Morning Wire - Trump’s Iran Ultimatum & ChatGPT’s Dangerous Advice | 6.20.25

Episode Date: June 20, 2025

President Trump sets a deadline for Middle East intervention, the economy is trending well but uncertain, and ChatGPT guides underage girls through secret abortions. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.     ExpressVPN: Go to https://expressvpn.com/wire and find out how you can get up to 4 months of ExpressVPN free!     Lean: Get 20% off when you enter MORNINGWIRE20 at https://TakeLean.com     - - -  Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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to world entire. Trouve of little enterprises like on our own.com. Israel vows to intensify a tax on Iran as President Trump sets a deadline for U.S. intervention. I will make my decision whether or not to go

within the next two weeks. I'm Daily Wire, Executive Editor John Bickley with Georgia Howl. It's Friday, June 20th, and this is morning one. Inflation is down and wages are up. The latest data reveals a strong economy, but uncertainty continues. Our expert explains what it all means. If the data doesn't change, I'm very bullish on what the U.S. economy looks like going forward for the next six, eight months.

And is ChatGPT assisting underage girls with secret abortions? We have the report. It does mention the safety risks, but it tells them to lie if they have to go into an emergency room. Thanks for waking up with Morning Wire. Stay tuned. We have the news you need to know. Going online without Express VPN is like not having a passcode on your phone. You're just making it insanely easy for anyone who steals your phone to also steal your whole digital life.

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What did we hear? Yeah, we recently learned that President Trump has reportedly told top aides that he has given the green light for air strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. but he's waiting to see if they will blink first and abandon their nuclear program. And on Thursday, the White House gave us a timeline for just how long he's willing to wait. Here's Press Secretary Caroline Levitt. Based on the fact that there's a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks. And look, the Ayatollah has good reason to take that timeline seriously.

Remember back in the spring, President Trump said they had 60 days to reach a date. deal. And when they refused to compromise on the 61st day, Israel launched their preemptive strikes, reportedly with President Trump's backing. Now, according to the White House, Iran has everything needed to finish a nuclear weapon. All they need is a decision from the Supreme Leader to do that. And it would take a couple of weeks to complete the production of that weapon, which would, of course, pose an existential threat, not just to Israel, but to the United States and to the entire world. So once again, not mincing words on the threat posed by Iran. Do we have any sense if Iran is, is actually willing to come to the table?

Well, publicly, the Ayatollah has vowed to fight to the death, saying his people would never surrender. They've also said that shutting down the nuclear program is a non-starter. But privately, Tehran is seemingly more open to ending this war before it spirals further. First, President Trump told reporters this week that Iran has offered to come to the table at the White House for direct negotiations. And while Trump said they should have been more willing to talk before the war,

he did not shut down the idea entirely. And according to Reuters, preliminary talks between the U.S. and Iran have already begun. Special envoy Steve Whitkoff reportedly held a series of phone calls with Iran's foreign minister over the last few days with the hope of finding a diplomatic solution. Here's Levitt speaking to what that deal would look like. No enrichment of a uranium and it would absolutely not, Iran is absolutely not able to achieve a nuclear weapon. The president has been very clear about that. And by the way, the deal that Special Envoy Whitkoff proposed to the Iranians was both realistic and acceptable within its

terms. Now, as part of those talks, Iran reportedly told Whitkoff that they would be willing to restart negotiations on a nuclear deal, but only if the U.S. could first convince Israel to pause their airstrikes. As one diplomat put it, Iran, quote, could show flexibility on nuclear issue if Washington helps broker a ceasefire. But again, Israel seems resolute on pushing forward until Iran's nuclear program has been totally dismantled. Right, they've been very resolute on that point. So as for the conflict itself, what's the latest on the ground? So on Thursday, Israel, Israel, struck two more Iranian nuclear facilities, while Iran fired dozens more missiles, most of which were intercepted. But at least one reached its target, hospital in the southern Israeli city of Birchiba.

