years amid fears that the country is heading into a recession. it s a challenge for president biden as he attends a dnc event and tries to sharpen his midterm message. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin our coverage tonight in ukraine where bogus referendums are under way as moscow tries to solidify its hold on occupied territory. our senior international correspondent ben wedeman is on the ground for us. ben, is this so-called voting essentially happening at gunpoint? reporter: basically it is, wolf. we re seeing video and hearing reports of election workers going house to house, door to door, with ballot boxes, accompanied by armed men, in some cases armed men wearing balance cla vas. we re wear the election workers are going door to door. people are locking their doors and simply not answering to avoid voting. in fact, the ukrainian authorities have urged residents of the occupied t
economy while railing against the republicans. watch. when it comes to doing something about inflation, republicans said no. i don t want to hear from republicans. they blew up the definite it is. 10 million jobs have been created since i was been president. guess what? gas prices are down $1.30 a gallon. republicans hammering red hot inflation at the roll-out of their commitment to america agenda, which they say they will carry out should ney take back the house. can i afford to fill up my tank? can i afford the food, the milk? whether you go to the grocery store, whether you re bucketing for the home heating bills that are sky rocketing this winter. far left policies have left to record spending. republicans are trying to restrict abortion. it s a fair statement when you look at the republicans commitment to america plan. they don t lay out a precise remedy to solve inflation. so you know, it s topic number 1. wouldn t you think they would have one? yes. but the
it s not vladimir putin himself. the most evil man in history. no, ladies and gentlemen, this threat is worse and home grown. it s coming from inside the house. the single gravest threat to america today is republican voters. all 75 million of them. they are nazis and destroyers of democracy. that s the message of joe biden s speed. he referred to maga forces near a red lobster near you to take over the country. to underscore how much joe biden feels about this, this speech has the full sponsorship of the white house. what joe biden is saying right now is the official position of the entire executive branch of the u.s. government. that include the justice department and intel agencies and the world s most powerful standing military. think about that. does it make you nervous? you don t have to be a trump voter to see a speech like this as a turning point in american history. for hundreds of years the u.s. has had a political system comprised of two competing parties. if you d
it s not the chinese governmenii . it s nothims even vladimir putin himself the most diabolically evil man in history. no. ladies and gentlemen, this threat is worse than all ofe an that. and it s home grown,d ho as thes say in the horror movies. insid it s coming from inside the house. the single gravest threat tongle america today is republican voters. al vol 70 , five million of them. they are and destroyers of democracy. they must be stopped. that is the message ofhe joe biden s speech. just moments to go . you refer to maga forces apparently marshaling at red lobster near you, ready tod take over this country. nowlo tou to underscore how y joe biden means all of this, tonight s address in philadelphia is not being categorized as a campaign event ahead of the midterm elections.n feels about which is what it looks like.h ha no. instead, this speech hass th the full sponsorship of the white house. in other words, what joe biden is saying right now is the official position
national review s headline today made me howl. moderate come outs against biden s out of touch, student loan forgiveness. schoo on to quote ohio democrat and senate candidate tim ryan , who claimed yesterday that the biden debtat cancelation sends the wrong messag thee to the millions of ohioans without a degreeor working just as hardking to make ends meet. now, ryan thinks voters are really stupid. wit he voted with pelosi and biden 100% of the time this congress. yeah, and yet now because he s running against a real populist in advance, he s tried to morph into being is one himself. it s all lies. the trutall liesthe trh is , ift ryan , just like allen the other pretend moderates out there will be another sure vote for the biden agenda. and biden s doddering demeanor is so bad thes ise days that democrats who are up for reelection are saying thanks ree but no thanks, joe .ppearanc to any personal appearances by the leader of their owntheir partowy. you can believe it. mark