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In this video 0:00 Government Shutdown and Its Impacts7:53 International Affairs: Asia Tour and Middle East Updates24:47 Faith, Family, and Freedom: Biblical Worldview and Civic Engagement33:53 Cultural and Policy Battles: Title IX and Transgender Ideology53:31 Global and Domestic Challenges: A Call to Action
Government Shutdown and Its Impacts 0:01 From the heart of our nation's capital in Washington, DC, bringing compelling interviews, insightful analysis, taking you beyond the headlines and sound bites into conversations with our nation's leaders and0:12 newsmakers, all from a biblical worldview. Sitting in for Tony is today's host, Jody Hice.0:18 It's almost been a full month since the Democrats shut down the government. And as we near the end of this month, the pain being felt by so many hardworking people around this country is very real, and it0:30 gets worse with each passing day.0:35 That was how speaker Mike Johnson warning Americans could face serious hardships if Democrats don't act to reopen the government. Welcome to this October 20 seventh edition of0:47 Washington Watch. I'm your host, Jody Heiss, filling in for Tony Perkins today. Thank you so much for tuning in. Alright. Coming up, president Trump is in Japan after signing trade0:58 deals with Malaysia, Cambodia, and Thailand. But the big question is whether or not he'll be able to reach a trade deal with China when he meets with president Xi later this week.1:10 Asia expert Gordon Chang will join us in a little while to break that down. Also, congressman Keith Self will give us the latest on the impact of the government shutdown.
1:28 Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is going to decide which foreign troops can join an international peacekeeping force in Gaza. The US will not be sending
1:40 soldiers, but is asking countries like Indonesia, the UAE, Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and others to contribute. Well, joining me now from
1:52 the Washington stand is Casey Harper. Casey, what is the the latest on Israel's position as it relates to foreign troops joining their mission in Gaza?
2:04 Yeah, Jody. Well, this has been a very contentious issue as you might imagine. Who's gonna get to have troops in Israel's backyard? Well, according to Israeli officials, forces from countries that are hostile to Israel
2:15 will not be allowed. You might say that's obvious, but it hasn't been obvious up until this point. Now Azerbaijan and Indonesia, they appear well positioned to lead the new Gaza force after Israel went ahead and vetoed
2:26 Turkey's involvement, which is not a major surprise. But coordination on this is still in the early stages, and Indonesia is insisting that this this whole operation actually get UN Security Council approval.
2:38 That could be complicated. Now Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar, while speaking today in Budapest, he said that Israel firmly rejects any Turkish involvement in the proposed international force.
2:49 Turkey, led by Erdogan, led hostile approach against Israel, included
3:01 not only hostile statements, but also diplomatic and economic measures against Israel. So it is not reasonable for us to let their armed
3:12 forces enter to Gaza Strip, and we will not agree to that, and we said it to our American friends.
3:21 There's no surprise there as Turkey's been no friend to Israel in recent years. But this US plan backed by president Trump, it calls for foreign troops to secure this fragile ceasefire that did end 2 years of fighting
3:32 between Israel and Hamas earlier this month. Of course, tensions between Israel and Turkey remain high as Turkey has sharply condemned Israel's military campaign in Gaza. And you probably remember, Jody, that the
3:44 Turkish president actually blocked Israeli prime minister Netanyahu from coming to that international peace summit where the deal was signed.
3:52 Yes. I do remember that. Casey, what what about the president's trip now to Asia? I know there's a lot of attention on that. What's the latest that you have in that
4:03 measure?
4:04 Yeah. That's right, Jody. All eyes are on the president as he's in Asia, and he says he's confident the US will reach a strong deal with China. He says, hey. Both sides wanna make a deal, and we're gonna get it done
4:15 ahead of his meeting with Xi Jinping later this week.
4:18 I think we're gonna have a deal with China. We meet, as you know, in South Korea with president Xi. I think we're gonna have a a good deal with China. And they wanna make a deal, and we wanna make a deal.
4:29 We'll see if it happens. The US and Chinese officials have already agreed on a framework for talks, which take on issues like tariffs, rare earth minerals, fentanyl, and TikTok. But the truce in the trade war is set to
4:40 expire November tenth, which means a new tariffs could kick in if progress stalls on that deal. Meanwhile, at a summit in Malaysia, Trump also signed several trade and mineral deals with the south
4:52 Southeast Asian nations, and he got behind Malaysia's mediation of that Thailand, Cambodia peace accord. The president's calling it a golden age for America and the Pacific, Jody.
5:04 Casey, there's so much happening in in this Asia trip right now. So much at stake. But 1 of the things that we've been following here is how China recently has been
5:16 going after religious leaders, churches, raiding churches, and pastors homes, some 30 or so pastors here recently. And of course here at Family Research Council, we're praying for all our
5:28 persecuted brothers and sisters in the faith in China and around the world. But do you think president Trump is going to be addressing this with, president Xi?
