You know, sweden wouldn t be joining nato. ukraine would probably have lost the war by now because putin would ve gotten everything he wanted from trump. how much of a difference could this conversation make for voters or should meet for voters given what we ve seen from world events? michael, one of the problems i m seeing right now currently in american politics is that so many voters are completely disengaged from the process. they are not following all of these political winds by the president the way we are. i think the president has to make sure he communicates the importance of investing in ukraine and supporting ukraine in this aggression from russia and attacking a sovereign nation and strengthening nato. i served for president biden. i had the honor of being able to be a special adviser under the summit of the americas. i saw what he was able to do with all of the central american and south american leaders. let me tell you, as a latina, that is very difficult to navigate t
Which is the inflation rate is so bad. gas prices are so high. these numbers are so terrible. right now, right about where inflation has been in the last 40 years. this is a timeline that the republicans really, really hoped would not happen. they were praying for a hard landing, a bad recession. that is now knock on wood. looking like it is not going to happen. i think the president, as you pointed, out very good news on the foreign policy fund this week. exceptional news on the economic front. so, on that point, debbie, i want to expand it out. we talked about the money. we talked about how the economy is going to play a big role for a lot of voters. rick just reference the diplomatic promises and success the president showed at the nato summit. do voters care? if trump were still in office right now, we wouldn t be joining you know, sweden wouldn t be joining nato. ukraine would probably have lost the war by now because
Win or everything they need to bog russia down? i think that s really up to the ukraines. and to the earlier comments, one thing we don t know is what is the ukrainian goal in this to push russians back. is it to be more satisfied with the situation as it was before the conflict started. but i think we re try tricing to provide enough weapons for them to ensure their own sovereignty and security and do what they need to do as far as their national goals are concerned. the russian attempts to try to saber rattle on nukes hasn t accomplished much. it s not as if the west is worried about it. if it were working, finland and sweden wouldn t be moving forward with trying to join nato. are we being a little are we
Expectations. russia always said they are against nato enlargement. and they said nato s enlargement to find and sweden wouldn t be existential for them. brian: the next meeting in nato is the ends of june. are you afraid russia may attack you if you put your snriks between that period? no. the military situation along our border is peaceful and quiet. we are make our preparations and contingency plants as needed. plans as need. we expect finland will take it the end of may well before any summits. brian: what do you bring to the table. every nation has something they bring to the table. what do you bring to the
Expectations. russia always said they are against nato enlargement. and they said nato s enlargement to find and sweden wouldn t be existential for them. brian: the next meeting in nato is the ends of june. are you afraid russia may attack you if you put your snriks between that period? no. the military situation along our border is peaceful and quiet. we are make our preparations and contingency plants as needed. plans as need. we expect finland will take it the end of may well before any summits. brian: what do you bring to the table. every nation has something they bring to the table. what do you bring to the