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Today’s Washington Watch episode covers the National Day of Prayer, Secretary Rubio’s Vatican trip, a proposal to end the U.S.-Iran war, and growing anti-Semitic concerns. We also look at redistricting efforts, Tennessee’s upcoming Nuclear Family Month, charges against the New York Times for racial and sexual discrimination, primary elections, and a SCOTUS case regarding abortion drugs.
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Today’s Washington Watch episode covers the National Day of Prayer, Secretary Rubio’s Vatican trip, a proposal to end the U.S.-Iran war, and growing anti-Semitic concerns. We also look at redistricting efforts, Tennessee’s upcoming Nuclear Family Month, charges against the New York Times for racial and sexual discrimination, primary elections, and a SCOTUS case regarding abortion drugs. ...more Show the full description Show less Today’s Washington Watch episode covers the National Day of Prayer, Secretary Rubio’s Vatican trip, a proposal to end the U.S.-Iran war, and growing anti-Semitic concerns. We also look at redistricting efforts, Tennessee’s upcoming Nuclear Family Month, charges against the New York Times for racial and sexual discrimination, primary elections, and a SCOTUS case regarding abortion drugs.
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In this video 0:00 A Praying Nation: National Day of Prayer and Iran Peace Proposal13:23 Tennessee's Bold Redistricting and Family Values Victory27:03 EEOC Sues New York Times Over DEI Discrimination33:37 Midterms, Redistricting Battles, and Abortion Pill Challenge
A Praying Nation: National Day of Prayer and Iran Peace Proposal 0:00 From the heart of our nation's capital in Washington, DC, bringing compelling interviews, insightful analysis, taking you beyond the headlines and soundbites into conversations with our nation's leaders and0:12 newsmakers, all from a biblical worldview. Washington Watch with Tony Perkins starts now.0:19 We are a praying nation. We always have been. It truly is part of of who we are. We know that prayer is where the impossible happens. We know it's where we find solace0:30 and stay anchored in our faith even through challenges and even through the storms, and that is indeed how we have endured.0:39 That was house speaker Mike Johnson at the 70 fifth national day of prayer this morning at at the US Capitol. A reminder that we are a praying nation. We always have been. Welcome to this Thursday, May seventh0:51 edition of Washington Watch. Thanks for joining us. I'm your host, Tony Perkins. Well, coming up, president Donald Trump's peace proposal with Iran awaits a response from the regime in Tehran. Florida congressman Randy1:02 Fine joins us to discuss that proposal as well as the global rise of antisemitism. Plus, the supreme court's decision to limit the scope of section 2 of the Voting Rights Act has sparked a new wave of redistricting1:13 efforts nationwide. Just hours ago, lawmakers in Tennessee approved a new congressional map for that state that turns all 9 of the state's congressional districts red. The Tennessee house speaker, Cameron Sexton,
1:25 will join us. And later, equal opportunity employment commission chair Andrea Lucas will give us an update on the agency's lawsuit against the New York Times over its DEI
1:37 practices. All of this and more coming up on Washington Watch. Well, as we mentioned earlier today, we marked the 70
1:49 fifth National Day of Prayer, which comes as America celebrates its 200 and fiftieth anniversary. Joining me now to, discuss this, Washington stand reporter Casey Harper. Casey, tell us more
2:01 about the event.
2:02 Sure, Tony. Well, the National Day of Prayer event was held on Capitol Hill where pastors and believers gather to pray for America and the world. In fact, house speaker Mike Johnson and the housing and urban development
2:12 secretary Scott Turner both spoke at that event, and we have a clip here from the secretary.
2:18 Prayer is very powerful because almighty god is powerful, And that truth has guided our great nation through mountain tops and valleys for the past
2:29 250 years. Our founding fathers were men of faith who understood that God is the cornerstone of our republic. And all of us here because we recognize that truth as
2:41 well, and we know that God's power impacts both the lives of individuals and the destiny of our entire country.
