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let's bring in marc thiessen, fox news contributor.h you. i'm interested in what senator paul is saying here not because -- i think most people, the majority of the country, feels strongly that vladimir putin must be defeated in his aggression in ukraine. he's saying if this is so important, why don't we it out of existing budget and let's make sure that we know where the money is going once it goes there. because i also think that people should know when the pentagon sends weaponry, it lands in ukraine and that's it. that's the process in this. >> yeah, that's because we don't have american troops on the ground. senator paul wants to send u.s. troops, then we could monitor it more carefully. the idea of taking it out of the pentagon budget makes no sense. we need to increase the budget to deter china. we shouldn't be taking away from our capability to deter and confront china in order to help ukraine. second, this is -- the very small handful -- i thought what senator schumer was shameful to pull this maga republican stunt when we're

marc thiessen is here. it appears, marc, americans are warning president biden now, you have become the great unifier united against you, mr. president. marc. >> absolutely. look, when you showed that poll, the reason that poll is so low are things like the interior secretary being asked are gas prices too high and not being able to just say yes. how hard is that to answer that question? of course gas prices are too high. and i'm sorry, with all apologies to the energy secretary but it is not vladimir putin's fault. the gas prices were at a 30 year record increase before the war in ukraine. and when biden took office, gas prices i can give you the exact numbers, gas was $2.46 a gallon. by october it was at $3.50 a gallon. it rose one dollar between january and october. under donald trump gas never went over 3.40. so to blame this -- did vladimir putin and the war make it worse? yes. but to blame it on putin is just a lie. when they lie to the american people they lose the trust of the american people, as wel

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marc thiessen, former speech writer for george w.tart with david spunt in washington with new emerging details this morning. >> i saw an attorney from both sides of the aisle the government and the defense of michael sussman looked a little surprised when robby mook basically blurted it out casually that hillary clinton herself was in favor of releasing this information to the media, giving it to the media when it wasn't fully vetted. mook recalled speaking with clinton and he said in a quote i discussed it with hillary as well. i don't remember the substance of the conversation but the discussion was hey, we have this and want to share it with a reporter and she agreed. michael sussman on trial is charged with lying to the f.b.i. when claiming he had evidence of a secret communication back channel between the trump organization and alfa bank. he said he was delivering his information on his own on behalf of a concerned citizen not any clients like the clinton campaign. john durham seen going into court this morning says his team has

let's start with our panel ben domenech "the washington post" columnist marc thiessen. speech he delivered was different in its tone, tenor and what he was looking do. >> it was. the interesting thing i was with president bush when he gave a lot of these kinds of speeches, the job of the president is to be the consoler in chief, the uniter and chief. and president biden campaigned on being the uniter in chief. instead he chose to use this moment to sort of subtly but accuse the republican party of supporting white supremism and call out this replacement theory. i think it's important to remember that the people who came up with replacement theory were the democrats. democrats were the ones who said democracy is destiny the more immigrants that come in color. the permanent minority. they have a responsibility for spreading that philosophy in this country. >> bret: what about this tact and kind of the fallout from it as we gaze. >> look, i think white supremacy is a problem. white supremacy plus guns is a problem. you read the manifesto very clearly he laid out what he fe

jeff mason white house correspondent for reuters and "the washington post" columnist marc thiessen.ut it, there is a disconnect. >> very much so. and first of all i dismiss krauthammer. i wish i had gone to medical school. inflation was already eating away everybody's paycheck and now inflation and the stock market are eating away at the retirement savings and for this president the list of litany of worse keeps getting worser. we already have the worst inflation in 440 years. worst crime rave since the 190s. worst border crisis and worst labor shortage 11.5 record million unfilled jobs in this country. worst mortgage rates in 14 years and worst productivity since 1947. on the cusp of a recession to put a cherry on top. this is a bad situation for this president and is he not getting any good news. >> bret: jeff dog, that point in our new fox news poll compared to two years ago your family financial situation is there is that word again worse 44%. that is the head wind the democrats faces a they go to november. >> you know, bill clinton as governor when he was running for president

we'll have marc thiessen first, fox news contributor. senator mike lee will join us in just a moment. so marc, you know, it did strike me that president biden, who was the chair of the senate judiciary committee, he was asked actually what do you think about this leak. and he just said, well, if this is a decision that holds, it's a radical decision. no comment at all on the fact that this had been released. >> yeah, it's amazing. the democrats keep accusing conservatives of politsizing the court. here you have what is likely a leak from a liberal clerk trying to stop this decision from going forward. everybody -- he doesn't have anything to say about it. if anything, it's bringing the court's credibility into question, which is unprecedented. we'll find out who the leaker was. jonathan turley was on. the fbi will come in and question every clerk and ask them did you leak it? at that point, there's debate over whether leaking it is a crime but saying no would be a crime. the leaker is going to have to make a decision do i lie to the fbi a

