make stick. presidents don t control oil prices. by the way, oil prices are not the highest ever, not even close. they were higher in the trump administration and they re nowhere near the peak in 2008 when george w. bush was president. john, the question is will these complaints, these pocketbook complaints about inflation stick with the white house. how can the white house actually counter attack remains to be seen. it s unlikely they will win out. thanks for being with us. the evacuation of afghanistan drawing down. we have breaking details about who needs to get out just ahead. and u.s. war veterans working to try to help their american and afghan comrades. we ll talk to a veteran about their struggles next.