communication with house democrats. but generally speaking, is the current course of action working in the way that it should? >> i think it is, anderson, and i maybe could begin where carl bernstein left off. this is bribery, but it's not just bribery. you know, it would be soliciting a bribe if the president said to president zelensky, you know, if you do me a favor, maybe give me a few bucks, stay at the doral hotel, for example, i'll give you a signed copy of "the art of the deal" and let you take a photo opp with me. that's not what's going on. what's going on is our president is saying to president zelensky, you're under attack by russia with russian tanks. your people are dying, and i'll let that go on and hold off the aid that our congress has voted