we re the leader of the free world, and we re hosting the summit for democracy, and we ve got our own challenges on that front, both in terms of whether or not, you know, half the governing one of the two governing parties and its support irv media in this country actually supports democracies around the world against authoritarians that want to invade them, and whether or not the same governing party and media supports it, whether u.s. elections should be continued to be carried out over the centuries, right? whether or not u.s. elections, u.s. small d democracy should be a technocratic nonpartisan thing. today in the january 6th investigation, the investigation into the violent attack by trump supporters on the u.s. capitol in january to try and stop the election being certified. today former president trump s white house chief of staff mark meadows, he declined to appear