Morning Wire - Migrant Busloads from the Border | 7.22.22

Episode Date: July 22, 2022

Mayors sound the alarm over migrants bussed in from the border, Europe braces for severe energy shortages amid Russian threats, and controversy erupts over the arrest of lawmakers protesting the Supreme Court. Get the facts first on Morning Wire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The border crisis is directly impacting states far from the border, and the mayors of major cities are sounding the alarm. We hear from Democratic mayors from New York and D.C. calling for help in dealing with migrants relocated to their cities from Texas. And Texas officials who say the White House has abandoned the Americans on the front line. I am glad about the initiative that Texas had to get these people and start busing them over there because maybe they see what is going on down here. Maybe they'll start working on what they need to be working. on. Good luck to them because we haven't gotten the help that we need for over years. I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Friday, July 22nd, and this is Morning Wire. Much of Europe is bracing for energy shortages as Russia looks to punish countries for their

support of Ukraine by limiting and even cutting off sales of natural gas. And Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responds to claims that she faked being handcuffed by police while protesting outside the Supreme Court. We break down the events that led to her controversial. D'Oversial detainment. Thanks for waking up with Morning Wire. Stay tuned. We have the news you need to know. Hey, everyone. Producer Colton here. The American tradition of gathering around the dinner table holds an immense amount of power.

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overwhelming border towns in Texas and compelling officials in the state to take drastic action, including busing migrants to other states. Two of the states that are seeing these bust in migrants include New York and D.C. And the mayors there are sounding the alarm. John, we've heard from officials in New York and D.C. and Texas, who've spoken out over the course of this week, what's going on with this migrant crisis and the busing controversy? Yeah, this is really a mess, and it's truly a worsening humanitarian crisis. We've gotten used to hearing about the border crisis, but it's important to stress here

that it's really escalated in recent months to another level. I know we've reported on the record numbers of migrants crossing the border. Are those numbers still as high as they were this spring? Yeah, they're still extremely high. The most recent hard data is the June numbers. The numbers of migrants processed in June was around 192,000. That's down about 14% from the previous month, when the number hit 222,000. That's the highest number ever recorded. Despite that dip, though, this June was still far worse than last June, which is around 179,000. So it's a slight dip month to month, but yet another increase year over year. Now, we've also reported on Texas Governor Greg Abbott following through on that promise to start busing migrants to D.C. and

some other states. And Abbott has been reporting for several months now that his state is just completely overwhelmed by the sheer number of migrants. But now we've just gotten some responses from D.C. and elsewhere, what are they saying? Right. New York's mayor, Eric Adams, held a press conference this week in which he said the number of migrants arriving in his city is straining resources. We already have an overburdened shelter system. So now we're talking about, as you stated, food, clothing, school. This is going to impact our schools

because we do not turn away individuals because they're undocumented. Translation services. There's just a whole host of things that this is going to produce, and that's why we need help. We've also heard these same complaints from D.C.'s Mayor Miro Bowser. Here's what she said.

We have for sure called on the federal government to work across state lines to prevent people from really being tricked into getting on buses. We think they're largely asylum seekers who are going to final destinations that are not Washington, D.C.

But I fear that they're being tricked into nationwide bus trips when their final destinations are places all over the United States of America. Now, we've also heard from some officials in Texas, and they're basically saying, don't point the finger at us. Right, they put the blame squarely

on the federal government. The mayor of Eagle Pass, Texas, Yolanda Ramon, spoke to Fox this week and said that no one from the Biden administration has even come down to her city to see just how devastating a crisis this really is. Nobody from Washington has come down here to see what is actually going on here. I am Democrat, and we have a governor that's Republican, but he is the only person that has been here that has actually visited our city hall several times that has actually been to the bridge. I'm just concerned about what's going on in my community right now. Mayor Ramon also responded directly to the complaints from D.C. and New York. I would just say, you know, to both of them, without the due respect, welcome to our world. You know, New York probably has, what, 7, 8 million people there.

We are a city of 25,000 with our county combined, maybe 50,000 at the most, and we get them by the thousands on a daily basis. Well, we'll just have to see if the administration takes more action to address the crisis. Yeah, let's hope something changes on the ground there. Coming up, Europe braces for energy shortages as Russia threatens to cut off the fuel supply. If you like this podcast, subscribe to our Morning Wire newsletter available exclusively to Daily Wire members. Get the Morning Wire newsletter delivered straight to your inbox when you join at DailyWire.com slash subscribe. Use code MorningWire to try Reader's Pass membership and get your first month for only 99 cents. The European Union is set to begin forcing countries to

cut back on gas consumption as the power shortage there is approaching crisis levels. Here with the latest on what exactly is causing the shortage and the role climate change policies may have played is Daily Wire Senior Editor Cabot Phillips. So Cabot, a gas ration for an entire continent. What's going on here? It is drastic for sure. So the European Union just unveiled what they're calling the save gas for a safe winter plan, which would call on the 27 member states to cut natural gas consumption by 15 percent in the next eight months. the plan would offer payouts to companies that reduce consumption the most and also offer other incentives for countries to embrace natural gas alternatives, in this case like solar and coal.

And that's not all. It's part of their broader energy efforts. The EU is also trying to pass a law this week that would grant them to power to force gas reduction if countries don't voluntarily comply. And keep in mind, this is all coming as Europe is facing a historic heat wave that's driving up energy consumption even more. So this really is coming at the worst possible time. Okay, so how does the war in Ukraine play into this, though? Yeah, it's a huge part of it. So as Europe has tried to shift towards green energy over the last decade, they've become increasingly reliant on Russia for natural gas.

