President Donald Trump said on Monday evening that he is endorsing two Republican candidates running for governor in Arizona, calling them both &#8220;terrific people.&#8221;
Trump previously threw his support behind Karrin Taylor Robson, an Arizona businesswoman who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-backed-arizona-businesswoman-launches-bid-for-governor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">launched her campaign</a> in February, leaning into the president&#8217;s endorsement. Now, Trump is also expressing support for Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) after the congressman jumped into the race in late January.
&#8220;I like Karrin Taylor Robson of Arizona a lot, and when she asked me to Endorse her, with nobody else running, I Endorsed her, and was happy to do so,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114378287917044509" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> on Truth Social. &#8220;When Andy Biggs decided to run for Governor, quite unexpectedly, I had a problem — Two fantastic candidates, two terrific people, two wonderful champions, and it is therefore my Great Honor TO GIVE MY COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT TO BOTH. Either one will never let you down. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!&#8221;
During a speech at Turning Point USA&#8217;s AmericaFest in December, Trump said that Robson would have his &#8220;support&#8221; if she entered the race. Robson played a clip of Trump&#8217;s remarks in her announcement video.
&#8220;Karrin Taylor Robson is answering President Trump&#8217;s call,&#8221; the video&#8217;s narrator states.
In a social media post on Monday, Robson thanked Trump for announcing his endorsement of her.
&#8220;THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT! Today, @realDonaldTrump reaffirmed what he told me in December when he urged me to run on stage: That he supports me &amp; has fully endorsed my Arizona First campaign,&#8221; she <a href="https://x.com/KTaylorRobson/status/1914462330127081925" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.
Biggs, one of Trump&#8217;s most ardent supporters in Congress and the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, also thanked Trump for his endorsement, <a href="https://x.com/andybiggs4az/status/1914450553242845493" target="_blank" rel="noopener">writing</a> on X, &#8220;It’s been an honor to support you and fight for your agenda since 2016. I look forward to fighting alongside you as Governor of Arizona, the greatest state in the nation!&#8221;
Both Robson and Biggs are seeking to unseat Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs next year. Robson also ran for governor in 2022, falling just short of Republican Kari Lake in the GOP primary. Lake went on to lose to Hobbs in the general election.
The president often boasts about his track record of endorsing candidates who go on to win primary and general elections, and GOP hopefuls usually look for Trump&#8217;s backing to give them a significant boost against intra-party rivals. Biggs <a href="https://politicalpulse.net/us-polls/arizona-governor-election-polls/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appears</a> to be the <a href="https://ktar.com/arizona-election-articles/2026-arizona-governor/5651775/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">early favorite</a> to win the GOP primary in 2026.

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A young man en route back home to Alabama with his wife was viciously attacked by an assailant with a hatchet that severed an artery in his neck as they waited at a bus stop in Tucson, Arizona.
Jacob Couch, 32, a father of two young teenagers, was waiting at the bus stop with his wife, Kristen, who said she and her husband had told the man they were leaving as Jacob bent over to pick up their luggage on April 5.
That’s the moment the alleged assailant, later identified as 25-year-old Daniel Michael, who had allegedly been yelling at the couple, according to court records—viciously attacked her husband, Kristen <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/04/16/us-news/arizona-tuscon-axe-attack-leaves-jacob-couch-in-critical-condition-nearly-decapitated-by-daniel-michael/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, adding, “Seeing your husband get almost decapitated and being the only one to help like, it’s hard.”
&#8220;Looked at him and could tell he was agitated and told my husband don’t say anything else to him,&#8221; she <a href="https://www.kvoa.com/news/in-depth/in-depth-husbands-fight-for-life-continues-after-hatchet-attack/article_0923738d-eb5a-4a89-aed0-d374f3e742ef.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;I told him we were leaving, like, okay, just calm down and he waited until my husband bent down to come up behind him and attack him.&#8221;
“The injury cut the artery in the back of his neck in half it went so deep that it hit his skull,” Couch’s sister-in-law Erica Sims told <a href="https://www.kold.com/2025/04/11/man-fighting-life-following-brutal-hatchet-attack-downtown-tucson/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KOLD.</a>
“If you’re going downtown when you’re drunk carrying a large machete like that, you have no other intentions other than to cause harm to somebody,” Coach’s brother Luke told KOLD. “He went down there looking for trouble and it just so happens to be my brother who is not going to make it home from this.”
