it. i ll tell you after i deliver it. a welcome message from the president of the united states, especially after our former commander in chief held several private conversations with the russian president and we still do not know exactly what was discussed in some of those meetings. president biden will get his turn to meet with vladimir putin four days from now in geneva. it will be the final stop on the president s first foreign trip. this morning some details about the meeting from the white house officials saying it includes, quote, the plan for both a working session and a smaller session, as well as a solo press conference by president biden following the meeting. adding, we expect this meeting to be candid and straightforward, and a solo press conference is the appropriate format to clearly communicate with the free press the topics that were raised in the meeting. in an exclusive interview with nbc news putin talked about the status of russian relations with the united state
pretty hard line on russia. and if there s a bipartisan consensus on anything in the united states these days it is to be tough on china, i think that s true across the spectrum. but, you know, i think there is still a lot of questions about long term where does the united states wind up because donald trump transformed the political landscape so profoundly, changed the republican party so radically. i think there s a lot of questions, not just in my mind but in the minds of a lot of people around the country, around the world. a lot of our fellow leaders of western democracies about is the united states going to be on the same path it was on for seven years or is it going to go in a different isolationist, anti-democratic direction. i think that remains very much to be determined, and that s part of the challenge, part of the burden that biden has to deal with being in europe because everybody is happy to see biden but they just don t know, is this really the face of america or is tru
dangerous irritant in relation to iran and the middle east, places like that. that s going to be a challenge. but the bigger challenge is really this. vladimir putin s genius is that he attacked the american system, the western liberal order but undermining trust in everything. it really was a tactic to undermine trust in institutions. and as we all know, trust once it is gone is hard to restore. the question really is, can president biden rebuild trust not just inside america, in institutions, but also across the g7. that really comes down to a very subtle, dangerous, difficult cultural game rather than any grandiose or geopolitical plan. back home, this is a matter that shouldn t be partisan. people across the political spectrum should agree with this political agenda whether with china, nato or g7, that there s
material for solar panels, for instance, made in michigan, hemlock in midland, michigan. if we are investing we can bring back the solar panel manufacturing from china. we can make sure we re the ones owning the electric vehicle technology. on top of that the bill includes measures i have been working or for years to strengthen buying from america so we re buying what we need through the federal government that it is from american businesses and workers. let s explore that for a bit. we are a big failure on the solar front. under the obama administration there were efforts to invest in solar companies and now it was attacked by republicans and now china owns the whole bandwagon. with respect to your bill, i just had a great conversation with the public intellectuals just a little while ago about the idea we have swung from 15 years ago being about globalism
committees. good to see you. thank you for being here. i want to pivot because the president is overseas as we speak. we just had pictures momentarily of a few moments ago of the first lady meeting with first responders in cornwall, england. the president s message is very clear, america is back. we saw it, messages of support from angela merkel, from emmanuel macron, that america is welcome back. i wonder whether america is welcomed back as a soccer player who was off with an injury and is now hobbling back or america is back in its position of leadership at the g7 and in nato and in the world as it should be? we are back, ali. you know, on a personal note, i just have to say i saw you last night. you were going strong this morning. i just want to know if you ever sleep. you can tell me that privately. we ll sleep one day, senator. right, right. but, no, it is always wonderful to be with you. yes, we are back. i think there s multiple ways you can see that. first, it really is a