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John Bickley
A deadly terror attack on a pride event in Berlin prompts a day long manhunt and more calls for a crackdown on Islamic extremism.
Hans Jakob Schindler
The terrorists only need to be successful one time. The security forces need to be all the time. And if multiple things go wrong, as it appears to be in this case, then unfortunately, a terror attack becomes likely.
Georgia Howell
We talked to an expert in Berlin about why authorities failed to prevent the deadly attack.
John Bickley
I'm Daily Wire Executive Executive Editor John Bickley with Georgia Howell. It's Monday, July 27th. This is Morning Wire.
Georgia Howell
Fresh off the rescheduled White House correspondents dinner, Trump signals a new phase of the Iran conflict.
Hans Jakob Schindler
They are talking to us right now.
John Bickley
They'd love to make a deal.
Tim Rice
I don't think they're ready to. I don't think it's time yet, but
Hans Jakob Schindler
I'm willing to listen.
John Bickley
And with Graham Platner replaced in Maine, the key midterm contests are locked in. We look at how the races are shaping up for both parties.
Tim Rice
This election is not going to be decided by corporate PACs, big pharma, insurance companies, or the billionaires funding Susan Collins. It will be decided in union halls and at kitchen tables.
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On Sunday, German police shot and killed a Muslim man after he rammed a vehicle into Berlin's Pride Festival the day before. The attack, which also involved the man rampaging with a machete, left at least one person dead and 29 others injured.
John Bickley
The suspect, 21 year old Abdul Balout, a German citizen of Lebanese descent, had already been sentenced to a year in prison after he was arrested in Lebanon trying to join the Islamic State. Joining us now from Berlin is Hans Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project and former Taliban monitoring team coordinator for the UN Security Council. Hans, thank you so much for coming on.
Hans Jakob Schindler
Thank you so much for having me.
John Bickley
So you're there in Berlin where this all went down. First, what has the mood been in the city during the course of these events?
Hans Jakob Schindler
Tense, of course. The Pride march and event was the biggest in a couple of years. Half a million people took part. It was beautiful. Weather was just a wonderful atmosphere. And at 10 o' clock in the evening that atmosphere ended very abruptly. And my initial reaction was, oh my God, not again. We had a range of vehicular attacks in Germany over the last couple of years, fairly consistently. Last one really famous one was in December 2024 at a Christmas market. But we also had a car driving into a demonstration last year. So vehicular attacks are notoriously hard to prevent in an open and free society.
John Bickley
Indeed. Now obviously the most glaring fact here is that the suspect was a known terror threat. He was only in prison for one year, though that's despite being busted trying to join isis. He's also had a lengthy rap sheet beyond that, as I understand it. How is it possible that he was allowed to, you know, roam the streets so freely?
Hans Jakob Schindler
Yeah, there are several aspects where the multi layered security system seems to have oddly functioned. Terrorist attacks don't happen when the system functions as intended. Then they get prevented. Here, clearly something went wrong and there are multiple questions that need to be asked. Why was he released on parole after being convicted in the preparation of a serious act of violence that is in this case a terror attack? Why did the deradicalization specialists deem him fairly well adjusted when they looked at him? Neighbor said he talked for weeks about the idea of attacking the CSD event In Berlin, did anyone tip off the security forces? If they did, what did they do? So, multiple, multiple questions, but clearly something on several points was fairly strange.
John Bickley
Now, Balaut was a citizen of Germany, but he was also of Lebanese descent and he was arrested in Lebanon when he tried to join isis. Europe's immigration policies hang over all of this, of course. Are there any signs of Germany cracking down on immigration from high risk countries?
Hans Jakob Schindler
Well, I mean, of course the current government tries to control the borders much better and to get a grip of the immigration problem, but in this particular case, this wouldn't have helped. He was a German citizen by birth. His mother was the one being nationalized before he was born. So he didn't migrate. He was in Germany. He was born a German citizen. Ironically, that's possible. The reason why the deradicalization specialist said he's fairly well adjusted, of course, because it was born here. So as I said, in this case, this is not an argument that you can conceivably logically make. Generally, if you look at other attacks, if you look at the knife attack in Solingen in 2024, if you look at the attack in Munich with the car in 2025, these were Islamists migrants who would not be in this country had there been opportunity to exude them.
John Bickley
So, final question. We started off talking about the mood in Berlin. How about the public opinion writ large in Germany? Has it shifted over the last decade or so?
Hans Jakob Schindler
Of course people understand the security situation is tense. Fifteen years ago, people were going to a Christmas market not even having a thought about that. You need actual physical protections. Later concerts happened here in Berlin even 10 years ago without this level of physical security and attention to it. So obviously life is more tense than it used to be. But people understand we live in a fairly shaky situation as Europe right now surrounded by conflicts.
John Bickley
Well, thank you so much for taking the time to talk with us. We really appreciate your insights.
Hans Jakob Schindler
Thank you so much for having me.
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John Bickley
The President started the weekend off with an hour long roast of the legacy media, plus basically everyone else in the room. But that was far from the only big news coming out of the nation's capitol.
