Christiane Amanpour

Make no mistake about it. Academics, education are on the front lines of the current struggle between the two halves of America. dissent is not disloyalty. Dissent is actually an invaluable part of our democratic process. We cannot surrender to any system that deems only power-approved speech or thought is allowed.

Bottom line, is it safe to fly in the United States right now?

I've covered almost all America's major wars since 1990. And I've probably got a lot more war experience than J.D. Vance and Pete Hexeth, despite their military deployments. And I'm much older than them. And the way I see it is we Europeans are not pathetic freeloaders. We have come to America's aid time and time again in the last 35 years. So it was a good interview. She's terrific.