The 'Outnumbered' co-host cast doubt on Biden's 'capabilities' on world stage ahead of call with Vladimir Putin.
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Live from the White House now
lets dial in somebody who used
to work in that building behind
him. Kayleigh Mcenany, former
White House, press secretary and
shes got a brand new book
coming out today called for
such a time as this and
well talk about that in a
little bit.
Thank you
Ainsley. Congratulations on the
book!
Thank you
Steve. So today they have a
secured video call.
The last time they talked our
president said you better stop
with the ransomware attacks from
Russia.
They continue. So you wonder if
Vladimir Putin is actually going
to be less ebbing,
I dont think he will be
listening to words.
What Vladimir Putin understands
is one thing and its action and
its strength.
He understood when President
Trump expelled sixty russian Intel
officers. He understood when the
Consolate presence was
shutdown on the West Coast. He
understood sanctions. He
understood. As Robert Obrien
said, we sanction more entities,
Russia theres virtually nothing
left to sanction, and that was
the trump action. But now we have
Biden Words and Biden actions
like greenlighting Nord stream.
Two, you brought it up Brian,
giving the hacking list like
these are off limits, but go hack.
These entities its essentially
a green light. So unfortunately,
there havent been a lot of
tough actions on Russia, so I
think the words will be hollow
Brian, but if the invasion
takes place, I think President
Biden knows he cant afford
another foreign policy disaster,
nor can his party so think
about the stakes Kayleigh and
how much is scripted and how
much isnt?
How much was done in the
preparation for this by
staffers? Or is this one of
those things where its
head to head? We dont know how
this is going to go
well, its staffers that are
preparing this and Biden, of
course, will be briefed and well
prepared by his team.
That being said, Putin is
notorious for knowing how to
push buttons change things and
you have to be equipped. You
have to be on your feet and know
the games that Putin inevitably
will play and im, not certain
any of those words describe the
current president in his
capabilities on the world stage.
Again, I want the best for our
country.
I hope hes tough.
I hope he takes firm actions.
I hope that Putin walks away
understanding you cant act in
the way lets say China is doing
with hypersonic missiles or
North Korea. They are back to
their antics, but I dont know
if they will understand that,
because we all see Bidens
capabilities
Ainsley, you stood where Jen
Psaki is standing and she was
dodging some questions yesterday,
when a reporter from the New
York Post, who is friends and
colleagues of Miranda Divine, and
he was asking about
transparencies
watch this exchange and well
get your comment. On the other
side,
the Biden Administration put
out a big report about address,
ing corruption, and the
attorney said that he has
finally divested from a chinese
investment fund controlled by
state owned entities.
I was hoping you could commit to
basic transact that transaction.
The second question is my
colleague, Miranda Divine has a
new book out called the lap to
from Hell, and I was hoping you
could turn that the laptop is
indeed authentic and not russian
disinformation, as you seemed to
suggest on twitter last year.
Well, on the first, the
presidents son is not an
employee of the federal
government. So id point you to
his representatives and as it
relates to the book, I have
neither had the time nor
interest in exploring or
reading the book.
Steve well thats news, so she
wont answer questions about
people who dont work for the
federal government,
yeah thats, what we call a dodge
and yes, youre exactly
right on that double standard.
But the problem with it is Biden
told us a year ago I will not
have a conflict with my family
members and their business
dealings or an appearance of a
conflict
isnt, an appearance of a
conflict when hes on the phone
with President XI of China for
three and a half hours, and
we dont know if at that moment
Hunter had already
divested his business dealings
from Bhr Partners, the same
entity that was formed twelve days
after Hunter went on air force,
two with Biden.
That is an appearance of a
conflict of interest and Jen
Psaki should answer, and not just
Dodge
Steve. All she said is talk to
his representative and the New
York Post has contacted his
representative repeatedly and
hes, not talking
thats what we call a
circular. I refer you here back
to here and were not answering
any of your questions.
Ainsley thats called circling
back
yes or refer you to the
new circle back
Brian. How do you prepare for
something like that?
For example, when that story
breaks and that book comes out
dont, you have to study it when
you know theres a book coming
out on the President President
Trump dont have you to have
some confidence on the things
youll be challenged on
if youre a Republican,
because to my knowledge, that was
the only question asked about
Hunter Biden from the New York
Post.
Yes, if youre a Republican, you
could take it to the bank that
when I took to the podium, the
Woodward book was going to
dominate every single question
from reporters, but she can walk
to the podium knowing its going
to get, maybe one or two. If
Peter Doocy is in there, she gets
a tough question
reporter hes down on the front
yard. Today,
weve been talking, and the
president has been talking
about the supply chain crisis,
how its all hands on deck and
hes trying to solve the problem
at the ports, and now they come
up with news yesterday. That
apparently remember there were
like one hundred and twenty five earlier now they are
down to forty six, and that sounds
really good, except theres, a
ship tracking outfit called
marine traffic and then theres,
they say theres, actually one hundred
ships waiting to come in, but
what theyve done? They started
a new queuing program so, rather
than just be right offshore.