2:50 Great words from the secretary. And the theme of this year's National Day of Prayer was glorify God among the nations seeking him in all generations. It's a prayer of thanksgiving by king David inspired the theme. The
3:01 prayer is found in first Chronicles chapter 16 after the ark of the covenant was brought to Jerusalem, Tony.
3:08 It was indeed a good event. Secretary of state Marco Rubio, speaking of church, he was in, in Rome with the pope today amid some recent tensions between, president
3:19 Trump and the PONIF. How'd that meeting go, Casey?
3:23 Well, it seems like, nobody came to blows at all. All was cordial, which is something people were watching given the recent tensions between the Trump administration and the pope. Secretary Rubio and pope pope Leo
3:32 committed to improving their relationships, which I said have been strained. Now Rubio spent 2 and a half hours at the Vatican where he also met with senior Vatican officials. They exchanged gifts. But this meeting comes
3:44 after president Trump has been critical of the pope, though the pope has been critical of the president over his immigration policies and especially the war in Iran. Now this meeting marks the first meeting between the
3:54 pope and a Trump cabinet official in close to a year.
3:59 On other stories, international health officials are monitoring, passengers who are aboard the cruise ship, Hondies, where a deadly huntavirus broke out. Casey, what's the latest,
4:11 on that story?
4:13 Yeah. So the the World Health Organization said that 5 people connected to that cruise ship have been confirmed as having infections from the Hansavirus, which is typically rodent a rodent borne virus. Now according to
4:24 the ship's operator, since the first passenger got the virus and tragically died from it, over 2 dozen people from various countries have left that ship without contact tracing. Now 3 passengers have died as a result of
4:36 the outbreak, and others have been taken to the hospitals and be treated and monitored. But the WHO's have, the World Health Organization known as WHO have assessed the public risk as being pretty low here. In fact, we
4:47 have a clip from an official earlier today.
4:49 This is not coronavirus. This is a very different virus. We know this virus. Hantaviruses have been around for quite a while. There's a lot of detail that we know. I'm gonna ask NICE to come in and say this, but I want
5:01 to be unequivocal here. This is not SARS CoV 2. This is not the start of a COVID pandemic. This is an outbreak that we see on a ship.
5:08 We also know, Tony, that right now, none of the passengers or crew who remain on the ship have any symptoms.
5:14 Well, if the WHO is saying it's not bad, it must not be bad because they, they exploit every crisis. Sure. I I guess just stay away from the cruise ships. Alright. Casey, we'll talk a little bit later.
5:26 Thanks, Sonny. I I wanna turn now to the situation with Iran, which has been, we've been reviewing the the last US proposal to end what president Trump calls a skirmish.
5:38 Now a a spokesman for the foreign ministry of Pakistan, which has been a, key mediator in the talks between the US and Iran, said today that they expect an agreement sooner rather than later. Not sure what that
5:50 means. But not surprisingly, he declined to give a timeline. Joining us now to, give his assessment of the negotiations is congressman Randy Fine, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and a member of the Judea
6:01 and Samaria caucus. He represents Florida's sixth congressional district. Congressman Fine, welcome back to Washington Watch. Thanks for joining us.
6:09 Thanks for having me.
6:10 Alright. Give us, your take on the latest, framework of a proposal that Iran is now reviewing.
6:17 Well, I think we continue to make progress. Look. What's essential in any agreement is 1 simple fact. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. And and and the deal points that I've seen say they
6:29 would commit to not enrich uranium, and they would commit to give the enriched uranium that they have back. If we achieve that, this will be an unmitigated success for America
6:41 and the world because it will make sure they do not have a nuclear weapon, which is what this has always been all about.
6:47 It it I I believe you're right. That's what the president said at the very beginning. And the president, even as late as yesterday, I heard his comments that unequivocal that Iran cannot have a nuclear
6:59 weapons program. So congressman Fine, I I guess success at this point would be an agreement. Of course, it's gonna require verification as well, not just words
7:11 on paper, but ensuring that they do not have a nuclear weapons program. And then 2, the Strait of Hormuz. That has to be a part of the deal too. I would
7:23 imagine that that there's the freedom to go through that area without being molested by Iranian forces.
