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In this video 0:00 National Prayer and Key Headlines10:04 Immigration Enforcement Challenges18:22 Shifts in Medical Ethics and Life Protection33:25 Global Security and Humanitarian Witness
National Prayer and Key Headlines 0:00 Hello. I'm Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council and host of Washington Watch. Thanks for tuning in. Every day, we offer a biblical perspective on the news as well as insightful interviews with elected0:11 leaders, newsmakers, and culture experts. We have a great program planned for you today, but first, get up to speed on the top headlines with Washington Stan's news brief.0:26 Welcome to the Washington Stan news brief. I'm I'm Casey Harper bringing you today's big stories. The Department of Homeland Security announced they've arrested 4000 illegal immigrant criminals in Minneapolis since the0:38 surge of officers there. Of course, the city has become the center of the anti ice movement with ongoing protests there. Now those criminals that DHS announced include a man from Ecuador0:50 arrested just this weekend with a criminal history of sexual conduct with a minor. Or another man from Honduras convicted of domestic abuse, disorderly conduct, and driving while intoxicated.1:02 Another man from Mexico was arrested for assault, domestic battery, larceny, DUI, and possession of drugs. Unfortunately, there are many more that we're not showing you who are now off the streets.1:15 But despite DHS's announcement and the agreement to lower the number of officers in the city, the protests there continue. Now in other news, the Trump administration has filed a subpoena against Nike for1:27 alleged anti white bias. Now the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is looking into allegations that Nike's diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives discriminated against white job applicants.
1:39 That would be illegal. Now we dug into it and we found that Nike does track the percentage representation of sex and ethnicity overall as well as in their leadership. But if Nike tried to
1:50 adjust those numbers by discriminating against white employees or new hires for jobs or promotions, they could be in trouble. In fact, we know that Nike said 5 years ago, they had a
2:02 goal of 35 percent racial and ethnic minorities in their workforce by 20 25. I wonder if they hit it. Well, a Nike spokesperson told the Axios that the move was surprising and an
2:14 unusual escalation. But it shouldn't be too surprising since the head of the EEOC released this video 2 months ago.
2:23 Are you a white male who's experienced discrimination at work based on your race or sex? You may have a claim to recover money under federal civil rights laws. Contact the EOC as soon as possible. Time
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2:38 With a call like that, Nike may not be the only company. But this news is just the latest action in the administration's crackdown on these DEI policies with more likely on the way.
2:50 Now back in DC, Christian leaders, lawmakers, and government officials, as well as other believers, gathered this morning for the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC. House speaker Mike Johnson was 1 of the
3:01 speakers at that event.
3:03 After he served as our sixth president, John Quincy Adams ran for Congress. No 1 had done it before and haven't since, but he ran for Congress with a mission. He wanted to eradicate slavery. He brought the resolution to
3:15 accomplish that mission over and over, but the nation sadly was not yet ready for it. And on about the thirteenth try, as the story goes, a young member of congress went up to him on the floor in the house floor and they
3:25 said, mister president, why are you doing it again? And he said, young man, listen. Duty is ours, results are God's, and it's a great and liberating way for us to live. We believe that as
3:37 we celebrate the 200 and fiftieth anniversary of the greatest nation in the history of the world. We're so blessed to be here. We understand that it is a spiritual battle to keep it and to keep freedom,
3:49 and we don't take that lightly. Let's pray together.
3:52 Encouraging words from the speaker. Well, this event comes a day after the Family Research Council cohosted the National Gathering for Pray and Repentance, where Johnson and other lawmakers as well as intercessors
4:04 prayed and returned to God in his ways.
4:08 Father, thank you for comforting us in times of struggle and providing for us in times of need. You are our rock and our salvation, our fortress, and our
4:20 deliverer. In you, we take refuge.