For context, 45% of the EU's natural gas and 29% of their oil come straight from Russia, with some countries like Hungary and Latvia getting 100% of their gas from Russia. And Germany, the largest economy in Europe, gets 66% of their natural gas from the Russians. And that energy reliance on Putin and Russia, Russia has proven disastrous as the Russian government has started cutting back on the amount of gas that they're allowing to be shipped to Europe. They've already reduced gas exports to Germany

by two-thirds and then cut it off entirely for six other EU countries. Now there's growing fear that the Russian government could at any moment shut down the all-important Nord Stream-1 pipeline to gain political leverage. Remember, the Nord Stream 1 delivers more natural gas to Europe than any other source. Right. So how did Europe become so dependent on Russia in the first place? There are a few things, but most energy experts point to Europe's adoption of green alternatives. For the last three decades, they've really cut back on fossil fuels, and while they have reduced greenhouse gas emissions by about 30%, that's more than any other region on Earth, they've adopted less reliable alternatives. They've invested billions in solar and wind energy, which are notorious for being unreliable, especially in much of Europe, where it's just not that sunny. They've also become more reliant on natural gas, which doesn't exist in large quantities.

in Europe, meaning it's got to be imported from somewhere, in this case, mostly Russia. So what solutions are being proposed? Well, EU leaders are hoping they can quickly convert to sources beyond natural gas and oil, but even if they do begin converting to other alternatives, they won't be ready for winter. Europe is so desperate for energy right now that they've actually started returning to some of the sources that they tried to outlaw in the past, including nuclear energy and even coal, which is really jarring given their stance on coal over the last few decades, but numerous countries are reopening old plants that had been shut down.

It's actually gotten so bad in places like Germany that the country's now dimming streetlights at night, restricting hot water use, and shutting down swimming pools. And it is worth noting. This is actually something President Trump had warned about when he was in office. Germany will become totally dependent on Russian energy if it does not immediately change course. He was met with smirks and even outright laughter from many Europeans.

European leaders, including the German delegation, who was there in the room. Obviously, those comments are not being laughed at anymore as this crisis continues to worsen with no end in sight. Cabot, thanks so much for reporting. Anytime. That was Daily Wire's senior editor, Cabot Phillips. Several members of Congress were arrested outside of the Supreme Court this week while protesting the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade.

But what raised eyebrows was the appearance that some members were handcuffed when they were not. ABC News published two pictures on Twitter that made it look like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilan Omar were in cuffs. This after the pair had been mocked on Twitter for holding their hands behind their backs as if they were bound. Though AOC has since denied she was pretending to be handcuffed. If I was faking that, why would I intentionally fist-pump somebody? But the larger issue is the ongoing crisis of trust in the news media. Here to discuss is columnist David Marcus. Hi, David.

So what happened here? And is this actually significant? Good morning. It was really remarkable, and yes, it is significant. Within minutes of video showing Acacio-Cortez being arrested, appearing online, a ton of people on social media, myself included, noticed that she seemed to be pretending she was in handcuffs until she raised her fist in a show of resistance. You know, while that could be written off as a political stunt, what was rather stunning is that an hour later, ABC News ran a story with these pictures taken from the front that, clearly make AOC and Omar appear to be handcuffed. And it seems like ABC had to know that these images were enormously misleading. Now, not every outlet took this approach. In fact, the New York Post ran a headline accusing Ocasio-Cortez of having faked being

handcuffed. How could the coverage from mainstream outlets be so different, sort of reflecting different realities? Look, that's a great question. As I said, it's hard to imagine that nobody involved in the A.B. story, and there was a similar image at the Hill, knew what was happening here. It was ubiquitous, but they made a decision that was clearly playing right into the hands of the Congresswoman. The image wasn't manipulated or anything, but it does feel manipulative. And it plays into this widespread distrust of media, particularly the legacy media that polling shows has just gotten

worse since 2020. According to a new poll, only 11 percent of Americans trustee. TV news. I mean, that's about as popular as cholera. About this media backlash, was there actually any backlash against ABC for its coverage? Yeah, immediately. I mean, honestly, there was some shock from observers. I don't think anyone suspected that news agencies would try to get away with this, and it's troubling. I mean, just aside from whatever side of this, one is on, the two legitimate news outlets are not reflecting a shared reality. The truth is that Akazio-Cortez and Omar were not manhandled here. They reportedly took selfies with the arresting officers. So I think the Post got this one right.

You know, full disclosure, I write for them sometimes. But, you know, regardless, it's stunning that readers of each outlet are going to see such wildly different reporting or images of what happened. Now, what was the play here exactly by the Congresswoman? Why play up what actually happened? Well, you know, we have a new generation here of politicians on both sides of the aisle who sink primarily of optics, you know, specifically on social media. So that's one key element. But, you know, it's also about credibility among the progressive base. You know, Congresswoman Nicole Maliatakis, the only GOP representative from AOC's hometown of New York City and mine, argued this was an attempt to reach out to a radical base that sees being arrested as a point of pride. You know, and that's not. new. It harkens back to images of the civil rights movement. But there's real questions as to how authentic this is. Now, stepping back a bit, there's also the question of why were members of Congress who hold a majority protesting the court in the first place? The reality is the Democrats don't have 60 votes in the Senate to codify Roe as they wish to do. So in lieu of that, they have these protests,

which politically are meant to fire up the left. In this particular case, the lawmakers got to an assist from the news media. And, you know, we'll see how it plays out. Well, making sure the public gets the fact should be the priority here. So thanks for setting the record straight, David. Anytime. That was DailyWire in New York Post, contributor David Marcus. Other stories we're tracking this week. President Biden has tested positive for COVID. The White House confirmed Thursday saying his symptoms are mild. He has been vaccinated and boosted. Jobless claims for unemployment benefits last week rose to their highest level in eight months. months. U.S. home prices hit another record high in June. The average price of a home is now $416,000.

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