Really like america and telling the rest of the world, i m so sorry for america and the way it is. we should be different. meanwhile, he s letting china walk all over him. he s letting an actual authoritarian dictator call the shots. i thought it was embarrassing and sad. what does the white house think it actually got from the summit? critics will say look what happened to afghanistan, he pulled out of afghanistan. there s an ouautocratic regime there, but what does the white house actually gain from this? i think they gained or what they were trying to gain is once again reasserting the u.s. role on the world stage, which has been greatly diminished over the last several years. but there are many, many questions as we were talking about the insurrection about the state of the democracy here. so i think it is just to remind the world the u.s. is still
Because we believe dreams - should never stay that way. news continues. let s hand it over to michael smerconish. thank you so much. i am michael smerconish. welcome to cnn tonight. we have a special in-studio guest this evening. the perfect person who has borne the brunt of ouautocratic, and that s a subgic president biden warned the world about today. citing a backwards slide of democracy globally, calling it the defining challenge of our time. democracy needs champions. we know as well as anyone that renewing our democracy and
There under duress. now the use of this particular spy wear, and it s not just any spy wear. it is the notorious nso israeli made pegasus software which has been linked to ouautocratic regimes to hahn or journalists. this type of spy wear potentially interfering with the high profile legal case raises questions over sheikh muhammad and his relationship with the united kingdom. he loves horse racing. he s often seen with the queen at big events. the u.a.e. is a vital ally of the united kingdom in the middle east. it has cemented a billion dollar partnership with the uk government. these are concerns about the lengths to which sheikh muhammad is willing to go to exert control over female members of his family and also the use of spy wear as i said in this case will be extremely concerning for the government and also for the criminal justice system, too, isa.