talking points. he said one, things in america are going better than you think. the economy that people are focused on, the progress on covid. he got two really big bills through on congress on covid and the stimulus. his second thing was, the republicans criticize me but what do they stand for? if you look at the two talking points that would be one thing, a way to reset things. but of course he didn't stick to those things. and it went off the rails. and you know it went off the rails when the white house has to put a statement out after correcting and clarifying with president said and what he meant to say. which is what the white house said on his comments on ukraine. it's suggested that russia had a minor incursion, and it wouldn't apply to -- it immediately set alarm bells