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In this video 0:06 International Tensions and Domestic Policies2:58 Political Reactions and Social Issues8:14 Call to Prayer and Spiritual Vigilance11:17 Transgender Issues and Cultural Shifts18:48 Human Trafficking and Border Security
International Tensions and Domestic Policies 0:06 Good afternoon. I'm Victoria Marshall with the latest news from the Washington Watch news desk. Ukraine fired long range missiles provided by the US into Russia for the first time Tuesday,0:18 posing a test for Russian president Vladimir Putin after he threatened that such a move was a red line for Russia. Ukraine has said that the missile struck an ammunition storage facility in Russia's Bryansk0:30 region. The strike came just days after president Biden gave approval for their use. In response to the attack, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said that it is a sign that they want escalation,0:42 describing it as a new phase in the war. Yesterday, state department spokesperson Matthew Miller was asked about the US's decision to provide the missiles.0:51 But when you look at escalation of this conflict, it has been Russia that has escalated the conflict time and time again. And that includes just in the recent month when Russia1:03 recruited the deployment of more than 11000 North Korean soldiers who are now on the front lines in Kursk engaging in combat operations against, the Ukrainian military.1:15 The Biden administration has long declined the use of the missiles into Russian territory, but after thousands of North Korean troops were deployed to Russia's Kursk region, the White House changed its policy.1:27 Russia has warned for months that use of such long range missiles would amount to an attack by NATO. On Tuesday, Putin signed amendments to Russia's nuclear doctrine, a move that appears to be a warning to the West.
1:39 And in domestic news, a congresswoman Nancy Mace has introduced a resolution to ban transgender identifying men from using women's restrooms at the US Capitol. The South Carolina Republican
1:51 plans to introduce a measure prohibiting members, officers, and employees of the house from using single sex facilities other than those corresponding to their biological sex and for other purposes.
2:03 Mesa's resolution comes after the first openly transgender identifying lawmaker, Sarah McBride, was elected to represent Delaware this November. McBride is a biological man that identifies
2:15 as a woman. Here's what Mace had to say about her resolution last night.
2:20 Not be in the locker room, should not be in changing rooms, should not be in our restrooms either. And I'm gonna be standing in the brink, standing in his or her way, putting a stop to this insanity and this nonsense.
2:29 She doesn't get a say. This is about real women and women's rights in the far left, radical left. They wanna erase women and women's rights, and I'm not gonna let them.
2:38 Would you when Sarah McBride meant to use the men's restroom by the time
2:41 of the 2 men?
2:41 She's a was born a biological male. She should use a bi the the men's restroom.
2:45 Speaker Mike Johnson was asked about McBride earlier today.
2:49 Didn't freshman elect Sarah McBride a man or a woman?
2:54 Look. I'm not gonna get into this. We we welcome all new members, with open arms who are duly elected representatives of people. I believe it's a it's a a command that
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3:06 we treat all persons with dignity and respect, and we will. And I'm not gonna engage in, in in silly debates about this. There's a concern about the uses of restroom facilities and locker rooms and all that. This is an
3:17 issue that congress has never, had to address before, and we're gonna do that in deliberate, fashion, with, member consensus on it, and we will accommodate the needs of every single person. That's all I'm gonna say about
3:28 that.
3:28 Senator Chris, do you plan on bringing, Nancy Mace's transgender bill and putting that into the rules package?
3:35 We're not I'm not gonna address the plans on any of that. I just told you what I'm gonna say about the issue. I'm not gonna engage in this. We don't look down upon anyone. We treat everybody with dignity and respect.
3:43 That's a principle that I pursued my whole life, and we will take care of this, you know, issue of first impression for Congress as we will any other thing. We'll we'll provide appropriate accommodation for every member
3:54 of Congress.