4:24 It's good news. Our nation needs all that prayer and more. And that is today's news. I'm Casey Harper. You can dive deeper at the Washington Stand, which is Family Research Council's outlet for news and commentary from a
4:36 biblical worldview. And as for us, we're back tomorrow with more stories that matter.
4:52 From the heart of our nation's capital in Washington DC, bringing compelling interviews, insightful analysis, taking
5:04 biblical worldview. Washington Watch with Tony Perkins starts now.
5:10 But in that momentous day in 17 76, history changed forever when our founders proclaimed the immortal truths that echoed around the world and down all
5:22 the way through time that we are endowed with our sacred rights to life, liberty, and not by government, but by god almighty himself.
5:33 That was president Donald Trump this morning at the National Prayer Breakfast here in Washington DC reflecting on the founding principles laid out by our founding fathers. Welcome to this February fifth edition of
5:44 Washington Watch. I'm your host, Tony Perkins. Thanks for tuning in. Well, coming up, Democrats on Capitol Hill have outlined a series of immigration enforcement reforms that, could complicate efforts to
5:56 approve funding for the Department of Homeland Security beyond the 2 week short term funding bill. Arizona congressman Andy Biggs joins us to break it all down. Plus, doctor Quentin Van Meter, former president of the
6:08 American College of Pediatricians, will share his insights on the decision by 2 major medical associations to reverse their recommendations on gender transition procedures for minors.
6:24 Well, this week, Washington had a prayer. In fact, we had a lot of prayer here in Washington, DC. It was a hub for prayer and a focus on religious freedom. Yesterday, leaders gathered for the national gathering for
6:35 prayer and repentance, cohosted by the Family Research Council. And today, the 70 fourth annual national prayer breakfast brought together voices from across the globe. President Trump spoke at the event marking his
6:47 sixth appearance as leaders united to focus on faith and prayer for the nation. Joining me now is Washington stand reporter Casey Harper who has, been, I think, in
6:59 his prayer closet today as well as tracking the news stories. Casey, tell us about the event.
7:04 Am I glowing, Tony?
7:05 Yes. Look. Look. We cannot get enough prayer. I mean, anyone anyone who listens or watches our program know that we're all about prayer.
7:14 That's right. Education that leads to intercession. And I and I hope that's what we saw this week with the event. I mean, president Trump was 1 of many speakers who were there, but in his speech, he really he covered a
7:24 wide range of topics. At many points, it felt like a very political speech. It was a long speech. He talked about the strength of the military, federal agents bringing down crime. He even sent a message to Hamas fighters
7:34 to disarm or face consequences, but he kept those spiritual themes throughout. The president said he's done more for religious freedom than any other modern day president, and he also issued a warning for those attacking
7:45 Christians in Nigeria. Here's a clip from that.
7:48 When Christians come under attack, they know they're gonna be attacked violently and viciously by president Trump. I know it's not a nice thing to say, but that's the way it is.
8:00 Well, the president, he went on to reject calls and pressure to fire homeland security Kristi Noem after the, you know, all the things that have been going on in Minneapolis and the chaos there. He said religion is
8:11 coming back, which is an interesting, moment in the speech. And he vowed to rededicate America as 1 nation under God in an event on the National Mall this May. So a wide ranging speech, but a pretty
8:22 interesting event coming up as well, Tony.
8:24 You know, Casey, I think it's, it's really important for the United States to send a message, about protecting Christians. In the past, they've been very
8:36 reluctant to identify Christians even though they're the single largest religious group that is being targeted That's right. Around the globe. So I I I kudos to president Trump and his administration
8:48 for identifying the problem and not being afraid to speak about it because of political correctness. So and and there's action to back that up, and, of course, we're encouraging that to be consistent. Alright.
8:59 Congressional leaders are racing against a tight deadline to, finalize funding for the Department of Homeland Security for the current budget. This 2 week extension expires. Democrat leaders have
9:11 outlined a series of demands related to immigration enforcement, some reforms that they want. What are the specifics, Casey?
