Antony Blinken
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It's right on the brink. It's closer than it's ever been before. But right now, as we sit here, we await final word from Hamas on its acceptance.
That could come any time. It could come in the hours ahead. It could come in the days ahead. That's what we're looking for. But what we've done over the last weeks and especially over the last days has put it right there.
That could come any time. It could come in the hours ahead. It could come in the days ahead. That's what we're looking for. But what we've done over the last weeks and especially over the last days has put it right there.
Well, we had some fire starting there that we'll put out because that would have cut all these bushes on fire and that probably would have put this house on fire. So we're trying to get rid of all the ambers. There were a bunch of ambers in the back as well that we just put out.
Well, we had some fire starting there that we'll put out because that would have cut all these bushes on fire and that probably would have put this house on fire. So we're trying to get rid of all the ambers. There were a bunch of ambers in the back as well that we just put out.
There's no water here. They shut off the water.
There's no water here. They shut off the water.
We think so. We think at this point there's a good chance to save it. Although there are fires that, as you can see from the other side, are approaching.
We think so. We think at this point there's a good chance to save it. Although there are fires that, as you can see from the other side, are approaching.
Korea's democracy has been tested in recent weeks. just as American democracy has faced challenges throughout our history. But you are responding by demonstrating your democratic resilience. The United States has full confidence in South Korea's institutions, and we reaffirm our unwavering support for the Korean people as they work tirelessly to uphold those institutions.
Korea's democracy has been tested in recent weeks. just as American democracy has faced challenges throughout our history. But you are responding by demonstrating your democratic resilience. The United States has full confidence in South Korea's institutions, and we reaffirm our unwavering support for the Korean people as they work tirelessly to uphold those institutions.
Well, I think a lot about the two sides of this coin that you just alluded to, what we inherited and what we're handing off. In terms of what we inherited, it's so easy to lose sight because people are focused understandably on the present and on the future, not on the past.
Well, I think a lot about the two sides of this coin that you just alluded to, what we inherited and what we're handing off. In terms of what we inherited, it's so easy to lose sight because people are focused understandably on the present and on the future, not on the past.
But if you just look back four years, when we took office, we inherited arguably the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We inherited the worst public health crisis in at least 100 years.
But if you just look back four years, when we took office, we inherited arguably the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We inherited the worst public health crisis in at least 100 years.
We had a country that was divided, and we had fraught relationships with allies and partners around the world, and a perception from our adversaries, whether it was Russia, whether it was China, other countries, that the United States was in inexorable decline.
We had a country that was divided, and we had fraught relationships with allies and partners around the world, and a perception from our adversaries, whether it was Russia, whether it was China, other countries, that the United States was in inexorable decline.
Today, as I sit with you and as we look at all of the terrain we've traveled these last four years, I think we hand over an America in a much, much stronger position. Having come through the economic crisis, having come through the health crisis, and having changed much for the better our position around the world because we've made those investments in alliances and partnerships stronger.