should look like. i should note for viewers president biden is on his way for this covid speech later on today out in the midwest. i understand he is speaking to the reporters we don t know what s saying as regular viewers of the show we don t know what he s saying until we get that tape back. it s possible he s being asked about this. what is your expectation for any retaliation, ken? it s important to unpack, hallie, that this rnc hack may be a different animal from the ransomware attacks we re seeing. this looks to me an important espionage the united states conducts between russia and china every day. that doesn t cross a red line as uncomfortable as it is for us to hear about. these criminal ransomware attacks by groups giving safe haven in russia is starting to become a national security threat and threat to the american economy and so president biden is confronted with what does he do about it? does he try to ratchet up sanctions against russia which is one of the most sanctio
on the ground in guatemala silly tonight for his first international trip for the biden administration. she arrived late after initially turning around to switch planes because of a tactical issue. vice president harris is trying to strengthen diplomatic relations between the u.s., guatemala and, medics ago. it s part of her work on the migration crisis at our southern border. joe biden will also depart for his first presidential trip abroad on wednesday. they ll head to the g7 summit in england. the group s agenda could be packed, including pandemic recovery efforts and the climate crisis. mr. biden s trip takes place in the u.s. as it deals with a series of ransomware attacks by a russian hackers. this week, nbc s reported that the administration is treating the attacks as a national security threat. one possible response, a
military cyber offensive. the president will also stop and brussels to meet with eu leaders and attend a nato summit. it s a highly anticipated meeting that s in geneva on the 16th and as if that wasn t enough. the probably keep an eye on israel to see how the new coalition government is coming along. they could vote on the unlikely partnership this wednesday. let s discuss all of this with a former director of the national security council and former spokesperson for the u.s. mission to the united nations. good to see you again, let me just start with a trip overall. what is the overall goal of this first international trip? is president biden trying to send one big overarching message or does he have a bunch of disconnected to do is on his to do list for this trip? there is definitely a theme here and the theme is reinforcing democratic values and reinforcing our alliances which is really a direct