FOR

  • YOU CAN SEE THE PODIUM SET FOR

  • YOU CAN SEE THE PODIUM SET FOR THE PRESIDENT SEATED IN THE

  • THE PRESIDENT SEATED IN THE

  • THE PRESIDENT SEATED IN THE FRONT ROW, DEFENSE SECRETARY

  • FRONT ROW, DEFENSE SECRETARY

  • FRONT ROW, DEFENSE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN, SECRETARY OF STATE

  • LLOYD AUSTIN, SECRETARY OF STATE

  • LLOYD AUSTIN, SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN ALSO THERE.

  • ANTONY BLINKEN ALSO THERE.

  • ANTONY BLINKEN ALSO THERE. A LOT TO DISCUSS WITH THE

  • A LOT TO DISCUSS WITH THE

  • A LOT TO DISCUSS WITH THE PRESIDENT.

  • PRESIDENT.

  • PRESIDENT. CERTAINLY HE HAS HEARD A LOT

  • CERTAINLY HE HAS HEARD A LOT

  • CERTAINLY HE HAS HEARD A LOT ABOUT CONCERNS OF FELLOW NATO

  • ABOUT CONCERNS OF FELLOW NATO

  • ABOUT CONCERNS OF FELLOW NATO MEMBERS THAT HE WILL LIKELY

  • MEMBERS THAT HE WILL LIKELY

  • MEMBERS THAT HE WILL LIKELY BRING IN THE MEETING WITH

  • BRING IN THE MEETING WITH

  • BRING IN THE MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN.

  • PRESIDENT PUTIN.

  • PRESIDENT PUTIN. ALSO CHINA.

  • ALSO CHINA.

  • ALSO CHINA. MANY OF THE THINGS THEY DISCUSS

  • MANY OF THE THINGS THEY DISCUSS

  • MANY OF THE THINGS THEY DISCUSS IN THE G-7 SEEN TO THE CONTEXT

  • IN THE G-7 SEEN TO THE CONTEXT

  • IN THE G-7 SEEN TO THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL SECURITY.

  • OF NATIONAL SECURITY.

  • OF NATIONAL SECURITY. SO THE PRESIDENT EAGER TO ANSWER

  • SO THE PRESIDENT EAGER TO ANSWER

  • SO THE PRESIDENT EAGER TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT MANY OF THOSE

  • QUESTIONS ABOUT MANY OF THOSE

  • QUESTIONS ABOUT MANY OF THOSE THINGS.

  • THINGS.

  • THINGS. AS WE AWAIT HIS APDS ON THE

  • AS WE AWAIT HIS APDS ON THE

  • AS WE AWAIT HIS APDS ON THE STAGE LET'S QUICKLY GO TO OUR

  • STAGE LET'S QUICKLY GO TO OUR

  • STAGE LET'S QUICKLY GO TO OUR CHIEF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

  • CHIEF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

  • CHIEF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT ANDREA MITCHELL.

  • CORRESPONDENT ANDREA MITCHELL.

  • CORRESPONDENT ANDREA MITCHELL. GIVE US A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT AS

  • GIVE US A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT AS

  • GIVE US A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT AS THE PRESIDENT PREPARES TO PEEK.

  • THE PRESIDENT PREPARES TO PEEK.

  • THE PRESIDENT PREPARES TO PEEK. >> I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT

  • >> I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT

  • >> I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT CAME OUT OF THIS

  • THING THAT CAME OUT OF THIS

  • THING THAT CAME OUT OF THIS MEETING IS THEIR DECISION TO PUT

  • MEETING IS THEIR DECISION TO PUT

  • MEETING IS THEIR DECISION TO PUT IN THEIR COMMUNIQUE, TO ANNOUNCE

  • IN THEIR COMMUNIQUE, TO ANNOUNCE

  • IN THEIR COMMUNIQUE, TO ANNOUNCE THAT CHINA IS A GROWING THREAT.

  • THAT CHINA IS A GROWING THREAT.

  • THAT CHINA IS A GROWING THREAT. A MILITARY THREAT, CONCERN ABOUT

  • A MILITARY THREAT, CONCERN ABOUT

  • A MILITARY THREAT, CONCERN ABOUT CHINA'S GROWING INFLUENCE,

  • CHINA'S GROWING INFLUENCE,

  • CHINA'S GROWING INFLUENCE, GROWING NUCLEAR POWER.

  • GROWING NUCLEAR POWER.

  • GROWING NUCLEAR POWER. THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION FOR MORE

  • THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION FOR MORE

  • THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION FOR MORE THAN 70 YEARS DEVOTED TO ITS

  • THAN 70 YEARS DEVOTED TO ITS

  • THAN 70 YEARS DEVOTED TO ITS ORIGINS GOING UP AGAINST THE

  • ORIGINS GOING UP AGAINST THE

  • ORIGINS GOING UP AGAINST THE SOVIET UNION, THE WEST AGAINST

  • SOVIET UNION, THE WEST AGAINST

  • SOVIET UNION, THE WEST AGAINST THE SOVIET UNION, THEN AND NOW

  • THE SOVIET UNION, THEN AND NOW

  • THE SOVIET UNION, THEN AND NOW THE WEST, EUROPE AND AMERICA

  • THE WEST, EUROPE AND AMERICA

  • THE WEST, EUROPE AND AMERICA AGAINST RUSSIA.

  • AGAINST RUSSIA.

  • AGAINST RUSSIA. AND SO FOR THEM -- FOR THE FIRST

  • AND SO FOR THEM -- FOR THE FIRST

  • AND SO FOR THEM -- FOR THE FIRST TIME TO DESCRIBE CHINA AS A

  • TIME TO DESCRIBE CHINA AS A

  • TIME TO DESCRIBE CHINA AS A THREAT IS VERY SIGNIFICANT.

  • THREAT IS VERY SIGNIFICANT.

  • THREAT IS VERY SIGNIFICANT. IT'S EXACTLY WHAT PRESIDENT

  • IT'S EXACTLY WHAT PRESIDENT

  • IT'S EXACTLY WHAT PRESIDENT BIDEN WANTED.

  • BIDEN WANTED.

  • BIDEN WANTED. IT'S WHAT HE DID NOT FULLY GET

  • IT'S WHAT HE DID NOT FULLY GET

  • IT'S WHAT HE DID NOT FULLY GET IN TERMS OF TOUGH LANGUAGE ABOUT

  • IN TERMS OF TOUGH LANGUAGE ABOUT

  • IN TERMS OF TOUGH LANGUAGE ABOUT CHINA FROM THE G-7.

  • CHINA FROM THE G-7.

  • CHINA FROM THE G-7. HE GOT EVERYTHING HE WANTED FROM

  • HE GOT EVERYTHING HE WANTED FROM

  • HE GOT EVERYTHING HE WANTED FROM WHAT I CAN READ.

  • WHAT I CAN READ.

  • WHAT I CAN READ. TOUGH STANCE AGAINST RUSSIA AND

  • TOUGH STANCE AGAINST RUSSIA AND

  • TOUGH STANCE AGAINST RUSSIA AND CHINA, CALLING BOTH OF THEM PART

  • CHINA, CALLING BOTH OF THEM PART

  • CHINA, CALLING BOTH OF THEM PART OF THE GROWTH OF AUTHORITARIAN

  • OF THE GROWTH OF AUTHORITARIAN

  • OF THE GROWTH OF AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES THE WEST HAS TO BE

  • REGIMES THE WEST HAS TO BE

  • REGIMES THE WEST HAS TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT.

  • CONCERNED ABOUT.

  • CONCERNED ABOUT. STRONG AND RESPONSIVE.

  • STRONG AND RESPONSIVE.

  • STRONG AND RESPONSIVE. WHAT IS ALSO NOW BREAKING IS A

  • WHAT IS ALSO NOW BREAKING IS A

  • WHAT IS ALSO NOW BREAKING IS A TWEET BY PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE

  • TWEET BY PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE

  • TWEET BY PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE WANTING TO GET INTO NATO.

  • WANTING TO GET INTO NATO.

  • WANTING TO GET INTO NATO. HE WANTS THE NATO CONTRACT TO

  • HE WANTS THE NATO CONTRACT TO

  • HE WANTS THE NATO CONTRACT TO BECOME A MEMBER OF NATO SO NATO

  • BECOME A MEMBER OF NATO SO NATO

  • BECOME A MEMBER OF NATO SO NATO HAS TO DEFEND HIM AGAINST

  • HAS TO DEFEND HIM AGAINST

  • HAS TO DEFEND HIM AGAINST RUSSIA.

  • RUSSIA.

  • RUSSIA. THAT WOULD BE MILITARILY

  • THAT WOULD BE MILITARILY

  • THAT WOULD BE MILITARILY SOMETHING VERY CHALLENGING.

  • SOMETHING VERY CHALLENGING.

  • SOMETHING VERY CHALLENGING. SOMETHING THE U.S. DOESN'T WANT.

  • SOMETHING THE U.S. DOESN'T WANT.

  • SOMETHING THE U.S. DOESN'T WANT. THEY WANT TO GIVE HIM SUPPORT,

  • THEY WANT TO GIVE HIM SUPPORT,

  • THEY WANT TO GIVE HIM SUPPORT, WEAPONS, BUT NOT BE ENGAGED IN A

  • WEAPONS, BUT NOT BE ENGAGED IN A

  • WEAPONS, BUT NOT BE ENGAGED IN A POTENTIAL GROUND WAR AGAINST

  • POTENTIAL GROUND WAR AGAINST

  • POTENTIAL GROUND WAR AGAINST RUSSIA, WHICH IS NOT ONLY NEXT

  • RUSSIA, WHICH IS NOT ONLY NEXT

  • RUSSIA, WHICH IS NOT ONLY NEXT DOOR BUT NOW PART OF THE UKRAINE

  • DOOR BUT NOW PART OF THE UKRAINE

  • DOOR BUT NOW PART OF THE UKRAINE AND PRIMIA BECAUSE OF THEIR 2014

  • AND PRIMIA BECAUSE OF THEIR 2014

  • AND PRIMIA BECAUSE OF THEIR 2014 INVASION.

  • INVASION.

  • INVASION. PROBABLY THAT THEY'RE PUTTING

  • PROBABLY THAT THEY'RE PUTTING

  • PROBABLY THAT THEY'RE PUTTING HIM ON THE TRACK TO BECOME PART

  • HIM ON THE TRACK TO BECOME PART

  • HIM ON THE TRACK TO BECOME PART OF NATO.

  • OF NATO.

  • OF NATO. IT TOOK POLAND TEN YEARS TO

  • IT TOOK POLAND TEN YEARS TO

  • IT TOOK POLAND TEN YEARS TO REACH ALL THE LEVELS OF MILITARY

  • REACH ALL THE LEVELS OF MILITARY

  • REACH ALL THE LEVELS OF MILITARY PROFICIENCY TO BECOME A FULL

  • PROFICIENCY TO BECOME A FULL

  • PROFICIENCY TO BECOME A FULL MEMBER.

  • MEMBER.

  • MEMBER. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD READ TOO

  • I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD READ TOO

  • I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD READ TOO MUCH INTO IT.

  • MUCH INTO IT.

  • MUCH INTO IT. >> ANDREA, HERE IS THE PRESIDENT

  • >> ANDREA, HERE IS THE PRESIDENT

  • >> ANDREA, HERE IS THE PRESIDENT NOW.

  • NOW.

  • NOW. >> BEFORE I TURN TO TODAY'S

  • >> BEFORE I TURN TO TODAY'S

  • >> BEFORE I TURN TO TODAY'S MEETINGS, I WANT TO SAY A SHORT

  • MEETINGS, I WANT TO SAY A SHORT

  • MEETINGS, I WANT TO SAY A SHORT WORD ABOUT OUR ONGOING FIGHT

  • WORD ABOUT OUR ONGOING FIGHT

  • WORD ABOUT OUR ONGOING FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 AT HOME.

  • AGAINST COVID-19 AT HOME.

  • AGAINST COVID-19 AT HOME. WE MADE ENORMOUS PROGRESS IN THE

  • WE MADE ENORMOUS PROGRESS IN THE

  • WE MADE ENORMOUS PROGRESS IN THE UNITED STATES.

  • UNITED STATES.

  • UNITED STATES. MUCH OF THE COUNTRY IS RETURNING

  • MUCH OF THE COUNTRY IS RETURNING

  • MUCH OF THE COUNTRY IS RETURNING TO NORMAL.

  • TO NORMAL.

  • TO NORMAL. AND OUR ECONOMIC GROWTH IS

  • AND OUR ECONOMIC GROWTH IS

  • AND OUR ECONOMIC GROWTH IS LEADING THE WORLD.

  • LEADING THE WORLD.

  • LEADING THE WORLD. AND THE NUMBER OF CASES AND

  • AND THE NUMBER OF CASES AND

  • AND THE NUMBER OF CASES AND DEATHS ARE DROPPING

  • DEATHS ARE DROPPING

  • DEATHS ARE DROPPING DRAMATICALLY.

  • DRAMATICALLY.

  • DRAMATICALLY. BUT THERE IS STILL TOO MANY

  • BUT THERE IS STILL TOO MANY

  • BUT THERE IS STILL TOO MANY LIVES BEING LOST.

  • LIVES BEING LOST.

  • LIVES BEING LOST. WE'RE STILL AVERAGING IN THE

  • WE'RE STILL AVERAGING IN THE

  • WE'RE STILL AVERAGING IN THE LAST SEVEN DAYS THE LOSS OF 370

  • LAST SEVEN DAYS THE LOSS OF 370

  • LAST SEVEN DAYS THE LOSS OF 370 DEATHS PER DAY.

  • DEATHS PER DAY.

  • DEATHS PER DAY. 370 DEATHS.

  • 370 DEATHS.

  • 370 DEATHS. THAT'S SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN

  • THAT'S SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN

  • THAT'S SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN AT THE PEAK OF THIS CRISIS.

  • AT THE PEAK OF THIS CRISIS.

  • AT THE PEAK OF THIS CRISIS. BUT IT'S STILL A REAL TRAGEDY.

  • BUT IT'S STILL A REAL TRAGEDY.

  • BUT IT'S STILL A REAL TRAGEDY. WE'RE APPROACHING A SAD

  • WE'RE APPROACHING A SAD

  • WE'RE APPROACHING A SAD MILESTONE, ALMOST 600,000 LOST

  • MILESTONE, ALMOST 600,000 LOST

  • MILESTONE, ALMOST 600,000 LOST LIVES BECAUSE OF COVID-19 IN

  • LIVES BECAUSE OF COVID-19 IN

  • LIVES BECAUSE OF COVID-19 IN AMERICA.

  • AMERICA.

  • AMERICA. MY HEART GOES OUT TO ALL THOSE

  • MY HEART GOES OUT TO ALL THOSE

  • MY HEART GOES OUT TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE.

  • WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE.

  • WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE. I KNOW THAT BLACK HOLE THAT

  • I KNOW THAT BLACK HOLE THAT

  • I KNOW THAT BLACK HOLE THAT SEEMS TO CONSUME YOU, THAT FILLS

  • SEEMS TO CONSUME YOU, THAT FILLS

  • SEEMS TO CONSUME YOU, THAT FILLS UP YOUR CHEST WHEN YOU LOSE

  • UP YOUR CHEST WHEN YOU LOSE

  • UP YOUR CHEST WHEN YOU LOSE SOMEONE THAT'S CLOSE TO YOU THAT

  • SOMEONE THAT'S CLOSE TO YOU THAT

  • SOMEONE THAT'S CLOSE TO YOU THAT YOU ADORED.

  • YOU ADORED.

  • YOU ADORED. THAT'S WHY I CONTINUE TO SAY TO

  • THAT'S WHY I CONTINUE TO SAY TO

  • THAT'S WHY I CONTINUE TO SAY TO AMERICA, IF YOU'VE NOT BEEN

  • AMERICA, IF YOU'VE NOT BEEN

  • AMERICA, IF YOU'VE NOT BEEN VACCINATED, GET VACCINATED.

  • VACCINATED, GET VACCINATED.

  • VACCINATED, GET VACCINATED. GET VACCINATED AS SOON AS

  • GET VACCINATED AS SOON AS

  • GET VACCINATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

  • POSSIBLE.

  • POSSIBLE. WE HAVE PLENTY OF VACCINATIONS,

  • WE HAVE PLENTY OF VACCINATIONS,

  • WE HAVE PLENTY OF VACCINATIONS, PLENTY OF SITES.

  • PLENTY OF SITES.

  • PLENTY OF SITES. WE HAVE MORE WORK TO DO TO BEAT

  • WE HAVE MORE WORK TO DO TO BEAT

  • WE HAVE MORE WORK TO DO TO BEAT IN VIRUS.

  • IN VIRUS.

  • IN VIRUS. AND NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO LET

  • AND NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO LET

  • AND NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO LET OUR GUARD DOWN.

  • OUR GUARD DOWN.

  • OUR GUARD DOWN. SO, PLEASE, PLEASE GET

  • SO, PLEASE, PLEASE GET

  • SO, PLEASE, PLEASE GET VACCINATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

  • VACCINATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

  • VACCINATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE'VE HAD ENOUGH PAIN.

  • WE'VE HAD ENOUGH PAIN.

  • WE'VE HAD ENOUGH PAIN. ENOUGH PAIN.

  • ENOUGH PAIN.