3:54 Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene told reporters earlier today that Johnson had told her that representative McBride would not be using women's restroom facilities in the capital. Now the story comes as new
4:05 polling from Scott Rasmussen shows that nearly 3 quarters of Americans believe transgender medical interventions for children should be illegal. A 10 point increase since August. The poll also found that the majority of
4:17 those in both major political parties say they oppose allowing minors to attempt to change their gender. The 72 percent of Americans who oppose child gender transitions includes 86 percent of Republicans and
4:29 58 percent of democrats. And those are today's headlines. I'm Victoria Marshall. For more news and commentary, check out the Washington stand at washington stand dot com. We'll see you tomorrow
4:41 with more
4:51 news. 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
5:02 leaders and newsmakers, all from a biblical worldview. Washington Watch with Tony Perkins starts now.
5:11 Chairman Perry, we do have an ongoing investigation, and we have questioned other personnel in this chain of command. And we find no information at this point that there was
5:23 anything beyond her direction to her employees to skip and bypass a home.
5:31 Welcome to Washington Watch. Thanks for tuning in. That was FEMA administrator, Deanne Criswell, responding to subcommittee chairman Scott Perry earlier today regarding allegations of FEMA employees refusing
5:43 aid to Trump supporters. Chairman Perry will join us in just a moment. President Biden's decision to green light the use of US made longer range missiles in Ukraine's war with Russia has triggered
5:54 strong response from Republicans.
5:56 What Biden is doing is totally reckless, Laura. It is absolutely reckless. And let's not forget, this is a guy who the Democrats decided couldn't be trusted, didn't have the capability to run a presidential campaign.
6:09 And now here he is potentially leading us down the path to World War 3, which is weeks to go in
6:14 his presidency. It is unbelievably reckless and irresponsible. That was Missouri senator Josh Hawley last night on the Ingram angle. Russia has also responded with reports indicating that they
6:26 have adjusted their nuclear weapons doctrine to respond to this development. Could this escalate out of control before January the twentieth? We'll discuss it. And is the left
6:38 really are they really engaging in soul searching?
6:41 There's obviously a lot of soul searching right now going on within the Democratic party, and that's a good thing. But what I worry about is that in the course of all that soul searching, some Democrats might reach the
6:52 wrong sweeping conclusions. And there are a lot of issues that fall into that bucket. But 1 in particular that stuck out to me is transgender rights.
7:01 Well, that was MSNBC host and former White House press secretary Jen Psaki. We'll delve into how this issue of transgenderism impacted the 20 24 election and preview an
7:12 upcoming Supreme Court case on the topic. FRC's doctor Jennifer Bowens will provide insights. Finally, the connection between the open border and child trafficking was front and center on Capitol
7:24 Hill today.
7:25 Biden Harris administration has stated that that they have the most humanitarian border policies in history, yet yet we witnessed these horrors that are happening. And there's nothing
7:37 humanitarian about enabling criminal cartels to exploit, abuse, and profit from vulnerable children.
7:45 That was Louisiana congressman Clay Higgins who chaired today's hearing. How quickly can steps be taken by the new administration to protect children and seal the border? Oklahoma congressman Josh Burkien is
7:57 here with answers. The topics we'll discuss today remind us of the urgent need for prayer as we navigate this lame duck period and approach a very significant transition in leadership. This
8:09 moment demands more than passive observation. It demands unified and fervent prayer. And so we believe this is a season where heightened spiritual vigilance is absolutely essential, and that's why we've
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8:20 launched Operation Prayer Shield, which is a collective prayer initiative seeking God's divine protection, his wisdom, and guidance for our nation, our leaders, and for Israel during this
8:32 critical time. So from from now until January twentieth, I invite you to join me with Operation Prayer Shield. Just text the word shield, s h I e l d, to 6 7
8:44 7 4 2. That's 6 7 7 4 2. You'll receive alerts, daily prayer points, and other resources to keep you engaged in praying in this mission. So let's stand together, and let's cover our
8:56 nation in prayer. Text shield to 6 7 7 4 2. Well, for the first time since the start of Ukraine Russian war, Kyiv fired several US supplied longer range missiles deep
9:08 into Russia, hitting a Russian weapons arsenal according to officials. Now this attack comes just 2 days after the Biden administration gave the green light to Ukraine, a move that has Moscow
9:19 rattling its nuclear saber once again. So how are policymakers viewing the nuclear threats coming from Russia? Should we be concerned about escalation? Joining me now to
9:31 discuss this and more is congressman Scott Perry. He serves on 4 house committees, including the intelligence committee and the foreign affairs committee. He represents the tenth congressional district of Pennsylvania.