Couch was transported to Banner University Medical Center, where surgery was performed, but he was left on life support. Doctors said Couch suffered an anoxic brain injury from the lack of oxygen before he got to the hospital.
&#8220;The doctors told us he wouldn’t even be able to perceive what we told him but the other day we were all talking to him he started crying, his face all crunched up and he was trying to open his eyes,&#8221; Kristen said after visiting him in the hospital.
She <a href="https://www.kgun9.com/news/community-inspired-journalism/midtown-news/now-we-dont-have-to-rush-any-decision-hatchet-attack-victims-wife-grateful-for-support">said</a> she told her husband, “That he’s stronger than he thinks he is and that we’re all here and we’re all going to be here when he comes back,&#8221; Kristen said. “We’re not giving up until he does and he’s a fighter and we believe in the power of prayer.”
Michael, who reportedly said he had been drinking earlier, denied the attack. When police showed him surveillance video of the area where the attack took place, he confirmed that it was him in the footage, according to KOLD.
Michael is being held in jail on a $1 million bond.
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Meet Daniel Michael, who was arrested in Tucson, AZ after he allegedly struck Jacob Couch in the neck with a hatchet while he was sitting at a bus stop with his wife.
Jacob and his wife Kristen were reportedly staying in Tucson to mourn the death of their son who was stillborn.… <a href="https://t.co/ISDcYjsarL">pic.twitter.com/ISDcYjsarL</a>
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Tech titan Nvidia makes a major investment in the United States – as President Donald Trump tweaks the terms of his tariffs. The Trump administration continues to pursue a nuclear deal with Iran after holding the first direct talks with the country in years. And, it&#8217;s April 15 – tax day. How would the “big, beautiful bill” affect taxes going forward?
It’s Tuesday, and this is the news you need to know to start your day. If you’d rather listen to your news, today’s edition of the Morning Wire podcast can be heard below:
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<h2>New Tariffs, New Factories</h2>
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Topline: President Trump announced new tariffs Monday, as tech giant Nvidia announced a historic investment in American chip manufacturing.
As we reported yesterday, the White House said it planned to offer tariff exemptions for certain tech imports like laptops and smartphones. But by Monday, the president announced that one crucial product — semiconductor chips — would not be exempt, and would instead be subject to their own tariffs. We’re still waiting to hear what sort of rate they’ll face, but it’s a big move — the United States imported nearly $850 billion worth of semiconductors last year.
In a major victory for the White House, tech giant Nvidia announced a half-trillion-dollar investment in American manufacturing. Over the next four years, the company will set up shop in Arizona and Texas – it has commissioned more than a million square feet of manufacturing space there. When production is complete, Nvidia says it will be able to construct supercomputers entirely in the United States. The company’s CEO said the investment would “strengthen our supply chain and boost our resiliency.”
“Nvidia controls almost that entire sector, which is one of the most important sectors in the world,” President Trump said at the White House on Monday in response to the announcement. “The reason they did it was because of the election on November 5th and because of a thing called tariffs.&#8221;
Trump also received good news from the Federal Reserve, which released its latest Survey of Consumer Expectations on Monday. It found that Americans believe inflation will rise in the coming months but expect it to be a short-term disruption. That’s important because consumer expectations of inflation can often become self-fulfilling as it changes what folks are willing to pay for certain products. Markets were seemingly pleased with Monday’s news, as the Dow, S&amp;P, and Nasdaq saw gains across the board.
<h2>U.S. &#8211; Iran Nuclear Talks</h2>
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Topline: The Trump administration had its first direct contact with Iran last weekend, the first step in an attempt to hammer out a new nuclear deal. President Trump is pushing for a full dismantling of Iran&#8217;s nuclear program. A follow-up meeting is set for this Saturday.
The meeting was the start of the first direct talks between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran in years. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/04/12/us-iran-begin-nucearl-talks-begin-oman">Axios</a> is reporting that there was a 45-minute face-to-face conversation in Oman between U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
“I think [a face-to-face meeting] helps to make sure that there is less room to cause confusion and also to drag out negotiations, which is what the Iranians are famous for doing,” <a href="https://www.iwf.org/people/ellie-cohanim/">Ellie Cohanim</a>, Independent Women’s Forum Senior Fellow and former Deputy Envoy to Combat Antisemitism under President Trump, told Morning Wire. “The very fact that the Iranians came to the table is considered an embarrassment in the Iranian culture because this is the regime that from 1979, from its very inception of coming into power, is born of the original sin of taking our American Embassy staff hostage …&#8217;Supreme Leader&#8217; Ali Khamenei apparently had to be convinced to even participate in talks with the United States. His advisors apparently let him know that they were advising him to participate in these talks because otherwise, it looked like there was a very high likelihood that Israel and the United States would strike Iran.”
