Violence Grips Northern Ireland & Will The World Cup Spread Ebola? | 6.11.26

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Podcast: Morning Wire | Date: June 11, 2026
Episode: Violence Grips Northern Ireland & Will The World Cup Spread Ebola?

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Overview

This episode of Morning Wire, hosted by John Bickley and Georgia Howe, covers three major stories: civil unrest in Northern Ireland after a brutal stabbing by an asylum seeker, concerns about Ebola potentially spreading during the soccer World Cup, and a combative congressional hearing grilling the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). The reporting is sharp, fact-first, and direct, focusing on the societal and political undercurrents fueling each controversy.

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1. Belfast Lockdown and Unrest After Stabbing Attack

Key Segment: [03:00–07:56]

The Attack:

• Bev Turner (GB News) explains that an asylum seeker from Sudan, who entered through the Republic of Ireland due to open border movement, brutally attacked Stephen Ogilvie in Belfast at 10:30 pm. The victim, thought to be in his 30s and potentially mentally disabled, suffered severe facial and neck injuries and lost an eye.
• Eyewitness video depicts locals heroically intervening: “They just came and got the guy off and hit him…and hit him and hit him with this hurling stick…until the police arrive. They really are heroic.” (Bev Turner, [03:27])

Allegations and Aftermath:

• Reports claim the attacker tried to behead Ogilvie, drawing comparisons to Al Qaeda and ISIS terror tactics—though police do not officially treat it as terrorism:

  "The woman who was filming...was shouting, 'he's trying to behead him.'" (Bev Turner, [04:41])

• The attacker is described as traumatized, perhaps shaped by war in Sudan where millions have fled conflict.

Protests and Political Fallout:

• The incident has sparked widespread protests and riots, especially among disaffected young people in Belfast, resulting in fires, property damage, and a citywide lockdown.
• Turner describes anger over perceived government neglect, economic despair, and unpopular migration policies:

  "There is a growing sense of resentment that they have been neglected by the government...There are illegal migrants, asylum seekers, refugees...who are coming over and enjoying the generosity of the British taxpayer." (Bev Turner, [05:44])

• Political leaders, particularly PM Keir Starmer, are accused of failing to address root causes, blaming “far right” agitators instead:

  “The language from the politicians is nothing to do with illegal migration. It’s all about this so-called far right…these kids…probably don’t see themselves as political, they’re just angry, resentful, and it’s bubbling over.” (Bev Turner, [06:12])

Concerns About Overreach:

• Turner warns the government may exploit the chaos to justify digital IDs and surveillance, potentially curbing freedoms:

  "There is a suspicion that this whipping up of hatred, it starts to look somewhat deliberate." (Bev Turner, [07:05])

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2. World Cup and Ebola Threat

Key Segment: [09:00–13:01]

The Outbreak and US Response:

• The World Cup, the largest ever with 48 teams playing in North America, coincides with a new Ebola outbreak in Africa.
• The US blames lax European controls, warning it might restrict travel if Europe does not strengthen measures:

  "The Trump administration's chief concern is that Europe has not done enough to keep Ebola out..." (Cabot Phillips, [09:34]) “We cannot and will not allow any cases of Ebola to enter the United States.” (Marco Rubio, [09:54])

Diplomatic Tensions:

• The US set up a quarantine facility at a Kenyan Air Force base, prompting large protests, violence, and a court-ordered delay pending transparency about the US–Kenya agreement.

  “Hundreds of people marched in protest...Police used tear gas...a few protesters were actually killed." (Cabot Phillips, [11:19])

Outbreak Scope and Risk:

• So far, there are 600 Ebola cases in DRC and Uganda. The CDC stresses low risk to Americans, despite the $600 million the US is dedicating to stop the virus’ spread.

