44% of those surveyed believe the u.s.-led drawdown has gone, quote, very badly. >> the test of competence and of leadership is not about how you operate on your best day. it's about how you operate when the chips are down. >> reporter: and, jake, one question that critics have raised in the wake of this drawdown going so poorly at the beginning is whether or not anyone who works in the administration, whether national security teams, intelligence, or what not will lose their jobs over this. that's actually a question that a reporter posed to jake sullivan, the national security adviser, when he was in the briefing room earlier. he said he has not heard president biden say that regarding anyone's future position in this administration. but right now he is focused on the evacuations underway. we should note that we were told last week the white house currently does not expect any firings over this. of course, that is right now it's hard to say of course what will happen in the future. >> and, kaitlan, another interesting moment from that briefing. jen psaki, the white house press secretary pushed back when a reporter from fox asked about