Iran’s influence in the region has been steadily declining after a series of military and economic setbacks. Historically, Iran has used foreign proxy groups like Hamas, the Houthis, Hezbollah, and even the Assad regime of Syria to exert pressure on foreign enemies like Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United States – arming and funding militants to create a thin veneer of separation between itself and open warfare. However, Hamas has taken tens of thousands of casualties in the ongoing war in Gaza, and Hezbollah’s command structure has been decimated by surgical Israeli strikes. Hezbollah fighters played a crucial role in propping up the Assad regime in the Syrian Civil War, and their collapse precipitated the ousting of the Assad government by Turkish-backed rebels – longtime Syrian dictator Bashar Al Assad <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/syrian-dictator-bashar-al-assad-deposed-as-terrorist-rebels-claim-damascus">fled to Moscow</a> last December. Houthi militants have also taken heavy losses in the wake of an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/united-states-launches-large-scale-attack-on-iran-backed-houthi-terrorists">American counterassault</a> to reopen shipping lanes in the Red Sea.
Meanwhile, Iran’s economy has suffered under Trump’s “maximum pressure campaign” of sanctions. The effort seems to have paid off. Cohanim told Morning Wire that the Iranian economy is “teetering … nearly on the verge of collapse. Their currency is just <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/irans-middle-class-bears-brunt-of-economic-crisis/a-72085209">practically valueless</a> right now.”
President Trump has made it clear that Iran must abandon its nuclear weapons program in order to reach a deal with the United States – <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/explainer-how-close-is-iran-having-nuclear-weapons-2024-04-18/">recent intelligence</a> suggests Iran has enough stockpiled fissile material to build two nuclear bombs, although progress on a delivery system for a hypothetical weapon is less certain. Iran and the United States previously negotiated a nuclear deal in 2015, but President Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-trump-just-shredded-iran-deal-here-are-5-ben-shapiro">withdrew</a> from it in 2018, arguing that the terms and enforcement mechanisms were too lax.
<h2>Tax Day!!!</h2>
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Topline: Today is one of Americans’ least favorite days – tax day. And this year, the eternal debate raging around taxes goes all the way to the top.
Friendly reminder – today is your last chance to file your taxes on time.
This tax season, Congress is furiously negotiating a “big, beautiful bill” to set the country’s fiscal priorities – the draft legislation put forward by Congressional Republicans would, among other things, make the tax cuts from President Trump’s first term permanent. Pete Sepp, President of the National Taxpayers Union, told Morning Wire that “virtually every American family would benefit” if the budget bill were passed.
“Any family with children under the age of 17 is likely to benefit,” Sepp told Morning Wire. “Any wage earner is likely to benefit by the lower rates that would remain locked in place. Any worker for a corporation is likely to benefit because they would see their wages at a stable level or even increasing because the boss would have the money to be able to provide that.&#8221;
Anyone who might want to pass along something to their heirs could.
If the bill isn’t passed, Americans will face around a $4 trillion tax hike. Opponents claim that the bill would benefit the rich without helping the poor – that’s been the mantra from Democrats – and part of their rationale for voting against the budget reconciliation last week. Of course, there could also be a predictable political angle to this – Democrats may want to jam up the vote to make the other side look incompetent.

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This week, Arizona State University (ASU) found itself among a list of institutions under federal investigation for violating Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act — a provision designed to prevent discrimination based on race, color, and national origin in federally funded programs. That should be non-controversial. And yet, what we are seeing in universities across the country is systemic discrimination disguised as social justice, perpetrated under the umbrella of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
How do universities get away with this? Simple: they lean on the Marxist dialectic of “oppressor vs. oppressed” — or, in contemporary academic jargon, “privileged vs. marginalized.” This framework allows them to justify racial discrimination by claiming that “marginalized” groups need extra resources to correct past injustices. And here’s where it gets absurd: how do they determine who is an oppressor? By skin color, sex, and — if they can figure it out — religion.
