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David Wells

David Wells

Sep 17, 2026

3:25
So that's how it started for David and for myself.
3:29
And I became very quickly engaged simply because Omar is such a strong personality, as you well know, Bill, and has such a great story and has been such an important leader in the refugee community.
3:42
Even back then, again, as May said, during the Trump administration, all of those strengths and those important roles he's played have changed.
3:50
just continue to this day.
3:52
And it was an opportunity to tell his story.
3:54
But frankly, it was an opportunity to put a face on refugees in a way that a lot of media doesn't always do.
4:01
Here's somebody who's very proactive, who's very influential, who really makes a difference and is neither a rich tech billionaire nor some sympathy-inducing refugee.

8 MINS LATER

12:11
Were you able to capture that?
20:17
So is it true that the US government, I mean, I'm not saying that they're pro-child child abuse, but is it true that they're actually taking a firm line on it?
20:25
Oh, no, they're certainly not taking a firm line.
20:27
And I think more just that the potential for regulation probably lies in that space.
20:32
And I guess we will see a change in kind of, I guess, across the House and the Senate after November.
20:39
And that might open, maybe open some space for Congress to do their job.
20:44
I don't know.
20:44
But yeah, certainly that's not being driven at the federal level.

24 MINS LATER

44:54
So this is sort

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