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''This week, I was invited to the White House to attend a roundtable with President Trump and other faith and community leaders. It was sponsored by the White House Office of American Innovation, and the subject was urban communities.

"I cannot tell you how exciting it was to see the energy and commitment to change in that room. We spoke about prison reform and the issues affecting African Americans in the inner city. There was talk about funding and initiatives that would help the black community.

"Coming from the president who has overseen the best African American employment rates on record, it was very promising. At the meeting, I even told President Trump that I am, "with him 100%." I support his efforts to address the challenges faced by the black community and his stand on religious freedom.

"After the president's attention to inner city problems, his pro-life initiatives, and his record of appointing conservative judges, how could I say anything else?

At the White House...

PASTOR’S PRAISE: At a meeting with inner city pastors, Darrell Scott of Ohio tells Trump he is “the most pro-black president” is recent history who “actually wants to prove something to our community.” “The last president didn’t feel like he had to,” Scott told the President. pic.twitter.com/gyFJNN71Qg — World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) August 1, 2018

"My comment of support for the president has already gotten negative attention on social media ... and I don't care one bit.

"The Left wants to put black people on a political plantation. Anyone who dares to criticize their policies or leave the Democratic Party is belittled, mocked, and insulted."

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They asked my daughter Ivanka whether or not the media is the enemy of the people. She correctly said no. It is the FAKE NEWS, which is a large percentage of the media, that is the enemy of the people!

4:24 PM - 2 Aug 2018

Sen. Lindsey Graham Joins Tony Perkins on the Radio to Discuss Sanctions on Turkish Officials Involved in Pastor Brunson Case

August 3, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) appeared on Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, a national radio show which airs on more than 240 stations across the country. On the show, Sen. Graham weighed in on the Trump administration's sanctions imposed on Turkish officials who were involved in the arrest and imprisonment of American Pastor Andrew Brunson. After nearly two years in prison, the pastor was released last week to house arrest.

Senator Graham commented, "Pastor Brunson, I saw him in jail in Izmir. And a couple weeks later they let him out and he's at home now in Izmir, Turkey, and I appreciate that step. He's a wonderful man, committed to his faith. He was a pastor of a church for about 50 or 60 people. He no more wanted to overthrow the government of Turkey than I could be in the NBA. He got caught up in something not of his making. He's been in jail way to long. He is not an enemy of the Turkish people or the state of Turkey." Sen. Graham continued, "I want to tell your listeners who have prayed dutifully and passionately on behalf of Pastor Brunson, we're going to get a good outcome sooner rather than later."

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, and host of Washington Watch, added, "Continue to pray for Pastor Brunson. I did talk to the Secretary of State earlier this week about the case. This is a focal point, the administration is focusing very intently on it and the Secretary of State is taking the lead. But, we need to continue to pray."

To listen to the full interview, click this link: https://soundcloud.com/family-research-council/lindsey-graham-brunson

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Sec. of State Mike Pompeo Joins Tony Perkins on the Radio to Preview the First-Ever 'Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom'

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 19, 2018 -- Today, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared on Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, a national radio show which airs on more than 240 stations across the country. On the show, Secretary Pompeo shared about the State Department hosting the first-ever "Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom" next week. The event will be held July 24 -- 26, bringing together government officials, representatives of international organizations, religious leaders, rights advocates, and members of civil society organizations from around the world.

Secretary Pompeo commented, "There are many countries in which religious freedom is not available. And we believe that by gathering citizens from around the world -- we'll have over 80 delegations from different countries, 40 plus of my counterparts at the foreign minister level will be in attendance, and religious leaders like yourself -- all brought together to highlight the central nature of religious freedom and its importance to individuals and countries." Pompeo continued, "We expect for this to be far more than just talk... We'll be laying out a path where we're hopeful that the State Department here in the United States can lead a process where religious freedom is raised as a priority for the citizens of eveaders, rights advocates, and members of civil society organizations from around the world.

Family Research Council president Tony Perkins, and host of Washington Watch, added, "This is the first ever [Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom], and I don't want this to be lost on our listeners. This issue of religious freedom, both domestically and from a foreign policy standpoint, is a priority for this administration. This is much more than lip service. This administration takes this seriously."

To listen to the full interview, click this link: https://soundcloud.com/family-research-council/mike-pompeo

The Left's New Leader, About That Meddling, Prayers For Pastor Brunson

Thursday, July 19, 2018
By Gary Bauer

The Left's New Leader

Pop quiz:  Name the leader of the political left today.

If you said Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, you'd be wrong.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer or House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi? Nope.