  • ENOUGH PAIN. FOLKS, I KNOW IT'S AFTER 9:30

  • FOLKS, I KNOW IT'S AFTER 9:30

  • FOLKS, I KNOW IT'S AFTER 9:30 BRUSSELS TIME, 9:30 P.M. AND I'M

  • BRUSSELS TIME, 9:30 P.M. AND I'M

  • BRUSSELS TIME, 9:30 P.M. AND I'M STILL AT NATO.

  • STILL AT NATO.

  • STILL AT NATO. YOU'RE ALL EXCITED ABOUT THAT, I

  • YOU'RE ALL EXCITED ABOUT THAT, I

  • YOU'RE ALL EXCITED ABOUT THAT, I KNOW.

  • KNOW.

  • KNOW. BUT I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET

  • BUT I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET

  • BUT I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH SEVERAL LEADERS RECENTLY.

  • WITH SEVERAL LEADERS RECENTLY.

  • WITH SEVERAL LEADERS RECENTLY. AND I'VE HAD CALLS WITH OTHERS.

  • AND I'VE HAD CALLS WITH OTHERS.

  • AND I'VE HAD CALLS WITH OTHERS. IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLY

  • IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLY

  • IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLY PRODUCTIVE DAY HERE.

  • PRODUCTIVE DAY HERE.

  • PRODUCTIVE DAY HERE. I JUST FINISHED MEETING WITH

  • I JUST FINISHED MEETING WITH

  • I JUST FINISHED MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ERDOGAN OF TURKEY.

  • PRESIDENT ERDOGAN OF TURKEY.

  • PRESIDENT ERDOGAN OF TURKEY. WE HAD A POSITIVE AND PRODUCTIVE

  • WE HAD A POSITIVE AND PRODUCTIVE

  • WE HAD A POSITIVE AND PRODUCTIVE MEETING, MUCH OF IT ONE-ON-ONE.

  • MEETING, MUCH OF IT ONE-ON-ONE.

  • MEETING, MUCH OF IT ONE-ON-ONE. WE HAD DETAILED DISCUSSIONS

  • WE HAD DETAILED DISCUSSIONS

  • WE HAD DETAILED DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW TO PROCEED ON A NUMBER

  • ABOUT HOW TO PROCEED ON A NUMBER

  • ABOUT HOW TO PROCEED ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES.

  • OF ISSUES.

  • OF ISSUES. OUR TWO COUNTRIES HAVE BIG

  • OUR TWO COUNTRIES HAVE BIG

  • OUR TWO COUNTRIES HAVE BIG AGENDAS.

  • AGENDAS.

  • AGENDAS. OUR TEAMS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE

  • OUR TEAMS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE

  • OUR TEAMS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSIONS.

  • OUR DISCUSSIONS.

  • OUR DISCUSSIONS. AND I'M CONFIDENT WE'LL MAKE

  • AND I'M CONFIDENT WE'LL MAKE

  • AND I'M CONFIDENT WE'LL MAKE REAL PROGRESS WITH TURKEY AND

  • REAL PROGRESS WITH TURKEY AND

  • REAL PROGRESS WITH TURKEY AND THE UNITED STATES.

  • THE UNITED STATES.

  • THE UNITED STATES. BUT NOW I WANT TO THANK

  • BUT NOW I WANT TO THANK

  • BUT NOW I WANT TO THANK SECRETARY GENERAL STOLTENBERG

  • SECRETARY GENERAL STOLTENBERG

  • SECRETARY GENERAL STOLTENBERG FOR LEADING A VERY SUCCESSFUL

  • FOR LEADING A VERY SUCCESSFUL

  • FOR LEADING A VERY SUCCESSFUL NATO SUMMIT TODAY.

  • NATO SUMMIT TODAY.

  • NATO SUMMIT TODAY. I HAD THE HONOR OF LEADING OFF

  • I HAD THE HONOR OF LEADING OFF

  • I HAD THE HONOR OF LEADING OFF THE DISCUSSION TODAY, AMONG THE

  • THE DISCUSSION TODAY, AMONG THE

  • THE DISCUSSION TODAY, AMONG THE 30 NATIONS.

  • 30 NATIONS.

  • 30 NATIONS. AND I POINTED OUT THAT WE ARE

  • AND I POINTED OUT THAT WE ARE

  • AND I POINTED OUT THAT WE ARE FACING A ONCE IN A CENTURY

  • FACING A ONCE IN A CENTURY

  • FACING A ONCE IN A CENTURY GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS, AT THE

  • GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS, AT THE

  • GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS, AT THE SAME TIME THE DEMOCRATIC VALUES

  • SAME TIME THE DEMOCRATIC VALUES

  • SAME TIME THE DEMOCRATIC VALUES THAT UNDERGIRD OUR ALLIANCE ARE

  • THAT UNDERGIRD OUR ALLIANCE ARE

  • THAT UNDERGIRD OUR ALLIANCE ARE UNDER INCREASING PRESSURE, BOTH

  • UNDER INCREASING PRESSURE, BOTH

  • UNDER INCREASING PRESSURE, BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY.

  • INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY.

  • INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY. RUSSIA AND CHINA ARE BOTH

  • RUSSIA AND CHINA ARE BOTH

  • RUSSIA AND CHINA ARE BOTH SEEKING TO DRIVE A WEDGE IN OUR

  • SEEKING TO DRIVE A WEDGE IN OUR

  • SEEKING TO DRIVE A WEDGE IN OUR TRANS-ATLANTIC SOLIDARITY.

  • TRANS-ATLANTIC SOLIDARITY.

  • TRANS-ATLANTIC SOLIDARITY. WE ARE SEEING INCREASE IN

  • WE ARE SEEING INCREASE IN

  • WE ARE SEEING INCREASE IN MALICIOUS CYBER ACTIVITY.

  • MALICIOUS CYBER ACTIVITY.

  • MALICIOUS CYBER ACTIVITY. BUT OUR ALLIANCE IS A STRONG

  • BUT OUR ALLIANCE IS A STRONG

  • BUT OUR ALLIANCE IS A STRONG FOUNDATION ON WHICH WE CAN --

  • FOUNDATION ON WHICH WE CAN --

  • FOUNDATION ON WHICH WE CAN -- OUR COLLECTIVE SECURITY AND

  • OUR COLLECTIVE SECURITY AND

  • OUR COLLECTIVE SECURITY AND SHARED PROSPERITY CAN CONTINUE

  • SHARED PROSPERITY CAN CONTINUE

  • SHARED PROSPERITY CAN CONTINUE TO BE BUILT.

  • TO BE BUILT.

  • TO BE BUILT. AND I MADE A POINT TO MAKE CLEAR

  • AND I MADE A POINT TO MAKE CLEAR

  • AND I MADE A POINT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THE U.S. COMMITMENT TO

  • THAT THE U.S. COMMITMENT TO

  • THAT THE U.S. COMMITMENT TO ARTICLE 5 OF THE NATO TREATY IS

  • ARTICLE 5 OF THE NATO TREATY IS

  • ARTICLE 5 OF THE NATO TREATY IS ROCK SOLID AND UNSHAKABLE.

  • ROCK SOLID AND UNSHAKABLE.

  • ROCK SOLID AND UNSHAKABLE. IT'S A SACRED COMMITMENT.

  • IT'S A SACRED COMMITMENT.

  • IT'S A SACRED COMMITMENT. NATO -- NATO STANDS TOGETHER.

  • NATO -- NATO STANDS TOGETHER.

  • NATO -- NATO STANDS TOGETHER. THAT'S HOW WE MET EVERY OTHER

  • THAT'S HOW WE MET EVERY OTHER

  • THAT'S HOW WE MET EVERY OTHER THREAT IN THE PAST.

  • THREAT IN THE PAST.

  • THREAT IN THE PAST. IT'S OUR GREATEST STRENGTH AS WE

  • IT'S OUR GREATEST STRENGTH AS WE

  • IT'S OUR GREATEST STRENGTH AS WE MEET OUR CHALLENGES OF THE

  • MEET OUR CHALLENGES OF THE

  • MEET OUR CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE.

  • FUTURE.

  • FUTURE. AND THERE ARE MANY.

  • AND THERE ARE MANY.

  • AND THERE ARE MANY. AND EVERYONE -- EVERYONE IN THAT

  • AND EVERYONE -- EVERYONE IN THAT

  • AND EVERYONE -- EVERYONE IN THAT ROOM TODAY UNDERSTOOD THE SHARED

  • ROOM TODAY UNDERSTOOD THE SHARED

  • ROOM TODAY UNDERSTOOD THE SHARED APPRECIATION, QUITE FRANKLY,

  • APPRECIATION, QUITE FRANKLY,

  • APPRECIATION, QUITE FRANKLY, THAT AMERICA IS BACK.

  • THAT AMERICA IS BACK.

  • THAT AMERICA IS BACK. WE TALKED WITH RUSSIA'S

  • WE TALKED WITH RUSSIA'S

  • WE TALKED WITH RUSSIA'S AGGRESSIVE ACTS THAT POSE A

  • AGGRESSIVE ACTS THAT POSE A

  • AGGRESSIVE ACTS THAT POSE A THREAT TO NATO AND OUR

  • THREAT TO NATO AND OUR

  • THREAT TO NATO AND OUR COLLECTIVE SECURITY.

  • COLLECTIVE SECURITY.

  • COLLECTIVE SECURITY. THAT'S WHY I MET WITH THE

  • THAT'S WHY I MET WITH THE

  • THAT'S WHY I MET WITH THE BUCHAREST, THE EASTERN FLANK I

  • BUCHAREST, THE EASTERN FLANK I

  • BUCHAREST, THE EASTERN FLANK I LIES AT THE SUMMIT AND THE MET

  • LIES AT THE SUMMIT AND THE MET

  • LIES AT THE SUMMIT AND THE MET WITH THE THREE BALTIC STATES,

  • WITH THE THREE BALTIC STATES,

  • WITH THE THREE BALTIC STATES, ESTONIA, LITHUANIA AND

  • ESTONIA, LITHUANIA AND

  • ESTONIA, LITHUANIA AND LITHUANIA.

  • LITHUANIA.

  • LITHUANIA. I'M NOT LOOKING FOR CONFLICT

  • I'M NOT LOOKING FOR CONFLICT

  • I'M NOT LOOKING FOR CONFLICT WITH RUSSIA, I WILL CONVEY TO

  • WITH RUSSIA, I WILL CONVEY TO

  • WITH RUSSIA, I WILL CONVEY TO PRESIDENT PUTIN.

  • PRESIDENT PUTIN.

  • PRESIDENT PUTIN. BUT WE WILL RESPOND IF RUSSIA

  • BUT WE WILL RESPOND IF RUSSIA

  • BUT WE WILL RESPOND IF RUSSIA CONTINUES ITS HARMFUL

  • CONTINUES ITS HARMFUL

  • CONTINUES ITS HARMFUL ACTIVITIES.

  • ACTIVITIES.

  • ACTIVITIES. AND WE WILL NOT FAIL TO DEFEND

  • AND WE WILL NOT FAIL TO DEFEND

  • AND WE WILL NOT FAIL TO DEFEND THE TRANS-ATLANTIC ALLIANCE OR

  • THE TRANS-ATLANTIC ALLIANCE OR

  • THE TRANS-ATLANTIC ALLIANCE OR STAND UP FOR DEMOCRATIC VALUES.

  • STAND UP FOR DEMOCRATIC VALUES.

  • STAND UP FOR DEMOCRATIC VALUES. AS ALLIES WE AFFIRMED OUR

  • AS ALLIES WE AFFIRMED OUR

  • AS ALLIES WE AFFIRMED OUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE

  • CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE

  • CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL

  • SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL

  • SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF UKRAINE.

  • INTEGRITY OF UKRAINE.

  • INTEGRITY OF UKRAINE. WE AGREED TO KEEP CONSULTING

  • WE AGREED TO KEEP CONSULTING

  • WE AGREED TO KEEP CONSULTING CLOSELY AND NUCLEAR DETERRENCE,

  • CLOSELY AND NUCLEAR DETERRENCE,

  • CLOSELY AND NUCLEAR DETERRENCE, ARMS CONTROL AND STRATEGIC

  • ARMS CONTROL AND STRATEGIC

  • ARMS CONTROL AND STRATEGIC STABILITY.

  • STABILITY.

  • STABILITY. AND THERE WAS A STRONG CONSENSUS

  • AND THERE WAS A STRONG CONSENSUS

  • AND THERE WAS A STRONG CONSENSUS IN THE ROOM AMONG THE LEADERS IN

  • IN THE ROOM AMONG THE LEADERS IN

  • IN THE ROOM AMONG THE LEADERS IN THAT MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN.

  • THAT MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN.

  • THAT MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN. OUR TROOPS ARE COMING HOME.

  • OUR TROOPS ARE COMING HOME.

  • OUR TROOPS ARE COMING HOME. BUT WE AGREED THAT OUR

  • BUT WE AGREED THAT OUR

  • BUT WE AGREED THAT OUR DIPLOMATIC, ECONOMIC AND

  • DIPLOMATIC, ECONOMIC AND

  • DIPLOMATIC, ECONOMIC AND HUMANITARIAN COMMITMENT TO THE

  • HUMANITARIAN COMMITMENT TO THE

  • HUMANITARIAN COMMITMENT TO THE AFGHAN PEOPLE AND OUR SUPPORT

  • AFGHAN PEOPLE AND OUR SUPPORT

  • AFGHAN PEOPLE AND OUR SUPPORT FOR THE AFGHAN NATIONAL DEFENSE

  • FOR THE AFGHAN NATIONAL DEFENSE

  • FOR THE AFGHAN NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY FORCES WILL ENDURE.

  • AND SECURITY FORCES WILL ENDURE.

  • AND SECURITY FORCES WILL ENDURE. AND I WELCOME OUR ALLIES AND

  • AND I WELCOME OUR ALLIES AND

  • AND I WELCOME OUR ALLIES AND PARTNERS TO RECOGNIZE THAT

  • PARTNERS TO RECOGNIZE THAT

  • PARTNERS TO RECOGNIZE THAT COUNTERTERRORISM, THE

  • COUNTERTERRORISM, THE

  • COUNTERTERRORISM, THE COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS MUST

  • COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS MUST

  • COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS MUST CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT

  • CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT

  • CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT AFGHANISTAN NEVER AGAIN BECOMES

  • AFGHANISTAN NEVER AGAIN BECOMES

  • AFGHANISTAN NEVER AGAIN BECOMES A SAFE HAVEN FOR ATTACKS ON OUR

  • A SAFE HAVEN FOR ATTACKS ON OUR

  • A SAFE HAVEN FOR ATTACKS ON OUR COUNTRIES, EVEN AS WE TAKE ON

  • COUNTRIES, EVEN AS WE TAKE ON

  • COUNTRIES, EVEN AS WE TAKE ON TERRORIST NETWORKS IN THE MIDDLE

  • TERRORIST NETWORKS IN THE MIDDLE

  • TERRORIST NETWORKS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA.

  • EAST AND AFRICA.

  • EAST AND AFRICA. AND I'M DEEPLY GRATIFIED THAT AS

  • AND I'M DEEPLY GRATIFIED THAT AS

  • AND I'M DEEPLY GRATIFIED THAT AS AN ALLIANCE WE ADOPTED

  • AN ALLIANCE WE ADOPTED

  • AN ALLIANCE WE ADOPTED FAR-REACHING PLAN TO MAKE SURE

  • FAR-REACHING PLAN TO MAKE SURE

  • FAR-REACHING PLAN TO MAKE SURE NATO CAN MAKE THE CHALLENGES

  • NATO CAN MAKE THE CHALLENGES

  • NATO CAN MAKE THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE TODAY AND IN THE

  • THAT WE FACE TODAY AND IN THE

  • THAT WE FACE TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE, NOT YESTERDAY.

  • FUTURE, NOT YESTERDAY.

  • FUTURE, NOT YESTERDAY. THE NATO 2030 AGENDA.

  • THE NATO 2030 AGENDA.

  • THE NATO 2030 AGENDA. AND THAT WE AGREED TO FULLY

  • AND THAT WE AGREED TO FULLY

  • AND THAT WE AGREED TO FULLY RESOURCE THAT AGENDA.

  • RESOURCE THAT AGENDA.

  • RESOURCE THAT AGENDA. THE LAST TIME NATO PUT TOGETHER

  • THE LAST TIME NATO PUT TOGETHER

  • THE LAST TIME NATO PUT TOGETHER A STRATEGIC PLAN WAS BACK IN

  • A STRATEGIC PLAN WAS BACK IN

  • A STRATEGIC PLAN WAS BACK IN 2010, WHEN RUSSIA WAS CONSIDERED

  • 2010, WHEN RUSSIA WAS CONSIDERED

  • 2010, WHEN RUSSIA WAS CONSIDERED A PARTNER AND CHINA WASN'T EVEN

  • A PARTNER AND CHINA WASN'T EVEN

  • A PARTNER AND CHINA WASN'T EVEN MENTIONED.

  • MENTIONED.

  • MENTIONED. WE TALKED ABOUT THE LONG-TERM

  • WE TALKED ABOUT THE LONG-TERM

  • WE TALKED ABOUT THE LONG-TERM SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES THAT CHINA'S

  • SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES THAT CHINA'S

  • SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES THAT CHINA'S ACTIVITIES POSE TO OUR

  • ACTIVITIES POSE TO OUR

  • ACTIVITIES POSE TO OUR COLLECTIVE SECURITY TODAY.

  • COLLECTIVE SECURITY TODAY.

