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Global Tensions and Domestic Challenges 0:06 Good afternoon. I'm Victoria Marshall with the latest news from the Washington Watch news desk. A ceasefire deal was reached last Wednesday by Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon,0:18 but both sides are claiming it's been violated by the other. Over the weekend, the Israeli military said it had carried out strikes to enforce ceasefire violations, including killing0:30 Hezbollah militants and bombing the group's facilities. On Monday, Hezbollah said that it had fired munitions into an Israeli border area in response to Israel's ceasefire violations.0:42 Even amid the strikes, the United States is confident the ceasefire deal will hold.0:47 So what we have seen since the ceasefire went into effect is it being successful. Broadly speaking, it has been successful in stopping the fighting, and getting us on a path where we are not seeing the0:59 the just daily loss of life that we had seen for 2 months prior. We obviously anticipated that there might be violations because anytime or nearly anytime you have a ceasefire of this nature, you have1:11 either claimed violations of the ceasefire, especially in the opening weeks when things, are very fragile, or you have real violations of a ceasefire.1:20 That was state department spokesperson Matthew Miller who went on to say the United States would investigate serious ceasefire violations. Under the deal's terms, which the United States helped1:31 negotiate, Israel has 60 days to withdraw its troops from Lebanon, while Hezbla is supposed to withdraw north of the Lipany River. This story comes as Trump posted on Truth Social1:43 that if the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza are not released before his inauguration, there will be hell to pay in the Middle East. Here was Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's response.1:56 I wanna thank president Trump for, his strong statement yesterday about the need for Hamas to release the hostages, the responsibility of Hamas. And this, adds2:08 another, force to our continuing effort to release all the hostages. Thank you, president Trump.2:15 And in other Middle East news, last week, a coalition of armed rebel groups took nearly all of Aleppo, Syria's second city. The offensive broke a prolonged 13 year2:27 stalemate into Syria's civil war. Syrian government and Russian forces launched air strikes on the cities Aleppo and Idlib on Monday, and fighting continued today between rebels and2:39 government forces on the outskirts of Hama, a city between Aleppo and the Syrian capital of Damascus. Yesterday, the United States urged all countries to use their influence to deescalate2:51 the situation in Syria.2:54 We continue to urge every country to use any influence it has to press for deescalate deescalation. We don't wanna see any country3:06 try and take advantage of the situation in Syria to try to take advantage of the instability in Syria. We wanna see all countries use their influence, use their leverage to push for de escalation, protection of3:17 civilians, and ultimately, a political process forward.3:20 The rebels are aligned with a Sunni Islamicist group backed by Turkey and designated as a terrorist organization by the United States. And in domestic news,3:32 the select subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic has concluded its 2 year investigation on the coronavirus pandemic. In its report released yesterday, the congressional3:43 subcommittee found that COVID 19 likely originated from a lab in Wuhan, China, and that the 6 foot social distancing rule and3:55 masking were not backed by science. Such rules that were put in place under the guise of protecting public health led to long term impacts on American adults and children.4:07 The report states, lockdowns in schools and workplaces led to mass unemployment, and children lost decades worth of academic progress. During a hearing last month, public health officials4:19 admitted to the subcommittee that their actions led to a decrease in trust in public health agencies. And those are today's headlines. I'm Victoria Marshall. For more news and commentary,4:31 be sure to check out the Washington stand at washington stand dot com. Up next is Washington Watch with Tony Perkins. We'll see you tomorrow with more news.Political Dynamics and Spiritual Vigilance 4:52 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 and5:03 newsmakers, all from a biblical worldview. Washington Watch with Tony Perkins starts now.5:11 We are watching the recent developments in the ROK with grave concern. We are, seeking to engage with our Republic of Korea counterparts at every level, both here in the United States and5:23 in Seoul and ultimately here. Our hope is and and every hope and expectation is that any political disputes will be resolved, peacefully and in accordance with5:34 the rule of law.5:35 That was state department spokesman, Vedan Patel, commenting on South Korean president Yoon Suk yeol's declaration of martial law