And so I think that, if we're going to look at the X factor of the economy for President Biden heading into 2024, I think he's potentially in a better position than Democrats were in the midterms, and ultimately the economy did not factor into the midterms as much as we thought it was going to. Certainly for the White House, it would be smoother sailing if that could be wrapped up. But here's what we have to do in the meantime. George Stephanopoulos has been absent from GMA all week. Clearly, one of the reasons President Biden went over there was to get support. He just says, "Watch me.". RADDATZ: But with tens of thousands killed, how will this bloody war end? We find ourselves in a situation where the cost of doing -- of walking away could be considerably higher than the cost of helping Ukraine maintain its independence. I believe together with the United States and our partners, we very quickly de-occupate our territory. The administration balked, sending tanks over there. It can knock out targets. And that means tanks, armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles. Stephanopoulos reportedly threatened to leave for a rival network last year over tensions with Muir. We have to put the Ukrainians in a position where they can make advances this spring and summer and move to a place where a negotiated she -- they can negotiate from a position of strength. This shift at ABC comes amid a reportedly bitter back-and-forth between the two top anchors at the Disney-owned news arm. On Location: February 24, 2023. RADDATZ: And that's all for us today. And I think theres not going to be a judge whos going to let Mike Pence or Jared Kushner or Ivanka Trump avoid having to testify before that grand jury. He's going to take advantage of that. >> the americans stand with you and the world stands with you. They're randomly selected. Muir inherited the special coverage duties, such as helming the 2022 election night coverage. His latest posts on both accounts are all about work, so there's no indication that he would be taking time away from the shows he's on. There was a similar issue back in April 2020. There's stuff that's implied about taking five. CHRISTIE: Well, look, everybody can say they don't, but grand jury subpoenas, having issued many of them in my life, are pretty compulsory documents. Mar 17. Furthermore, Stephanopoulos absence appears to represent a victory for Muir in a long-standing, behind-the-scenes feud between the rival ABC News stars. Fans are wondering with increasing curiosity whether or whether journalist George Stephanopoulos is ill because he has not been actively engaged in his television show, This Week. CNN reported that ABC was so eager to appease Stephanopoulos that then-Disney chairman Bob. I don't anticipate -- we haven't seen it yet, but I don't anticipate a major initiative on the part of China providing weaponry to to to Russia. RADDATZ: Well, just last week Secretary Blinken told me one of the reasons youre not supplying those is because you have to teach them to fly those jets, you have to maintain those jets. I mean, is this to create a GoFundMe because she's going to have to lawyer up? The last post George shared on social media was on August 5 after a long hiatus. There are things he needs now that we're sending him to put him in a position to be able to make gains this spring and this summer going into the fall. Stephanopoulos served as a deputy manager of Clinton's presidential campaign in 1992, and after Clinton's inauguration in 1993 Stephanopoulos became one of the new president's most important advisers, a position he held until his resignation in 1996. RADDATZ (on camera): You walk these streets, you talk to people, and the pain is everywhere. Thanks very much for joining us, Congressman. We need to be there because the Ukrainian people have suffered so much, and they're standing up for all of us, for democracy, for a country that invaded them. SULLIVAN: My understanding is that the NORAD commander, the general in charge of the defense of North American air space, has not recalibrated our radar, that we continue to be vigilant for unidentified objects coming into U.S. territory. We'll discuss it all, next. RADDATZ: I notice how you deftly dodged that question about the economy. >> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulos starts right now. How we got here is because Russia has committed repeated acts of aggression against its neighbors going back more than a decade - Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine in 2014, and now the prospect of doing that again. My delegation in -- in Ukraine all agreed with Zelenskyy that the ATACMS and the F-16s were appropriate right now. RADDATZ: Tell me what this last year has been like for you. MCCAUL: Well, Chairman Xi and Putin are they have this unholy alliance since the Beijing Olympics. Fellow co-host Robin Roberts sat . Everyone I talk to says this. GOOD Morning America host George Stephanopoulos has revealed the real reason why he is absent from the show. Sign up for Yahoo Lifes daily newsletter, Mom's viral photos of daughter send powerful message, A 'crisis': 1 in 4 Black transgender, nonbinary youths attempted suicide in previous year, study finds, Elizabeth Banks on learning to 'age gracefully': 'I've never felt more confident', Explaining Jessa Duggar Seewald's spontaneous abortion and dilation and curettage procedure, How I support my child in the face of Utah's ban on gender-affirming health care. 7:04. George and Michael Strahan have been away from the show periodically in the last few months with the latter away due to filming $100,000 Pyramid and other projects. What is your message to Russia, to Vladimir Putin? They want to know that their money is being spent wisely. The image was captioned: "Were going to need a bigger boat!". 