Tim Rice
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Morning Wire
Trudeau’s Political Turbulence & RFK Rallies Support | 12.18.24
Well, John, Canadian leaders have been on edge since Trump began threatening to impose 25% tariffs on the country unless the Canadian government stops drugs and illegal immigrants from crossing our border. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has struggled to navigate this new normal, trying to seem tough at home, but assuring Trump that he's going to play ball.
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Trudeau’s Political Turbulence & RFK Rallies Support | 12.18.24
This has helped tank Trudeau's already cratering popularity with voters and has fueled speculation that the PM might resign any day now. That speculation intensified Monday when Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced her resignation.
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Trudeau’s Political Turbulence & RFK Rallies Support | 12.18.24
Freeland, long one of Trudeau's biggest allies, said she and the Prime Minister have increasingly found themselves at odds about the best path forward for Canada. Freeland, who was also deputy prime minister, accused Trudeau of wasting time with costly political gimmicks instead of dealing with the threat of tariffs head-on.
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Trudeau’s Political Turbulence & RFK Rallies Support | 12.18.24
Unsurprisingly, they have even more harsh words. Shortly after Freeland resigned, conservative leader Pierre Palliev delivered a fiery speech where he slammed Trudeau and his coalition for putting Canada at risk.
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Trudeau’s Political Turbulence & RFK Rallies Support | 12.18.24
Polyev is a populist who has drawn comparisons to Donald Trump, and he's now clearly the leading candidate to take over as prime minister if Trudeau resigns.
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Trudeau’s Political Turbulence & RFK Rallies Support | 12.18.24
So this week, Canada got some very bad economic news. Its national budget deficit was more than 50% above what the Trudeau regime had promised it would be, $62 billion versus the supposed guardrail maximum of $40 billion. That's what Polyev was alluding to when he mentioned the out-of-control spending and debt. We spoke to Victoria Coates this week.
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Trudeau’s Political Turbulence & RFK Rallies Support | 12.18.24
She's the Heritage Foundation's vice president for national security and foreign policy. Here's her summary of Canada's grim economic situation.
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Trudeau’s Political Turbulence & RFK Rallies Support | 12.18.24
Coates says that Trudeau's disastrous economic policies are directly linked to his tanking popularity.
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Trudeau’s Political Turbulence & RFK Rallies Support | 12.18.24
So who knows? Perhaps Canada will follow in our footsteps and inaugurate a new leader in the new year.
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Willis Disqualified & Israel Strikes Houthis | Afternoon Update | 12.19.24
Israel launched airstrikes today targeting Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen after a missile struck an empty school in Ramat Gan. The IDF says 14 fighter jets hit ports and energy sites used for military purposes.
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Willis Disqualified & Israel Strikes Houthis | Afternoon Update | 12.19.24
Prime Minister Netanyahu warned those who harm Israel will pay a heavy price. The Houthis have reportedly launched over 200 missiles and drones toward Israel amid rising tensions. No injuries were reported in the school strike.
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Willis Disqualified & Israel Strikes Houthis | Afternoon Update | 12.19.24
Nissan is scaling back its diversity programs after discussions with conservative activist Robbie Starbuck. The automaker says it will end funding for pride events, cancel diversity hiring quotas, and drop mandatory DEI training. Nissan says it also plans to withdraw from the human rights campaign's corporate equality index. Starbuck called the move a victory against wokeness.
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Willis Disqualified & Israel Strikes Houthis | Afternoon Update | 12.19.24
Starbuck has been behind several major company backpedals over the past year, something he spoke to Morning Wire about back in August.
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Willis Disqualified & Israel Strikes Houthis | Afternoon Update | 12.19.24
Fulton County DA Fannie Willis has been disqualified from the election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump. Daily Wire Deputy Managing Editor Tim Rice has the latest.
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Willis Disqualified & Israel Strikes Houthis | Afternoon Update | 12.19.24
And Fox News veteran Neil Cavuto is leaving the network after 28 years. Cavuto, who's been a fixture since Fox's launch in 1996, will host his final episode of Your World Today. Fox praised Cavuto's career as a masterclass in journalism and confirmed he declined to renew his contract, which ends this month. Cavuto has hosted Cavuto Live and Coast to Coast, leaving a 12-hour weekly programming gap.
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Willis Disqualified & Israel Strikes Houthis | Afternoon Update | 12.19.24
Fox plans to announce permanent replacements next year.
