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>> no, what i meant is that the optical problem was the speed with which it is happening. this is a terrible situation and not what anyone would have wanted. and by the way, the administration has talked over and over about its efforts to help translators, to help humanitarian workers and those of us, i'm sure all of us are on the the screen have been to afghanistan and saw the incredible work that afghans did and service of american troops and american humanitarian organizations. yes, we have to stand by them. we have to do our best and we're trying to. that is a terrible situation. but, agai...

I mean first of all, i want to pay tribute to the men and women of the u.s. military who over the last 20 years had spent blood and treasure in afghanistan. it was a noble mission. as mark said. but what we're seeing here is a tragedy. it is not an american tragedy, it is an afghan tragedy. and after 20 years, we thought they would be able to defend themselves, we've spent hundreds of billions of dollars there and it hasn't quite worked out as we thought. if it is just the speed that this is happening, then that is an optical problem. but the real problem is the one that president biden has sa...

Joe, if you've got problems with a job that some people don't think is big enough anyway, is that going to be hard for him to answer for this week at the debates? >> well, listen. i think he did the right thing in going home. you know, while south carolina and iowa, new hampshire, the places everybody else was, he does have this job. it would have been much worse for him if he had just ignored the problems. listen, it's a challenge and in every challenge there's an opportunity. if he can demonstrate over the next couple of weeks that his leadership makes a difference in his community, that's a...

The ballot sbintegrity and that votes are not cast fraudulently, and then, you have a actions like this that are not passing the smell test when it comes to voter depression. is it easier for people to participate in the voter franchise or trying to the kick people off? it is going to be litigated closely, but it is a huge optical problem for republicans accused around the country and lost legal challenges through the gerrymandering and a number of things that they are targeting african-american voters. if that is true, that is a national problem for the republican party. >> and in fact, it is...

Seminole trip. it's revealed a lot about how he thinks about american power. it is disturbing. he is doing a lot of damage to the united states. >> in fact, the way he put it, and i know you heard him, ambassador, was that in the united states, we have pure stupidity going on, because he likes to get along with china and russia. how does this set the stage for monday, when he is going to be in helsinki with vladimir putin? >> i think the white house has an optical problem. he has now criticized, directly, our best friends. if he embraces putin, or isn't equally as tough on putin in his press c...