options, i.e. online opportunities or even costco, sam s club. one quick example, i spoke to a woman today who two weeks ago but a pack of eggs for $4.09. the price today, $4.99. she was not happy. bret: up next, congress and president biden s budget stands. plus new fox news holes with the fox all-stars. at usaa, we ve been called too exclusive. because we were created for officers. but as we ve evolved with the military, we ve grown to serve all who ve honorably served. no matter their rank, or when they were in. a marine just out of basic, or a petty officer from 73. and even his kids. and their kids. usaa is made for all who ve honorably served
to the table and be part of the negotiation of a political settlement. we long believe that there will not be of military solution to the conflict inside afghanistan. this is going to be solved through do politics and negotiation. they are advancing in a way that would argue that they are not as interested in that as they once said they were. but this has to be an afghan process. and the afghan military has a capability. they have the capacity. they have the advantage over the taliban. and now is the time for them to use all of that for some political and military leadership and to put that into process. bret: we hear a lot about, sorry to interrupt, we hear a lot about the afghan military. and i ve been there many times. i ve seen that training over the years. it doesn t seem to be a reality, the way that we talk about it and the way that it deals with the threat on the ground. again, i can t speak for everything that they are doing in every place in afghanistan, bret. but they do
june. publisher of the federalist. harold ford jr., former tennessee congressman. and trey gowdy, former congressman from south carolina. troy, you look at those numbers. it s always tough to ask a poll question about a piece of legislation as you know. there s a lot that goes into these things that we don t often talk about every nook and cranny. but you look at that, you look at president biden s position in these bowls. what do you see? it s hard to be against roads and bridges. i do wonder what else is in the bill. i think he remains personally popular, but you know, bret come he s going to be held hostage by a group called the squad that represents 2% of the country. but what s 100% of their agenda? he s getting ready to not run into republicans. they are tame compared to what he s getting ready to run into. i don t think he s gonna like
that this time. it s interesting to think about the concerns of a working american family today. is there concern about these trillion dollar packages or is it about the strength of the dollar, their ability to pay without having to spend another $0.40 or the kind of things that their children are learning that they just learned about because of having to have this remote learning year and zoom packages alike. are they concerned more about the build back better plan or are they concerned about whether the cdc is going to respond to potential pressure from teachers unions to maybe roll back in person learning in this fall experience. i think the concerns of the american people are very much out of line with the concerns of this white house at the moment. and that is only going to be a problem that continues to increase i believe in the months ahead creating all manner of problems. bret: when we come back,
are not going to engage in a tit for tat with a spokesperson. it s about much more than legitimacy. it s about what legitimacy can lead to. also reports of taliban atrocities aimed at civilians, women, and children paired when asked whether the administration would consider sanctions, the state department refused to commit. the biden administration has announced the long promised for the summit for democracy, a virtual event in december with the world s democracies, the white house said the summit will defend against authoritarian nizam corruption, and promote human rights. bret: richardson at the state department, let s bring in john kirby, things were being here, are you surprised at how fast the taliban has been able to make moves in afghanistan to take over different sections of the country? bret, we are watching this with deep concern, no looking at the security on the ground deteriorating and used to get over the last few days, even