All-Star Panel: The U.N. Gathers Amidst Alarming Escalation in the Middle East

The Bret Baier Podcast

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🗓️ 24 September 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Leaders from across the globe gathered in New York City this week for the United Nations 79th General Assembly, meeting at a time when alarming tensions in the Middle East and continued aggression from China has the United States and its' allies deeply troubled. Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, House Speaker Mike Johnson continues fighting to avoid a government shutdown. To discuss what's happening overseas and here at home, Bret sits down with former State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus, FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram, and former Tennessee Congressman and co-host of 'The Five,' Harold Ford Jr. Follow Bret on Twitter: @BretBaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Fox News Podcasts presents Brett Baer's All-Star panel.
0:19.5	America's got to be in the lead if you want to deal with these threats.
0:22.6	We're going to lead.
0:23.5	The morning is over, the Shiva is done, and if you're a conservative, you should be optimistic.
0:28.7	You know, my main priority right now is making sure that it delivers for the American people.
0:32.3	We have to make our country great again, and I will do that. I think the president gets criticized by people all the time for the stuff he says, by people
0:40.0	who ignore what he does.
0:41.5	Now, Fox's chief political anchor, Brett Bair.
0:45.4	Leaders and representatives from 134 countries traveled to New York City this week for the
0:49.8	United Nations General Assembly.
0:51.2	The Assembly gathers as tensions in the Middle East hit dangerous levels,
0:56.9	Hezbollah and Israel, Hamas and Israel, while the U.S. plans to send additional troops to the Middle East
1:03.6	with the effort to try to stop a greater regional war from breaking out. President Biden gave his final U.N. address.
1:12.4	My fellow leaders, I truly believe we're in another inflection point, world history.
1:18.4	With the choices we make today will determine our future for decades to come.
1:23.9	Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, Congress has agreed to an interim measure that extends government funding through December 20th, giving House Speaker Mike Johnson more time to put up a final spending bill that a bipartisan majority will stand behind.
1:36.9	To discuss this and the heated presidential campaign trail, we bring in our panel.
1:41.7	Former State Department spokesperson, founder of Polaris National Security, Morgan Ortegagis, Fox News Senior, congressional correspondent Chad Pergram,
1:49.7	and former Tennessee Congressman co-hosts of the five, Harold Ford Jr. Okay, Chad, first to you,
1:55.2	just to wrap up the funding issue. Where are we and where does this go? Well, the House of Representatives is going
2:03.2	to pass this on Wednesday. They're going to do it with the coalition of Democrats and Republicans.
2:07.6	Everybody always kind of thought this was the route it was going to go. In fact, some were even
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