President Donald Trump ends his Asia tour with a much-anticipated sit-down with China’s Xi Jinping, a scathing report on Joe Biden’s presidency casts doubt on key executive actions, and Canada&#8217;s government is pressured to include minors in its euthanasia program.
It’s Thursday, October 30, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day. Today’s edition of the Morning Wire podcast can be heard below, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/mrn-251030-member-exclusive">the video version can be seen on The Daily Wire</a>:
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Trump V. Xi In South Korea</h2>
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Topline: The eyes of the world turned to South Korea, as President Trump sat down with China’s Xi Jinping for a high-stakes meeting.
Trump v. Xi: President Donald Trump cut tariffs on China overnight after President Xi Jinping promised to purchase large amounts of farm products from the United States and crack down on fentanyl trafficking. 
Trump said the tariff rate on China would be reduced from 57% to 47% after a high-stakes meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in South Korea. In return, he said China promised to purchase American soybeans, sorghum, and other farm products and stop the flow of fentanyl into the United States.
“I had a truly great meeting with President Xi of China. There is enormous respect between our two Countries, and that will only be enhanced with what just took place,” Trump posted on Truth Social after the meeting. “We agreed on many things, with others, even of high importance, being very close to resolved.”
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Trump added that China had agreed to “continue the flow” of rare earth minerals used in products ranging from cell phones to fighter jets. China had been looking to implement strict export controls on the minerals.
The meeting began late Wednesday night by United States time. 
Just minutes before the meeting began, President Trump issued a stunning social media <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115460423936412555">post</a>, saying, “Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately.”
The U.S. has not tested any nuclear weapons for the last 33 years. The timing of that message is no accident. In the last week alone, Vladimir Putin announced that Russia had successfully tested nuclear-powered, nuclear-capable cruise missiles, along with a nuclear-capable torpedo. 
North Korea also claims to have conducted missile tests of its own. But this appears to be directed at Xi, who has overseen a historic nuclear buildup in China, growing its arsenal at an alarming pace. Despite that apparent warning, once Trump and Xi met just a few moments later, the two were all smiles, with Trump cracking a joke as they shook hands.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Biden Autopen Questions Grow</h2>
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Topline: The House Oversight Committee has recommended that the Justice Department investigate the Biden White House’s use of an autopen to sign official presidential actions. In a 100-page <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/release/oversight-committee-releases-report-on-the-biden-autopen-presidency/">report</a> released this week, Republicans charged Biden staffers with covering up for an increasingly senile president and taking action without his knowledge.
Republicans want the DOJ to take a deep look at former President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen because many of the actions Biden took – or appeared to take – may not have been valid. Committee Chairman James Comer asked Attorney General Pam Bondi for a “comprehensive review of all executive actions taken during the Biden presidency.”
Comer also asked for special attention to be paid to White House doctor Kevin O’Connor, deputy chief of staff Annie Tomasini, and senior adviser to the first lady Anthony Bernal. They all pleaded the Fifth during the House investigation.
Comer v. O’Connor: Comer sent a letter to the D.C. Board of Medicine asking for a review of O&#8217;Connor’s work as the chief White House doctor. The report says testimony indicates that O’Connor “may have succumbed to political pressure” and hid Biden’s health decline from the American people.
Comer said the medical board should consider whether O’Connor “issu[ed] misleading medical reports, misrepresent[ed] treatments, or [failed] to conform to standards of practice” in violation of D.C. law. If any violations are found, the D.C. Board of Medicine could discipline O’Connor or even <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/10/28/us-news/biden-white-house-doctor-kevin-oconnor-referred-for-investigation-of-ex-prez-health-cover-up-could-lose-license/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_source=twitter">revoke</a> his medical license.
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Canada&#8217;s Growing Euthanasia Movement</h2>
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Topline: Canada’s euthanasia program is rapidly expanding, with some groups calling for minors as young as 12 years old to be included in the government-funded program. 
MAiD, or Medical Assistance in Dying, is effectively an euthanasia program funded by the Canadian government. It began in 2016 for people whose natural death was “reasonably foreseeable” and who wanted to end their lives. The program has only expanded since, particularly in 2021, when chronic illness and disability became included as reasons for someone to be euthanized. 
Since its inception, more people have undergone these procedures. Thousands of Canadians now do this annually.
Efforts to expand MAiD: Advocates want children 12 years and older to have access to MAiD. Current rules state that one must be 18 years old to be considered for this procedure.
The general argument is that children need more autonomy in health care, and the MAiD program is supposedly about “compassion.” Advocates also noted that minors can already consent or refuse certain treatments, so permitting this would be consistent. Finally, advocates will point to the Netherlands, where assisted dying for “mature minors” has been legal since 2002.
As for consent, one advocacy group called “Dying With Dignity Canada” recommends that minors between 12 and 15 years old have parental permission to be euthanized. It does not recommend that as a requirement for minors aged 16 and 17, however.
Morning Wire spoke to Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, a psychiatrist, author, and a director at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, about the euthanasia movement.
“Once you cross the line of allowing doctors to kill patients, once you cross the line of accepting the basic premise of the euthanasia movement, which is that some lives are not worth living and therefore these people should be killed by the medical profession, then it&#8217;s very hard to argue that there should be any limitations to that,” said Kheriaty.
In addition to advocating for minors to be permitted in the program, there is a strong push to include people who suffer solely from mental health issues. That section is set to take effect in 2027. 
Euthanasia is not legal in the U.S.; however, several states do permit assisted suicide. This is a domestic movement that is worth watching closely and has undoubtedly been influenced by our neighbors up north.

