Antony Blinken actually said...

Well, look, we certainly didn't want to politicize things. And there was concern about being perceived as putting or thumbs on the scales.

We didn't wait, Anderson. First, couple things that are important, when this information first came to light late in the summer, we thought ...

I think they've handled it appropriately. I wouldn't play this up.

Especially when actually those values are absolutely necessary and central to having the stability that the president and we ultimately want...