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5/12/2025 The Positives and Pushbacks on Trump’s Policies Along with the Democrats Repeating Bad Behavior.
May 12, 2025 · 59 min
Trump’s Middle East travels and tensions, tariff talks, and prescription price controls; Hamas released American hostage, budget reconciliation, Democrats illegally enter ICE facility, and a new Pope.
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In this video 0:00 Global Trade and Economic Policies1:41 Middle East Developments and International Relations3:31 US Domestic Policies and Legislative Efforts6:15 Religious Freedom and Advocacy8:41 Biblical Insights and Spiritual Guidance
1:37 3 percent, and the US dollar strengthened against major currencies. And in another major announcement, president Donald Trump announced today his intention to cut prescription drug
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1:49 prices by 59 percent aiming to align US prices with those in other countries. Trump signed an executive order that directs drug companies to lower the costs of their drugs
2:01 in the US to align with what other countries pay.
2:04 We are gonna pay the lowest price there is in the world. We will get whoever is paying the lowest price, that's the price that we're going to get. So remember that. So we're no longer paying 10 times
2:17 more than another country. Whoever is paying the lowest price, we will look at that price, and we will say that's the price we're going to pay. I am doing this for the American people. I'm doing
2:28 this against the most powerful lobby in the world, probably the drug lobby, drug and pharmaceutical lobby. But it's 1 of the most important orders, I think, that's ever been signed, certainly with regard to health care
2:40 or health.
2:41 The order directs health and human services to set targets for drug price reductions in the next 30 days, kicking off a round of negotiations between the government and drug makers. Currently, the United States pays
2:53 the highest prices for prescription drugs, often nearly 3 times more than other countries. And in a potential breakthrough in the Middle East, Hamas has released the last living American
3:05 hostage in Gaza. 21 year old Idan Alexander, an Israeli American soldier from New Jersey, has been held in captivity since October seventh. Hamas agreed to free
3:16 Alexander after engaging in ceasefire talks with the United States, signaling an attempt by the terrorist group to gain favor with president Trump. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel
3:28 to Israel on Monday to pick up Alexander. This development comes ahead of president Trump's upcoming Middle East trip, which will include visits to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, but not Israel
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3:40 despite ongoing diplomatic efforts to end the war in Gaza. And in other international news, over the weekend, president Trump announced that India and Pakistan had agreed to a ceasefire with the help
3:52 of US mediation. This comes after the 2 countries engaged intense fighting across their borders in the disputed Kashmir region. Here Here's what president Trump had to say about it earlier today.
4:04 On Saturday, my administration helped broker a full and immediate ceasefire, I think a permanent 1, between India and Pakistan ending a dangerous conflict of 2
4:15 nations with lots of nuclear weapons. And they were going at it hot and heavy, and it was seemingly not going to stop.
4:23 Despite the ceasefire, tensions between the 2 countries remain high. And those are today's headlines. I'm Victoria Marshall. For more news and commentary, check out the Washington stand at Washington
4:35 stand dot com. Up next is Washington Watch with Tony Perkins. We'll see you tomorrow with the porties.
4:50 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 For the
5:10 first time in many years, we'll slash the cost of prescription drugs, and we will bring fairness to America. Drug prices will come down. Big pharma will either abide by this principle voluntarily or will use the power of
5:22 the federal government to ensure that we are paying the same price as other countries.
5:27 How was president Donald Trump earlier today signing an executive order on prescription drug pricing? Welcome to this May twelfth edition of Washington Watch. I am Tony Perkins. Thanks for tuning in. Well, global mar
5:39 markets rallied after the US and China agreed to a major tariff reduction and a framework for renewed negotiations. We'll get insight from Wisconsin senator Ron Johnson. And as congress returns, attention
5:51 shifts back to the budget and reconciliation. The 1 big beautiful bill designed in part to codify many of president Trump's executive policies.
5:59 If you have a swing a pendulum swing as we do in this country often, you have a, let's say, a Democrat wins next time, I pray it doesn't happen. I don't think it will. But just in case, that new president would come in
6:10 and unwind and and reverse everything that's been done. So Congress has to put it into law, and the reconciliation vehicle is the really the only way that we can do that.
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6:20 That was house speaker Mike Johnson. I spoke with him over the weekend. I'll share that conversation with you later. Meanwhile, ahead of president Trump's first Middle East trip of his second term, Hamas has released the
6:31 last living American hostage, Eden Alexander, held since the October seventh attack.
6:37 His return without any concession in exchange is a direct result of the relentless military pressure exerted by our brave IDF forces and the
6:49 firm principled policy led by this country and this government in partnership with our US allies.
6:56 That was Israeli government spokesman David Mintzer earlier today. CBN's Middle East Bureau chief Chris Mitchell will join us from Jerusalem. And finally, we'll take a closer look at the media's reaction to Pope Leo the
7:07 fourteenth.
7:08 He checked all the boxes. He has he's multilingual. He's lived in 3 different continents. He's administratively capable. He's a pastor and a missionary.
7:20 So all of the traits that we talked about in the pre conclave discussions, he seemed to fit the bill, and and I think that's why things moved in that direction.
7:30 That was cardinal Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, who was a part of the selection. Mark Tapscott, senior congressional analyst, and Joshua Arnold, senior writer at the Washington stand, will join me to break down
7:41 that story and more from this past weekend. All of that and more coming up on this edition of Washington Watch. Also, the, final episode of God in Government is out today. You can find it
7:53 exclusively on the Stand Firm app. If you don't have the app, well, text the word course to 6 7 7 4 2, and I'll send you a link. That's course to 6 7 7 4 2. And you can
8:05 catch up on the previous episodes of God in Government as well. President Trump signed an executive order this morning, which aims to bring down the price of prescription medication in America.
8:17 The order aims to end global freeloading by making America, quote, unquote, the most favored nation in pricing for these drugs. But what does that ultimately mean for consumers, and how will it be
8:28 done? Here to discuss this and much more is US senator Ron Johnson from Wisconsin. He is a member of 4 senate committees, including the senate budget committee. Senator Johnson, welcome back to Washington Watch. Thanks
8:40 for joining us.Show more
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