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Chapter 1: What is the current situation regarding the conflict with Iran?
While more European countries block the U.S. from using their airspace, elevated oil prices continue to cause economic turbulence.
If the bombing schedule stays the way it has been, you're going to continue to see oil prices remain stubbornly high, and you are going to see that price at the pump get worse.
I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Mickley with Georgia Howell. It's Wednesday, April 1st. This is Morning Wire.
Fresh off delivering a major win for free speech, the Supreme Court hears arguments today on birthright citizenship.
In the end, no matter what the court decides, this is going to be a critical decision that determines something that should be of importance to all of us, which is, what does it take to be a citizen in this country?
And the fight over the Senate's most powerful hurdle heats up as President Trump calls on Republicans to scrap the filibuster.
I think the Senate is playing too soft. The Republicans are wonderful people. We're dealing with very sick individuals. The Democrats are sick.
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Chapter 2: How are European countries responding to U.S. military actions?
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As the world feels the economic consequences of the war in Iran, President Trump is now proposing a new end to the conflict and slamming European allies.
Wired and live host Cabot Phillips is here with more. So Cabot, we're going to get to some of the ongoing economic fallout. But first, tell us about the president's latest comments.
Yeah, we've talked this week about Trump's options for potentially putting boots on the ground. But according to numerous reports, he's now fearful that such an operation could extend the war beyond his original four to six week timetable. And now he's reportedly considering ending the war even if the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked.
On Tuesday, he seemed to hint at that possibility, slamming our allies and essentially telling Europe and the rest of the world, you can figure this out on your own. Writing on Truth Social, he said, quote, All of those countries that can't get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you.
Number one, buy from the U.S. We have plenty. And number two, build up some delayed courage, go to the straight and just take it. You'll have to start learning how to fight for yourself.
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Chapter 3: What recent Supreme Court ruling impacts free speech?
The USA won't be there to help you anymore, just like you weren't there for us. Iran has been essentially decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil. So a long statement there, but certainly worth reading. President Trump challenging the rest of the world.
And the backdrop to those comments, of course, is rising tension between President Trump and several countries in Europe. Tell us about that.
Right. Even before this war, there was a lot of friction over tariffs and the debate over America's season Greenland. Now, in the early days of this war, much of Europe offered a more unified front, kind of tepidly supporting the U.S. mission. But As the war is dragged on, the European economy has been hit particularly hard, and it seems clear they want this operation wrapped up.
This week, Spain, France, and Italy each denied the U.S. permission to land aircraft in their countries. For his part, President Trump responded saying, quote, the U.S. will remember.
Chapter 4: What is President Trump's proposal regarding the filibuster?
Essentially, he's saying, look, you all benefited from us decimating the Iranian military. Now it's time for you to help open up the strait. But the reality is, if this war ends and Iran maintains their blockade, The Iranians could hold a large chunk of the global economy hostage, or they could slightly open it up and only allow ships to pass through if they pay heavy fees or taxes.
And that could keep prices high in the long term. For more on that, I spoke with E.J. Antoni, the chief economist at the Heritage Foundation. Here's what he had to say about the global economic impact of the Strait being dominated by Iran.
I think people have really underestimated just how much energy markets are going to affect all other aspects of the economy. Perhaps the most acute one we've seen so far in terms of a non-energy impact has been fertilizer. And that's because fertilizer is largely synthesized from an energy commodity, natural gas.
Unfortunately, I think what we're looking at in the months to come, again, some of it has already hit markets. like the price at the pump. But a lot of these spillover effects, if you will, are yet to come.
Now, big picture, it's worth noting, one reason President Trump feels he can end the war without opening the strait is that the U.S. is simply far less reliant on Middle Eastern oil than the rest of the world. We've certainly felt pain at the pump. Gas just hit $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022. But that increase pales in comparison to what we've seen globally.
As the White House has been quick to note, thanks to President Trump's drill baby drill agenda, as he calls it, the U.S. is now the world's top oil producer, and that has helped to shield us from the impact of this conflict. However, Asia and Europe are in a much more dire position.
For example, Asia lacks large natural reserves, so they've always been relying on the rest of the world for oil and natural gas. About 75% of their energy supply comes through the Strait of Hormuz, so they are being hit the hardest right now.
Elsewhere, Europe has spent the last decade, as we've talked about, enacting extreme climate measures, and those have greatly reduced their ability to drill. As a result, Europe imports about 90% of their oil, and that leaves them just much more exposed to these global energy shocks.
On Tuesday, the European Commission, for example, urged residents to work from home and cut down on unnecessary driving and flying as they warned of what they called a, quote, "...prolonged energy crisis."
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Chapter 5: How does President Trump plan to end the war in Iran?
Only Justice Jackson dissented, and her dissent simply gets the First Amendment wrong. She ignores the fact that this law discriminates based on viewpoints, and picks winners and losers in the public square. The Supreme Court's decision makes very clear that those laws face a very significant burden if they're ever going to be applied to simple conversations between counselors and clients.
And so we're very optimistic that this is the end of those laws to the extent governments try to apply them to shut down voluntary conversations between counselors and their clients.
It's also a generally major blow against the transgender movement. We've been tracking that, talking with you guys about that issue as well. So that was yesterday. Today we have another major case being heard. This is the big birthright citizenship case. What do we need to know going into this?
Well, I would start with the language of the 14th Amendment because the 14th Amendment speaks directly to the issue of citizenship. And it says that all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States. Now, that was originally approved by the people in order to grant citizenship to freed slaves.
But over time, some have come to understand that as allowing people birthright citizenship to children born to illegal immigrants. But President Trump on his first day back in office, he signed an order saying that babies born in the U.S. will no longer automatically get citizenship if their parents are here illegally or only temporarily.
And then very, very soon after that, the ACLU filed a lawsuit. And so that order has never been able to go into effect.
Once again, as we have tracked with you guys over the last few months, the court is taking on major cases. Another one here with this birthright citizenship case. Thank you so much, Jim, for joining us. Always happy to chat.
As most lawmakers in Congress continue to be out of D.C. for their Easter Passover break, some lawmakers are demanding an early return.
Daily Wire political reporter Cameron Arcand joins us now with more. Morning, Cameron. So a lot of eyes on what lawmakers will do or not do here. What is the latest out of Washington?
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