>> jesse: hello, everybody. jesse watters along with judge jeanine pirro, jessica tarlov, dana perino, and greg gutfeld. it's 5:00 in new york city and this is "the five." ♪ ♪ it's the greatest economic system the world has ever seen: capitalism has lifted billions of people out of poverty, allowing us all to enjoy a better and more prosperous living standard than our grandparents. well, not under joe biden. but a woke san francisco democrat is now blaming capitalism for the homelessness crisis that is ravaging his city. dean preston represents the disastrous tenderloin district, a cesspool of open air drug markets, retail theft, and homeless encampments and report of the accounts for around half of the city's homeless population. he seems to think all of this dk is because of our free markets. >> i think what you are seeing in the tenderloin is absolutely the result of capitalism and what happens in capitalism to the people at the bottom rung, the biggest driver of why folks are on the street is because they lost their jobs, income, or were evicted from their homes, usually for not being able to pay the rent. i think we have a very, very loaded police budget. all kinds of waste and the police department. i could cut $100 million out of the police department. >> jesse: okay, so, greg, this guy is a socialist. >> greg: well, there is a surprise. >> jesse: nice to hear from greg gutfeld but now fox news alert, president biden and ukrainian president zelenskyy now holding a joint news conference at the white house. let's listen. >> president biden: when president putin launched his brutal total invasion of ukraine in february of 2022, and russian tanks rolled over toward kyiv, there were those who thought ukraine wouldn't survive for a month. so no one, no one should forget that for you to be here today, again today, two years later, and for ukraine to be standing strong and free is an enormous victory already. putin has failed, failed as ever to subjugate ukraine. the brave people of ukraine have defied putin's will at every turn. backed by the strong and unwavering support of the united states and our allies, and partners with more than 50 nations, 50 nations, in europe and indo-pacific. and ukraine will emerge from this war, proud, free, and firmly rooted in the west, unless we walk away. the american people can be and should be incredibly proud of the part they played in supporting ukraine's success. we will continue to supply ukraine with critical weapons and equipment, as long as we can, including $200 million i just approved today in a critical needed equipment additional air defense interceptors, artillery, and ammunition. but without supplemental funding, we are rapidly coming to an end of our ability to help ukraine respond to urgent operational demands that it has. putin is banking on the united states failing to deliver or ukraine. we must, we must, we must prove him wrong. the united states and congress must, as i asked last week, and it is stunning that we have gotten to this point. you know, we need to fully appreciate, fully appreciate how it is wrong, how this is being viewed around the world. and being used by russia. russian loyalists in moscow celebrated when republicans voted to block ukraine's aid last week. the host of a kremlin-run show he literally said, and i quote, "well done, republicans." "that's good for us." let me say that again, this host of a crime 1-on joe said "well done, republicans. that's good for us." that is a russian speaking. if you are being celebrated by russian propagandists, it might be time to rethink what you are doing. history, history will judge harshly those who turn their back on freedom's cause. today, ukraine's freedom is on the line. but if we don't stop putin, it will endanger the freedom of everyone, almost everywhere. putin will keep going. and would-be aggressors everywhere would be in bold and to try to take what they can by force. mr. president, i will not walk away from ukraine, and neither will the american people. a clear bipartisan majority of people across the united states and in congress support your country. they understand as i do that ukraine's success and its ability to deter aggression in the future are vital to security for the world at large. and i have repeatedly made clear, from our first day in office, we also need ukraine to make changes to fix the broken immigration system here. we also need congress to make the changes to fix the broken immigration system here at home. my team is working with senate democrats and republicans to try to find a bipartisan compromise. both in terms of changing policy, and provide the resources we need to secure the border. compromise is how democracy works. and i am ready and often compromise already. holding ukraine funding hostage in an attempt to force through an extreme republican partisan agenda on the border is not how it works. we need real solutions. i also asked congress for funding for israel to take on hamas and confront multiple other threats backed by iran in the wake of the october 7th assault. national security advisor sullivan will travel to the region this week and meet with the israeli war cabinet, as i have met with. to emphasize our commitment to israel, as well as the need to protect civilian life and ensure more humanitarian assistance flows and reaches into gaza for palestinian civilians. secretary austin will also travel to the region this week to step up the international efforts to protect the free flow of commerce through the red sea. the entire world is watching what we do. so let's show them who we are. america stands for freedom. today, tomorrow, and always. america stands against tierney and against oppression. and america stands with the people of ukraine. thank you again for being here today, mr. president, and thank you everything ukraine is doing to hold the line for liberty in the world. the floor is yours, mr. president. >> president zelenskyy: thank you very much, mr mr. president. i am glad to be here personally. thank you. and tell you what we have achieved together, defending life and freedom. in ukraine, we are fighting for our country and freedom and also in europe. for our freedom and yours. and this model resonates not only in our country, not only in our hearts, not only in ukrained baltic states and others. when freedom is strong, in one country, it is strong everywhere. when it burns and one soul, it presents its merits to others. ukraine has had twice revolutions this century, defending freedom. for nearly two years, we have been in a full-scale war. the biggest -- the biggest