ASU, for instance, requires employee training in DEI that explicitly teaches about the dangers of “whiteness” and “heteronormativity” — casting these as inherent oppressor categories. This training asserts as fact — not as one perspective among others — that America has always been a white supremacist nation. The administration presents this as unassailable truth, not open for debate. And they expect faculty and staff to accept it uncritically. I am currently suing ASU to stop this required DEI training, and instead of acknowledging its discriminatory nature, the university is defending it in court.
ASU explains its practices by referring to its charter which emphasizes “inclusion.” A state university should be inclusive. Yet, when we see what ASU programs mean by “inclusion,” it is the opposite of inclusion. It means including some, the oppressed and marginalized, more than others, the oppressors. And how do you determine who is who? Skin color, sex, and religion. ASU’s inclusive charter has become the Marxist dialectic that teaches students to hate the United States and Christianity.
This is not education; it is indoctrination. Yet, you will find such professors saying, “you cannot discriminate or be racist against white people because they are the oppressors.” One event told me that it is time for white men to be taken down a notch. And they want to teach this to your children and have you pay for their salaries.
<h3>The Ph.D. Project And ASU’s Title VI Violation</h3>
The specific program triggering the Title VI investigation at ASU and 39 other universities is The Ph.D. Project — an organization that offers networking and career opportunities for doctoral students, but excludes participants based on race. This is open racial discrimination, yet the project defends itself with the same Marxist reasoning: historic injustices require present-day racial preferences. As Ibram X. Kendi (who was paid and given an award to speak at ASU) said, fixing discrimination requires more discrimination.
But that defense is legally and morally bankrupt. The Department of Education’s statement on the matter is clear: “The Department is working to reorient civil rights enforcement to ensure all students are protected from illegal discrimination.”
Universities, which have long positioned themselves as guardians of civil rights, are now being called out for violating those very principles. The irony would be amusing if it weren’t so destructive.
<h3>ASU And The Title VI Anti-Semitism Investigation</h3>
But ASU isn’t just under investigation for racial discrimination — it is also one of 60 universities under federal investigation for anti-Semitism. This is particularly rich coming from the same academics who spent the last decade yelling that “Trump is Hitler.” And yet, the Department of Education itself now says:
“The Department is deeply disappointed that Jewish students studying on elite U.S. campuses continue to fear for their safety amid the relentless antisemitic eruptions that have severely disrupted campus life for more than a year. University leaders must do better.”
Professors support Hamas, leave their Jewish students open to harassment, and yet get on social media to denounce Elon Musk as the Nazi. They need to look in the mirror. Maybe the Department of Education will help them do so.
University administrators who implemented these discriminatory DEI programs should issue a public apology — not just to Jewish students but to all students who have suffered under their racially charged policies and to the public who pays for it all. If they fail to do so, it tells us one thing: they have not changed their minds. The most likely response will be bureaucratic rebranding — repackaging the same DEI policies under a new name and continuing as usual.
<h3>The Solution: Exposing The Intellectual Fraud Of DEI And The Oppressor/Oppressed Dialectic</h3>
The only way to stop this cycle is to intellectually dismantle the oppressor/oppressed dialectic in all its forms. The Marxist framework that underpins DEI must be shown for what it is: a pseudoscientific ideology that justifies discrimination while masquerading as justice. It sides with the enemies of the United States. Parents, students, and faculty must demand transparency and refuse compliance with discriminatory programs.
The Department of Education’s investigations are a step in the right direction, but they are not enough. It is time for universities like ASU to be held accountable — not just legally, but intellectually. Let’s require transparency in what professors teach in the classroom, especially from public universities. These are government employees and should be held responsible for their conduct like any other government employee. Perhaps a letter from DOGE: “reply to this email with five ways you countered DEI propaganda in your classroom this week.”
The woke university system has long relied on the veneer of moral authority. That illusion is collapsing. Under its “moral” watch, the grossest forms of discrimination have occurred. The ones who have cried the loudest are the most guilty. The question is: will we seize this moment to ensure real change, or will we allow these institutions to continue their cynical games under a new name?