9:17 That's right. There are these demands up against the tight deadline. It seems like the demands are growing, but some of them are, requiring ICE agents to wear body cameras, to take off the mask they've been been wearing,
9:27 to display an ID. There's also been talk about requiring them to standardize their uniforms, and they wanna make, certain safe places where officers cannot enforce, the immigration, you know, enforcement such
9:39 as churches or medical centers or day cares. And they also wanna raise the standards for warrants from, an administrative warrant to a more of a judicial warrant. Now it's important to notice though note though that
9:50 president Trump said he is willing to negotiate with Democrats on that, but they're up against a tight deadline, Tony, and there's a lot of negotiations to be had.
9:58 Alright. Casey Harper, thanks so much for joining us. Always appreciate your updates. Alright. I wanna bring in a member of congress now to discuss the Democrats' demands on immigration enforcement. Joining me
Immigration Enforcement Challenges
10:10 now is congressman Andy Biggs who is cochair of the border security caucus and a member of the house oversight and government reform committee as well as the house judiciary committee. He represents the fifth
10:21 congressional district Watch. It was good to see you on the plane Monday morning.
10:32 Yeah. Thanks, Tony. Good to be with you.
10:34 Alright. Let's, let's talk about this. What do you make of the demands of the Democrats in order to extend the funding for homeland security?
10:44 Well, I think they're entirely unreasonable. First of all, ICE is already funded, for the big beautiful bill, and there was already a provision in there that would fund paying for body cameras. So
10:57 they basically are getting that, get their wish taken care of there. But they were they're trying to leverage and say, well, we're not gonna pay FEMA, we're not gonna pay TSA, we're not gonna do pay coast guard, and
11:07 several other agencies. That's the leverage that they're trying to to wield, and I just don't think it's, rational or reasonable that the things that they want done. Think about it. They're actually actually asking for
11:19 sanctuary, places where, in in some of these instances, you've actually seen a a violent criminal run into a church. And they're they're saying, well, we
11:31 don't want ICE to go in there, and we wanna be able to dox them better. We wanna be able to attack them better. I think the I think they're, grossly unreasonable, and I I think they're underestimating the resolve of
11:42 president Trump and the Republicans in congress quite frankly, the American people.
11:47 Well, let me let me ask you about that. Should the same standard apply for local police? I mean, having been a police officer, I mean, 1 of the things is that you always had to have your name, you you you you and,
11:59 of course, the the mask or something new, that's not something that we've had, in in until recently. So, I mean, is that is that a unreasonable demand?
12:10 Well, I think it is unreasonable. First of all, most ICE officers are wearing you you can see them. They're wearing, law enforcement, vests. They're wearing, CBP or ICE
12:23 jackets. And but think about this too. Sometimes they're going into undercover type situations, and they're basically saying we want everybody to be designated and out in the open.
12:35 Well, you would never send an undercover
12:37 That's that's certainly a a a situation, that would, you know, that that that's a that would not make sense to demand an officer going into an undercover operation to be identified. But I I do think when
12:49 I I think there we we need to consider this when we look at the standard we apply to federal law enforcement as to will we accept that at local law enforcement. I I do think there's some room for
13:01 negotiation here. You talk about this but what about if if they want some, you know, if they want reforms, what about reforms on sanctuary
13:13 cities that that we're not gonna send money to these sanctuary cities, and they need to crack down, the Democrats need to crack down these sanctuary cities that are facilitating lawlessness.
13:23 Well, I agree with that, Tony, 100 percent. I I mean and that and some of us have been advocating that for literally years. I I know that I've advocated for that. But but when when you think about
13:35 this too, literally there are well over 1000 counties that are cooperating with ICE and they're transferring these these violent criminals in the
13:47 jails or the detention facilities themselves by local law enforcement. And Tony, that's really ultimately the issue. You've got the sanctuary cities, and they're turning the violent criminals back on the street.
