RADIODecember 22, 2023

Did REPUBLICANS just vote to 'THROW AWAY the 4th Amendment'?!

The House of Representatives recently voted FOR an extension of FISA Section 702, which allows for the warrantless surveillance of American citizens in certain cases. But this wasn't a Democratic effort. 147 Republicans voted for it along with most of the Democrats. Glenn speaks with one of the Republicans who opposed the extension, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who believes Congress just "threw away the 4th Amendment." Rep. Massie explains the dirty tricks that the House used to pass the extension, including tying it to a defense package and giving legislators a "false choice" to either pass it or doom the world. So, is there any hope that this can be fixed?

Transcript

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GLENN: Thomas Massie, welcome to the program, sir. How are you?

MASSIE: Well, I've been better.

I am a little bit out of breath. I just ran from that vote that just threw away the Fourth Amendment to our Constitution. They passed the -- the extension of the foreign intelligence surveillance act.

GLENN: Oh, my gosh.

MASSIE: That's been used to spy on Americans. So it's misnamed.

GLENN: Was it even close?

MASSIE: It was close. In a way. We only needed one-third of the House to vote against it, to stop it.

See, I sit on the rules committee. Chip Roy sits on the rules committee. Ralph Norman sits on the Rules Committee. We have a blocking position and we said, you're not going to mash this thing together, with the funding for our military, and put it on the floor.

That's the swamp way of doing things. And we're done with that. So instead of bringing the bill through the rules committee, as most rules go.

They brought it on the floor, without going to the Rule Committee by suspending the rules.

Now, they can do that. But then they have to get a two-thirds majority vote. We needed 140 votes, roughly, out of the people who were present. To stop it.

GLENN: Yeah. Yeah. 118. I would assume most of them Republicans, but I hear there were some Democrats that were against this as well.

MASSIE: Yeah. We had 73 Republicans vote against this, and 45 Democrats vote against it.

GLENN: Listen to this, America.

Just 76, did you say? Republicans!

MASSIE: Republicans, yeah.

GLENN: That is insanity. What are these people thinking?

MASSIE: Well, Glenn, they put you in a skiff here. One of the secret realms without your phone, and they try to convince you that the world is going to end if they don't allow you to reauthorize this. But that's a false choice. We passed a reform to this, that would require the government to get a warrant.

Out of Jim Jordan's Judiciary Committee, another committee that Chip Roy and I sit on. And the Speaker, instead of bringing it to the floor, as a standalone bill, brought this -- this horrible thing, that as you said in your intro, we already know they've admitted. They've used it illegally on -- 250,000 times on Americans. They brought this same program back to the floor. And they say it's a four-month reauthorization.

GLENN: It's not.

MASSIE: But Mike Lee read the bill, points out, it may be a year of reauthorization. Because they will just reset the clock in January.

GLENN: I -- can you give me any hope for -- for the republic?

MASSIE: People ask me, is there any hope?

I say, I am here on the 5 percent chance that we can fix it.

And on the 30 percent chance, that it all goes to hell, and I live through that. And I can be here to try to put it back together.

So, you know. We started out this year.

We were -- you know, and McCarthy put three of us on the rules committee. So we could make sure that this didn't happen. So we could make sure they didn't put two different bills together.

You understand -- I don't want to defend it. But I want to explain the reason 147 Republicans voted the wrong way. They were given a false choice.

They were saying, if you don't -- if you don't fund this program, then we won't be able to spy on terrorists. And, oh, by the way, we've attached it to the military funding bill and the soldiers won't get paid. And they won't --

GLENN: You know, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Thomas. I don't mean to. I'm probably as mad as you are. But you're being much too kind. I'm sorry. If you're in Congress, and if you fall into that trap, which has which has been used over and over and over again, by both sides, you're a moron. And not smart enough to be in Washington, DC. Sorry.

MASSIE: It's -- it's Lucy and the football for some of us who have been here for ten years. We've seen it about three times. Because this program comes up for reauthorization every four years or so.

But you're right. They use the same tricks over and over. And in the classified rooms, they give you examples of how this program has been used to stop terrorists. But they don't give you examples of how this -- being able to spy on Americans, without a warrant has ever been able to help them stop a terrorist.

GLENN: We have -- I mean, does CTIL ring a bell with anyone?