today, which was subsequently overridden by unanimous vote of the5:47 National Assembly. Welcome to Washington Watch. I'm your host, Tony Perkins, and it's great to be back in the studio. Here's what we're covering today. Texas congressman Nathaniel Moran will join us to discuss the5:58 unfolding situation in South Korea and its global implications. Also, 4 years ago, president Biden pledged to unite the country. It appears that on his way out of office, he finally succeeded6:10 by uniting Republicans and Democrats in opposition to his blanket pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, after repeatedly insisting he wouldn't do so. Meanwhile, his White House team is walking a fine line claiming the6:21 president supports the Department of Justice while simultaneously contradicting that stance.6:27 2 things could be true. The president does believe in the justice arms, system and and Department of Justice, and he also believes that his son was singled out politically.6:39 That was White House press secretary, Karine Jean Pierre's comments yesterday aboard Air Force 1. The select the health select subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic has released its final6:51 report. This 520 page document aims to shape future pandemic responses. The 3 areas of interest in particular are the origins of the virus, US funding of gain of7:03 function research through nongovernmental organizations, and the failure of government mitigation efforts. Doctor Robert Malone will join us to unpack the report's findings later on this edition7:15 of Washington Watch. And tomorrow, the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tennessee's version of the SAFE Act. This is a act, a law that protects minors from transgender surgeries and7:27 experimental drugs. 26 states now have similar laws in place. Missouri attorney general Andrew Bailey will join us to preview key arguments that will be made for and against these protections7:39 tomorrow. And finally, while much of the attention has been on president-elect Trump's pick for his next administration, Congress has selected its leadership for the 100 nineteenth congress that7:50 begins in January. Texas congressman August Pflueger is the incoming chairman of the Republican study committee. He will share what the RSC's priorities will be in the coming term.8:02 And here's a reminder, today is Giving Tuesday. You've probably heard that. Well, you can partner with the Family Research Council and help us shine a light on biblical truth here in Washington DC during this lame8:14 duck session of congress and beyond. Now FRC is standing as a watchman on our nation's spiritual walls protecting faith, family, and freedom. And thanks to a 50000 dollar challenge match, every dollar8:26 you give will be doubled today. So we have folks standing by to take your call. Give us a call, 802 2 5 4 0 0 8. That's 802 2 5 4 08:38 0 8 to talk to 1 of the FRC team members standing by to take your call, or you can visit our website, tony burkins dot com as well. Alright. While there8:50 continues to be a lot of chatter over president Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter, over the weekend, easily overlooked amid the sound bites and knee jerk reactions can be just how significant the sweeping pardon is.9:02 No modern US president, with maybe the exception of Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon, has ever issued such an absolution until Biden's full and9:14 unconditional pardon of his son going back almost 11 years. Hunter Biden has effectively been given a free pass for any federal law he might have broken over the past 11 years.9:26 Now what could the impacts of this pardon be? What message does it send? And what does this mean for the investigations that have been underway on the shady business practices of the Biden9:38 family? With me now to discuss this and more is congressman Nathaniel Morin. He serves on 3 house committees, including the judiciary committee and the foreign affairs committee. He9:50 represents the first congressional district of Texas. Congressman Morin, welcome back to Washington Watch. Great to see you.9:57 Thanks, Kenny. Great to be here. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving last week.10:01 I did. It was very good. And you?10:03 A fantastic Thanksgiving. Luckily, I got 2 turkeys correctly done before lunchtime.10:10 Hey. That is a an accomplishment. So let's start, before we jump into the Hunter Biden situation, let's, touch on the issue in South Korea. How significant10:22 is is the president there declaring martial law only having to, retract it about 6 hours later after the National Assembly overruled him?10:34 Yeah. This is really significant. And, frankly, this is very concerning because we're talking about a strategic ally in a very important region of the world for us, but an ally that has got a10:45 democratic basis to it, and we want this to see the rule of law upheld. And what president Yoon did is certainly concerning because martial law should be the very last thing, that is resorted10:57 