13:59 And so the ICE has to go into the community and try to find them. If they would just do that at the jail, like like I said, in over 1000 jurisdictions that are doing that now, you don't have the same thing going on.
14:11 Even in some parts of LA, they where where, ICE has shown up, with local law enforcement helping, there's there's no there's not even protest for Pete's sakes. There's just
14:23 they're just turning them over. They take them peacefully. And that the problem is when you have political leaders fomenting, not just protesting because protesting is legal.
14:33 Right.
14:33 Right. But actually interference and attacks of these law enforcement officers.
14:37 So in those situations, congressman Biggs, is there a way I know there's a lot of federal funding goes to, corrections at the state level. I mean, if they're going to to to
14:49 turn these people loose, only making it difficult for ICE and, is there a way to connect the dollars?
14:58 I think there is, and and I think that's what we should do. I mean, some people have actually proposed instead of sending the dollars through the political subdivision of the state or the state itself, actually send it
15:09 right to the law enforcement office provided that they're going to actually, participate and turn over, these these illegal aliens.
15:19 Can you do that legally? Can you do that through the the can can the federal government do that work directly with that law enforcement or correction institute?
15:27 I think you can. I there's there's some people who are gonna challenge that, of course, and it's gonna be the states and the and the and the jurisdictions themselves. But I believe you can actually give those grants out
15:38 because they're gonna go there anyway. That's where they're designed to end up.
15:42 Well, I think that's a great idea. Reward those who are actually doing the work, and not giving the money to those who are not doing the work. In fact, that are counterproductive in terms of,
15:54 immigration reform. I mean, the federal government does a lot with its money, in terms of the carrot and stick. I think, you know, there's some creative ways there to to to work around this. So what do
16:06 you anticipate? I mean, it looks like right now, Republicans and Democrats are, you know, see a part on this.
16:15 Yeah. It's really gonna be really hard to close that gap within, a a a few days. And most of the Democrats that I've talked to or that are are my 2 committees, you know, they
16:26 I I admittedly, they're the most, strident perhaps, but they're really recalcitrant. They're not they're not willing to budge on this. You can't Tony, we're having a hearing on the budget balanced budget amendment for
16:38 Pete's sakes, and all the Democrats wanted to talk about was ICE and how they hate ICE and they wanna defund ICE. They wanna eliminate ICE altogether is what they want. They want an open border. And and the other thing
16:49 I'd say, Tony, is think of who they're protecting. I mean, you can go through and see every day a list of who ICE is arresting right there even in Minneapolis. We're talking about rapists, child molesters, murders,
17:01 just the the parade of horrors, and they they wanna protect that.
17:05 Well, it's very clear that the American people want the borders secure. This is this was an an issue in the election. I think you even the polling continues to support. The American people
17:18 want the immigration reform. Now I think some of the events that have occurred in the last couple of weeks have been kind of, a hiccup in this, and I do think there's some room for some, you know,
17:29 reforms, discussions here, but not what the Democrats are asking for. I think that would just be, as you pointed out, it would just be eliminating, the, the immigration enforcement.
17:41 Yeah. And that's a real concern that I have. I mean, if you if you start looking at, the open borders rhetoric that they've had from the left for for years, and it it's actually expanded. And and those
17:53 incidents in Minneapolis is have actually, supercharged their, their efforts to eliminate ICE and and border control at all. Yeah. And, that's a problem. That's a huge problem
18:05 for us.
18:05 Congressman Andy Biggs, always great to see you, my friend. Thanks so much for, joining us today.
18:11 My pleasure. We'll fly again together sometime, Tony.
18:13 Yeah. I like your weather out there in Arizona. It's nice.
18:16 It is nice.
