Our latest ABC News poll shows four in 10 Americans say they're worse off than when you were elected. MCCAUL: When supreme allied commander speaks, I listen. ", And one fan noted: "I've never seen Robin with 'I'm gonna murder you in your sleep' eyes before. I mean, shes -- she looked like a fool, like, somebody looking for their 15 minutes, and damaged the investigation because its -- this is no way to run a popsicle stand, much less a grand jury investigation of the former president of the United States, in one of the biggest cases, you know, in Georgia history. BIDEN: Well, look, I think it goes well beyond the economy. She told us her 23-year-old brother is still missing in Mariupol. His wife, on the other hand, did. ANNOUNCER: From ABC News, its THIS WEEK. But as of 2022, little information exists to persuade viewers that Wentworth is ill. Alexandra, an American actress, and comedian, debuted from 1992 to 1994 on the Fox sketch comedy program In Living Color. BRAZILE: But do it some time this summer or this fall. As he wrote in his 1999 memoir, All Too. 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. However, after all that happened and both George and his wife had recovered from the coronavirus, he has made numerous TV appearances, from GMA to his Sunday series This Week with George Stephanopoulos to, more recently, Howard Stern's radio show on May 13. That did not happen, but the slow grind of this war has been staggering. Will you send F-16s? RADDATZ: OK, let's bring in our roundtable to talk about all of this, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie; former DNC Chair Donna Brazile; ABC News senior national correspondent Terry Moran; and NPR White House correspondent Asma Khalid. George has been away from his co-hosting duties on GMA this week and fans were starting to wonder why. In fact, no one has answered these fans. CHRISTIE: Because she's now going to be a witness. This week, she repeatedly called for a national divorce, to separate the country by red and blue states. The GMA host smiled and wore a teal dress shirt and khakis. Do you know thats what theyre looking at, is sending in drones? I know the MAGA crowd is. We have an audit by Deloitte. What took him so long to make his decision? Lets put that in. Ali opted for a long dress in different shades of blue as she wore a serious expression on her face. Records show the political news anchor donated $25,000 three times between 2012 and 2014. 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. They're all in favor of us putting not only F-16s in but longer-range artillery, to take out the Iranian drones in Crimea. ABC has been much quieter about its changing of the guard. On March 29, 2021, George was missing from the GMA set. He first joined GMA as an anchor in December 2009. In fact, the former president used to say all the time, the only reason someone takes five is if they're guilty. MCCAUL: Of course. Everything is in the negative. But it doesnt mean we disregard whats happening, this struggle for the global balance of power that were facing right now. So, how does this war end, and what does victory look like? Ukraine's gotten about 50 percent of what Russia has taken since last February, and now there's a fight for the rest. George with his co-stars Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan. Look, if you are an executive leader and there is a disaster, people expect you to be there. Send it to The Daily Beasthere. Love you all, where is George this morning?" RADDATZ (voice over): Intelligence at the time suggested Russian forces would sweep into Ukraine and topple the Zelenskyy government in a matter of days. SULLIVAN: Abrams tanks. DONNA BRAZILE, ABC CONTRIBUTOR: Well, first of all, he has to get a budget back through Congress. and "Thanks Robin! JOE BIDEN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The Americans stand with you, and the world stands with you. 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. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared the first day of the war in Ukraine the longest and hardest day in Ukraines modern history. We've watched him for two years. And I was told there was a special operations team on that train to help out in case anything went wrong. Such shifts in duties are not unusual at news networks, of course. We are watching closely. George Robert Stephanopoulos is not leaving and will stay on as a co-host for 'Good Morning America.' At the beginning of 2020, fans were concerned when George suddenly stopped appearing on the TV show. >> possible a criminal referral? JAKE SULLIVAN, WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER: Well, first, thank you for having me, Martha. And around the world, monuments were lit up in blue and yellow, solidarity, from New York to Paris, Berlin to Sydney. Were a great nation. They know that.". He want to take everything. 