Morning Wire - Wednesday Afternoon Update | 10.12.22

Episode Date: October 12, 2022

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I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Wednesday, October 12, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update. President Biden sat down with CNN's Jake Tapper Tuesday night for a rare television interview about a number of topics. During the interview, the president was asked whether or not Americans should brace for a recession. Should the American people prepare for a recession? No. Every six months, they say this. There's no guarantee that they're going to resists. I don't think there will be a recession.

If it is, it'll be a very slight in a session. That is, we'll move down slightly. Look, think about what's happened. We have done more, we're in a better position than any other major country in the world, economically and politically. The president also addressed whether or not he believes that his son Hunter

will be charged by the FBI for a series of crimes relating to tax evasion and firearms fraud, insisting that his son has turned over a new leaf. Well, first of all, I'm proud of my son. This was a kid who got, not a kid, he's a grown man. He got hooked on, like many families have had happened, hooked on drugs.

He's overcome that. He's established a new life. He is, I'm confident that what he says and does are consistent with what happens. I've got confidence in my son. I love him. And he's on a straight and narrow, and he has been for a couple years now. And I'm just so proud of it. The FBI offered Christopher Steele $1 million if he could prove allegations recorded in his now infamous dossier.

Senior FBI analyst Brian Alton said this week in court. The claim came during the trial of Igor Danchenko, the primary source of allegations in Steele's dossier used by the DOJ to launch its Russia investigation. Steel was unable to provide any evidence. The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a case this week that would determine if unborn children have personhood and are therefore entitled to have constitutional rights, following the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade last summer. A district judge could issue an initial ruling today to temporarily stop President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan from going into effect after six GOP states sued last month. This could pause the plan until the judge delivers a final ruling. Cities in China are forcing new COVID-19

lockdowns after COVID cases went up over a holiday week. The FDA has authorized Pfizer's new bivalent COVID-19 booster for children aged 5 and older and Moderna's booster for children aged 6 and older. The decision will now go to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which could issue its final recommendation later today. And if you see what looks like a flying saucer descending to Earth after November 1st, don't panic. It may well be the new heat shield launched by NASA. The shield could be the key to a successful landing on Mars, according to researchers. Well, those are your drive home updates this afternoon.

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