Morning Wire - Trump’s Townhall & Ukraine’s Victory Plan | Afternoon Update | 10.16.24

Episode Date: October 16, 2024

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This episode is brought to you by Cloaked. Sign up today by visiting Cloaked.com and receive 20% off a subscription when you use code DailyWire at checkout. That's Cloaked.com with promo code DailyWire. I'm Georgia Howe with DailyWire editor-in-chief John Bickley. It's Wednesday, October 16th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update. Former President Donald Trump sat down with Fox News Harris Faulkner for an all-female town hall. In one exchange, a woman whose son was on campus at the University of George's,

Georgia, the day Lake and Riley was murdered, asked how quickly threatening migrant criminals can be removed from sanctuary cities. Here's Trump's response. First of all, we are going to end all sanctuary cities immediately. They're going to end because they're really... Is that an executive order you do that way? Really, I can do it with an executive order. I have to do it with an executive order. You can do it with the Aliens Act of 1798. We can do things in terms of moving people out. We can move them out of the sanctuary cities.

Why do they want open borders? Why do they want to do this? Why do they want sanctuary cities? Sanctuary cities are really meant for one thing to protect criminals. That's what they've become. Trump tackled several issues ranging from the economy to abortion, emphasizing his plans for tax adjustments and reaffirming his stance on abortion exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother.

A Georgia judge has blocked a new rule requiring election day ballots to be hand-counted after polls close in the state. Daily Wire reporter Amanda Prestizakamo has the latest. Judge Robert McBurney ruled that the regulation passed last month by the state election board was too much too late to implement for this election. The rule would have required poll workers to hand-count paper ballots, but McBurney cited a lack of training, guidelines, and funding for additional personnel as major concerns. This ruling follows another decision by McBurney that county election officials must certify election results by the legal deadline. That's regardless of any delays in receiving election-related information.

Early voting has begun in Georgia, and the hand-count rules future is uncertain as the case moves forward. The FBI has revised its 2022 crime data very significantly and very quietly. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more about the quiet revision. The data previously reported a 2.2.2. 1% drop in crime, but with the update, it now shows a 4.5% rise in violent crime. The change adds thousands more murders, rapes, robberies, and assaults to the original numbers. The FBI made no mention of the revision in its September 2024 press release, which raised concerns among researchers about transparency. The updated data comes amid growing debate over the accuracy of crime statistics,

with experts questioning these drastic changes and urging the FBI for an explanation. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky revealed what he says is a victory plan to lawmakers that says Western allies push for him to negotiate with Russia. The plan includes Ukraine's invitation to join NATO and permission to strike Russian targets using long-range missiles. While Kiev's Western partners have shown reluctance, Zelensky emphasized that Ukraine will not accept territorial compromises. He is set to present the plan to the European Council, arguing that adopting it could

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The Biden administration has admitted that the Afghan National accused of plotting an election day terror attack was not vetted or approved through the State Department's special immigrant visa process. The admission comes despite initial claims, that he had been SIV vetted. Tawidi reportedly entered the U.S. under a less stringent vetting process, raising concerns about security gaps. He's been charged with conspiring to support ISIS. Vice President Kamala Harris appears to be upping the ante in her media blitz as she's set to sit down

with Fox News Brett Baer today. This marks her first formal interview on Fox, offering her a platform to speak to a broader audience, including independents and Republicans. The Harris can campaign has faced increased criticism for largely avoiding unscripted interviews and media appearances and is ramped up outreach as Election Day approaches. Tonight's pre-recorded interview will air at 6 p.m. Eastern. And protesters gathered outside of Kellogg's Michigan headquarters this week, demanding the company remove ingredients that they say are harmful. Daily Wire senior reporter Mary Margaret O'Lahan has more.

Protesters are urging Kellogg's to eliminate artificial food dyes and chemical preservatives. from its breakfast cereals, citing potential links to hyperactivity and other health problems in children. The movement, made up of a coalition of parents and health advocates, pointed out that many other companies and countries have already removed these harmful ingredients. They called on Kellogg's to follow suit to ensure healthier options for families. Among the advocates on the ground was Alex Clark, host of the Culture Apothecary podcast. She said she hopes that Kellogg's will listen. But if they don't, we are so committed to bankrupting them into oblivion. You guys are dealing with so many things on a day-to-day basis when it comes to being a parent

and worrying about poison in your children's food should never be one of them in the United States of America. The cereal giant responded to the protests by claiming its products are safe for consumption and that their ingredients meet the current federal standards set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. However, many of those ingredients have not been re-evaluated by the FDA for decades. All right, those are your drive-home updates this afternoon to learn more. about these stories go to dailywire.com and for more in-depth reporting on the biggest stories of the day tune into our full episode of morning wire every morning