Morning Wire - SCOTUS Upholds Trans Treatment Ban & Iran Strike Looms? | 6.19.25

Episode Date: June 19, 2025

In a massive legal victory for conservatives, the Supreme Court upholds Tennessee’s ban on transgender medical procedures for minors, Trump ramps up the pressure on Iran to surrender and the deportation of illegal immigrants continues while Democrats seek arrest. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.   Balance of Nature: Go to https://balanceofnature.com and use promo code WIRE for 35% off your first order as a preferred customer PLUS get a free bottle of Fiber and Spice.   Ethos: Get your free quote at https://Ethos.com/WIRE   - - -   Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court upholds Tennessee's ban on transgender medical procedures for minors. There is a huge risk to kids from these procedures with very little, if any, benefit. The 6-3 decision is a landmark victory for parents and conservatives and a defining blow to transgender activism. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Executive Editor John Vickley. It's Thursday, June 19th, and this is Morning Wire. The U.S. continues to fortify the Middle East as Trump ramps up the pressure on Iran to surrender. Why didn't you negotiate with me two weeks ago?

You could have done fine. You would have had a country. And as Trump escalates deportation plans, Democrats make headlines by getting themselves arrested. Before I could even get out my question, I was physically and aggressively forced out of the room. Thanks for waking up with Morning Wire. Stay tuned. We have the news you need to know. Balance of Nature fruit and veggies is the most convenient way to get whole fruits and vegetables daily, especially if you've focused on creating a healthier, happier lifestyle. Nature is pretty good at giving us the nutrients we need through our fruits and vegetables.

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Head over to Balanceofnature.com and use promo code wire for 35% off your first order as a preferred customer, plus get a free bottle of fiber and spice. That's Balanceofnature.com promo code wire. In a major win for conservative activists and parent groups, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law banning transgender drugs and surgeries for children. This landmark ruling,

paves the way for other states to follow Tennessee's lead. Daily Wire investigative reporter, Marade Allardy, is here now with more. So Marade, tell us about this ruling. Hi, Georgia. The court ruled six to three in the case called United States v. Scrimetti. Justice has decided that Tennessee's law does not violate the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause. The plaintiffs in this case, which included trans-identifying teens and their families, claimed that Tennessee's law banning puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries for minors discriminated against them on the basis of sex.

Chief Justice John Roberts penned the court's opinion and rejected the plaintiff's argument that Tennessee's law discriminates on the basis of sex. He also said the plaintiffs, quote, contort the meaning of the term medical treatment. Roberts wrote, quote, notably absent from their framing is a key aspect of any medical treatment,

the underlying medical concern the treatment is intended to address. Daily Wire's White House correspondent, Mary Margaret Olehend, was at the Supreme Court on Wednesday. We just talked to a couple people that came out of the court that were in there when the decision came down. They told us they were really surprised by the expressions on the justices' faces when this decision came down. For example, Justice Amy Coney-Barritt looked a little angry, they said, as she listened to one of the liberal justices dissents,

while the liberal justices also looked a little upset as they listened to the majority opinion, which obviously came down in favor of this Tennessee law. We spoke with Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Scrimetti, whose name is on this case about the victory. He explained what he saw as the flaws in the plaintiffs' argument. So the main argument from the other side when we did the oral argument in front of the court was if you have a boy who wants testosterone to resolve a developmental defect, then they can get it. But a girl who wants testosterone to deepen her voice can't. And the dissenting justices thought that this was some sort of discrimination. But with any medical treatment, you're not just handing someone a drug. You're giving them a treatment to treat a specific condition and different drugs. have different effects on different conditions, and we differentiate between those purposes all the time. So I thought that was a fatal flaw in the argument on the other side.