18:18 Alright. Take care. Alright. Coming up, another medical association is no longer recommending trans surgeries for minors. I tell you, this is,
Shifts in Medical Ethics and Life Protection
18:30 this is significant. We talked about it, a little bit yesterday, but we're gonna discuss it even further because this could be a a sea change coming from
18:41 the medical society. We're gonna talk about this next, so don't go away. More Washington Watch straight ahead. We have
18:53 state leaders that wanna keep the deadly drugs out of their states. Maybe if these abortion pills were coming by boat, the administration would change its tactics. It's time to respect the rights of the states,
19:05 and it's time to end death by mail.
19:09 Family Research Council president Tony Perkins, alongside senator Lindsey Graham, led a press conference on Capitol Hill, urging the Trump administration to end the Biden era policies that have
19:20 allowed dangerous abortion drugs to be shipped across state lines. They were joined by state attorneys general, pro life advocates, and multiple Republican congressmen.
19:30 There are more abortions today in the United States than when Roe versus Wade was the law of the land. And why is that? It's because of the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. Nearly 70 percent of the abortions that are
19:42 committed in the United States today are committed because of mifepristone.
19:46 The federal government is allowing a chemical abortion pill to be sent through the mail that wipes out every state unborn protection law in the land.
19:56 It's harder to ship alcohol in this country than it is to ship the abortion pill, and that should never be the case. This is a drug that takes the life of every child, so there is always a death that's involved in this
20:06 drug, but it's also incredibly dangerous for the mom as well. We think that we should require a doctor to be able to get access to this drug.
20:14 As a doctor, I think it's essential that there be human contact before the pill is prescribed.
20:20 It's not about a national abortion ban. It's about validating Dobbs and preventing other states from nullifying the legislative policy choices that have been made by our states and facilitating
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21:52 Welcome back to Washington Watch. Thanks for joining us on this Thursday. Alright. 1 day after the American Society of Plastic Surgeons spoke out against transurgeries on minors,
22:04 the American Medical Association came out in agreement stating yesterday that surgical interventions in minors should be generally deferred to adulthood in the absence of clear evidence that the benefits
22:16 outweigh the risk. They said the current evidence is, quote, insufficient for us to make a definitive statement, end quote. Does this signal a broader shift away from
22:28 this dangerous trans ideology that the radical left has been pushing so hard? Joining me now to discuss this and more is pediatric endocrinologist, doctor Quentin Van Meter, an executive committee
22:40 member of the American College of Pediatricians, and he is their former president. Doctor Van Meter, welcome back to Washington Watch. Thanks for joining us.
22:47 Glad to be here. Thanks for having me, Tony.
22:49 Alright. So, what do you make of these 2 statements by these 2 medical associations that appeared to be all in previously for the transgender ideology?
23:00 Well, the this is statement from the American Association of Plastic Surgeons was, previewed, in form a number of months ago. So we knew that they had made a statement internally that they wanted to
23:12 make a a national statement and a a policy statement, to say the same, which they did 2 days ago. So they put it into an official document and published it. Surprisingly,
23:24 the American Medical Association kinda said, oh, what they said. Yeah. We we like that. That's we'll go with that. We'll we'll say no surgery. Thanks. Have a nice day. It's a
23:36 it's a complete 1 80 out. The AMA previously had been rapidly in in support of all things transgender in terms of the sex rejecting interventions, social,
23:47 medical, and surgical. And it's just as of yesterday, they decided, well, maybe we'll go with the prevailing winds. This looks like a good idea. I don't know who made the decision internally. I don't know the the,
24:00 leadership of the AMA, but somebody in that organization kinda sat up and said, we better do something, and and now is a good time to do it. What we would like to say to the AME is why stop with just surgical,
24:12 interventions, that are sex rejecting? Why not go the whole 9 yards, which is the real true story is that there is no clinical benefit, no psychological benefit from intervening
24:23 socially, medically, or surgically in minor patients. So, we're waiting for the other shoe to drop from the AMA. And whether or not this prompts the other professional organizations,
24:35 most notably the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Pediatric Endocrine Society, and the Endocrine Society itself, I'm not hopeful that that will necessarily make them budge.
