Riots Rock France & Trump Launches Super Intelligence Force | 10.5.26

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And Trump weighs in on the Cornell 7 case as New York's governor appoints a controversial prosecutor to take over the investigation. We talk to a legal expert about the latest developments. Thanks for waking up with Morning Wire. Stay tuned. We have the news you need to know. President Trump created quite a buzz over the weekend with his announcement of the new superintelligence force and some quote crude language on the campaign trail. Joining us now to discuss is our DC bureau chief Tim Rice-Tim. Thanks for coming on. Thanks for having me, guys. So we're going to get to the Ohio speech. But first, the AI issue has become a dominant theme in DC in the last couple of weeks. Last week, Trump had that meeting with the tech CEOs to discuss the future of the technology and sort of self-policing. Now we have this new superintelligence force. What do we know about that? Yes, the president announced it a couple of days ago and announced yesterday that director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, would be leading the superintelligence force as the administration's AI's are. So really important, I think, to just stop right there and consider that. There's all the speculation of who the AI's are, would be, would it be Scott Bessant, would it be somebody from outside the administration, somebody from the industry, and instead, the president picked the director of national intelligence, which I think is a strong signal of how he and his administration are thinking of this problem as a national security issue, right, specifically with regards to the AI cold war with China. So in addition to Clayton, the FTC commission chairman Andy Ferguson is on the task force and under several undersecretaries of defense and the director of the office of personal management. So they have 120 days. So about four months to investigate the trials, the perils, but also the potential, the promise of artificial intelligence and deliver a report to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. So assign again that the White House is not backing down from its full-throated and fast embrace of AI, not backing away from the president's rhetoric, which says, you know, we can't pause contrary to what the AI industry CEOs are saying. We have to keep going full speed ahead. But, you know, clear sign to the White House is listening, hearing the concerns of the American people. And of frankly, a lot of Republicans in Congress who are saying, we understand the national security logic here, but it's also important that we figure out what's actually going on. Right. Become a major campaign issue actually. Yeah, that's absolutely right. And that kind of gets us into Trump's big speech in Ohio over the weekend, which AI and data centers were one of, well, let's say one of many subjects that the president broached. It was, look, it was at this point, I don't think anybody surprised. It was, we can go through all the platitudes, non-traditional campaign speech, not what you would expect to see from a president whose party was this far behind in the polls in the midterms. It was a Trump speech, right? It was, he did the weave, he hit on all of his issue areas that he likes to hit on. He occasionally mentioned Vivek Ramaswamy and the other candidates in Ohio and, you know, elsewhere on the ballot, but it was mostly just the Trump show. I actually think, you know, we don't do a lot of criticizing the mainstream media on this show or at least I don't, but all the the crash language was, oh, no, you know, the president said ask, okay, fine. It wasn't the headlines are making it seem so much worse than it was. But, you know, I do think that the candidates who are down ballot, who maybe wish man, you know, if only the president was on the ballot, that would really help my chances. This speech maybe made them think twice about that assumption because, you know, again, as we could have expected from this president, we didn't actually hear all too much about the races. No, it's interesting that he was in Ohio. I think a lot of people think of Ohio as being a pretty safe red state. What can we infer about the state of the election that he's choosing to campaign there? Yeah, it's a great question, Georgia. I mean, look, Republicans are in a little bit of a panic. And I think that it's partially just that we're, you know, 30 or less than 30 days out from the midterms. They've been expecting to lose. The polls have them really far down. Now we're getting to a point where experts and politicians alike are looking at these polls. They've gotten so bad, right? They're leaning so much in Democrats favor than I think now people are saying, well, hold on. Let's pump the brakes. Maybe things aren't as bad for the GOP as they seem, but to your point, why are they spending money in Ohio? Why are they spending money in Texas? They just pulled the RNC, pulled a lot of money from North Carolina, a very competitive seat, specifically to reallocate some of that money to Ohio, to Texas, where the president is going. He's made a point that all of the stops in the coming month that he's going to make to campaign or going to be in traditionally red states. And I think it's a signal that Republicans are sort of bracing for a loss, but they're already looking to the future, right? They're looking not just the 2028, but to the futures of these states, right? They can afford, in other words, to lose North Carolina because North Carolina is always a bit of a toss up. But if a Democrat gets elected to the Senate in Texas or Ohio for the first time in such a long time, longer in Texas than Ohio for sure, I think the party is really worried about what that means, how it could depress voter turnout in subsequent elections, how it could hurt the party's image, how it could discourage candidates. So at this point, I think the thinking is, we're probably going to take a beating. Let's make sure we hold on to those solidly red states. Yeah, it makes very clear what their priorities are. Tim, thanks so much for coming on. Of course, guys. We're finally getting some cooler temperatures, and that means I can break out my sweaters. This Kashmir T-shirt I'm wearing today is from Quince, and it's such a staple. I have it in a few colors. And as I've said many times before, I love Quince because their quality is truly so good and their prices are so reasonable. 