  “Despite all this controversy...the overall risk to the American public and travelers remains low.” (Cabot Phillips, [12:57]) “Go USA. Let’s get a win this week.” (Cabot Phillips, [13:01])

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3. Congressional Hearing Targets the Southern Poverty Law Center

Key Segment: [13:34–18:32]

Accusations and Testimony:

• House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan leads Republicans in grilling the SPLC over its treatment of conservative groups and how it uses donor money.
• Several pointed exchanges highlight perceived hypocrisy and lack of transparency:

  “Do people who aren’t Nazis normally get Nazi tattoos on their chest? ...I assume they don’t. You assume they don’t? I would assume so, too." (Jim Jordan, [13:34])
  “Did the Southern Poverty Law Center use donor money to have field sources attend extremist rallies across the country?” (Ryan Bangert, [15:42])

Impact on Conservative Organizations:

• Ryan Bangert (Alliance Defending Freedom) testifies about direct consequences of the SPLC's labeling:

  “ADF has been listed by the SPLC as a hate group since 2016. It has resulted in us struggling to access services. It resulted in violence. It has resulted in threats against ADF.” (Ryan Bangert, [14:49])

• The 2025 murder of Charlie Kirk is cited as evidence of real-world impact.

Allegations of Double Standards:

• Bangert says the SPLC lacks reasonable justification when pressed on labeling pro-life groups as "white supremacists" or "extremists":

  "Toward the end...he was asked repeatedly whether or not he could justify labeling pro-life groups as extremists and white supremacists. He had absolutely no basis for that." (Ryan Bangert, [16:01])

Dr. Alveda King's Poise:

• Dr. King, noted civil rights figure, receives praise for her grace in the face of personal attacks:

  "She handled that accusation and that slander with incredible poise and grace and ultimately with Christian love." (Ryan Bangert, [17:06])

Ongoing Investigations:

• DOJ’s superseding indictment is expected to continue, and Congress will “keep digging”:

  “…the SPLC…they are a politicized organization that’s trying to grind an axe and advance a far left agenda by smearing and tarring mainstream conservative organizations. That has to stop.” (Ryan Bangert, [17:40])

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Notable Quotes by Timestamp

• “He’s trying to behead him!” – Eyewitness, via Bev Turner, [04:41]
• “There is a suspicion that this whipping up of hatred, it starts to look somewhat deliberate.” – Bev Turner, [07:05]
• “The number one priority of our foreign policy is to protect the American people. We cannot and will not allow any cases of Ebola to enter the United States.” – Marco Rubio, [09:54]
• “ADF has been listed by the SPLC as a hate group…and that has had some profound consequences…violence…threats.” – Ryan Bangert, [14:49]
• “You scratch below the surface of these terms…there’s simply nothing there.” – Ryan Bangert, on SPLC labels, [16:01]

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Timestamps of Key Content

• [03:00] Northern Ireland stabbing and social unrest begins
• [03:27] Details of attack and response
• [05:44] Riots/protests and political discussion
• [07:05] Government response and surveillance concerns
• [09:00] World Cup starts, Ebola outbreak coverage
• [09:54] Rubio’s blunt stance on Ebola and foreign policy
• [11:19] Kenya protests over Ebola quarantine facility
• [12:14] Outbreak numbers and US response funding
• [13:34] Congressional grilling of SPLC begins
• [14:49] Bangert on SPLC’s impact
• [17:06] Dr. Alveda King’s testimony
• [17:40] DOJ and Congress to continue SPLC investigation

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Conclusion

This episode of Morning Wire synthesizes some of the most urgent and controversial developments around immigration-linked violence, pandemic fear during a global sports event, and the political battle over hate-group designations in American civil society. The reporting blends on-the-ground perspectives, first-hand political drama, and analysis with a skeptical and urgent tone.

Transcript

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[Marco Rubio]

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[John Bickley]

What's fueling the protests and riots? And how are officials responding?

[Georgia Howe]

I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley. It's Thursday, June 11th, and this is more.

[John Bickley]

As the World cup kicks off today, the Trump administration says blame Europe if Ebola spreads further.

[Marco Rubio]

The number one priority of our foreign policy is to protect the American people. We cannot and will not allow any cases of Ebola to enter the United States.