No, the leader in the sense of setting the "tone" of the political left is a 28 year-old socialist from the Bronx, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

As we have noted, she burst onto the political scene just a few weeks ago after defeating a member of Nancy Pelosi's leadership team by running on a platform of free health care, free college, opposition to Israel, calls for widespread civil disobedience, and demands that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) be abolished.

Just to be clear, abolishing ICE means letting violent criminals roam our streets.  According to the Pew Research Center, "Immigrants with past criminal convictions accounted for 74% of all arrests made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in fiscal 2017."

We're talking about more than 100,000 illegal immigrants with DUIs, drug charges, sexual assaults and even homicides.
After her victory, many prominent progressive politicians jumped on the "abolish ICE" bandwagon.  And Ocasio-Cortez's influence was on full display yesterday in the House of Representatives.

House conservatives called for a vote on a resolution expressing support for "the officers and personnel who carry out" ICE's important mission.  All Republicans but one (Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan) voted to express their support for the brave men and women of ICE who put their lives on the line to protect us.

Incredibly, only 18 Democrats voted for the resolution.

Following the lead of socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 34 progressives voted against it, while 133 voted "present."

The American people are not on board with the left's lawless, radical agenda.  A recent Politico poll found that only 25% of voters support abolishing ICE.

By the way, a new Gallup poll finds that immigration is the top concern among voters.  Gee, I wonder why?!

  About That Meddling. . .

I was on Capitol Hill this week, and I had a fascinating conversation with Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas.

As you may know, he aggressively confronted renegade FBI operative Peter Strzok, who was once chief of the FBI's Counterespionage Section.  There were several significant revelations from that hearing, which the media largely ignored.

Rep. Gohmert filled me in on some of the details of his exchange with Strzok, and this is something that really can't be ignored.

Strzok told the committee that he was concerned about foreign influence in the 2016 election.  Rep. Gohmert asked how serious his concern really was because key officials in the intelligence community had briefed Strzok about an "anomaly" they found on Hillary Clinton's email server, and he did nothing.

They discovered during a forensic analysis that essentially everything Hillary sent on her server had been redirected to a hostile foreign power that was not Russia.  Strzok told Gohmert that he could not recall this briefing.

Really?  He could not recall being told that 30,000 emails from the secretary of state had been contemporaneously redirected to an enemy?

It seems that the Obama Administration was compromised by a foreign enemy because of the stupidity of the secretary of state and the malfeasance of the FBI's counterespionage division, which was distracted by its efforts to take down the Republican presidential nominee.

In what world is this not a HUGE story?

If we had a truly non-partisan, unbiased free press, this would be banner headlines.  But the entire media complex is instead talking about the Trump/Putin press conference.


  Wray Said What?

There has been a lot of talk about Russia lately.  Democrats are accusing President Trump of treason.

Even some Republicans, like Bob Corker, Jeff Flake and John McCain, are accusing the president of being weak when it comes to confronting Vladimir Putin.  But what really gets them mad is when he imposes tariffs against China.

Well, guess what FBI Director Christopher Wray said yesterday?  He told NBC News that China's spying and meddling was "the broadest, most challenging, most significant threat we face as a country."  Wow!

Where are all the China hawks now?
  Prayers For Pastor Brunson

As one of President Trump's appointees to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the plight of Pastor Andrew Brunson is a top priority for me, for the Commission and for the Trump/Pence Administration.

Pastor Brunson has been unjustly imprisoned since 2016 by the Islamist government of Turkey.  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is holding Brunson as a hostage.  He is demanding we hand over Fethullah Gulen, an opponent of the Edogan regime who lives in Pennsylvania.

One of my fellow commissioners, Kristina Arriaga, traveled to Turkey this week to be in the courtroom for Pastor Brunson's latest hearing.  Sadly, it was a kangaroo court that once again denied his release and ordered him to be detained for another three months.

Reacting to this outrage, President Trump tweeted:
 

"A total disgrace that Turkey will not release a respected U.S. Pastor, Andrew Brunson, from prison.  He has been held hostage far too long.  Erdogan should do something to free this wonderful Christian husband & father.  He has done nothing wrong, and his family needs him!"

To all our pastors and prayer partners, please urge your churches to pray for Pastor Brunson's safety, and for his family.

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You’re welcome to attend a great lecture on the institutions of our society coming up this Tuesday.  We’ll discuss how government, education, business, and community influence our Constitutional freedom.  We are excited to have our Senior Education Director from AFP Foundation headquarters delivering the presentation.

NEW!  Grassroots Leadership Academy Presentation

Lecture topic: Framework for American Freedom - Institutions of Freedom

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