Morning Wire - Trump Executive Order Blocked & DeepSeek’s Back Door | Afternoon Update | 2.5.25

Episode Date: February 5, 2025

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and use code wire at checkout for up to 40% off. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire, editor-in-chief John Bickley. It's Wednesday, February 5th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update. Newly confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi is issuing sweeping directives on her first day at the Justice Department. Bondi will focus on combating the weaponization of the legal system, reinstating the federal death penalty, and partnering with Homeland Security to dismantle drug cartels and transnational crime networks. She's also ordered that the DOJ pause all funding to sanctuary cities. Bondi will additionally establish a task force to investigate the prosecutions against President Trump

and will end all DOJ diversity, equity, and inclusion programs by March 15th. A second federal judge has blocked President Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge Deborah Bordman ruled yesterday that citizenship is a precious right, protected by the 14th Amendment, and her decision halved. the order pending appeal. This follows a similar ruling last week by a judge in Washington state who called Trump's order blatantly unconstitutional.

The legal battle over birthright citizenship is expected to continue in higher courts. The terror group responsible for the October 7th attack on Israel is calling Trump's plan to take over and rebuild Gaza a, quote, recipe for chaos. Hamas says the U.S. is rewarding Israel instead of holding them accountable,

while some analysts worry that Trump's comment could complicate the already fragile hostage negotiations. But Trump says something new must be tried in the troubled region. Speaking alongside Israel's prime minister last night, Trump said the U.S. would take control of Gaza, clear unexploded weapons, and develop the area for jobs and housing. If the United States can help to bring stability and peace in the Middle East, we'll do that. You have to learn from history.

History has, you know, it just can't let it keep repeating itself. We have an opportunity to do something that could be phenomenal. And I don't want to be cute. I don't want to be a wise guy. But the Riviera of the Middle East, this could be something that could be so bad. Why does people go in the meantime, Mr. President? Argentina's president, Javier Millet, is following Trump's lead and pulling out of the World Health Organization.

Daily Wire reporter Spencer Lindquist has more. Malay cited profound differences with the UN agency, particularly over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. A spokesman for Malay said the WHO guidelines led to the largest shutdown in history and accused the organization of lacking independence due to political influence. Malays move mirrors that of President Trump, who began withdrawing the United States from the WHO last month. The organization has not yet responded.

More federal employees are being offered buyout, with the CIA being the latest agency to make the offer. Daily Wire reporter Amanda Press-Iraco has the latest. According to the Wall Street Journal, the government is providing about eight months of pay and benefits to those who resign as a part of an effort to better align the agency with Trump's agenda. The move follows a similar offer extended to millions of federal workers last month, which around 20,000 or so have accepted. Federal employee unions are suing the Trump administration over the buyout offer that requires workers to resign or return to the office. The unions argue that the plan is arbitrary and capricious and may violate federal law. The administration says that the buyouts aligned with Trump's push to end remote work.

The White House is also placing nearly all U.S. AID employees on administrative leave as it reassesses the agency's role. This episode is brought to you by Black Rifle Coffee.com and use code DailyWire for 20% off your purchase. That's blackriflecoffee.com code daily wire. Deepseek, the Chinese AI tool that shook up Wall Street may have the same security concerns as TikTok, a new report. The report claims that the chatbot has hidden code within its programming that could send user data directly to the Chinese government. Cybersecurity experts say Deepseek's program links to China Mobile, the state-owned company that's currently banned in the U.S. over national security concerns. Lawmakers are calling for an immediate ban on the app for government devices. Here's what Féirut Security CEO Ivan Serini told ABC.

We see direct links to servers and to companies in China and that are under control. of the Chinese government. And this is something that we've never seen in the past. With the software code loaded on DeepSeek's website, has a direct reference and ability to send information to China mobiles servers. Deepseek and its parent company have so far not commented on the report. Three former UPIN swimmers are suing their school, Harvard and the NCAA, alleging their Title IX rights were violated. Daily Wire's senior editor, Asher, short has the details. The lawsuit, backed by the independent counsel on women's sports, claims the women faced emotional trauma and were pressured to remain silent while being forced to compete

against a trans-identifying male athlete, presumed to be Leah Thomas. They allege university officials dismissed their concerns, suggesting that objecting to Thomas's participation reflected a psychological issue and warned that speaking out could damage their reputations and careers. The suit also challenges the NCAA's policy allowing transgender athletes to compete based on gender identity, calling it discriminatory. So far, neither the NCAA nor the universities named in the lawsuit have commented. Daniel Penny has landed a job at a major venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, less than two months after being found innocent in the death of Jordan Neely. The Marine vet will serve as a deal partner for the firm's American Dynamism team focusing on defense tech investments. In an internal memo, the firm praised his courage during the 2023 subway incident.

And the U.S. Army had its best recruiting number in 12 years this past December, in January, topped those with the best numbers in 15 years. The new Secretary of Defense Pete Heggzeth announced the news on X, saying, bottom line, Americans' youth want to serve under the bold and strong America First leadership of Donald Trump. Those of your drive home updates this afternoon. To learn more about these stories, go to DailyWhor. wire.com. And in case you missed it this morning, we covered some major stories, including developments with Trump's cabinet picks, his major Middle East announcement, and today's executive

order regarding men competing in women's sports. Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morning Wire.