[Georgia Howe]

And we talked to a key witness in a viral congressional hearing about the Southern Poverty Law Center.

[Ryan Bangert]

The problem with the SPLC is that it's trying to shut down debate in the public square. And there are numerous examples of the splc, including not just with law enforcement, with also major corporate actors to do exactly that.

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[John Bickley]

Joining us now with the details of this disturbing attack and the growing backlash to it is Bev Turner, host of the Late show live on GB News. Bev, welcome back to the show.

[Bev Turner]

Thanks, John. It's same. It's a shame, isn't it, that the story is just so depressing, so dark, Horrifying, actually.

[John Bickley]

Yeah. The video footage of this, really alarming, kind of hard to believe it's real, what happened and who was involved.

[Bev Turner]

So the island of Ireland, of course, composes of Northern Ireland, which belongs to the British. It's the British government, it's part of the United Kingdom. We got the Republic of Ireland in the south. And we understand that the perpetrator of this, a Sudanese man, came from Sudan in 2023 as an asylum seeker. Now, the Republic of Ireland remains in the eu. So he came from France, he came to the Republic, and then he just walked on through to Northern Ireland. And we know that about 10:30 in the evening in Belfast, he attacked this guy, Stephen Ogilvie, we know his name is. We think he's in his 30s, very badly hurt, he's lost an eye, we understand terrible stabbings to his face and neck. And there are reports that he's a vulnerable man, that he maybe has some learning needs himself, and that he was living in the same apartment block as the guy that carried out the atrocity. And as you know, as we've said, there were locals who came, came and got the guy off and hit him, and hit him and hit him with this hurling stick, which is a piece of sports equipment, until the police arrive. They really are heroic.

[John Bickley]

Now, one of the most alarming things about this case is it appears that the attacker was trying to behead his victim.

[Ryan Bangert]

Is that correct?

[Bev Turner]

It appears to be. So the woman who was filming the the footage on her camera was shouting, he's trying to behead him. He's trying to behead him. And it certainly looked like the action of the knife was slitting at the guy's throats. Now, why is that so shocking to us, John? I think it's because we've seen this in Al Qaeda, we've seen it with isis. It's the MO of these extremely disturbed, radicalized terrorists. In this instance, the police are saying they aren't treating it as terrorism, interestingly. But of course, we don't know what this guy has witnessed. We don't know what brutalized, violent setting he's come from. Millions of people were displaced from, from Sudan, in Africa, because of war between the paramilitaries and the government. Huge amounts of destabilization and therefore millions of men from that particular culture have escaped into Europe.

[John Bickley]

Right, so now we have these rolling protests in Belfast and I think elsewhere as well, some of which have turned riotous. What's fueling this response?

[Bev Turner]

It's a perfect storm, really. I've talked to you before about the malaise. We have a million young people in the UK who are not in employment or education. There is a growing sense of resentment that they have been neglected by the government. Their opportunities are drying up. People's jobs are being lost to AI at the most astonishing rates in the UK at the moment. So there's a sense of unfairness, that there are illegal migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, pick your, your name. Who are coming over and enjoying the generosity of the British taxpayer. And so you've got this young group of people. They look predominantly young boys with their HUDS up. They're just setting fire to things. They just are feeling lost, angry. There's no excuse for what they're doing. They're setting cars alight, they're setting buses alight, they're setting houses of multiple occupancy alight. And Keir Starmer, our Prime Minister, he's responsive to send in more police. He's not listening to the frustrations and the grievances. He doesn't want to hear it. The language from the politicians is nothing to do with illegal migration. It's all about this so called far right who are now causing dismay disruption on the streets of Belfast. I'm sure that these kids who are setting things alike would not see them themselves as far right. They probably don't see themselves as political, they're just angry, they're resentful. And it's bubbling over, John.

[John Bickley]

So the political leadership really ignoring the root cause of all this anger completely.

