this is to put pressure on europe to say, hey, this is going to hit home for us. but what could biden s role be in this? if what could our government be, i guess, to make ukraine feel okay about continuing to supply food for the rest of europe? if. griff: look, joey, apparently you didn t get the memo [laughter] it s hashtag putin s price hike. [laughter] you know, in all of this i don t know, to answer your question specifically with the fact that, you know, the ukrainian supplier of wheat in the world is 40 percent. i m sure jackie can straighten me out with exact numbers. but i think the largest thing is as the administration has tried to shift the blame for inflation and, by the way, you mentioned the 40-year high in the intro, it s been that for three months. that s why you re seeing not just republicans like mitch mcconnell trying to rebrand it and spin it, but you re also a seeing even democrats, obama s
northeastern cities. the ukrainians are fighting back and trying to push back this russian offensive. when we look at these force, a lot of them are young 18, 19-year-olds who are conscripts, they re here fighting their first war, and the videos that we ve seen of these troops and, joey, you probably can speak more to this, but they re not organized in a lot of cases. they get hit once, and you see them getting out of their apcs and tanks and running in different directions. i think the one thing you ll look at in the coming weeks and analysts will really observe is that the russians have these special units that have been operating. they send them to take over a air bases just outside of the city, but when it comes to just the regular fighting force, the combat troops on the ground, many of them do not have combat experience. this is the first time they are seeing war, and it s showing in z many parts of this war. griff: trey, i can t say enough complimentary things about your cover
this, again with, it s something about the strength of your presidency, how people view you as a country. i think that she would have done far better urn a trump administration than a biden administration, same for those two soldiers that are in russia right now. griff: you know, there was an interesting op-ed in the washington post from someone who was held hostage himself, thankful that the administration, that the president got him out. you can see here the u.s. government needs a more robust response to these cases. i think, joey, i ll give you the last word, about 30 seconds, i think it s clear that the administration has yet another challenge this front of it that they can t fail. joey: absolutely. just real short, we hope she gets home, we hope those marines get home, and i hope pride i pray president biden s able to do it. rachel: absolutely. griff: fantastic discussion, jackie deangelis, josie by joey jones, rachel campos duffy,
durable kubota equipment. more goes into it. so you get more out of it. griff: welcome back to the big saturday show. the biden administration seems to be doing little to bring wnba star brittney griner home as russia attacks ukraine. now republicans are calling for biden to get her released as fears intensify that she could face physical harm. joey, let me quickly start with you because there are also two u.s. marines being held in russia, trevor reed and paul wheel land. is the administration doing enough? joey: well, it s a difficult
joe joey jones and jackie deangelis. it is midnight in kyiv, and a defiant ukrainian president zelenskyy says russia a will have to carpet bomb the capital and kill its residents if it wants to take that city. trey yingst joins us live with the latest on the ground. hey, trey. give, good griff, good afternoon. we ve heard some of the loudest shelling since this war began, it s been taking place for about the past 4 hours 24 hours. these explosions not only coming from shelling, but also the anti-aircraft batteries firing off as ukrainians look to shoot the russian planes that are overhead out of the sky. the civilian population here still trying to flee for safety, and there are volunteers from all over the world gathered here in ukraine to end help them do so. we met one american this weekend, his name is dwight crowe, and he traveled to irpin just outside of the capital city limits to try to help these