Are they even paying attention?

You know, what Matt Taibbi and -- and Shellenberger came out and testified to, about CTIL and the program of psychological ops, being run on the American people.

The last thing this government needs is more power.

You know, everybody on the left, and the media. Oh, Donald Trump is going to be a dictator.

What's the difference, from what we're doing right now?

What's the difference?

MASSIE: Here's what's so frustrating to me, Glenn. Is we've waited. I've waited a decade to get a Chairman of Judiciary or Chairman of Intel. And in this case, we have got the Chairman of Judiciary who actually cares about this issue Jim Jordan.

And -- and Mike Johnson served on this committee. He was working on this problem, with us.

Then he became speaker. And he won't bring the judiciary bill to the floor.

GLENN: Why? Why?

What part of his soul do you think he sold?

MASSIE: I don't think he sold his soul.

I think they have put him in one of these rooms and shared him the extra super classified stuff. And convinced him, if he doesn't do this, this will be a terrorist attack on --

GLENN: There will be a terrorist attack in this country, because our borders are wide open.

MASSIE: That is true.

GLENN: I mean, you cannot have it both ways. You can't say, we have to have this tool, because terrorist attacks are going to happen. But we're letting 15 -- what is it 5,000 people in every day.

You can't have it both ways!

MASSIE: Listen, you're --

GLENN: I know. I'm sorry.

MASSIE: But your frustration is an expression of the frustration of your listeners and of my voters.

I am -- Chip Roy. He tried -- I have to give him credit. He called a motion to adjourn, before they brought this bill up. He tried to adjourn Congress.

GLENN: He should have put -- you know what, he should have pulled the fire alarm. They don't do anything about that anyway.

MASSIE: I guess we should all pull fire alarms.

GLENN: Yeah. I mean, it's unbelievable.

And then the gall of James clapper to come out.

And have the same people, that wrote the public statement about Hunter Biden's laptop. The same people come out and say, we really need section 702.

How do these people have any credibility?

With anybody?

MASSIE: I don't know. But they put them as subject matter experts.

They should be a reason to vote against this.

GLENN: Exactly right. Exactly right.

Okay. Can you tell me.

Gosh, you know, Thomas. You know I love you.

Don't feel like I'm taking it out on you.

But you're one of the good guys.

And thank Chip and Mike and everybody else working behind the scenes to stop this stuff.

MASSIE: There's a little bit of hope, Glenn.

Let me give you a little bit of hope. We still have the judiciary bill that can still bring it to the floor.

We can still pass that in the House. That's what we need to do. There's a fake reform package that the Intel Committee has passed. We do not need to bring that to the floor. Actually, Chip Roy and I and Ralph Norman stopped that from coming to the floor this week. The fake one.

So there's a real one on the docket. They could mark it up. January, February, March. That's what we need to do. It's got reforms like get a damn warrant.

It's got reforms like criminal penalties for people who abuse the program. It's got reforms like congressmen can go there, and look at what's goggle. Kind of reforms.

I think it's a serious bill.

That's the one we should go to the floor. And we should do it as soon as we get back from Christmas.

GLENN: All right. What else is being sneaked by the American people in the holiday season.

Because this is when it always happens. What else is going to happen?

MASSIE: Well, while I've got you on here. Here's what's coming up next. They did the extension. The CR.

GLENN: Yeah. Of course they did.

MASSIE: Into January and February. But remember, I got a provision that if they keep doing PRs, the whole budget gets cut 1 percent. I know that's not enough. But that will kick in, in April. And they are freaking out right now.

GLENN: Over 1 percent!

MASSIE: Over 1 percent. Like the world will end, if we spend 1 percent less this year than the Democrats did last year.

GLENN: Joe Biden -- Joe Biden farted out $200 million to Ukraine, and that wouldn't even -- that's not even touching 1 percent.

You are kidding me? They're freaking out?

MASSIE: They're freaking out. 1 percent is 15 billion. And Joe Biden is asking for another 60 billion.

He's asking for 4 percent of our discretionary budget additionally to go to Ukraine. And they're freaking out over this 1 percent cut provision, that I got signed into law. They did this out of desperation.

But now it's coming up. They will move heaven and earth to get out of that 1 percent. That's what everybody needs to be watching, I think, right now. Is whether they cheat us out of the 1 percent cut that Chuck Schumer voted for and Joe Biden signed so they can get the debt limit through.