[Bev Turner]

Now, some would say we have a Prime Minister who is in instinct to be totalitarian. He's very authoritative. They are looking at the moment, as you know, in the uk to bring in digital id, to clamp down on social media, to make it so that our law changes and the government can basically view anything on our devices at the mom. Does he want to sit back, watch this chaos unfold and then say, well, the masses, you just can't be trusted. Here I am. You're going to have to be walking into the digital cage. You're going to have to be surveilled. We can't live like this. So there is a suspicion that this whipping up of hatred, it starts to look somewhat deliberate.

[John Bickley]

Well, we've just seen this Unite the Kingdom rally in the UK last month. It seems like momentum is building for this anti immigration movement. Bev, thanks so much for coming on.

[Bev Turner]

My pleasure.

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[Georgia Howe]

Here to talk about it is the host of Wired in live, Cabot Phillips. So Cabot, just looking at you, I always knew you were a soccer player.

[Cabot Phillips]

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[Georgia Howe]

the World cup and we have the biggest tournament ever that has also coincided with an Ebola outbreak. First off, how concerned should we be about that?

[Cabot Phillips]

Well, the experts continually have said that this is not something that should be keeping you up at night. But the Trump administration's chief concern is that Europe has not done enough to keep Ebola out and has potentially created dozens of new vectors for the virus to spread to the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio talked about the virus in a Cabinet meeting just a couple of weeks ago. Have a listen.

[Marco Rubio]

The number one priority of our foreign policy is to protect the American people. We cannot and will not allow any cases of Ebola to enter the United States.

[Cabot Phillips]

Now the State Department has warned Europe to tighten rules around travel from Ebola stricken countries in Africa. If not, the US Might be forced to limit travel from Europe during the World Cup. Rubio had a call on that topic with the European Commission president on Tuesday, and a short State Department readout said that the call was simply, quote, to discuss US And European coordination and response efforts to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. So a pretty sanitized statement, we'll call it. But department officials have been more blunt to reporters. One official told Axios, quote, european countries must do their part to ensure this outbreak does not spread. Further action is required now. So a little bit less flowery there. Now for context, Europe is basing its approach off of recommendations from the World Health Organization, which President Trump has feuded with going back to the COVID pandemic. In fact, one of Trump's first actions last year was actually to withdraw from the who. And today the administration says that the WHO standards when it comes to Ebola are too lax, similar to how the administration viewed its handling of China and the COVID outbreak in 2020.

[Georgia Howe]

Now, there already have been a few Americans exposed to Ebola. And up to this point, the US has insisted that they do not return to the US until they're fully treated. But that's caused some major problems in Kenya. So tell us about that feud.

[Cabot Phillips]

Right. The US has set up an Ebola quarantine facility at a Kenyan Air force base. But that facility has sparked outrage across the country. There in Kenya, critics have essentially accused Kenya's president of risking the lives of his people to protect US Interests. Hundreds of people marched in protest to a town close to that base. But the situation ultimately got out of hand. Police used tear gas on the crowds and a few protesters were actually killed. After a lawsuit over the presence of that facility, Kenya's high court has now stepped in to referee. It issued an order last week for the Kenyan government to release the terms of the deal with the US and it also suspended the quarantine unit from opening until a follow up court date set for June 23rd. So there's a battle around the placement of this facility, but the terms of that deal are still secret and according to the New York Times, may still be in negotiation. Meanwhile, The US Military has continued to set up tents and medical equipment to hold as many as 250 people.

[Georgia Howe]

Now, speaking of numbers, how many cases have there been of Ebola?

[Cabot Phillips]

Well, so far, According to the CDC, there have been 600 cases reported, mainly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The Trump administration wants to keep that number as low as possible. It's committed nearly $600 million so far in humanitarian assistance to help treat Ebola patients and limit its spread. That's funding, that is, not just for the DRC and Uganda, but also for nearby countries who might be at risk, such as Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and South Sudan, to name a few. And despite all this controversy over Ebola, the CDC still says, again, that, quote, the overall risk to the American public and travelers remains low. So that is good news for our listeners at least, especially with the World cup and all of these travelers coming into our country.

