Brooks and Capehart on the GOP struggle to elect a House speaker and Bidens aid request

Jonathan Capehart:

I thought the president's speech was a home run, in that he stood up for American values, American national security, but also for small-D democratic values.

There is a link between the fight that's going on, Ukraine's fight with Russia, in terms of Russia, Putin's invasion of Ukraine, and also Israel fighting for its democracy as a result of the terrorist attacks by Hamas.

If those democracies were to fall to those terroristic activities, then what does that mean for the democratic, again, small-D democratic experiment around the world? And I think the president was absolutely right to say that, in both those efforts, the United States is the indispensable nation.

It is — it's not to say that America is exceptional or anything, but when Putin invaded Ukraine, the world turned to Biden to pull it together, the coalition together. When Hamas attacked Israel — I mean, Israel can protect itself, but when it comes to talking to other nations about opening up humanitarian lines to Gaza and things like that, they turn to the United States. American power is essential.

And I think the president, in giving a speech, is saying to Republicans that you must, you must get your act together, because these nations need America's help. There's only about 26, 27, 28 days until that continuing resolution expires, Geoff, and there are only nine legislative, nine working days to get something done.

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