  • COLLECTIVE SECURITY TODAY. WE AGREED TO DO MORE TO ENHANCE

  • WE AGREED TO DO MORE TO ENHANCE

  • WE AGREED TO DO MORE TO ENHANCE THE RESILIENCE OF OUR CRITICAL

  • THE RESILIENCE OF OUR CRITICAL

  • THE RESILIENCE OF OUR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES AROUND THE

  • INFRASTRUCTURES AROUND THE

  • INFRASTRUCTURES AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING TRUSTED

  • WORLD, INCLUDING TRUSTED

  • WORLD, INCLUDING TRUSTED TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS,

  • TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS,

  • TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS, SUPPLY CHAINS AND ENERGY

  • SUPPLY CHAINS AND ENERGY

  • SUPPLY CHAINS AND ENERGY NETWORKS.

  • NETWORKS.

  • NETWORKS. WE AGREED TO ENHANCE OUR

  • WE AGREED TO ENHANCE OUR

  • WE AGREED TO ENHANCE OUR COOPERATION WITH OUR DEMOCRATIC

  • COOPERATION WITH OUR DEMOCRATIC

  • COOPERATION WITH OUR DEMOCRATIC PARTNERS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC, TO

  • PARTNERS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC, TO

  • PARTNERS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC, TO MEET CHALLENGES THAT EXIST

  • MEET CHALLENGES THAT EXIST

  • MEET CHALLENGES THAT EXIST THERE.

  • THERE.

  • THERE. WE ALSO ENDORSED A NEW CYBER

  • WE ALSO ENDORSED A NEW CYBER

  • WE ALSO ENDORSED A NEW CYBER DEFENSE POLICY.

  • DEFENSE POLICY.

  • DEFENSE POLICY. NATO'S FIRST IN THE PAST SEVEN

  • NATO'S FIRST IN THE PAST SEVEN

  • NATO'S FIRST IN THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, TO IMPROVE THE COLLECTIVE

  • YEARS, TO IMPROVE THE COLLECTIVE

  • YEARS, TO IMPROVE THE COLLECTIVE ABILITY TO DEFEND AGAINST

  • ABILITY TO DEFEND AGAINST

  • ABILITY TO DEFEND AGAINST COUNTERTHREATS FROM STATE AND

  • COUNTERTHREATS FROM STATE AND

  • COUNTERTHREATS FROM STATE AND NON-STATE ACTORS, AGAINST OUR

  • NON-STATE ACTORS, AGAINST OUR

  • NON-STATE ACTORS, AGAINST OUR NETWORKS AND OUR CRITICAL

  • NETWORKS AND OUR CRITICAL

  • NETWORKS AND OUR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

  • INFRASTRUCTURE.

  • INFRASTRUCTURE. AND WE ADOPTED A CLIMATE

  • AND WE ADOPTED A CLIMATE

  • AND WE ADOPTED A CLIMATE SECURITY ACTION PLAN, WHICH

  • SECURITY ACTION PLAN, WHICH

  • SECURITY ACTION PLAN, WHICH SEVERAL YEARS AGO PEOPLE THOUGHT

  • SEVERAL YEARS AGO PEOPLE THOUGHT

  • SEVERAL YEARS AGO PEOPLE THOUGHT WE WOULD NEVER DO, FOR REDUCING

  • WE WOULD NEVER DO, FOR REDUCING

  • WE WOULD NEVER DO, FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS IN THE NATO

  • EMISSIONS IN THE NATO

  • EMISSIONS IN THE NATO INSTALLATIONS AND ADAPTING TO

  • INSTALLATIONS AND ADAPTING TO

  • INSTALLATIONS AND ADAPTING TO THE SECURITY RISK OF CLIMATE

  • THE SECURITY RISK OF CLIMATE

  • THE SECURITY RISK OF CLIMATE CHANGE WHILE KEEPING A VERY

  • CHANGE WHILE KEEPING A VERY

  • CHANGE WHILE KEEPING A VERY SHARP ON OUR ABILITY TO DETER

  • SHARP ON OUR ABILITY TO DETER

  • SHARP ON OUR ABILITY TO DETER AND DEFEND AGAINST THREATS.

  • AND DEFEND AGAINST THREATS.

  • AND DEFEND AGAINST THREATS. AND FINALLY WE AGREED THAT AMONG

  • AND FINALLY WE AGREED THAT AMONG

  • AND FINALLY WE AGREED THAT AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT SHARED

  • THE MOST IMPORTANT SHARED

  • THE MOST IMPORTANT SHARED MISSIONS IS RENEWING AND

  • MISSIONS IS RENEWING AND

  • MISSIONS IS RENEWING AND STRENGTHENING THE RESILIENCE OF

  • STRENGTHENING THE RESILIENCE OF

  • STRENGTHENING THE RESILIENCE OF OUR DEMOCRACIES.

  • OUR DEMOCRACIES.

  • OUR DEMOCRACIES. I POINTED OUT WE HAVE TO PROVE

  • I POINTED OUT WE HAVE TO PROVE

  • I POINTED OUT WE HAVE TO PROVE TO THE WORLD AND OUR OWN PEOPLE

  • TO THE WORLD AND OUR OWN PEOPLE

  • TO THE WORLD AND OUR OWN PEOPLE THAT DEMOCRACY CAN STILL PREVAIL

  • THAT DEMOCRACY CAN STILL PREVAIL

  • THAT DEMOCRACY CAN STILL PREVAIL AGAINST THE CHALLENGES OF OUR

  • AGAINST THE CHALLENGES OF OUR

  • AGAINST THE CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME AND DELIVER FOR THE NEEDS

  • TIME AND DELIVER FOR THE NEEDS

  • TIME AND DELIVER FOR THE NEEDS OF OUR PEOPLE.

  • OF OUR PEOPLE.

  • OF OUR PEOPLE. WE HAVE TO ROOT OUT CORRUPTION

  • WE HAVE TO ROOT OUT CORRUPTION

  • WE HAVE TO ROOT OUT CORRUPTION THAT SIPHONS OFF OUR STRENGTH,

  • THAT SIPHONS OFF OUR STRENGTH,

  • THAT SIPHONS OFF OUR STRENGTH, GUARD AGAINST THOSE WHO WOULD

  • GUARD AGAINST THOSE WHO WOULD

  • GUARD AGAINST THOSE WHO WOULD STOKE HATRED AND DIVISION FOR

  • STOKE HATRED AND DIVISION FOR

  • STOKE HATRED AND DIVISION FOR POLITICAL GAIN AS PHONEY

  • POLITICAL GAIN AS PHONEY

  • POLITICAL GAIN AS PHONEY POPULISN, PROTECTING THE FREE

  • POPULISN, PROTECTING THE FREE

  • POPULISN, PROTECTING THE FREE FRESE PRESS AND INDEPENDENT

  • FRESE PRESS AND INDEPENDENT

  • FRESE PRESS AND INDEPENDENT JUDICIARIES.

  • JUDICIARIES.

  • JUDICIARIES. ALL OF THOSE ARE ON THE AGENDA.

  • ALL OF THOSE ARE ON THE AGENDA.

  • ALL OF THOSE ARE ON THE AGENDA. THAT'S HOW WE PROVE THAT

  • THAT'S HOW WE PROVE THAT

  • THAT'S HOW WE PROVE THAT DEMOCRACY AND OUR ALLIANCE CAN

  • DEMOCRACY AND OUR ALLIANCE CAN

  • DEMOCRACY AND OUR ALLIANCE CAN PREVAIL AGAINST THE CHALLENGES

  • PREVAIL AGAINST THE CHALLENGES

  • PREVAIL AGAINST THE CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME AND DELIVER FOR THE

  • OF OUR TIME AND DELIVER FOR THE

  • OF OUR TIME AND DELIVER FOR THE NEEDS AND THE NEEDS OF OUR

  • NEEDS AND THE NEEDS OF OUR

  • NEEDS AND THE NEEDS OF OUR PEOPLE.

  • PEOPLE.

  • PEOPLE. THIS IS GOING TO BE LOOKED AT 25

  • THIS IS GOING TO BE LOOKED AT 25

  • THIS IS GOING TO BE LOOKED AT 25 YEARS FROM NOW AS TO WHETHER OR

  • YEARS FROM NOW AS TO WHETHER OR

  • YEARS FROM NOW AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE STEPPED UP TO THE

  • NOT WE STEPPED UP TO THE

  • NOT WE STEPPED UP TO THE CHOCOLATE.

  • CHOCOLATE.

  • CHOCOLATE. BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF AUTO

  • BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF AUTO

  • BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF AUTO CRACIES.

  • CRACIES.

  • CRACIES. AND NOW I'M HAPPY TO TAKE SOME

  • AND NOW I'M HAPPY TO TAKE SOME

  • AND NOW I'M HAPPY TO TAKE SOME QUESTIONS.

  • QUESTIONS.

  • QUESTIONS. CECILIA VEGA OF ABC.

  • CECILIA VEGA OF ABC.

  • CECILIA VEGA OF ABC. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR.

  • >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR.

  • >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. GOOD EVENING.

  • GOOD EVENING.

  • GOOD EVENING. YOU MENTIONED YOUR SIT-DOWN WITH

  • YOU MENTIONED YOUR SIT-DOWN WITH

  • YOU MENTIONED YOUR SIT-DOWN WITH VLADIMIR PUTIN AND RUSSIAN

  • VLADIMIR PUTIN AND RUSSIAN

  • VLADIMIR PUTIN AND RUSSIAN AGGRESSION THAT CAME UP IN YOUR

  • AGGRESSION THAT CAME UP IN YOUR

  • AGGRESSION THAT CAME UP IN YOUR CONVERSATION TODAY.

  • CONVERSATION TODAY.

  • CONVERSATION TODAY. I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TWO

  • I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TWO

  • I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TWO QUESTIONS IF I MAY ON THAT

  • QUESTIONS IF I MAY ON THAT

  • QUESTIONS IF I MAY ON THAT FRONT.

  • FRONT.

  • FRONT. IS IT YOUR SENSE WALKING INTO

  • IS IT YOUR SENSE WALKING INTO

  • IS IT YOUR SENSE WALKING INTO THIS MEETING THAT AMERICANS BACK

  • THIS MEETING THAT AMERICANS BACK

  • THIS MEETING THAT AMERICANS BACK HOME SHOULDN'T EXPECT MUCH IN

  • HOME SHOULDN'T EXPECT MUCH IN

  • HOME SHOULDN'T EXPECT MUCH IN TERMS OF AN OUTCOME?

  • TERMS OF AN OUTCOME?

  • TERMS OF AN OUTCOME? COULD YOU PROVIDE SOME SPECIFICS

  • COULD YOU PROVIDE SOME SPECIFICS

  • COULD YOU PROVIDE SOME SPECIFICS ON WHAT A SUCCESSFUL MEETING

  • ON WHAT A SUCCESSFUL MEETING

  • ON WHAT A SUCCESSFUL MEETING WOULD LOOK LIKE TO YOU?

  • WOULD LOOK LIKE TO YOU?

  • WOULD LOOK LIKE TO YOU? ARE THERE GOING TO BE SPECIFIC

  • ARE THERE GOING TO BE SPECIFIC

  • ARE THERE GOING TO BE SPECIFIC CONCESSIONS YOU WANT PUTIN TO

  • CONCESSIONS YOU WANT PUTIN TO

  • CONCESSIONS YOU WANT PUTIN TO MAKE?

  • MAKE?

  • MAKE? AND THEN I'LL JUST GIVE YOU MY

  • AND THEN I'LL JUST GIVE YOU MY

  • AND THEN I'LL JUST GIVE YOU MY FOLLOW-UP RIGHT NOW.

  • FOLLOW-UP RIGHT NOW.

  • FOLLOW-UP RIGHT NOW. YOU MET VLADIMIR PUTIN BEFORE.

  • YOU MET VLADIMIR PUTIN BEFORE.

  • YOU MET VLADIMIR PUTIN BEFORE. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT HIM

  • WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT HIM

  • WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT HIM THAT INFORMED HOW YOU APPROACH

  • THAT INFORMED HOW YOU APPROACH

  • THAT INFORMED HOW YOU APPROACH THE SIT-DOWN WITH HIM?

  • THE SIT-DOWN WITH HIM?

  • THE SIT-DOWN WITH HIM? AND WHAT'S YOUR MINDSET WALKING

  • AND WHAT'S YOUR MINDSET WALKING

  • AND WHAT'S YOUR MINDSET WALKING INTO A MEETING WITH A FORMER KGB

  • INTO A MEETING WITH A FORMER KGB

  • INTO A MEETING WITH A FORMER KGB EIGHTH, WHO YOU SAID HAVE NO

  • EIGHTH, WHO YOU SAID HAVE NO

  • EIGHTH, WHO YOU SAID HAVE NO SOUL.

  • SOUL.

  • SOUL. >> I'LL TELL YOU ALL THAT WHEN

  • >> I'LL TELL YOU ALL THAT WHEN

  • >> I'LL TELL YOU ALL THAT WHEN IT'S OVER.

  • IT'S OVER.

  • IT'S OVER. LOOK, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS A

  • LOOK, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS A

  • LOOK, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME.

  • LONG TIME.

  • LONG TIME. THE LAST THING ANYONE WOULD DO

  • THE LAST THING ANYONE WOULD DO

  • THE LAST THING ANYONE WOULD DO IS NEGOTIATE IN FRONT OF THE

  • IS NEGOTIATE IN FRONT OF THE

  • IS NEGOTIATE IN FRONT OF THE WORLD PRESS AS TO HOW HE IS

  • WORLD PRESS AS TO HOW HE IS

  • WORLD PRESS AS TO HOW HE IS GOING TO APPROACH A CRITICAL

  • GOING TO APPROACH A CRITICAL

  • GOING TO APPROACH A CRITICAL MEETING WITH ANOTHER ADVERSARY

  • MEETING WITH ANOTHER ADVERSARY

  • MEETING WITH ANOTHER ADVERSARY AND/OR SOMEONE WHO COULD BE AN

  • AND/OR SOMEONE WHO COULD BE AN

  • AND/OR SOMEONE WHO COULD BE AN ADVERSARY.

  • ADVERSARY.

  • ADVERSARY. IT'S THE LAST THING I'M GOING TO

  • IT'S THE LAST THING I'M GOING TO

  • IT'S THE LAST THING I'M GOING TO DO.

  • DO.

  • DO. BUT I WILL TELL YOU THIS.

  • BUT I WILL TELL YOU THIS.

  • BUT I WILL TELL YOU THIS. I'M GOING TO MAKE CLEAR TO

  • I'M GOING TO MAKE CLEAR TO

  • I'M GOING TO MAKE CLEAR TO PRESIDENT PUTIN THAT THERE ARE

  • PRESIDENT PUTIN THAT THERE ARE

  • PRESIDENT PUTIN THAT THERE ARE AREAS WHERE WE CAN COOPERATE, IF

  • AREAS WHERE WE CAN COOPERATE, IF

  • AREAS WHERE WE CAN COOPERATE, IF HE CHOOSES, AND IF HE CHOOSES

  • HE CHOOSES, AND IF HE CHOOSES

  • HE CHOOSES, AND IF HE CHOOSES NOT TO COOPERATE AND ACTS IN A

  • NOT TO COOPERATE AND ACTS IN A

  • NOT TO COOPERATE AND ACTS IN A WAY THAT HE HAS IN THE PAST

  • WAY THAT HE HAS IN THE PAST

  • WAY THAT HE HAS IN THE PAST RELATIVE TO CYBER SECURITY AND

  • RELATIVE TO CYBER SECURITY AND

  • RELATIVE TO CYBER SECURITY AND SOME OTHER ACTIVITIES, THEN WE

  • SOME OTHER ACTIVITIES, THEN WE

  • SOME OTHER ACTIVITIES, THEN WE WILL RESPOND.

  • WILL RESPOND.

  • WILL RESPOND. WE WILL RESPOND IN KIND.

  • WE WILL RESPOND IN KIND.

  • WE WILL RESPOND IN KIND. THERE NEED NOT BE -- WE SHOULD

  • THERE NEED NOT BE -- WE SHOULD

  • THERE NEED NOT BE -- WE SHOULD DECIDE WHERE IT'S IN OUR MUTUAL

  • DECIDE WHERE IT'S IN OUR MUTUAL

  • DECIDE WHERE IT'S IN OUR MUTUAL INTERESTS, IN THE INTERESTS OF

  • INTERESTS, IN THE INTERESTS OF

  • INTERESTS, IN THE INTERESTS OF THE WORLD TO COOPERATE.

  • THE WORLD TO COOPERATE.

  • THE WORLD TO COOPERATE. AND SEE IF WE CAN DO THAT.

  • AND SEE IF WE CAN DO THAT.

  • AND SEE IF WE CAN DO THAT. AND THE AREAS WHERE WE DON'T

  • AND THE AREAS WHERE WE DON'T

  • AND THE AREAS WHERE WE DON'T AGREE, MAKE IT CLEAR WHAT THE

  • AGREE, MAKE IT CLEAR WHAT THE

  • AGREE, MAKE IT CLEAR WHAT THE RED LINES ARE.

  • RED LINES ARE.

  • RED LINES ARE. I HAVE MET WITH HIM.

  • I HAVE MET WITH HIM.

  • I HAVE MET WITH HIM. HE IS BRIGHT.

  • HE IS BRIGHT.

  • HE IS BRIGHT. HE IS TOUGH.

  • HE IS TOUGH.

  • HE IS TOUGH. AND I HAVE FOUND THAT HE IS A,

  • AND I HAVE FOUND THAT HE IS A,

  • AND I HAVE FOUND THAT HE IS A, AS THEY SAY, WHEN WE USED TO

  • AS THEY SAY, WHEN WE USED TO

  • AS THEY SAY, WHEN WE USED TO PLAY BALL, A WORTHY ADVERSARY.