since world war ii. fighting for freedom. we stand firm, no matter what putin tries. he hasn't won any victories. thanks to ukraine's success, success and defense, other european nations are safe from the russian aggression. unlike in the past. ukraine can now tackle the russian dictatorship. so our children and other nations won't have to shed their blood and sacrifice lives, defending against russian aggression. we have already made significant progress. we have shown that our courage and partnership are stronger than any russian hostility. and we have freed 50% of the territories russia occupied after february 24th. and we have won the black sea and are reviving our economy, thanks to maritime experts, ukraine's 5% economic growth this year proves our effective partnership. and we have shown no, no russian missiles can overpower the powerful american petrol systems. thank you very much. and even during war, we are affirming our country, our institutions. today, president biden and i discussed how to increase our strengths for next year, air defense, and destroying russian logistics on ukraine's land. mr. president, thank you very much for your supporting, supporting us, and in these areas, like our victory in the black sea, we need to win the air battle. crushing russian air dominance. this will -- this will intensify our ground in 2024 with our control of the skies. who controls the skies controls the war's duration, and today, i would like to thank, of course, a defense package, with our defenders. second, yesterday i met with american -- american defense company leaders. they advised us on how to make our defense industries work faster and more effectively. thank you, president biden, for this important initiative we started with you. together, ukraine and america can strengthen democracy's arsenal. and this is vital for other free nations and the u.s., as it involves your companies, technologies, and technology advancement and job creation. and it is important to know that two-thirds of american support for ukraine remains in the united states. third, i informed mr. president that ukraine has fulfilled all their recommendations of the european commission regarding the decision to start negotiations on ukraine's accession to the e.u. and we constantly communicate with european leaders about our joint steps, sanctions, and political efforts to pressure russia. american leadership is crucial in keeping this unity together, a unity that serves the entire free world. and i thank america for new stations, and today, we discussed putin's further isolation and making him pay for his aggression. it is very important that by the end of this year, we can send a very strong signal of our unity to the aggressor and the unity of ukraine, america, europe, the entire free world. everything we talked about today will help us in the year 2024. today's discussions in the white house and in congress come across both parties, in both chambers, with a speaker -- were very productive. and i thank you for the bipartisan support. as we approach christmas, on behalf of all our ukrainian families, separated by war, and on the front, ukraine's greatest wish this war's victorious end. no one, no one but putin wants a prolonged war. we dream of a christmas in peace time, of course, and we are working to turn our battlefield success into this, and we are heading, together with you, and thanks for your support, thank you very much. mr. president, thank you. slava ukraini. >> president biden: thank you. we are going to alternate asking questions. each has two questions. i will ask -- i will recognize the first question askedder. [laughs] i will ask a question. danny camp. >> reporter: thank you, mr. president. for president biden, ukraine's counteroffensive has stalled in recent months, congress is blocking aid, and vladimir putin appears ready to just wait things out. so what is the strategy for the u.s. and ukraine next year to try and turn this around my smac and if that fails, at what point do you say to ukraine, as a friend, that it is perhaps time to start looking at peace talks? and for president zelenskyy, welcome back to washington. can i ask you, did you hear what you wanted to hear from congress and from president biden? and/or are you indeed more worried than when you got here? thank you very much. >> president biden: well let me ask answer the question first. let's put this in perspective. remember how far ukraine has come. russia has failed, failed thus far, and trying to erase ukraine from the map, and subsume it into russia. ukraine has taken back more than 50% of its territories seized since february of '22 and has pushed back the russian navy, ukraine can export grain and steel to the world through the black sea. and thanks to the incredible courage of the ukrainian people and the bipartisan support from our congress, but it is not just american support. there are more than 50 countries, 50 countries helping ukraine, with military, economic, and humanitarian assistance. 50. the burden sharing the u.s. has put up $75 billion, and our allies and partners have put up $100 billion. and more than 90% of our security assistance to ukraine is being spent in the united states to provide weapons for ukraine and to replenish our stockpiles and build our industrial base. we need to ensure putin continues to fail in ukraine, and ukraine to succeed, and the best way to do that is to pass the supplemental. >> president zelenskyy: yeah. i can answer in ukrainian, please. >> interpreter: thank you. first of all, i would like to add to the voice of mr. president biden. about successes, i think that -- and they were quite serious. there were serious steps forward. in this, we gained victory on the sea. we destroyed parts of the russian federation. the remnants of their fleet to russian territorial waters. they have something in the black sea, in the vicinity of all or temporarily occupied crimea, but we are going to proceed this activity. nevertheless destroyed 20,000. these are serious terrorists who were amassing everywhere on the african continent, in syria, and ukraine. there were a lot. numerous of these terrorist organization is nonexistent anymore. yes, we have lots of problems, but nonetheless, we were able to do this. moreover, russia were not able to seize any part of our territory, any village, any town. i am not talking about large cities. and we are going to proceed with this. it goes without saying that we have objectively have a clear plan, but if you allow me, i am not able to tell you on the details of the 2024 operations. if i heard what i