RUSH TRANSCRIPT Victoria So ░░░░░░░░ you were making the ░░░░░░░░ we appreciate it First ░░░░░░░░ this charged language to ░░░░░░░░ years it may seem ░░░░░░░░ others may be alarmist ░░░░░░░░ that the right tone ░░░░░░░░ at this time But ░░░░░░░░ for having me Tom ░░░░░░░░ it This is a ░░░░░░░░ disturbing to the clip ░░░░░░░░ the president at a ░░░░░░░░ fundraiser musing about the ░░░░░░░░ of the world It ░░░░░░░░ it s bizarre and ░░░░░░░░ are very serious seasoned ░░░░░░░░ in the Pentagon who ░░░░░░░░ been gaming out Rick ░░░░░░░░ sponsors to an event ░░░░░░░░ this for decades going ░░░░░░░░ to the sixties when ░░░░░░░░ became a possibility and ░░░░░░░░ the president wants to ░░░░░░░░ up with some sort ░░░░░░░░ a plan he should ░░░░░░░░ consulting with those folks ░░░░░░░░ the tanker in the ░░░░░░░░ room not just chatting ░░░░░░░░ folks at a at ░░░░░░░░ political fundraiser It s ░░░░░░░░ s really disturbing mine ░░░░░░░░ of course you know ░░░░░░░░ administration And the intel ░░░░░░░░ have basically been wrong ░░░░░░░░ step of the way ░░░░░░░░ respect to what Putin ░░░░░░░░ do wouldn t do ░░░░░░░░ how to deter it ░░░░░░░░ entire time So you ░░░░░░░░ re really don t ░░░░░░░░ know what to think ░░░░░░░░ this point a potent ░░░░░░░░ float the idea of ░░░░░░░░ tactical nuclear strike but ░░░░░░░░ victoria How likely is ░░░░░░░░ in that that China ░░░░░░░░ instance would even back ░░░░░░░░ a move and if ░░░░░░░░ were to happen what ░░░░░░░░ could our response be ░░░░░░░░ ve sat in the ░░░░░░░░ you re not going ░░░░░░░░ tell me anything that ░░░░░░░░ you can t but ░░░░░░░░ kind of what should ░░░░░░░░ our or positioning be ░░░░░░░░ this moment Well I ░░░░░░░░ Putin did put nukes ░░░░░░░░ the table in the ░░░░░░░░ week of the war ░░░░░░░░ as you rightly noted ░░░░░░░░ re coming up on ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ month we were told ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence community that ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ three day war and ░░░░░░░░ don t think the ░░░░░░░░ has ever gotten off ░░░░░░░░ that sort of wrong ░░░░░░░░ in terms of how ░░░░░░░░ are some According the ░░░░░░░░ they re not fighting ░░░░░░░░ insurgency You know what ░░░░░░░░ just reported on the ░░░░░░░░ of the bridge Kurt ░░░░░░░░ mean that s a ░░░░░░░░ offensive action So we ░░░░░░░░ we re kind of ░░░░░░░░ re kind of in ░░░░░░░░ wrong in the wrong ░░░░░░░░ I but in terms ░░░░░░░░ Putin actually using a ░░░░░░░░ it s hard for ░░░░░░░░ to see it having ░░░░░░░░ beyond a symbolic purpose ░░░░░░░░ him Can t detonate ░░░░░░░░ close to his Russian ░░░░░░░░ or else he s ░░░░░░░░ to lose What s ░░░░░░░░ of it That s ░░░░░░░░ s the problem he ░░░░░░░░ and if he just ░░░░░░░░ of sets went off ░░░░░░░░ over the water somewhere ░░░░░░░░ ll just be creating ░░░░░░░░ whole environmental mess for ░░░░░░░░ no good strategic purpose ░░░░░░░░ writing The president also ░░░░░░░░ to wrap up as ░░░░░░░░ be making perfectly clear ░░░░░░░░ president g that if ░░░░░░░░ allows this to happen ░░░░░░░░ does not immediately repudiate ░░░░░░░░ Putin it s sticking ░░░░░░░░ him to And there ░░░░░░░░ no there s no ░░░░░░░░ strategy either but let ░░░░░░░░ talk we talk about ░░░░░░░░ we talked about China ░░░░░░░░ s talk about kind ░░░░░░░░ the third leg of ░░░░░░░░ stool and that s ░░░░░░░░ We been following this ░░░░░░░░ story Ukraine reports that ░░░░░░░░ is using so called ░░░░░░░░ drones that have been ░░░░░░░░ by the Iranians to ░░░░░░░░ this is the Iranians ░░░░░░░░ some way getting involved ░░░░░░░░ this war Have you ░░░░░░░░ anything about this and ░░░░░░░░ you know how significant ░░░░░░░░ it now that you ░░░░░░░░ the Iranians engaging in ░░░░░░░░ the fight Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ actually you re you ░░░░░░░░ you re absolutely accurate ░░░░░░░░ is the triangle that ░░░░░░░░ re facing now Iran ░░░░░░░░ and and Russia and ░░░░░░░░ this open sourcing of ░░░░░░░░ weapons to be going ░░░░░░░░ battle front in Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ absolutely disgraceful and the ░░░░░░░░ should cut off all ░░░░░░░░ With the Iranians while ░░░░░░░░ is going on leveled ░░░░░░░░ sanctions against them and ░░░░░░░░ nothing else enforce the ░░░░░░░░ that are already there ░░░░░░░░ we put it on ░░░░░░░░ are allowing China to ░░░░░░░░ a lot of cheap ░░░░░░░░ gas right now So ░░░░░░░░ s benefiting China It ░░░░░░░░ benefiting Russia and we ░░░░░░░░ trying to get them ░░░░░░░░ a deal in vienna ░░░░░░░░ just Makes no sense ░░░░░░░░ I only have just ░░░░░░░░ few seconds with you ░░░░░░░░ I have to ask ░░░░░░░░ about the other black ░░░░░░░░ and foreign policy defeat ░░░░░░░░ this administration This week ░░░░░░░░ cutting oil production by ░░░░░░░░ than two million barrels ░░░░░░░░ day the Saudis really ░░░░░░░░ emboldened and in the ░░░░░░░░ s seat Right now ░░░░░░░░ just real quick you ░░░░░░░░ your reaction and why ░░░░░░░░ appears that they don ░░░░░░░░ take the us relationship ░░░░░░░░ Any longer They don ░░░░░░░░ because we re acting ░░░░░░░░ a consuming nation that ░░░░░░░░ to in court They ░░░░░░░░ us as a producing ░░░░░░░░ as they are that ░░░░░░░░ if we want more ░░░░░░░░ product we should be ░░░░░░░░ up production There are ░░░░░░░░ the president could do ░░░░░░░░ To make this happen ░░░░░░░░ who says it s ░░░░░░░░ to take five years ░░░░░░░░ lying to you Yes ░░░░░░░░ need long term term ░░░░░░░░ but there are All ░░░░░░░░ of things they could ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow if they wanted ░░░░░░░░ ramp up our production ░░░░░░░░ the Saudis We welcome ░░░░░░░░ right We re gonna ░░░░░░░░ to leave it There ░░░░░░░░ former deputy national security ░░░░░░░░ victoria coach Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for being here ░░░░░░░░ Up next a major ░░░░░░░░ caving under