biden desperately tries to deal with the skyrocketing inflation fueled at least partly, maybe greatly by record gasoline prices. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich has our top story tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, jacqui. good evening to you, bret. today president biden brushed off a gloomy forecast from former president obama s secretary larry summers says it s more likely than not that we will see a recession by the end of next year. biden has a different outlook after he says he spoke with larry summers this morning. but the white house is finding creative ways to ease pain at the pump. with sky high gas prices, team biden is reconsidering aned in they first tabled sending americans rebate cards. also eyeing a gas tax holiday. i hope i have a decision based on data i m looking for by the end of the week. a short-term solution one industry ceo says runs counter to the administration s broader strategy. they were really focused on demand destru
struggle against the russian invasion. there are many republicans who are internally arguing that we must continue to support ukraine especially as winter compan com they gear up for another fighting season next spring and summer. but donald trump and some of his allies have been undermining gop support for:00 fo ukraine for q some time and i don t know which way it will come out and neither do the people on capitol hill. josh, thank you so much for joining us. and u.s. president biden is meeting with world leaders in cam body can i can t as they gather for the asean summit. and we ll have a live report for you from phnom penh after the break. plus [ chanting and singing ] jubilation in kherson one day
growing the strength of a dictator. brian: there is no doubt about it can t say legit mizeed dictator when the family has been in power since 1953. he is the north korean leader. i do understand why otto warmbier s parents feel and have relatives in death camps which i think when we take the cover off that country it s going to be like the killing fields we saw in cam body i can t. that s how bad it is. the president is looking at reality. not how he want it but how he has to deal with it. there is a counter side to it. if i m running against him i might bring it up. i might also do what andrew wang did. say i like the fact no one is shooting each other and we have got to do something different. so bernie sanders actually, for the most part. that was somewhat critical for saying i am for talking over shooting. mike morell said listen, there is no military option. griff: right. brian: this is the only option. griff: speaking of transitions. i have got to do another transition. i covered
todd: later today, the senate expected to vote on the confirmation of secretary of veterans affair nominee robert willeke. the vote comes just days after willeke received near unanimous backing on veteran affairs. what else should we know about nominee joining us to discuss dan coalwell of concerned americans. dan, thank you for getting up with us. what what should we know about robert willeke. he made excellent choice to be. he was born in khaki diapers. he grew up in a military family. father actually severely wounded during the invasion of cam body i can t. he has a served in the air force and navy and spent most of his life working in veterans and defense policy. i can t think of a better choice for the next v.a. secretary and i m looking forward to him being confirmed. todd: dan, you haven t heard
repressive regimes. no surprise. new york times supported joseph stalin even as he was murdering up to 12 million ukrainians in the famous famine there. that paper led the cheering for fidel castro as he turned cuba into a police state. in 1975, we re not making this up. when the swept to tower in cam body i can t. the new york times made this prediction in a headline, quote: for most, a better life. one of the worst general sides in history followed shortly thereafter. turned out not to be true. it s hard to find a dictator the left has not supported. chairman mao, hugo chavez, they all hate america. progressive activists also have one thing in common they resent their fathers. that s where their politics come from. the rest are just window dressing. a weekly communist newspaper that supports the north korea regime where she has visited she joins us tonight. deidre, thanks for coming on. you are a long time communist. long time supporter of the