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Trump Executive Order Blocked & DeepSeek’s Back Door | Afternoon Update | 2.5.25
Wed, 5 Feb 2025
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Chapter 1: What is Beam's Dream Powder and how can I get a discount?
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I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Wednesday, February 5th, and this is your Morning Wire Afternoon Update.
Chapter 2: What changes is the new Attorney General implementing?
Newly confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi is issuing sweeping directives on her first day at the Justice Department. Bondi will focus on combating the weaponization of the legal system, reinstating the federal death penalty, and partnering with Homeland Security to dismantle drug cartels and transnational crime networks. She's also ordered that the DOJ pause all funding to sanctuary cities.
Bondi will additionally establish a task force to investigate the prosecutions against President Trump and will end all DOJ diversity, equity, and inclusion programs by March 15th.
Chapter 3: Why was Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship blocked?
A second federal judge has blocked President Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman ruled yesterday that citizenship is a precious right protected by the 14th Amendment, and her decision halts the order pending appeal. This follows a similar ruling last week by a judge in Washington state who called Trump's order blatantly unconstitutional.
The legal battle over birthright citizenship is expected to continue in higher courts.
Chapter 4: What are the implications of Trump's Gaza plan?
The terror group responsible for the October 7th attack on Israel is calling Trump's plan to take over and rebuild Gaza a quote, recipe for chaos. Hamas says the U.S. is rewarding Israel instead of holding them accountable, while some analysts worry that Trump's comments could complicate the already fragile hostage negotiations. But Trump says something new must be tried in the troubled region.
Speaking alongside Israel's prime minister last night, Trump said the U.S. would take control of Gaza, clear unexploded weapons and develop the area for jobs and housing.
If the United States can help to bring stability and peace in the Middle East, we'll do that. You have to learn from history. History has, you know, just can't let it keep repeating itself. We have an opportunity to do something that could be phenomenal. And I don't want to be cute. I don't want to be a wise guy. But the Riviera of the Middle East, this could be something that could be so bad.
Where do those people go in the meantime, Mr. President?
Chapter 5: Why is Argentina's President pulling out of the WHO?
Argentina's President Javier Millay is following Trump's lead in pulling out of the World Health Organization. Daily Wire reporter Spencer Lindquist has more.
Malay cited profound differences with the UN agency, particularly over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. A spokesman for Malay said the WHO guidelines led to the largest shutdown in history and accused the organization of lacking independence due to political influence. Malay's move mirrors that of President Trump, who began withdrawing the United States from the WHO last month.
The organization has not yet responded.
Chapter 6: What are the details of the federal employee buyouts?
More federal employees are being offered buyouts, with the CIA being the latest agency to make the offer. Daily Wire reporter Amanda Prestigiacomo has the latest.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the government is providing about eight months of pay and benefits to those who resign as a part of an effort to better align the agency with Trump's agenda. The move follows a similar offer extended to millions of federal workers last month, which around 20,000 or so have accepted.
Federal employee unions are suing the Trump administration over the buyout offer that requires workers to resign or return to the office. The unions argue that the plan is arbitrary and capricious and may violate federal law. The administration says that the buyouts align with Trump's push to end remote work.
The White House is also placing nearly all USAID employees on administrative leave as it reassesses the agency's role.
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DeepSeek, the Chinese AI tool that shook up Wall Street, may have the same security concerns as TikTok. A new report claims that the chatbot has hidden code within its programming that could send user data directly to the Chinese government. Cybersecurity experts say DeepSeek's program links to China Mobile, the state-owned company that's currently banned in the U.S.
over national security concerns. Lawmakers are calling for an immediate ban on the app for government devices. Here's what Faeroot Securities CEO Ivan Sirini told ABC.
We see direct links to servers and to companies in China that are under control of the Chinese government. And this is something that we've never seen in the past. The software code loaded on DeepSeek's website has a direct reference and ability to send information to China Mobile's servers.
DeepSeek and its parent company have so far not commented on the report.
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