american people. >> so i have to appreciate him just methodically, honestly, elizabeth, answering the question. i don't disagree with anne's question. i think there are a lot of questions on the world stage that address the issue as to whether or not, is this a four-year blip and america continues to slide or is joe biden going to put a stake in the ground and keep us moving forward in the democracy that we are. but yet, the stories that david is sharing, about world leaders clamoring to get in america's face and the america is back statement, while it's garnering some questions from the press, i'm not sure what more joe biden can do, beyond what he's doing, which is messaging and showing. >> that's true. you saw how long it took him to answer -- >> he took his time. >> there was a long pause before he started answering the question. and obviously, the white house is concerned about that. and, you know, underneath all of this warmth and celebration of joe biden, it's a real concern among the european leaders that