democrats on the hill, the biden administration are focused on. do you agree with your predecessor that white supremacy extremists remain the most persistent threat? i do believe they do it this time. the top domestic extremist threat we face comes racially your ethically motivated violent extremists specifically those who advocate the superiority of the white race. the biggest threat facing our democracy and our way of life is the chinese communist party. under biden we find ourselves trying to play catch up or blocking the ccp in their efforts to expand their power base across the globe. according to the wall street journal, classified american intelligence report suggest china intends to establish its first permanent military presence on the atlantic ocean in the tiny central african country of equatorial guinea, a threat that is setting off alarm bells at the white house and the pentagon. the alarm bells should have gone off 20 years ago. s and straight up and be
new york city and it shows up on our doorstep. all the details on that in just a minute. a rough morning here. you are watching fox and friends first on wednesday. carley: we begin with this. president biden and vladimir putin s phone call, president biden threatening sanctions against russia if britain invaded ukraine but is that enough? todd: the white house facing blowback for president biden s performance, griff jenkins joins us with the latest. reporter: it lasted two hours with both sides agreeing to continue communicating. afterwards national security adviser jake sullivan said president biden sent a firm message to the leaders, saying the biden wade out clearly consequences if he chooses to make that move to invade. video of the call came from russian state media. watch what we saw. president biden: good to see you again. last time we didn t get to see one another at the g 20 but i hope next time we do it in person. reporter: the white house did not divulge th
getting crazier. the white house is concerned about it. some progressives downplay and deny the existence of the crime crisis. we are seeing it firsthand in new york city as it showed up in our doorstep overnight. more details on that in just a minute. you are watching fox and friends first on wednesday morning. todd: criminals don t care, admitting committing crimes on tv. we begin with president biden and russian president vladimir putin s call, threatening sanctions against russia putin invaded ukraine but is it enough? the white house blowback for biden, facing some blowback, griff jenkins joining us with more. the high-stakes call lasted 2 hours with both leaders agreeing to continue a dialogue. afterwards national security adviser jake sullivan says president biden sent a firm message to the russian leader. we still do not believe president putin has made a decision, what president biden did was lay out clearly consequences if he chooses to move. video the c
robbers hitting stores during the busiest season of the year as one city leader blames the retailers. bouygues on the crimes of the white house response. as a wave of smash and grab robberies continue run the country the biden administration distancing itself from progressive democrats who are downplaying the crisis surge. alexandria ocasio cortez casting doubt the thieves are organized, she says we are seeing a lot of these allegations of organized retail theft are not panning out. chicago mayor lori lightfoot saying it is left the store owners to curb crime. i m disappointed they are not doing more. we still have retailers that won t institute plans like having security officers, locking up merchandise at night, chaining high impact, you need these retailers to step up.
We have retailers that won t institute plans like having security officers in their stores, locking up their merchandise at night, chaining high impact, you need these retailers to step up. laura: the businesses have got to look elsewhere for political representation. chicago, you got to wake up, gutfeld is next. i have personally been able to shop with relative ease. you shoplifted here? yes. you are saying this doesn t deter you? yes. carley: a shocking admission as democrats crime crisis keeps getting crazier. even the white house is admitting it is concerned about it. todd: some progressives downplay and even the night the existence of a crime crisis. we are seeing it firsthand in