our border and our president is silent, and absent. you think about east palestine, a crises in our country, and president has yet to step a foot into east palestine. you have americans who are fr-- frustrated because of the lack of leadership on domestic issue that exacerbates t the situation in ukraine. here is why we need the president to lead, what is our nation's vital interest in ukraine? it should start with degrading the russian military is in our vital national interest. we are not going to degrade the russian military, we will have accountability for every dollar spent there is no such thing as a blank check, we'll make sure there is accountability, and the last point to make on the ukraine front, is that china has chosen a side, they are