GLENN: Hmm. Unbelievable.

Well, Thomas, thank you for all the fight that you guys are doing.

And I know that I hear from you guys. Personally, I hear from you, late at night.

What the hell am I still doing here.

You know, it's is not making a difference. You are making a difference.

And at least somebody is -- is standing up to all of this.

Can I ask you: Do you have an opinion on the Supreme Court taking the Donald Trump case? Or not the Donald Trump case, but the -- the -- what's-his-face -- you know, the -- the prosecutor.

That case?

MASSIE: I've been so busy with the FISA thing. I haven't paid attention to that.

I saw Joe Biden stroll through here, by the way, showing up to testify.

GLENN: Imagine the gall of that.

MASSIE: It's insane.

GLENN: Insane. Insane.

MASSIE: He's just flouting it in our faces.

GLENN: I know. And you guys can't really do anything, you can?

You can hold him in contempt of Congress, but that doesn't mean anything because the Justice Department is rogue.

MASSIE: That's correct. You referred to the DOJ. They're not going to do anything. It's the president's son.

GLENN: It's obscene. Thank you so much, Thomas. I appreciate it. All right. You bet. Buh-bye.

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Here’s how INTENSE JFK’s Presidential Fitness Test was

President Trump recently signed an executive order to reinstate the Presidential Fitness Test and the media is in a frenzy. But Glenn and Stu look back at the history of these tests, including JFK’s version of the Test that seems IMPOSSIBLE for modern Americans. But Glenn has a secret reason for why he’s confident in his pull-up abilities…

Transcript

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GLENN: What is the -- what is the new physical -- the president's physical fitness, you know, plan?

STU: Well, the thing that RFK Jr and Hegseth were rolling out the other day. I don't know if it was the full test or anything, but they were issuing a challenge to America, to be able to do 100 pushups and 50 pullups within five minutes.

GLENN: That's crazy.

STU: Thank you! That struck you as also crazy.

I don't think there's ever been a time in my life, that I could do that. Let alone now with shoulder problems. And much too much weight.

GLENN: All right. But that was before I needed this walker.

STU: I don't think there was a time in my 20s or my teens, that I could do that. But that -- in five minutes? Fifty pullups?
GLENN: Both of them in 5 minutes.
STU: Yeah, both of them. So it's not like 100 pushups in five minutes. It's both tasks within five minutes.

GLENN: No. No. That's not true.

STU: RFK Jr. is just doing it in jeans.

GLENN: Yeah, well, RFK, he's -- he's a weirdo. I mean, he is. Come on. When it comes to fitness, he's a weirdo.
STU: Yes.
GLENN: I mean, he's done this his whole life. He's like 800 years old. He can still do it.

STU: Yes. Depressive, I will say.

GLENN: I don't know. He's a sex machine.

STU: Oh. That's been a problem for him. Yes, that's been an issue in his life. Yes.

GLENN: Okay. All right. Go ahead.

STU: Separate from the president's physical fitness test.

GLENN: Right.

STU: But, I mean, they don't, they don't really think we're going to do that, right?
Like, I mean, how long would that take you to do?

STU: I think for me, it would take a good month. I think a month, I could probably get two pullups a day. That would get me around, a little over 50. So I could do that. Plus, the pushups. A solid month, I could get that done.

GLENN: You could do more than two a day. You could do more than two a day.

STU: You know, Glenn, I've got to say. I think -- I will throw a number out there. No science behind this, so just as a guestimate.

I would say 40 percent of the population can't do any pullups. Maybe 30 percent. Thirty percent of the population can do exactly zero pullups. Precisely zero, so an infinite amount of time would be a correct answer for a third of the population.

GLENN: I think you're -- I think you're being -- I think you're being a little too optimistic. I think it's closer to 40 or 50. I think it's closer to 40 or 50. Maybe 60 percent.

STU: Right! Pushups are one thing. I mean, I think almost anyone can do a pushup. One --

GLENN: You can do a pushup. Yes. Yes.

STU: Singular pushup. And if you can do one, you can wait long enough, to do a second one.
And at some point, the hundred gets done. That's not the case with pullups. Pullups, you can sit there and think about how much you want to do a pullup for a really long time. But that doesn't make a pullup happen. If you've got a certain amount of weight on you. You're not doing a pullup. It's not occurring.