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. MORAN: And the shoe is going to be on the other foot. He'll get some criticism, but he should go. Plus, what President Biden told David Muir about running for reelection in 2024, and questions about his age. Lisa Desjardins illness, Health Condition, Sickness And Where Is Lisa Desjardins From? She shares parenting duties with her husband and has two daughters: Elliott Anastasia Stephanopoulos, who will be 20 in 2022, and Harper Andrea Stephanopoulos, who will be 17 in 2022. Believe me, those are -- those are rough trips to get over there. When we slow-walk and slow-pace this thing, it drags it out, and that's precisely what Putin wants. And we intend to do that. And I think -- and I said this a couple weeks ago and it got Donna all hot. I want to go back, though, for a second, to the economics question. And that reminds me of that great speech by Justice Jackson, former Supreme Court justice. Thats why this is so important. Robin also noted that she had only told her colleagues about the clip during a commercial break. The writer struggled with COVID-19 throughout the outbreak, but he hasnt mentioned whether hes since fallen ill with another condition. And I think once they know that, they will stand -- what would Reagan do, I would ask my fellow colleagues, right? Back in late June, George and Ali took another vacation. We always appreciate it. That doesn't seem like a winning slogan there. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. "Good Morning America" host George Stephanopoulos' wife Ali Wentworth shared her husband's emotional side this week. RADDATZ: Tell me what this last year has been like for you. I think Americans are going to be very concerned about it. He called Putin -- Xi called Putin as his best friend several years ago. sexual assault by aGood Morning Americaproducer. This was his way of casually teasing the news. And, you know, but the fact is, if we don't give them -- if they don't get the momentum right now, with the Russian offensive coming into country right now, they have a window of time with the counteroffensive. We're a great nation," he said on "This Week.". SULLIVAN: Well, its hard for me to say backing on, backing off. We know the vast majority of Americans support Ukraine, but there are now many who are asking, how long can we spend like this? According to those networks, George hasnt recently posted any vacation images on his social media sites. Muir inherited the special coverage duties, such as helming the 2022 election night coverage. RADDATZ: First Lady Jill Biden speaking to "The Associated Press" in Kenya, certainly making it sound like her husband is all in to run again. BIDEN: It would be the same line everyone else would have crossed. BIDEN: Look, we're sending him what our seasoned military thinks he needs now. KHALID: I I mean imagine that yes, I mean thats -- that's what I imagine would happen. George Stephanopoulos Wife Alexandra Wentworth Illness, Brenden Aaronson Religion, Parents, Girlfriend And His Dating Life Explored. It can knock out targets. Up next, the Republican chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, just back from a visit to Kyiv himself. This morning, our exclusive reporting from the White House --. Clearly that was for surveillance. Were also finding out now that one of the outlets has decided that they even put things on they know to be false in order to increase their ratings. RADDATZ: And I want to ask you one final question about China. MUIR: You announced another $2.5 billion in aid to Ukraine today. We have differences of opinions. And if he won't do it himself, ABC News management starting with ABC president James Goldston needs to do it for him. What we did do with the president at President Bidens direction, Martha, is put in place a set of policy parameters for when we would take lethal action against an object to shoot it down, as opposed to deal with it in other ways. RADDATZ: You say its been reported. this morning, our exclusive . From the mass graves of Bucha, to the withering assaults in the east, wounding or claiming the lives of more than 100,000 Ukrainian troops, many of them citizen volunteers. People are worried that they're being forgotten. EMILY KOHRS: It's not a short list. "Where are George and Michael?" The networks sole mention of Stephanopoulos came in the tenth paragraph of its 11-paragraph press release, where it noted his involvement in ABCs Power Trip docuseries. He has a debt ceiling that is coming due. Will you send F-16s? For me, for my citizens, every meter of our land, it is motherland. The right-wing Republicans are, you know, talking about, we can't do this. You said in Warsaw that Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia. The most important thing was to be there, to be able to show people you were in charge; you were in touch. The host did not even call into question as she was answering questions that were not really asked. 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 --. I'm being deadly earnest. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Otherwise, the Russians will be on the Polish border and Chairman Xi will invade Taiwan. And thats not the way politics should be run. RADDATZ: The roundtable is ready to go. Is He Sick? Stephanopoulos wont be involved in ABCs election night coveragean apparent victory for his rival David Muir in their ongoing cold war. George Stephanopoulos ' one (week)-and-done run as Jeopardy! 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. I still think the majority in the Congress support this. RADDATZ: The president, by the way, says that military advisers tell him they dont need those. They can always take five if they want. MCCAUL: I think because its taken too long. The great thing about this country is we can have political dialogue, discourse. KHALID: Yeah, you could get a sense that this was an opportunity for her. Because, probably, for the last year leading up to the midterms, I really dug deep on inflation, and I will say I was the first person to raise my hand and say I thought that that was really going to derail Democrats in the midterms. