B (2:39)

Last Wednesday, Trump said that whatever Secretary Pete Hegset's War Department had, quote, we'd certainly release no problem. When asked about it again on Monday, the president had this to say. Hagstep now says whatever Hegseth wants to.

A (2:52)

Do is okay with he now says it's under review. Are you ordering the secretary to release that full video?

B (2:58)

Whatever he decides is okay with me. Trump doubled down on his confidence in Hegseth and addressed the strike video in an interview with Politico released this morning. He's doing a great job. Have you watched the video stopping? I watch everything. Yeah, I watch everything. I see a lot of things.

A (3:13)

And do you believe that that second strike was necessary?

B (3:16)

Well, it looked like they were trying to turn back over the boat, but I don't get involved in that. That's up to them. The administration released a 29 second unclassified video showing the first strike on September 2nd. But the full video of the follow up strike has been shown to only a select few lawmakers. Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are scheduled to meet today with top intelligence committee lawmakers behind closed doors. President Trump says Europe is going in some very bad directions after the EU slapped the Platform X with a $140 million fine under its Digital Services Act. Trump was visibly surprised when he heard the news. Here he is being asked about it. Whoa, that's a nasty one.

B (3:58)

Elon has not called me to ask for help on that one. But no, it's a tough thing. I don't think it's right. No, I don't think it's right. I don't see, you know, how they can do that. I'll speak about it later. I'm going to get a full report on it. Look, Europe has to be very careful. Vice President J.D. vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio also blasted the fine as a foreign attack on America's free speech values. Ex owner Elon Musk fired back, accusing EU officials of exploiting a platform bug to boost their own announcement. And then he terminated their ad account. Musk says X is now seeing record downloads across Europe despite the crackdown.

A (4:38)

In other European news, French automaker Renault has teamed up with Ford to compete against cheap Chinese cars in Europe. Renault will manufacture two entry level electric vehicles designed by Ford for sale in the European market with a release date of 2028. Ford, who is separately working on competitive American EV releases including electric trucks, hopes that the European partnership will position them to compete with Chinese manufacturers who have flooded the market with their own low cost vehicles.

B (5:06)

The state of Florida took legal action today against a trio of medical organizations that promote transgender procedures on children. Daily Wire Culture reporter Megan Basham has more.

A (5:16)

The Daily Wire reports that Republican Attorney General James Uthmeyer filed a suit against pro trans organization wpath as well as the Endocrine Society and the American Academy of Pediatrics over their support of transgender procedures on kids. The suit accuses the organizations of pushing irreversible medical procedures on gender confused kids for financial benefit.

B (5:41)

For years these groups insisted the recommendations were settled science, but behind closed doors they knew the evidence was weak, they knew the outcomes uncertain and the risks very real. Parents were not told the full story. Not only is that unethical and dangerous medicine, but it is against the law. Children were irrevocably harmed because truth was replaced with political activism.

A (6:06)

The lawsuit accuses the organizations of violating Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices act and engaging in racketeering by misleading, quote, patients, parents, insurers, regulators and courts about these medical interventions being reversible and effective for children.

A (6:30)

A Manhattan judge has ordered the release of grand jury records related to Ghislaine Maxwell. Federal prosecutors must now publish records, including search warrants and witness testimony. Judge Paul Engelmeier warned the public, however, that the release may not yield any new information of consequence.

B (6:47)

Qatari opposition leader Sheikh Khalid Al hall is igniting the Internet after calling Qatar's ruling regime a criminal organization built on terrorism. Daily Wire senior editor Joel Niedler has more. Speaking with Australian conservative host Aaron Mollen, author Al hall described torture, exile and Qatar's long standing support for Hamas and other extremist groups. He says Doha's polished image in the west masks a government that silences critics, rigs elections and replaces its own population with loyal foreign recruits. Even in the army of Qatar they intentionally mixing foreigners with the locals because they know that the Qatari people condemn the Qatari government actions. The Qatari people are not Muslim Brotherhood, we are not Islamist, we are not extremists. It's the regime and their affiliates that's the problem. It's not an accusation is a factual information. The Qatari regime existence is based on terrorism. Al Hal vowed that if his movement succeeds, Qatar will end all funding to Islamist groups and expel Hamas leadership, insisting the country must become a stabilizing force rather than a global sponsor of extremism.