to. And, as the facts roll in, boy, you wonder, what was the foundational basis for this? I know he's had a lot of opposition from, from, leader Lee's11:09 party and a lot of internal struggles, leadership struggles as well. And you look back just a couple years ago, when he got elected in 2022, he just won by a small margin, 1 percent over, the opposition11:21 party, and he was, of course, the 1 pushing back against North Korea more than the other party. But still, the other party controls about a hundred and 92 of the 300 seats in,11:33 the the parliament there. And, just about 8 feet short of what they need to impeach president Yoon, and you wonder really was this a politically motivated, stunt on11:45 his part? Was this a politically motivated, activity, to reduce the influence of the opposition party and to try to quell the growing internal problems he's having his own party? I hope that was not the case, but,11:57 certainly, this is very concerning for a democratic, a democratic Korea.12:03 It it does. When you look at what is included in the declaration of martial law, this is, basically, all news and media publications are now under the control of the government. No political12:16 gatherings, no opposition, even an ability to crack down on fake news. I mean, this is, as you said, this is stuff we would expect from totalitarian12:28 governments. But when this starts to come into democracies, I think it's something we should take note of.12:35 Yeah. Absolutely. We should. And, you're exactly right. When you're talking about the the rights of the people to associate with 1 another to push back against the government, And we've talked about this here in12:47 America when the government begins to decide what is correct information and misinformation. That is a slippery slope that we do not wanna go down here in America, and we don't wanna see our democratic partners12:59 around the world, give into that. It's an easy and susceptible pathway to go down to, because governments wanna tend to believe that they have the truth. But as we've already13:10 seen here, you've, highlighted at the beginning of the hour about the, about the COVID information that we got during the COVID time period. Government oftentimes is wrong, and government should not be the purveyor of13:22 what is truth and what is not truth. We need to let, free press and free expression of speech happen, and we wanna see that happen with our democratic partners around the world too.13:32 Yeah. Because we certainly would not want to see that happen here in the United States regardless of what party might be in power. What allows us to do course corrections is when the American people have13:43 the full ability to express themselves and peacefully assemble and seek the, redress of grievances that they have.13:52 We can do it at the13:53 ballot box, but there's other times to do it as well, and it's important that we protect those rights.13:58 Absolutely. That's exact is there essential and foundational to preserving the democratic institutions that we have here, and we need to make sure to reinforce that with our partners around the world14:10 that they need to make clear that that's gonna be, upheld in their own countries. Otherwise, the democratic processes there cannot be trusted.14:19 So let's talk about here at home, congressman Moran, about the pardoning of Hunter Biden. Now pardons presidential pardons are not new. Maybe a little14:31 different, pardoning your own son for criminal behavior that he both, plead guilty to and was convicted of. But going back, almost 11 years, that's quite significant.14:42 Does this shake the trust in our government institutions?14:48 It should shake the trust in government institutions, but I don't think anybody should be surprised by this pardon Even when president Biden, months ago, was saying he promised he would not, would not pardon his son.15:00 He promised to abide by the verdict. And then after the conviction, reinforced it and said he promised to do it. And then we saw the press secretary again validating those statements and saying, listen. President Biden15:11 is not gonna let his son off the hook. He's gonna embrace what the jury is gonna do. We knew then that those were false words. Anybody that was listening closely knew that that was not gonna actually come to fruition.15:23 This should not be unexpected, but it should be shamefully, received because, truly, this just reinforces, I think, the Biden's legacy of promoting a 2 2 tiered justice15:35 system of saying there is 1 level of justice for the Biden family, and there is a different level of justice for the rest of Americans, ordinary Americans, because no other ordinary American, would get15:47 this kind of treatment. And certainly, a 10 year, 11 year, going back to January first 2014, having as broad a scope as we've seen since, really the Nixon pardon saying15:58 whatever he's done under federal law, he's gonna wipe away with a pardon. It's atrocious to see that happen, and it's equally atrocious to hear the excuses now for him to come out