we saw. he tried to use empathy, saying my heart aches for those people struggling to get to the airport to leave the country, but also defended it, saying the military is working day and night to get people out. and it was striking how many times he referred to the numbers. i think he's really trying to make the point that this effort has been a success, and despite struggles to get everyone to the airport, he vows every american that wants to leave the country will be able to, and they'll continue to work through the night to get as many people out. i think that was the takeaway from the speech. >> charlie in. >> look, obviously the president has had problems, a competency gap, a credibility gap. some of the things he's said before don't line up with the reality on the ground. and he's had an empathy gap. i will be interested to hear