Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Great America podcast with Lou Dobbs,

always in the fight for truth, justice, and yes, our American way of life.

And now here he is, the Peabody Award-winning voice of truth, the great Lou Dobbs.

Hello, everybody, and welcome to the Great America Show, truth, justice, and the American way,

always. And in Washington, D.C., the Biden administration is now contending

with what President Biden says is the decision of Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine,

and that the capital of Ukraine, Kiev, is the objective of Russian troops, troops that now

almost completely surround Ukraine. President Biden's press conference at the end of the

week was remarkable for a number of reasons. President Biden was obviously resigned to the

prospect of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. And while trying to project strength, President

Biden at the same time seemed unsettled, as he announced that Putin had made up his mind and

had decided to invade. But as remarks were also hesitant and left out any reference to any

administration, statement, or action that would in any way serve as a persuasive deterrent

to Putin's threatened invasion. And we are joined now by the inimitable John Solomon,

the founder, the chief executive officer of JustTheNews.com, extraordinary investigative reporter,

journalist, and editor, and entrepreneur, I might add. John, great to have you with us,

and we appreciate you being here on the Great America Show.

That's an honor to join you. It really is.

I want to, if we may, start straight away with this being Wednesday.

We know that President Zelenskyv, Ukraine said he was being, I believe, sardonic or ironic when he

said the invasion is coming Wednesday. But here we are. It's Wednesday, and the White House has

been telling us for more than a week that the invasion is imminent. The Russians

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