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Primetime speech, saying that we need to turn pain into action and really trying to lean in on congress, and you have to do something. that being said, the story of chris jacobs really does set the tone for the political stakes for republicans. we are in a midterm here and republicans do not want it and to think of a victory, based on my conversations, to democrats. so, everything will be moderate. it's important that we are now looking at blue states like new jersey and new york and california, we're saying we're not going to wait for federal, laws were going to do local laws. i think it's al...

>> now when you hit the 4-dollar probably a three or $4 tripwire we are in the five or 6-dollar territory, i think the president's number should be bringing down gas prices. paul: okay. the white house and democrats are attempting another sort of pivots which is to vote and highlight a couple of social issues. namely guns giving a primetime speech on gun control. the end of course are waiting for the supreme court to rule whether they will overturn roe v wade. it is a pivot to those social issues and guns and abortion? is that enough to overcome the concerns about inflation? >> i don't think i...

Doing 50/50 may be even a little bit better is the next thing for democrats. it should close the gap somewhat. >> it should close the gap somewhat you think. that is interesting. obviously the democrats seem to think that. they are pushing this back and highlighting it. here's the question i have about the president. gives a primetime speech devotes a lot of primetime capitol to focusing on guns. that we may not get anything out of the senate even if the house passes something. does that run the risk of making him look like he cannot do anything about it? >> you know i don't think it runs the ...

Bipartisan basis. why the white house doesn't do a better job of telling that? wanting a victory lap? that's beyond me. but, couldn't and shouldn't the president to a repeat of that on something that impacts so many people? >> i think, stephanie, now that he's given that speech, he sort of pasta, doesn't? it was one thing to have a strategy. which is not crazy. taking the congressional leaders to work it out. they can deal with each other. they would say, stem back a little, not thinking too much about me. but he has not given many prime speeches. he's given a primetime speech. he said this is...

Union address. last year he gave a speech before a joint session of congress. this was i aformal state of the union address. our chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins is right at the white house, right behind us. we're across the street over there. kaitlan, give us some more reaction that you're picking up. >> well, wolf, you noticed tonight the president dedicated the first 12 minutes of his speech to this ongoing russian invasion of ukraine. and when you you talk to officials about this speech and how it came together, they readily acknowledge that is something that would have been...