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Youre never responsible for unauthorized purchases on your discover card. welcome back, everyone. u.s. president joe bidens first state of the union address comes at a time of extraordinary global uns and dissatisfaction at home. he began with a focus on ukraine, warning russia it would pay a price for its unprovoked and premeditated invasion. the president led lawmakers in a bipartisan standing ovation in support of ukraine and its ambassador in the first ladys box. then mr. biden pivoted to ...

Sense of the need for this global un meeting to step up and to have those voices influencing the big emitters. i dont know how much of the opening ceremony you have listened to but the italian prime minister, it was pretty restrained but you sensed his frustration that there was not a more concrete set of words coming out of the g20 which was held in rome of course, he was the host. we heard the prime minister of barbados talk about how unjust it was and how immoral it was that wealthier nations...

Marxism nor liberalism. and sat down. >> almost clintonesque. just kidding. i figure im in bad shape. how much worsen it get? the pope did go to the united nations and urged all countries to do all they can to help the poor, and help those disadvantaged. the timing couldnt have been better or maybe they had this planned. but the united nations committing $5 trillion to this effort, and that already has our former u.s. spokesman at the u.n. wondering where that money is going to come from. rick, ...

The global tax? >> at this point its just promises. its a direct goal that we as the global citizens should achieve, and theyre not telling us exactly how were going to get this money, but let me tell you whats going to happen. all of the wealthy nations are going to be put on the spot to give this money. so, the fact of the matter is, the americans are already the most generous to the u.n.. we give billions of dollars in contributions. the american leadership at the u.n. needs to stay well cont...

Congress and the u.n. >> you now that was coming. >> exactly. but i would say anything where he has got contact with normal people, or especially drown trodden, suffering people trying to work their way up, that was his call, and were talking a prison in philadelphia, homeless yesterday, and the school here. he loves that. you see it even in the way he greets people in roam. -- in rome. anybody who is sick or hurting. a friend are of mine showed him a picture of his family. heres my sister, this...