Morning Wire - Trump’s Asia Trip Apex & Biden’s Autopen Presidency | 10.30.25

Episode Date: October 30, 2025

President Trump ends his Asia tour with a much-anticipated sit-down with China’s Xi Jinping, a scathing report on Joe Biden’s presidency casts doubt on key executive actions, and Canada's government is pressured to include minors in its euthanasia program. Get the facts first with Morning Wire. - - - Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3 - - - Today's Sponsor: PrizePicks - Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/MORNINGWIRE and use code MORNINGWIRE and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! - - - Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy morning wire,morning wire podcast,the morning wire podcast,Georgia Howe,John Bickley,daily wire podcast,podcast,news podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump's Asia tour wraps up with his much-anticipated sit-down with China's Xi Jinping. We will be having some discussions. I think we've already agreed to a lot of things, and we'll agree to some more right now. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley. It's Thursday, October 30th, and this is Morning Wire. A scathing report on Joe Biden's presidency accuses his aides of conducting a cover-up and suggests key executive actions may not be legally valid.

We could never find any instances where Joe Biden was actually in the room with the people who were making the decisions to sign Joe Biden's signature on legal documents. And Canada's euthanasia program continues to expand, with some groups now calling for minors as young as 12 to be included. There is a kind of gruesome, relentless logic at work here. And this is why the logical slings, Slopry slope argument is a valid argument. Thanks for waking up with Morning Wire.

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Prize picks. It's good to be right. The eyes of the world turned to South Korea for President Trump's high-stakes meeting with China's Xi Jinping. Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips is here to break down what happened at the big meeting, as well as what other deals the president has already locked down during his swing through Asia. So Cabot will get to the Xi meeting, but first tell us about the latest deal brokered yet. yesterday. Yeah, President Trump arrived in South Korea looking to finalize the framework of a trade deal that's now been months in the making. So for context, over the summer, he threatened to impose those 25% tariffs on all South Korean goods coming into the U.S. And he let them know that if they wanted those rates lowered, they would have to make massive investments in the American economy. And now they have on Wednesday they followed through in a big way, finalizing a deal that will send $350 billion state side over the next decade. Among other things, that deal will include the purchase of about $50 billion in Boeing aircraft manufactured in the U.S. There's a multi-billion dollar partnership between the Korean Air Force and U.S.

defense contractors and new partnerships between U.S. and Korean rare earth mineral companies. South Korea also pledged to purchase millions of tons of American natural gas and then invest billions of more dollars in American energy refiners. The list goes on and on. You can see, it's a very big deal. Now, in exchange, American companies like Amazon will invest billions of dollars in new projects in South Korea, helping them build out their cloud infrastructure.

And also, this is kind of a fun one. NASA is going to help launch a Korean satellite to study space radiation. So a lot going into this for both sides. But perhaps most importantly, as part of the deal, Trump has now reportedly agreed to lower tariffs on South Korean goods from 25% to 15%. Here he is speaking to the impact of his tariffs on Wednesday. Not only are the tariffs strengthening our alliances, they're also bringing peace to the world. My administration is rejected, the old model of incompetent government, that punished success and rewarded failure. We're making America the best place on earth to do business.

And it's worth noting ahead of those final negotiations, Trump, it got the red carpet treatment once again, and he got just a royal treatment, to say the least. First, he was gifted a replica of the historic Korean crown of gold. And then he became the first American president to ever receive South Korea's highest honor, the Grand Order of Mugung Huah. To honor your achievements in paving the wage for a peace

on the Korean Peninsula six years ago, and in anticipation of the peace and prosperity you will bring to the Grand Peninsula, we present you this medal with our deepest appreciation. Okay, so now let's turn to the big showdown between President Trump and Xi Jinping. Well, first, this meeting began late last night for us here in the U.S., but here's what's taken place as of this recording. I think started with some really unexpected drama when just minutes before the meeting kicked off. President Trump issued a stunning social media post saying, quote,

because of other countries testing programs, I've instructed the Department of War to start testing our nuclear weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately. Now, for context, the U.S. has not tested any nuclear weapons for the last 33 years. And the timing of that message is no accident. In the last week alone, Vladimir Putin announced that Russia had successfully tested nuclear-powered, nuclear-capable cruise missiles and a torpedo, and North Korea also claims to have conducted missile tests of their own. But it seems clear this was directed more than anyone at Xi himself, who's overseen a historic nuclear buildup in China, growing their arsenal lately at just an alarming pace

for the Pentagon. However, despite that apparent warning, once the two met just a few moments later, it was all smiles with Trump cracking a joke as they shook hands. We're going to have a very successful meeting, I have no doubt. But he's a very tough negotiator. That's not good. And then for his part, Xi complimented President Trump. on the growing list of peace deals that he's brokered

and called for the same steady leadership now at one point referring to the relationship between the U.S. and China as a giant ship that must simultaneously be steered by two captains. Here's President Trump giving his reaction to the meeting afterwards aboard Air Force One. It was an outstanding group of decisions I think that was made.

