. -- withee biden -- with the biden administration. what was their response? guest: the frustration continues. it was made clear, and the expectations were made high that the biden administration would be more coming to the message that we had to act immediately to save our siv applicants and afghan allies. there were so many groups who stepped up. work that they have been doing for years in terms of making it clear what was needed. how early this evacuation process had to begin. love the steps it would be -- all of the steps that would be required to get them out. you have groups opposing daily updates, saying it is undertake exit number of flights, -- x number of flights in order to get them out. it was much louder than it had been in previous administrations. there was a real optimism that the president and his administration would be much more proactive and responsive to the urgent need to get these allies out. that adds to our current frustration. disappointment and anger that things are going so poorly. that's a little was done until now. the message was