7:31 Absolutely. But I think the issues in the Strait of Hormuz really surround this issue of a nuclear weapon. You know, stopping and ending and getting them to agree that they are going to stop trying to create
7:43 a nuclear weapon. They're gonna stop trying to make the material that would go in a nuclear weapon. That's a big deal. And then the rest of the world can work with us to make sure the Strait of Hormuz remains open. The
7:54 United States does not get oil that comes out of the Strait of Hormuz. It's the rest of the world, particularly China, that needs that straight open so they can get the oil that they need. So once we've got what we
8:06 need, which is no nuclear weapon in Iran, I think we'll be able to count on the rest of the world to get the straight open. So commerce around the world can continue and go back to normal.
8:17 In, in other regional developments, direct talks between Israel and Lebanon may be resuming next week here in Washington. This is quite significant. Your thoughts on that?
8:29 It's very significant because Israel and Lebanon have never had peace. Lebanon has never accepted the state of Israel, and getting them to do that and, frankly, them sitting down and talking to Israel directly
8:41 is a tacit admission of that. The challenge is that Israel and the government of Lebanon have a common foe, and that is Hezbollah. So the old my ultimate hope is that Israel and
8:53 Lebanon sign a deal that says they, together from the north and the south, will stop the Muslim terrorists that are destroying that country and attempting to destroy
9:05 Israel. What folks need to understand is Lebanon used to be a Christian nation. It was only through occupation that that changed. And so we both have an incentive in making sure that these
9:17 terrorists that sit in between Lebanon and Israel have nowhere to go, and that's where I hope that this ends up.
9:24 We wouldn't even be having this conversation had the United United States, the Trump administration, taken the action that it did against Iran. It's only because Iran is a in a weakened comp capacity,
9:37 and Hezbollah, which rely which is basically an arm of Iran, is is is basically been cut off. They don't have a supply coming from Iran, and that's weakened them, and that's set the stage for this. Has it
9:49 not?
9:50 Yes. And and, look, they're trying to cause wreak more havoc because havoc is really the only weapon that Iran has. They've been destroyed militarily, so now they're sort
10:02 of these guerilla tactics. Close the Strait of Hormuz. Try to use Hezbollah to stir up trouble in Israel to activate protesters and things like that. These are all fringe
10:14 activities from a rogue regime that's really out of options. But the fact of the matter is Israel's never going to allow Muslim terrorists to fire rockets indiscriminately into Israel, which is what Hezbollah has been
10:25 doing for several months. But Hezbollah and the Lebanese government are not necessarily 1 and the same, and I think that is the issue that we need to exploit and get to a final solution on.
10:36 Right. But to that point about Israel not allowing rockets to be shot into their fired into their country, we would not allow that to happen either. So, I mean, they're they're certainly right in defending themselves and
10:48 taking out, these Hezbollah hot spots. But we've got 3 minutes left. And before I let you go, congressman Fine, I I wanna ask you about this. I mean, is is we see a a
10:59 disturbing rise continuing of anti Semitism both here in America and around the world. I mean, the UK's prime minister, declared anti Semitism a crisis for all of
11:11 us after a recent spat of, violent attacks. Now you've obviously been in 1 of congress's strongest voices on this issue. What's behind this, and how do we get a
11:23 handle on it?
11:24 Well, I I think what people need to understand is antisemitism is the first step of anti westernism. They hate Jews, but they hate Christians too. They hate
11:36 western values. And Jews are simply seen as an easy target because there aren't many of us. There are fewer Jews in this world than there are people who live in Beijing, China. But make make no mistake, the people who
11:48 are calling for damage to Jews when they're done with us, they're coming for the Christian community. There's a famous flag that they like to fly that says, today we come for the Saturday people, Tomorrow, we
12:00 come for the Sunday people. And that's something that everyone needs to keep in mind.
