nato as the 32 country. regarding ukraine. president biden okayed a giant new package for tax dollars, $8 hundred million to fight off russia. approved sending controversy cluster bombs to help them. he chose the cluster bombs because the united states stock of other ammunition is so low. how does that make us look? you shouldn t be telling your adversary you have a problem, you have a supply chain set of issues and an excuse to do something. that s the quiet part. the task is to fix it and make sure you do have the things you need. harris: the wall street journal editorial board is asking biden admits the problem but then why not do something about it? in focus house foreign affairs committee chairman mike mccaul. let s go to jacque heinrich traveling with the president at that nato summit. jacque. hey there, harris, the white house made clear after the president s interview that u.s. read enes to defend itself was never a question. the military has specific requir
thank you so much for joining me. ukraine s president zelenskyy is looking for continued support in the war with russia. the leaders have responded, releasing a statement saying, quote, we reaffirm our unwavering support for ukraine for as long as it takes. president biden is expected to have face-to-face talks with zelenskyy. in a significant win for ukraine, the u.s. has signalled it will now permit allies to send f-16 fighter jets to the w war-torn nation and support in the pilot training. western leaders are also weighing their options to confront china s increasing military power. cnn s phil mattingly is in hiroshima, japan. what do we expect could come from president biden s meeting with zelenskyy? reporter: it s interesting. this will be the first time they ve met in person since president biden s surprise visit to kyiv that was so symbolic in the moment, but also at the time, according to officials involved in that meeting, when the president arrived, very subst
Hopefully rest and reflect a bit, we are here at deadline white house. Our thinking about the families 4700 miles away in ukraine. With this Holiday Season it must feel like for them. Christmas eve mark ten months since the start of a russian war that has not let up. Even now, as we head into the thick of winter. When russia unleashed that first air strike on february 24th, it was the largest attack on the european state since world war ii. It is a gut punch that capture the worlds attention more than any other, came less than two weeks later. Putins forces laid siege to the port city of mariupol, unleashing ripped through a Children Hospital and maternity ward, sending pregnant women fleeing for their lives. We are only beginning to grasp the scope of the atrocities there. According to the bbc, Satellite Images show that since june, more than 1500 new graves have appeared at a mass burial site inside mariupol. Devastating. And yet. And yet the twice impeached, disgraced ex president c
hopefully rest and reflect a bit, we are here at deadline white house. our thinking about the families 4700 miles away in ukraine. with this holiday season it must feel like for them. christmas eve mark ten months since the start of a russian war that has not let up. even now, as we head into the thick of winter. when russia unleashed that first air strike on february 24th, it was the largest attack on the european state since world war ii. it is a gut punch that capture the world s attention more than any other, came less than two weeks later. putin s forces laid siege to the port city of mariupol, unleashing ripped through a children hospital and maternity ward, sending pregnant women fleeing for their lives. we are only beginning to grasp the scope of the atrocities there. according to the bbc, satellite images show that since june, more than 1500 new graves have appeared at a mass burial site inside mariupol. devastating. and yet. and yet the twice impeached, disgraced
withdrawal. michael mccaul joins us now. congressman, your read on the president s performance abroad this trip. i think the biden blunders you referred to, the gaffes really embarrassing on the world stage. he is representing the leader of the free world and he gets confused about the guards in london to making a gaffe on policy, big policy mistakes on e.u. and brexit and you go on and on and on. i will say, though, however, harris on a positive note, having sweden now go into what they call ascension into nato is a big deal. this will make nato an even stronger force, united, not divided, as mr. putin wanted. and now we have one of the strongest countries from a military standpoint, along with