and say, well, you16:10 know, he was targeted because he was, he was my son, and so, he was specially targeted, so I'm gonna give him special treatment. That's not that's not the case. And certainly, nothing's been nothing's changed16:22 since August or July when he said and reaffirmed again, I promise I won't pardon my son. If anything, Hunter Biden's been given preferential treatment over the past decade, and here16:34 he gets another preferential hand.16:36 Speaking of the family, does this put other family members in jeopardy now that Hunter has this pardon? He he cannot plead the fifth if he's called to testify regarding other activities that16:48 the Biden family has been involved in.16:51 Yeah. It it is a a legal conundrum for them at this point, in that regard, but I do think that there was gonna be some problems, if perhaps he wasn't given this pardon17:03 from when you're looking at it from, president Biden's family standpoint because without the pardon, he's he's got incentive to go to the feds and say, hey. I've got more information on my family if you'll let me out of17:15 jail. And given the lack of character that Hutton Hunter Biden has, I could could have seen him doing that, throwing some of his family members under the bus specifically to get out. So, you know, you17:27 could you can, argue 1 way or the other for which is the best benefit for the Hunter Biden family, but, truly, this is just more of a father protecting a son. And I bet you if you trace him back17:38 to his childhood, this is what president Biden did from the very beginning. And that's why Hunter grew up the way he did, believing that he could escape any consequences for his actions.17:49 Is this the last of it, or or is this something we're gonna hear more of even into the next congress?17:56 I think you're gonna continue to hear more of it just generally as the Biden family, gets exposed, and I think there would be more more exposure of the bad deeds that they did, not just Hunter, but18:07 throughout the family itself. So you're gonna hear more about it. But, certainly, as the president, he has the sole authority, to grant this pardon, and it's it's unfortunate that he's18:19 exercised his authority in such an an abusive way.18:24 Well, I, I I do think congress should, and I hope they will continue to look at this because justice needs to be done, no matter how long it takes. Congressman Nathaniel Morin, thanks so much for18:36 joining us. Always great to see you.18:38 My pleasure. Thanks, Tony. Have a great day.18:40 You too. Alright. Don't go away, folks, on the other side of the break. The coronavirus select committee released its final report, 520 pages. We look at it next.Pandemic Lessons and Future Preparedness 18:53 The throne of Jesus Christ is unchallenged. His name was never on the ballot to begin with, and it's never gonna be on the ballot. He's the king of kings, and he's the lord of lords, and nothing's gonna change19:04 that. And so our mission stays the same, preach the gospel, make disciples, get ready for heaven. 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Welcome back to Washington Watch. Good to have you with us. Hope you're getting into the Christmas spirit. We're gonna help you here at Washington Watch playing a little Christmas music. Well, today is22:05 Giving Tuesday, and we have members of the FRC team standing by to take your call. If you would like to, partner with us, thanks to a 50000 dollar challenge match. Every dollar you give will be doubled. So give22:17 us a call right now, 802 2 5 4 0 0 8. That's 802 2 5 4 0 0 8 to talk with, 1 of our team members. As I mentioned22:29 earlier, yesterday, the house select subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic concluded its 2 year investigation into the COVID 19 pandemic and released a final 520 page report on22:41 the lessons learned on the and, the path forward. Basically, how do we respond in the future? Well, what were the takeaways from the report, and how will it help to protect the citizens of the United22:52 States, not only from the next pandemic, but also from the failed responses that we saw from government? Here now to discuss this, doctor Robert Malone, chief medical and regulatory officer for the UNITY project. Doctor23:04 Malone is internationally recognized recognized physician scientist who specializes in advanced development of medical countermeasures to infectious diseases. Doctor Malone, welcome back to the program.23:17 Thanks for having me on, Tony. It's a interesting time and an interesting report.23:22 It is. How thorough before we go piece by piece, just how thorough of a review was this of the pandemic in your opinion?23:34 So there's areas that it was, quite thorough and aggressive in part because it had the ability to subpoena, and to hold, classified hearings. There is a lot of23:45 concern and complaints that the committee did not delve into, in particular, the adverse events associated with the vaccine. This is revealed in part through23:57 the odd juxtaposition of a very strong endorsement of Operation