be a lag with regard to the effectiveness of this situation. let s talk about what you said. you talked about the ukrainians operating american-made war systems, right? um-hum. russia said that providing these missiles would be seen as an escalation by the u.s. and warned of unspecific consequences to that. so are you concerned about the provocation? what happens if the scenario you said plays out? then what? i m concerned about russia stepping up their cruise missile attacks. every day i get up and check the weather app to see what the weather is in kyiv and dnipro, it s 41 degrees right now and that s the warmest it gets today. that s the issue. vladimir putin is trying to draw millions of european refugees out of ukraine into europe, i think european countries have to step up and do more from a military perspective. right now if the ukraine military can hold their own,
trump included. and i think that the it will be curious to see what doj has in terms of evidence compared to what the january 6th committee has. and the january 6th committee is planning to make all of their evidence public from what i ve heard. so that s great. and that could help potentially doj with their investigation. but it does seem doj is following a similar route right now to what the committee has pursued in terms of witnesses they brought in and things of that nature. so i hope that s the case so they ll pursue that route. i thought it was interesting to go back to something you said. you said you were in the white house when it happened. um-hum. and you found out in real time what was happening along with the american people yet you were there. what is the disconnect between what was happening in the west wing and happening with the president and the administration and quite frankly members of the administration and the american people because i found it fascinating
if you were going to make a purchase, maybe slow down that purchase a little bit, keep some dry powder on hand and wait a bit and see how try to reduce some risk in your business or your life. you tweeted baton down the hatches. um-hum. that s what you mean by that? that s what i mean. if you re an individual and thinking about buying a large screen tv, maybe slow that down, keep that cash. same with a refrigerator or new car. take some risk off the table. a small business, delay capital purchases, do you need the new piece of equipment? have cash on hand. just a little bit of risk reduction could make the difference for that small business if we get into more serious economic problems. you have to play the probabilities a little bit. any idea what you re hearing or with your expertise how long the recession could last? i don t think the most experienced economists in the world can answer that question. it s a challenging thing to try to estimate.
the 60 minutes this weekend when he maybe kind of prematurely said the pandemic was over which marks the first time joe biden ever moved too fast. come on. who s with me? biden will be in new york on the last night of harry styles madison square garden residency, to address the u.n. um-hum. you know during his speech he ll be like it s not the same as it was former president trump said ron desantis stole his idea to send migrants to different states also standing like it s your first time.
comedian wanda sykes who mostly just does voiceover work for cartoons these days literally said what liberals have been thinking for years but didn t have the stomach to say. fair fight. the problem is that middle stuff. it s those states in the middle that red stuff. um-hum. why do they get to tell us what to do. when the majority of us live out, you know, new york, california and we re paying for all this crap, really, i mean, right? [laughter] we re footing the bill. if i m footing the bill know your position. do you know what i m saying? jesse: know your place, middle america. if you don t live near the ocean you are a second class citizen. why don t we educate wanda on who actually pays for what around here. you may think you are paying for sikes. but middle america put that dinner on the table. you re welcome. middle america is putting the gas in your car that you are driving to the restaurant keeping the electricity on at the restaurant and providing the