expelled from 20 countries. this is in response to the attack on british soil, the poisoning of that u.s. -- of that spy, the british spy. and his daughter. let's bring the panel. see where it goes. stephen hayes, editor in chief for "the weekly standard." mollie hemingway, senior editor at "the federalist." david catching these, senior politics writer for u.s. news & world report. steve, thoughts. >> i think it's a big deal. this is an impressive move. the fact that the u.s. did in conjunction not only with the british allies but more than a dozen other countries. it sends a pretty strong message to russia that this kind of behavior is not going to be tolerated, at least not for very long without repercussions. i think it's a good move full. it would be better, the president could enhance the move by saying something it in his own voice. he was tweeting that we need better relations with russia on the up or calling for confront