Georgia Howell
Joining us now is D.C. bureau Chief Tim Rice. Tim, thanks for coming on.
Tim Rice
Of course. Georgia, how we doing? Good.
Georgia Howell
Good. So the rescheduled White House correspondents dinner officially took place over the weekend. Let's start there.
Daily Wire Host/Announcer
How did it go?
Tim Rice
You know, it went great. If you're a fan of the White House correspondents dinner, you probably thought this was, this was normal, average, slightly above average. If you're a longtime White House correspondence dinner hater, like the entire staff of the New York Times and many other folks in Washington, you probably didn't think it was all that good. But the important thing to stress is that this was a real return to normalcy. Both the return to normalcy after April's dinner was cut short, of course by the attempted assassination of President Trump, but also returned to normalcy of correspondence dinners of years past. President Trump was glad handing he congratulated people Wall street. The Wall Street Journal won a number of awards for their coverage of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein. The President shook those reporters hands on the dais but then made jokes about them after Good natured jokes. Jokes. Jokes about how they give him a hard time in the briefing room. Jokes about how they're gruff and unpleasant. These are the ways that presidents have historically made fun of White House correspondence at this dinner. But of course, this being President Trump, mainstream media is reporting as if it was a a full fledged attack on the First Amendment and journalists, despite the fact that all the journalists they're referring to again were glad handing and schmoozing with Trump and all sorts of members of his administration.
Georgia Howell
Now to some other topics on Capitol Hill. There's been a lot of reports about a meltdown happening within the Democratic Party. What's going on with the DNC right now?
Tim Rice
Yeah. So there's a bombshell New York Times report out over the weekend that was focused on DNC chair Ken Martin, who listeners may rem remember. He his tenure has been troubled pretty much from the get go. Obviously he's struggling to keep the Democratic coalition together as Democratic socialists in the far left wing of the party drag Democrats away from the issues and the voting blocks that they're used to. He's been pretty public about the fact that he's having a tough time. And now we get this story. The main incident, it's a little bit of a non incident, is that he apparently in a fit of frustration threw a phone at a DNC staffer's desk. Not at the staffer at the desk, but this being the Democratic Party. That of course resulted in him getting hauled into the human resources department for a thorough talking to an investigation. But the real serious part of the story is that the Democratic National Committee is so short on cash that they have started asking vendors to not bill them for things until after the November midterm elections. They say this is just standard accounting practices, but a pretty big warning sign for Democrats going into the midterms, especially in light of the recent Supreme Court decision that allows that really lifts all the restrictions on contributions to political parties and restrictions on how political parties can spend that money. So if you had money, this would be an incredible time to be your political party with cash on hand. Republicans are very excited about it. Democrats aren't even able to take advantage of this new decision because it's not a matter of not having, you know, enough money to make a real difference. They don't have any money at all.
Georgia Howell
Now Republicans, of course, also have some liabilities. Chief among them is the war in Iran. So where do things stand now with a foreign policy?
Tim Rice
Yeah. So we are once again back to some kind of a, don't call it a ceasefire, but cessation of hostilities. The president over the weekend said that he was giving the Iranians space as negotiations pick back up. So, you know, just a few days ago we had the president putting on X or on Truth Social, you know, take this as an official presidential proclamation for every ship that they take. We're gonna take two more. They bring a knife, we bring a gun. And now just a matter of days later, we're back. It's a little bit more of the same. I don't mean to be glib, but I think many of us and certainly folks in Washington are feeling like, all right, one day we're at war, one day talks are called off. Who knows what's really behind it. There have been some reports that we saw over the weekend that the administration is getting a little wary that the Pentagon budget is being stretch little bit thin, especially as Congress is waiting to vote on funding bills for the coming year. But of course, this is par for the course with how the war has been handled so far. And you know, the president and his team going back and forth with the Iranians. So something to watch as we enter this coming week. Again, it's, it's never a boring story. And you know, there's always, there's always tons of developments on this front. But as of right now, we are back to a pause on fighting. We'll see how long that lasts.
Georgia Howell
Well, we've said this before, but let's hope some progress sticks. Tim, thanks for coming on.
Tim Rice
Thanks, Georgia.
Georgia Howell
With fewer than 100 days to go until midterm elections, Republicans are fighting to maintain control of Washington.
John Bickley
Here with more is Cabot Phillips, host of Wired In. But more importantly, our resident political nerd, Cabot. Thanks for going on. So you're always reminding us seemingly every week you know the election is coming. We've given you a chance here to lay it all out for us. We've had some major things happen in terms of shaping up the races, just including over the weekend. So where do things stand now? Get us up to speed.
