Evening Wire: U.S. Consulate Attacked & Iran Threatens Trump (Again) | 3.10.26

Summary

Podcast Summary: Evening Wire – U.S. Consulate Attacked & Iran Threatens Trump (Again)

Podcast: Morning Wire
Hosts: John Bickley & Georgia Howe (The Daily Wire)
Date: March 10, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode delivers a rapid-fire roundup of the day's major domestic and international news stories, focusing on issues of national security, government transparency, foreign adversaries, culture wars, legal decisions, and trending events in sports and entertainment. Key stories include an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Toronto, renewed threats from Iran toward former President Trump, ongoing battles over abortion drug access, the "Havana Syndrome" controversy, and several culture-war flashpoints in the U.S.

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Key Discussion Points

1. U.S. Consulate in Toronto Attacked

• [00:33]
  • Early-morning shooting at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto — suspects fired at the building from a white SUV.
  • No injuries reported; shell casings and entrance damage found.
  • U.S. and Israeli diplomatic sites increase security.
  • Investigation ongoing with Toronto Police, Canadian Mounties, FBI.

Quote

"Police say two suspects exited a white SUV around 4:30 Tuesday morning and fired multiple rounds at the building before fleeing the scene. No injuries were reported."
— Daily Wire Reporter, [00:57]

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2. Iran's Renewed Threats Against Trump; U.S. Military Response

• [01:23]
  • Iran's Supreme National Security Council continues antagonistic rhetoric after Trump warns of “20 times harder” retaliation if Iran disrupts oil.
  • U.S. military pledges the most intense day of strikes yet against Iran.
  • Mission described as focused and limited; U.S. officials aim to avoid a repeat of past Middle East wars.

Notable Quotes

"They don’t fear paper threats and told Trump to 'watch out for yourself.'"
— Daily Wire Correspondent, [01:23]

"Today will mark the most intense day of strikes so far, and the US will not relent until Iran’s military capabilities are fully dismantled."
— John Bickley quoting Secretary of War, [01:55]

“The most fighters, the most bombers, the most strikes, intelligence more refined and better than ever. We’re winning decisively with brutal efficiency, total air dominance and an unbreakable will to accomplish the president's objectives on our timeline.”
— Secretary of War, [02:07]

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3. Russia’s Putin Sparks Health Rumors

• [03:22]
  • Putin seen coughing and struggling to speak during Women’s Day address; unedited video briefly posted then removed.
  • Kremlin claims original footage was posted in error.
  • Rumors about Putin’s health reignite.

Quote

“The incident has renewed persistent rumors in recent years about possible health problems affecting the Russian leader.”
— John Bickley, [03:33]

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4. The ‘Havana Syndrome’ and Tulsi Gabbard’s Push to Declassify

• [04:22]
  • Debate intensifies over whether Russia is responsible for Havana Syndrome cases affecting U.S. officials.
  • Tulsi Gabbard (as Director of National Intelligence) pushes to publicly release findings; CIA opposes.
  • Weapon suspected to use “pulsed microwave or radio frequency energy,” symptoms include vertigo, migraines, hearing loss.
  • U.S. reportedly procured a suspected device from the black market for $15 million.
  • White House officials briefed last year “left white in the face.”
  • Concerns rise that blaming Russia could hamper diplomacy.

Notable Quote

"Investigators believe the illness stems from a signal based weapon ... capable of targeting brain tissue from a distance ... symptoms including vertigo, hearing loss, migraines, blindness and cognitive impairment."
— Wired In Live Host Cabot Phillips, [04:34]

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5. Anthropic Sues Trump Administration over ‘Supply Chain Risk’

• [06:52]
  • AI company Anthropic classified as a 'supply chain risk' and banned from U.S. Department of War contracts.
  • Anthropic denied unrestricted use of its models for weapons or mass surveillance.
  • Lawsuit filed over unprecedented risk designation.

Quote

"If their model has this policy bias based on their Constitution, their culture, their people, I don't want Lockheed Martin using their model to design weapons for me."
— Under Secretary of War Emel Michael, [07:30]

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6. DOJ Moves to Block Missouri’s Abortion Drug Lawsuit

• [07:54]
  • The Department of Justice asks courts to put Missouri’s lawsuit against mail-order mifepristone on hold during FDA safety review.
  • DOJ asserts drug policy is FDA’s domain, not the court’s.

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7. U.S. Stands Alone in UN Gender Ideology Vote

• [08:29]
  • U.S. is the only nation of 36 to vote against a UN document promoting gender ideology.
  • U.S. delegates criticize the lack of clear definition of “woman” and omission of issues like motherhood.

