He saw what happened with Afghanistan and the disastrous withdrawal and how weakened the United States was and then he acted. And then it is true that we led a worldwide effort to impose sanctions on Russia. And Joe Biden said, let's wait to see how he is in 18 months. To see how Putin is in 18 months after all my sanctions. Well, the reports are, and I confess I haven't been following that closely. I'm sure you have because you've been talking about a lot. Their economy is doing fine. (06:24–06:31)
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Asserts that Joe Biden suggested waiting 18 months to assess the impact of sanctions on Putin.
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