24:47 So what was the, I mean, what was the straw that broke the camel back camel's back for them? What what what was it that triggered this? Because as you said, with the American Medical Association, that's that's a 1 80.
24:58 I think that the the clear evidence is is so compelling, from the HHS report that was, published and then the authors, were were recognized and
25:10 and and published as well, back later this fall. It the evidence is so overwhelming that there has never been any psychological benefit in the long run to these patients who
25:22 are struggling with their gender identity where it does not match their biologic sex. So it's there. The again and again, the international reports from Europe, the consensus reports, and
25:34 this really compelling, amazing document from HHS is laying there for other people to kinda get past the, I guess, the inertia, if you will, of saying, well,
25:46 we don't wanna change our policy because that would mean that we did something wrong to begin with and we were really not, you know, going with the true science. We were sort of going with ideology. It's
25:57 very hard to admit that, I think. And that's that's gonna be the reticence for AMA, you know, going the the whole 9 yards and saying, you know, we don't think medical intervention is appropriate.
26:09 But but but if you look at those reports, it's not just the surgical aspects of this that that many of these reports point to. It's also these, experimental
26:22 medical interventions.
26:24 Absolutely. The thing is that this the surgical society, the plastic surgeons, got a backbone, and looked among themselves and said, look. We're we cannot we cannot really
26:36 tolerate this as a process for minors who can't consent to do this. We don't allow them to consent for other things. Why on God's green earth would we allow them to consent for this process?
26:47 Well, maybe maybe we need those, plastic surgeons to do a little surgery on the medical association, give them a backbone. Do some back surgery on them. Let me ask you this question, doctor Van Meter.
27:00 Also this week, just before these decisions were announced and I know you talked about the plastic surgeons that you've seen that that's been out there for or it's not been out, but it's been, under consideration here
27:10 for some time. But earlier this week, a jury awarded a detransitioner 2000000 dollars in a malpractice award in a lawsuit. Could that be playing into
27:22 where the American Medical Association is at? And the fact that being able to get malpractice insurance could become an issue for those doing this.
27:31 Absolutely. You cannot separate these issues. The the issue here with the malpractice suit is the first time that in a court, a detransitioner has really
27:43 essentially been compensated to some extent and and malpractice declared. There are other detransitioners who have taken their cases and sued their practitioners, but
27:55 they are hung up in, sort of, well, let's let's settle out of court. Let's just do this and you be quiet, and we'll be quiet, and we'll we'll hand you some money. But this this is the very first
28:07 malpractice case that is appear a jury appears, not a not a judge in a courtroom, declaring that this is, you know, not not capable of being
28:19 a malpractice suit. So this is this stepped beyond even though the settlement was really not, you know, financially adequate for the degree of suffering, in my humble opinion. It is it is a
28:31 landmark in that it says time, to be concerned. If you've been on that idealogue side of the medical care for these people, you you better watch out because there will be many, many more
28:42 cases coming after you, and malpractice will be, you know, a a moneymaker for attorneys who find out that this is a very lucrative, lucrative place to go.
28:53 Absolutely. I've long advocated that to my trial lawyer friends that this is 1 way to address the issue. That's 1 legitimate use, I think, of the courts when people are doing stuff that are that they know is
29:05 wrong, that the evidence is not there, that it is good for people. That's why we have a court system.
29:11 Doctor Van Meter, always great to
29:13 see you, my friend. Thanks so much for, taking time to join us.
29:16 Anytime. Thanks so much for having me on, Tony.
29:18 Alright. Doctor Quentin Van Meter, we've talked about this many times. Frankly, didn't think this would be something we would be talking about, the American Medical Association changing their views on
29:30 this. I do think the courts have played a role in it, and I hope they play an additional role, frankly, as I think all of those who have done this, need to be held accountable for it. Alright. Don't go
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