it seemed as though president biden was giving a speech in a moment of world peace and prosperity. it was hard to connect the tone and description of miss comments with the reality around the world. when you are listening to his speech as a consumer and it doesn't comport with your sense of reality, you disengage. americans right now especially are unsettled with all of the chaos they are seeing around the world. you really need to lean in to the american people and say, i understand why you're afraid. i understand why you're scared. i understand what you are seeing on your television screens. platitudes aren't sufficient. maybe in 1999, but in a moment of crisis, platitudes, multilateral speak aren't adequate to the moment when clarity is needed above all