here s the deal. take the debt limit, pass it like you did three, four times, when trump was president, and he increased the whole national debt by 40%. republicans would argue that donald trump, at the very least, they d say, played ball. you re not willing to play ball. play ball? play ball. he ballooned the debt, he created unemployment look, when i came to office, we had incredibly high unemployment. we were in a situation where we had very little movement on anything going on. look, look at the employment right now. just today, 250,000 new jobs. highest participation in 75 years of women in the job market. lowest unemployment rate for african americans. things are moving. as i said, you have a good economic recovery story. this is a very volatile congress. there were members of congress that might be okay with a stifel dane, because they think it could hurt you more politically given that, are you prepared to invoke the 14th amendment and blow through the debt ce
sandra: all new at 2:00, the pentagon set to brief the press any moment now as president xi and putin wrap up day two of their historic summit bringing america s top two adversaries even closer together. welcome back as america reports rolls into a second hour. i m sandra smith in new york. we are certainly monitoring the pentagon for any news that comes from there, john. john: it could be a big news hour. we ll keep an eye on the pentagon for any updates as president xi tries to broker a peace plan for putin s war. experts warn any china-backed peace plan would have one winner, china. that s where we start with the fox news alert. sandra: president biden just wrapped his remarks on a day he has devoted to talking about climate and environmental justice. at the same time as china and russia are plotting against the united states. the two major powers showing off their close relationship during today s second round of talks. john: president biden under fire for still
in the white house. in just a few moments, you are going to hear him tell me why he wants to continue relieving the nation, and why he is the best person for the job. this afternoon, i sat down with the president at the white house and we talked about where he wants to take the country next. since taking office, a major focus of biden s has been the economy, and rebuilding our infrastructure. the chips and science act, along with the inflation reduction act. with all of that, biden s economic plan includes his investing in americas agenda to help make all of that legislation an absolute reality. today s jobs report showed the economy is still going strong, but the question is, is all of this enough to send biden back to the white house? we talked about that and a whole lot more in this first interview since officially announcing that he is running for reelection. mister president, there is a lot we can cover, but i want to start with maybe your most ambitious agenda item,
worked to keep the border secure. secretary mayorkas has it all under control. the border is not open. it has not been open. it will not be open subsequent to may 11th. laura: bull. it s been catch and release at the border for more than two years. millions were waved through. lord knows how many got-aways there s been. it s an obscene subversion of our national sovereignty. what was president biden doing today? he went to a taco store to celebrate cinco de mayo. the people that supported the fauci approach, the vax mandates, work from home, the school closures, masks are now bemoaning the results of their own policies. one in two adults in america report levels of loneliness and these levels are greater among kids. you find that loneliness has serious effects on our mental health and physical health. raising the risk of heart disease, stroke, dementia and premature death. laura: who would have predicted this? the lingering effects of shutting kids out of education, s
the trump era policiestrum that actually work to keep the border secure. but ignore what you see with your own eyes, everyone,se because secretary mayorkas, he e has it all under control. the border is not open. op it was not been open, and it will not be open. subsequent to may 11th, ball ,it s been catch and releasee at the border for more thabon wr two years and millions more waved right through. e wavelord knows how many got as there have been. it s an obscene subversion of our national sovereignty and it s purposeful and what was president biden doing today? well, he s so serious. he visited a local taco joint for cinco de mayo that tells you all you need to know. and now they own it. that s the focus of tonight s angle. now, the same people who supported the fauci approach to cover the lockdown, social distancing backs,school mandates, work from home. all the school closures are nowt bemoaning the results of their own policies. about one in two adults in thesica