Morning Wire - Evening Wire: LA Riots Metastasize & Hegseth Testifies | 6.10.25

Episode Date: June 10, 2025

Anti-ICE riots continue to spread, President Trump expresses disappointment in Iran’s nuclear negotiations, and an ex-girlfriend of Sean Diddy Combs testifies against the disgraced hip hop mogul. Get the facts first on Evening Wire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anti-ice riots continue to spread. President Trump expresses disappointment in Iran's nuclear negotiations and an ex-girlfriend of Sean Diddy Combs testifies against the disgraced hip-hop mogul. I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley. It's Tuesday, June 10th, and this is Evening Wire. Following President Trump's mobilization of more National Guard troops to L.A., Governor Gavin Newsom is seeking to block the troops.

Newsom filed an emergency. motion to stop the deployment, the total military personnel in the city is nearing 4,700 with several hundred Marines on standby near L.A. This comes after days of out-of-control protests in which demonstrators have set cars on fire, looted stores, and assaulted law enforcement. Democrats, both in and out of California, insists that the protests are largely peaceful, but Trump says the city would have burned to the ground without intervention. We did a great job. The people you, Christ, and Tom Holman and all of the people, Pete Hackser, all of the people involved in an amazing job,

we stopped a disaster. And it looks like a planned disaster, not just, this isn't just happened. They had weapons, they had tools, they had everything you needed. The feds have ID'd a man, they say, was allegedly seen throwing rocks at law enforcement during Saturday's riots. The FBI says 40-year-old Elpidio Raina of Compton faces up to eight years in prison. and remains at large. One officer was injured and various government vehicles damaged after rocks were hurled at them.

A $50,000 reward is being offered for information leading to Rana's arrest. Attorney General Pam Bondi says Rana will be added to the FBI's most wanted list. As the country watches the events unfolding in Los Angeles, some in Congress are calling for an investigation. Daily Wire Deputy Managing Editor Tim Rice has the details. California Republican Congressman Darrell Issa has questions. about the LAPD's response to Friday's violent anti-ice riots. The Department of Homeland Security says it waited to hear back from local police for two hours

as over a thousand rioters surrounded a federal building and assaulted ICE agents. While LAPD Chief Jim McDonald disputes that timeline, blaming traffic for a 40-minute delay, DHS stands by its report. Issa, a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, is questioning whether political leaders ordered police to stand down. He says the public deserves to know whether federal office, were intentionally left without support. Mayor Eric Adams warns agitators to steer clear of New York.

Speaking alongside NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Monday, Adam said that any L.A. type destruction would not be tolerated in New York. New York City will always be a place to peacefully protest, but we will not allow violence and lawlessness. Tish, for her part, emphasized that the NYPD is fully equipped to maintain order without federal help. The remarks came as anti-ice demonstrators staged a protest in Trump Tower, demanding the release of detained migrants. Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth battled House Democrats today, defending the administration's deployment of troops to L.A. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce says more.

He told the House Appropriations Subcommittee that the move was necessary to protect ICE agents. Heg Seth insisted that the U.S. must be able to enforce immigration law and called the attacks on federal officers lawless. Here's the secretary's answer to a question from Minnesota Congresswoman Betty McCollum. McCollum said that history shows that the local law enforcement can handle these types of situations. As an example, she cited the 2020 riots in Minneapolis

over George Floyd. Thank you for the question. You are right. We were both originally from Minnesota, which is why I recall 2020 quite well when Governor Walsh abandoned a police precinct and allowed it to be burned to the ground. And also allowed five days of chaos

to occur inside. the streets of Minneapolis. The police precinct, ma'am, was abandoned and burned to the ground. And because of that, the National Guard was eventually far too late mobilized. And President Trump recognizes a situation like that improperly handled by a governor like it was by Governor Waltz. If it gets out of control, it's a bad situation for the citizens of any location. Is President Trump near the end of his rope with Iran? The president says the dictatorial regime has grown, quote, much more aggressive in the nuclear negotiations. Speaking to Fox News, Trump noted to Ron's shift in tone, while senior officials accused

Iran of stalling talks and expanding its enrichment. They're just asking for things that you can't do. They don't want to give up what they have to give up. You know what that is. They seek enrichment. We can't have enrichment. We want just the opposite. And so far, they're not there. I hate to say that because the alternative is a very, very dire one, but they're not there. Meanwhile, CENTCOM's outgoing commander told Congress he's drafted contingency plans in case diplomacy fails. During his testimony earlier today, defense secretary Pete Hexas spoke about the administration's $1 trillion defense budget. That includes $62 billion to modernize nuclear forces amid rising tensions with Iran, Russia, and China.

The leaders of Yemen's branch of al-Qaeda are calling for the assassination of President Trump and top U.S. officials. In a propaganda video released over the weekend, the terrorists urged Muslims in the U.S. to, quote, take revenge and to target Trump, J.D. Vance, Pete Hegseth, and Marco Rubio. The video also incites more violence against Jews. The 20-year-old who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump last July. July showed signs of severe mental decline before the shooting. The New York Times reports that Thomas Crooks talked to imaginary people, danced alone at night, and researched the JFK assassination leading up to the attack. His motive remains unclear, though search histories show a growing fixation on Trump.

President Trump unveiled a new proposal this week to give every U.S. newborn a $1,000 investment account. The plan is part of his one big, beautiful bill and would apply to babies born between 2020, 25 and 2028. The tax-deferred accounts would track a stock index fund and be accessible at age 18. This is a pro-family initiative that will help millions of Americans harness the strength of our economy to lift up the next generation and they'll really be getting a big jump on life. Defense attorneys for Sean Diddy Combs cross-examined today an ex-girlfriend of Combs. The woman testified under the name Jane Doe. Daily Wire reporter Megan Basham has the breakdown. She said that Combs coerced her into having sex with male prostitutes while he watched.

And then earlier today, a judge denied a second mistrial request from the defense. The defense attorneys based to the request on prosecutorial misconduct. They accused the prosecution of knowingly presenting false testimony from a woman who claims Combs dangled her over a 17th floor balcony. Now, the judge ruled the testimony did not prejudice the defense. He said the defense successfully cross-examined the witness and undermined her testimony. The judge called the cross-examination a Perry Mason moment. Combs has pleaded not guilty to charges of sex trafficking, racketeering, conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He could face life in prison if convicted on all counts. And a judge dismissed Justin Baldoni's lawsuit against Blake Lively. Daily Wire reporter Amanda Press-Azacamo has the latest. Baldoni had sued for $400 million, accusing Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds of defamation and extortion and the New York Times of his assistant.

assisting in a smear campaign. Beldoni and Lively co-starred in the movie It Ends With Us and their relationship soured during filming. Lively had previously sued Beldoni for onset, sexual harassment, and retaliation. The judge's ruling said that claims that were brought by Beldoni, which derived from Lively's lawsuit, they did not count as definition since allegations from lawsuits are generally exempt from libel claims. It also ruled that Lively taking creative control of the film did not count as extortion under California law. Baldoni's legal team says it plans to revise its claims and continue on with the lawsuit. All right, there's your drive home updates this evening.

To learn more about these stories, go to Dailywire.com, and in case you missed it this morning, we covered some major stories. That includes the escalation of the L.A. riots, the debate over Trump's authority to send in the troops and taxpayer dollars funding the protest. Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morning Wire.