9:42 He's also a combat veteran who retired at the rank of brigadier general in March of 20 19 after 40 years in uniform. Congressman Perry, welcome back to Washington Watch. Good to see
9:54 you.
9:55 Great to it's great to be with you, Tony. And, you know, the escalation really has been all Russia's, from the start of this thing most recently with introducing North Korean soldiers to the conflict.
10:07 That having been said, this president who, you know, wasn't allowed to run again by his own party, let's face it, those are just simply the facts because of his cognitive decline,
10:19 has made the decision on behalf of the United States to essentially allow Ukraine as a proxy now of the United States to attack Russia, 1 of our greatest strategic foes. And, I
10:31 think that's dangerous. I think that's, you know, that that that's a questionable judgment. And, I don't know exactly what to make of Putin's nuclear saber rattling,
10:43 but I don't think that that's something that we wanna take lightly for for certain that that, you know, nuclear war, is something you can barely talk about, let alone, let alone experience.
10:56 You know, it's been a long time since any of that was engaged in for good reason, and I just don't think it's anything to be trifled with. And, unfortunately, the current president of the United States, you know, his his
11:07 judgment is in question for sure on this decision.
11:11 Congressman Perry, the the criminal press secretary told reporters today that, quote, aggression against the Russian Federation by any non nuclear state with the participation or support of a nuclear state
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11:23 is considered a joint attack, end quote. Now we have we've heard a number of threats regarding nuclear, use by the Russians. Is this different than
11:35 what we've heard before?
11:38 Yeah. Well, I think they've been they're they're they're being very specific. Putin is being very specific. And, essentially, what he's describing is the United States of America in a joint attack with Ukraine
11:49 by virtue of, us being a nuclear armed power and, and attacking their homeland directly with conditions that we've provided even though Ukraine has been the 1 to pull the trigger.
12:01 The question will be, is he going to actually hold true and do something about it? But, again, I don't I don't think we wanna find out the, you know, the easy way about that. We we don't
12:13 wanna find out that he he's true to his word and that there are nuclear rounds impacting anywhere in the world.
12:21 Congressman, I know you're close to, to president-elect Trump, and I would not be surprised for him to to seek your, insight on this. I know he's got some good people
12:33 he's tapped, as he comes in with his second administration. What do you see as an off ramp here to deescalate the situation? Obviously, Russia started this with the
12:45 invasion of Ukraine. How do we how do we get out of this? How how do we solve this or help the parties over there resolve this so that this does not grow into a bigger issue
12:57 in Europe and beyond?
12:59 Yeah. I I think look. Ukraine wants their territorial integrity, and I support that. They should be a sovereign nation. That includes Crimea. Allegedly, at the beginning of this, Russia didn't want Ukraine to
13:11 be a NATO, a NATO nation. And I think that that's where the the center of the discussion should be. And quite honestly, I don't think that Ukraine is ready to be a Russia a NATO aligned
13:22 nation. And and furthermore, NATO needs to do more of its own work, to shore up its own defenses as opposed to relying on the United States of America. And I'm not sure that, that
13:34 we lose much in Ukraine not being a NATO confirmed nation. And so if if we can get to a point where Ukraine can receive its territorial integrity back and and there's a
13:46 commitment to hold off on a a NATO involved Ukraine, I think that that's a place where will that will end the killing and, allow Ukraine to progress and and calm
13:58 Russia's fears down of having a neighbor right on their border that's so adversarially opposed to them. And I I think that that might be the sweet spot where we can all sleep well at night if we can have that
14:10 conversation.
