i love you, too. i will see you later. so this is don lemon tonight. let me tell you this. usually, you know, when an american president goes overseas, it is to promote and reassure people about the fate of democracy abroad, right? because america. democracy, right? what you saw today was a president, who needed to send the message that democracy can survive and thrive, back at home, too. i pointed out, we have to prove to the world and to our own people, that democracy can still prevail against the c challenges of our time, and deliver for the needs of our people. we have to root out corruption that syphons off our strength. guard against those who would stoke hatred and division for political gain as phony populism. invest and strengthen the institutions that underpin and safeguard our cherished-democratic values.
people all over the world are embarrassed by the usa. the u.s. just isn t a very attractive ally any longer, this does have consequences for us as we are trying to build alliances, trying to build coalitions around the world to fight extremists, to fight c challenges like global warming. we can t do that if people feel embarrassed to be associated with the united states. bill: here now to analyze,th abby huntsman, cohost of fox & friends s weekend. from washington, gillian turner, national security expert. when you hear a sound bite like that, do you buy it? i don t buy it. the, first thing i think is that it s kind of ridiculous to say that a foreign country should be embarrassed or ashamed of the united states. the second thing i think is, as a sitting senator, shouldn t the bar for critiquing the president, which is a perfectly legitimate thing to do, shouldn t that bar be a little higher than name-calling?im bill: does the name harry reid mean anything to you? there is no