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Families. >> thank you so much, at the state department, appreciate it. let's get more analysis now, on this deal, with me now is the executive vice president at the institute for responsible state craft, author of the book "losing an enemy". so good to see you. so what did you think of this deal? are you encouraged by it? >> certainly encouraged by it. these americans deserve to come home. they should never have been imprisoned in the first place. they have essentially been hostages. and it has been nerve-wracking, because these negotiations, as you report, stated, that they have been going...

Republicans are trying to paint, of this senile, dottering president. he is as sharp as a tack. you know, this nato summit, i just thought, was stunning. when you look at the nato expansion, when you look at how nato now surrounds the baltic sea in a way that was unimaginable, when you look at the summit itself, you know, nato doesn't do anything without american leadership, period. despite what generations of french presidents would like you to believe, in fact, it is u.s. leadership that shapes nato and that moves nato forward. this is joe biden. it is remarkable, the state craft that has le...

And the baltic sea, you can now call it the nato sea if you wanted to. i mean, with sweden, you make sweden green, you are essentially encircling the baltic sea which, of course, thanks to peter the great, is russia's great sort of outlet to the atlantic and to the world. there you have it, it is surrounded by nato. it's really an extraordinary piece of state craft and diplomacy that president biden and secretary blinken and secretary austin and his team have put together that make this happen. and happen faster than anybody could imagine. nobody thought nato would emerge

In technology. i understand energy, i understand agriculture, all the world markets that the economic state craft we need to create a more stable world. but also i care about, care deeply about the people in this country. i care about the neighbors i've grown up with, the farmers, the ranchers, the factory floor folks that i know that they're the engine of the american economy, and we've got to do right by them. every business i've ever been in has been successful because we focused on customers. in north dakota, we treat the taxpayers like the customers they are, and we have to do that. gover...

In technology. i understand energy, i understand agriculture, all the world markets that the economic state craft we need to create a more stable world. but also i care about, care deeply about the people in this country. i care about the neighbors i've grown up with, the farmers, the ranchers, the factory floor folks that i know that they're the engine of the american economy, and we've got to do right by them. every business i've ever been in has been successful because we focused on customers. in north dakota, we treat the taxpayers like the customers they are, and we have to do that. gover...