"I heard you had a really bad day. You're about to have a worse day," James O'Keefe stated, addressing James Welch, a National Institutes of Health official recently caught on hidden camera revealing he counsels researchers to alter language in clinical trial protocols, specifically replacing the term "race" with "ancestry," to evade oversight. “This is you on camera,” revealed O’Keefe.

O'Keefe pressed Welch about his role in modifying terminology, asking if it was deceitful to replace "race" with "ancestry." Welch denied the claim, repeatedly saying, "I didn't lie,” affirming that he suggested altering the language "for scientific accuracy."

As the encounter continued, Welch attempted to flee in his Tesla. Despite appearing eager to disengage, Welch rolled down his window and continued the discussion. "I believe in good science. I believe in protecting the people," Welch stated. O'Keefe challenged this reasoning, questioning how the alteration could be scientifically accurate. Welch...

“I had to go and look at what was leaked as far as the banned words… and figure out what to suggest and choose,” admitted James Welch, a National Institutes of Health genetic counselor, revealing the extent to which he is coaching researchers to manipulate grant applications in order to bypass federal restrictions.

Welch, who works at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, was caught on hidden camera explaining how he helps principal investigators (PIs) at the NIH adjust their wording to avoid scrutiny from government oversight bodies, including the Department of Government Efficiency. "There are banned words that they're [DOGE] cutting grants for… Two of the words are ‘women’ and ‘female,’" Welch revealed.

Welch detailed how he actively advised a researcher to alter the language in a study on cortisol levels in Black and White women, ensuring it would not trigger red flags in the grant approval process. “Just make it not the primary objective, ...