On the recordMarch 8, 2022
I said I would level with the American people from the beginning. And when I first spoke to this, I said defending freedom is going to cost. It`s going to cost us as well in the United States.
Joe Biden: “I said I would level with the American people from the beginning. And when I first spoke to this, I said defending…”
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President Biden acknowledges the costs associated with defending freedom in the context of the conflict with Russia.
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