unwilling or unable to answer basic questions in a serious way. it should come as no surprise that bidens approval numbers continue to fall. one recent poll shows bidens approval plummeting eight points among independents in just one week. two-thirds of independents disapproved of joe biden. here with reaction, former massachusetts senator and also an ambassador. ambassador to the new zealand, scott brown, and former white house chief of staff. thank you so much for joining us here. i want to start with you, bryce. because we were going to shut down the virus, not shut down the economy. that is what joe biden promised instead. but it hasn't quite gone like that, right? >> yeah, jason, the only thing worse than a lawyer is a lawyer that is also a hypocrite. just ask jimmy swanger and elliott spencer. biden wrapped himself up in a