12:04 It is. And history tells us that. This is not, this is not a theoretical statement. It is based on on historical fact. Just a couple a few years ago, when I was chairing the US Commission on
12:16 International Religious Freedom, we, held a hearing on, the rise of antisemitism in Europe at that time, and it's only gotten worse. And, you know, 1 of the,
12:29 testimonies we heard from a historical perspective is that antisemitism is the canary in the coal mine when it comes to hostility, and intolerance toward orthodox religion.
12:41 Yes. And now we see church after church after church in Europe somehow catching on fire. You know, again, first they come for the Jews, then they come for everyone else. So this is not just about
12:53 antisemitism. I believe it's about anti Judeo Christian Western civilization. That is the fight that we're up against, and we've gotta fight it hard every day.
13:03 And I think part of it is coming together as Christians and as Jews in this country to stand together to say we won't tolerate it. But it's also making sure that we have a government that prosecutes those types
13:15 of crimes to the full extent of, the law. Congressman Randy Fine, always great to see you. Thanks so much for, taking time to join us on this Thursday.
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13:23 Thanks for having me.
13:25 Alright. Congressman Randy Fine of Florida, also a member of the Judea, Samaria Judea Caucus, which, we helped, start in the congress that is focusing on
13:36 in fact, you're gonna hear more about this in the days ahead. Judea and Samaria, that's the land that the international community wants to give away. That's part of the so called 2 state solution, but it's it's where 80
13:48 percent of what we read about in the Bible took place. Alright. Coming up next, we're gonna have the speaker of the Tennessee House of Representative. Representatives join us to talk about their new congressional map.
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17:51 at pray vote stand dot o r g. That's pray vote stand dot o r g. Well, earlier today, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a new congressional map that turned all 9 of the state's
18:03 congressional districts into red. The action came after governor Bill Lee called the legislature into a special session following last week's US Supreme Court ruling on racial gen gerrymandering.
18:15 Louisiana is also redrawing its district. South Carolina is considering it. Could be, very interesting. Joining us now to discuss this is Tennessee house speaker Cameron Sexton. He serves
18:26 Tennessee's 20 fifth house district. Speaker Sexton, welcome to Washington Watch. Thanks for joining us.
18:32 Yes, sir. Thank you for having me. I'm on my way back to Crossville after a good session.
18:36 Well, it was a a quick special session, but it appears to be very prod have have been very productive. So, let's talk about now what the makeup of Tennessee looks like with the redrawing
18:48 of these lines.
18:50 Yeah. So currently, we're 8 to 1 Republican and Democrats. Hopefully, with the new maps, we're gonna be 9 to 0 here very soon. And, we feel very comfortable. We based it on population and politics, and, and
19:02 so we feel pretty good about where we finished this week.
19:05 How will that affect the other districts? I I I know that this is basically the Memphis dish district. It was, kind of, divided out into 3 other, Republican districts. Does this,
19:17 kind of how will it affect those other Republican districts? Do they become squishy, more moderate? What how will they look?
19:26 No. We still feel comfortable about what where they're at on their Republican values. And, you know, the 1 thing that we have, we've become more red over the years, and so we feel very comfortable. Even the the the
19:38 ninth district, which was a plus 23 Democrat district, we feel like that we made that a winnable district. And so, you know, we as long as Republicans turn out to vote this election, we feel really good about where we're
19:50 at.
19:50 Now the vote looked like it was overwhelming. How strong was the opposition to this?
19:57 Well, the opposition wasn't what was the strongest. The opposition was the violent protesters that were there that were the most aggressive file protesters that we've ever had, as well as well as the chaos that the
20:08 Democratic caucus tried to cause on the house floor. But we've gone through that before. We powered through it. We passed it out, and, and now it's law because I think the governor's probably about ready to sign it here
20:18 the next 30 minutes.