  • PLAY BALL, A WORTHY ADVERSARY.

  • PLAY BALL, A WORTHY ADVERSARY. BUT THE FACT IS THAT I WILL BE

  • BUT THE FACT IS THAT I WILL BE

  • BUT THE FACT IS THAT I WILL BE HAPPY TO TALK WITH YOU WHEN IT'S

  • HAPPY TO TALK WITH YOU WHEN IT'S

  • HAPPY TO TALK WITH YOU WHEN IT'S OVER, NOT BEFORE ABOUT WHAT THE

  • OVER, NOT BEFORE ABOUT WHAT THE

  • OVER, NOT BEFORE ABOUT WHAT THE DISCUSSION WILL ENTAIL.

  • DISCUSSION WILL ENTAIL.

  • DISCUSSION WILL ENTAIL. NANCY CORDES, CBS.

  • NANCY CORDES, CBS.

  • NANCY CORDES, CBS. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

  • >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

  • >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I ALSO HAVE TWO QUESTIONS ABOUT

  • I ALSO HAVE TWO QUESTIONS ABOUT

  • I ALSO HAVE TWO QUESTIONS ABOUT VLADIMIR PUTIN.

  • VLADIMIR PUTIN.

  • VLADIMIR PUTIN. THE FIRST IS, HAVE ANY OF THE

  • THE FIRST IS, HAVE ANY OF THE

  • THE FIRST IS, HAVE ANY OF THE WORLD LEADERS YOU MET WITH THIS

  • WORLD LEADERS YOU MET WITH THIS

  • WORLD LEADERS YOU MET WITH THIS WEEK EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT BY

  • WEEK EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT BY

  • WEEK EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT BY MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN

  • MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN

  • MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN THIS EARLY IN YOUR PRESIDENCY

  • THIS EARLY IN YOUR PRESIDENCY

  • THIS EARLY IN YOUR PRESIDENCY THAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE YOU ARE

  • THAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE YOU ARE

  • THAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE YOU ARE REWARDING HIM?

  • REWARDING HIM?

  • REWARDING HIM? >> WHAT'S YOUR SECOND QUESTION?

  • >> WHAT'S YOUR SECOND QUESTION?

  • >> WHAT'S YOUR SECOND QUESTION? >> THE SECOND QUESTION IS, WHAT

  • >> THE SECOND QUESTION IS, WHAT

  • >> THE SECOND QUESTION IS, WHAT IT WILL MEAN FOR THE U.S.,

  • IT WILL MEAN FOR THE U.S.,

  • IT WILL MEAN FOR THE U.S., RUSSIA RELATIONSHIP IF ALEXEI

  • RUSSIA RELATIONSHIP IF ALEXEI

  • RUSSIA RELATIONSHIP IF ALEXEI NAVALNY WERE TO DIE OR BE KILLED

  • NAVALNY WERE TO DIE OR BE KILLED

  • NAVALNY WERE TO DIE OR BE KILLED IN PRISON?

  • IN PRISON?

  • IN PRISON? >> EVERY WORLD LEADER HERE AS A

  • >> EVERY WORLD LEADER HERE AS A

  • >> EVERY WORLD LEADER HERE AS A MEMBER OF NATO THAT SPOKE TODAY,

  • MEMBER OF NATO THAT SPOKE TODAY,

  • MEMBER OF NATO THAT SPOKE TODAY, AND MOST OF THEM MENTIONED IT,

  • AND MOST OF THEM MENTIONED IT,

  • AND MOST OF THEM MENTIONED IT, THANKED ME FOR MEETING WITH

  • THANKED ME FOR MEETING WITH

  • THANKED ME FOR MEETING WITH PUTIN NOW.

  • PUTIN NOW.

  • PUTIN NOW. EVERY SINGLE ONE THAT SPOKE.

  • EVERY SINGLE ONE THAT SPOKE.

  • EVERY SINGLE ONE THAT SPOKE. AND I THINK THERE WERE PROBABLY

  • AND I THINK THERE WERE PROBABLY

  • AND I THINK THERE WERE PROBABLY ABOUT TEN OR 12 THAT SPOKE TO

  • ABOUT TEN OR 12 THAT SPOKE TO

  • ABOUT TEN OR 12 THAT SPOKE TO IT, SAYING THEY WERE HAPPY THAT

  • IT, SAYING THEY WERE HAPPY THAT

  • IT, SAYING THEY WERE HAPPY THAT I DID THAT, THAT I WAS GOING TO

  • I DID THAT, THAT I WAS GOING TO

  • I DID THAT, THAT I WAS GOING TO DO THAT.

  • DO THAT.

  • DO THAT. AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS

  • AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS

  • AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THOROUGHLY APPROPRIATE THAT I

  • THOROUGHLY APPROPRIATE THAT I

  • THOROUGHLY APPROPRIATE THAT I DO.

  • DO.

  • DO. AND I HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM

  • AND I HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM

  • AND I HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM ABOUT -- IN THE OPEN ABOUT WHAT

  • ABOUT -- IN THE OPEN ABOUT WHAT

  • ABOUT -- IN THE OPEN ABOUT WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT FROM

  • THEY THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT FROM

  • THEY THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE, AND WHAT THEY

  • THEIR PERSPECTIVE, AND WHAT THEY

  • THEIR PERSPECTIVE, AND WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS NOT IMPORTANT.

  • THOUGHT WAS NOT IMPORTANT.

  • THOUGHT WAS NOT IMPORTANT. AND SO THE INTERESTING THING IS,

  • AND SO THE INTERESTING THING IS,

  • AND SO THE INTERESTING THING IS, I KNOW -- AND I'M NOT BEING

  • I KNOW -- AND I'M NOT BEING

  • I KNOW -- AND I'M NOT BEING CRITICAL OF THE PRESS.

  • CRITICAL OF THE PRESS.

  • CRITICAL OF THE PRESS. I REALLY MEAN THIS.

  • I REALLY MEAN THIS.

  • I REALLY MEAN THIS. I GIVE MY WORD.

  • I GIVE MY WORD.

  • I GIVE MY WORD. BUT GENERICALLY YOU ALL THOUGHT

  • BUT GENERICALLY YOU ALL THOUGHT

  • BUT GENERICALLY YOU ALL THOUGHT IT WAS TOO SOON.

  • IT WAS TOO SOON.

  • IT WAS TOO SOON. I HAVEN'T FOUND A WORLD LEADER

  • I HAVEN'T FOUND A WORLD LEADER

  • I HAVEN'T FOUND A WORLD LEADER WHO THINKS IT'S SOON ENOUGH.

  • WHO THINKS IT'S SOON ENOUGH.

  • WHO THINKS IT'S SOON ENOUGH. EVERY ONE I SPOKE TO, PRIVATELY

  • EVERY ONE I SPOKE TO, PRIVATELY

  • EVERY ONE I SPOKE TO, PRIVATELY AND PUBLICLY -- DOESN'T MEAN

  • AND PUBLICLY -- DOESN'T MEAN

  • AND PUBLICLY -- DOESN'T MEAN THERE AREN'T SOME OUT THERE --

  • THERE AREN'T SOME OUT THERE --

  • THERE AREN'T SOME OUT THERE -- BUT IT'S NOT LIKELY THAT A HEAD

  • BUT IT'S NOT LIKELY THAT A HEAD

  • BUT IT'S NOT LIKELY THAT A HEAD OF STATE IS GOING TO STAND UP IN

  • OF STATE IS GOING TO STAND UP IN

  • OF STATE IS GOING TO STAND UP IN FRONT OF 29 OTHER HEADS OF STATE

  • FRONT OF 29 OTHER HEADS OF STATE

  • FRONT OF 29 OTHER HEADS OF STATE AND SAY, BOY, I'M GLAD YOU'RE

  • AND SAY, BOY, I'M GLAD YOU'RE

  • AND SAY, BOY, I'M GLAD YOU'RE DOING THIS IN EFFECT.

  • DOING THIS IN EFFECT.

  • DOING THIS IN EFFECT. SO THERE IS A CONSENSUS.

  • SO THERE IS A CONSENSUS.

  • SO THERE IS A CONSENSUS. AND THEY THANKED ME FOR BEING

  • AND THEY THANKED ME FOR BEING

  • AND THEY THANKED ME FOR BEING WILLING TO TALK WITH THEM ABOUT

  • WILLING TO TALK WITH THEM ABOUT

  • WILLING TO TALK WITH THEM ABOUT THE MEETING AND WHAT I WAS --

  • THE MEETING AND WHAT I WAS --

  • THE MEETING AND WHAT I WAS -- WHAT I INTENDED TO DO.

  • WHAT I INTENDED TO DO.

  • WHAT I INTENDED TO DO. SO I HAVEN'T FOUND ANY -- ANY

  • SO I HAVEN'T FOUND ANY -- ANY

  • SO I HAVEN'T FOUND ANY -- ANY RELUCTANCE.

  • RELUCTANCE.

  • RELUCTANCE. THERE MAY BE SOMEONE, BUT NOT IN

  • THERE MAY BE SOMEONE, BUT NOT IN

  • THERE MAY BE SOMEONE, BUT NOT IN OPEN TODAY AND THE MEETINGS I

  • OPEN TODAY AND THE MEETINGS I

  • OPEN TODAY AND THE MEETINGS I PRIVATELY HAD AS WELL.

  • PRIVATELY HAD AS WELL.

  • PRIVATELY HAD AS WELL. AND NAVALNY'S DEATH WOULD BE

  • AND NAVALNY'S DEATH WOULD BE

  • AND NAVALNY'S DEATH WOULD BE ANOTHER INDICATION THAT RUSSIA

  • ANOTHER INDICATION THAT RUSSIA

  • ANOTHER INDICATION THAT RUSSIA HAS LITTLE OR NO INTENTIONS OF

  • HAS LITTLE OR NO INTENTIONS OF

  • HAS LITTLE OR NO INTENTIONS OF ABIDING BY BASIC, FUNDAMENTAL

  • ABIDING BY BASIC, FUNDAMENTAL

  • ABIDING BY BASIC, FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS.

  • HUMAN RIGHTS.

  • HUMAN RIGHTS. IT WOULD BE A TRAGEDY.

  • IT WOULD BE A TRAGEDY.

  • IT WOULD BE A TRAGEDY. IT WOULD DO NOTHING BUT HURT ITS

  • IT WOULD DO NOTHING BUT HURT ITS

  • IT WOULD DO NOTHING BUT HURT ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE REST OF

  • RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE REST OF

  • RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD, IN MY VIEW, AND WITH

  • THE WORLD, IN MY VIEW, AND WITH

  • THE WORLD, IN MY VIEW, AND WITH ME.

  • ME.

  • ME. JEFF ZELENY, CNN.

  • JEFF ZELENY, CNN.

  • JEFF ZELENY, CNN. >> SIR, GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU.

  • >> SIR, GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU.

  • >> SIR, GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU. IN A WEEKEND INTERVIEW VLADIMIR

  • IN A WEEKEND INTERVIEW VLADIMIR

  • IN A WEEKEND INTERVIEW VLADIMIR PUTIN LAUGHED AT THE SUGGESTION

  • PUTIN LAUGHED AT THE SUGGESTION

  • PUTIN LAUGHED AT THE SUGGESTION THAT YOU HAD CALLED HIM A

  • THAT YOU HAD CALLED HIM A

  • THAT YOU HAD CALLED HIM A KILLER.

  • KILLER.

  • KILLER. IS THAT STILL YOUR BELIEF, SIR,

  • IS THAT STILL YOUR BELIEF, SIR,

  • IS THAT STILL YOUR BELIEF, SIR, THAT HE IS A KILLER?

  • THAT HE IS A KILLER?

  • THAT HE IS A KILLER? AND I'LL CONTINUE THE TREND IF

  • AND I'LL CONTINUE THE TREND IF

  • AND I'LL CONTINUE THE TREND IF YOU DON'T MIND OF ASKING A

  • YOU DON'T MIND OF ASKING A

  • YOU DON'T MIND OF ASKING A SECOND QUESTION.

  • SECOND QUESTION.

  • SECOND QUESTION. DO YOU BELIEVE IF HE DOES AGREE

  • DO YOU BELIEVE IF HE DOES AGREE

  • DO YOU BELIEVE IF HE DOES AGREE TO COOPERATE, THEN WHAT KIND OF

  • TO COOPERATE, THEN WHAT KIND OF

  • TO COOPERATE, THEN WHAT KIND OF A CHALLENGE DO YOU FIND YOURSELF

  • A CHALLENGE DO YOU FIND YOURSELF

  • A CHALLENGE DO YOU FIND YOURSELF IN?

  • IN?

  • IN? HOW WOULD YOU EVER TRUST HIM?

  • HOW WOULD YOU EVER TRUST HIM?

  • HOW WOULD YOU EVER TRUST HIM? AND RONALD REAGAN SAID TRUST BY

  • AND RONALD REAGAN SAID TRUST BY

  • AND RONALD REAGAN SAID TRUST BY VERIFY.

  • VERIFY.

  • VERIFY. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO VLADIMIR

  • WHAT DO YOU SAY TO VLADIMIR

  • WHAT DO YOU SAY TO VLADIMIR PUTIN?

  • PUTIN?

  • PUTIN? >> ANSWER TO THE FIRST QUESTION,

  • >> ANSWER TO THE FIRST QUESTION,

  • >> ANSWER TO THE FIRST QUESTION, I'M LAUGHING, TOO.

  • I'M LAUGHING, TOO.

  • I'M LAUGHING, TOO. THEY ACTUALLY -- WELL, LOOK, HE

  • THEY ACTUALLY -- WELL, LOOK, HE

  • THEY ACTUALLY -- WELL, LOOK, HE HAS MADE CLEAR THAT -- THE

  • HAS MADE CLEAR THAT -- THE

  • HAS MADE CLEAR THAT -- THE ANSWER IS, I BELIEVE, HE HAS IN

  • ANSWER IS, I BELIEVE, HE HAS IN

  • ANSWER IS, I BELIEVE, HE HAS IN THE PAST ESSENTIALLY

  • THE PAST ESSENTIALLY

  • THE PAST ESSENTIALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE WAS --

  • ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE WAS --

  • ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE WAS -- THERE WERE CERTAIN THINGS THAT

  • THERE WERE CERTAIN THINGS THAT

  • THERE WERE CERTAIN THINGS THAT HE WOULD DO OR DID DO.

  • HE WOULD DO OR DID DO.

  • HE WOULD DO OR DID DO. BUT LOOK, WHEN I WAS ASKED THAT

  • BUT LOOK, WHEN I WAS ASKED THAT

  • BUT LOOK, WHEN I WAS ASKED THAT QUESTION ON AIR, I ANSWERED IT

  • QUESTION ON AIR, I ANSWERED IT

  • QUESTION ON AIR, I ANSWERED IT HONESTLY.

  • HONESTLY.

  • HONESTLY. BUT IT'S NOT MUCH OF A -- I

  • BUT IT'S NOT MUCH OF A -- I

  • BUT IT'S NOT MUCH OF A -- I DON'T THINK IT MATTERS A WHOLE

  • DON'T THINK IT MATTERS A WHOLE

  • DON'T THINK IT MATTERS A WHOLE LOT IN TERMS OF THIS NEXT

  • LOT IN TERMS OF THIS NEXT

  • LOT IN TERMS OF THIS NEXT MEETING WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE.

  • MEETING WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE.

  • MEETING WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE. THE SECOND QUESTION WAS -- I'D

  • THE SECOND QUESTION WAS -- I'D

  • THE SECOND QUESTION WAS -- I'D VERIFY FIRST AND THEN TRUST.

  • VERIFY FIRST AND THEN TRUST.

  • VERIFY FIRST AND THEN TRUST. IN OTHER WORDS, EVERYTHING WOULD

  • IN OTHER WORDS, EVERYTHING WOULD

  • IN OTHER WORDS, EVERYTHING WOULD HAVE TO BE SHOWN TO BE ACTUALLY

  • HAVE TO BE SHOWN TO BE ACTUALLY

  • HAVE TO BE SHOWN TO BE ACTUALLY OCCURRING.

  • OCCURRING.

  • OCCURRING. IT'S NOT ABOUT, YOU KNOW,

  • IT'S NOT ABOUT, YOU KNOW,

  • IT'S NOT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, TRUSTING.

  • TRUSTING.

  • TRUSTING. IT'S ABOUT AGREEING, YOU KNOW,

  • IT'S ABOUT AGREEING, YOU KNOW,

  • IT'S ABOUT AGREEING, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE -- WHEN YOU WRITE

  • WHEN WE -- WHEN YOU WRITE

  • WHEN WE -- WHEN YOU WRITE TREATIES WITH YOUR ADVERSARIES,

  • TREATIES WITH YOUR ADVERSARIES,

  • TREATIES WITH YOUR ADVERSARIES, YOU DON'T SAY I TRUST YOU.

  • YOU DON'T SAY I TRUST YOU.

  • YOU DON'T SAY I TRUST YOU. YOU SAY THIS IS WHAT I EXPECT.

  • YOU SAY THIS IS WHAT I EXPECT.

  • YOU SAY THIS IS WHAT I EXPECT. AND IF YOU VIOLATE THE AGREEMENT

  • AND IF YOU VIOLATE THE AGREEMENT

  • AND IF YOU VIOLATE THE AGREEMENT YOU MADE, THEN WE -- QUOTE, THE

  • YOU MADE, THEN WE -- QUOTE, THE

  • YOU MADE, THEN WE -- QUOTE, THE TREATY IS OFF, THE AGREEMENT IS

  • TREATY IS OFF, THE AGREEMENT IS

  • TREATY IS OFF, THE AGREEMENT IS OFF.