We're in agreement. So many elements, large amounts, tremendous amounts, and the soybeans and other farm products are going to be purchased immediately, starting immediately. Many other things like that, on fentanyl, we agree that he was going to work very hard to stop the flow. You know, it's a very complex subject because it's used for lots of different reasons, including anesthetics and things. Remember, coming in here, the stakes were extremely high, with both sides threatening even higher tariffs on November 10th, without a deal. For his part, Trump came in with a pretty clear wish list for Beijing.

He wants assurances that they're cracking down on fentanyl production and also the opening up of sales of rare earth minerals. China controls about 90% of the global market there. He also wants China to increase their purchasing of American soybeans and other agricultural products. Now, Xi could also curry favor by cutting back on Russian oil. Remember, China is the largest consumer of Russian oil and they've helped prop up their economy in the face of sanctions from the U.S. Trump feels that the war has gone on because of that. Now, on his end, Xi wants the U.S. to lift its restrictions on chip exports to China

and also allow Chinese companies to more freely invest in the American economy. He's also likely to call on Trump to walk back his support of Taiwan, which Beijing, of course, views as Chinese territory, but that's going to be a tall order. Ultimately, again, we'll have to wait and see how this all plays out. What we're hearing from both sides, they are confident a deal is going to get done and might already be done. And Wall Street seems to agree on Wednesday, the Dow, NASDAQ, and S&P 500, all hit record highs.

We saw the same thing in China, early Thursday morning, as the country's largest market there, hit a mark not seen since 2015. Investors are clearly thrilled by the seemingly looming deal. We'll see if that optimism is rewarded. Again, we'll have all the latest on DailyWire.com. Cabot, thanks for reporting. Absolutely. The House Oversight Committee has recommended that the Justice Department investigate

the Biden White House's use of an auto pen to sign official presidential actions. In a 100-page report released this week, Republicans charged Biden staffers with covering up for an increasingly senile president and taking action without his knowledge. Here to talk about the Oversight Committee report as Daily Wire reporter Tim Peercee, Tim. So what actions exactly do the Republicans want the DOJ to take here? Well, they want the DOJ to take a deep look at this because many of the actions that Biden took or appeared to take may not have been valid. Committee Chairman James Comer asked Attorney General Bondi for a comprehensive review of all executive actions taken during the Biden presidency. He also asked for special attention to be paid to White House Dr. Kevin O'Connor, Deputy Chief of Staff, Annie Tomasini, and senior advisor to the First Lady Anthony Bernal. They all pleaded the fifth during the House investigation.

House Speaker Mike Johnson described the report as a blockbuster in a press conference on Tuesday. And this report includes 47 hours' worth of transcripts and testimony revealing that, every executive action signed by the auto pen without written authorization from president Biden should be voided. This is an unprecedented situation in American politics and government. The actions of President Biden simply were not all his own actions. And there are major implications to that, including all the pardons that he signed. Now, the report is titled, the Biden-O-Pen presidency, decline, delusion, and deception in the White House. And it has a lot of nuggets in the House interviews with the top Biden officials. For instance, Biden's chief of staff,

Jeff Zions, said that as the president declined mentally, everything at the White House slowed down. More meetings were required, more time was required in order to make basically any decision. As we said at the top, this report includes a lot about the top aides of Biden allegedly covering up his mental decline. Has there been any action taken so far regarding that? Yeah, well, there is an ongoing DOJ investigation into that. But in addition to that, Comer sent a letter to the D.C. Board of Medicine asking for a review into O'Connor's work as the White House doctor. The report says testimony indicates that O'Connor may have succumb to political pressure and hid Biden's health decline from the American people. Comer said the medical board should consider whether O'Connor issued misleading medical reports, misrepresented treatments, or failed to conform to standards of practice in violation of D.C. law.

If any violations are found, the D.C. Board of Medicine could discipline O'Connor to the extent. of even revoking his medical license. All right, so some potential consequences for O'Connor there. Now, the House Judiciary Committee also released documents this week related to Arctic Frost. That's the FBI investigation. We already know that it swept up eight Republicans' phone records. There's some more information that came to light this week. Tell us about that.