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Dr. Owen Anderson is a professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. He is an internationally known scholar, theologian, and a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu instructor. With a Ph.D. in Philosophy, he has authored numerous books, including “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Twelve-Arguments-Showing-eternal-revelation/dp/057826384X/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_w=E8EGL&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.bc3ba8d1-5076-4ab7-9ba8-a5c6211e002d&amp;pf_rd_p=bc3ba8d1-5076-4ab7-9ba8-a5c6211e002d&amp;pf_rd_r=133-8344803-2786917&amp;pd_rd_wg=jqvhK&amp;pd_rd_r=a47f545b-2e79-448f-9f6d-366fdd467528&amp;ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Twelve Arguments</a>” and “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Declaration-Independence-God-Self-Evident-American/dp/1107088186" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Declaration of Independence and God</a>.”
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) CEO C.C. Wei announced at the White House on Monday that his company will further invest at least $100 billion in chip-manufacturing plants in the United States over the next several years.
President Donald Trump, who attended the event where the announcement was made, noted that had TSMC manufactured the chips in Taiwan and shipped them to the United States, they would have been subjected to 25%-50% tariffs.
&#8220;By doing it here, there’s no tariffs,&#8221; Trump said.
Trump said that the deal was critical to United States national security as Taiwan faces the threat of invasion by communist China.
&#8220;Without the chips and semiconductors, nothing runs today,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;You can&#8217;t buy a car without them, you can&#8217;t &#8212; a radio, a television, you can&#8217;t get anything.&#8221;
&#8220;We thought it was very important, obviously business-wise, but we thought even in terms of national security, to have this large percentage of the chips, semiconductors, and other things&#8221; made in the United States, Trump added.
TSMC will invest the money in Arizona to expand the manufacturing plant that it has in Phoenix, where it employs 3,000 people, and will construct three new chip plants, two chip-packaging plants and a research and development center, Wei said at the White House.
TSMC came to the United States during Trump&#8217;s first term in office when it announced a $12 billion investment in Arizona, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The company has since expanded in the state, bringing its total investment up to $65 billion. The new announcement brings the company&#8217;s total investment to $165 billion.
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Businesswoman Karrin Taylor Robson officially announced on Wednesday that she&#8217;s challenging Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs in the 2026 election, saying she is ready to &#8220;answer President Trump&#8217;s call.&#8221;
In her announcement video, Robson highlighted remarks then-President-elect Donald Trump made in December when he told her that she would have his support if she ran for governor. The 2026 campaign marks Robson&#8217;s second attempt at running for governor after she lost the 2022 Republican primary to Kari Lake by 40,000 votes.
&#8220;I am running for Governor so we can defeat radical Katie Hobbs, support President @realDonaldTrump, lock down the border, and create jobs for Arizona,&#8221; Robson posted on X.
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I’m in. 
I am running for Governor so we can defeat radical Katie Hobbs, support President <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a>, lock down the border, and create jobs for Arizona. 
President Trump has endorsed me, and I hope you will join him and support our campaign today: <a href="https://t.co/FIEfx82FIk">https://t.co/FIEfx82FIk</a> <a href="https://t.co/072jCm3S0m">pic.twitter.com/072jCm3S0m</a>
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Robson will face Republican Congressman Andy Biggs in the GOP primary. Biggs became the first Republican to enter the race in late January when he <a href="https://www.kjzz.org/politics/2025-01-27/congressman-andy-biggs-officially-enters-2026-arizona-governors-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made the announcement</a> at the Arizona Republican Party&#8217;s annual meeting. Both Robson and Biggs are emphasizing the importance of securing Arizona&#8217;s 370-mile-long border with Mexico.
“President Trump is back in the White House, and he means business. Arizona needs a strong governor who will help President Trump lock down our border,” the narrator says in Robson&#8217;s ad.
After Trump was elected in November, Hobbs <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dem-border-state-governor-says-she-will-buck-trumps-plan-for-mass-deportations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vowed</a> to fight his plan for mass deportations, saying she would &#8220;not tolerate efforts that are part of misguided policies that harm our communities, that threaten our communities, that terrorize our communities, and Arizona will not take part in those.&#8221;
Robson mentioned Trump numerous times in her ad and in a statement that addressed crime and the economy. The Republican candidate argued that &#8220;Katie Hobbs has made it harder to live, work, and raise a family safely in this state,&#8221; adding, “Like President Trump, I know how to create jobs. And like President Trump, I will not rest until our border is secure and Arizona families are safe.”
Republicans view Arizona as ripe for a GOP takeover after Trump defeated former Vice President Kamala Harris there by five percentage points in the 2024 election.

