Rep. Garamendi: I Am Absolutely Thrilled Biden Went to Ukraine

FISHER For more on ░░░░░░░░ of this we re ░░░░░░░░ to go straight to ░░░░░░░░ Congressman John Garamendi He ░░░░░░░░ a senior member of ░░░░░░░░ House Armed Forces Committee ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ joining us And I ░░░░░░░░ like to start by ░░░░░░░░ GARAMENDI Sure FISHER getting ░░░░░░░░ reaction to President Biden ░░░░░░░░ trip to Kyiv Were ░░░░░░░░ surprised that he went ░░░░░░░░ Yes I m surprised ░░░░░░░░ I m absolutely thrilled ░░░░░░░░ is extremely important that ░░░░░░░░ did this He s ░░░░░░░░ his resolve his leadership ░░░░░░░░ he s matching his ░░░░░░░░ to Zelenskyy s extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ Two of the most ░░░░░░░░ players in this entire ░░░░░░░░ are together and in ░░░░░░░░ to the future FISHER ░░░░░░░░ to see the two ░░░░░░░░ them walking the streets ░░░░░░░░ Kyiv as those air ░░░░░░░░ sirens were sounding it ░░░░░░░░ really something What do ░░░░░░░░ think that the U ░░░░░░░░ should be doing as ░░░░░░░░ one year anniversary of ░░░░░░░░ war approaches Is the ░░░░░░░░ S doing enough Should ░░░░░░░░ be doing more What ░░░░░░░░ your opinion GARAMENDI Well ░░░░░░░░ U S is not ░░░░░░░░ this alone We re ░░░░░░░░ a great deal In ░░░░░░░░ we re doing the ░░░░░░░░ of any of the ░░░░░░░░ But this is a ░░░░░░░░ operation All of the ░░░░░░░░ countries particularly those on ░░░░░░░░ Eastern Front when you ░░░░░░░░ a look at the ░░░░░░░░ countries and down into ░░░░░░░░ Romania and Bulgaria they ░░░░░░░░ at risk They know ░░░░░░░░ if Russia is successful ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine they re next ░░░░░░░░ re the next in ░░░░░░░░ in line for the ░░░░░░░░ aggression So all of ░░░░░░░░ and the European Union ░░░░░░░░ standing together It was ░░░░░░░░ two years ago that ░░░░░░░░ was in disarray The ░░░░░░░░ Union even the French ░░░░░░░░ talking about building a ░░░░░░░░ security system outside of ░░░░░░░░ because basically Trump had ░░░░░░░░ his best for four ░░░░░░░░ to diminish and destroy ░░░░░░░░ Biden came in NATO ░░░░░░░░ solid European Union solid ░░░░░░░░ are in place new ░░░░░░░░ are going to go ░░░░░░░░ place in the next ░░░░░░░░ ahead This is an ░░░░░░░░ important moment And the ░░░░░░░░ s visit puts a ░░░░░░░░ exclamation mark on it ░░░░░░░░ re in We re ░░░░░░░░ in we ve got ░░░░░░░░ see this through to ░░░░░░░░ end because it s ░░░░░░░░ just about Ukraine it ░░░░░░░░ about NATO and frankly ░░░░░░░░ s also about China ░░░░░░░░ Congressman not all of ░░░░░░░░ colleagues are as thrilled ░░░░░░░░ you are about the ░░░░░░░░ s trip to Kyiv ░░░░░░░░