  • OFF.

  • OFF. AND I'M HOPING THAT -- THAT

  • AND I'M HOPING THAT -- THAT

  • AND I'M HOPING THAT -- THAT PRESIDENT PUTIN CONCLUDES THAT

  • PRESIDENT PUTIN CONCLUDES THAT

  • PRESIDENT PUTIN CONCLUDES THAT THERE IS SOME INTEREST IN TERMS

  • THERE IS SOME INTEREST IN TERMS

  • THERE IS SOME INTEREST IN TERMS OF HIS OWN INTEREST IN CHANGING

  • OF HIS OWN INTEREST IN CHANGING

  • OF HIS OWN INTEREST IN CHANGING THE PERCEPTION THAT THE WORLD

  • THE PERCEPTION THAT THE WORLD

  • THE PERCEPTION THAT THE WORLD HAS OF HIM, IN TERMS OF WHETHER

  • HAS OF HIM, IN TERMS OF WHETHER

  • HAS OF HIM, IN TERMS OF WHETHER OR NOT HE WILL ENGAGE IN

  • OR NOT HE WILL ENGAGE IN

  • OR NOT HE WILL ENGAGE IN BEHAVIOR THAT'S MORE CONSISTENT

  • BEHAVIOR THAT'S MORE CONSISTENT

  • BEHAVIOR THAT'S MORE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE

  • WITH WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE

  • WITH WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR FOR A HEAD

  • APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR FOR A HEAD

  • APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR FOR A HEAD OF STATE.

  • OF STATE.

  • OF STATE. ANNE G EVRMT RREN, “WASHINGTON

  • ANNE G EVRMT RREN, “WASHINGTON

  • ANNE G EVRMT RREN, “WASHINGTON POST”.

  • POST”.

  • POST”. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

  • >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

  • >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. HERE AT THIS MEETING AND EARLIER

  • HERE AT THIS MEETING AND EARLIER

  • HERE AT THIS MEETING AND EARLIER AT THE G-7 YOU SAID SEVERAL

  • AT THE G-7 YOU SAID SEVERAL

  • AT THE G-7 YOU SAID SEVERAL TIMES THAT AMERICA IS BACK AT

  • TIMES THAT AMERICA IS BACK AT

  • TIMES THAT AMERICA IS BACK AT ALLIES' SIDE.

  • ALLIES' SIDE.

  • ALLIES' SIDE. BUT A LOT OF THE ALLIES ARE

  • BUT A LOT OF THE ALLIES ARE

  • BUT A LOT OF THE ALLIES ARE RATTLED BY WHAT HAPPENED ON

  • RATTLED BY WHAT HAPPENED ON

  • RATTLED BY WHAT HAPPENED ON JANUARY 6th, AN ATTEMPTED

  • JANUARY 6th, AN ATTEMPTED

  • JANUARY 6th, AN ATTEMPTED OVERTURNING OF YOUR ELECTION.

  • OVERTURNING OF YOUR ELECTION.

  • OVERTURNING OF YOUR ELECTION. AND MAY STILL BE ALARMED BY THE

  • AND MAY STILL BE ALARMED BY THE

  • AND MAY STILL BE ALARMED BY THE CONTINUED HOLD THE DONALD TRUMP

  • CONTINUED HOLD THE DONALD TRUMP

  • CONTINUED HOLD THE DONALD TRUMP HAS OVER THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

  • HAS OVER THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

  • HAS OVER THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND LET RISE OF NATIONALIST

  • AND LET RISE OF NATIONALIST

  • AND LET RISE OF NATIONALIST FIGURES LIKE HIM AROUND THE

  • FIGURES LIKE HIM AROUND THE

  • FIGURES LIKE HIM AROUND THE WORLD.

  • WORLD.

  • WORLD. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN SAYING TO THE

  • WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN SAYING TO THE

  • WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN SAYING TO THE ALLIES AND ABOUT HOW THE NEXT

  • ALLIES AND ABOUT HOW THE NEXT

  • ALLIES AND ABOUT HOW THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

  • PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

  • PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES CAN KEEP ANY PROMISES YOU MAKE?

  • CAN KEEP ANY PROMISES YOU MAKE?

  • CAN KEEP ANY PROMISES YOU MAKE? >> WHAT I'M SAYING TO THEM IS,

  • >> WHAT I'M SAYING TO THEM IS,

  • >> WHAT I'M SAYING TO THEM IS, WATCH ME.

  • WATCH ME.

  • WATCH ME. I MEAN, I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING

  • I MEAN, I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING

  • I MEAN, I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING TO THEM, QUITE FRANKLY.

  • TO THEM, QUITE FRANKLY.

  • TO THEM, QUITE FRANKLY. I'M JUST GOING OUT -- PEOPLE AS

  • I'M JUST GOING OUT -- PEOPLE AS

  • I'M JUST GOING OUT -- PEOPLE AS I'VE SAID BEFORE DON'T DOUBT

  • I'VE SAID BEFORE DON'T DOUBT

  • I'VE SAID BEFORE DON'T DOUBT THAT I MEAN WHAT I SAY.

  • THAT I MEAN WHAT I SAY.

  • THAT I MEAN WHAT I SAY. AND THEY BELIEVE THAT I KEEP MY

  • AND THEY BELIEVE THAT I KEEP MY

  • AND THEY BELIEVE THAT I KEEP MY COMMITMENTS WHEN I SAY IT.

  • COMMITMENTS WHEN I SAY IT.

  • COMMITMENTS WHEN I SAY IT. I'M NOT MAKINGNY PROMISES TO

  • I'M NOT MAKINGNY PROMISES TO

  • I'M NOT MAKINGNY PROMISES TO ANYONE THAT I DON'T BELIEVE ARE

  • ANYONE THAT I DON'T BELIEVE ARE

  • ANYONE THAT I DON'T BELIEVE ARE OVERWHELMINGLY LIKELY TO BE

  • OVERWHELMINGLY LIKELY TO BE

  • OVERWHELMINGLY LIKELY TO BE KEPT.

  • KEPT.

  • KEPT. LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY.

  • LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY.

  • LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY. YOU MAY HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT

  • YOU MAY HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT

  • YOU MAY HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT VIEW.

  • VIEW.

  • VIEW. BUT I THINK AN AWFUL LOT OF

  • BUT I THINK AN AWFUL LOT OF

  • BUT I THINK AN AWFUL LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT MY SHOWING

  • PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT MY SHOWING

  • PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT MY SHOWING UP AT THE G-7 WOULD NOT PRODUCE

  • UP AT THE G-7 WOULD NOT PRODUCE

  • UP AT THE G-7 WOULD NOT PRODUCE ANY KIND OF ENTHUSIASM ABOUT

  • ANY KIND OF ENTHUSIASM ABOUT

  • ANY KIND OF ENTHUSIASM ABOUT AMERICAN LEADERSHIP AND ABOUT

  • AMERICAN LEADERSHIP AND ABOUT

  • AMERICAN LEADERSHIP AND ABOUT WHERE AMERICA WAS.

  • WHERE AMERICA WAS.

  • WHERE AMERICA WAS. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT DIDN'T TURN

  • I WOULD SUGGEST THAT DIDN'T TURN

  • I WOULD SUGGEST THAT DIDN'T TURN OUT THAT WAY.

  • OUT THAT WAY.

  • OUT THAT WAY. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THERE IS

  • I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THERE IS

  • I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THERE IS A -- THE LEADERS I'M DEALING

  • A -- THE LEADERS I'M DEALING

  • A -- THE LEADERS I'M DEALING WITH IN NATO AND THE G-7 ARE

  • WITH IN NATO AND THE G-7 ARE

  • WITH IN NATO AND THE G-7 ARE LEADERS WHO KNOW OUR RECENT

  • LEADERS WHO KNOW OUR RECENT

  • LEADERS WHO KNOW OUR RECENT HISTORY, KNOW GENERICALLY THE

  • HISTORY, KNOW GENERICALLY THE

  • HISTORY, KNOW GENERICALLY THE CHARACTER OF THE AMERICAN

  • CHARACTER OF THE AMERICAN

  • CHARACTER OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, AND KNOW WHERE THE VAST

  • PEOPLE, AND KNOW WHERE THE VAST

  • PEOPLE, AND KNOW WHERE THE VAST CENTER OF THE PUBLIC STANDS, NOT

  • CENTER OF THE PUBLIC STANDS, NOT

  • CENTER OF THE PUBLIC STANDS, NOT DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, BUT WHO WE

  • DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, BUT WHO WE

  • DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, BUT WHO WE ARE, WE'RE A DECENT HONORABLE

  • ARE, WE'RE A DECENT HONORABLE

  • ARE, WE'RE A DECENT HONORABLE NATION.

  • NATION.

  • NATION. AND I THINK THAT THEY HAVE SEEN

  • AND I THINK THAT THEY HAVE SEEN

  • AND I THINK THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THINGS HAPPEN, AS WE HAVE, THAT

  • THINGS HAPPEN, AS WE HAVE, THAT

  • THINGS HAPPEN, AS WE HAVE, THAT SHOCKED THEM AND SURPRISED THEM,

  • SHOCKED THEM AND SURPRISED THEM,

  • SHOCKED THEM AND SURPRISED THEM, THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED.

  • THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED.

  • THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. BUT I THINK THEY, LIKE I DO,

  • BUT I THINK THEY, LIKE I DO,

  • BUT I THINK THEY, LIKE I DO, BELIEVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE

  • BELIEVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE

  • BELIEVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO SUSTAIN THAT KIND

  • NOT GOING TO SUSTAIN THAT KIND

  • NOT GOING TO SUSTAIN THAT KIND OF BEHAVIOR.

  • OF BEHAVIOR.

  • OF BEHAVIOR. AND SO I -- YOU KNOW, I DON'T

  • AND SO I -- YOU KNOW, I DON'T

  • AND SO I -- YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THE STATISTICS,

  • WANT TO GET INTO THE STATISTICS,

  • WANT TO GET INTO THE STATISTICS, BECAUSE THAT OLD PHRASE

  • BECAUSE THAT OLD PHRASE

  • BECAUSE THAT OLD PHRASE DISRAELI, THREE KINDS OF LIES,

  • DISRAELI, THREE KINDS OF LIES,

  • DISRAELI, THREE KINDS OF LIES, LIES, DAMN LIES AND STATISTICS.

  • LIES, DAMN LIES AND STATISTICS.

  • LIES, DAMN LIES AND STATISTICS. BUT I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO

  • BUT I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO

  • BUT I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO SAY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS

  • SAY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS

  • SAY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS VASTLY DIMINISHED IN NUMBERS.

  • VASTLY DIMINISHED IN NUMBERS.

  • VASTLY DIMINISHED IN NUMBERS. THE LEADERSHIP OF THE REPUBLICAN

  • THE LEADERSHIP OF THE REPUBLICAN

  • THE LEADERSHIP OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS FRACTURED.

  • PARTY IS FRACTURED.

  • PARTY IS FRACTURED. AND THE TRUMP WING OF THE PARTY

  • AND THE TRUMP WING OF THE PARTY

  • AND THE TRUMP WING OF THE PARTY IS THE BULK OF THE PARTY.

  • IS THE BULK OF THE PARTY.

  • IS THE BULK OF THE PARTY. BUT IT MAKES UP A SIGNIFICANT

  • BUT IT MAKES UP A SIGNIFICANT

  • BUT IT MAKES UP A SIGNIFICANT MINORITY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

  • MINORITY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

  • MINORITY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. AND WE'LL SEE.

  • AND WE'LL SEE.

  • AND WE'LL SEE. WE'LL SEE.

  • WE'LL SEE.

  • WE'LL SEE. I BELIEVE THAT BY US STANDING UP

  • I BELIEVE THAT BY US STANDING UP

  • I BELIEVE THAT BY US STANDING UP AND SAYING WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE

  • AND SAYING WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE

  • AND SAYING WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE THE CASE, NOT ENGAGING IN THE

  • THE CASE, NOT ENGAGING IN THE

  • THE CASE, NOT ENGAGING IN THE OVERWHELMING HYPERBOLE THAT GETS

  • OVERWHELMING HYPERBOLE THAT GETS

  • OVERWHELMING HYPERBOLE THAT GETS ENGAGED IN BY SO MANY TODAY,

  • ENGAGED IN BY SO MANY TODAY,

  • ENGAGED IN BY SO MANY TODAY, THAT WE -- I GUESS THAT OLD

  • THAT WE -- I GUESS THAT OLD

  • THAT WE -- I GUESS THAT OLD EXPRESSION, THE PROOF OF THE PUD

  • EXPRESSION, THE PROOF OF THE PUD

  • EXPRESSION, THE PROOF OF THE PUD SOMETHING IN THE EATING.

  • SOMETHING IN THE EATING.

  • SOMETHING IN THE EATING. WHEN I SAID I WAS GOING TO DEAL

  • WHEN I SAID I WAS GOING TO DEAL

  • WHEN I SAID I WAS GOING TO DEAL WITH BEATING THE VIRUS, I WAS

  • WITH BEATING THE VIRUS, I WAS

  • WITH BEATING THE VIRUS, I WAS GOING TO FOCUS ON THAT AND GET

  • GOING TO FOCUS ON THAT AND GET

  • GOING TO FOCUS ON THAT AND GET MILLIONS OF SHOTS IN PEOPLE'S

  • MILLIONS OF SHOTS IN PEOPLE'S

  • MILLIONS OF SHOTS IN PEOPLE'S ARMS.

  • ARMS.

  • ARMS. IT WASN'T ME.

  • IT WASN'T ME.

  • IT WASN'T ME. I JUST KNEW THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

  • I JUST KNEW THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

  • I JUST KNEW THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. I KNEW THE KIND OF HELP I'D GET

  • I KNEW THE KIND OF HELP I'D GET

  • I KNEW THE KIND OF HELP I'D GET FROM THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT,

  • FROM THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT,

  • FROM THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT, FROM POLICE DEPARTMENTS, FROM

  • FROM POLICE DEPARTMENTS, FROM

  • FROM POLICE DEPARTMENTS, FROM THE HOSPITALS, FROM RETIRED

  • THE HOSPITALS, FROM RETIRED

  • THE HOSPITALS, FROM RETIRED DOCS.

  • DOCS.

  • DOCS. I JUST KNEW.

  • I JUST KNEW.

  • I JUST KNEW. AND LOOK HOW RAPIDLY WE MOVED.

  • AND LOOK HOW RAPIDLY WE MOVED.

  • AND LOOK HOW RAPIDLY WE MOVED. NOW WE HAVE ANY GROUP OF PEOPLE

  • NOW WE HAVE ANY GROUP OF PEOPLE

  • NOW WE HAVE ANY GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO EVERYTHING FROM THE

  • WHO EVERYTHING FROM THE

  • WHO EVERYTHING FROM THE POLITICAL REJECTION OF THE

  • POLITICAL REJECTION OF THE

  • POLITICAL REJECTION OF THE NOTION OF TAKING THE VACCINE, TO

  • NOTION OF TAKING THE VACCINE, TO

  • NOTION OF TAKING THE VACCINE, TO PEOPLE WHO ARE SIMPLY AFRAID OF

  • PEOPLE WHO ARE SIMPLY AFRAID OF

  • PEOPLE WHO ARE SIMPLY AFRAID OF A NEEDLE AND EVERYTHING IN

  • A NEEDLE AND EVERYTHING IN

  • A NEEDLE AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.

  • BETWEEN.

  • BETWEEN. AND WE HAVE A WAY TO GO.

  • AND WE HAVE A WAY TO GO.

  • AND WE HAVE A WAY TO GO. BUT I NEVER DOUBTED THAT WE

  • BUT I NEVER DOUBTED THAT WE

  • BUT I NEVER DOUBTED THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GENERATE THE

  • WOULD BE ABLE TO GENERATE THE

  • WOULD BE ABLE TO GENERATE THE KIND OF SUPPORT WE GOT AND GET

  • KIND OF SUPPORT WE GOT AND GET

  • KIND OF SUPPORT WE GOT AND GET SO MANY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE STEP

  • SO MANY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE STEP

  • SO MANY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE STEP UP AND GET VACCINATED.

  • UP AND GET VACCINATED.

  • UP AND GET VACCINATED. SO I THINK IT IS A SHOCK AND

  • SO I THINK IT IS A SHOCK AND

  • SO I THINK IT IS A SHOCK AND SURPRISE THAT WHAT'S HAPPENED IN

  • SURPRISE THAT WHAT'S HAPPENED IN

  • SURPRISE THAT WHAT'S HAPPENED IN TERMS OF THE CONSEQUENCE OF

  • TERMS OF THE CONSEQUENCE OF

  • TERMS OF THE CONSEQUENCE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PHONEY

  • PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PHONEY

  • PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PHONEY POPULISM HAS HAPPENED.

  • POPULISM HAS HAPPENED.

  • POPULISM HAS HAPPENED. AND IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT SO

  • AND IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT SO

  • AND IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT SO MANY OF MY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES

  • MANY OF MY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES

  • MANY OF MY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES IN THE SENATE WHO I KNOW KNOW

  • IN THE SENATE WHO I KNOW KNOW

  • IN THE SENATE WHO I KNOW KNOW BETTER HAVE BEEN RELUCTANT TO

  • BETTER HAVE BEEN RELUCTANT TO

  • BETTER HAVE BEEN RELUCTANT TO TAKE ON, FOR EXAMPLE, AN

  • TAKE ON, FOR EXAMPLE, AN

  • TAKE ON, FOR EXAMPLE, AN INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THEY'RE

  • INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THEY'RE

  • INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT BEING PRIMARIED.