[Georgia Howe]

All right. Well, unfortunate timing for this Ebola outbreak. Cabot, thanks for reporting.

[Cabot Phillips]

Go usa. Let's get a win this week.

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[Georgia Howe]

Those were two of several notable moments from a combative congressional hearing about the Southern Poverty Law Center. Republicans, led by House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, grilled the SPLC this week over the group's financial schemes and its targeting of conservatives.

[John Bickley]

Joining us now to discuss the latest on the SBLC controversy is Ryan Bangert of Alliance Defending Freedom, who testified at that hearing. Ryan, good to have you back on.

[Ryan Bangert]

Great to be here, John. Thanks for having me on.

[John Bickley]

First, why were you asked to speak at this hearing and what information did you present?

[Ryan Bangert]

Well, John, ADF has been listed by the SPLC as a hate group since 2016. And that has had some profound consequences for ADF. It has resulted in us struggling to access services. It resulted in violence. It has resulted in threats against adf. And this is not unique to adf. A number of mainstream Christian conservative groups have also been listed on the SPLC hate list, including groups like Family Research Council, Turning Point usa, Moms For Liberty. And we all saw what happened in 2025, the tragic murder of of Charlie Kirk. So this is a serious issue that needs to be addressed in a serious way indeed.

[John Bickley]

Now, Congress brought the interim SPLC president, Brian Fair in to testify as well. It got very tense when Congressman Jim Jordan directly questioned him about donor money and how it was used.

[Ryan Bangert]

Did the Southern Poverty Law center use donor money to have field sources attend extremist rallies across the country?

[Jim Jordan]

We used donor money.

[Ryan Bangert]

Yes or no?

[Jim Jordan]

Paid confidential informants to infiltrate extremist organizations.

[John Bickley]

What did you make of that exchange?

[Ryan Bangert]

I think it just points up the hypocrisy that SPLC has been operating under for a long time. The indictment has pointed out that, or alleged at least that the SPLC was raising money to ostensibly fight extremist violence and then using 4 million plus dollars of that money to fund the very violence that they claim to be fighting. What was really surprising was the lack of any kind of reasoned response to some very basic questions. Toward the end of the hearing, he was asked repeatedly whether or not he could justify labeling pro life groups as extremists and white supremacists. He had absolutely no basis for that. And I think that's just indicative and a good example of the fact. You scratch below the surface of these terms, these epithets that the SPLC throws around, there's simply nothing there.

[John Bickley]

The committee also invited Dr. Alveda King to testify. As someone who comes from a lifelong and familial legacy of fighting racism, she had several sort of mic drop moments. What stood out to you about her exchange?

[Ryan Bangert]

She was fantastic. Dr. King, 75 years old, and yet she was there. She was game. What stood out to me was the incredible grace and Christian charity that she carried herself with during some very tense exchanges. In fact, at one point she was accused of not really being a member of the King family. And she handled that accusation and that slander with incredible poise and grace and ultimately with Christian love.

[John Bickley]

So now this hearing is over, you know what happens next? What's next in this process?

[Ryan Bangert]

Well, the indictment is going to continue to be pursued by the Department of justice. They recently filed a superseding indictment, adding even more allegations to the charges against the splc. So that's going to be played out in court. At the same time, it seems that Congressman Jordan, Chairman Jordan, is committed to continuing to dig into the contradictions and the hypocrisy that surrounds the splc. And of course, I think that's an incredibly important thing to do because the SPLC has long been persuading the American public that they're just a neutral arbiter of hate, when in reality they are a politicized organization that's trying to grind an axe and advance a far left agenda by smearing and tarring mainstream conservative organizations. That has to stop.

[John Bickley]

We'll see soon if there are some more consequences for the people involved from the splc. Ryan, thank you so much for joining us.

[Ryan Bangert]

Thank you so much, John. Appreciate it.

[Georgia Howe]

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