you know, there are other trump associates, kash patel and others who have tried to at least negotiate with the committee, tried to raise some issues and put themselves in a more sophisticated -- have a more sophisticated position. bannon has essentially given the committee the middle finger, and i think he's put himself in a difficult situation. >> renato, good to see you. appreciate you appearing. thank you very much. >> i want to bring in cnn political analyst david gergen and political commentator paul b begala. david gergen, i'm going to start with you. the president telling reporters tonight he's about to deliver a message to senators manchin and sinema about his domestic spending package. his agenda is on the line here. so what do you think that message should be? >> i think the message should be he's got to toughen up. the administration is in serious danger of losing momentum and losing some public support for this program, its economic and