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Translators and their families who risked their lives to help the u.s. and are now in grave danger. across the country desperate afghans already struggling with extreme poverty and especially women and girls are now contemplating an even more dismal life under taliban rule. joining us now to discuss secretary of state anthony blinken. secretary blinken thanks so much for joining us. take a listen to what president biden was saying less than six weeks ago. >> your own intelligence community has a...

We obviously havent detailed numbers, but, as we have said, including in the context of siv processing, we determined, for example, that there were people based at the embassy who could have been based back here in the washington, d.c. area, who could help adjudicate the chief of mission level processing for siv applicants. now, what is true is that we are going down to a smaller diplomatic presence given the security situation. but, as youve said, our overall status has not changed. we have bee...

Determine if you need to improve air circulation and ventilation, which can be as easy as opening windows or installing quality air filters.

Covid. brett: do you think former president trump and other senior republicans are doing enough talking about vaccinations and the need for the population to get that, to keep people safe? >> well, he got the vaccine. i mean, i think -- ive done everything i can to make sure people are comfortable getting the vac seen i think thats what every republican i know is trying to make sure people get good information and tell people, if you feel comfortable, get the vaccine. i mean, i talked to a good ...

Covid. brett: do you think former president trump and other senior republicans are doing enough talking about vaccinations and the need for the population to get that, to keep people safe? >> well, he got the vaccine. i mean, i think -- ive done everything i can to make sure people are comfortable getting the vac seen i think thats what every republican i know is trying to make sure people get good information and tell people, if you feel comfortable, get the vaccine. i mean, i talked to a good ...

Assurances that school will begin on time come at a moment when COVID cases are spiking...

Why are people assuming its the trump people who arent vaccinated. isnt it the any authority community thats mostly unvaccinated? >> thats a point of what they call misinformation. thats right. the minority community is not fully vaccinate because of hundreds of years of distrust that cant go away overnight. and independents are not vaccinated. but you said in the opening i want to emphasize. imagine wait would have felt like if president biden praised president trump and reverse himself about t...

Why are people assuming its the trump people who arent vaccinated. isnt it the any authority community thats mostly unvaccinated? >> thats a point of what they call misinformation. thats right. the minority community is not fully vaccinate because of hundreds of years of distrust that cant go away overnight. and independents are not vaccinated. but you said in the opening i want to emphasize. imagine wait would have felt like if president biden praised president trump and reverse himself about t...

Why are people assuming its the trump people who arent vaccinated. isnt it the any authority community thats mostly unvaccinated? >> thats a point of what they call misinformation. thats right. the minority community is not fully vaccinate because of hundreds of years of distrust that cant go away overnight. and independents are not vaccinated. but you said in the opening i want to emphasize. imagine wait would have felt like if president biden praised president trump and reverse himself about t...

A lot of employers are putting in mandates for their employees to get vaccinated. we are going to have to have a mandate for federal workers to either get vaccinated, or contest it, apparently. i have seen reports and mandates for military for everybody to get vaccinated. everybody to get vac i think, if you want to go to an alabama football game, and you should see what the tailgating us like there. it is a huge party. it is a lot of fun. if you want to do that, you should have to be vaccinated...