Quote

"We were the only country that was voting to protect women and girls."
— Bethany Kosma, Director of Global Affairs at HHS, [08:42]

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8. D.C. High Capacity Magazine Ban Overturned

• [09:34]
  • Appeals court rules D.C.'s magazine limit unconstitutional: 30-round magazines deemed in common use.
  • Dissenting judge calls such capacity “excessive,” but court notes 30-round magazines are the most common for AR-style rifles.

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9. NBA Cancels Atlanta Hawks' Strip Club Theme Night

• [10:21]
  • Hawks planned to honor the city’s Magic City Strip Club with a themed “Magic City Night,” sparking criticism.
  • Backlash from NBA players and fans, NBA commissioner cancels event; TI will still perform.

Memorable Moment

“Some fans as well expressed their extreme disappointment in the cancellation, presumably on account of the chicken wings and absolutely no other reason.”
— Daily Wire Reporter, [10:31]

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10. Pixar Removes Gay Storyline from Elio

• [11:26]
  • Pixar’s Peter Docter explains “Elio” had a gay subplot removed as parents “weren’t necessarily ready” for such themes with young children.

Quote

“We're making a movie, not hundreds of millions of dollars of therapy. As time's gone on, I realized my job is to make sure the films appeal to everybody.”
— Peter Docter, Pixar CCO, [11:26]

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11. Tennessee Supports Navy Veteran’s Funeral

• [12:13]
  • Hundreds attend the funeral of Lonnie D. Wehman, a U.S. Navy vet with no known family.
  • Community turn-out ensures proper honors for his service.

Host Reaction

“A few of us went and it was pretty amazing. The ceremony honored his service to the nation with the dignity and respect every veteran deserves.”
— John Bickley, [12:13]

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Notable Quotes

• On U.S-Iran Tensions:

  "We’re winning decisively with brutal efficiency, total air dominance and an unbreakable will to accomplish the president's objectives on our timeline."
  — Secretary of War, [02:07]

• On U.S. Position at UN:

  “We were the only country that was voting to protect women and girls.”
  — Bethany Kosma, [08:42]

• On Pixar Content Decisions:

  “We're making a movie, not hundreds of millions of dollars of therapy. As time's gone on, I realized my job is to make sure the films appeal to everybody.”
  — Peter Docter, [11:26]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• US Consulate Attack – [00:33 to 01:23]
• Iran Threatens Trump/U.S. Strikes – [01:23 to 02:47]
• Putin’s Health Rumors – [03:22 to 03:33]
• Havana Syndrome Declassification Battle – [04:22 to 05:42]
• Anthropic Sues Over AI Ban – [06:52 to 07:54]
• Missouri Abortion Drug Lawsuit – [07:54 to 08:29]
• US at UN Women's Commission – [08:29 to 09:34]
• D.C. Magazine Ban Overturned – [09:34 to 10:21]
• NBA Cancels Hawks' Theme Night – [10:21 to 11:26]
• Pixar Drops Gay Storyline – [11:26 to 12:13]
• Tennessee Veteran’s Funeral – [12:13 to 12:45]

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Episode Tone and Style

The hosts maintain a brisk, fact-driven, and slightly irreverent tone, with a clear focus on highlighting perceived media bias, government overreach, or culture war flashpoints. The episode provides a concise but thorough rundown of news designed for a conservative or libertarian-leaning audience.

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Conclusion

This episode of “Evening Wire” briskly covers a wide array of political, national security, legal, and cultural stories with expert guests and direct quotes from newsmakers. The hosts emphasize transparency, skepticism of mainstream narratives, and support for national and cultural identity. Listeners get an in-depth and straightforward take on the most pressing headlines of March 10, 2026.

Transcript

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the U. S Consulate in Toronto is attacked and Tulsi Gabbard fights to declassify the cause of Havana Syndrome. I'm Daily Wire Executive editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Tuesday, March 10th. This is Eat New Wire. Shots were fired at the U S Consulate in downtown Toronto early this morning and what authorities are calling a national security incident. Daily Wire reporter Zach Jewel has latest.

[Daily Wire Reporter]

Police say two suspects exited a white SUV around 4:30 Tuesday morning and fired multiple rounds at the building before fleeing the scene. No injuries were reported. Officers later found shell casings and damage to the entrance. The Canadian Mounties are working alongside Toronto police and U.S. officials, including the FBI, as they investigate whether the shooting may have broader connections. In the meantime, US And Israeli diplomatic sites have increased security.