GLENN: I have no idea, how many pullups I can do.

STU: I have an exact number of pullups, you can do.

GLENN: Do you? You think so?

STU: Yeah. Yeah. I have the exact number. I have to calculate -- AI has been running a report on me. It came up with zero.

GLENN: Right. Right. Really?
I can do. I mean, this is so pathetic. Listen to this. I bet I could do three. You know, you could do three.

STU: In a row? Proper form.

GLENN: What do you mean in a row?

STU: I mean, holding on to the bar, without letting go, you're doing three. There's no way. I don't think so.

GLENN: I think I could do. Well, with proper form, I don't know about that. I don't know about that.

STU: I'm not saying it has to look pretty. You have to get your chin up above the bar. It can't be one of those things, where you're a quarter of the way up there.

GLENN: So I can do one and rest for ten minutes. I could do another one.

I think I can do that.

STU: If you -- I'm not saying, you jump up, and you pull yourself up as you're pulling up. Full hang --

GLENN: See, you may not know this.

But you know what, I've done the DNA test. Have you ever done the DNA test that tells you all about your genes and everything else? Mine came back with something remarkable, and I have to share. You might feel bad, next.
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STU: Coming up next, Glenn attempts live pullups on the air. Stay tuned!
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GLENN: You know no idea what who you're dealing with. No. You don't have any idea who you're dealing with here.

I got my DNA test back like 10 years ago. And we all -- we all took it, because we were looking for things. And so we all took it. My DNA test came back, and everybody in the family, their test made total sense. Like, oh, yeah. That makes...

Then we read mine. We have to find -- I have to find. See if Tania has it still. We should have had it framed. I swear to you, they -- they mixed me up with somebody else.

Somebody else is like, wait a minute. I'm this pathetic? Mine came out and said, you have the muscular structure of a -- of a -- something like a -- an elite athlete. You have the abilities and agility and everything else of an elite athlete. And I'm like, there's not a chance. I don't have any of that!

I don't even know if I have muscles. I have to check once in a while, and go, do I have muscles still?

Doctor is like, I don't know. Can I? Ask just press against my hand on the leg. I don't know.

You know, I don't know how to do that exactly. So --

STU: You sure it said elite athlete and not elephant? I mean, if they misspelled it.

GLENN: It was.

I was having eye problems at the time.

STU: No!

GLENN: I mean, we read it. And I was like Tania, I believe that for Tania.

Maybe they switched me and Tania. Because Tania is really strong. She'll kick your butt.

She works out every day. All of that. Me? Never. Never.

And it kind of makes me wonder, when I get to the other side, and the Lord went, okay.

So what did you do with your life again?

Because I gave this incredible body, and you wasted it the whole time.

And I'm like, you should have been more clear, okay?

You should have been more clear. I -- maybe I could have played basketball. But I tried once. And it was embarrassing. It was embarrassing. It was like sixth grade. And I'll never live -- I don't even want to think about my time on a basketball court. Okay? So don't -- don't start with me. You should have made it a little clearer. When I first started to do stuff. And I think that's fair. I think that's a fair argument. In my defense. In my defense, Your Honor, God, you should have made it a little more clear.

STU: Yeah. I mean, if they really wanted us to do this, then the 11th Commandment is 50 pushups, and -- or, 50 pullups and 100 pushups, right?

Like, put it in a commandment if you really want us to do it. You have to be more specific, we're Americans.

GLENN: Okay. So let me give you the top of the list for the JFK Presidential Fitness Test. Okay? This is what you had to do in high school. In high school.

Thirty-four pullups. Bar dips: Fifty-two. What's -- because I believe I did that. A long time. And I don't recommend it.

STU: It's not a barhop.

GLENN: Oh, it's -- oh, bar dips. Okay. Okay. All right.

Bar dips: 52. Handstand pushups: Fifty. What are handstands?

STU: Oh, my God. Handstands.

GLENN: I can't even stand on my hands. Is that I'm doing a handstand and a push up? Because that's not happening. You're not human.

STU: Yeah. You're balancing yourself on your hands. Your feet are above your hands on the wall. Like a wall. And you're doing --

GLENN: Oh, so you're balancing yourself. That makes it a little easier. Still impossible.

