I like to in the morning doesn't like to have the morning depending on David. Alright, everyone, thank you so much for joining us this evening. I hope everyone had a chance to see the Vice President's statement earlier today on her trip and why traveling to Paris, France. I will just give a little talk a little bit about our data model. And I'll take a couple questions that everybody can take a nap. So we have a full day tomorrow. Our world has become more connected are aligned with our partners are more important when it comes to the alliance between the United States and it has become even more important. From day one. Our administration has totally been focused on strengthening those alliances, being a good partner and shows that part of being a good partner. So that is what Vice President nors is doing on this trip. at the invitation of President macro as early early on in the administration, and the vice president. I had a call with the phone I think their first conversation was February 26. He has had a number of engagements with European allies and partners. From a president McCrone invitation she's spoken to generation equality for women virtually his it was hosted in Paris but she could not attend in person. And again at his invitation. She's joining this week for both the Paris conference, the parents case conference as well as the Paris conference on Libya and a bilateral meeting with President McCrone. There are a number of other events. We'll be doing briefings every evening and we'll be sure to read those to you. I will note that the Vice President is really here to work in partnership with brands on issues that have global impact. That's everything from global health to climate change to space. The Vice President is chair of the administration Space Council, an area of particular importance and interest in her to the Biden Harris administration, but also to France. So we are looking forward to discussing that and this is really about engaging with partners and allies to get things done. Lastly, I will note that this visit really signals the strength of our alliances as our nations work together to combat challenges, but also to seize and seek new opportunities. Specifically to learn. We will land in Paris, France, a little after 11am local time. Following that, after a brief stop at the hotel, the Vice President will visit the institute Pastore will arrive there around 240 feet. This visit will really underscore the long standing scientific exchanges between the US and France to tackle global challenges. I don't know how much you all know about this tea Pastore. But, but pacifically the person of the day for those Pastore he produced the first laboratory developed vaccine. And that matters for obviously the world. What are we talking about right now? vaccines? What are we talking about right now? COVID-19. And specifically, in line with the vital pairs administration's call to strengthen health, security and health systems? The institute Pastore is continuing that work in present day they are working with laboratories across 13 African countries and the CDC to really meet the urgent need for surveillance of COVID-19 variants. The Vice President often talks about not only doing what we need to do to get out of this pandemic, but preventing the next pandemic and scientific research is a key part of that. So we'll have we'll get you guys robust background on that. But for now, I'll take some questions.
The timeline?
That's a good question proposed here. The question is about Will there be other meetings with other world leaders? Particularly I would say? Yeah, so we'll pull aside obviously, this trip is different than the other teachers the Vice President has taken in our previous two trips have been bilateral engagements with specific leaders and countries. So our first trip to Guatemala and Mexico on our own meeting with Jama Tay, she engaged with some society there. Then she went to Mexico. That was President Lopez Obrador. In her check her recent trip to Southeast Asia again, back with the Prime Minister's before that with the leadership on the government in Vietnam. This trip, yes, she is meeting with President McCrone of France, but she's also giving a speech at the Paris Peace Conference, she is gauging in Olivia, the Paris conference on Libya. There'll be over 25 world leaders here, and you can absolutely expect them. Vice President Harris will be engaging with a number of them. And we will be able to provide some readouts. Probably Thursday evening after the dinner.
How big of it how front of mind is the the orcas deal and the scuttled submarine deal and the rift with France that that Blinken and the President have both actively tried to repair our friend of mine, is this for her going into this trip? Well,
we are focused on looking forward now looking backward. As you know, you'll hear me say often during this trip, France is one of the United States oldest and strongest allies of the from the President to cabinet officials, to now dress the Vice President, we have had a number of engagements with brands and our European partners, specifically, because if we're going to combat climate change, the world's going to come together and be COVID-19. If we're going to tackle our global health challenges, if you're going to prevent the next pandemic, we have to do this together. So those are the kinds of things that you should expect to get from the Vice President this weekend.
We're really looking forward to touching down. Is she doing a domestic fundraising call tomorrow?
And how is she doing that? Why is she doing that? While she says she is not doing a domestic fundraising call tomorrow? If you're referring to the democracy Alliance, it's a pre recorded address that she pre recorded today I was there and on the video will play as a separate thing, but we're not raising any money using relationship or profit infrastructure. And we'll see continue to be involved in that as we fall over. Absolutely, obviously, it is infrastructure week. To finally come to the White House, as the President said, on Saturday, and with the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure deal, we now turn our eye toward one, working to make sure that Americans know what is in that bill. We're talking about guests roads and bridges, and repairing railways. We're also talking about broadband. We're also talking about mixing lead pipe. But we're also obviously continuing to make the case for and make sure Americans know about the build back better agenda. And as Vice President often says, the build back better. Infrastructure has everything you need to live and work. So yes, the roads and bridges is internet, broadband or internet, it's childcare. So those are it is lots of money, specifically, the bipartisan infrastructure deal, but also the bill back gutter agenda, Bill framework has to do with climate change and what we need to do to climate change. So yes, she's going to continue to be actively engaged on that. But obviously, she has a full schedule here in France, and she has been making phone calls. We read out a couple in general on Friday night. She was at the White House with the president until around midnight. She made a number of calls. She called progressive leaders, she made calls on Saturday. And it's going to continue to engage and we look forward to reading out some of the activity that you can expect when she lands back from Paris this weekend in advance of next week. I'll take two more. Or maybe Donald I got nothing. Anybody else
did she is she aware of the the new poll that came out? That is pretty dismal, both for the President and for today. What is her response when she sees that kind of
you know what today we were focused on? Parents were focused on blowback better we were focused on my partisan infrastructure, and we broke on a lot of things. I'm not focused on the polls. I like to condense pontificate on that the polls are a snapshot in time. And at this time, I am looking forward to touching down in Paris, France, but before that, taking a nap. So y'all have a good night and I'll see you in the Martin thanks.
