Lot of drama there today. The lead starts right now. World leaders taking the stage, pushing their priorities for some of the biggest issues of our time. Casting Russias Vladimir Putin as global villain number one, while fighting against waning support for ukraine. And here in d. C. , a House Republican calling his party the, quote, clown show. While infighting and name calling do nothing to solve the more immediate problem of federal government set to shut down in just 12 days. Plus, new allegations against celebrity Russell Brand as a new accuser comes forward. Police now looking into the multiple allegations of rape and Sexual Assault against the disgraced comedian. Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. The world lead dominates the week with so much focus on Foreign Policy and this comes against major accusations by one democracy, canada, accusing another democracy, india, of directing an assassination. On canadian sovereign territory. Well dive into that democracy versus direction action in a bit. But also ahead, ron desantis coming out swinging against donald trump. On one of the most contentious election issues for Republican Voters. Well discuss that with one of the biggest names in Conservative Talk Radio who is calling House Republicans for hypocrites for their personal behavior and the a lister in the room and the bunker in ukraine when bombs started falling. Well see how he documented it. But first, a daunting United Nations agenda as the world faces the highest number of conflicts at once since the 1940s. Putins now 18month long bloody invasion of ukraine. This noon in north carolina, zelenskyy said the russian invasion is the no only about ukraine. Tay law townshipy is at the u. N. For us as member nations are tending to Gin Up Support under the shadow of war. My fellow leaders, we gather once more at an Inflection Point in u. S. History. Reporter joe biden urging the United Nations to stand with ukraine as war with russia drags on and he battles for more aid money with his congress. When i ask you this, if we abandon the core principals of the United States to appease an aggressor, could any member state in this body, feel confident that they are protected . If we allow ukraine to be carved up, if the independence of any nation secure . I respectfully suggest the answer is no. Zpl reporter the message meant to gal an advise many war weary countries 600 days after russias invasion that ukraine could be any of them. Poland, ukraines neighbor to the west, knows that all too well. On 1st september, 1939, nazi germany invited invaded my homeland, poland. The Second World War broke out. On 17, september, 1939, we received a blow from another direction. The soviet union also made an onslaught on poland. This is precisely why we understand the tragedy of ukraine better than any other country in the world. Reporter poland has been a staunch supporter of ukraine. Providing military aid, transportation, and refuge for thousands. Upon russian aggression in ukraine, it was once again illustrated that solidarity is not only the great history, but that solidarity lives in us. Ukraines president making his first inperson visit to the forum. Called on all countries to join the fight. We must act united to defeat the aggressor and focus all our capabilities and energy on addressing these challenges. Reporter and that the founding principles of the United Nations must be upheld. We have an organization that must be restrained. War crimes must be punished. Deported people must come back home and occupy their own land. We must be united to make it. And well do it. Slava ukraine. Reporter amid highprofile absences including that of russian president vladimir putin, growing questions about the relevance and the efficacy of the forum like a United Nations for international cooperation. They said that the u. N. Is much needed and that there is no better system available to deliver aid to those in need. Were going to talk to polands president in a second. But President Biden and president zelenskyy will meet later this week. And tell us how that meeting is different from previous meetings the two have had. Well unlike previous meetings, this meeting is coming at a time where there really needs to be a sales pitch. President biden is going to be meeting with zelenskyy at the white house an thursday. The white house has submitted to congress a request for 24 billion in funding that would help ukraine defend if se itself through the end of the year. Zelenskyy is going to be on capitol hill as well. But unlike previous visits hes not expected to meet with the entirety of the republican conference in the house of the representatives. He is expected to meet with congressional leaders and jake sullivan, who is the National Security adviser said that in some of his own conversations with congressional leaders that he has gotten so optimism that there would be bipartisan support for some package for ukraine without saying specifically that there could be support for the full 24 billion. Jake. The reporting right now is that there is not support for more aid for ukraine, for Financial Aid for ukraine among a majority of the House Republicans. Who obviously have their slight majority in the house. Now that doesnt mean that there wont be aid to ukraine. They could pass a bill that doesnt have it and goes to the senate and they readd it and then ultimately it gets added in conference committee. But it is important for zelenskyy to make his case to House Republicans. How difficult is that going to be . Reporter it is going to be incredibly difficult, for the reasons that you just mentioned. Although there is some optimism and some hope on behalf of the administration that there would be some vehicles, some format for aid going forward. Even if it is not in the original proposal that republicans come up with. That they feel that they could garner support for in the house. Zelenskyy has a tall order on capitol hill. No doubt. And he seems to know that that is the case. We will see how he manages to galvanize that support if he is able to. But it is also worth noting, jake, that there is a very important meeting happening here at the United Nations in new york between zelenskyy and the leaders of the United Nations and the turkish leader about the future of the black sea grain deal. Russia has been Bombing Grain Infrastructure and not allowing the passage of Grain Exports which is one of the biggest is issues for Food Security around the world. Theyre hoping to find a breakthrough but there the administration said russia is not going to allow any pathway for that grain and there is no pathway for the white house back into that deal for now. Kayla, thank you so much. Ukraines president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is sitting down with wolf blitzer and you could see that interview on cnn right after the lead. In the situation room. That is at 6 00 eastern. Right here on cnn. Come up, my oneonone interview with the president of the poland andre duda. He was just warning world, remember world are ii in terms of their not paying attention to ukraine. And also ahead, words such as stupidity and lunatics and clown car pointed around as they have the shutdown of the government in 12 days. And Lauren Boebert, and the animated and lit behavior as the kids say. That got her kicked out of a musical, beatetle juice. And new testimony directly contradicting an irs whistleblower that came forward with claims of the president s son hunter biden. 