Morning Wire - Chauvin’s SCOTUS Appeal & OpenAI Ousts Altman | Afternoon Update | 11.20.23

Episode Date: November 20, 2023

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I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Monday, November 20th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update. The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from the ex-Minnesota cop Derek Chauvin, who was convicted in the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin and his legal team said that his trial was held during a politically tense time and that the jury was likely in fear of more violent protests in the event of an acquittal. The Minnesota Supreme Court also passed on. on the case, effectively upholding the conviction. The former officer is serving a sentence of more

than two decades in prison. Sam Altman, the recently ousted OpenAI CEO, has now joined Microsoft following a drama-packed weekend in the Open AI boardroom, leading to a decision that shook Silicon Valley. Daily Wire's senior editor, Cabot Phillips, has more. Altman confirmed earlier today that he will be leading a new artificial intelligence project at Microsoft, after whispers began circulating that he could make a return to the company he helped build. Meanwhile, Emmett Shear, the former CEO of Twitch, says he will be taking the reins as the new interim CEO of OpenAI. As the future of OpenAI remains uncertain,

over 500 staffers of the company signed a letter threatening to quit unless the board of directors design over the move to oust Altman. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that he was bringing Allman on board. Over two days after OpenAI's board of directors said they, quote, no longer had confidence in Altman. Microsoft is a major financial backer of OpenAI, investing billions of dollars since its first funding deal in 2019. Libertarian Javier Millet took Argentina's presidential election by storm over the weekend, swinging the country to the right and promising a dramatic shake-up to address rising inflation and poverty.

Malay got over 55% of the vote, which, according to Argentina's electoral authority, is the highest percentage received by a presidential candidate since the country returned to democracy in the 1980. people took the streets in Buenos Aires in celebration, while a full-on party kicked off outside of Malay's party headquarters. Here's a bit of how that sounded. Malay says that Argentina is in a critical situation that requires drastic change. As inflation has soared during the reign of his predecessor, Malay says he will slash the size of government and eliminate the central bank,

which he says has continued to print money to fund public spending. Today brings an end to the impoverishing model of the omnipresent state that only benefits some while the majority of Argentines suffer. Today we retake the path that made this country great. Today we embrace the ideas of libertarianism. An appeals court in our nation's capital is hearing arguments today regarding Donald Trump's gag order in the federal election interference case against the former president.

At the moment, the court has paused the gag order that was issued by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkin. The order had prohibited Trump from making or reposting statements about special counsel Jack Smith and his state. or Judge Chutkin and her staff. Trump's lawyers argue that the gag order violates his First Amendment rights, while the prosecution says it should be kept in place to avoid harmful intimidation of witnesses. United Auto Workers employees at each of the big three U.S. automakers have officially ratified

new contracts. Daily Wire Senior Editor Joel Needler has more. According to the union, 64% of employees at Ford, Stalantis, and General Motors voted to accept the deals, which came after a six-week strike. The new contract will give union workers an initial pay increase of 11 percent. Members will get a total pay increase of 25 percent over the course of the four-and-a-half-year deal. Cost of living adjustments were also reinstated under the contracts as well as a deal that sees workers reach their top wage in three years instead of eight. The contracts were negotiated after members of the UAW went on strike from September 15th until late

October in its first simultaneous strike against Ford, GM, and Stalantis, which owns Chrysler, and other brands. Former First Lady Rosalind Carter and wife to former President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center said she died peacefully on Sunday with family by her side. Carter suffered from dementia and had been in declining health for many months. President Joe Biden called the Carter's an incredible family because they brought so much grace to the office. And President Joe Biden turns 81 years old today.

The president marked the occasion with a low-key-key-key-key-old. celebration and the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon. The president's milestone has again ignited concern around his advanced age and perceptions among voters that his physical and mental fitness have declined. Those are your drive home updates this afternoon. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com. And for more in-depth discussion of the biggest stories of the day, listen to the latest full episode of Morning Wire every morning.