Cabot Phillips
Yeah, some people have a countdown for Christmas or football season. For me, it is always the next election. Presidential race, 834 days away. Again, who's keeping track? And now the midterms less than 100 days out. So let's start with the House, where Democrats are very confident. Prediction markets right now have them within 80% chance of taking the House. And it's easy to see why. Over the last 50 years, the party out of power gains an average of 23 House seats. And right now they only need to gain six seats to have a majority. And if you look at the 18 or so toss up races in the House, 14 are being defended by Republicans. So the GOP, they're on defense. In a typical year for those reasons, you would think that the Republicans were toast. But this is not a typical Year first, we just saw a massive redistricting battle that was undoubtedly won by Republicans. They netted anywhere from 12 to 14 seats, mainly in deep red states in the South. That gives them a bit of a cushion. And perhaps more important, the Democratic brand itself is just not all that popular right now. If you look at generic ballots where they ask people, would you vote for a Republican or Democrat for Congress? Two months ago, Democrats were ahead by 8 points. Today, Democrats are ahead by a modest 5 points. So it's getting closer and that's with Republicans facing some headwinds. All that to say Democrats do have the edge when it comes to the House, it would seem, based on the fundamentals, but it is not a dominant lead with a hundred days to go.
John Bickley
All right, so you're saying this is far from over.
Cabot Phillips
Yes.
John Bickley
Now in the Senate, how are things shaping up there at this point?
Cabot Phillips
Yeah, this is where it looks like a true toss up. Democrats will need to hold all of their existing seats and then pick up four more if they want the majority. Their best shot at a pickup comes in North Carolina. That is where former Democratic Governor Roy Cooper appears to have the edge. But even if they win there and then hold again all of their existing seats in Georgia and New Hampshire, for example, they'll still need to add three more. And that brings us to the toss ups. Alaska, Michigan, Ohio and Maine. The first three are all states that President Trump won in 2024. And then you have Maine, which has been a roller coaster for the left this year. Graham Platner is off the ballot and Republicans are hopeful that saga will help them come November. As you referenced over the weekend, the state's Democratic Party officially nominated Troy Jackson to replace Platner. And Jackson certainly doesn't have the personal baggage of Platner, at least right now it seems that way. You never know. But he is in the same far left vein. He supports the abolition of ice, Medicare for all, late term abortion list goes on. And polling right now shows him tied with five term incumbent Susan Collins. But he's only got 100 days to introduce himself to voters statewide. That is going to be one of the closest watch races.
John Bickley
Right. And then Republicans say he was installed by this, you know, unprecedented nomination process and that undermines his candidacy for both parties. Let's look at the positive. What is working in their favor at this point?
Cabot Phillips
So let's start with Democrats first. It is simply easier to run against the people in power. It's a lot harder to turn people out when they're voting basically to protect the Status quo. And that's what Republicans are doing. Second, Democrats have got the rare opportunity to campaign on the economy. Over the last decade, Republicans have maintained a significant and steady lead on that topic. Polling year after year shows that voters typically trust the GOP more with the economy. But that is not the case this year as inflation has remained stubbornly high and the price of gas has gone up. The latest Fox polling shows Democrats with a a 9 point lead on the economy. That's the largest in two decades for the left. They are also scoring points with the war in Iran, which has become deeply unpopular with voters. So with each day the conflict drags on, Democrats benefit. Those are the big issues that you're probably going to hear a lot from them, right?
John Bickley
The war really hanging heavily over this election at this point. Now, how about for the Republicans? What do they have working to their advantage?
Cabot Phillips
So first, the rise of socialism on the left does appear to be benefiting Republicans odds of winning over independence. There's no doubt that that far left rhetoric is firing up their base. And you can see in the polling where socialism has a 52% approval rating among all Democrats. However, if you look at polling among independents, socialism is now 60 points underwater with a 17% approval rating. So expect to see Republicans hammer that issue. Nationwide, the GOP is struggling on the economy, but they do still have the polling advantage on immigration and crime and fraud. And also Trump's no tax on tips or overtime is quite popular with voters. So that's an issue they're going to lean on as well. And last but not least, there's the finance side money talks in campaigns. We all know this. And if you look at the five largest GOP committees and PACs compared to the left, Republicans currently have a $657 million war chest for those same Democratic PACs and committees. They're at 334 million, so about half. And if you look at the RNC, for example, specifically, they've got $128 million in cash on hand. The DNC, they are at $2 million in debt. So quite a huge discrepancy there between the two committees.
John Bickley
Yeah, a huge deficit to overcome for the Democrats. Kaba, thanks so much for reporting.
Cabot Phillips
Absolutely.
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Episode: "Deadly Attack at Pride Event Shakes Europe & Trump Roasts the Media"
Date: July 27, 2026
Hosts: John Bickley and Georgia Howell
Special Guests: Hans Jakob Schindler, Tim Rice, Cabot Phillips
This episode covers three major stories: the deadly terror attack at a Berlin Pride event, President Trump’s headline-making roast of the media at the White House Correspondents Dinner, and the fast-approaching U.S. midterm elections, including the internal struggles facing both main parties. The show features expert analysis from on-the-ground and D.C.-based correspondents.
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This episode offers in-depth reporting on a significant terror attack shaking Europe, insightful color from the D.C. media-political circuit, and a high-level, data-driven analysis of the looming midterms and party strategies. By blending international and domestic stories through expert interviews and sharp commentary, Morning Wire delivers a fast-paced, comprehensive summary of the political moment.