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made from there. but the idea that it can be taken by force, just taken by force, is just not appropriate. it will dislocate the entire region. >> now, those comments were a deviation from the standard strat stra strategic from the administration and it caught them off guard. they said the stance on china and taiwan has not changed but some of the president's own aides tell cnn they did not expect him to be so kquiv cool n the topic. china did not like these comments. what was their response? >> reporter: alison, there's no question that beijing has been watching president biden's tr...

militarily to defend taiwan if it comes to that? >> yes. >> you are? >> that's the commitment we made. >> now, a white house official be the pentagon tried to walk back the president's comments, insisting the decades old policy of strategic ambiguity has not changed. but the defense secretary had a different explanation than the president when asked if biden's comments could mean putting troops on the ground. >> putting troops on the ground defend taiwan? >> our one china policy has not changed. we reiterated that policy in our commitment to peace and stability across the taiwan stra...

an explosive report of sex abuse cases inside the southern baptist convention. survivors repeatedly ignored and disbelieved by the largest protestant denomination in the united states as leaders themselves tried to protect their own reputations instead of protecting the victims. >> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we start with our world lead and top white house advisers caught off guard by this response from president biden when he was asked in a news conference in tokyo if the u.s. would be willing to foe further than it has with ukraine to help taiwan in the event of an inv...

>> facing an income bit with vice president mike pence. >> fighting for them today. >> we are on the road to midterms behind the scene with boat campaigns geared right now, pennsylvania boaters await the outcome of a tight gop contest. we will speak with rnc chairwoman about the influence about the movement and finding unity in november. >> the president's focus on doing everything in his power to address the putin price hike. >> the white house points fingers elsewhere is the stock market dies. gas prices break records and parents search for baby formula on empty shelves. we will as...

brian kemp in his race against trump-backed david perdue. trump versus pence. we'll also play more from elise jordan's eye-opening focus groups that she does with voters out of georgia. they're absolutely fascinating and give you a real sense of the state of play. with us, we have president on the council of foreign relations, richard haass, who has golf reporting for us this morning. very excited. we'll give him another chance. don't know how -- don't screw it up. this is your last chance. >> thank you for the support. >> former aid to the george w. bush white house and state depa...