between the fight between autocracy and democracy? well, this is a critical election because clearly there is not just a difference of philosophy or how to govern france. there s a fundamental difference about how france should act in the act in the world. marine la penn is not a particularly pro-european, pro-eu politician. she wants to withdraw france from the military-integrated command in nato. and of course, she s closely aligned with vladimir putin, having received money some years ago for her party. her election is not just a blow to france, because this is a far-right politician, anti-immigrant, very close to putin, as i said. it would have major implications for europe, and the ability of the west, which has been so united, to remain united in the focus of ukraine. it would be a real blow. the good news is that macron was
another show. he does. i mean, he s not just netanyahu is not just the houdini of israel, he s really the houdini of the western democratic world. there s no one who really begins to compare. even italy s berlusconi wouldn t match bibi netanyahu s ability to wriggle out of trouble spots. he is, i think, the pioneer of western populist the successful western populist electoral models. parties all over the west have gone to netanyahu and maepd alliances with him, learned lessons from him and forged pacts with him. parties that were anti-semitic like marine la penn s party in france, like victor or bann in hungary, they learned from netanyahu how to demonize george