that is what set the table for biden administration here. the long relationships absolutely help. what was fascinating on friday when president biden said i'm not doing what previous presidents have done, he was also talking about president obama. it was a rebuke on that saying, i did not talk out loud. we spoke six times over 11 days. he wanted the world to know he was deeply involved in this, in a quiet way much that was fascinating. we seldom hear president biden rebuke or say anything slightly critical of president obama. and that's exactly what that was. i think the fact that this is one more example of joe biden's long experience from chairman of the senate foreign relations comm committee, vice president, now as president, plays in here. he deserves some credit. not all credit, of course. but he's navigating something and has done it skillfully for now. we'll see if the ceasefire holds. let's pray it does. b, he has not resolved the issues. >> to that point, democrats pretty dramatically.