A (8:04)

A New York Post exclusive is blowing the lid off openly white supremacist streamer Nick Fuentes, so called surging popularity. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more.

B (8:15)

This new analysis shows that Fuentes's rising notoriety is in part driven by foreign bot farms, not by engagement from real Americans. According to the network Contagion Research Institute, Fuentes's posts are being boosted by coordinated networks in Pakistan, India, Nigeria and other anti Western hotspots, boosting his apparent influence. Researchers say Fuentes himself accused these bot raids in real time, and media outlets fell for the fake engagement, treating him like a major political force. Tech experts warn that the scheme mirrors foreign destabilization tactics designed to fracture America's conservative movement from within. Amid mounting evidence of Minnesota welfare fraud among Somali immigrants, Democrat Representative Ilhan Omar is arguing that Somalis are also victims in the story. Here's Omar on Fox this past weekend.

A (9:00)

You know, this also has an impact on Somalis because we are also taxpayers in Minnesota. We also could have benefited from the program and the money that was stolen.

B (9:16)

Daily Wire reporter Amanda Presa Giacomo has more details on the scandal.

A (9:20)

Recent estimates say the fraud has cost taxpayers at least $1 billion. Beyond her role as representative, Omar may have a personal connection to the fraud scandal. The New York Post reports that Omar held parties at one of the key restaurants named in the scandal and knew one of its owners who is now convicted of stealing millions in funds. One of her own staffers has been convicted of stealing millions as well, and Omar introduced a bill, the 2020 Meals act, that has been linked to $250 million in fraud. The Trump administration has found tens of thousands of migrant children lost under President Biden. Daily Wire immigration reporter Jenny Terr has the story. The administration located 62,000 missing migrant children who crossed the border alone after the Biden administration lost track of roughly 320,000 of them. The Biden administration faced a record wave of migrant children crossing the border, bringing in roughly 500,000 of them. Federal authorities release many of them to poorly vetted sponsors, according to an inspector general's report released last year. Now the Trump administration is trying to locate them all. Border czar Tom Homan spoke to Fox Sunday about the progress they're making and said some of the children were found in unspeakable situations.

B (10:38)

There's over 62,000 children found by the Trump administration, children that weren't even being looked for under by administration. Some of these children in sex trafficking we found. Some were in forced labor, some were being mistreated. I can't even discuss some of the mistreatment we found out about. And according to a new study, one third of all Netflix shows rated for children contain LGBTQ characters, themes or messaging. Daily Wire entertainment reporter Amanda Harding has more.

A (11:09)

The study from Concerned Women for America found that the percentage jumps up even further, to 41% in both TVG and TVY7 categories. In other words, the shows most aggressively marketed to the youngest viewers now routinely include sexual identity content that would have been unthinkable in children's entertainment just a decade ago. The research team examined 326 Netflix series rated TVG, TVY or TVY, seven categories traditionally meant to be free of sexual topics altogether. Even among TVY shows, which are geared toward preschoolers, 21% of the programs introduce LGBT identity concepts. Shows such as the Magic School Bus Rides Again and Strawberry Shortcake, Bury in the Big City feature transgender, non binary or trans coded characters. Those are your Drive Home updates this evening. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com and in case you missed it, earlier today, we covered some major stories, including Ukraine being hit with new corruption allegations as Trump pushes for his peace deal. Daily Wire's Luke Rosiak prepares to testify on rampant government fraud and new evidence that Joe Biden knew in advance the damage his immigration policies would do. Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of MORNING Wire.