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Insane video from the runway at Scottsdale Airport in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/arizona" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arizona</a> shows the moment Motley Crue lead singer Vince Neil’s private jet collided with another airplane that was parked, killing one of the pilots and injuring others.
The clip shows Neil’s Learjet coming in for a landing on Monday and crashing into the side of a Gulfstream 200 that had been parked on the runway, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/02/11/us-news/video-shows-vince-neils-jet-crashes-into-parked-plane-killing-a-pilot-and-injuring-rockers-girlfriend/">New York Post</a> reported. Authorities have reported that the singer’s plane had some kind of trouble with its landing gear, causing it to speed down the runway and right into the side of the much larger plane, <a href="https://people.com/video-shows-deadly-crash-of-motley-crue-vince-neil-plane-in-scottsdale-8877121">People magazine</a> reported.
One of the pilots was killed in the crash, and three other people were taken to the hospital for treatment, including the rocker’s girlfriend, who was traveling without Neil.
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DEVELOPING: Plane owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil crashes into parked jet at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona.
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In a statement from the lead singer’s representative, Neil said that “there were four people on his jet&#8221; when it crashed.
“For reasons unknown at this time, the plane veered from the runway causing it to collide with another parked plane,” the representative added. “On board Mr. Neil’s plane were two pilots and two passengers.”
“More specific details regarding the collision are not available as this is a rapidly evolving situation and there is an ongoing investigation,” the representative continued. “Mr. Neil’s thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved, and he is grateful for the critical aid of all first responders assisting today.”
The company that owned the Gulfstream, Jet Pros, released a statement that the plane was in fact one of theirs and that there were no injuries sustained on their craft.
“There were no injuries on board the Gulfstream, but external damages were sustained to the aircraft,” Jet Pros Director of Operations Gus Toulatos <a href="https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/scottsdale-airports-runway-closed-fire-department-responding/75-7b019845-1beb-49ed-bf29-357b7002b5fd">told 12 News</a>.
They also said one crew member on board the plane at the time of the crash was taken to the hospital, “treated and released,” People noted.
“We are saddened to hear about the lives lost and injured. … Our condolences go out to the family members of those affected by this terrible accident,” the company added.
A statement from the Federal Aviation Administration said in its statement that the collision occurred on Monday afternoon when the private jet owned by Neil “veered off the runway after landing,” the Post noted.
In recent weeks, there have been a series of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/airplane-crash">crashes involving aircrafts</a>, with the largest one happening near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, involving an Army helicopter and American Airlines Flight 5342, killing the 64 people on board.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/plane-crashes-into-philadelphia-neighborhood-multiple-homes-on-fire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Plane Crashes Into Philadelphia Neighborhood, Multiple Homes On Fire</a>

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mark-kelly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mark Kelly</a> (D-AZ), whose state has been at the forefront of former President Joe Biden&#8217;s illegal immigration crisis, signaled over the weekend that he does not support President Donald Trump deporting illegal aliens back to their home countries.
Kelly made the remarks during an NBC News interview on Sunday on &#8220;Meet The Press&#8221; when asked about ICE agents carrying out routine immigration raids.
&#8220;Do you support what you are seeing so far, the deportation plan, as it&#8217;s been carried out by the president?&#8221; asked host Kristen Welker.
&#8220;Yeah, I don&#8217;t,&#8221; Kelly said. &#8220;For a number of reasons. It seems to be more about intimidation of a big population of people. It&#8217;s going down the road of mass deportation, which he said he would do, which would rip communities apart. These are really bad ideas.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s all about scaring and intimidating people,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s the same thing for Guantanamo Bay. Building a facility there is because it just sounds very frightening to a lot of folks. When you&#8217;re a criminal, we need to find where you are and we need to take you into custody, and if you&#8217;re not documented, you should be returned. That makes sense. I&#8217;m all about public safety and border security. But we&#8217;ve got to do it in a way in accordance with our values.&#8221;
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The NFL has announced that it has made plans, should such a move be necessary, to move the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings playoffs game to Arizona on Monday night due to the fires raging in southern California.
A <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-closely-monitoring-developments-los-angeles-fires-vikings-rams-playoff-game">statement</a> from the National Football League on Thursday said that the wild-card playoff Vikings-Rams game is still currently scheduled to take place on Monday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California — but noted that the league has set up a contingency plan if the Palisades Fire, Eaton Fire, and Hurst Fire continue to rage. Those fires have already resulted in tens of thousands of evacuations in the area.
