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Join the discussion on US' continued efforts to stop the war in Ukraine, illegal shipments of the abortion drug into pro-life states, and a two-state solution that the U.S. and Israel boycotted.
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In this video 0:00 Global Tensions and Domestic Policies4:28 Political Maneuvering and International Relations18:49 The Fight for Life and Family Values32:03 Senate Stalemates and Legislative Challenges38:49 Israel's Struggle and the Quest for Truth
Global Tensions and Domestic Policies 0:05 Welcome to the Washington Watch News Desk. I'm Sarah Holliday with today's top stories. President Donald Trump is ramping up pressure on Russia and Ukraine to finally end the war.0:17 Originally, he gave both countries a 50 day deadline. But on Monday, he slashed it down to just 10 to 12 days. Speaking from Scotland, Trump expressed0:29 his frustration with Russian president Vladimir Putin after a reporter asked Trump if he thought Putin has been lying to him.0:38 Well, I don't wanna use the word lying. All I know is we'd have a good talk and it seemed on, let's say, 3 occasions, it seemed that we were gonna have a a ceasefire and maybe peace, and you divide it up and you do0:49 whatever you have to do that, obviously, to get to the end. And all of a sudden, missiles are flying into Kyiv and other places. And I say, what's that all about? I spoke to him 3, 41:00 hours ago, and it looked like we were on our way. And then I'd say forget it, and I'm not gonna talk anymore. You know, this has happened on too many1:12 occasions, and I don't like it. I don't like it.1:17 The fiery ultimatum follows Russia's relentless overnight assault. Over 300 drones and missiles that hammered Ukraine in a slap in the face to US led peace efforts.1:28 Trump laid it out plain and simple. If there's no progress by August seventh or ninth at the absolute latest, Russia could face steep tariffs and sanctions. Ukrainian
1:40 leaders including president Vladimir Zelensky's chief of staff are rallying behind Trump's move. They said the original deadline was too long to begin with. The Kremlin, they've kept
1:52 quiet on this tightened timeline at least for now. Pivoting now to the economic front, Trump unleashed another round of tariffs.
2:04 15 to 20 percent on goods flooding into the US from nations all around the globe. Here's how he put it.
2:12 We're making, deals that are good for us, but we want them to be good for everybody. It's important that we're gonna be setting a tariff for essentially the rest of the world, and that's what they're gonna
2:24 pay if they wanna do business in the United States. Because you can't sit down and make 200 deals, but we made the big ones.
2:31 Some critics believe this could trigger potential trade wars. Supporters, however, argue it's a long overdue lifeline for American manufacturing. Most countries have not retaliated.
2:43 So, let's join the world in watching how this plays out. Closer to home, the Trump administration is doubling down on protecting kids from transgender
2:55 drugs and surgeries. The Department of Justice just subpoenaed Boston Children's Hospital. They're digging into alleged fraud ties tied to sex change treatments for minors.
3:07 This is big but it's not just Boston. Yale New Haven Hospital and Connecticut Children's Medical Center have come clean. They're hitting the brakes on these controversial
3:19 procedures. Reportedly, they now have serious legal and ethical concerns. It appears this is yet another domino to fall in the fight against these experimental procedures for
3:30 minors. And speaking of protecting the vulnerable, a heartbreaking crisis is seeing a major breakthrough. The FBI and DOJ have arrested the ringleaders of 4
3:43 dark web child sex abuse networks. Platforms that had over 120000 users and had at least 100000 visits in a single day.
3:55 The operation has so far led to 18 convictions where where the offenders have collectively received over 300 years in prison according to the DOJ. Operation Grayskull hailed as the
4:06 largest of its kind, obliterated sophisticated networks preying on innocent kids. DOJ officials said this should serve as a warning to predators that they will not find safe haven
4:18 even on the dark web. And so the fight continues. Authorities have seized key servers but the global manhunt for more suspects continues worldwide. And those are
Political Maneuvering and International Relations
4:30 today's headlines. I'm Sarah Holliday. Dive deeper with the Washington stand at washington stand dot com. Up next is Washington Watch with Tony Perkins. We're back tomorrow with more stories of that matter.
4:51 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 and newsmakers,
5:03 all from a biblical worldview. Washington Watch with Tony Perkins starts now.
5:09 I'm gonna make a new deadline of about 10, 10 or 12 days from today. There's no reason in waiting. There's no reason in waiting. It's 50
5:21 days. I wanna be generous, but, we just don't see any progress being made.
5:27 That was president Donald Trump yesterday shortening Russia's 50 day window to reach a ceasefire or face crushing crushing sanctions to just 10 to 12 days. Welcome to this July 20 ninth edition of Washington
5:39 Watch. I'm your host, Tony Perkins. Thanks so much for joining us. Well, despite the increased pressure, Russia appears unmoved. Just last night, it launched a major barrage of drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic
5:51 missiles. South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham, who has authored legislation to ramp up sanctions on Russian oil, will join me in just a moment. Also ahead, Baptist pastors and leaders from 22
6:03 states have sent a letter to president Donald Trump urging him to end a dangerous Biden era policy that allows abortion drugs to be mailed even in the states with laws that protect the unborn.