5:38 You know, it's 1 of those things that could come up. I think president Trump has shown himself to be someone who's focused on the economics the economics first and on peace first. And to put some of those other values
5:49 second to that, he's been willing to work with countries like Turkey and Qatar, which might have, you know, questionable, questionable things going on. He hasn't blinked an eye at some of, you know, Russia's, issues as
6:00 well. He wants to make a deal with everyone. And so I wouldn't be surprised if it if it came up, but it doesn't appear right now that that is front and center of the president's trip, Jody.
6:09 What about, back home here? The government shutdown continues to be prime news, all over the place. And we're hearing some reports that every day Americans could soon be facing some more hardships.
6:21 We played a clip of, house speaker Johnson just a little earlier on that. What's the latest on all this political deadlock?
6:30 Yeah. That's right, Jody. We're on day 27 of this seemingly never ending government shutdown, and the senate Democrats, led, of course, by Chuck Schumer, are continuing to block that Republican measure that would simply
6:41 reopen the government. House speaker Mike Johnson, he's taking them to task for that. He says Democrats are holding the government hostage and causing real harm for working Americans.
6:51 Because just like they decided to save their own skin, that they had to endorse the Marxist Mandami in an unprecedented move, they have also decided they had to shut down the government in an unprecedented move. No
7:02 matter the pain it inflicts upon hardworking American people, they were simply more afraid of the Marxist in their party than they are voters. For the sake of our country, we pray that their calculation is wrong. We
7:14 believe it is dead wrong.
7:16 And the pain is only gonna get worse, Jody, as USDA is USDA is warning that food benefits for 41000000 people will stop on November first if the shutdown continues. And in states like New Mexico, that could be as many as
7:28 1 in 5 residents who, who lose benefits. So Republicans are sticking by their message. They say, hey. The solution is clear. Pass our bill. End the shutdown. Put Americans first, Jody.
7:41 Well, Casey, thank you so much for these updates. I know we'll be talking to you a little bit later in the program, but thank you for joining us. Alright. I wanna continue the discussion on the government shutdown and
7:51 get a congressional perspective in all of this. Joining me now to discuss this and more is congressman Keith Self. He serves on several committees including the foreign affairs committee, and he faithfully
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8:03 served our country for over 25 years in the army retiring with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He represents the third congressional district of Texas. Congressman Self, always great to see you, my friend. Welcome
8:14 back to Washington Watch.
8:17 Great to be here with you, Jody. Thank you.
8:20 Alright. This, government shutdown now day 27, and we had the the American Federation of Government Employees, which is the nation's largest union of federal workers. They released a statement
8:32 today basically calling on congress to reopen the government immediately under a continuing resolution that is clean. Exactly what the Republicans have been pushing for,
8:44 and they noted that, doing so does not favor 1 political side over the other. The Republicans have been saying this all along. What's the latest that you're hearing from your colleagues right now?
8:55 Well, I think the Democrats are losing their base. When you lose the largest federal union, you've lost part of your base. And frankly, it did favor the Republicans because we they want them to
9:07 pass the clean CR that we have already passed in the house. That clearly is our position. The Democrats need to come on board. They need to stop this pain on the American people, and we need to
9:19 get everybody back to work.
9:22 Absolutely. I know we talked about this, last Friday too. The Trump administration has took some steps, to try to ensure that the SNAP benefits were paid this month.
9:34 That's the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as you well know. But that impacts, like, 1 out of every 8 Americans when it comes to buying groceries. And now the administration is saying that the
9:46 well is run dry so that there will be no SNAP benefits beginning this Saturday, November first. So how can the Democrats continue to claim that they're
9:57 trying to help Americans by hurting them? I this this is bizarre to me. Do you think that some of them, perhaps with the snap program going under that, maybe they'll change their minds
10:09 now?
10:11 Well, I have no idea. But, frankly, we need 5 Democrats to do the right thing to look in their conscience and come over and vote for a clean CR. I have lots of questions about the SNAP program
10:23 and the 41000000 people. That's 12 percent of our population. Why is 12 percent of our population on food stamps on supplemental nutrition assistance program? Why is
10:35 that? Given the obesity in the in the nation, the most, purchased item are carbonated beverages. Why is that? I'm I question those numbers, although they're USDA numbers.
10:47 But, we need to be looking for fraud, waste, and abuse in the SNAP program. And look, the best thing about this shutdown is it's focused sunlight and attention on Obamacare, just what a disastrous program it
10:59 is. Maybe we we need the same sunlight on the SNAP program.
