Your shepherds are sleeping, O king of Assyria;Your nobles are lying down Your people are scattered on the mountains And there is no one to regather them.
Vice President can reopen a conversation, make his point of view heard, that's when the principal should regather in person and have that conversation.
But it was a little bit delayed because it was almost like, OK, Trump made that announcement and then it was like, OK, let's gather our regather our thoughts.