6:15 We'll talk with doctor Will Hall of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, 1 of the signers of the letter. Plus, more than a hundred and 30 Trump administration nominees are stalled on the senate floor.
6:28 What's behind the delay? Montana senator Steve Daines, a member of the senate leadership team, will he'll fill us in and tell us why. And finally
6:37 The UK will recognize the state of Palestine by the United Nations General Assembly in September unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps
6:50 to end the appalling situation in Gaza, agree to a ceasefire, and commit to a long term sustainable peace, reviving the prospect of a 2 state solution.
7:02 That was UK prime minister Keir Starmer earlier today saying that if Israel does not come to a ceasefire in Gaza and agree to
7:14 a 2 state solution, UK is gonna join France in September at the United Nations General Assembly and call for a Palestinian state. Carolyn Glick,
7:26 international affairs adviser to the prime minister of Israel, will join us later from Jerusalem. All of that and more coming up on this edition of Washington Watch. Let me encourage you if
7:38 you've not yet downloaded the Stand Firm app so that you can keep up with Washington Watch no matter where you are. Go to the App Store and get the Stand Firm app. Not only will you have access to Washington Watch, but
7:49 we also have our news and commentary from a biblical perspective, the Washington Stand, that is, constant news feed on the Stand Firm app, as well as my morning devotional, Stand on the Word. All
8:00 of that is found on the Stand Firm app. Go to the App Store, download the Stand Firm app. Well, earlier today, a Russian spokesman told reporters that Moscow has taken notes or taken into account,
8:13 president Trump's announcement of a new deadline for Russia to end its war with Ukraine, but they said it's special military operation, but its special military operation continues. Yesterday, president Trump said he
8:25 would give Russia 10 to 12 days to end the war rather than the 50 he had given back on July the fourteenth. What might president Trump do if Russia fails to meet that new deadline? Joining me now to discuss this and more
8:36 is US senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. He serves on 4 senate committees including the budget committee. He joins us by phone. Senator Graham, welcome back to Washington Watch. Thanks for, joining
8:48 us.
8:50 Well, thank you for covering this. It's a very important topic. Thank you.
8:53 Well, let's, start with, the president saying, alright. You only have 10 to 12 days now instead of the 50. What actions might the president take? Does this bring in your measure that
9:05 calls for increased sanctions on Russian oil?
9:11 Yes. I think so. There's 2 ways is what is he gonna do? He said today on the airplane coming back from from England, it was 10 days. So he said 10 days.
9:23 So the clock is ticking. Now what would he do? At the end of 10 days, if there's not a ceasefire, he's going to put sanctions on those who buy Russian oil and gas. Putin could care less
9:35 apparently about how many Russians get killed in the battle. You know, hundreds of thousands have been killed and wounded. I don't think he cares about sanctions because he lives pretty well, him and
9:47 his cronies. So what we're doing, I've talked to president Trump about, is go after the customers. He's a fossil fuel economy, Putin is. So Trump is threatening to go after China, India,
9:59 Brazil, and other countries that buy Russian gas that prop up Putin's war machine with tariffs a hundred percent. So in other words, China, if they keep buying Russian sheep oil to prop up this
10:11 war machine, Putin, Trump's gonna put a hundred percent tariff on Chinese products coming into America, and they're gonna have to pick between the American economy and helping Putin. I think that's the best way to get
10:22 Putin to the table.
10:24 So these countries that are buying this Russian oil, despite the international pressure not to do so, then the United States will take actions against those secondary countries, secondary
10:35 sanctions on those countries in what they sell to the United States.
10:40 Terrace, not sanctions. And the this EU deal with the European Union is the most fantastic deal I've ever seen an American president negotiate. We don't put a 15
10:52 percent tariff on European products. Some of them, you know, a lot of them coming in and, like, a hundred billion dollars a year. We're gonna replace Russian oil and gas in European
11:04 countries over time. This is a fantastic deal. But what Trump is telling, people like China countries like China and India who buy cheap Russian oil
11:15 Right.
11:16 To benefit their economy, that you're gonna pay a price for keeping this war going because without you helping Putin, he wouldn't be able to prosecute the war. This will be a game changer in his coming in
11:28 10 days. And my bill has congress allow him, you know, setting, this up for him. So he can do it through executive action or he can have congress
11:40 pass a bill allowing him to do it. I wanna help the president, give him the most leverage possible. I think there'd be 90 votes in the US senate to allow the president to put tariffs on countries that
11:52 buy Russian oil that don't help Ukraine from 0 to 500 percent. Let him pick the number.
11:58 Now these currently, is is Russia selling this oil, cheaper in order to get it to these
12:05 Dirt cheap. I mean, this is you know, Tony has a good India is buying oil from Russia and reselling it. Now Europe last week put a
12:17 price they will pay on Russian oil at 48 dollars a barrel versus what had been 60. Well, the goal list, buying Russian oil and gas, but that's gonna take a while.