  • WORRIED ABOUT BEING PRIMARIED.

  • WORRIED ABOUT BEING PRIMARIED. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, BEEF

  • BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, BEEF

  • BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, BEEF BEEN THROUGH PERIODS LIKE THIS

  • BEEN THROUGH PERIODS LIKE THIS

  • BEEN THROUGH PERIODS LIKE THIS IN AMERICAN HISTORY BEFORE,

  • IN AMERICAN HISTORY BEFORE,

  • IN AMERICAN HISTORY BEFORE, WHERE THERE HAS BEEN THIS

  • WHERE THERE HAS BEEN THIS

  • WHERE THERE HAS BEEN THIS RELUCTANCE TO TAKE A CHANCE ON

  • RELUCTANCE TO TAKE A CHANCE ON

  • RELUCTANCE TO TAKE A CHANCE ON RE-ELECTION BECAUSE OF THE

  • RE-ELECTION BECAUSE OF THE

  • RE-ELECTION BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF YOUR PARTIES' POLITICS

  • NATURE OF YOUR PARTIES' POLITICS

  • NATURE OF YOUR PARTIES' POLITICS AT THE MOMENT.

  • AT THE MOMENT.

  • AT THE MOMENT. I THINK THIS IS PASSING, I DON'T

  • I THINK THIS IS PASSING, I DON'T

  • I THINK THIS IS PASSING, I DON'T MEAN EASILY PASSING.

  • MEAN EASILY PASSING.

  • MEAN EASILY PASSING. THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT

  • THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT

  • THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT I SUCCEED IN MY AGENDA, THE

  • THAT I SUCCEED IN MY AGENDA, THE

  • THAT I SUCCEED IN MY AGENDA, THE AGENDA, WHETHER IT'S DEALING

  • AGENDA, WHETHER IT'S DEALING

  • AGENDA, WHETHER IT'S DEALING WITH THE VACCINE, THE ECONOMY,

  • WITH THE VACCINE, THE ECONOMY,

  • WITH THE VACCINE, THE ECONOMY, INFRASTRUCTURE.

  • INFRASTRUCTURE.

  • INFRASTRUCTURE. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE

  • IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE

  • IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DEMONSTRATE WE CAN MAKE PROGRESS

  • DEMONSTRATE WE CAN MAKE PROGRESS

  • DEMONSTRATE WE CAN MAKE PROGRESS AND CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS.

  • AND CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS.

  • AND CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS. AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE

  • AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE

  • AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

  • ABLE TO DO THAT.

  • ABLE TO DO THAT. SO, AS I SAID, THE PROOF WILL BE

  • SO, AS I SAID, THE PROOF WILL BE

  • SO, AS I SAID, THE PROOF WILL BE IN WHERE IT IS, YOU KNOW, SIX

  • IN WHERE IT IS, YOU KNOW, SIX

  • IN WHERE IT IS, YOU KNOW, SIX MONTHS FROM NOW, WHERE WE ARE.

  • MONTHS FROM NOW, WHERE WE ARE.

  • MONTHS FROM NOW, WHERE WE ARE. BUT I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE

  • BUT I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE

  • BUT I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT THERE IS -- THAT, GOD

  • THAT THERE IS -- THAT, GOD

  • THAT THERE IS -- THAT, GOD WILLING, WE ARE GOING TO BE

  • WILLING, WE ARE GOING TO BE

  • WILLING, WE ARE GOING TO BE MAKING PROGRESS.

  • MAKING PROGRESS.

  • MAKING PROGRESS. AND THERE IS A COALESCING OF A

  • AND THERE IS A COALESCING OF A

  • AND THERE IS A COALESCING OF A LOT OF REPUBLICANS, PARTICULARLY

  • LOT OF REPUBLICANS, PARTICULARLY

  • LOT OF REPUBLICANS, PARTICULARLY YOUNGER REPUBLICANS WHO ARE

  • YOUNGER REPUBLICANS WHO ARE

  • YOUNGER REPUBLICANS WHO ARE COMING UP IN THE PARTY.

  • COMING UP IN THE PARTY.

  • COMING UP IN THE PARTY. AND THE LAST QUESTION, SEBASTIAN

  • AND THE LAST QUESTION, SEBASTIAN

  • AND THE LAST QUESTION, SEBASTIAN SMITH OF AFP.

  • SMITH OF AFP.

  • SMITH OF AFP. >> THANK YOU.

  • >> THANK YOU.

  • >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

  • THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

  • THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. UKRAINE WANTS A CLEAR YES OR NO

  • UKRAINE WANTS A CLEAR YES OR NO

  • UKRAINE WANTS A CLEAR YES OR NO ON GETTING INTO THE NATO

  • ON GETTING INTO THE NATO

  • ON GETTING INTO THE NATO MEMBERSHIP ACTION PLAN.

  • MEMBERSHIP ACTION PLAN.

  • MEMBERSHIP ACTION PLAN. SO WHAT'S YOUR ANSWER?

  • SO WHAT'S YOUR ANSWER?

  • SO WHAT'S YOUR ANSWER? AND IF I MAY A SECOND PART TO

  • AND IF I MAY A SECOND PART TO

  • AND IF I MAY A SECOND PART TO THE SAME QUESTION.

  • THE SAME QUESTION.

  • THE SAME QUESTION. NOW THAT RUSSIA INVADED PARTS OF

  • NOW THAT RUSSIA INVADED PARTS OF

  • NOW THAT RUSSIA INVADED PARTS OF UKRAINE, DOES THAT EFFECTIVELY

  • UKRAINE, DOES THAT EFFECTIVELY

  • UKRAINE, DOES THAT EFFECTIVELY RULE OUT UKRAINE EVER ENTERING

  • RULE OUT UKRAINE EVER ENTERING

  • RULE OUT UKRAINE EVER ENTERING NATO, GIVEN THAT BEING IN NATO

  • NATO, GIVEN THAT BEING IN NATO

  • NATO, GIVEN THAT BEING IN NATO WOULD MEAN THE U.S. AND NATO

  • WOULD MEAN THE U.S. AND NATO

  • WOULD MEAN THE U.S. AND NATO HAVING TO DEFEND UKRAINIANS

  • HAVING TO DEFEND UKRAINIANS

  • HAVING TO DEFEND UKRAINIANS AGAINST RUSSIA?

  • AGAINST RUSSIA?

  • AGAINST RUSSIA? >> THE SECOND QUESTION IS, THE

  • >> THE SECOND QUESTION IS, THE

  • >> THE SECOND QUESTION IS, THE ANSWER IS NO.

  • ANSWER IS NO.

  • ANSWER IS NO. THE FIRST QUESTION, IT DEPENDS

  • THE FIRST QUESTION, IT DEPENDS

  • THE FIRST QUESTION, IT DEPENDS ON WHETHER THEY MEET THE

  • ON WHETHER THEY MEET THE

  • ON WHETHER THEY MEET THE CRITERIA.

  • CRITERIA.

  • CRITERIA. THE FACT IS, THEY STILL HAVE

  • THE FACT IS, THEY STILL HAVE

  • THE FACT IS, THEY STILL HAVE CLEAN UP CORRUPTION, MEET OTHER

  • CLEAN UP CORRUPTION, MEET OTHER

  • CLEAN UP CORRUPTION, MEET OTHER CRITERIA TO GET INTO THE ACTION

  • CRITERIA TO GET INTO THE ACTION

  • CRITERIA TO GET INTO THE ACTION PLAN.

  • PLAN.

  • PLAN. AND SO IT'S -- SCHOOL IS OUT ON

  • AND SO IT'S -- SCHOOL IS OUT ON

  • AND SO IT'S -- SCHOOL IS OUT ON THAT QUESTION.

  • THAT QUESTION.

  • THAT QUESTION. IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.

  • IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.

  • IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN. IN THE MEANTIME WE WILL DO ALL

  • IN THE MEANTIME WE WILL DO ALL

  • IN THE MEANTIME WE WILL DO ALL WE CAN TO PUT UKRAINE IN A

  • WE CAN TO PUT UKRAINE IN A

  • WE CAN TO PUT UKRAINE IN A POSITION TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE

  • POSITION TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE

  • POSITION TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO RESIST RUSSIAN PHYSICAL

  • TO RESIST RUSSIAN PHYSICAL

  • TO RESIST RUSSIAN PHYSICAL AGGRESSION.

  • AGGRESSION.

  • AGGRESSION. AND IT WILL NOT JUST DEPEND ON

  • AND IT WILL NOT JUST DEPEND ON

  • AND IT WILL NOT JUST DEPEND ON ME WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN

  • ME WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN

  • ME WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN CONCLUDE THAT UKRAINE CAN BECOME

  • CONCLUDE THAT UKRAINE CAN BECOME

  • CONCLUDE THAT UKRAINE CAN BECOME PART OF NATO.

  • PART OF NATO.

  • PART OF NATO. IT WILL DEPEND ON THE ALLIANCE

  • IT WILL DEPEND ON THE ALLIANCE

  • IT WILL DEPEND ON THE ALLIANCE AND HOW THEY VOTE.

  • AND HOW THEY VOTE.

  • AND HOW THEY VOTE. BUT I KNOW FOR ONE THING, THERE

  • BUT I KNOW FOR ONE THING, THERE

  • BUT I KNOW FOR ONE THING, THERE HAS TO BE -- THEY HAVE TO

  • HAS TO BE -- THEY HAVE TO

  • HAS TO BE -- THEY HAVE TO CONVINCE -- AND IT'S NOT EASY.

  • CONVINCE -- AND IT'S NOT EASY.

  • CONVINCE -- AND IT'S NOT EASY. I MADE A SPEECH YEARS AGO TO THE

  • I MADE A SPEECH YEARS AGO TO THE

  • I MADE A SPEECH YEARS AGO TO THE RATA, THAT THE UKRAINE HAD AN

  • RATA, THAT THE UKRAINE HAD AN

  • RATA, THAT THE UKRAINE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING THAT

  • OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING THAT

  • OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING THAT NEVER OCCURRED IN THE HISTORY OF

  • NEVER OCCURRED IN THE HISTORY OF

  • NEVER OCCURRED IN THE HISTORY OF UKRAINE, ACTUALLY GENERATE

  • UKRAINE, ACTUALLY GENERATE

  • UKRAINE, ACTUALLY GENERATE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED AND NOT

  • DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED AND NOT

  • DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED AND NOT RED LED BY A CORRUPT OLIGARCHY.

  • RED LED BY A CORRUPT OLIGARCHY.

  • RED LED BY A CORRUPT OLIGARCHY. AND I POINTED OUT WHEN HE MAID

  • AND I POINTED OUT WHEN HE MAID

  • AND I POINTED OUT WHEN HE MAID THAT SPEECH THEY WILL GO DOWN IN

  • THAT SPEECH THEY WILL GO DOWN IN

  • THAT SPEECH THEY WILL GO DOWN IN MYSTERY AS THE FOUNDING FATHERS

  • MYSTERY AS THE FOUNDING FATHERS

  • MYSTERY AS THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF UKRAINE IF THEY DO THAT.

  • OF UKRAINE IF THEY DO THAT.

  • OF UKRAINE IF THEY DO THAT. THEY HAVE MORE TO DO.

  • THEY HAVE MORE TO DO.

  • THEY HAVE MORE TO DO. BUT IT DOES NOT JUSTIFY THE FACT

  • BUT IT DOES NOT JUSTIFY THE FACT

  • BUT IT DOES NOT JUSTIFY THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE MORE TO DO RUSSIA

  • THAT THEY HAVE MORE TO DO RUSSIA

  • THAT THEY HAVE MORE TO DO RUSSIA TAKING AGGRESSIVE ACTION EITHER

  • TAKING AGGRESSIVE ACTION EITHER

  • TAKING AGGRESSIVE ACTION EITHER IN THE DUNBAS OR ON THE SEA OR

  • IN THE DUNBAS OR ON THE SEA OR

  • IN THE DUNBAS OR ON THE SEA OR IN ANY PART OF UKRAINE.

  • IN ANY PART OF UKRAINE.

  • IN ANY PART OF UKRAINE. AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT UKRAINE

  • AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT UKRAINE

  • AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT UKRAINE IN A POSITION TO BE ABLE TO

  • IN A POSITION TO BE ABLE TO

  • IN A POSITION TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR PHYSICAL

  • MAINTAIN THEIR PHYSICAL

  • MAINTAIN THEIR PHYSICAL SECURITY.

  • SECURITY.

  • SECURITY. THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH.

  • THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH.

  • THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH. SORRY YOU'RE ALL HERE SO LATE.

  • SORRY YOU'RE ALL HERE SO LATE.

  • SORRY YOU'RE ALL HERE SO LATE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

  • THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

  • THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> PRESIDENT BIDEN SPEAKING TO

  • >> PRESIDENT BIDEN SPEAKING TO

  • >> PRESIDENT BIDEN SPEAKING TO REPORTERS THERE IN BRUSSELS AT

  • REPORTERS THERE IN BRUSSELS AT

  • REPORTERS THERE IN BRUSSELS AT THE END OF THE NATO MEETINGS,

  • THE END OF THE NATO MEETINGS,

  • THE END OF THE NATO MEETINGS, CALLING IT A VERY PRODUCTIVE

  • CALLING IT A VERY PRODUCTIVE

  • CALLING IT A VERY PRODUCTIVE DAY, AS HE MET WITH LEADERS FROM

  • DAY, AS HE MET WITH LEADERS FROM

  • DAY, AS HE MET WITH LEADERS FROM VARIOUS NATO COUNTRIES SAYING

  • VARIOUS NATO COUNTRIES SAYING

  • VARIOUS NATO COUNTRIES SAYING THE RELATIONSHIP IS ROCK SOLID,

  • THE RELATIONSHIP IS ROCK SOLID,

  • THE RELATIONSHIP IS ROCK SOLID, THIS TRIP REALLY SEEN IN THE

  • THIS TRIP REALLY SEEN IN THE

  • THIS TRIP REALLY SEEN IN THE LIGHT OF THE PRESIDENT TRYING TO

  • LIGHT OF THE PRESIDENT TRYING TO

  • LIGHT OF THE PRESIDENT TRYING TO CONTINUE TO CONVEY THIS IDEA

  • CONTINUE TO CONVEY THIS IDEA

  • CONTINUE TO CONVEY THIS IDEA THAT AMERICA IS BACK, THAT THESE

  • THAT AMERICA IS BACK, THAT THESE

  • THAT AMERICA IS BACK, THAT THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE NOW VALUED BY

  • RELATIONSHIPS ARE NOW VALUED BY

  • RELATIONSHIPS ARE NOW VALUED BY THIS CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.

  • THIS CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.

  • THIS CURRENT ADMINISTRATION. I WANT TO GO TO A CHIEF FOREIGN

  • I WANT TO GO TO A CHIEF FOREIGN

  • I WANT TO GO TO A CHIEF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT ANDREA

  • AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT ANDREA

  • AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT ANDREA MITCHELL FOR US ALSO IN

  • MITCHELL FOR US ALSO IN

  • MITCHELL FOR US ALSO IN BRUSSELS.

  • BRUSSELS.

  • BRUSSELS. ANDREA, WHAT STOOD OUT FOR YOU?

  • ANDREA, WHAT STOOD OUT FOR YOU?

  • >> Reporter: THE FACT THAT THE

  • >> Reporter: THE FACT THAT THE

  • >> Reporter: THE FACT THAT THE PRESIDENT WAS FORCEFUL.

  • PRESIDENT WAS FORCEFUL.

  • PRESIDENT WAS FORCEFUL. EARLIER HE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH

  • EARLIER HE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH

  • EARLIER HE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH THE NATO SECRETARY GENERAL

  • THE NATO SECRETARY GENERAL

  • THE NATO SECRETARY GENERAL SITTING IN ARM CHAIRS, I THINK

  • SITTING IN ARM CHAIRS, I THINK

  • SITTING IN ARM CHAIRS, I THINK THEY WANTED TO PROJECT THE

  • THEY WANTED TO PROJECT THE

  • THEY WANTED TO PROJECT THE STRENGTH OF THE COMMITMENTS HE

  • STRENGTH OF THE COMMITMENTS HE

  • STRENGTH OF THE COMMITMENTS HE DID GET IN THE COMMUNIQUE WITH

  • DID GET IN THE COMMUNIQUE WITH

  • DID GET IN THE COMMUNIQUE WITH STRONG STATEMENTS AGAINST

  • STRONG STATEMENTS AGAINST

  • STRONG STATEMENTS AGAINST RUSSIAN AGGRESSION, STRONG

  • RUSSIAN AGGRESSION, STRONG

  • RUSSIAN AGGRESSION, STRONG STATEMENTS ABOUT CHINA, WHICH

  • STATEMENTS ABOUT CHINA, WHICH

  • STATEMENTS ABOUT CHINA, WHICH ARE HISTORIC.

  • ARE HISTORIC.

  • ARE HISTORIC. THEY'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE

  • THEY'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE

  • THEY'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE, IN TERMS OF TALKING

  • THAT BEFORE, IN TERMS OF TALKING

  • THAT BEFORE, IN TERMS OF TALKING ABOUT CHINA AS A MILITARY

  • ABOUT CHINA AS A MILITARY

  • ABOUT CHINA AS A MILITARY THREAT.

  • THREAT.

