RUSH TRANSCRIPT Laura Let ░░░░░░░░ bring in CNN political ░░░░░░░░ and historian professor of ░░░░░░░░ university julian zel zelingzer ░░░░░░░░ do you make of ░░░░░░░░ Clearly the administration is ░░░░░░░░ to walk it back ░░░░░░░░ re worried about creatinge ░░░░░░░░ in NATO that have ░░░░░░░░ emerged until this point ░░░░░░░░ they re worried about ░░░░░░░░ attention on Biden rather ░░░░░░░░ Putin It seems that ░░░░░░░░ was off the cuff ░░░░░░░░ though it reflects some ░░░░░░░░ the sentiment that he ░░░░░░░░ and frustration about the ░░░░░░░░ leader Yeah he clearly ░░░░░░░░ to deliver a stinging ░░░░░░░░ of this president He ░░░░░░░░ offscript just to make ░░░░░░░░ point But it was ░░░░░░░░ of course who started ░░░░░░░░ war A war that ░░░░░░░░ t look like it ░░░░░░░░ an end here Do ░░░░░░░░ president s comments complicate ░░░░░░░░ to de escalate I ░░░░░░░░ not sure they will ░░░░░░░░ think in the end ░░░░░░░░ basic dynamics that we ░░░░░░░░ watching now how much ░░░░░░░░ cost to Russia ultimately ░░░░░░░░ this invasion How much ░░░░░░░░ damage to Ukraine pushes ░░░░░░░░ to the table Those ░░░░░░░░ still the basic factors ░░░░░░░░ work The key thing ░░░░░░░░ to keep the NATO ░░░░░░░░ in tact And I ░░░░░░░░ not sure the comments ░░░░░░░░ in the end undermine ░░░░░░░░ s ability to do ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I mean let ░░░░░░░░ be clear It was ░░░░░░░░ pretty successful trip overseas ░░░░░░░░ I mean the show ░░░░░░░░ unity from the west ░░░░░░░░ it was right there ░░░░░░░░ there Yeah and I ░░░░░░░░ this is where Biden ░░░░░░░░ history of gaffes which ░░░░░░░░ leaders know about might ░░░░░░░░ be helpful meaning I ░░░░░░░░ there is some room ░░░░░░░░ walk this back and ░░░░░░░░ right back to where ░░░░░░░░ was for most of ░░░░░░░░ trip including most of ░░░░░░░░ speech was seen as ░░░░░░░░ powerful and effective How ░░░░░░░░ you handle his overall ░░░░░░░░ of the war thus ░░░░░░░░ is he delivering the ░░░░░░░░ mental to the American ░░░░░░░░ in your view I ░░░░░░░░ it s been relatively ░░░░░░░░ It s been a ░░░░░░░░ of constraint A little ░░░░░░░░ George h w bush ░░░░░░░░ the focus again be ░░░░░░░░ Russia rather than the ░░░░░░░░ S and NATO It ░░░░░░░░ a hard sell to ░░░░░░░░ U S Sometimes but ░░░░░░░░ think overall it s ░░░░░░░░ the right tone Julian ░░░░░░░░ CNN political analyst nice ░░░░░░░░ see you this morning ░░░░░░░░ you Now to this ░░░░░░░░ top Trump