america has been rallying around the flag. but how long will that last? to be sure, president biden s poll numbers which had been under water got a big boost from his handling of russia. an npr marist poll after the state of the union found 52% of americans approve of how he s handling the situation in ukraine. and his overall job approval rating spiked eight points from 39% to 47%, before he moved to stop russian imports, reuters/ipsos found 63% of americans said they re willing to pay more at the pump to support a fellow diplomatic country. now that biden has made the move, gas prices are rocketing along with other pocketbook items. will political division return before the midterms. joining me now jeff greenfield the five-time winning emmy author. the latest piece on politico titled polls show the public is willing to sacrifice for ukraine, history suggests biden
investigations one way after another, does not fall victim to the accusations that others were making when it was being when that committee was being ruled by republicans and going after hillary clinton s e-mails and what many thought were trumped up political investigations. i think we have to remember why the american people hired us to be in the majority. they want us to act as a check and balance on the president and the administration. there was no oversight. we will have to deal with drug prices and other pocketbook items that hopefully we can come together on and make progress. as you know there subpoena a lot of drama between the white