Some of them are forty miles out.
Some of them are one hundred and fifty miles out.
There are some sailors who have
been on ships waiting to unload
since October.
So you know the president can
say: ive got this thing all
figured out, but its not
figured out.
No, they will take a victory,
lap, youre exactly right, Steve
its a shell game, because there
are just one hundred and fifty miles out instead
of just waiting there in the
port.
Meanwhile, you know, I watched
your last segment who eats a
bagel without cream cheese. You
cant, but ninety percent of small business
owners say they have supply
issues. Its a huge problem is o
no victory. Laps are merited
Ainsley, its affecting
businesses, youve seen the
headlines, these bagel owners
that cant get their cream
cheese and its one thing if you
cant, get it at home its
another when it is your business
watch. This
time is money too youre
running around all day on the
phone all day, trying to get
it from everybody and then,
when you cant get it youre
running around to stores trying
to get it so youre, not in your
store as much as you have to be.
I get an order at about 530 in
the morning, and I spoke to my
guy and he said were waiting
for a truck to come in ill. Let
you know by 900 if I can get
the truck to come in so my
question, my thing is im about
a week week and a half on cream
cheese. After that I dont. If
they keep up with the shortage,
I really dont. Even know what to
do other than make my own try
to make my own, I guess
Steve or he might have to
start using tofu cream cheese-
oh goodness, no
Steve hes, indicative of the
fact that all across the
country there are people
who cant find things at the
grocery store
forget about our Christmas gifts.
Cant get the kids one of those
things. There are other
options, but if you want a
particular food item and its
not there its like what
happened,
yeah exactly and then the
business owners suffer the
repercussions
yeah its the consumer, of
course, but you know small
businesses slammed by Covid
slammed by vaccine mandates
slammed by lockdowns and now
slammed by supply shortage and
slammed more by a White House
who says you have no problems. We
mixed it. There are ships in the
ports,
Brian with you. Imagine. If one
of the things you asked for
Christmas was cream cheese.
So not only do you not have it
its terrible
lets, talk about in fighting,
amongst Republicans a little
surprised to see failed Senate
candidate Senator Purdue go
down. I guess he wanted
President Trump to see if he
Cohen doors him to run against
Warnock. This time he didnt get
it left, MAR a Lago and now
hes going to run against Brian
Kemp.
Does this hurt or help the
party
look? I trust republican
primary voters to decide whose
best for the state of Georgia,
I think youre right to hint at
the preeminent concern, is making
sure Stacey Abrams is never
governor of Georgia.
I know to know, in fact she
doesnt become governor of
Georgia, and it was recently
this race put into toss up
category by cook political
reports, so whichever candidate
can beat Stacey Abrams thats,
who it needs to be
Steve today, is your big day
tell us about the book?
Yes im so excited and
Ainsley. Thank you for having me
on Ainsleys Bible study
Ainsley. We watch it on Fox
nation,
so its about my faith
journey and the White House.
There were ups and downs and big
downs like the president, getting
Covid 19 and in life. There are
ups and downs by my Saviour
Jesus. Christ has been right
beside me and he shows up
especially during the valleys in
life and thats. What the book is
about: theres, a lot of bible
versus and inspiration, and more
than just my time in the White
House, its about me battling
the breast cancer gene and so
much more
Brian. Also, you have the Oxford
background. The Harvard
background, the CNN background.
First off, what did you get from
Harvard
from Harvard I lefted how to
battle leftists, because a lot
of my professors and colleagues
were leftists and adler of those
institutions which arent
necessarily conservative ones,
prepped me for that specifically
CNN panels, where I was
constantly outnumbered:
Ainsley First Year LAW, school
in Miami South Florida and her
professor said youre so smart,
I hate to lose you, but I really
think you need to a play at
Harvard. She applied, got
accepted and finished out her
law school there
for such a time as this youre,
an incredible Christian, an
incredible woman, mother,
wife and youve done so much at
such a young age. Im very proud
of you.
Thank you Ainsley!
Thank you! So much
Brian. Do you want to read an
excerpt
Steve if it was in the Tele
prompter we could
Brian, I have it memorized
its about. I was in a
meeting bill, Barr myself and
everyone was telling President
Trump get out of the Obamacare
lawsuit. Sir. We cant be in
this its going to be tough to
fight this battle during an
election, and he looked at me
and said: ill stand with my base
and the voters who put me there
and told me a lot about
President Trump promises made
promises kept and I got to see
it firsthand in meetings
like that
Brian. A lot of the turbulence
you have here, but you give us
the inside perspective and also.
Transcript generated on 2021-12-07.