joke. my meetings with putin, xi jinping and other leaders, they truly believe that we can't compete in the 21st century because things are moving so fast, democracies take so much time, that they are soy divided that they can't get together in time to act. they believe -- they believe they'll win. they'll win the day. and they can dictate their way forward and leave us behind. they're betting -- not a joke. they're betting for the first time we won't respond to this inflection point in history and we'll fail to rise to the occasion. but you've heard me say it a lot of times. it's never, ever been a good bet to bet against the american people. never. look. just look back a little ways. after world war ii, the united states did what we're trying to do now. invest it in the american people to lead the world. at the time, presidents in congress of both parties and