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Those aforementioned Conservative Friends an lunatics are a group of hardline republicans who are blocking a continuing resolution, that is a Spending Bill brokered by congressman Byron Donalds which would have enough support to make it through the senate. Right now, my full effort is to assemble a coalition to defeat the donald coalition. And were heading that in direction. And the outcome on this republican on republican violence is impacting you if there ends up being a government shutdown. Not to mention the larger issues of Deficit Spending and the refusal of congress to work in a bipartisan, Bicammeral Fashion to steer the nation toward a sustainable budget path. But what am i talking about . And this impacts House Speaker mccarthy because the same hardline republicans are holding Speaker Mccarthys job hostage in many ways by threatening to hold a vote to fire him from his speakership. Lets discuss all of this and more with eric ericson, conservative radio host. I noknow you Want Congress to reserve spending, do you think shutting down congress right now . Are you with Byron Donnells or matt gaetz . I like Government Shutdowns but the Byron Donalds flan cuts current spending down by 8 , outside of the Defense Department and department of veterans affairs. That is pretty good deal. You have hardline chip roy from texas supporting the plan. The House Freedom caucus chairman scott perry supported plan. Those two guys are two of the most conservative members of the house. So you have a couple though, who know there is a four Seat Majority so they could nickel and dime it. I dont know that anything they pass will actually get passed the senate. But they have to come up with something to start the process with the senate. And this sounds like a good start. So what do you think is motivating the matt gaetz of the world . Matt gaetz likes to be matt gaetz. He also was the guy who nearly forced another vote on the speaker back in january when everything was happening. He wants to look like he would getting . Out of this because he wanted to run for governor of florida in 2026 against byron donald so he wants to hurt the deal because byron might run against him. But it has more to do with political performance than actual practical policy. There is also this big question, do you think Speaker Mccarthy is going to survive until November Of 2024 . You know. Im not a huge fan, but hes been able to pull a lot of rabbits out of hats nobody expected him to. Hes going to get a deal one way or the other. The problem for guys like matt gaetz is, if you cant pick up the republicans, they start cutting a deal with the democrats and suddenly youre real world spending cuts of government go away. Lets talk about republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert of colorado. She was recently kicked out of a performance of Beetlejuice The Musical For Vaping and engaging in some rrated groping with his date. You recently wrote, quote, we dont get to criticize the lefts moral deviances when our side props up its own moral deviants. You have to moral authority to challenge the left Sexual Stand Arpds which you defend the right unquote. And youre getting some pushback from your conservative listener . S. There are two camps in the republican party. You cant explain about the country being in decline when you send people to washington to participate in the czech line a in the decline. And so much of the rights argument against the right is cultural and it is based on moral. You hear a lot of conservatives say what the left is doing, the transgender an the like is evil. That is a moral claim. You cant then send people would are publicly flaunting their morality in public and have the public treat you serious i will. If republicans want people to fight, well Lauren Boebert barely won her reelection in fln off year in colorado. In 2024 shell have President Bidens ground game if colorado unagainst her in addition to the guy who almost beet her last time. So if you really are concerned about we need to fight the left, you have a very vulnerable congresswoman who might need to work on her private life instead of publicly revealing it on tv. You have also called out various republican Public Officials for alleged infidelities or not so alleged. Do you think it is possible that donald trump just changed republican standards when it comes to that issue. Yeah, i think it made the republicans comfortable behaving like trump. The problem here, though, jake an and ive written this for five years, every republican who decides to act like donald trump winds up losing ultimately. People do impressioned of donald trump and theyre not trump. Voters like donald trump. They dont like the other people. They could tolerate one guy. But tolerating every republican at some point, you have enough Republican Voters who say, im tired of picking the lesser of two evils. It is still evil. I think im going to sit it out as democrats are seeing nonwhite voters saying im getting nothing from biden, youll have a lot of christian Republican Voters who say im tired of holding my nose. I think im going to stay home and that hurts the turnout. Thank you so much. Good to see you. Thank you. Coming up next, the new witnesses coming forward in Hunter Bidens tax fraud investigation. Theyre directly contradicting whistleblowers who have come forward. Well talk to one of those whistleblowers . And next week i will be speaking with former Trump White House aid Cassidy Hutchinson who was Chief Of Staff for mark meadows, you remember her testimony before the january 6 committee and you could see that next tuesday right here on the lead at 4 00 eastern. The cheap seats . 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