11:05 Hey, listen. I could not agree with you more. I I know I had the same issues, when I was serving in in congress. I only brought it up because that's kind of like a pet for the Democrats. They love the SNAP
11:16 program. And with that, the well running drive, I was just curious if you thought that that might be a turning point for them. But absolutely, Snap needs to be investigated. I I can't fathom in my mind either
11:28 1. It has 41000000 Americans on it. But if I can, real quickly, some international issues for you. We've we've got the the missing bodies, the hostages from Gaza is still
11:40 lingering out there. And now the, you know, we all all the continuing steps for the potential continued ceasefire. But but we've got all the the international peacekeeping
11:53 force in Gaza. And, of course, yesterday, prime minister Netanyahu said that Israel is going to determine which foreign troops are acceptable in that force. What's your thoughts on that?
12:05 Oh, absolutely. I mean, Gaza is their backyard. And I I think the decision on Turkey was exactly right. I'm actually concerned that Turkey and Israel might have a little conflict
12:17 of their own because Erdogan is very aggressive toward Israel today. So, yeah, I agree with Netanyahu. They should decide. But look, focus on Hamas because
12:29 will Hamas disarm? Will Hamas, go into exile? Will Hamas meet the terms of the peace agreement? I doubt it, but focus on Hamas while we're focusing on the the troops
12:41 that, might be allowed in at some time.
12:45 Less than a minute to go. Real quickly, the president is now on his Asian tour. What hopes do you have, for that trip?
12:55 Well, I I have high hopes. Look. This is a tour de force of Donald Trump. He's done exactly what he should have done before the meeting with Xi Jinping. He's gone to the allies. He's had a peace
13:07 agreement. He's had several trade agreements. He is showing Xi Jinping that he is very relevant in this part of the world. This is a tour de force. So all of that should play a part when
13:19 he actually meets with Xi Jinping, in, in South Korea. So I have high hopes because Xi Jinping is a very he's almost like, Donald Trump. He he has to
13:31 be, at this time, very transactional. Let's hope they can transact business.
13:37 We certainly hope so. Thank you so much, congressman Keith Self of Texas. Always great to have you on the program. Thank you, Jody. Alright. Coming up, we're gonna go deeper into president
13:48 Trump's Asian tour and what we can expect from that expert Gordon Chang will be joining me right after the break, so stay with us. We'll be back in just a moment.
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17:03 Good afternoon. Welcome back to Washington Watch. I'm Jody Heiss filling in today for Tony, and thank you so much for joining us. Alright. As we've stated, president Trump is in Japan today after
17:15 starting his Asia tour with a stop in Malaysia. And so far, during this 5 day trip, president Trump has reached trade deal agreements with Cambodia, Thailand, and
17:27 Malaysia. He's also participated in a ceremony for the US Malaysia facilitated peace deal between Cambodia and Thailand. But the big question the big
17:38 question out there remains as to whether or not a trade deal will be struck between president Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, who he'll be meeting with later on this week.
17:50 There was an initial framework that has been agreed to, between officials of the 2 nations. But is that going to be enough to really bring the both countries together?
18:03 And what is this going to look like? Joining me now to discuss this and more is Gordon Chang. He's a senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute. He's also the author of Plan Red,
18:15 China's Project to Destroy America. You can follow him on x under the handle at Gordon g Chang. Gordon, welcome back to Washington Watch. It's always great to have
18:27 you.
18:28 Thank you so much, Jody.
18:31 Okay. So do we know much about the framework that supposedly has been agreed to by some of the officials between the US and China?
18:42 We just know the broad outlines. There's a 1 year trade truce. And then during this 1 year, the United States will not impose that additional hundred percent tariff. At the same
18:53 time, the Chinese will not go through with their plans of a trade embargo on rare earths. They will buy soybeans. We'll be talking about fentanyl. And, apparently,
19:05 both presidents Trump and Xi Jinping, they're gonna sign a deal on TikTok. At least that's what we've heard so far. So right now, the issue is going to be who uses this
19:17 year best or better. And I think it's gonna be the United States because we see that we're taking measures to reduce our vulnerability to China, but China is doubling down on policies that make it more trade
19:29 dependent, which means making it more dependent on the US.
19:35 So in a year, taking what you said there that this probably is the advantage to the US, does that give the US another year to buy some time to, come up with some,
19:48 means of less dependency on China? Do you think that's what will happen?
19:53 Well, it's already happening. We saw that with, with the, Australian prime minister in the White House signing that 8700000000.0 dollar deal on rare earths, on Sunday, which was a great
20:05 day for US diplomacy. We had agreements with Thailand and Malaysia relating to rare earths. So we are moving in that direction. The trade agreements that president Trump has been signing
20:17 up this year, they tend to isolate China, and that's important for us. So we're going in a good direction, but there's 1 thing we have to be concerned about, and that is that we are giving up a
20:29 concrete action, not imposing the hundred percent tariff, but at the same and we're doing that in exchange for vague Chinese promises. And we've been down this road before. The Chinese don't
20:41 honor their obligations. So this is going to be just something that we have to look at day in, day out because we do not want the Chinese dishonoring the agreements that they made with us.
