covid agenda. and susan, this next question for you touches on something eugene mentioned. this is from one of the full quotes from the interview with the president in the david brooks column in the new york times. biden says the progressives don t like me because i m not prepared to take on what i would say and they would say is a socialist agenda. i found that quote fascinating. a, points for candor. b, it kind of deweaponizes one of the leading republican talking points when they talk about the left and the democratic party. does the president, susan, have a real or perceived problem with the left flank of this party? you know, i think the remarkable thing for these first what 122 days of this presidency is how much the progressives have held with biden and really been very pleased by the size of the big rescue and recovery
commitment, for the people on the west bank. i also indicated to is release that i thought it was very important that they stop in jerusalem, this intercommunal fighting that has extremes on both sides. until the region says unequivocally, they acknowledge the right of israel to exist as an independent jewish state, there will be no peace. nbc news has new reporting tonight on the president s handling of this crisis with israel and on his main objective. quote, his approach was stylistically muted and substantively more hard-line than some of his allies had expected. it was driven by a singular goal, to end the violence as soon as possible, so he could train his focus back on to his domestic agenda. meanwhile, the 11-day conflict in israel comes with an ugly after effect. a rise in attacks on jews in our country and around the globe. data from the anti-defamation
for you. touches on something eugene mention. this is one of the quotes from the interview with the president in their david brooks column in the new york times. biden says, the progressive don t like me because i m not prepared to take on what i would say and they would say is a socialist agenda. i found that quote fascinating. a, points for candor. be a kind of de weaponizes one of the leading republican talking points when they talk about the left and the democratic party. does the presidents, susan, have a real or perceived problem with the left flank of his party? i think the remarkable thing for these first 122 days of this presidency is how much the progressives have held with biden. i ve been pleased by the size and rescue of the poor recovery package.
original 2.3 trillion. and our view, this is the act, the art i should say, of seeking common ground. this proposal exhibits a willingness to come down in size. giving on some areas that are important to the president. otherwise they wouldn t have been in the proposal. we ll also stay firm in areas that are most vital to rebuilding our infrastructure. equally important, republicans were buying the counter offer. they are still looking for a price tag way lower in the range of 600 million. here s the response from the office of senator shelley moore capito of west virginia, a republican who continues to be the point person on these talks. quote, there continue to be vast differences between the white house and senate republican republicans when it comes to the definition of infrastructure, the magnitude of proposed spending, and how to pay for it. based on today s meeting, the group seemed for that part after two meetings with white house staff than they were after one meeting with
process. whether we like it or not, we went through the process. one thing we don t know is what trump said under oath to the special counsel, leave aside lying to the public. his supporters are with him, self-identified republicans are with him, 85% to 90%. this is a boil-the-frog development where new developments don t seem consequential because he says this is a conspiracy to get me. but if they knew his lawyer and fixer, campaign chairman, deputy campaign chairman, national security adviser, foreign policy adviser would later be indicted in court, think would have a different impression. i have a challenge to whoever wants to accept it. has he ever had an initial denial that turned out to be true? an initial denial that turned out an initial explanation on something that that initial explanation was actually the explanation? i d find it fascinating that he s trying to create a gray area. he s saying i didn t direct michael cohen to specifically do this. but he said