But a little easier.

GLENN: Impossible. You could do precisely zero of those.

Aright. So you had to do 50 handstand pushups.

Or one arm -- 30 -- no, sir.

Twenty-six one-arm burpees in 30 seconds. Is that a one-armed push up?

STU: No. Well, you're bracing your yourself like you're about to begin a pushup in a burpee with only one arm, which that's not that difficult.

But then you're doing. Then you're like, you move your feet towards your hands. And then you jump up in the air basically. And then you do it repeatedly.

GLENN: No, no, no. That's ridiculous. No.

STU: There's a law of gravity. You're not supposed to violate it. If it was a recommendation of gravity, then maybe jumping would be appropriate. But it's not. Follow the law.

GLENN: In 48 seconds, you had to do a 3300-yard shuttle. Now, I've been to the airport. I think I've done a 3300-yard shuttle, but it depends on who is driving. You know.

STU: Yeah.

GLENN: Rope climb. Try this. Rope climb. Twenty feet, hands only! Sit start.

STU: That's what I remember from the president's physical fitness test. And I remember looking at that rope, like, no chance I could get up that thing.

GLENN: I remember looking up at that thing. Humiliation. Humiliation is coming my way. I'll never kiss a girl, because that ain't happening. I'll get maybe 10 feet up. Maybe. Maybe.

STU: And you were right for 24 years from that time, approximately.

GLENN: Agility run, 17 seconds. Extension pressups, what? What?

I'm sorry. Why am I so tired reading this?

Extension pressups. What's an extension pressup, 8-inch? You had to do 100 of them.

STU: Let's see. Exercise. An exercise for low-back pain involving lying on your stomach and pressing your upper body up with your arms while keeping your hips relaxed and down on the mat.

GLENN: Oh, I could do that know. 8 inches.

STU: The last part of it, relaxing down on the mat.
GLENN: That's what my doctor says I should be doing. What?

STU: I can do relaxed and down on the mat. That part of it --

GLENN: Yeah. I could do that -- I'm the only guy. I took yoga for a while, like three weeks. My wife is like, yoga. You could do yoga. Let's just do yoga together.

I did. And the yoga instructor said to me. Because we were doing a plank.

STU: Yeah.

GLENN: And she came and all I remember her waking me up. And saying, I think you're the only person I've ever -- ever taught that fell asleep in yoga. And I'm like, it's just so relaxing. Just let me sleep. Let me sleep.

STU: That's interesting, that you did yoga. Is there any footage of that? Any video that we could post? That would be good for --

GLENN: No. There's not. You had to do pegboard. Five trips of pegboard. And I think that's when you have the two pegs.

STU: Yes, it was a board.

GLENN: You have to take it out, and put it up, right?

STU: This is American Ninja Warrior. No way.

GLENN: There's no way. There's no way.

STU: This is amazing.

GLENN: Try this one: You had to do a 45-second handstand. I've never been able to do a handstand. Never!

STU: Never.

GLENN: And I'm an elite athlete. I'm an elite athlete. Try this one: A man carry, 5 miles.

STU: What? What do you mean a --

GLENN: Five-mile man carry.

STU: Is a man carry as obvious as it --

GLENN: I think it is.

STU: You're carrying --

GLENN: If I'm going to carry that man, you have to carry me that man for five miles.

I'm not sure, I can't carry any man for any miles. I mean, if I am -- if I am a firefighter, count on burning in the house. You're going to burn in the house. Because I can't carry you out. I can get in there and go, yeah, I will have to leave you.
I will have to leave you here. I can't help you, sorry.

It's also getting really hot in here. I have to go. You had to do a five-mile jog. An obstacle course.

You had to swim prone for a mile. You had to swim underwater for 50 yards, any strokes, two minutes. Deep waterfront, hang float, with arms. What? What is a deep water hang float with arms. Wait. Wait.

It's a deep waterfront hang float with arms and ankles tied for six minutes.

What kind of al-Qaeda PE class was this?

STU: Who has access to -- who has access -- like, you're in the middle of the country, you may not have a deep water body nearby. This is -- are you sure this is an actual test?

GLENN: This is the actual test. This is the actual -- what is a deep water front hang float with arms and ankles tied for six minutes? Can you look that up?

