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world. im fareed zakaria. today on the program -- from the czars and arenas to soviet-era com czars to president putin. we delve into the nature of power in russia looking at the past to help us understand the present. ill talk to the new yorkers david remnick can professor nina krus efa. also the prime minister of barbados on getting the west to pay for damage for the climate changes rising seas and weather. >> two degrees is a death sentence. >> and the president of kenya on why ma...

Of get a rise out of ordinary people, his critique was aimed at shoigu and gierasimov and th leaders of the military effort in moscow. it was directed at moscow. we are here fighting the war in ukraine and you in your palaces in russia dont care about people getting killed and it was a competency argument. that changed. in the latest rant and the most recent rant it had to do with the rationale of going in in the first place. now he didnt direct it absolutely at putin. he didnt say putin did thi...

With his message at the system that lots and lots of people look at in russia. and in the most profane language, which has -- is very attractive, something that putin used to do and really kind of get a rise out of ordinary people, his critique was aimed at shoigu and the leaders of the military effort in moscow. it was directed at moscow. we are here fighting the war in ukraine and you and your palaces in russia dont care about people getting killed and it was a competency argument. that change...

Now the effect of that to some degree is the delta variant. you look across the jobs numbers, whether its retail, whether its hospitality, much of the front-facing covid most affected industries were the ones where there were no job increases or very limited job increases. the types of industries that have been driving the economy over the last several months. it plays into the reality as the presidents approval numbers have been dropping over the course of the last several weeks. the administra...

That one of the things that i think trump underestimates about his style is that not only does he exhaust the public, but that at some point all of these actings and all of the revolving door does raise the competency question. jimmy carter fired his entire cabinet. it always to me was one of -- he sent the message that he was an unstable manager. and he was well liked and thought to be principled. >> the question is what will stick with the american public. it seems to me that if you are you go...

Other legislative priorities. this is not just a priority, but funding the government. the threat of a shutdown is always very problematic and dangerous. for this white house, it was a fear it would raise the competency argument. they appear to have given in on key republican priorities. the main to me is not the wall. we already knew the president made clear he would not draw a line on that. he said it was fine to deal with getting funding for it later in the fall. we will see what happens. tha...

Right now it means that the focus on the election is on the economy and jobs. thats where he wants it. >> it does strike me, the competency argument. a lot of candidates who have made competency an arpgument an dont get elected president. dukakis, george h.w. bush get bill clinton. it didnt work. its tough. >> this is 2004 all over again, because you have an election that actually increasingly looks like 2004 with a president in trouble, but is the alternative acceptable? republicans then, took ...

In the state of the union two years ago, he criticized the citizens united case while they were sitting right below the rostrum. so he has demonstrated before -- >> can he attack the decision without attacking the court? >> i dont think so. again, if this is overturned, again we dont know, but if it is, republicans will say the president of the united states which took an oath to uphold the constitution who taught constitutional law bases it on a law that was unconstitutional. therefore, he is a...

Wont, that doesnt mean surrogates wont. in the state of the union two years ago, he criticized the citizens united case while they were sitting right below the ross rostrum. >> can he attack the decision without attacking the court? >> i dont think so. again, if this is overturned, ask we dont know, but if it is, republicans will say the president of the united states which took an oath to uphold the constitution who taught constitutional law bases it on a law that was unconstitutional. therefor...