As a reminder, Tennessee lawmakers were inspired to introduce and pass the law following Daily Wire host Matt Walsh's explosive investigation into Vanderbilt University's gender clinic. Right. A lot of parents and activists are celebrating today. On that note, what are they saying? They are, absolutely. We spoke with Chloe Cole, a detransitioner who has been outspoken about the harms of transgender drugs and surgeries for children. I believe that every child in America deserves the chance to grow up whole and to be given the time to do so. And this is a ruling that is going to allow children that time that I never was given. At 15 years old, I underwent an irreversible surgery to remove my breasts. Absolutely no child should ever be given the

chance to go through any of this because it is abusive. It's detrimental to their development and they deserve better. Now, going back to the court's opinion, what issues did the conservative justices point to? Chief Justice Roberts noted that the number of minors requesting sex transition treatments has increased in recent years, and meanwhile, European countries have cracked down on these procedures and drugs. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a concurring opinion in which he said, quote, there is no medical consensus on how best to treat gender dysphoria in children. And quote, recent revelations suggests that leading voices in this area have relied on questionable evidence and have have allowed ideology to influence their medical guidance. Meanwhile, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a

dissent that was joined by the two other liberal-leaning justices, Elena Kagan and Katanji Brown Jackson. Sotomayor claimed that teens needing transgender drugs, quote, can be a question of life or death. Advocates of these drugs and surgeries have pushed a similar line to parents of trans-identifying children for years, even as newer evidence has shown that these treatments do not improve children's mental health. So what are the implications of this ruling for other states? So far more than 20 states have banned similar to Tennessee's ban, and this ruling definitely lays the groundwork for them to remain in place, and even for more states to enact bans.

Meanwhile, medical skepticism around these drugs and procedures is only growing. Last month, the HHS released a review saying the, quote, science and evidence do not support the use of these drugs and procedures for children. Well, this was a hard-fought victory for a lot of activists. We're going to be tracking the effects. Mairee, thanks for reporting. Thanks, Georgia. someone close to you can change everything. And it's impossible not to think about what the future

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Meanwhile, we have Iran taking a defiant tone. What's the latest? Yeah, on Wednesday, Ayatollah Khomeini made clear to the world that he would never agree to President Trump's demands for an unconditional surrender. In a video statement, the tyrannical leader said, quote, the United States must know that our people will not surrender in any military and intervention by them will lead to irreparable consequences. The expectation from military experts is that if Trump does move forward and join Israel's offensive, the Iranians would respond by launching missiles at American military installations across the Middle East, particularly those in Iraq, Syria and Kuwait, which are just across the Iranian border. Right. Now, that video from the Aitola came a day after President Trump threatened to strike him personally and as Israel continues to hammer

Iranian nuclear and military facilities. To date, now the Israelis have killed 11 of the top 12 ranking military leaders of Iran. Right, the top brass in Iran has really been wiped out. What are we hearing now from Trump? So he's reportedly still weighing his options, but at the moment, he's keeping his cards close to the chest. Speaking at the White House Wednesday, Trump made very clear that every option is on the table. I may do it, I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I'm going to do.

I can tell you this, that Iran's got a lot of time. trouble and they want to negotiate. And I said, why didn't you negotiate with me before? All there's death and destruction. Now, President Trump also made clear that whatever course he takes, he is intent on avoiding a long-drawn-out conflict like we saw in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, we've heard a lot of talk about potential regime change that's picking up the last few days. What's the latest, sir? Yeah, according to some outsiders, the Ayatollah's iron grip on Iran could be in danger, not just from external attacks by Israel, but more importantly, from internal. descent from the Iranian people themselves. Even before this war, the country had been plagued by

historic inflation. Last year it was 32%. The year before, 45%. And in the last week alone, Iran's currency has fallen at 13%. While strikes on oil and natural gas refineries have led to energy shortages, we've also seen widespread blackouts and internet being cut out. They're struggling just to keep the lights on. Indeed. And all of that comes after years of sanctions from the West have really crippled the country's economy. Given that economic turmoil, there is growing speculation that an internal uprising against the Ayatollah could come in the near future. But there's just no way of knowing how real that possibility is. For more on whether Israel itself is seeking a regime change. We spoke with Simcha Rothman, a member of Israel's Knesset, or their parliament.

A regime change should happen in Iran, but I don't think the goal of the war per se is the regime change. The goal is to make sure that Israel is not under threat. Of course, when the current regime has invested for so many years, so much effort in the goal of destroying state of Israel, if we are taking it away from it, it might weaken him. Of course, we can all hope so. But the goal is to remove the danger for Israel and its citizens.