STU: A deep water hang float is an aquatic hang float done in the deep end of a pool with the aid of flotation device, such as a noodle or belt.

In this position, the flotation twice supports your upper body, while your legs and torso hang freely beneath you.

That can't be what it is.

GLENN: You can do that.

Deep-end of the pool.

STU: Can you bring a margarita?

GLENN: Man, this test is no big deal.

What! No way. No way!

Here's the last thing on the test.

A vertical tread in an 8-foot circle for two hours!

No way.

STU: Vertical tread in an 8-foot circle?

GLENN: So you're in the water and you're treading water in a circle for two hours. Two!

STU: This is not -- what?

This is not the test.

GLENN: It is. Now, I told you, this is the top of the test.

This is the top of the test.

So this is for the ones who could do all the other tests.

This was the top of the test. The bottom of the test is not that much better. Here's the entry, okay? Let's see. Pullups, 2/6/10. I don't know what that means. Pushups, 16, 24, 32. Bar dips, four, eight, and 12. Situps, 30, 45, and 60. Broad jump, 6-foot, 6, 6, 6. And 6, 9.

To jump 6 feet? I don't even know if --

STU: That one is possible, yes. Glenn, I know it sounds incredible. But, yes. That one is possible.

GLENN: Sounds incredible. You know, I think we should have the average person Olympics. I really do. I really do.

STU: Oh, I would watch that.

GLENN: I would watch that every time.

You see them coming. And you're like, hmm. That one -- three feet. I'm giving him 3 feet. 200-yard shuttle. Agility run. Rope climb, 18 feet, hands only. 880 yards in three minutes. A mile in seven minutes. Pegboard, six holes. A 50-yard swim. Forty -- 40, 50-yard swim in 36 seconds. Man carry, 880 yards. No, thank you! No, thank you!

Look at -- look at what we've gone down. That's the bottom of it. And I don't think most Americans could do that.

I couldn't. Well, I could. Because I'm an elite -- I have the body of an elite athlete.

STU: No. You could not. Now, of course -- let's just say, this is supposed to be for a high school kid. Right?

So this is the prime of your athletic life. Could you do some of these things? Probably.
GLENN: Go into high school.
Go into any high school, and ask them to do this. There's no way. And all of the kids would be.

STU: Well, that's kind of what the reaction would be.

GLENN: Don't get me wrong. I would have been there too. And my parents would have said, suck it up. Just do it.

So nothing has really changed.

STU: That's been the reaction to this proposal too, of bringing this back. Right? The media is covering this. Like, it's going to embarrass children.

You know, I mean, I do remember it being like, I can't do that. I'm not going to the top of that rope. That's not happening.

That's sort of life. Right? Sometimes you can do things. Sometimes you can't do other things.

GLENN: That's why you have to learn how to injure yourself.

You know, how many stairs can I throw myself down, to not do serious damage, but enough to get me out of PE.

STU: Yeah, you have to fake an why are. You have to learn from LeBron James. Act like you got hit in the eye. And fall down like you were just stabbed over and over again, like you were in an athletic competition.

GLENN: There's no way. There's no way.

THE GLENN BECK PODCAST

THIS is why self-reliance may be your ONLY protection from SLAVERY

Are you truly free, or is your life quietly controlled by systems most Americans never question? In this eye-opening conversation, Glenn Beck speaks with investigative journalist Whitney Webb about how the Elites, banks, and global systems have created modern forms of enslavement, all while the public remains largely unaware. They discuss the urgent need for local self-reliance, alternative financial systems, and taking personal responsibility to protect yourself and your family. This is a wake-up call for anyone who believes freedom is guaranteed, and it’s time to see the truth and act before it’s too late.

Watch Glenn Beck's FULL Interview with Whitney Webb HERE

Claire's warning: The dark side of gender care EXPOSED

Claire Abernathy was just 14-years-old when doctors told her parents she’d take her own life without hormones and surgery. They promised “gender care” would save her life. Instead, it left Claire with irreversible scars, broken trust, and a lifetime of regret. Her mom was told she was required to comply. No one ever addressed the bullying, or trauma Claire endured before being rushed into medical transition. Now, years later, both Claire and her mother are speaking out and exposing how families are misled, how doctors hide risks, and how children are left to pay the price. With federal investigations now underway, their story is a warning every parent needs to hear.