0 views, 0 likes, 1 loves, 0 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Moncton Fish Market Ltd.: This week end why not have a BBQ chicken for your supper at a super low price!! I mean you all probably know better than me but it seems like the president, former president, I'm sorry, has tried to exert executive privilege when anybody close to him is potentially going to be --. So, I think things are a little out of whack. But I think this president has done enough, and he's committed to serve the American people. MCCAIN: We are making significant progress . And I dont blame people for being down. "I believe a decision will be imminent" on the jets, he said on "This Week. George later served as a senior advisor for strategy and policy until leaving in December 1996. There are a lot of air defenses, especially over on the border. M1A1 Abrams tanks. Got a tip? TERRY MORAN, ABC NEWS SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, it's hard to think of a world leader who was 86 years old, ever, except for Popes sometimes, and they're generally -- they got to die in office, or at least did before Benedict. We cannot have that kind of (INAUDIBLE). The news anchor hopes his fans will tune in and support his new show. She captioned the post: "Greece with my Greek. AMBASSADOR LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD: George, President Biden has been very, very clear that American troops will not be put on the ground or in the air to escalate this war and make this an American war against the Russians. There are several investigations, but in this one, with the district attorney in Atlanta, and certainly the attorney general in New York, you have prosecutors who made it a political issue to get Donald Trump, and that has been the hope of liberals and of Democrats for a long time that someone somewhere is going to find a charge that sticks. She met George on a blind date in April 2001, the two got engaged after two months, and they were married on November 20, 2001, in the Upper East Sides Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. MCCAUL: It -- it could. Bombshell Lawsuit Has GMA Co-Hosts at Each Others Throats, Sources Say. She seemed quite animated to talk about what was occurring behind closed door. What would your message be on the anniversary? I know the MAGA crowd is. Whether they support you or not philosophically, you're the president; you're the governor. And we expect that that will be the central focus of the Ukrainians, as well as of our support for the Ukrainians in the weeks and months ahead. But this isnt the first time that George has disappeared from our TV screens and the uncertainty is making fans worry. You said, in Ukraine, while you were there, that you're seeing increasing momentum towards getting long-range missiles and F-16. By Gabriel Pietrorazio. He needs tanks. BRAZILE: Martha, when I I got up early that morning for whatever reason and I saw the president in Ukraine and I was like, yes, yes. As a result, it is presumed that he is ill and has taken time off from his regular duties. ANNOUNCER: From ABC News, its THIS WEEK. RADDATZ: Do you do you imagine that he'll try executive hell try executive privilege on that? There were also rumors that he might have left the show for good. We should all be standing as Americans. Since then, no weather balloons have been shot down. Explain why President Biden will not fulfill that request. ABC has been much quieter about its changing of the guard. CHRISTIE: These folks are going to be in the grand jury and they're going to testify. They do not know when they will ever be able to return. It's also evidence of the fact that prosecutors don't get to pick your grand jurors, right? You heard what Jake Sullivan said. Asked for comment on his notable absence from the ABC News election night desk, Stephanopoulos told The Daily Beast on Tuesday afternoon that he signed a new deal and thats what Im focused on. He declined to comment further when asked if his absence was at all related to Muir. I mean, I am. He first gained notoriety as the communications director for Bill Clintons 1992 presidential campaign before accepting the director of communications position at the White House. I think one of the other, sort of, caveats, though, for the president is this ongoing Justice Department investigation of classified documents. BIDEN: Look, first of all, the idea that we know exactly whats going to be needed a year or two, three from now, but there is no basis upon which there is a rationale according to our military now to provide F-16s. BIDEN: It would be the same line everyone else would have crossed. They captioned the snaps: "Paris is for lovers" and "Paris night out avec Mon Amour..". MUIR: Let me ask you about a conversation that people are having at home. And the only thing I can say is, watch me. Youve said that. We're back in 60 seconds. His wife, Ali Wentworth shared a photo of the two of them together on vacation. RADDATZ: I've heard President Zelenskyy say speed is so important. You talk about tanks. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared the first day of the war in Ukraine the longest and hardest day in Ukraines modern history. RADDATZ: Ten hours in, and ten hours back. And, again, thats where the energy and the emphasis of the U.S. military is in helping the Ukrainian military get the tools it needs to be able to carry out that mission. It is the image burned into your visual cortex that was superimposed by a branding iron of fire onto the back of your retina the day you were born. Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. David Muir pressed the president on 2024 at the White House on Friday, and got his reaction to Americans saying they feel worse off now than when he came into office. But, you know, the president said it very well, that he wants to finish the job. What they need is infantry." Such shifts in duties are not unusual at news networks, of course. February 27, 2022, 10:21 AM. That did not happen, but the slow grind of this war has been staggering. That has failed and will never succeed. White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is interviewed on ABC's "This Week", Sept. 25, 2022. The one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine brought promises and hope. JILL BIDEN, FIRST LADY: Well, hes -- he says he's not done. You'll see it here first. George and Ali married in 2001 and they have two children together. RADDATZ: Chris, mistake for him not to go? I'm not being facetious. ABCs top political anchor and host of both Good Morning America and This Week will not spearhead or be involved in the broadcast networks night-of coverage after leading it in both 2018 and 2020, a press release indicated last week. It helped Ukraine