[Daily Wire Correspondent]

Iran is at it again, escalating their threatening rhetoric against President Trump after Trump warned that the U.S. would hit Iran, quote, 20 times harder if it disrupted oil traffic. Iran's Supreme National Security Council head said they don't fear paper threats and told Trump to watch out for yourself. Trump had specifically warned that any attempt to block the straightforward moves would trigger overwhelming retaliation. War Secretary Pete Hegseth echoed that message, and American military leaders say a range of options, including escorting ships, remain on the table.

[John Bickley]

Speaking of the secretary of War in a press conference this morning, he said that today will mark the most intense day of strikes so far and vowed the US Will not relent until Iran's military capabilities are fully dismantled.

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The most fighters, the most bombers, the most strikes, intelligence more refined and better than ever. We're winning decisively with brutal efficiency, total air dominance and an unbreakable will to accomplish the president's objectives on our timeline.

[John Bickley]

The secretary also addressed Russia's potential involvement after the president spoke with Vladimir Putin over the phone on Monday.

[Ryan Reynolds]

President said it was a good call. I was not on it, but those that were said it was a strong call, reaffirming hopefully the opportunity for some peace in Russia, Ukraine and also a recognition that as it pertains to this conflict, they should not be involved.

[John Bickley]

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[Daily Wire Correspondent]

Rated R Russian officials were quick to replace the video that appeared to show Vladimir Putin struggling to speak over the weekend. Daily Wire senior editor Joel Niedler has the story.

[John Bickley]

Putin began coughing and clearing his throat during a prerecorded International Women's Day address this past weekend. The unedited clip briefly appeared on the Kremlin's official social media accounts and showed the 73 year old leader coughing while gesturing to someone off camera before restarting his remarks. The Kremlin later removed the footage and uploaded a shorter, edited version that omitted the coughing fit, claiming the original clip was posted accidentally. The incident has renewed persistent rumors in recent years about possible health problems affecting the Russian leader. CNN has responded publicly to the controversy surrounding their headline Monday, which described the two attempted New York City bombers as teenagers enjoying the city on a warm day. The network acknowledged that the headline quote failed to reflect the gravity of the incident, saying it breached their editorial standards and that it's therefore been deleted.

[Daily Wire Correspondent]

Tulsi Gabbard is fighting the intelligence community to disclose the real cause of Havana Syndrome and exactly who used the technology on U.S. officials. Cabot Phillips, host of Wired in Live, has the details.

[Ryan Reynolds]

The apparent dispute within the US Intelligence community centers on new evidence suggesting Russia may be responsible for the illness known as Havana Syndrome, which has afflicted hundreds of American officials since 2016. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is reportedly pushing to release findings that some officials say the Biden administration actively covered up. But she is facing a stark opposition from the CIA. Investigators believe the illness stems from a signal based weapon that uses pulsed microwave or radio frequency energy capable of targeting brain tissue from a distance, producing symptoms including vertigo, hearing loss, migraines, blindness and cognitive impairment. According to reports, U.S. agents secretly purchased one of the suspected devices on the black market for about $15 million in a covert Pentagon backed effort to study the technology Officials also warned that this weapon could theoretically be transmitted through cell phones. While there's little public information on these devices, senior national security officials were briefed in the White House Situation Room last year and left, quote, white in the face. Debates are currently ongoing over whether publicly blaming Moscow could complicate diplomatic negotiations.

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AI firm Anthropic is suing the Trump administration over its ban from the Department of War. Daily Wire reporter Bric Astol has more

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following tense negotiations with U.S. defense officials, the Department of War labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk after the company denied unrestricted lawful use of their large language models to the department. Anthropic did not want their models to be used for autonomous weapons systems or for mass domestic surveillance, the Department of War said how the military uses the technology is not an unelected tech executive's choice to make, but President Trump's. As the commander in chief, Anthropic is now suing the government over being classified as a supply chain risk, which is a term that has never been given to an American company. Under Secretary of War Emel Michael explains the unprecedented supply chain risk designation is needed because he didn't want the risk of Anthropic's policy bias to enter into any part of the defense enterprise. Quote, if their model has this policy bias based on their Constitution, their culture, their people, I don't want Lockheed Martin using their model to design weapons for me.

[Daily Wire Correspondent]

The DOJ is moving to block a Missouri lawsuit attempting to prevent the abortion drug mifepristone from being mailed into the state. In a suit filed on Friday, the DOJ argued that allowing the suit to move forward would inhibit an ongoing safety review being conducted by the fda. The DOJ filing asked the judge to put the lawsuit on hold while the FDA reviews the risks of mifepristone or dismiss the case altogether. A spokesperson for the Justice Department told the Daily Wire that the intent of the filing was to allow the FDA to oversee drug policy, not the federal court system.