  • THREAT. I THINK HE IS PLEASED WITH THAT.

  • I THINK HE IS PLEASED WITH THAT.

  • I THINK HE IS PLEASED WITH THAT. AND HE WAS VERY CAREFUL ABOUT

  • AND HE WAS VERY CAREFUL ABOUT

  • AND HE WAS VERY CAREFUL ABOUT NOT PREDICTING WHAT'S HAPPENING

  • NOT PREDICTING WHAT'S HAPPENING

  • NOT PREDICTING WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH VLADIMIR PUTIN.

  • WITH VLADIMIR PUTIN.

  • WITH VLADIMIR PUTIN. HE IS AVOIDING ANY QUESTIONS

  • HE IS AVOIDING ANY QUESTIONS

  • HE IS AVOIDING ANY QUESTIONS THAT GO BACK TO SOME OF THE

  • THAT GO BACK TO SOME OF THE

  • THAT GO BACK TO SOME OF THE THINGS HE SAID IN THE PAST ABOUT

  • THINGS HE SAID IN THE PAST ABOUT

  • THINGS HE SAID IN THE PAST ABOUT PUTIN BEING A KILLER.

  • PUTIN BEING A KILLER.

  • PUTIN BEING A KILLER. HE IS AVOIDING ANY OF THAT,

  • HE IS AVOIDING ANY OF THAT,

  • HE IS AVOIDING ANY OF THAT, WANTS TO GIVE THE CHANCE TO THIS

  • WANTS TO GIVE THE CHANCE TO THIS

  • WANTS TO GIVE THE CHANCE TO THIS SUMMIT ON WEDNESDAY IN GENEVA,

  • SUMMIT ON WEDNESDAY IN GENEVA,

  • SUMMIT ON WEDNESDAY IN GENEVA, TO WORK, TO BE PRODUCTIVE, BUT

  • TO WORK, TO BE PRODUCTIVE, BUT

  • TO WORK, TO BE PRODUCTIVE, BUT ALSO SAYING HE WILL BE TOUGH AND

  • ALSO SAYING HE WILL BE TOUGH AND

  • ALSO SAYING HE WILL BE TOUGH AND STAND UP AGAINST RUSSIAN

  • STAND UP AGAINST RUSSIAN

  • STAND UP AGAINST RUSSIAN AGGRESSION, DRAWING A REAL HARD

  • AGGRESSION, DRAWING A REAL HARD

  • AGGRESSION, DRAWING A REAL HARD LINE ON THAT AND SENDING A

  • LINE ON THAT AND SENDING A

  • LINE ON THAT AND SENDING A SIGNAL TO PUTIN ESPECIALLY AFTER

  • SIGNAL TO PUTIN ESPECIALLY AFTER

  • SIGNAL TO PUTIN ESPECIALLY AFTER THE EXTENSIVE 90-MINUTE

  • THE EXTENSIVE 90-MINUTE

  • THE EXTENSIVE 90-MINUTE INTERVIEW WITH OUR OWN KEIR

  • INTERVIEW WITH OUR OWN KEIR

  • INTERVIEW WITH OUR OWN KEIR SIMMONS WHERE PUTIN DID NOT BACK

  • SIMMONS WHERE PUTIN DID NOT BACK

  • SIMMONS WHERE PUTIN DID NOT BACK DOWN ON RECENT AGGRESSION.

  • DOWN ON RECENT AGGRESSION.

  • DOWN ON RECENT AGGRESSION. >> LET ME BRING IN NATIONAL

  • >> LET ME BRING IN NATIONAL

  • >> LET ME BRING IN NATIONAL SECURITY ANALYST JEREMY BASH.

  • SECURITY ANALYST JEREMY BASH.

  • SECURITY ANALYST JEREMY BASH. AND JEREMY, HOW IMPORTANT IS IT

  • AND JEREMY, HOW IMPORTANT IS IT

  • AND JEREMY, HOW IMPORTANT IS IT THAT WE SEE THIS -- THIS

  • THAT WE SEE THIS -- THIS

  • THAT WE SEE THIS -- THIS APPARENT UNITY NOW IN NATO, THIS

  • APPARENT UNITY NOW IN NATO, THIS

  • APPARENT UNITY NOW IN NATO, THIS SENSE OF REINVIG RATION THAT THE

  • SENSE OF REINVIG RATION THAT THE

  • SENSE OF REINVIG RATION THAT THE PRESIDENT BRINGS TOMAHAWK TO

  • PRESIDENT BRINGS TOMAHAWK TO

  • PRESIDENT BRINGS TOMAHAWK TO VLADIMIR PUTIN?

  • VLADIMIR PUTIN?

  • VLADIMIR PUTIN? >> WELL, THIS ALLIANCE, THIS

  • >> WELL, THIS ALLIANCE, THIS

  • >> WELL, THIS ALLIANCE, THIS MILITARY ALLIANCE IS BACK AND

  • MILITARY ALLIANCE IS BACK AND

  • MILITARY ALLIANCE IS BACK AND STRONGER THAN EVER.

  • STRONGER THAN EVER.

  • STRONGER THAN EVER. I GOT TO SAY, LESTER YB JOE

  • I GOT TO SAY, LESTER YB JOE

  • I GOT TO SAY, LESTER YB JOE BIDEN IS IN HIS COMFORT ZONE.

  • BIDEN IS IN HIS COMFORT ZONE.

  • BIDEN IS IN HIS COMFORT ZONE. HE HAS BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS

  • HE HAS BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS

  • HE HAS BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS MOMENT ABOUT A QUARTER CENTURY,

  • MOMENT ABOUT A QUARTER CENTURY,

  • MOMENT ABOUT A QUARTER CENTURY, NOT ONLY AS CHAD COMMANDER IN

  • NOT ONLY AS CHAD COMMANDER IN

  • NOT ONLY AS CHAD COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE UNITED STATES

  • CHIEF OF THE UNITED STATES

  • CHIEF OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY HE IS COMMANDER IN

  • MILITARY HE IS COMMANDER IN

  • MILITARY HE IS COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF A 30-NATION MILITARY

  • CHIEF OF A 30-NATION MILITARY

  • CHIEF OF A 30-NATION MILITARY ALLIANCE.

  • ALLIANCE.

  • ALLIANCE. DEZZED TO CONFRONT

  • DEZZED TO CONFRONT

  • DEZZED TO CONFRONT COUNTERTERRORISM.

  • COUNTERTERRORISM.

  • COUNTERTERRORISM. AS ANDREA KNOWS EVEN CONFRONT

  • AS ANDREA KNOWS EVEN CONFRONT

  • AS ANDREA KNOWS EVEN CONFRONT AUTHORITIES LIKE CHINA.

  • AUTHORITIES LIKE CHINA.

  • AUTHORITIES LIKE CHINA. AND WELCOMING TWO CONTRACTS THIS

  • AND WELCOMING TWO CONTRACTS THIS

  • AND WELCOMING TWO CONTRACTS THIS WEEK.

  • WEEK.

  • WEEK. ONE IS THE CONTRACT WITH THE

  • ONE IS THE CONTRACT WITH THE

  • ONE IS THE CONTRACT WITH THE PREDECESSOR SHUNNED BY THE A I

  • PREDECESSOR SHUNNED BY THE A I

  • PREDECESSOR SHUNNED BY THE A I LOO LINES AND COULD YOU TO YOUED

  • LOO LINES AND COULD YOU TO YOUED

  • LOO LINES AND COULD YOU TO YOUED TO PUTIN.

  • TO PUTIN.

  • TO PUTIN. HE LIKES THE ALLIANCE OF

  • HE LIKES THE ALLIANCE OF

  • HE LIKES THE ALLIANCE OF DEMOCRACIES KORCHING CHINA AND

  • DEMOCRACIES KORCHING CHINA AND

  • DEMOCRACIES KORCHING CHINA AND RUSSIA.

  • RUSSIA.

  • RUSSIA. >> I WANT TO GO TO KEIR SIMMONS

  • >> I WANT TO GO TO KEIR SIMMONS

  • >> I WANT TO GO TO KEIR SIMMONS AS WE KNOW SAT DOWN WITH

  • AS WE KNOW SAT DOWN WITH

  • AS WE KNOW SAT DOWN WITH VLADIMIR PUTIN FOR A INTERVIEW

  • VLADIMIR PUTIN FOR A INTERVIEW

  • VLADIMIR PUTIN FOR A INTERVIEW DISCUSSING THE TOPICS,

  • DISCUSSING THE TOPICS,

  • DISCUSSING THE TOPICS, CYBERATTACKS.

  • CYBERATTACKS.

  • CYBERATTACKS. KEIR, YOU CONFRONTED PRESIDENT

  • KEIR, YOU CONFRONTED PRESIDENT

  • KEIR, YOU CONFRONTED PRESIDENT PUTIN OH ON PRESIDENT BIDEN'S

  • PUTIN OH ON PRESIDENT BIDEN'S

  • PUTIN OH ON PRESIDENT BIDEN'S WORDS THAT HE WAS A KILLER.

  • WORDS THAT HE WAS A KILLER.

  • WORDS THAT HE WAS A KILLER. THE PRESIDENT DECLINED TO

  • THE PRESIDENT DECLINED TO

  • THE PRESIDENT DECLINED TO COMMENT ON THAT TODAY.

  • COMMENT ON THAT TODAY.

  • COMMENT ON THAT TODAY. BUT WHAT WAS PUTIN'S REACTION TO

  • BUT WHAT WAS PUTIN'S REACTION TO

  • BUT WHAT WAS PUTIN'S REACTION TO THAT.

  • THAT.

  • THAT. >> LESTER, I THINK THAT INSIDE

  • >> LESTER, I THINK THAT INSIDE

  • >> LESTER, I THINK THAT INSIDE THE KREMLIN THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN

  • THE KREMLIN THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN

  • THE KREMLIN THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE NEWS CONFERENCE

  • WATCHING THE NEWS CONFERENCE

  • WATCHING THE NEWS CONFERENCE BECAUSE BOTH SIDES, IF YOU WANT

  • BECAUSE BOTH SIDES, IF YOU WANT

  • BECAUSE BOTH SIDES, IF YOU WANT TO PUT IT THAT WAY WILL BE

  • TO PUT IT THAT WAY WILL BE

  • TO PUT IT THAT WAY WILL BE TRYING TO GET IDEAS HOW THEY

  • TRYING TO GET IDEAS HOW THEY

  • TRYING TO GET IDEAS HOW THEY WANT TO HANDLE THIS UPCOMING

  • WANT TO HANDLE THIS UPCOMING

  • WANT TO HANDLE THIS UPCOMING SUMMIT.

  • SUMMIT.

  • SUMMIT. I'M NOT SURPRISED PRESIDENT

  • I'M NOT SURPRISED PRESIDENT

  • I'M NOT SURPRISED PRESIDENT BIDEN DIDN'T WANT TO REPEAT THE

  • BIDEN DIDN'T WANT TO REPEAT THE

  • BIDEN DIDN'T WANT TO REPEAT THE ALLEGATIONS, AS YOU SAW, WE

  • ALLEGATIONS, AS YOU SAW, WE

  • ALLEGATIONS, AS YOU SAW, WE CONFRONTED PRESIDENT PUTIN WITH

  • CONFRONTED PRESIDENT PUTIN WITH

  • CONFRONTED PRESIDENT PUTIN WITH THAT CLAIM THAT HE IS A KILLER.

  • THAT CLAIM THAT HE IS A KILLER.

  • THAT CLAIM THAT HE IS A KILLER. AND HE JUST LAUGHED IT OFF.

  • AND HE JUST LAUGHED IT OFF.

  • AND HE JUST LAUGHED IT OFF. IT'S HARD TO SEE WHERE THE

  • IT'S HARD TO SEE WHERE THE

  • IT'S HARD TO SEE WHERE THE CONVERSATION GOES FROM THERE.

  • CONVERSATION GOES FROM THERE.

  • CONVERSATION GOES FROM THERE. THAT IS WHAT PRESIDENT BIDEN IN

  • THAT IS WHAT PRESIDENT BIDEN IN

  • THAT IS WHAT PRESIDENT BIDEN IN A SENSE WAS SAYING.

  • A SENSE WAS SAYING.

  • A SENSE WAS SAYING. I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SEE.

  • I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SEE.

  • I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SEE. AND HERE IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT.

  • AND HERE IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT.

  • AND HERE IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO SEE PRESIDENT

  • IT'S IMPORTANT TO SEE PRESIDENT

  • IT'S IMPORTANT TO SEE PRESIDENT BIDEN RESPOND TO THE QUESTION

  • BIDEN RESPOND TO THE QUESTION

  • BIDEN RESPOND TO THE QUESTION ABOUT ALEXEI NAVALNY AND URGE

  • ABOUT ALEXEI NAVALNY AND URGE

  • ABOUT ALEXEI NAVALNY AND URGE PRESIDENT PUTIN TO SEE THAT

  • PRESIDENT PUTIN TO SEE THAT

  • PRESIDENT PUTIN TO SEE THAT NAVALLY DOES NOT DIE IN PRISON.

  • NAVALLY DOES NOT DIE IN PRISON.

  • NAVALLY DOES NOT DIE IN PRISON. THAT'S AN EXAMPLE WHERE YOU'LL

  • THAT'S AN EXAMPLE WHERE YOU'LL

  • THAT'S AN EXAMPLE WHERE YOU'LL SEE THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT

  • SEE THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT

  • SEE THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT DEALING WITH VLADIMIR PUTIN ON

  • DEALING WITH VLADIMIR PUTIN ON

  • DEALING WITH VLADIMIR PUTIN ON EACH ISSUE IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

  • EACH ISSUE IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

  • EACH ISSUE IN A DIFFERENT WAY. ONE STEP AT A TIME IF YOU LIKE.

  • ONE STEP AT A TIME IF YOU LIKE.

  • ONE STEP AT A TIME IF YOU LIKE. I THINK THAT IN BOTH CASES, BOTH

  • I THINK THAT IN BOTH CASES, BOTH

  • I THINK THAT IN BOTH CASES, BOTH THE CASE OF PRESIDENT PUTIN,

  • THE CASE OF PRESIDENT PUTIN,

  • THE CASE OF PRESIDENT PUTIN, THOUGH OUTSPOKEN IN MY INTERVIEW

  • THOUGH OUTSPOKEN IN MY INTERVIEW

  • THOUGH OUTSPOKEN IN MY INTERVIEW AT TIMES AND IN THE CASE OF

  • AT TIMES AND IN THE CASE OF

  • AT TIMES AND IN THE CASE OF PRESIDENT BIDEN, YOU ARE SEEING

  • PRESIDENT BIDEN, YOU ARE SEEING

  • PRESIDENT BIDEN, YOU ARE SEEING TWO MEN BEING CAUTIOUS, WAITING

  • TWO MEN BEING CAUTIOUS, WAITING

  • TWO MEN BEING CAUTIOUS, WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE ROOM,

  • TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE ROOM,

  • TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE ROOM, KNOWING THIS RELATIONSHIP CAN

  • KNOWING THIS RELATIONSHIP CAN

  • KNOWING THIS RELATIONSHIP CAN PLAY OUT OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS.

  • PLAY OUT OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS.

  • PLAY OUT OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS. LESTER.

  • LESTER.

  • LESTER. >> AND KEIR, WE SAW PRESIDENT

  • >> AND KEIR, WE SAW PRESIDENT

  • >> AND KEIR, WE SAW PRESIDENT BIDEN DECLINING TO GET INTO THE

  • BIDEN DECLINING TO GET INTO THE

  • BIDEN DECLINING TO GET INTO THE NITTY-GRITTY OF WHAT HE WANTS TO

  • NITTY-GRITTY OF WHAT HE WANTS TO

  • NITTY-GRITTY OF WHAT HE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT OR HOW HE APPROACHES

  • TALK ABOUT OR HOW HE APPROACHES

  • TALK ABOUT OR HOW HE APPROACHES PRESIDENT PUTIN.

  • PRESIDENT PUTIN.

  • PRESIDENT PUTIN. DID PRESIDENT PUTIN GIVE YOU ANY

  • DID PRESIDENT PUTIN GIVE YOU ANY

  • DID PRESIDENT PUTIN GIVE YOU ANY HINT WHAT HE MAY WANT, WHAT

  • HINT WHAT HE MAY WANT, WHAT

  • HINT WHAT HE MAY WANT, WHAT CONCESSIONS HE WOULD REQUEST

  • CONCESSIONS HE WOULD REQUEST

  • CONCESSIONS HE WOULD REQUEST FROM THE PRESIDENT?

  • FROM THE PRESIDENT?

  • FROM THE PRESIDENT? >> I THINK WHAT YOU SAW IN MY

  • >> I THINK WHAT YOU SAW IN MY

  • >> I THINK WHAT YOU SAW IN MY INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN

  • INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN

  • INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN WAS THE MAN THAT YOU ARE LIKELY

  • WAS THE MAN THAT YOU ARE LIKELY

  • WAS THE MAN THAT YOU ARE LIKELY TO SEE IN THE ROOM -- WE WON'T

  • TO SEE IN THE ROOM -- WE WON'T

  • TO SEE IN THE ROOM -- WE WON'T SEE IT BUT YOU WOULD IF YOU WERE

  • SEE IT BUT YOU WOULD IF YOU WERE

  • SEE IT BUT YOU WOULD IF YOU WERE A FLY ON THE WALL IN THE ROOM

  • A FLY ON THE WALL IN THE ROOM

  • A FLY ON THE WALL IN THE ROOM WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN.

  • WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN.

  • WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN. CONFRONTATIONAL AND THEN

  • CONFRONTATIONAL AND THEN

  • CONFRONTATIONAL AND THEN PREPARED TO NEGOTIATE.

  • PREPARED TO NEGOTIATE.

  • PREPARED TO NEGOTIATE. I MEAN, THAT IS ONE OF PRESIDENT

  • I MEAN, THAT IS ONE OF PRESIDENT

  • I MEAN, THAT IS ONE OF PRESIDENT PUTIN'S PLAYBOOKS IF YOU LIKE.

  • PUTIN'S PLAYBOOKS IF YOU LIKE.

  • PUTIN'S PLAYBOOKS IF YOU LIKE. ATTACK, THREATEN, OFFER TO

  • ATTACK, THREATEN, OFFER TO

  • ATTACK, THREATEN, OFFER TO NEGOTIATE, SO YOU CAN GET

  • NEGOTIATE, SO YOU CAN GET

  • NEGOTIATE, SO YOU CAN GET LEVERAGE.

  • LEVERAGE.

  • LEVERAGE. I THINK YOU SEE THAT ON THE

  • I THINK YOU SEE THAT ON THE

  • I THINK YOU SEE THAT ON THE BORDER WITH UKRAINE.

  • BORDER WITH UKRAINE.

  • BORDER WITH UKRAINE. YOU SEE THAT WITH THE U.S.

  • YOU SEE THAT WITH THE U.S.

  • YOU SEE THAT WITH THE U.S. PRISONERS HERE IN RUSSIA.

  • PRISONERS HERE IN RUSSIA.

  • PRISONERS HERE IN RUSSIA. YOU SEE THAT AREO WITH HACKING

  • YOU SEE THAT AREO WITH HACKING

  • YOU SEE THAT AREO WITH HACKING EVEN WHILE PRESIDENT PUTIN

  • EVEN WHILE PRESIDENT PUTIN

  • EVEN WHILE PRESIDENT PUTIN DENIES THAT RUSSIA HAS LAUNCHED

  • DENIES THAT RUSSIA HAS LAUNCHED

  • DENIES THAT RUSSIA HAS LAUNCHED CYBERATTACKS AGAINST THE U.S.,

  • CYBERATTACKS AGAINST THE U.S.,

  • CYBERATTACKS AGAINST THE U.S., AT THE SAME TIME SAYING BUT I

  • AT THE SAME TIME SAYING BUT I

  • AT THE SAME TIME SAYING BUT I WILL NEGOTIATE ON IT.

  • WILL NEGOTIATE ON IT.

  • WILL NEGOTIATE ON IT. THE TRICKY QUESTION IS WHEN YOU

  • THE TRICKY QUESTION IS WHEN YOU

  • THE TRICKY QUESTION IS WHEN YOU SEE WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN IN

  • SEE WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN IN

  • SEE WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN IN ANSWER AFTER ANSWER HE DENIES

  • ANSWER AFTER ANSWER HE DENIES

  • ANSWER AFTER ANSWER HE DENIES CHANGES THE SUB.

  • CHANGES THE SUB.

  • CHANGES THE SUB. BUT YOU DEAL WITH PRESIDENT

  • BUT YOU DEAL WITH PRESIDENT

  • BUT YOU DEAL WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN IS SOMEBODY WHO IS

  • PUTIN IS SOMEBODY WHO IS

  • PUTIN IS SOMEBODY WHO IS DIFFICULT TO TRUST.

  • DIFFICULT TO TRUST.

  • DIFFICULT TO TRUST. AND THE QUESTION I THINK IS

  • AND THE QUESTION I THINK IS

  • AND THE QUESTION I THINK IS WHETHER EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF

  • WHETHER EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF

  • WHETHER EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF TRUST CAN BE GAINED SO THAT SOME

  • TRUST CAN BE GAINED SO THAT SOME

  • TRUST CAN BE GAINED SO THAT SOME DEALS CAN BE DONE.

  • DEALS CAN BE DONE.

  • DEALS CAN BE DONE. I THINK A CRUCIAL ONE WILL BE

  • I THINK A CRUCIAL ONE WILL BE

  • I THINK A CRUCIAL ONE WILL BE ARMS CONTROL.

  • ARMS CONTROL.

  • ARMS CONTROL. BECAUSE, YOU COULD NEVER -- BOTH

  • BECAUSE, YOU COULD NEVER -- BOTH

  • BECAUSE, YOU COULD NEVER -- BOTH THE U.S. AND RUSSIA HAVE VUS

  • THE U.S. AND RUSSIA HAVE VUS

  • THE U.S. AND RUSSIA HAVE VUS THOUSANDS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

  • THOUSANDS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

  • THOUSANDS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS. IT'S CRUCIAL THAT THAT

  • IT'S CRUCIAL THAT THAT

  • IT'S CRUCIAL THAT THAT LONG-STANDING HISTORY OF

  • LONG-STANDING HISTORY OF

  • LONG-STANDING HISTORY OF NEGOTIATIONS OVER ARMS CONTROL

  • NEGOTIATIONS OVER ARMS CONTROL

  • NEGOTIATIONS OVER ARMS CONTROL BETWEEN THE U.S. AND RUSSIA IS

  • BETWEEN THE U.S. AND RUSSIA IS

  • BETWEEN THE U.S. AND RUSSIA IS MAINTAINED.

  • MAINTAINED.

  • MAINTAINED. THAT'S MANY PEOPLE'S VIEW.

  • THAT'S MANY PEOPLE'S VIEW.

  • THAT'S MANY PEOPLE'S VIEW. AND THAT NEW START TREATY, ARMS

  • AND THAT NEW START TREATY, ARMS

  • AND THAT NEW START TREATY, ARMS CONTROL TREATY WAS EXTENDED BY

  • CONTROL TREATY WAS EXTENDED BY

  • CONTROL TREATY WAS EXTENDED BY PRESIDENT BIDEN MAYBE PRESIDENT

  • PRESIDENT BIDEN MAYBE PRESIDENT

  • PRESIDENT BIDEN MAYBE PRESIDENT PUTIN WILL SEE THAT AS A STEP

  • PUTIN WILL SEE THAT AS A STEP

  • PUTIN WILL SEE THAT AS A STEP FORWARD.

  • FORWARD.

  • FORWARD. PLAIN SPEAKING, THIS IS A VERY,

  • PLAIN SPEAKING, THIS IS A VERY,

  • PLAIN SPEAKING, THIS IS A VERY, VERY DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIP.

  • VERY DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIP.

  • VERY DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIP. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THERE

  • THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THERE

  • THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THERE ARE ISSUES WHERE THESE TWO MEN

  • ARE ISSUES WHERE THESE TWO MEN

  • ARE ISSUES WHERE THESE TWO MEN CAN FIND SOME KIND OF COMMON

  • CAN FIND SOME KIND OF COMMON

  • CAN FIND SOME KIND OF COMMON GROUND AND MOVE, YOU KNOW, SMALL

  • GROUND AND MOVE, YOU KNOW, SMALL

  • GROUND AND MOVE, YOU KNOW, SMALL STEPS FORWARD.

  • STEPS FORWARD.

  • STEPS FORWARD. >> YEAH, PRESIDENT BIDEN

  • >> YEAH, PRESIDENT BIDEN

  • >> YEAH, PRESIDENT BIDEN CERTAINLY IS HOLDING THAT OUT AS

  • CERTAINLY IS HOLDING THAT OUT AS

  • CERTAINLY IS HOLDING THAT OUT AS HE SPOKE TO REPORTERS A MOMENT

  • HE SPOKE TO REPORTERS A MOMENT

  • HE SPOKE TO REPORTERS A MOMENT AGO.

  • AGO.

  • AGO. YOUR INTERVIEW CERTAINLY OPENING

  • YOUR INTERVIEW CERTAINLY OPENING

  • YOUR INTERVIEW CERTAINLY OPENING A CLEARER WINDOW AS TO WHAT

  • A CLEARER WINDOW AS TO WHAT

  • A CLEARER WINDOW AS TO WHAT THESE CONVERSATIONS COULD LOOK

  • THESE CONVERSATIONS COULD LOOK

  • THESE CONVERSATIONS COULD LOOK LIKE, KEIR SIMMONS, THANK YOU

  • LIKE, KEIR SIMMONS, THANK YOU

  • LIKE, KEIR SIMMONS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

  • VERY MUCH.

  • VERY MUCH. JOINING ME NOW IS KASIE HUNT FOR

  • JOINING ME NOW IS KASIE HUNT FOR

  • JOINING ME NOW IS KASIE HUNT FOR THE VIEW AND HOW ALL OF THIS IS

  • THE VIEW AND HOW ALL OF THIS IS

  • THE VIEW AND HOW ALL OF THIS IS SEEN IN CONGRESS.

  • SEEN IN CONGRESS.

  • SEEN IN CONGRESS. KASIE?

  • KASIE?

  • KASIE? >> LESTER, I THINK ONE OF THE

  • >> LESTER, I THINK ONE OF THE

  • >> LESTER, I THINK ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL PIECES OF THEY IS

  • MOST CRITICAL PIECES OF THEY IS

  • MOST CRITICAL PIECES OF THEY IS AMERICA'S POWER ABROAD REALLY

  • AMERICA'S POWER ABROAD REALLY

  • AMERICA'S POWER ABROAD REALLY DEPENDS ON UNITY HERE AT HOME.

  • DEPENDS ON UNITY HERE AT HOME.

  • DEPENDS ON UNITY HERE AT HOME. FRANKLY, WE DON'T SEE A LOT OF

  • FRANKLY, WE DON'T SEE A LOT OF

  • FRANKLY, WE DON'T SEE A LOT OF THAT.

  • THAT.

  • THAT. PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS ASKED, OF

  • PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS ASKED, OF

  • PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS ASKED, OF COURSE, WHAT HE WAS SAYING TO

  • COURSE, WHAT HE WAS SAYING TO

  • COURSE, WHAT HE WAS SAYING TO ALLIES ABOUT THE RIOT THAT

  • ALLIES ABOUT THE RIOT THAT

  • ALLIES ABOUT THE RIOT THAT HAPPENED AT THE U.S. CAPITOL ON

  • HAPPENED AT THE U.S. CAPITOL ON

  • HAPPENED AT THE U.S. CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6th, THE QUESTION -- HOW

  • JANUARY 6th, THE QUESTION -- HOW

  • JANUARY 6th, THE QUESTION -- HOW CAN YOU STAND UP AND SAY WE NEED

  • CAN YOU STAND UP AND SAY WE NEED

  • CAN YOU STAND UP AND SAY WE NEED TO TRUST IN DEMOCRACY, WHEN IN

  • TO TRUST IN DEMOCRACY, WHEN IN

  • TO TRUST IN DEMOCRACY, WHEN IN FACT HERE IN AMERICA IT'S

  • FACT HERE IN AMERICA IT'S

  • FACT HERE IN AMERICA IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN CHALLENGED IN THIS

  • ACTUALLY BEEN CHALLENGED IN THIS

  • ACTUALLY BEEN CHALLENGED IN THIS WAY.

  • WAY.

  • WAY. HE CHOSE TO FOCUS ON THE UNITY,

  • HE CHOSE TO FOCUS ON THE UNITY,

  • HE CHOSE TO FOCUS ON THE UNITY, PROJECTING A SENSE OF UNITY,

  • PROJECTING A SENSE OF UNITY,

  • PROJECTING A SENSE OF UNITY, TALKING ABOUT THE AMERICAN

  • TALKING ABOUT THE AMERICAN

  • TALKING ABOUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BEING DECENT AND

  • PEOPLE BEING DECENT AND

  • PEOPLE BEING DECENT AND HONORABLE, AND SAYING THAT THOSE

  • HONORABLE, AND SAYING THAT THOSE

  • HONORABLE, AND SAYING THAT THOSE WHO SUPPORTED THAT ATTACK ON THE

  • WHO SUPPORTED THAT ATTACK ON THE

  • WHO SUPPORTED THAT ATTACK ON THE CAPITOL ARE JUST A FRACTION OF

  • CAPITOL ARE JUST A FRACTION OF

  • CAPITOL ARE JUST A FRACTION OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, A FRACTION

  • THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, A FRACTION

  • THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, A FRACTION OF THE POPULACE BEING THE TRUMP

  • OF THE POPULACE BEING THE TRUMP

  • OF THE POPULACE BEING THE TRUMP SUPPORTERS WHO WOULD ENGAGE IN

  • SUPPORTERS WHO WOULD ENGAGE IN

  • SUPPORTERS WHO WOULD ENGAGE IN SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

  • SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

  • SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT WAS REMARKABLE TO SEE BIDEN

  • IT WAS REMARKABLE TO SEE BIDEN

  • IT WAS REMARKABLE TO SEE BIDEN TALK SO MUCH ABOUT DOMESTIC

  • TALK SO MUCH ABOUT DOMESTIC

  • TALK SO MUCH ABOUT DOMESTIC POLITICS WHILE ABROAD.

  • POLITICS WHILE ABROAD.

  • POLITICS WHILE ABROAD. FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP DID NOT

  • FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP DID NOT

  • FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP DID NOT FOLLOW THOSE NORMS, BUT

  • FOLLOW THOSE NORMS, BUT

  • FOLLOW THOSE NORMS, BUT PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS TRIED TO

  • PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS TRIED TO

  • PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS TRIED TO RETURN TO THAT.

  • RETURN TO THAT.

  • RETURN TO THAT. HE TALKED ABOUT REPUBLICANS

  • HE TALKED ABOUT REPUBLICANS

  • HE TALKED ABOUT REPUBLICANS BEING A MUCH DIMINISHED PARTY,

  • BEING A MUCH DIMINISHED PARTY,

  • BEING A MUCH DIMINISHED PARTY, THEIR LEADERSHIP BEING

  • THEIR LEADERSHIP BEING

  • THEIR LEADERSHIP BEING FRACTURED, AND WANTED TO FOCUS

  • FRACTURED, AND WANTED TO FOCUS

  • FRACTURED, AND WANTED TO FOCUS INSTEAD ON THE OVERALL ARC OF

  • INSTEAD ON THE OVERALL ARC OF

  • INSTEAD ON THE OVERALL ARC OF HISTORY, WHICH HE SAYS SHOWS

  • HISTORY, WHICH HE SAYS SHOWS

  • HISTORY, WHICH HE SAYS SHOWS AMERICA IS CAPABLE OF GETTING

  • AMERICA IS CAPABLE OF GETTING

  • AMERICA IS CAPABLE OF GETTING THROUGH CHALLENGES LIKE THERE

  • THROUGH CHALLENGES LIKE THERE

  • THROUGH CHALLENGES LIKE THERE AND STILL EMERGING AS A STRONG

  • AND STILL EMERGING AS A STRONG

  • AND STILL EMERGING AS A STRONG DEMOCRACY.

  • DEMOCRACY.

  • DEMOCRACY. TRYING TO EXPLAIN WHILE ABROAD

  • TRYING TO EXPLAIN WHILE ABROAD

  • TRYING TO EXPLAIN WHILE ABROAD HOW THOSE MESSAGES OF DEMOCRACY

  • HOW THOSE MESSAGES OF DEMOCRACY

  • HOW THOSE MESSAGES OF DEMOCRACY AGAINST AUTOCRACY STILL SHOULD

  • AGAINST AUTOCRACY STILL SHOULD

  • AGAINST AUTOCRACY STILL SHOULD HAVE RESONANCE WITH AMERICANS,

  • HAVE RESONANCE WITH AMERICANS,

  • HAVE RESONANCE WITH AMERICANS, AND THAT AMERICANS ARE THE ONES

  • AND THAT AMERICANS ARE THE ONES

  • AND THAT AMERICANS ARE THE ONES TO CARRY IT FORWARD ON THE WORLD

  • TO CARRY IT FORWARD ON THE WORLD

  • TO CARRY IT FORWARD ON THE WORLD STAGE, LESTER.

  • STAGE, LESTER.

  • STAGE, LESTER. >> KASIE HUNT, THANK YOU.

  • >> KASIE HUNT, THANK YOU.

  • >> KASIE HUNT, THANK YOU. ALSO NOTABLE, THE PRESIDENT LED

  • ALSO NOTABLE, THE PRESIDENT LED

  • ALSO NOTABLE, THE PRESIDENT LED OFF WITH A DOMESTIC AUDIENCE,

  • OFF WITH A DOMESTIC AUDIENCE,

  • OFF WITH A DOMESTIC AUDIENCE, TALKING ABOUT THE NEED FOR MORE

  • TALKING ABOUT THE NEED FOR MORE

  • TALKING ABOUT THE NEED FOR MORE AMERICANS TO BE VACCINATED.

  • AMERICANS TO BE VACCINATED.

  • AMERICANS TO BE VACCINATED. >>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR COVERAGE

  • >>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR COVERAGE

  • >>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR COVERAGE OF PRESIDENT BIDEN'S REMARKS.

  • OF PRESIDENT BIDEN'S REMARKS.

  • OF PRESIDENT BIDEN'S REMARKS. WE'LL HAVE MUCH MORE TONIGHT ON

  • WE'LL HAVE MUCH MORE TONIGHT ON

  • WE'LL HAVE MUCH MORE TONIGHT ON "NIGHTLY NEWS", INCLUDING MORE

  • "NIGHTLY NEWS", INCLUDING MORE

  • "NIGHTLY NEWS", INCLUDING MORE OF KEIR SIMMONS' WITH PRESIDENT

  • OF KEIR SIMMONS' WITH PRESIDENT

  • OF KEIR SIMMONS' WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN.

  • PUTIN.

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