20:53 Yeah. A great great point there. Even if a deal is struck, there is the issue of compliance to that deal. So that brings up a whole another issue. How
21:05 will the US respond, do you think, if compliance is not met?
21:11 Well, I hope that president Trump would just impose an additional tariff, and that would be an important thing. Plus, you know, there's also 1 other issue lurking in the background, and that is that the United States is
21:22 gonna talk to the Chinese about Chinese support for Russia in the Ukraine war. Now Trump has not imposed that additional 25 percent tariff on China for buying Russian oil.
21:34 That's the tariff we've already imposed on India. Now the Chinese say that they're gonna stop buying Russian oil. I think we have to see it before we believe it.
21:45 Well, it's gonna be very, very interesting for sure to see how all of this, comes out. No doubt. Now they are going to be meeting in South Korea, President Trump and and,
21:57 President Xi, which is expected to be President Trump's last stop of this tour barring any impromptu meeting perhaps with North Korea. But we've we've seen some troubling
22:09 developments even in South Korea, particularly how the government has been dealing with the church and religious leaders there recently. And, so while we have a little bit of time left, I wanted to get your take on
22:20 what's been going on there in that regard in South
22:23 Korea. EJ Meng, the new president, is very pro China, very pro North Korea, very anti US, and he's been jailing and detaining a number of religious leaders,
22:37 and, basically holding them. They've been, a number of them have been detained for what's called political activity, which is not prohibit which is prohibited. But, normally, it's just a very technical
22:48 violation, got a fine and then, sent off. But, Yi Jie Meng is actually, indefinitely detaining religious leaders. So this looks like an attack on religion,
23:00 and, it is just all religions right now, but especially Christianity is being hit. And you'd expect that from someone who looks like a communist. And EJ Meng, unfortunately, although he
23:12 says he's not, has been attacking democratic institutions. He's been supporting the Chinese communist. This is a very bad situation. South Korea could turn communist. I'm not saying,
23:24 Jody, that it will happen. I'm saying that it could happen.
23:28 Yeah. And that's what's concerning to many of us who have been following this. It's really a turbulent time there. Only got about a minute or so left, Gordon. Going back to the president's Asia
23:40 tour, In your mind, what will it take for this trip to be looked upon as a a, success?
23:48 Well, I look at, our relations with our friends. So for instance, the president right now is in Japan. He's solidifying our relationship. He's meeting the new Japanese prime minister, Takeichi
24:00 Sanai, and that's important. He met the emperor a few hours ago. That's symbolically powerful. On the first stop, he had signed up all those deals you talked about. I
24:12 think that those are more important than meeting Xi Jinping because as we are very close perhaps to to very bad outcomes, we need our friends and our partners, and we
24:23 need to solidify those relationships. It's more important than trying to please, people and regimes that hate us.
24:32 Well, there is so so much at stake, and, we appreciate you, Gordon Chang, senior fellow at Gatestone Institute, for your expertise and for, coming on and filling us in. Thank you very
24:44 much.
24:45 Well, thank you, Jody.
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32:17 and our staff who dig deep and rate every candidate and their political philosophy, making it really easy to use. It's a gas gauge, ranges from far left to far right. We've got all of those ratings in these elections
32:29 this November, but yet you can see the data for yourself. So it's just truth and objective data, not to tell you who to vote for, but to really help you cut through the media spin and see really what those candidates
32:40 will do if you choose to have them represent you.
32:44 We've got, only about a minute or so left, but FRC Action is proud to be a partner with iVoterGuide, and we want to see as many people as possible utilize the
32:56 resource and research from iVoterGuide. We've got some elections coming up. What is your message to those who may be planning to to vote? What do they need to do?
33:07 Well, it my first message, if you're not planning to vote, you need to vote. We need Christians to let their light shine in the public square, and that includes voting and voting wisely. So go to I voter guide dot
33:19 com, and then get yourself to the polls. Either vote early, if you can, which you have until the first or second, or vote on election day on November fourth, by using the information at I voter guide. Because
33:31 races are really not as many people vote in these off year elections. They're not even sometimes aware that they are an election. So, you know, we've had of school board races that our voter guides covered, a third of
33:42 them were won by less than 400 votes. So, really, every voter
33:46 Alright. We gotta wrap it up, Debbie. Thank you. Debbie Wuth now, president of I voter guide, I voter guide dot com. Thank you so much for joining us. Alright, friends. Coming up, we'll go to our panelShow more
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