john: a big blow to the president on the covid front. the fifth circuit court of appeals blocking the vaccine mandate. he issued the order in september of 2021. it required about 3 1/2 million federal workers to get the covid shot. mandate has been at the center of a year s long legal battle. the fifth circuit has struck it down ruling the order has no basis in the constitution. dana. dana: a new poll shows president biden s approval rating slipping to 38% near the lowest point of his presidency and doesn t bode well for democrats in 2024. let s bring in a scholar at the american enterprise institute and writes for the liberal patriot. great to have you on the show. noticed the morning the new york post headline biden irked by kamala harris not rising to occasion or taking anything off his plate and they source a former white house official.
the russians can t purchase those items from europe anymore. so china has those changes and then the chinese are taking the opportunity to infiltrate russia s back door. traditional sphere of influence. opening their influence in other countries. while russia is focused on a losing war in ukraine it is to china s advantage. they don t want china to lose necessarily but ready to take advantage of russia at this time. bill: new york times headline biden s unannounced visit to kiev a preview of a direct contest with putin. all right. tracy, what did you hear from his speech today and what did it tell you? you know, it was so interesting. one of the things i had also said was really he is blaming the west for this. is it necessarily a war with ukraine specifically? this war is a larger message, right? or a message with the west. that s who he is really at war with. that s what i heard. i felt his speech was disjointed
outside a hotel in washington, d.c. he shot president reagan who made a full recovery. he shot and critically wounded press secretary james brady, who was left permanently disabled. u.s. district judge paul friedman says 67-year-old hinckley is no longer a danger to himself and all of his symptoms have been m remission for decades. hinckley s release takes effect on june 15th. the white house denying a new report politico with the headline biden sees exodus of black staffers and some frustration among those who remain. they write at least 21 black staffers have left the white house since late last year or are planning to leave soon and more. black staffers say they face little support from their superiors and few chances for promotion. in a statement, the white house
carley: came off the top of his head. pete: not according to the the washington post. consider the source. but if they are telling this, then it probably is true. here is the headline biden sees a new threat, quote: ultra maga republicans. well, where did they get that phrase from? well the washington post gives us a little bit more information. biden s attempt to appropriate the maga brand as a political attack was hardly accidental. it arose from a six month research project. carley: wow. pete: find the best ways to target republicans hemed by biden adviser anita dunn and center for american progress action fund a liberal group. the polling and focus group. six months, will. and focus group this and they landed an ultra maga and the great maga king. will: they can t even get their own strategy right. this is how incompetent ultra maga is not going to work, guys.
jesse: meanwhile, every single news outlet calls what s happening there is stranded. dana: one of the reasons they did that they didn t want the headline biden says americans you are on your own. biden strands americans in afghanistan like even though the practical effect might be true they don t want to be the ones to say it. jesse: final thoughts? jessica: it was actually along that note in exchange between peter doocy and jen psaki if you know somebody that s on the ground and needs help get me her number. jesse: much better answer than denying they are stranded. i m agreeing with you. jessica: feels so weird. jesse: i m never going to do it again spheels confusing. jessica: i hope everyone can get home and i hope that is true can you give people phone number, telegram, handle it and they can get out. kennedy: america first was never america alone it was acting in america s best interest first and foremost. that is exactly what joe bidenhd