Mike Waltz
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And he put a spotlight on it.
She replied as a Christian herself and thanked him.
And then I have to give credit where credit's due at the suggestion of our friend Alex Bruzwitz.
He suggests, you know, invite her to the U.N., invite her to the embassy.
Let's talk about what we can do together.
And she responded and came.
We had an amazing panel.
We dialed in a pastor from Nigeria who told his firsthand stories of churches that are being burned.
Clergy that's literally being beheaded.
People who are being chased out of their home for the crime of wearing a cross.
The blasphemy laws and the Sharia law that is in place in much of Nigeria and other countries.
These are things that...
Someone like her, with her quarter billion followers across all of our platforms, it's an unlikely pairing, didn't see that one coming.
But where we can work together to not just put a spotlight and educate people, but to make sure there's real action.
And we've seen the Nigerian government move not fast enough, but move in a better direction in response to the president, in a response to the things that we're doing here.
So
Look, the UN, it can be a place and a platform to do things like that, whether it's on the persecutions of Christians, human trafficking, or other issues that give voice to the voiceless.
Yeah, it is.
It's a testament to how powerful the United Nations could be when it's actually focusing on the right things.
And the situation in Nigeria is the right thing.