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They're saying if you have not allowed these migrants to come into France and be supported, receive enough money, receive well-paid jobs, receive the education, which other French children might be getting, then what do you expect if they set cars alight and try to burn teachers and try to burn women in the street with people. low torches. It's all your fault the French government for not looking after these migrants. Now of course that kind of rhetoric is being met with huge resistance from French people who say this is part of a far left agitation on the streets of France. It did start, as you say, apparently by students saying that their education was not up to standard. Well, a week into this, we've got 5,000 people arrested. There are apparently four to five hundred schools that will be closed in Paris Monday and Tuesday of this week because the security just can't be guaranteed and the security of the teachers themselves cannot be guaranteed. Now you noted the blowtorch incident. This is a video that's gone viral. I actually couldn't believe it. I thought it was AI when I first watched it horrifying footage coming out of that. What else have we seen there? The footage has been incredibly shocking because predominantly what we're seeing are women, older women, maybe 50, 60s, sometimes teachers going down the street as well. And there was one particularly shocking image, a viral image of a young kid perhaps North African descent with his hood up carrying basically an aerosol and a lighter or some sort of blowtorch. And this woman stood by a bus stop as a kind of saying to these kids clearly saying calm down or what are you doing? And this guy turns around and he blows this flame right in her face. It's one of the most disturbing things I've ever seen online. And he is not alone. There were a lot of them have been doing that. Attacky women, innocent women. There's one footage of a blonde teacher having a head dragged by a pupil onto the ground. It's awful. There's clearly no law there. These children feel and some of them are children. They will be under 18s. This is what happens when you have a society which is treated children like adults. And I would argue adults like children for so long all sense of respect and social fabric has gone. So does what we're seeing in France have any correlation with unrest we've seen in other European countries? Or is this really particular difference? It's particular to France right now, but I think everybody has to watch the situation this week in France and what happens because there is only so much that patriotic indigenous populations, if you want to use that term, we don't have the language to describe what's happening in Europe at the moment. But if we watch what's happening in France, there is a very good possibility that this could escalate. People are saying that this is because of migration. Those on the left are saying it's got nothing to do with migration. This is about schooling and dissatisfaction with state funded education. But I've spoken to you guys before about the situations down on our South Coast, where there are patriots are massing to protest against illegal migration. We saw the situation sweat to the Spanish province where Moroccan people were coming over and invading that area. And the women and girls were at risk. This is certainly an issue that is reaching boiling point in Europe. Thank you so much for joining us. We're going to be watching, like you said, what happens in France with great interest this week? Thanks guys. President Trump says that the so-called Cornell 7 will not get a fair shake after New York Governor Kathy Hocal announced late last week her appointment of Latisha James, who famously targeted President Trump to take over the case. The already fraught case now has even more complex and controversial legal landmines. Joining us now to help navigate them is former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney Mark Aster. Mark, thanks for coming on. Well, thanks for having me. Good to see you both. So, first of all, what are the key legal arguments at the heart of this case? Well, I think the first thing that's going to have to be decided is are any of these young men going to be charged with anything? Because right now they're not charged with anything. They're presumed innocent. And we are really a ground zero with this case and starting with the investigation all over again. And it's really going to be up to Attorney General James to decide if any of these boys are actually going to get prosecuted. And we'll have to see how that goes. But we're right at the very beginning of things here. Well, as for Attorney General James, Kathy Hocal, the state's governor appointed her to take this on. And both of them have made some public statements that already signal they do see the Jane Doe at the center of this as a victim. They've used that language. Does that affect the investigation from the start? Can they expect to have a fair investigation if they're already demon Jane Doe a victim? Or is that what they're supposed to be finding out here? Well, it certainly doesn't sound like that these boys are going to get a fair shake. You've got the governor already almost announcing them as guilty. You've got Riteshia James who's supposed to be fair and impartial so she can conduct an investigation. And she's already posting on Facebook. I mean, this is already turning into a circus. And it doesn't seem like they've investigated anything yet. I don't understand why the governor would appoint an Attorney General to investigate this as a prosecutor who already has a reputation for witch hunting. But I think what needs to be understood is that both the governor and the Attorney General are facing very stiff challenges. And come November, both of them may be out of a job. And I'm starting to wonder if this is really a bit of a political witch hunt as opposed to a fair and impartial investigation because it certainly doesn't seem that way right out of the game. Is it possible that that will benefit these young men later on if they could say from the beginning of this investigation there were signs that it was biased and not impartial? I think it possibly it could. I mean, the idea is that they're supposed to be presumed innocent and it appears that the fair and impartial prosecutor who's been appointed to investigate this case may not be fair and impartial. And if I was them, I'd be, you know, that's something I'd be keeping in my back pocket if they are ultimately charged and convicted. And it's concerning. I mean, Lady Justice is supposed to be blind. It doesn't seem like she is at this point. Now, I understand that New York's law relating to consuming substances voluntarily and then subsequently consenting to sex. That is at the core of this case. And that's what Hocal wants to change to hopefully not have situations like this in the future. How are other states handling things like this? Well, I think most states have some, some, you know, affirmative defense of, you know, voluntary versus involuntary intoxication. And I'm really just a question of fact for the jury to decide. I mean, if somebody was intoxicated, was it, did they take something, you know, knowing that they were taking something and did it rob them of the ability to consent to some type of encounter versus somebody slipped them something and now that in and of itself potentially rob them of the ability to consent. And I think what we're talking about here is potentially blurring the lines between the two, which is never a good thing. It isn't. And I don't like the idea of changing this. Well, a very uncomfortable case with a lot of open questions. Well, come, I hope I answered all your questions for you. Thanks for waking up with us. The reporting that fuels this show is only possible because you tune in every day and because of our daily wire subscribers. To enjoy the show, add free and join our mission, become a member at dailywire.com. We'll be back this evening with more news you need to know.