want, surely i told what i wanted to. i feel and experience the support from president biden's administration and will be talking with the speaker. i got the signal they were more than positive, but we know that we have to separate world and particular result. therefore, we will count on particular result. thank you. >> reporter: thank you for taking my question. doubt the ability of ukraine to win the war. recently been told that ukraine need to cede some territories to stop fighting. to be very honest, have you even considered such a step to stop fighting? and mr. biden, could you please clarify the policy of your administration, the strategy of your administration on ukraine? is it about helping the country to defend itself or to win the war? because it's obviously such a difference. >> president zelenskyy: i will begin, okay. >> interpreter: your question is, if we are ready to give up other territories? the question is not only about our wars. the question is about what we are at and what we are not. how ukraine is safe to give up its territories, that's insane, to be honest. we are mentioning god very often. it is not christianity. we have families they are. we have children there that is part of ukrainian society and we are talking about human beings. they are being tortured. they are being raped and they are being killed, and those boys which are just to give us our territories, they offer as well to give up our people. it is not a matter of territory, it is a matter of lives of families, of children, of their histories. i don't know whose idea it is, but i have a question to these people, if they are ready to give up their children to terrorists. i think no. >> president biden: we want to see ukraine win the war, and as i have said before, winning means ukraine is a sovereign, independent nation. that can afford to defend itself today and deter further aggression. that is our objective. trevor of reuters. >> reporter: thank you, sir. first a question for both of y you. given the republican skepticism of the ukraine effort, do you worry that a second term for president trump would be the end of an independent ukraine? that is for both of you. and for you, president biden, just an update, if you could come on the situation in gaza, on the reports that israel has begun flooding hamas tunnels, and just the offensive in southern gaza generally, how long do you think that operation should last? thank you. >> president biden: first of all, political support for ukraine, there is a strong bipartisan political support for ukraine. a small number of republicans who don't want to support ukraine, but they don't speak for the majority of the republicans, in my view. we are in negotiations to get funding we need, not to promise -- not making promises, but hopeful we can get there, and i think we can. you are right, the world is watching what we do. which would send a horrible message to an aggressor and allies if we walked away at this time. and it would hurt our national security. you want me to answer the other question, as well? say it again? >> reporter: sorry. so the question was just come if you could talk a little bit about the gaza operation, israel flooding hamas tunnels, and if you had conversations with bibi netanyahu about how long that operation should last. >> president biden: while i have had conversations with bibi netanyahu. and i want to make sure that we don't forget what we are doing here. we have to support israel because they are an independent nation and it is being -- i mean, the brutality, the inhumanity, the way in which hamas treated the israelis, and i mean, raping and burning and beheading, just beyond comparison. beyond comparison. and to anything else that i have seen since i have been here, and i have been around for a long time. but i think we have made it clear to the israelis and are aware that the safety of innocent palestinians is still of great concern. and so the actions they are taking must be consistent with attempting to do everything possible to prevent innocent palestinian civilians from being hurt, murdered, killed, lost, et cetera. and look, it doesn't lessen the responsibility, going after hamas, to hurt innocent palestinians, and hamas. look, we have a responsibility to protect citizens and ensure they have access to humanitarian assistance. that is why i have worked so hard with our arab friends, as well as the israelis to get humanitarian assistance into israel, literally getting 240 trucks loaded with gear, loaded with food, a little bit of everything that is needed by the palestinians, including fuel. so, you know, israel has stated its intent to fulfill these responsibilities. that is very difficult. with regard to the flooding of the tunnels, i... well, there is assertions being made that they are quite sure there are no hostages in any of these tunnels, but i don't know that for a fact. i do know that every civilian death is an absolute tragedy and israel has stated its intent, as i said, to match its words with its intent, with actions. that is why -- that is why -- what i was talking about today. question three. i guess -- i just ask that. >> president zelenskyy: my turn. >> president biden: your turn. inter>> interpreter: i have been talking with both parties, both democrats and republicans proved full-fledged support, and we will see, but before this, we have always been crossing the board of the strategic partner in the united states and will consider to continue in this way, and ukraine will not remain alone against such a critical terrorist of the russian federation. >> reporter: thank you so mu much. next summer, the united states will host -- which raises a lot of hope, especially for ukraine. president zelenskyy, what does the ukrainian side expect from this summit? do you hope to hear direct invitation for ukraine joined the alliance? and president biden, under what conditions is the united states ready to support the initiative of inviting ukraine to be a member of nato? thank you. >> president zelenskyy: thank you for your question. i will answer very quickly. on this very complicated question. we are not allies until now. we are allies, but we are not members, members of nato. so that is why i think i will pass this question to... [laughter] our big friend. president biden. >> president biden: look. [laughter] very proud of how strong and unified nato has become. and now it is even larger. putin wanted -- when i met with him in geneva right after i was elected. and he has gotten the nato ionization of finland instead. nato will be in ukraine's future no question about that.