[John Bickley]

This week, during the United Nations Commission on the Status of women, the US was the only nation out of 36 to vote against a woke document that promoted gender ideology. Daily Wire Culture reporter Megan Basham has the story.

[Daily Wire Correspondent]

Bethany Kosma, director of global affairs at hhs, said this year's document for women's issues was, quote, a disappointment. She noted there was no mention of motherhood or unique female experiences and that, quote, it failed to define what a woman is. Kosma and her team offered amendments to include language defending the integrity of women, but when it came time to vote on them, the council bundled them together. This was a major issue as some nations who might have voted for one amendment also refused others, so grouping them virtually ensured a failed vote. Despite the setback, Kozma said, I'm really proud of us. We were the only country that was voting to protect women and girls. An appeals court has struck down Washington D.C. 's ban on high capacity magazines for firearms. We spoke with veteran and Daily Wire producer Justice Spuehler for more.

[Daily Wire Reporter]

A local D.C. law had previously capped magazine sizes at 10 rounds for all firearms, which led to the arrest of Tyre Benson in 2022, who was found to be in possession of a 30 round magazine. Following several appeals, a three judge panel in D.C. has now cleared Benson of all charges, ruling the ban unconstitutional. The majority held the opinion that magazines exceeding 10 rounds are ubiquitous in the United States and that banning them would be an undue burden on the Second Amendment. The sole dissenting judge claimed that while some larger capacities are Common, a 30 round capacity magazine is excessive and not in common use for self defense. Now we should note that 30 round magazines are not only common, but they are the most common capacity magazine for AR style rifles, which are routinely used for self defense. DC is likely to appeal the case to the Supreme Court.

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The NBA has stepped in, forcing the Atlanta Hawks to cancel their strip club themed promotional night. Yes, really, daily Wire reporter Lyndon Blake explains.

[Daily Wire Reporter]

The promotion was scheduled for next week, intended to honor one of Atlanta's iconic cultural institutions. That cultural institution happens to be the Magic City Strip Club, which sparked backlash from current NBA players and fans. The night was set to feature a performance from rapper T.I. as well as offering a special menu item, the club's famous lemon pepper wings. Following some high profile concerns, including statements from San Antonio spurs center Luke Cornett as well as warriors center and former Hawks player Al Horford, NBA commissioner Adam Silver has decided to intervene, forcing the Hawks to strip the promotion. The Hawks did issue a statement in response expressing their disappointment in the league's decision. Some fans as well expressed their extreme disappointment in the cancellation, presumably on account of the chicken wings and absolutely no other reason. TI by the way, is still performing

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A Pixar executive explained why the animation studio removed a gay storyline from one of their recent films. Daily Wire entertainment reporter Amanda Harding has the story. Just before Pixar celebrated their first big win of the year at the box office with Hoppers, chief creative officer Peter Docter explained why the company cut a gay storyline from their film Elio last year. The original narrative included tidbits about former director Adrian Molina's experience growing up gay, with the Hollywood Reporter calling the character, quote, queer coded. But doctors said the studio changed it because parents weren't necessarily ready to have those discussions with their young children. He said, quote, we're making a movie, not hundreds of millions of dollars of therapy. As time's gone on, I realized my job is to make sure the films appeal to everybody.

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And the Tennessee community came out to support a US Navy veteran with no known family who was laid to rest today in Nashville. Lonnie D. Wehman received full military honors at the Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery this morning. Organizers say Wayman had no identified relatives and urged members of the public to attend, ensuring he is not buried alone. And the community definitely came through with hundreds showing up. A few of us went and it was pretty amazing. The ceremony honored his service to the nation with the dignity and respect every veteran deserves.

[Daily Wire Correspondent]

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 the FBI raiding the homes of two ISIS inspired men in New York City, the price of oil surging over the Iran conflict, and the Iranian women's soccer team making a bold stand for freedom. Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morning Wire. Jackson Hewitt handles your taxes and your stress. Inhale our no surprise price of 149 or less. Exhale. Paying more for complicated taxes you won't Inhale New tax law knowledge. Exhale. Missing out on your biggest refund? Certainly not. Don't miss paying 149 or less. Rest easy. Jackson Hewitt's got your taxes. Guaranteed limited time offer for new clients on the draw tones. Participating locations only [e-mail] 149.