The Trump Administration guts USAID, ICE busts an anti-Israel agitator, and the debate over sanctuary cities circles back to center stage. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.Identity Guard: Get a 30 day free trial AND 60% off when you go to https://IdentityGuard.com/WIRE.
Chapter 1: What are the implications of USAID program cuts?
USAID is gutted as the State Department slashes thousands of programs within the department. It doesn't mean that we're not going to be doing foreign aid. It's a matter of how are we going to be doing the aid.
What programs were cut and what happens to the few that remain?
I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Tuesday, March 11th, and this is Morning Wire. A pro-Hamas agitator is detained by ICE as the U.S. opens phase two ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas.
It's time for Hamas to come to the table. Hamas has very little leverage. They have the hostages, and that's really it.
And the suspected murder of a man in Los Angeles County by two illegal immigrants sparks blowback against sanctuary policies.
These aliens need to be deported. And at the very least, we've got to have the cooperation from these blue city mayors.
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Chapter 2: Who is involved in the ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas?
The Trump administration has also raised concerns over USAID funding making its way into the hands of American enemies. For example, federal prosecutors say up to $10 million worth of USAID funds went towards food for the Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda-linked terror group in Syria.
In Afghanistan, the White House says millions of taxpayer dollars went towards farming equipment and fertilizer used for poppy cultivation and heroin production, ultimately benefiting the Taliban. During a recent oversight committee hearing, Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett questioned Greg Roman, the executive director of the Middle East Forum, about U.S. foreign aid making its way to terror groups.
Are you aware that we are sending $40 million a week to the Taliban? Yes, sir. Can you name other instances of foreign aid going to terrorist organizations?
We have assisted al-Shabaab in Somalia. There have been instances of the Hamzi Network in Sudan, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, Qatayiba Hezbollah, Hayat al-Khudr al-Shams in Syria. Dozens of terror organizations have received indirect assistance from U.S. foreign aid.
Now, Democrats, though, have made it very clear that they're not happy with Doge and these efforts to slash spending. What sort of response are we seeing from them regarding these USAID cuts?
Yeah, the left, as you can imagine, has expressed outrage, saying foreign aid is an effective means of stabilizing regions, building alliances, and fostering goodwill abroad. They view USAID as a means of exerting soft power and argue that China will gladly step in to fill the void left by these cuts.
And there's also been plenty of legal pushback as aid groups have sued the Trump administration, alleging these cuts have violated existing federal contracts. Now, for their part, the administration says they're still keeping the most important aid programs. Sources within the State Department have told The Daily Wire the secretary, quote, retained programs critical to protecting U.S.
interests overseas. including food assistance, life-saving medical treatments for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, and critical support for nations like Lebanon, Haiti, Venezuela, Cuba, and others.
Well, hopefully the long-term impact will be better oversight of this kind of spending. Cabot, thanks for reporting.
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Chapter 3: How are sanctuary city policies affecting public safety?
Hey, John. Yeah, so this one hits especially close to home for me. Many of our listeners might remember that we spoke last June about my friend and actor Johnny Wachter, who was shot and killed during a catalytic converter theft in downtown L.A. His story gained national attention at the time, but unfortunately, he wasn't the last victim of this type of crime.
Just a few weeks ago on February 27th, 36-year-old Juan Johnny Sanchez, father of two, was fatally shot outside his home in Englewood, California after confronting two men trying to steal his neighbor's catalytic converter. His son doesn't want to be named, but remembered his father as a hero.
It marks who he is.
You know, he's very heroic. He always wants to do the right thing. Now, the men accused of killing him, Wilbur Alberto Rabinales and Jose Christian Servia Sanchez, fled the scene but were arrested earlier last week. Now, both have lengthy criminal records and multiple arrests for violent crimes. And most alarmingly, authorities confirmed that both suspects are, in fact, illegal immigrants.
Rabinales is a Guatemalan national, while Servia Sanchez immigrated illegally from El Salvador. Now, as George noted at the top, the murder has intensified criticisms of Los Angeles' longstanding sanctuary city policies. And while I do want to note for our listeners that Inglewood is technically a separate city from Los Angeles, it is still part of L.A.
County, where sanctuary policies have had a significant impact. I mean, just weeks before Sanchez's killing, the city of Los Angeles formally codified its sanctuary status. And LA County has long limited cooperation with federal immigration authorities, even in cases involving criminal suspects. So the biggest question still remains.
If the county had cooperated with immigration enforcement, would these men have even been in the county to commit this crime in the first place?
Right. Now, the crackdown over sanctuary city laws is a major priority for the Trump administration. But how are supporters of these laws in LA trying to make the case for them?
Yeah, well, they argue that protecting illegal immigrants fosters trust between communities and law enforcement. But critics say these policies are downright dangerous, allowing repeat offenders to stay in the country and continue committing crimes. Sanchez's death is now being held up as yet another tragic example of what happens when public safety takes a backseat to political ideology.
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