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? By Gabriel Pietrorazio. For previous show transcripts, visit the "This Week" transcript archive. People quickly took to Twitter to ask about where hes been. Stephanopoulos, who started at ABC News on Inauguration Day 1997, was an entrenched Washington insider from his days in the Clinton administration and . BIDEN: We're better off than virtually any other major nation in the world, economically. EMILY KOHRS: I will be sad if nothing happens. It doesn't look like it. >> yes . ANNOUNCER: THIS WEEK with George Stephanopoulos starts right now. GOOD Morning America host George Stephanopoulos has revealed the real reason why he is absent from the show. BIDEN: I think you answered the question, Putins applauding it, so how could it be any good? You'll see it here first. He acknowledged that he -- he recognized that his age is -- is an issue with some voters. This interview may have been toe-curling, but did she really break any rules? I believe together with the United States and our partners, we very quickly de-occupate our territory. The change has left some ABC News staffers baffled, with several noting to The Daily Beast how Stephanopoulos, a former Clinton White House senior adviser and longtime political pundit, is considered among the most famous political journalists on TV. That exclusive interview, next. We dont know her motivation. IAN PANNELL: A growing number of Americans believe that the U.S. is giving too much support to Ukraine. Neither ABC News nor Muir responded to a request for comment. As ABC News covers the highly consequential 2022 midterm elections on Tuesday evening, its live desk will feature a notable absence: George Stephanopoulos. People quickly took to Twitter to ask about where he's been. $113 billion now. He departed the White House towards the end of President Clintons first term and began working as a political analyst for ABC News. RADDATZ: And that's all for us today. Why? We know they havent taken it off the table. Why aren't Americans feeling this? This is what she tweeted: We need a national divorce. Are we really going to see an 86-year-old president? Before that, the husband and wife jetted off to Paris, where they shared many pictures of their trip. "They haven't taken it off the table," the national security adviser said. So, why is that? And just when they unlock the Leopard tanks with Germany, putting in some Abrams tanks, we can do the same thing with all these other aircraft, the F-16s, ATACMS --. But George, it's also important to step back for a minute and look at not only how we got here but why this is so important. "Where are George and Michael?" RADDATZ (on camera): Congressman McCaul joins us now. 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. You make the I mean you interview for the news. There were also rumors that he might have left the show for good. You look at his schedule, and -- and typically, this is not a guy who has, you know, spent a ton of time at the White House, more time in Delaware than he's spent in other places. Is the candidate connecting with the country in the way that the country responds to? He just says, "Watch me.". RADDATZ: Chris, mistake for him not to go? George Stephanopoulos took to Twitter to announce his new project. RADDATZ: But its possible you could approve them later? RADDATZ: OK, just, again, those tanks, the Abrams tanks, which you said will go in now, will not be there this year according to the secretary of the Army. Furthermore, he served as a Democratic Party assistant before beginning his media career. BIDEN: I'll let you characterize what they would be. In the case of those three, the president received a recommendation from his senior military advisors, including the NORAD commander, to take action out of an abundance of caution. A Sunday morning news forum. He's not finished what he started. On August 8, 2022, George wrote on his Instagram account (@gstephanopoulos), where he can be found, about his upcoming interview. No, all kidding aside, my intention has from has been from the beginning to run, but there's too many other things I have to finish in the near term before I start a campaign. But, again, this is a president who's invested in the long-term. There was a similar issue back in April 2020. What would be useful would be German tanks. Neither ABC News nor Muir responded to a request for comment. That's when she just did, she beclowned herself for one thing. This idea that the Speech and Debate Clause, he's a member of the legislative branch, when he was presiding over that. ", "Why as far back as the Trump administration did no one know about this?". MCCAUL: Well, Chairman Xi and Putin are they have this unholy alliance since the Beijing Olympics. I will send Abrams down the road if you send Leopards now. The change has left some ABC News staffers baffled, with several noting to The Daily Beast how Stephanopoulos, a former Clinton White House senior adviser and longtime political pundit, is considered among the most famous political journalists on TV. Speech and Debate Clause, he 's a member of the guard say all the time, the will. 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