defend Kyiv. (Not so much with George Stephanopoulos, but with a female fill-in host, this goes on all the time. President Zelenskyy saying it's been a year of bravery, pain, endurance, and unity. Our latest ABC News poll shows four in 10 Americans say they're worse off than when you were elected. That was Javelin anti-tank weapons and Stinger anti-air systems. I mean, let's face it. RADDATZ: And, Donna, I want to ask you about the economy. So, why hasnt George been on Good Morning America? Chris, we should give you some time off. STEPHANOPOULOS: But if we are making progress? And it's never too late to go. It doesn't look like it. MUIR: So, there would be serious consequences? He used to say that all the time. We dont know her motivation. EMILY KOHRS, GEORGIA SPECIAL GRAND JURY FOREPERSON: I will tell you it's not a short list. RADDATZ: But Donald Trump also gets huge talking points out of these, out of these interviews, right? And I was told there was a special operations team on that train to help out in case anything went wrong. Should he go now? Is it too late? He clearly never said that. SULLIVAN: I mean I cant go beyond what the president said today, which is for now what were focused on are the things Ukraine needs to be able to retake territory on the ground, in the south and the east. As we begin year two, the U.S. announced new sanctions against Russia, and another round of military aid to Ukraine after President Biden's historic trip to Kyiv and Poland where he declared that Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia. She's created a nightmare for the prosecutor who may bring charges, for the judge who's going to preside over any trials, and just given a gift to all the defendants, Donald Trump, if he is indicted, and others as well. In fact, the word I kept hearing was "We need to put everything we have into there." And we will cross the bridge of future phases of this war when they come. And I know the argument is, well, we need to look at the budget. Soon after Clintons 1996 reelection, Stephanopoulos left the Clinton administration. BRAZILE: Yes. STEPHANOPOULOS: But if Iraq is meeting those marks, then why not withdraw our troops step by step, as Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton call for? But, again, this is a president who's invested in the long-term. RADDATZ: OK, thanks very much for joining us this morning, Mr. Sullivan. I mean, it takes three to six months to train. Ali shared a few more snaps, giving her followers an insight into their trip. I think what we need today is a voice that can unify the nation, on things that really matter, like the economy, like the border, like, you know, the largest invasion in Europe since World War II, and a threat to the Pacific. JOE BIDEN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The Americans stand with you, and the world stands with you. After that, he stopped using the social media platform. For me, for my citizens, every meter of our land, it is motherland. Thanks for sharing part of your Sunday with us. And we'll have more of David's interview later. Offers may be subject to change without notice. RADDATZ: The roundtable is ready to go. That's when she just did, she beclowned herself for one thing. Is your age part of your own calculation into whether to run again? We know the vast majority of Americans support Ukraine, but there are now many who are asking, how long can we spend like this? Neither ABC News nor Muir responded to a request for comment. Almost anything? The economy is always central to the conversation when you're running for president. He has every right to finish the job. MORAN: He should go. You talk often about how the inflation the rate of inflation has begun to slow. CNN reported that ABC was so eager to appease Stephanopoulos that then-Disney chairman Bob. We also have in-use monitoring on the weapons and barcoding systems. When you think about Artem's sacrifice for you, for your family, for this country --. Stephanopoulos told the Washington Post's Howard Kurtz that it was a "terribly hard" decision because he didn't want to leave Washington. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The only people who cant speak about what happens in the grand jury are prosecutors. That same day, fellow GMA host Robin Roberts posted about March Madness, but most of the replies to her tweet were questions about George's whereabouts. Alexandras most recent Instagram post was on August 20, 2022; if she had been sick, it is assumed that she would not have made that post. But one of the things that Joe Biden believes is that he has been affirmed twice in his understanding of this American moment, and that's what makes presidents. MUIR: What do you make of this Chinese peace plan floated overnight that Putin is now applauding today? And I think that that reflects in terms of how President Biden is now being perceived. And is it too late? The American people want to feel better about their personal circumstances as well as the country. "We're going to be coming forward with a plan," the Kentucky lawmaker said. This idea that the Speech and Debate Clause, he's a member of the legislative branch, when he was presiding over that. The spat revolved around the chief anchor title, which Stephanopoulos had previously held. Is that because you recalculated the radar once again, or you just no longer consider weather balloons a threat, even though there are hundreds of them right now across the U.S.? When a solider has a family, children, he said, it is not easy. RADDATZ: But its possible you could approve them later? Witnesses and grand jurors can speak, but they usually don't because the prosecutors say, you're going to damage all the work you've done here if you do. I get them. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We've heard at least four what appear to be strikes lighting up the night sky. >> possible a criminal referral? SULLIVAN: From our perspective, the most important thing that we can do is make sure that we maintain focus on what is the highest priority. This is about continuing to invest in the American people, invest in the future of America, which is what the Biden-Harris administration has been doing and what they will continue to do. 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