The administration balked, sending tanks over there. And yet you walk these streets, you talk to people, and the pain is everywhere. This woman obviously doesn't care, and wants, as Terry said, her 15 minutes. George Stephanopoulos has been part of Good Morning America as a co-anchor since replacing Diane Sawyer in 2009. This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors. CHRISTIE: Because she's now going to be a witness. It's been an unbelievably trying year for his country ever since, but also one of resolve. In other words, we post severe sanctions on anyone who has done that. LVIV MAYOR: Terrible year. Almost anything? And -- but that means that you have evidence that may incriminate you. ABC News. As ABC News covers the highly consequential 2022 midterm elections on Tuesday evening, its live desk will feature a notable absence: George Stephanopoulos. Both your supporters and your critics. Can you give us a sense, first, of of what that was like? JOE BIDEN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Well, apparently someone interviewed my wife today I heard. And I said, and if you are engaged in the same kind of brutality by supporting the brutality that's going on, I said, you may face the same consequence. RADDATZ: And clearly inexperienced with the media. We cannot have that kind of (INAUDIBLE). I think we can do both. In August 2021, reports claimed that George Stephanopoulos and co-host Robin Roberts had a fallout over different opinions about how ABC handled sexual assault allegations against Michael Corn. Good to see you. Can you think of anything you (ph) turn on the television and go, God, that makes me feel good? RADDATZ: Do you do you imagine that he'll try executive hell try executive privilege on that? She met George on a blind date in April 2001, the two got engaged after two months, and they were married on November 20, 2001, in the Upper East Sides Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. It is confirmed that both the famous spouse and her husband George contracted COVID-19 during the epidemic. Why is George Stephanopoulos not on 'GMA?' On March 29, 2021, George was missing from the GMA set. Neither ABC News nor Muir responded to a request for comment. Required fields are marked *. And, Terry, you cover the courts for us. As a result, it is presumed that he is ill and has taken time off from his regular duties. In November, Stephanopoulos was out conducting an interview and during the summer, he and his wife took some well-deserved breaks from big cameras. I mean, it does I think -- it just raises I think the entire case and the entire investigation into question, and that's advantageous for the former president. It can knock out targets. GOOD Morning America host George Stephanopoulos has revealed the real reason why he is absent from the show. You talk about tanks. We're talking about unprecedented territory here, 82 years old when he ends this term. BIDEN: It would be the same line everyone else would have crossed. Apart from watching George Stephanopoulos on Good Morning America and This Week during the A.M., fans can now tune in at night to cheer him on as Jeopardy! Quite a popular figure at the network, Georges absence was instantly noticed, and fans were anxious to know the reason behind the same. The economy is always central to the conversation when you're running for president. RADDATZ: What could you do, at this point, as chair -- at this point, legislatively? MCCAUL: Yeah, well, we can certainly write into our appropriations bills prioritizing weapon systems. And 2020, and 2022, which was essentially a referendum, he believes, I'm sure, "I've got it right. TERRY MORAN, ABC NEWS SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, it's hard to think of a world leader who was 86 years old, ever, except for Popes sometimes, and they're generally -- they got to die in office, or at least did before Benedict. George Robert Stephanopoulos is not leaving and will stay on as a co-host for Good Morning America. At the beginning of 2020, fans were concerned when George suddenly stopped appearing on the TV show. MUIR: I want to ask about the economy. The pair - who have been married for the last two decades - previously went on trips to Paris and Montauk, New York, together. We havent seen anything like this since my fathers generation, World War II -- largest invasion in Europe, the biggest threat to the Pacific since World War II. "It was 1984 and yes @gstephanopoulos I was young and hungry!! As we begin year two, the U.S. announced new sanctions against Russia, and another round of military aid to Ukraine after President Biden's historic trip to Kyiv and Poland where he declared that Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia. Is He Sick? ANNOUNCER: THIS WEEK with George Stephanopoulos starts right now. MUIR: You dont think he needs F-16s now? I've seen nothing in the plan that would indicate that there is something that would be beneficial to anyone other than Russia if the Chinese plan were followed. However, with 2022 almost over with, many fans are wondering if his time is coming to an end on the show. George and Ali married in 2001 and they have two children together. CHRISTIE: Well, look, everybody can say they don't, but grand jury subpoenas, having issued many of them in my life, are pretty compulsory documents. It helped Ukraine defend Kyiv. CNN has made a public spectacle of passing the torch to Jake Tapper from longtime election-night fixture Wolf Blitzer, who will not anchor the cable outlets election desk for the first time since 2004. And we look to presidents for leadership on that. To Terry's point, does he connect with people? The leaders of G-7 nations met with Zelenskyy Friday, forcefully calling for Russia to stop its ongoing aggression. RADDATZ (on camera) (February 2022): A senior Pentagon official, who several hours ago texted me and said, you are likely in the last few hours of peace on the European continent for a long time to come. SULLIVAN: Abrams tanks. CNN reported that ABC was so eager to appease