Alex Vindman

So a little bit distracted with connecting with the voters.

But it is, I think that principles and values matter.

My second book I mentioned was a study of where we went wrong with regards to Russia and Ukraine and how we arrived at this, what I've referred to as a geopolitical earthquake and this large scale war in Europe.

and that if we had been less short-sighted, more focused on the long-term, focused on the values that drive our involvement in Europe or in Ukraine, instead of short-term interests, the shiny bright object immediately in front of us, we probably would have avoided some of these issues.

So I'm very much powered by this idea of principles and values that should govern our actions.

I think that

It's interesting that Anthropic took a principled stand and this administration looked to punish Anthropic on that basis.

I would be somebody that would speak out against that.

It's also deeply concerning that we are undercutting a powerhouse with regards to innovation and future tech in the United States.

And we are taking something out of the command economy playbook, the communist

playbook where we're directing the actions of industries instead of letting free markets prevail.

That's not typically where the Republican Party finds itself, but that's where it is today.

Yes, its designation as a threat.

So just to be clear, I don't think these are national security-driven decisions.

These are deeply unqualified people that are making decisions not in the best interest of national security.

Out of spite.

Or, frankly, out of some sort of ideological drive, we are seeing an administration that is happy to go after perceived opponents, folks that break with this laser focus on delivering for the administration.

So these are decisions that are not enhancing U.S.

national security.

They're undermining U.S.