so you shouldn't mess such a wise guy was the last answer I gave anyway.
Most of you have been here the whole time.
I really do think, not me but I think we
put a face on where we've been and where we're going. I feel good about it. I feel you know, one of the things that I think, understand the skepticism about the g7 sign
on.
Give America back.
I think it did what need Latin America. Latin Americans back in the act. And then, when we went to NATO. I think it was the same thing. We had a really good meetings there and real response, as well as he you I didn't get one single person.
One more meter meeting.
And I thought, quite Frank does not much better position to represent the West. Mr President, Mr. President,
you're now heading home. We've got two domestic issues. The First up, the speed of the infrastructure bill there's a bipartisan group that has a new offer Have you had time to review it.
I honestly haven't seen it, I don't know what the details are. I know that my chief of staff thinks there's some room. Maybe. I know that. Schumer reconciliation provision as well. So I'm still hoping we can put together.
The second interview I sent yesterday. Early this week Mitch McConnell said that if Republicans were to take back the Senate 2022 He did not see a way that you could get a Supreme Court justice concurrent response to that. The next year, Mitch. Mitch has been nothing but no for a long time, Mr President. Did you talk with President Putin about the Iran nuclear deal did you find a way. What did you discuss him Did you find a way to make some progress, while we were joined the work and I'm not going to discuss, but do you have any president, Caitlyn Kay Caitlin's question that you answered at the very end there that you came over to talk about the, I think at the heart of it was this question of whether or not you seem overly optimistic given that what we all listened to President Clinton essentially saying the same old things that he said, forever. He, you know, rejecting all responsibility for all that stuff and I guess the question that he was trying to get maybe you can take another stab at it is, what concrete evidence do you have from the three years, our three plus hours that suggested any movement has been made. And I don't know, I don't I don't mean that
question could be
it could be 40 You got to be negative, you got to have a negative view of life, the way you are. We've never asked
a positive question why, in fact, Having agreement, we'll find out. We have an agreement to work on a major arms control agreement. I started working arms control agreements back all the way. During the Cold War. If we can do one when the Cold War, why couldn't we do one now, we'll see.
We will see whether or not it happens. But, what do you I mean, The thing that always amazed me but questions. I apologize
for having been short.
If you are in my position you just say well I don't think man anything happens is gonna be really, really bad guaranteed nothing happens, guarantee nothing. So so far,
value to be realistic and put on optimistic front and optimistic face. Look you all said the same thing about the, you know what's gonna happen when we had the first meeting of the g7, or Biden, they're not gonna, they're not gonna buy Biden's stuff they're, they're really not really any be fine that did that happen any of it. A little bit. It's a little sliver. When I went to meet with NATO, where they're not going to be happy. We're all gonna be against buying meat with food and they're not going to want that to be a single solitary syllable. And what would have happened if I said before I went into those negotiations, you know, I think it's gonna be really hard, and it's gonna be really difficult I'm not so optimistic about it I don't see anybody really changing. In the same way when I met with the EU us not gonna like your way by. But this is Vladimir insurers', who was also not I know comparing the food but it was the French president said he will never go for more money for NATO is crazy. I mean look, guys. I'm going to drive you all crazy because I know you want me to always put a negative thrust on things, particularly in public and negotiate. I don't have to trust them, but we didn't have to trust somebody to get
start to
trust the Russians, I can tell, man, they're really like the look in his eye and are really very very truthful. It's not that alone, you have to figure out what the other guy self interested
or self interest I don't trust any but look, I've got to get in the plane but also say, you'll hear me say your plane go when you fly. Yeah, No, no, but here's the thing, folks. I, I don't see any benefit. Ever. To begin, a negotiation. And I mean, you're the brightest people in the country you're the most important people in detail. You are, but it makes no sense to read and negotiate with you. It makes no sense for me to tell you what I'm about to do, not because I want to hide anything from you. Why would I Telegraph that. Did you do anything I'm surprised Oh sir, are we really molder, I was abroad because I'm convinced that choose my words,
rushes in a very,
very difficult spot. They are being squeezed by China. They want desperately to remain a major power, you are writing about not illegitimately, minority gave what he wants legitimacy and standing in the world stage of the United States. they desperately want to have the relevant, they have, and they don't want to be known as, as some critics have pointed said, you know the Upper Volta with nuclear weapons that matters. And I found it matters almost any world leader in other words, how they're perceived they're standing in the world. It matters. It matters to them in terms of their support at home as well. And so I think that there is. I'm trying to think out of shortness like
I'm of the view that in the last three to five years. The world has reached a fundamental inflection point about what
it's going to look like 10 years. I mean it literally is not hyperbole, it's not like trying to pump it up. The weakness of genuine reality. And so each of the countries around the world, particularly those who had real power and one time are still do are wondering what how do I maintain and sustain our leadership in the world that's what the United States is going through right now, how do we sustain us being the leading of powerful and most democratic country in the world. And what's going on. I don't know about you, I never anticipated. Notwithstanding, no matter how persuasive. President Trump was that we'd have people attacking. Breaking down the doors of the United States Capitol. I didn't, I didn't think I'd see that in my lifetime, but it's reinforced what I've always known. And what I got taught by my political science professors, and by the senior members of the Senate that I admired, when I got that every generation has to re establish the basis in spite of democracy, I mean for real, literally have to do it. And I've never seen including during since the Civil War. Such an outward assault on voting rights. I mean just flat assault. I didn't anticipate that four years ago. It's happening now, because a lot of state, each of the countries we have our own concerns and problems but we still want as I'm President, we are going to stick to notion that we're open and transparent. I think that's an important message to send the world. Thank you all. Come back and see us on the plane. Like I got nothing. I got the whole thing. Give me a couple of highlights to send out now.