Stephanopoulos that then-Disney chairman Bob. And that's what's important. ANNOUNCER: From ABC News, its THIS WEEK. You heard what President Biden said. And this is actually an example of Joe Biden rallying the global coalition to get Ukraine what it needs. This is not the first time this year, or this Summer, that George has been absent from the show for an extended period of time. RADDATZ (voice over): And yet the priest, like all Ukrainians, endures. David Muir pressed the president on 2024 at the White House on Friday, and got his reaction to Americans saying they feel worse off now than when he came into office. But one of the things that Joe Biden believes is that he has been affirmed twice in his understanding of this American moment, and that's what makes presidents. He's very --, And I don't say no words. Youve said that. RADDATZ: But Donald Trump also gets huge talking points out of these, out of these interviews, right? And we intend to do that. Why do you think F-16s would make a difference? For our employees who earn $30,000 a year, this fight is ridiculous. The new job meant that . The only people who cant speak about what happens in the grand jury are prosecutors. Plus, more of David Muir's exclusive interview with President Biden. RADDATZ: I want to ask you one final question here and back to Congress, about Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. If you're the defense, you're going to call her in and youre going to ask her to explain all the stuff she was talking about, and it's a distraction for the prosecution. He acknowledged that he -- he recognized that his age is -- is an issue with some voters. You know, when you had a year, two years of the pandemic, kids out of school, the mental health problems in the country are seriously increased, especially among young people. Thats going to be a bit of a game changer as well. But in addition, Martha, this was a bipartisan delegation to Munich. How Rich Is Dave Lee Travis? Only 16 percent said they were better off. When you think about Artem's sacrifice for you, for your family, for this country --. He shared an article about the Hulu series Power Trip. Wanneer u onze sites en apps gebruikt, gebruiken we, gebruikers authenticeren, veiligheidsmaatregelen toepassen en spam en misbruik voorkomen, en, gepersonaliseerde advertenties en content weergeven op basis van interesseprofielen, de effectiviteit meten van gepersonaliseerde advertenties en content, en, onze producten en services ontwikkelen en verbeteren. A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday . They're randomly selected. I mean, shes -- she looked like a fool, like, somebody looking for their 15 minutes, and damaged the investigation because its -- this is no way to run a popsicle stand, much less a grand jury investigation of the former president of the United States, in one of the biggest cases, you know, in Georgia history. Such shifts in duties are not unusual at news networks, of course. George Stephanopoulos was missing from his usual GMA slot on December 19, 2022, and fans are curious to know why. Is it too late? The new. He also anchors This Week, an ABC Sunday morning current affairs program. Up next, the Republican chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, just back from a visit to Kyiv himself. VIDEO: Ali Wentworth jokes she's divorcing George Stephanopoulos live on GMA. We don't know her motivation was. That's his problem. Strahan, 51, was also absent on the Monday morning show, while Roberts, 62, was missing on Friday, December 16. RADDATZ: But are you worried about the aid? UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We've heard at least four what appear to be strikes lighting up the night sky. When a solider has a family, children, he said, it is not easy. BIDEN: We're better off than virtually any other major nation in the world, economically. Why aren't Americans feeling this? They know that.". Because a lot of Americans are going to be saying a vote for Joe Biden is a vote for President Kamala Harris, and are they going to be comfortable with that or not? From the sick and disgusting woke culture issue shoved down our throats to the Democrats traitorous America last policies, we are done. I want to go back, though, for a second, to the economics question. IAN PANNELL: A growing number of Americans believe that the U.S. is giving too much support to Ukraine. They know that if youre re-elected you would be 82 when youre sworn in, youd be 86 at the end of your term. So, I think things are a little out of whack. The journalist has a verified Instagram account and seems relatively active, but he hasnt posted anything in the past week. And I don't think it's going to get any better. So, how does this war end, and what does victory look like? CHRISTIE: Always a mistake not to go. RADDATZ: But with the 2024 race heating up, has she undermined the case? The Republican had this exchange with host George Stephanopoulos on . The American people want to feel better about their personal circumstances as well as the country. From the mass graves of Bucha, to the withering assaults in the east, wounding or claiming the lives of more than 100,000 Ukrainian troops, many of them citizen volunteers. I remember a woman saying to me the first day after Sandy, "You haven't forgotten us." We're back in 60 seconds. Stephanopoulos reportedly threatened to leave for a rival network last year over tensions with Muir. Due to his frequent social media activity, some people think he is on vacation, while others believe that if he were, he would have posted some pictures. On December 9, all three anchors were missing from the show after reported fury over Amy Robach & TJ Holmes affair. RADDATZ: I want to talk about China. And so you're -- you're looking at an unprecedented situation that I -- that I don't think the country is -- is ready for. Biden: Well, first of all, I'm not sure how many are asking that. Because he hasn't fully participated in his television program This Week, fans are curious whether journalist George Stephanopoulos is sick.