about negotiations between kiev and moscow, in the words of the ambassador it s up to ukraine when and how they negotiate. the war could end tomorrow. all russia has to do is pull out its troops. as for the u.s., she concluded by saying we ll stay as longake. we ll see how long that is griff: julie, let s bring in michael allen managing director and part of george w. bush s security council. here is what president biden said yesterday in nantucket about staying the course supporting ukraine. take a listen. president biden: this is no time to walk away from ukraine, not at all. now, we had a lot of talk in the last election whether the other team will continue to support ukraine. i still believe there is enough support there.
that they need. so when are the best days for deals? according to adobe today is the best discount for tv. clothes and sporting goods monday. cyber mon computers and furniture and december 1st the top discounts on appliances. happy shopping. be kind, stay safe. almost no deal today is risking jail time over. griff: not at all. go shopping, it s black friday. garrett tenney in chicago. thank you. president biden: my team has been in touch with all the parties and i have i have not directly engaged yet. they are still talking. julie: president biden contradicting white house officials a tad claiming not to have been directly in touch with either side in the looming national freight railroad strike that would create major problems
they want transparency and accountability of how their tax dollars are being spent, and that is what we re going to focus on. everything from the disastrous withdrawal of afghanistan that led to 13 american soldiers being killed. the origins of the covid-19 and taxpayer money that may have been used at that wuhan lab. we want accountability for the relationships. unsavory relationships between hunter biden and foreign entities. that s to start. the abdication of secretary mayorkas s disastrous duty at the border. those are the top things you ll see republicans want to talk about but also what the american people want. i believe we ll follow those fax to where they lead. it is not about just conducting investigations but getting truth and accountability for the american taxpayer. julie: i look forward to kevin mccarthy s news conferences at the border he says he may be having.
griff: to spend or not to spend. hillary vaughn breaking it down on capitol hill. julie: i think we re doing enough spending. let s bring in nicole malliotakis, thank you for talking to us. as you know, lawmakers are considering a fiscal package that would delay, extend or enact various tax and healthcare provisions, which would cost at least $240 billion in the first year. more than $1.9 trillion over a decade if made permanent. now, not only would this add to the deficit but wouldn t this spending also worsen inflation? yeah. among the things that president biden is requesting is more covid funding when you still have roughly a trillion that s gone unspent and we hear reports of $4 hundred billion that have gone just basically disappeared
been directly involved and briefed but directly involved. julie: okay. so basically he is involved, he is not involved. let s see, the rail union has rejected the offer. so now that it looks like a strike is looming, i guess this is a convenient time for the president to disassociate himself with this or am i misunderstanding something? good to be with you. first of all if this strike happens, let s hope and pray it doesn t happen, it will causal sorts of chaos in terms of our whole supply chain issues. so much of our the merchandise that when you see the big cargo ships come into the ports, a lot of that those containers are then put on rail and transported all over the country as well as the trucks. and so this would be a real blow to the american economy right now. and to some extent it is a reflection of the incompetence