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End of the spectrum? >> oh, yeah, this is an anti-vax rally. its a big thing for them to say, trust us, defeat the mandates. if you defeat the vaccines, you dont get to stay on facebook and have facebook groups with 12,000 people organizing buses and selling out hotels. you have to be defeat the mandates. thats the only way to remain in this space on mainstream social media. it is a way to thread the needle here. and its working out really well. we asked facebook about this and they said this is...

Long lead times, i would say the administration has been terrific to work with. they have been very responsive. they have been listening to us, they have been working with us, we have a great relationship. you know, we do with the cabinet secretaries, and theyre very eager to help solve this. i mean, look, this is jobs in the united states, you know, ford is the most american of the auto makers. we make more vehicles here. we employ more americans. were not the biggest, but were the most america...

Stronger data to come out for the month of february. >> well wait and see what the data is. i wouldnt at all be surprised if this month were, i dont know what the right word is, a blip. >> lets get to an issue you were concerned about. americas competitiveness internationally, specifically when it comes to technology and microchips. the act is something you want to speak about and lets talk to our viewers, more about this because in this act is the chips for america fund and that has to deal wit...

In december the european union hit its highest inflation rate since the creation of the european union. germany hit its highest inflation rate since injury hand reunification. the united states because we have strong growth is uniquely well-positioned to face this. we can take actions to go directly at these prices. just today the house of representatives passed a bill that would help to build semi-conductors here in the united states, secure our supply chain when we know that the reason why car...

And considertvs. one really they got cheaper is because of globalization, other countries can pro at lower costs. tvs use micro chips which have grown cheaper as they have grown more powerful. a further reason is quality and this is a bit of a technicality but it matters. take a tv from 2000 with a sticker price of $300 and a tv that costs $300 today. todays tv will be bigger, have better picture quality, better sound quality, connection to the internet and, therefore, the option of infinite mov...

Thats why having google with us and train detroit high school kids, i think is a wonderful thing. >> were talking about investing in the future. lets talk about where the company is today and the disappointing earnings report. a drop in sales that the company describes as attributed to persistent supply chain disruptions. you and other car companies are not alone, continuing to deal with supply chain issues and micro chips that come in and were so dependent on in asia specifically. when do you s...

This situation, especially with dhs saying, these protests could move here to the u.s.. >> obviously, they are closing a number of key border transactions in the united states and canada. you noted, its already affected the auto industry. its already herding, for a lack of -- those micro chips, they are just trying to get production going in. thats going again with microchips. and they have -- they cant get the parts they need in canada. so this could escalate very quickly. theres also the risk ...

Their assets but, that they have in london, or miami. they could be directly affected. the export ban, we havent talked a whole lot about that. the export ban is a very powerful. sanction now it means that small components, little micro chips, that russians need for their weapons, for their economy but would be cut off. they could probably find a few other sources, but not the same way that we can. our alliance, including the japanese, the taiwanese but, and the indians, not to mention the europ...

Union speech. is there uniformity on both sides of the ail, are republicans and democrats coming to go in their support for ukraine, and if not, where is their diversion? >> actually, i think this is an example of how we are pretty united. there will probably be some members that vote against it but i think youre going to see a strong bipartisan commitment in congress to provide additional aid to ukraine. >> give me your sense of the veracity of sanctions so far, how crippling are they, how effe...

For -- to run their systems, to put in their military equipment come from europe and the united states or have some source from the united states. most software of micro chips is from the united states, so most of that will be stopped. but thats not today. and thats my concern. the sanctions over time are going to have a huge effect. but not today. >> well, exactly, and i was going to pick up on that because the time line, ukraine may not exist in its current democratic form a couple of months f...