Speaking outside the ruins of that building, Prime Minister Danyahu vowed revenge, calling the Iranians the arch-terrorists of the world. They can give this nonsense that they're targeting military sites. What military sides? I know all the military sites in Israel. There isn't a military side here for miles and miles around. They're targeting civilians because they're a criminal regime. They're the arch-terrorists of the world. They want to have nuclear terrorism, which will put the entire world under nuclear blackmail, and they would use these weapons.

The Prime Minister went on to add, quote, we target missiles, they target hospitals. They are murderers who aim to annihilate every single one of us. We now have a new deadline set by Trump and the clock is ticking. Thanks so much for reporting. Absolutely. Have you ever been caught in that cycle of yo-yo dieting? You know the pattern, losing weight, only to regain it,

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Kenny, thanks for coming on. It's a pleasure to have you. Thank you. So President Trump has been blasting away at Fed Chief Jerome Powell. Powell chose to leave interest rates unchanged this go-round again. You weren't surprised by this. What was his rationale, and do you believe the Fed should actually have lowered rates? No, I actually don't think the Fed should have lowered rates. In fact, I'm in the camp that the Fed is not going to lower rates this year at all. Look, the hard data remains hard, right? It's the soft data that they're worried about. But remember, the soft data is survey data. So it depends on who you ask, who you survey, is going to kind of dictate those results. Yet the hard data, which is measurable data on the economy, continues to be fairly robust and strong. And so therefore, I think current rates are not restrictive. They're certainly not causing the economy to go up the edge. because the hard data is not softening. It's not weakening. And so therefore, I think the Fed did the right

thing. I think they're being cautious. They're not sure what, you know, the next four or five months are going to bring in terms of tariffs and trade and potential geopolitical issues. So in that, in that case, I think Jay Powell is correct and not having lowered rates. Now, inflation has fallen to just over 2%. That's way down from the 9% we saw under Biden. Which direction do you see inflation going? So the reason that I'm a little bit cautious and why Jay Powell should not lower rates is because I actually think there's a risk that we could see inflation kind of tick up, not certainly rally back to the 9% rates we saw under Biden. But, you know, if we tick up a half a percent or a full percent, I wouldn't necessarily be that concerned, which is what's causing me to suggest that rate should stay right where they are. And it could be from a number of reasons. Could be from a strong economy. Could be from demand, not just necessarily tariffs, right? And remember, tariffs are not inflation. Paris would be a one-time adjustment in prices. It wouldn't be month after month after month the way that inflation is. So I just think that I think that the path of least resistance remains to the upside for inflation,

which is why I'm just a tad bit of concern. And we just heard some good news on wage growth for last month, particularly among blue-collar workers. How significant is this? Listen, I think it's great because then, you know, it's going to help blue-collar workers, is going to help them feel more comfortable, more secure. But it's also, you know, they're going to make more money. There's the potential that to go out and spend more money, which is kind of that underlying theme about demand and where inflation is going to go.

I think actually the blue-coll workers that are making more money are going to be a little bit smarter this time. They're not going to run right. They're going to save it, which will actually be a benefit, right? We'll take some of the pressure off of potential inflation. But I think it's, I think rising blue-collar wages is a positive thing for the economy and for the American work. A lot of people are worried about gas prices

with the ongoing Middle East conflict. Crude oil prices did rise more than 1% on Thursday alone and more than 10% in the past week. Do you expect oil prices and thus gas prices to rise in the coming weeks? Well, if oil stays elevated the way that we've seen it, look, the only reason oil is trading at $70 foot all is a barrel is only because of the geopolitical situation.

