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--:-- Georgia Howe: Trump slaps tariffs on countries that buy Venezuelan oil, a journalist is added to a text chain with U.S. defense officials, and Canada moves up their election. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire editor-in-chief John Bickley. It's Monday, March 24th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- John Bickley: After a judge forced the Trump administration to rehire 16,000 federal workers, the administration has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in. The ruling, which was issued by Judge William Alsup in San Francisco, said the mass firings across six federal agencies violated the law.
--:-- John Bickley: In an emergency filing today, officials argued that the judge overstepped by mandating the reinstatement of probationary employees and called on SCOTUS to pause the order.
--:-- John Bickley: Trump is seeking to cut off the spigot in Venezuela, announcing steep penalties on any country that purchases its oil or gas. In a post today on Truth Social, Trump said any country doing business with Venezuela's energy sector will be forced to pay a tariff of 25% on any trade they do with our country.
--:-- John Bickley: The move targets what he calls the dictator regime in Caracas and is one of the toughest economic actions yet by the administration. The tariffs will take effect April 2nd, when Trump is also expected to unveil a broader set of global trade measures.
--:-- John Bickley: The editor at The Atlantic says he was accidentally added to a signal group chat used by top Trump officials to plan U airstrikes in Yemen Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The chat included high Trump officials such as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and Vice President J Vance Messages to the group contained sensitive operational details before the attacks.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg says he received a signal connection request from a user identified as Michael Waltz. Experts warn that the use of an unsecured app for classified planning may have violated federal law and endangered national security.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The White House said Goldberg's addition was an inadvertent error and called the thread a demonstration of the deep and thoughtful policy coordination between senior officials.
--:-- John Bickley: In his first TV interview, FBI Director Kash Patel says he's putting more agents in the field to combat what he calls a violent crime explosion across the country. Daily Wire deputy managing editor Tim Rice has the latest.
--:-- Tim Rice: Patel tells Fox News' Trey Gowdy that about a third of FBI agents are based in D.C., but a third of the nation's crime doesn't happen there. He wants the Bureau to focus more on drug trafficking, sex crimes, and gang violence, blaming illegal aliens for much of the surge in violent offenses.
--:-- Tim Rice: The plan comes as the FBI scales back some domestic counterterrorism operations, prompting questions about how Patel will fund the changes amid broader federal cost-cutting.
--:-- Tim Rice: He didn't give a timeline, but emphasized rebuilding trust and restoring law enforcement's credibility nationwide.
--:-- Tim Rice: Meanwhile, Patel said this regarding the agency's progress under his leadership. Just in the last three weeks, Trey, the FBI has arrested and brought to justice, thanks to the Department of Justice and Pam Bondi, three top 10 of the FBI's most wanted.
--:-- Tim Rice: Let me just say that again. Not one, not two, but three of the FBI most wanted top 10 are now in custody because of our relationships with folks like Director Ratcliffe and Secretary Hegseth and Rubio and the list goes on.
--:-- Tim Rice: And in the last 12 months before I got into this seat, Trey, do you know how many top 10 FBI most wanted were arrested by the FBI? Zero. That's the difference. Four weeks in, we got three, and we're just warming up.
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--:-- John Bickley: Officials in Greenland are expressing outrage over the visit of a top-level American delegation. Daily Wire reporter Amanda Prestigiacomo has the latest.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: Greenland Prime Minister Mutubi Agde slammed the visit as highly aggressive. Second Lady Usha Vance and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz are among those who plan to visit this coming Thursday, part of what the Trump administration has called a friendly outreach effort.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: But Greenlandic leaders say the uninvited trip disrespects their sovereignty, especially amid post-election negotiations. Danish leaders echoed the concern, warning that the visits can't be separated from Trump's past statements.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: President Trump has repeatedly said that he wants to bring Greenland under U.S. control one way or the other.
--:-- John Bickley: Canada appears poised to head to the polls next month after Prime Minister Mark Carney called a snap federal election. Daily Wire reporter Maraid Elordi has the details.
--:-- Maraid Elordi: Carney cites what he calls an unprecedented crisis sparked by President Trump's tariffs and threats to Canadian sovereignty. The former central banker and political newcomer claimed Trump is trying to break Canada and warned against forgetting the betrayal.
--:-- Maraid Elordi: Here's Carney. I'm asking for a strong, positive mandate from my fellow Canadians. I've just requested that the Governor-General dissolve Parliament and call an election for April 28th. And she has agreed.
--:-- Maraid Elordi: We are facing the most significant crisis of our lifetimes. The election which will likely take place on April 28th sets up a fierce contest between Carney centrist liberals and conservative leader Pierre Polyev.
--:-- Maraid Elordi: Recent polls show the race is now neck and neck after the Liberal Party gained some ground. Polyev today took aim at Trump's tariff policies and the liberals, he says, handed over control to Trump.
--:-- Maraid Elordi: Trudeau and Carney raised taxes on work, investment and small business, driving a half trillion dollars out of our economy to the U.S. They blocked pipelines, mines, LNG plants, forcing our energy companies to sell 100 percent, almost 100 percent of their product to the Americans at discount prices.
--:-- Maraid Elordi: They have buried us in bureaucracy. And Donald Trump knows that a weak, out-of-touch liberal government, given a fourth mandate, will only make Canada a bigger target for him.
--:-- John Bickley: And Oklahoma State's Wyatt Hendrickson pulled off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA wrestling history this weekend, winning the D1 championship. Hendrickson defeated Minnesota's Gable Stevenson, ending a 70-match win streak.
--:-- John Bickley: After the match, Hendrickson, who is an Air Force second lieutenant, saluted Trump, who was in the crowd. Captain America. I can't believe it. My jaw's on the floor. He did it.
--:-- John Bickley: The NCAA champ credited his faith and military mindset, saying he drew inspiration from the biblical story of David and Goliath. Here he is after the match.
--:-- Wyatt Hendrickson: I'm very, very proud of that. He came here to support his troops. I put on a show for him. I won that national title.
--:-- John Bickley: Those are your drive home updates this afternoon. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com. And in case you missed it this morning, we covered some big stories, including Democratic infighting, Wisconsin Supreme Court showdown and a cooperation between the IRS and ICE.
--:-- John Bickley: Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morning Wire.