14:11 Would that be facilitated by the United States once again pledging to support Ukraine if they are not in NATO that we would still stand with them if there's further aggression by
14:22 Russia? Well, it might be part of the details, and and, you know, Russia's Russia's probably not gonna like that either, but they've gotta understand Ukraine, has been invaded by them. And so they're gonna be
14:34 interested in their own sovereignty and protecting their own people and their own borders and rightly so. So I think Russia's gonna have to be realistic about that. At the same time, I think there are limits to what the
14:45 United States can do 5000 miles away from its shores to protect other countries, and Ukraine has to be realistic about that as well.
14:53 Do you think that Vladimir Putin is looking for that off ramp?
14:59 I think that we're looking for the off ramp more than he is, and that's very concerning to me. This hasn't negatively affected his his, economy. It hasn't negatively affected his his political
15:10 popularity. And, so that's not the best that's not the best negotiating place from for for for the United States of America, for Europe, or for NATO, or Ukraine for that matter. The question is
15:22 is what he does now, and does that imperil the circumstances where he's he seems to be in a good position right now. These things can turn very, very quickly, and he might not wanna gamble with that.
15:34 He might wanna leave while the getting is good, so to speak. We just don't know I don't know exactly what's in his heart right now or what his ultimate goal is.
15:44 Good enough. I wanna switch gears. We just got a few minutes left. You chair the house transportation and infrastructure committee and a subcommittee day on economic development, public buildings, and emergency
15:55 management. Your, committee you held today hearing you held today with the FEMA administrator, what can you tell us about that?
16:03 Well, among other things, FEMA's requesting another hundred billion dollars in, disaster relief aid money that where they've spent it. And, of course, Americans are very frustrated when the
16:15 Department of Homeland Security, which also includes FEMA, spending billions of dollars on people here illegally while people American citizens can't get federal disaster relief from their own government.
16:27 That having been said, the response in some of these recent disasters is painfully and unacceptably slow. And furthermore, we found out through FEMA's admission that 1 of at least 1 of their employees, and we're trying
16:39 to determine if this is a culture, associated with this, but they denied or passed over political rivals to the Biden administration in the disaster affected areas. So if you had a
16:51 Trump sign in your yard, you just got flooded out, FEMA didn't bother coming to your house, but they went to the house right next to you because it had a Biden Harris sign. We're trying to get to the bottom of that
17:01 story, but FEMA was not very cooperative in my opinion as the chairman of the committee in asking the questions.
17:07 Now 1 of the employees that was, fingered in this, has said that, they're being treated as a scapegoat, that this is more pervasive within the agency. What what did you
17:19 come away with based upon the testimony of, miss Criswell, the administrator?
17:25 Well, the administrator denies that it's any more than 1 person, but the administrator the administrator also said that they are conducting the investigation to which I said there should be an independent investigation
17:37 because, obviously, FEMA has every interest in making sure that this story doesn't go further, and we don't find out the facts if other people, especially up the chain of command, were involved. And so I've called for an
17:49 IG investigation, and I got her to agree to request 1. So we're gonna see if she stands true to that, and then we're gonna have an impartial, investigation, I hope, to get to the bottom of this to find
18:01 out if it was 1 person that's now being scapegoated or there there was this culture of political retribution within the halls of FEMA, which apparently at some level weaponized their authority
18:13 over the American people and the people that they didn't, didn't agree with politically.
18:18 Well, we look forward to seeing the results of that invest investigation. Hopefully, it won't get lost in the transition, as a a new administration comes in because those are fundamental issues that the American people
18:30 deserve to be treated fairly by their own government.
18:33 Indeed. And we're gonna keep track of it regardless of the transition. We're gonna run this to ground until we have the answers.
18:39 Alright. Congressman Scott Perry, always great to see you. Thanks for joining us.
18:42 Thank you.
18:43 God bless you.
18:44 Yeah. Alright.
18:44 God bless you. Thank you.
18:45 Alright, folks. Stick with us. We're back with more after this.Show more
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