&#8220;The NFL&#8217;s priority is the safety of the Los Angeles community,&#8221; the statement read. &#8220;We are grateful for the tireless efforts of the first responders. Our hearts are with Los Angeles and everyone affected by the fires.
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&#8220;We continue to prepare to play the Vikings-Rams game as scheduled Monday night at SoFi Stadium,” the statement added. “As with all games, there are contingency plans in the event a change in location is needed. In this instance, the game would be played on Monday night at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ, if necessary.”
“We will continue to closely monitor developments in the area and will remain in contact with public officials, both clubs and the NFLPA,” the statement concluded.
The Los Angeles Rams also posted about the plans for the Monday night game writing on <a href="https://x.com/RamsNFL/status/1877421329114071322">X</a>, “the safety of the LA community is our top priority. As of now, our Wild Card playoff game remains scheduled to be played at SoFi Stadium on Monday night. As with all games, the NFL has contingency plans in the event a change in location is needed.&#8221;
LA Rams stars Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp praised the first responders trying to battle the blaze.
“Thank you to all of the first responders! God bless the families impacted!” <a href="https://x.com/AsapPuka/status/1877043154127327302">Nacua wrote on X.</a>
“Our thoughts and prayers  are with everyone affected by the fires,” <a href="https://x.com/CooperKupp/status/1877074720283119897">Kupp</a> added. “Thank you to the firefighters, first responders, and everyone else doing their best in unfathomable circumstances.”
On Wednesday, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nhl">NHL</a> announced that it had postponed a game between the Los Angeles Kings and the Calgary Flames due to the fires.
“In light of the devastating effects of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area, tonight’s game between the Los Angeles Kings and Calgary Flames at Crypto.com Arena, NHL Game No. 653, has been postponed,” a <a href="https://media.nhl.com/public/news/18544">statement</a> from the National Hockey League read.
“The thoughts of the entire NHL family are with the Kings, hockey fans and the people of the Los Angeles area during this difficult time,” it added. “A makeup date will be announced as soon as it can be confirmed.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/anna-faris-adam-brody-mandy-moore-become-latest-celebs-to-lose-homes-in-socal-fires" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anna Faris, Adam Brody, Mandy Moore Become Latest Celebs To Lose Homes In SoCal Fires</a>

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President-elect Donald Trump promised to end “transgender lunacy” on the first day of his administration through a series of executive actions.
Trump made the promise on Sunday in a keynote speech at Turning Point USA’s America Fest conference in Phoenix, Arizona. The president-elect, due to take office on January 20, promised action on “day one” to protect women’s spaces and recognize the biological fact of two genders.
“With a stroke of my pen on day one, we are going to stop the transgender lunacy,” Trump said to loud cheers from the audience. “And I will sign executive orders to end child sexual mutilation, get trangender out of the military and out of our elementary schools and middle schools and high schools.”
“And we will keep men out of women’s sports. And that will likewise be done on day one. Shall I do day one, day two, or day three? How about day one, right?” he continued. “Under the Trump administration, it will be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders: male and female.”
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The crowd erupts when President Trump promises to end &quot;transgender lunacy&quot; with executive orders on day one! <a href="https://t.co/w9pIhzWKEg">pic.twitter.com/w9pIhzWKEg</a>
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Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-predicts-his-administration-will-be-fully-operational-within-two-hours" target="_blank" rel="noopener">promised</a> to start work immediately upon taking office next year. Elsewhere in his speech, he said his administration will be “fully operational” within a matter of hours of him taking office.
“We are going to be fully operational, I would say, by about two o’clock on the 20th,” Trump said. The president-elect is expected to be sworn in as the 47th U.S. president around noon on January 20.
“For those of us standing before you today, I can proudly proclaim that the golden age of America is upon us,” Trump stated.
Her stance on trans-identifying individuals was one of the most detrimental positions for the Democratic candidate in 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris. The Trump campaign bet big on pushing back against transgenderism during the race, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/us/politics/presidential-campaign-transgender-rights.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spending</a> roughly 20% of its ad budget on spots hitting Harris and the Democratic Party for destroying women’s spaces and pushing radical procedures on confused children.

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The United States is entering a new “golden age,” Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro said on Thursday.
Shapiro took the stage at Turning Point USA’s America Fest in Phoenix, Arizona, on Thursday night and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmSGHQha5yk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declared</a> to hundreds of cheering supporters that “the golden age of America is just beginning.”
