of the market, taking advantage of that demand that was coming in the wake of covid, as covid wound down. and putting it straight into their pockets. so blame putin, blame the gas companies, but don't blame biden. he's doing everything he can, and he's doing it right. >> atia, were you surprised -- i mean, should we be surprised at the speed with which the gop switched their messaging from pro ban on russian oil, to suddenly being anti biden? >> we shouldn't be surprised. they're basically just wanting their constituents to hear what they want to hear. this isn't anything but a ploy for the midterm elections. but what's really the democrats, if they're gonna be smart about it, when they need to do is not to go on the defensive. they need to go on the offensive. and including the biden administration. this is a time to make history. every president, since jimmy carter, as promised the