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--:-- John Bickley: I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Thursday, September 19th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- Georgia Howe: President Biden addressed the Economic Club of Washington today touting what he said is economic progress, while also acknowledging major challenges.
--:-- John Bickley: Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips has more.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: President Biden specifically addressed rising wages and inflation, as well as the Federal Reserve's recent rate cut, while emphasizing the need to tackle affordability issues like housing and child care.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: Invest in all of America and in all Americans. When we do things for the poor and have them able ladder up, the middle class does very well and the wealthy continue to do very well. We all do well. And we are doing well.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: Biden later falsely claimed that he had, quote, never once spoken to Fed Chair Jerome Powell since becoming president. But the two have met numerous times.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: Reactions to yesterday's cut have been mixed, with some economists saying it was the right move, while others disagreed. CNBC's Brian Sullivan, for example, called the cut bizarre, noting that while Powell said the quote economy is strong overall they still decided to cut rates a move usually reserved for weakening economies
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--:-- John Bickley: Israel launched overnight airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon today.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has the latest.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The strikes come after two waves of explosions in Lebanon earlier this week, where electronic communications devices detonated, killing dozens and wounding thousands. Israel is widely believed to be behind the blasts.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Officials have not confirmed nor denied those suspicions. According to the New York Times, Israel infiltrated Hezbollah's supply chain and manufactured pagers placed with explosives for the terrorist group.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Meanwhile, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah condemned the attacks, calling them war crimes and promising retaliation.
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--:-- John Bickley: A new report from a media watchdog says coverage of former President Trump following the second attempt on his life on Sunday has been overwhelmingly negative.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: The Media Research Center reviewed campaign coverage from ABC, CBS, and NBC between September 15th and 17th, and found that 95% of the commentary about Trump was negative, despite 70% being about the assassination attempt.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: Critics claim that Trump's rhetoric is contributing to political violence, while Trump and his allies accuse Democrats of fueling the hostility against him.
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--:-- John Bickley: A 12 manhunt has ended after Kentucky State Police believe a body found Wednesday near the I-75 shootings is that of the suspect, Joseph Couch.
--:-- Philip Burnett: Authorities discovered the body in Laurel County alongside items they believe belonged to Couch. He'd been wanted in connection with a shooting that wounded five people along the interstate.
--:-- Philip Burnett: Before the incident, Couch allegedly texted a woman saying he intended, quote, to kill a lot of people and take his own life afterward.
--:-- Philip Burnett: The main thing that is very good tonight is that the people of Laurel County can rest easy, much easier, knowing that this manhunt has now come to a conclusion.
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--:-- John Bickley: Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson is criticizing the Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service for dragging their feet in the investigation into the first assassination attempt against Trump.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: Daily Wire reporter Amanda Prestigiacomo reports.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: Johnson, who is a ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, says that the committee has been denied critical materials like autopsy and trajectory reports.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: He also noted that key interviews including with the sniper who reportedly stopped the July 13th attack have yet to be conducted. Despite the Secret Service claiming to be cooperative Johnson described the documents that they did provide as heavily redacted and lacking vital details which has fueled bipartisan frustration.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: Here's Johnson recently on Jesse Waters' primetime.
--:-- Ron Johnson: We have now interviewed 12 people, 12. The FBI has interviewed over a thousand. Over a month ago, I asked Deputy Director at Bay to provide us the transcripts of those interviews, the 302s. He said, OK, we'll get those to you as soon as possible. We haven't gotten one.
--:-- Ron Johnson: We'll get documents a day, sometimes minutes before we actually interview somebody, which makes it very difficult for us to interview us.
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--:-- John Bickley: Former President Trump stopped for a surprise visit with an eight-year-old fan who has a rare brain disorder.
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--:-- Donald Trump: I'm supposed to be at that stage, but that doesn't matter. Because I got you the best president you'll ever have. This is the best president you'll ever have. How are you? Hi, Mom. Okay, how do you choose? And in you is real good stuff.
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--:-- John Bickley: 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 in to our latest full episode of Morning Wire every morning.
