good more you. >> i meant more broadly in terms of the weeks ahead, they will be traveling. >> good point. >> the sense of the mode of transport for this particular trip remains a mystery. hans, we have a rule of thumb around here. that's any time the german chancellor comes to the white house we book you on the show the next day. give us a sense of your reading of the meeting yesterday and whether germany will make the commitment the u.s. wants in order to help be a bulwark to russian aggression of the ukrainian border. >> look, no mistakes from the german chancellor. tough act to follow, difficult act to follow after merkel who has been here so frequently, so comfortable with the american press corps and a variety of american presidents. the news really came from bide and and it was the news on nord stream 2. they were at least -- i don't say gloss over, paper over, but they presented a united front write is the goal when you have a crucial ally like that coming