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Willis Disqualified & Israel Strikes Houthis | Afternoon Update | 12.19.24
In a two-to-one decision, the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled Willis' involvement created a significant appearance of impropriety, citing her relationship with former special prosecutor Nathan Wade, who allegedly misused taxpayer funds during the case. While the court stopped short of dismissing the charges, it ordered the case reassigned to another prosecutor.
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Willis Disqualified & Israel Strikes Houthis | Afternoon Update | 12.19.24
Trump and 18 co-defendants still face racketeering charges stemming from alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. While the ruling can still be appealed to Georgia's Supreme Court, for now, it's considered to be another major legal victory for the president-elect.
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Trump’s Border Wall Brief & Congress’ Funding Plan | Afternoon Update | 12.20.24
Trump accuses the outgoing administration of undermining his plan to complete the southern border wall. The brief, which cites the Daily Wire's exclusive report on the Biden administration hauling off border wall pieces, claims the materials are being auctioned for pennies on the dollar, potentially in violation of federal law.
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Trump’s Border Wall Brief & Congress’ Funding Plan | Afternoon Update | 12.20.24
Trump's attorney argues the sales obstruct the incoming administration's border security priorities and calls for an investigation. While the Biden administration defends the sales under a 2023 defense bill, Trump insists its actions are unconstitutional.
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Trump’s Georgia Case Win & Colony Ridge Smuggling Arrest | 12.20.24
What's the latest? Yeah, John. On Thursday, Georgia's Court of Appeals voted to yank Willis from the case, citing an appearance of impropriety. That's a reference to Willis' decision to hire her boyfriend, Nathan Wade, to serve as a special prosecutor for the Trump case. Critics said Wade was unqualified for the job and that both he and Willis were biased against Trump.
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Trump’s Georgia Case Win & Colony Ridge Smuggling Arrest | 12.20.24
In March, the judge presiding over the case said Willis could only remain at the helm if she fired Wade, which she did. But now, it seems incredibly likely that Willis is off the case for good. Her office has appealed to the Georgia Supreme Court to overturn the decision, but a reversal doesn't seem likely.
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Trump’s Georgia Case Win & Colony Ridge Smuggling Arrest | 12.20.24
A court of appeals panel voted two to one to disqualify Willis, noting that the penalty was unusually harsh. But the majority noted pulling Willis from the case was, quote, the rare case in which disqualification is mandated and no other remedy will suffice to restore public confidence in the integrity of these proceedings.
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Trump’s Georgia Case Win & Colony Ridge Smuggling Arrest | 12.20.24
It's still unclear. Technically, it'll be handed off to another prosecutor who will decide how to proceed, if at all. But it seems unlikely that Willis' replacement will decide to move forward. For one thing, this whole case is now tainted by Willis and Wade.
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Trump’s Georgia Case Win & Colony Ridge Smuggling Arrest | 12.20.24
Law professor Jonathan Turley noted this week that any prosecutor in their right mind would see pursuing this case as totally destructive to their office. But more importantly, Trump's about to be president again. Remember, the Supreme Court ruled that presidents have presumptive immunity for any official acts undertaken while in office.
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Trump’s Georgia Case Win & Colony Ridge Smuggling Arrest | 12.20.24
So prosecuting Trump over the next four years will be virtually impossible. That's why special prosecutor Jack Smith dropped his case against Trump and why the hush money case against Trump has been put on hold indefinitely.
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Trump’s Georgia Case Win & Colony Ridge Smuggling Arrest | 12.20.24
Needless to say, they're thrilled. Speaking to Fox News yesterday, Trump cheered the decision, saying the case against him was now entirely dead because no prosecutor could continue a case that was started corruptly by an incompetent prosecutor.
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Trump’s Georgia Case Win & Colony Ridge Smuggling Arrest | 12.20.24
Trump said the entire case against him was a political attack drummed up by the Biden Justice Department and said that everybody should receive an apology, including those wonderful patriots who have been caught up in this for years. That's likely a reference to Republican State Senator Sean Still and Trump attorney John Eastman, who were charged in the Georgia case alongside Trump.
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Trump’s Georgia Case Win & Colony Ridge Smuggling Arrest | 12.20.24
Trump spokesman Stephen Chung also cheered the decision, saying that in granting President Trump an overwhelming mandate, the American people have demanded an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system and a swift dismissal of all the witch hunts against him.