. >> marc thiessen, fox news contributor. josh is also here with.s weighed in on this. everybody is saying that we're seeing a big turnout in this. but even that doesn't convince them that there's not voter suppression happening in georgia. here's what they're saying. >> largely, you know, substantially more republicans, they're not the ones that have long lines. they get to breeze through. voter suppression is about impeding certain voters from participating in an election. as you pointed out right now, republicans have the most competitive election. what does the mail-in ball locks rejection? what are the definite culties people are having? >> josh, you start. what do you think? >> that's what you call moving the goal posts. look, democrats and stacey abrams in particular knows that plain up election grievances help motivates their base. it's good politics for their base. it's not good for our country, it's not good for democracy to trash our election system. you know, the truth is in the reality of what's going on in early voting on election day,

. >> martha: let's bring in marc thiessen. good to have you with us. >> good to be with you. >> martha: your thoughts on how the white house is approaching alleviating or trying to take a little bit of the brakes off of this inflation surge. >> first of all, i thought that interview was a dumpster fire. the bidenomics -- he used the phrase "bidenomics." i wouldn't want to be corning bidenomics. that is the fliest inflation in four decades, the highest gas prices on record, the worst labor shortage and supply crisis and we can't find baby formula. that is bidenomics for the average american. this talk about the deficit. now they're talking about the deficit. americans right now with all the price problems we're having, they don't care about the federal budget deficit. they care about their personal budget deficit. they care about the deficit in their paychecks. 8.5% inflation is outpacing any wage gain. they care about the deficit and 401(k)s and retirement plan. they care about the deficit in their gas tanks because they can't

. >> let's bring in marc thiessen. nice to see you. take you back to friday. clarence thomas. >> happy birthday, dana. >> bill: enjoy it. clarence thomas was quoted saying we're becoming addicted to wanting particular outcomes not living with the outcomes we don't like. we can't be an institution that can be bullied into giving you just the outcomes you want. the events from earlier this week are a symptom of that. we can't be an institution that can be bullied into giving you the outcomes you want. that is a bit repetitive there but you get the point. let's begin, marc. >> clarence thomas is right. you have chris murphy saying i've been protested in my home and other places. he is a politician, a united states senator and so he is supposed to be responsive to public pressure. supreme court justices are not and it's illegal to protest outside their house. it is illegal to protest near a building or residence occupied or used by a juror, judge, witness or court officer with the intent of influencing that judge, juror, witness or court officer in the discharge o

sergeant eddie wright, former boston police chief, marc thiessen, jimmy failla. >> bill: see you in a moment. monday marks the 100th anniversary of this wonderful sight. the lincoln memorial, 16th president honored in all of its marble majesty. we have more on the man and landmark itself. douglas kennedy. >> since 1922 the lincoln memorial has brought americans together. an idea that inspires one woman to do her job today. the cones have to be cleaned and the marble has to be maintained but what you are doing is preserving history. >> we're trying to preserve this beautiful building memorial for future generations. >> the architectural conservative tr national park service and spends her life caring for the stone and marble the make up the lincoln memorial. now celebrating 100 years as a national symbol of unity. ♪♪♪ >> the material itself represents a unified country. some coming from massachusetts, some coming from colorado and some from the heart of the confederacy. >> that's right. so the lincoln statue that you see in the chamber is white marble from georgia

marc thiessen and tammy bruce in "focus" at the top of the hour. >> dagen: fox weather alert as coloradosee close to 5 inches through tomorrow while parts of the rockies could get up to two feet which would break colorado may snowfall records. be sure to stay with fox weather for the latest update. >> dana: baseball reporter kelsey winger is recovering after being hit by a foul ball at a colorado rockies game. she was past the first base dugout when the ball struck her in the head and treated with stitches and did not suffer any fractures or internal bleeding. she was hit by a foul ball in 2018. that one broke her eye socket. at the time it could have been much worse. i'm afraid to go to the games. >> dagen: me, too. oh, meantime a dramatic shift on the battlefield in ukraine. the city of kharkiv was a major target of russia in the first weeks of the war. and now ukraine is launching a counter offensive forcing russian forces to withdraw. trey yingst is live in kharkiv. trey. >> good morning. kharkiv is the second largest city in ukraine and continues to take fire from russian forces. we

thiessen. >> if the supreme court overturns it, it would provide them for a political lifeline. marc, you say it's the opposite. in your op-ed titled watch out, democrats, abortion ruling may help republicans. that is an about face. how so? >> first of all, you know, the democrats point to polls showing that the majority of americans oppose overturning roe versus wade and that's true. polls show most americans don't know what it would mean. a poll showed 66% of americans think overturning roe versus made would make abortion illegal everywhere in america and it won't. when they wake up the morning after it's done abortion hasn't been outlawed. a fox news poll this week showed that 54% of americans support the mississippi law. they support banning abortion after 15 weeks with exceptions for the health of the mother. and also gallup poll shows that while a majority of americans want to limit abortion to the first trimester only 28% support it in the second trimester and 13% in the third trimester. democrats position of abortion on demand until the moment of birth is not popular. >> a lo