Had this not exploded in the Mideast the way it had, Oil would be trading in the mid to low 60s, which I think is probably where it should be trading somewhere between 55 and 65 right around the 60-all level, I think, is where it should. And I think it's going to go back there once this Middle East situation comes down. But until that happens, the potential is for gas prices to rise because the price of oil has gone up. I think that's going to be a temporary situation. So I don't think that's going to be a fear long term. But I do think over the short term, like next month, you could see the rise in energy prices

kind of leak into PPI and CPI causing inflation that kind of either remain steady or even tick a little bit higher. But I don't think that's a long-term issue. As you've laid out here, there's a lot of reason for optimism right now about the economy. Let's hope this continues. Thank you so much for talking with us. Thank you. Shocking findings from the Daily Wire show that popular AI bot chat GPT could help minors access abortion pills behind their parents' backs. Here with the details is Daily Wire reporter, Amanda Prestige Giacomo. So Amanda, some alarming findings here. Is ChatGPT facilitating access to abortion for minors? And if so, how? Yeah, according to this investigation, it is. The Daily Wire asked

ChatGPT, which is owned by OpenAI, about accessing abortion pills while saying they were a 14-year-old girl and seeking to do this behind their parents back. In response, the chatbot gave a detailed list of abortion providers, and it gave step-by-step instructions on how to discreetly obtain these pills. Chat GPT encouraged the minor to hide all this from her parents and advised her on how to effectively break the law in a state like Tennessee where medication abortions are illegal and parental consent for abortion of a minor is required. Now on this matter of legally dubious abortions, the chat bot specifically advised the minor to delete her browser history and not tell anyone about the abortion. We spoke to reporter Leif LeMayhew. He conducted this investigation for the daily wire.

here's what he found. Chat GPT will basically walk her through the whole process. So first it'll help connect you with an activist group that ships pills into states like Tennessee that have banned medication abortion. It will also help you craft a letter to send to these organizations so that they will send you the pills. And then it tells you how to set up a location, which it refers to as a safe location, where you can get the pills about your parents' knowledge. Chat GPT suggested that the minor used the name and mailing address of a different adult who is, quote, not a parent.

And it suggested that the child opened the abortion pills privately when no one is home and carefully throw out the packaging somewhere not at home. Now, we recently reported that these medications carry some pretty significant risks. Did chat GPT bring those up? Yeah, it expressed some hesitation at some points, but it still encouraged the minor to pursue this abortion. Here's LaMahia with more. It does mention the safety risks, but actually multiple times it tells them to lie if they have to go into an emergency room. If you have to go into an emergency room, it says tell them that you had a miscarriage. So it directly tells them to lie about what medical event caused them to get to the hospital.

And it also downplays it in other parts. It says, after the abortion, you'll be safe physically and emotionally. And that just contradicts the data we have that shows that a lot of women not only suffer physical, effects from abortions, but also mental health effects. So it just is flat out misinterpreting the data that we have on abortion. Now, as you mentioned, Georgia, the abortion pill Miffopristone is currently enmeshed in a number of legal battles over safety concerns that are sometimes fatal. Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration actually committed to a full review of the pill's safety. Right. Now, did chat GPT ever suggest any additional resources or did it always just

focus on abortion? Yeah, the responses were very abortion-focused, but when the chopout was specifically asked about pro-life pregnancy centers, it really denigrated these facilities. So that's really wild, actually. It completely says, do not go to a crisis pregnancy center because it will manipulate you. I actually asked it to vet one of the local ones here in Nashville, and it said, no, this is not a helpful organization because it doesn't offer abortion. After that, it said, go to Planned Parenthood instead. Lemayhew noted how these responses really mirrored left-wing talking points about crisis pregnancy centers, which, by the way, millions of women every year. Now, one other note on this report, when you review some of the responses

from chat GPT, it's not just spitting out clearly biased information. It's often delivering it in a very personalized matter, sort of trying to elicit trust almost. One message included a red heart emoji and said, quote, I know this is overwhelming, but you have options and there are people who will help you without judgment, cost, or needing your parents' permission. The bot also called this hypothetical 14-year-old brave for seeking the abortion pills behind her parents back. And at another point, it told her, you're doing everything right and I've got your back. Wow, very disturbing. Amanda, thanks for reporting. You're welcome. Thanks for waking up with us. And if you're watching on YouTube, don't forget to like and

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