Evening Wire: Hegseth’s ‘Secret Mission’ & AOC’s Ethics Complaint | 3.31.26
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What threats are posed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard to American companies?
Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatens American companies across the Middle East. Pete Hegseth reveals his secret trip to meet the troops. And AOC faces an ethics complaint over campaign spending. I'm Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Tuesday, March 31st. This is Evening Wire.
The Iran conflict widens beyond the battlefield with new threats against American interests across the region.
What details did Pete Hegseth reveal about his secret trip to meet troops?
Host of Wired and Live, Cabot Phillips, has more.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps is now threatening to target U.S. companies across the Middle East starting April 1st, warning employees to leave and telling civilians living nearby to evacuate.
What ethics complaint is AOC facing regarding her campaign spending?
The threat comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the war is aimed at stopping Iran from developing nuclear weapons and the long-range missiles to deliver them, arguing Tehran is pursuing the ability to threaten not just Israel but eventually the U.S. as well. The U.N. Security Council is also meeting today over Lebanon as three U.N. peacekeepers have been killed there since the conflict began. War Secretary Pete Hegseth revealed today that he visited troops in the Middle East. The secret trip involved Hegseth meeting with service members involved in Operation Epic Fury, from the pilots' flying strike missions into Iran to the operators tasked with intercepting Iranian missiles and drones.
Hegseth described the experience in a press conference this morning.
The trip was an honor. I had a chance to bear witness, and I witnessed the best of America. I witness warriors, a brotherhood of men and women, warriors all, and their commitment to the mission.
The Pentagon is weighing a new layer of defense right in the nation's capital. Daily Wire reporter Zach Jewell has more.
Officials are considering deploying an anti-drone laser system near Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., where top officials including War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio reside. The move comes after reports of unusual drone activity in the area, raising concerns about potential surveillance during a time of heightened tensions with Iran. But the plan is not without controversy. Aviation officials warn the powerful laser system could pose risks in the already crowded airspace near Reagan National Airport. For now, discussions are ongoing. as the U.S. looks to counter a growing drone threat on its own doorstep.
President Trump is slamming France over the country's refusal to allow U.S. planes to fly through French airspace. Daily Wire contributor Tim Pierce has the details. In a post on True Social today, the president wrote that France had been, quote, very unhelpful with respect to the butcher of Iran. But then Trump warned that the USA will remember. Another reminder from the president that Europe should not take U.S. assistance for granted. French President Emmanuel Macron has ruled out French involvement in Iran or the Strait of Hormuz. In response to French obstruction, Israel's government has announced it will stop all new defense purchases from the country.
A federal judge has blocked an executive order from President Trump, which would have stopped federal funding from going to PBS and NPR. Daily Wire senior editor Virginia Kruta has the story.
U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss in Washington permanently blocked President Donald Trump's executive order, ruling that the move was unlawful and unenforceable under the First Amendment. In his opinion, Moss said that the government cannot engage in, quote, viewpoint discrimination and retaliation of that kind, pointing to Trump's own public statements that he wanted to defund the outlets because he viewed them as biased toward Democrats. NPR. has argued that the administration was trying to punish it for the content of its journalism by cutting off access to grant money appropriated by congress the ruling keeps the order from taking effect and hands the administration a significant legal defeat in its efforts to strip federal support from public broadcasting
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What threats are posed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard to American companies?
0:03–0:28
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What details did Pete Hegseth reveal about his secret trip to meet troops?
0:28–0:40
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What ethics complaint is AOC facing regarding her campaign spending?
0:40–5:01
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How is the U.S. responding to drone threats in Washington, D.C.?
5:01–11:27
Speakers
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