20:20 Now the congressman that represents that ninth district, Steve Cohen, has said he will file suit. What do you what do you expect to happen now?
20:29 Well, I expect nothing else of liberals than to fire, to file suit against conservative states. We've been sued by the ACLU more than any other state, so I think we're actually progressing and moving in the right
20:41 direction for curb, conservatism and and for Tennessee and for America. And so they're gonna file suit. I feel comfortable that we're gonna win it in the long term, and then the maps will be upheld at some point.
20:53 Will that happen before the primary season and before the fall's midterm, or how quickly do you think that will happen?
21:00 Well, we'll see. It'll be based on the initial judge indication, and we're hopeful that we can win in the short term. But, you know, sometimes in these blue cities where they file these lawsuits, you get a very liberal
21:11 woke judge, and they want him to look at the rule of law. They're just making a determination for political purposes. And so we're prepared to handle that if that happens, but we're prepared for the the long haul of this
21:21 as well.
21:23 Before I let you go, speaker Saxon, your governor Bill Lee recently signed legislation formally designating June, which is just around the corner, nuclear family month in, Tennessee. Now the
21:35 resolution defines family as 1 husband, 1 wife, and their biological or adopted or foster children, calling it god's design and the bedrock of society.
21:47 You talk about Tennessee trending red, that's a pretty bold but defendable statement.
21:54 It very it very much is. What we do know with society is what happens with broken families, policies, that that keep families apart. Look. Our our social system of of of
22:06 food stamps, health care, and everything is designed for people to not get married, to remain single. It penalizes you for being a nuclear family. We'll want to recognize the importance of the nuclear family and then try
22:18 to right the ship and make policies based on a 2 parent family staying intact. That's what's best for Tennessee, best for America, and that's really what what god really wants us to do as well.
22:28 And and that should be the standard that we work toward. Doesn't mean that there are outliers and that we consider them, but our policy should be made for what is best. I I remember traveling to Tennessee many years ago
22:39 when I was in the Louisiana legislature after I passed the, the nation's first covenant marriage law. Tennessee was entertaining that. It didn't happen, at that time, but it's good in because there was a lot of
22:51 Democrats, back, 25 years ago. But it's it's encouraging to see bold statements for the family and not shrinking back because of the well, like
23:03 you described, the protest outside. You know, we cannot allow a few loud voices to try and squelch the truth.
23:14 That's right. They try to bully you. They try to beat you in submission. They don't want you to talk the truth. They don't want you to express yourself. They don't want you sharing your opinion. They want to scare you
23:23 from from doing all that. In Tennessee, we're standing up against it. That's what we're doing. The Democrat party that you mentioned 25 years ago is not the Democrat party today. They are nowhere near what it was. That's
23:35 why we've had so many people that now have declared themselves to be, conservative Republicans because they look at the Democrat party, and it left them a long time ago. And the Republican party has been built on
23:46 freedom, hope, prosperity, family, freedom. And that's what they're looking for, and that's what we're giving them here in Tennessee.
23:54 Speaker Sexton, before we let you go, just a minute left. What's on the horizon? What what other big ideas is Tennessee gonna pursue?
24:02 Well, we're still working through it. You know, I mean, we had a great session this year on, illegal immigration, making sure that public benefits are for those who are here legally and lawfully, working with the Trump
24:12 administration on public safety and illegal immigration, making sure we're putting policies in place, also protecting families, trying to put families together, not tear them apart, and improve education in our state. I
24:23 think it's been a great year.
24:25 Alright. Speaker Sexton, I wanna thank you for joining us. Congratulations on a good session, and thank you for standing up for the family.
24:31 Thank you.
24:33 Alright. You know, it is encouraging to see how states that are trending red are getting bolder, and that's what we need. We need to be bold in our convictions, bold in our faith. Of course, it's gotta be it's gotta
24:44 stand on the words. It's gotta be based on truth, but we need to be bold and confident and courageous. Alright. Coming up next, we're gonna talk to the chair of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. So don't go
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