12:29 We gotta build pipelines and ships and all that stuff. But Russia is selling it well below market because Putin just needs enough money
12:39 to get This is what's financing their war machine.
12:42 Totally. I mean, Trump, as always, goes for the juggler. Trump has figured out. We've talked about this for about a year. Without oil and gas customers,
12:54 Putin's out of business.
12:56 And this doesn't require any military, assistance from the United States.
13:01 1 bullet.
13:01 This is all economic.
13:02 1 bullet. All you're telling India and China, you have been profiting off this war. You don't do a thing to help Ukraine.
13:14 Right.
13:15 You're buying oil from Russia well below market. This cheap oil helps your economy, but keeps the war going. You're gonna have to make a decision 10 days from now.
13:26 Well If
13:27 you keep doing that, you're gonna lose access to the American economy.
13:30 Senator Lindsey Graham, I'd like to have a conversation at some point about India because they play both sides. They, you know, they Totally.
13:37 Hundred percent.
13:38 They wanna have a close relationship to the United States, but they're unwilling to make a commitment to the same values that we embrace. They're playing with China and Russia. I think they're unreliable, but that's
13:48 another conversation. I only have 5 more minutes, and I wanna I wanna go to another foreign policy issue. Okay. I I I wanna play a clip of Israeli foreign minister Gideon Czar responding to the
13:59 international pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza. Play clip 4, please.
14:05 The international pressure on Israel during critical days in the in the negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage deal has already
14:12 caused Hamas to
14:12 harden its position. This pressure is prime minister
14:27 prime minister of the UK coming out saying that if we don't have a ceasefire and Israel doesn't agree to a 2 state solution, we're going to join France in September and vote for a Palestinian
14:39 state. That's counterproductive. Is it not?
14:44 Well, I I know this is a religious radio show, but it's asked backwards. You should be doing the opposite. I've been telling Israel that if Hamas doesn't
14:56 agree to lay down their arms and the leaders exit Gaza, go in and do what we did to Berlin and Tokyo, take the place by force. The
15:07 Europeans are prolonging the war by putting on the table a Palestinian state makes, as the foreign minister said in Israel, Hamas
15:19 harder to deal with. So I talked to the British today. I've talked to the French. You're making it harder to find a ceasefire, not easier. So here's my position. To our friends in
15:31 Israel, do what you have to do to finish them off if they do not agree to lay down their arms, period.
15:40 Does the United States stick with him? I mean, the the president you know, I I know he's been very good on on Israel, but he he even he is seems to be moved by Hamas propaganda coming out of
15:52 Gaza.
15:53 I don't mind having humanitarian quarters to help feed people.
15:57 Right.
15:58 But we've got Hamas over in a corner now. You're negotiating with the iff. That's like asking that, you know, Israelis to negotiate
16:10 with religious Nazi Hamas.
16:12 Mhmm.
16:13 They were to kill all the Jews, and they're religious fanatics. So if you can't convince them to lay down their arms and the leaders go somewhere else,
16:25 then I think Israel needs to use everything at their disposal to end this war quickly. And I don't mind helping feed people, kids, but the goal is to end the
16:37 war so there's no future October seventh. And the Palestinian people will never have a better life as long as Hamas is around. We'll come in gun violence 2 years
16:48 after the most brutal attack on the Jewish people since the holocaust. Enough already. Finish Hamas off.
16:55 Alright. I'm gonna be joining, joined by Caroline Glick a little bit later in the program. We're gonna talk about that. What what I think is a pretty bold and pretty aggressive humanitarian effort that they put
17:07 forth down there, but Hamas has been, hijacking and stealing and selling a lot of the humanitarian relief.
17:15 Just 1 last thought. Did anybody suggest we should feed the Germans or the Japanese during World War 2?
17:24 Yeah. I mean,
17:25 it Yeah. Here's what's happened.
17:28 Why why do we hold why do we hold the the the Jewish state to a to a different standard?
17:32 I don't mind that. They're not fighting for their life. Do you agree with us? They're surrounded by groups, ISIS, Al
17:44 Qaeda types that wanted to kill all the Israelis. They believe they have to kill the Jews to honor God. Right. They're religious fanatics. And when we were
17:56 in the fight for our lives in World War 2, if you had suggested we need to start feeding the Germans or the Japanese as we're fighting their
18:08 forces, people to run you out of town.
18:10 Right. They would have looked at you like you were from outer space.
18:14 Like yes. And we've lost the sense of that this is a war for the survival.
18:20 That that Hamas started. A war that Hamas started.
18:24 They started
18:25 it. Not Israel. Yeah. Alright. Senator, we're out of time. Withdrew. Out of time. Always great to talk with you. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, thanks for joining us. Alright, folks. We're gonna talk more
18:36 about that a little bit later with Carolyn Glick who, works with the prime minister of Israel. But coming up next, a letter to president Donald Trump regarding the dangerous and deadly abortion drug mifepristone.
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