“If you’ve watched my show, I’m usually in a bad mood,” Shapiro said, before adding that he’s in a “pretty … good mood right now” because of Trump’s election victory and what that means for the future of the United States.
Shapiro credited Trump at the start of the speech; according to Shapiro, Trump is ushering in the “golden age” propelled by the support of the American people.
“This is all happening because President Trump is a force, is a historic force, is the historic force of our age,” Shapiro said. “He was the man standing between the United States and stagnation and surrender, and President Trump stood. And he was indicted, and he stood. And he was shot, and he stood. And America stood with him.”
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America&#39;s new GOLDEN AGE is here<a href="https://twitter.com/benshapiro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BenShapiro</a> <a href="https://t.co/3zrzNe5M0L">pic.twitter.com/3zrzNe5M0L</a>
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The Daily Wire editor emeritus distilled Trump’s governing philosophy down to one word: “success.” The desire for Trump to win in the government – through sound economic policy, strong foreign policy, shrewd negotiations, etc. – will lead the president-elect to historic success in his second term, according to Shapiro.
Shapiro finished his speech crediting, not just Trump, but the American people for working to make “the country great again.”
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“The future of the country is not just President Trump. The future of the country is in this room. It’s on both sides of me. It’s these young people here, it’s the people in the audience who are building the businesses and creating the educational institutions that are building the social fabric of the country,” Shapiro said.
“The future of the country is beginning right now, and one hundred years from now, people are going to look back onto this inflection point in American history and they are going to say, ‘Wow, President Trump was right, not just about his own candidacy, but about the American people,’” he continued. “The American people, we kick a**. We are so great, and we are making the country great again.”

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President-elect Donald Trump called on the Biden administration to stop its effort to sell off tons of border wall construction materials before Trump takes office.
Government contractors in Arizona have been hauling off tons of steel bollards and fencing purchased under the first Trump administration to be used in border wall construction, according to exclusive video obtained by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-biden-races-to-sell-off-border-wall-parts-before-trump-takes-office" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a>. The materials have been posted on a government surplus auction site at starting bids as low as $5.
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EXCLUSIVE: Weeks before Trump takes office, Biden is racing to auction off unused border wall materials. 
Video shows trucks hauling wall materials off the border to a government auction site, where a massive amount of wall is waiting to be sold. <a href="https://t.co/ogaQMBHw7R">pic.twitter.com/ogaQMBHw7R</a>
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Trump posted about the apparent fire sale on his social media platform, Truth, late on Friday.
“Joe Biden keeps talking about a smooth transition and unified government, and yet he races to sell desperately needed border wall for pennies on the dollar. It will cost the U.S. a fortune, and time, to get the exact same wall to replace what has been sold, and the new wall will cost triple the price. It is CRAZY, and must be stopped,” Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113649526163530633">wrote</a>.
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In Arizona, a trucking company contracted by the government is hauling off an estimated half-mile worth of wall materials every day, and government officials want all the extra materials cleared and listed for sale by Christmas, according to one Border Patrol agent who spoke to The Daily Wire.
The sell-off appears to be an attempt to slow the implementation of Trump’s agenda after the former president takes office again on January 20. Without the ready supplies, the Trump administration will have to buy more, and may be forced to request additional funding through congress in order to get more materials.
The revelation related to the border wall sale has earned harsh criticism from Republicans who say the operation is wasteful and amounts to sabotage. Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senator-calls-on-pentagon-to-halt-sale-of-border-wall-says-gov-recouping-just-02-of-taxpayer-cost" target="_blank" rel="noopener">demanded</a> the effort be stopped in a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last week.
“I am writing to demand that you immediately cease the auctioning off of border wall materials,” Schmitt said. “Senate Republicans, including the incoming Chairman, as well as my colleagues on the Senate Armed Services have raised the absurdity of selling border wall materials through letters, nomination hearings, and through the National Defense Authorization Act legislative process.”
“While recouping less than 0.02% of taxpayer money used to secure these materials, the Biden Administration is sabotaging the incoming Trump Administration just weeks ahead of President Trump’s inauguration,” Schmitt added. “These border wall materials will cost tens of thousands of U.S. taxpayer dollars to replace and will be critical to stem the record flow of millions of illegal immigrants who were welcomed across our border during the Biden Administration.”

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