Yeah, this comes after House Republicans revealed last week that this operation received sign-off from top Biden officials, including Attorney General Merrick Garland, his deputy, Lisa Monaco, And then FBI director Christopher Ray. On Tuesday, the committee released documents that show 150 Republicans may have been scrutinized because of this. President Trump said on true social that the thugs responsible should all be investigated and put in prison. He also called former special counsel Jack Smith, who led that investigation a criminal. Here's House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan talking about Smith on Fox News. Then with Jack Smith, what we've learned is it was much broader, much more expansive than we ever thought.

This is the same Jack Smith, who we already know, spied on eight United States senators. Now we learn all this. And this is why we want Jack Smith in front of our committee in a deposition format after we get the documents. And we can ask him some of the same questions. We ask his deputies that they took the fifth to. I sure sounds like Republicans can't wait to grill Smith under oath. Tim, thanks for reporting. Thanks for having me on.

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made is rapidly expanding, with some groups calling for minors as young as 12 years old to be included in the government

funded program. Here with the details is Daily Wire reporter Amanda Presta Giacomo. So Amanda, we've reported on this on this show before, but just give us some background. What is the Maid program? And what exactly is it stated purpose? Yeah. So Maid, which stands for medical assistance in dying, it's effectively a euthanasia program funded by the Canadian government. It started back in 2016 for people whose natural death was, quote, reasonably foreseeable and they wanted to end their lives. And we've only seen expansion since then, particularly in 2021, when chronic illness and disability became included as reasons for someone to be euthanized. Every year since its inception, more and more people have had these procedures. Now thousands of Canadians do this annually. In 2023, it was more than 15,000 Canadians, about 5%, almost 5% of all deaths in Canada.

So thousands a year and that number is expected to increase? Yeah, that's right. So let's talk about those expansion efforts. There are advocacy groups that want more people, including minors, to have access to this. What exactly are they looking for and how would that work regarding consent for minors? Yeah, so advocates, they want children as young as 12 years old to have access to the made program. Currently, you have to be 18 to be considered for these procedures. The general argument is that children need more autonomy in their health care, and the maid program, you know, after all, is supposedly about compassion. Advocates also note that minors can already consent or refuse certain procedures, so permitting this would be consistent, they argue. And finally, advocates will point to the Netherlands as precedent. They'll say that assisted dying for so-called mature minors has been legal since 2002. As for consent, one advocacy group called Dying with Dignity Canada, they recommend that minors between 12 and 15 years old, they have parental consent to be euthanized. But they don't recommend that for, you know, minors 16 and 17 years old. Now, that's, you know, shocking to hear, especially in America. And, you know, I

wanted to learn more about this. So I reached out to Dr. Aaron Cariotti. He's a psychiatrist, an author, and a director at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. I asked him if he thought this movement for mature minors to be included in this, if this is, you know, fringe and unlikely or something that, you know, could happen pretty soon in Canada. Here's what he told me. A few years ago, I would have said, no, I don't think the Canadian regime is going to go that far to have so-called mature minors, adolescents, avail themselves of euthanasia. But now, sad to say, I wouldn't put it past them. And there is a kind of gruesome, relentless logic at work here. And this is why the logical slippery slope argument is a valid argument. And the reason it's a valid argument is

once you cross the line of allowing doctors to kill patients, once you cross the line of, once you across the line of accepting the basic premise of the euthanasia movement, which is that some lives are not worth living and therefore these people should be killed by the medical profession. Then it's very hard to argue that there should be any limitations. In addition to advocating for minors to be permitted in this program, there's already a very strong push in Canada to have people who suffer solely from mental health to be involved in this program that's actually set to take effect in 2020. Dr. Carriotti told me that it's actually already happening in Canada.

I remember one case of, I believe it was a 27-year-old female, a woman in her 20s, whose sole diagnosis was autism and ADHD, neither of which are terminal conditions. Even if it's not officially legalized in Canada yet, that psychiatric conditions can be used as the sole criteria for euthanasia. there have been reported cases in the literature where clearly that's been happening already. Now, euthanasia is not legal in the U.S., however, there are a number of states that do permit assisted suicide. So this is a domestic movement that we're watching closely here, and it certainly has been influenced by our neighbors up north. Well, a disturbing trend. Amanda, thanks for reporting. You're welcome. Thanks for waking up with us.

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