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on Now, it's worth noting when you talk about a regime change, there are some who say the war could actually galvanize support for the Ayatollah, and even if there were a grassroots movement against his regime, we have not seen evidence of it yet, as the regime has restricted internet access and arrested anyone who dissents publicly against the government. Now, stateside, we've seen a number of polls showing public support for U.S. intervention. For example, in the latest Rasmussen polling, 57% of Americans support American strikes to destroy Iran's nuclear program compared to just 30% who opposed them.

But it's also worth noting there, 69% of Americans say that even if they support airstrikes, they would prefer the two sides negotiate in agreement. But as Trump said Wednesday, Iran had their chance at diplomacy and refused to compromise. Now they're facing the consequences of that decision. Cap, thanks so much for reporting. Absolutely. Blue cities are in rebellion against Trump's immigration agenda. Protests and riots threaten immigration officers while Democratic officials openly challenged the federal government.

Here to talk about the fight over deportations as Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce. So Tim, where is the most pushback coming from? Yeah, most of the pushback is in major cities such as Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. And the resistance involves everything from activist coordination to impede ice operations and local officials getting in between ice and local law enforcement. For example, Chicago has suspended an online portal for illegal aliens to apply for IDs. The City Keys program was shut down after I subpoenaed its records. The Chicago City Clerk then shut it down and told the Chicago Tribune that, quote, we're going to fight giving over any data to the federal government. Mayor Brandon Johnson has been adamant that Chicago will take to the streets if it has to resist Trump.

Here's Johnson on MSNBC on Sunday. We're going to continue to resist and we're going to do it in many different ways, whether it's taken to the streets or to the courts or policy. One of the things that I am very proud of is that we are a welcoming city, which means our local law enforcement do not dub or behave as federal ICE agents. Of course, comments like that haven't stopped Trump from targeting these cities. He made this clear on Monday. Biden allowed 21 million people to come into our country.

Of that, vast numbers of those people, were murderers, killers, people from gangs, people from jails, they emptied their jails out into the U.S. Most of those people are in the cities, all blue cities, all Democrat-run cities, and they think they're going to use them to vote. It's not going to happen. So a lot of back and forth over this, but as we've seen in Los Angeles, the riots are having some pretty serious consequences.

How's the Trump administration handling it? Well, it's not just the Trump administration, but local law enforcement, too. A bunch of new charges were announced Tuesday from state and federal officials. U.S. Attorney Bill Assaley and L.A.A. Nathan Hockman held a press conference and outlined dozens of counts from curfew violations to assault on law enforcement. Here's a say lee on just one of the suspects charged. Angus Johnson confronted a California National Guardsman and after heckling him, he spit on him. Johnson then spit on other federal police officers present who are trying to keep the peace.

As our president said, if you spit, we hit and we will hit you with a felony. Hockman said that his district attorney's office has charged at least 30 people. The U.S. attorney has brought an additional 20 counts. Lawmakers on both sides have condemned any violence, but Democrats also seem to court their own run-ins with law enforcement. You remember New Jersey Congresswoman LaMonica McIver was charged after chaos erupted at an iced detention facility in Newark. More recently, New York City comptroller Brad Landner,

who is a candidate for mayor, was arrested outside an immigration court on Tuesday. Police said he was impeding law enforcement. Then there is California Senator Alex Bedia, who had to be forcefully removed from a Homeland Security press conference last week. He surprised security and shouted questions at Secretary Nome. Padilla gave a speech on the Senate floor afterwards.

I was forced to the ground, first on my knees, and then flat on my chest. The cases are racking up quickly for Democrats. Right. Now, concurrently with all of this, though, President Trump has been pushing forward some new policies on the southern border. What's new there? Yeah, at the southern border, not a single illegal alien entered the... U.S. in the month of May. Again, not a single one, at least not any that got away from law enforcement or were caught on camera. In all, border enforcement encountered just under 9,000 illegal aliens

between ports of entry last month. That's a 93% decline since last May when that number was more than 117,000. Wow. So a huge turnaround. Tim, thanks for reporting. Good to be on. Thanks for waking up with us. And if you're watching on YouTube, like and subscribe. We'll be back This evening with more news she needs to know.