Warp Speed immediately followed by a statement in the committee's summary that24:08 the vaccines were over, their effectiveness was overstated, their safety was understated, or it was not acknowledged, the adverse event24:20 profiles. And, there, the committee specifically said that the vaccines were very ineffective in preventing infection and disease. So that juxtaposition of24:32 endorsement of Operation Warp Speed followed by a resounding, lack of endorsement of the, efficacy and safety of the vaccines is another thing that a lot24:44 of people find, perplexing and, speaks of a compromise within the committee, and kind of the usual DC process of speaking24:56 out of both sides of one's mouth.24:58 Yeah. It was like it was like we we got this thing done very quickly. It didn't work, but we got it done.25:03 Yeah. And it didn't work, and it and it caused major health concerns, impacts. And that's you can pick that out, for instance, where the other committee comments is that25:16 those that were harmed by the vaccine are not being efficiently and adequately compensated by the process. So, there's a lot of contradictions25:28 here. It clearly represents a, consensus document, after 2 years of arguing. We saw that arguing very clear in a number of the public testimonies, including25:40 with, doctor Fauci.25:41 Right.25:42 But all in all, I'm I you know, the comment also is, well, we knew all that stuff. We've heard it all for the last 4 years. Yeah. But you didn't have a official congressional,25:55 statement on that.25:56 For instance, the origins of of COVID 19 appears that they they've settled on the idea that it did come from the lab, something that was said at the very beginning and was refuted by those in government.26:09 And, you've, cited the CNN report on this topic in which CNN is still dug in on natural origin and is denying and obfuscating the importance of the26:21 committee's decisions and conclusions regarding the laboratory origin. But throughout much of the world, this is considered to be, the, the the truth is26:33 that, this was an engineered virus. And as the committee correctly points out, it has characteristics that are not found in nature, and it has the characteristics of a single point26:45 of emergence into the population at Wuhan adjacent to the Wuhan Institute of Virology.26:52 Let's talk about the mitigation efforts that were undertaken by the government, in particular, you know, distancing, masking. You mentioned the vaccines.27:04 They came to the conclusion that most of us in the in in America realized very early. Those things didn't work.27:13 They did. And, they also, were quite critical of, the governor of New York, Cuomo, and the actions that he took27:24 in the context of the elderly and the nursing homes. And there's indications that, that was a that's been referred to DOJ. The committee did endorse in a soft and squishy27:36 way, aspects of the testing program that was done as a public private partnership while acknowledging that the testing had significant problems. So it's I there's27:48 clearly an attempt here to be fair and balanced and to take into consideration the positions of the minority.27:55 The the big question is will this have the impact of preventing the failed attempts that were taken during COVID 19 to28:07 if any future pandemic arises?28:12 Forgive my cynicism on that. I I don't see the federal government at this point in time taking these suggestions in and acting appropriately to respond to28:24 them. This is this should be a a very active lessons learned in their openness and transparency. We're we're not seeing that. And, I I'm unless,28:37 mister Kennedy is confirmed and, his appointments are successful in, moving forward, transparency, and28:49 accountability, I very much doubt we're gonna see it. And you can see that as many of the same players are now ramping up, fear29:01 about, the, avian influenza.29:05 Right.29:05 Sorry about we had a little bit of a a glitch. Yeah.29:09 So we're almost out of time here, but I think 1 of the things should happen is under the next administration, this the the same leaders in Congress should push this forward, making sure that these,29:21 findings are in fact taken into consideration when policies are shaped by the next administration. Doctor Malone, out of time. Thanks for joining us. Always great to see you. Always appreciate your input.29:33 Thank you, Tony.29:35 But that is something I think we need to stay on. And then, we're gonna continue to talk about that. Even though this is the final report, we need to make sure it goes somewhere. As doctor Malone said, he's right to be29:45 cynical because government rarely learns its lessons. Don't go away. More after this. It begins here and here and here.Show more In this video 0:06 Global Tensions and Domestic Challenges4:36 Political Dynamics and Spiritual Vigilance18:53 Pandemic Lessons and Future Preparedness29:52 Protecting Children and Upholding Parental Rights38:59 Unity and Leadership in a New Congress
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