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Morning Brief: Trump Meets With Xi, Biden Autopen Probe, & A Growing Euthanasia Obsession

Morning Brief: South Korea Summit, Autopen Investigation, And Canada's Euthanasia Obsession

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The Department of Justice warned multiple top Democratic California politicians, including Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, of potential charges on Thursday, after Pelosi suggested that federal immigration agents could be arrested by state and local police.
Earlier this week, Pelosi, along with Democratic Rep. Kevin Mullin, <a href="https://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/pelosi-mullin-statement-reports-planned-federal-immigration-operation-bay-area">threatened</a> that ICE agents could be detained as President Donald Trump considered a major immigration operation in San Francisco. In response, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche sent a letter to Newsom, Pelosi, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, urging them to &#8220;abandon this apparent criminal conspiracy.&#8221;
&#8220;The Department of Justice views any arrests of federal agents and officers in the performance of their official duties as both illegal and futile,&#8221; Blanche wrote. The deputy attorney general then cited multiple federal laws that prohibit interfering with federal law enforcement operations.
The California Democrats addressed in the letter were told to &#8220;preserve all written and electronic communications and records related to any attempts to or efforts to impede or obstruct federal law enforcement officials.&#8221;
&#8220;We urge you and other California officials to publicly abandon this apparent criminal conspiracy, to stop threatening law enforcement, and to prioritize the safety of your citizens,&#8221; Blanche added. &#8220;In the meantime, federal agents and officers will continue to enforce federal law and will not be deterred by the threat of arrest by California authorities who have abdicated their duty to protect their constituents.&#8221;
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California politicians want to arrest federal agents for enforcing federal law. 
We just sent them a letter: Stand down or face prosecution. 
No one threatens our agents. No one will stop us from Making America Safe Again. <a href="https://t.co/xe0EK8QssO">pic.twitter.com/xe0EK8QssO</a>
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi <a href="https://x.com/JesseBWatters/status/1981528588516987011">told</a> Fox News host Jesse Watters Thursday night that if Democratic officials are telling state and local police to arrest ICE officers, they will face charges.
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&#8220;If they think I won’t [charge them], they have not met me,&#8221; Bondi added. &#8220;Because we will charge them if they are violating the law. We will protect our federal agents.&#8221;
Pelosi and Mullin, who both represent parts of the Bay Area, wrote in a <a href="https://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/pelosi-mullin-statement-reports-planned-federal-immigration-operation-bay-area">press release</a> on Wednesday that California law &#8220;prevents federal agents from taking certain actions.&#8221; The Democratic lawmakers added, &#8220;Our state and local authorities may arrest federal agents if they break California law — and if they are convicted, the President cannot pardon them.&#8221;
California Democrats have also moved to make ICE agents show their faces while on the job. Late last month, Newsom signed a bill into law that bans ICE agents from wearing masks during arrests. The bill was signed as federal immigration agents face a massive increase in attacks on them, including shootings and car rammings. ICE sources told <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nice-try-gavin-newsom-cant-stop-ice-agents-from-wearing-masks-sources-say">The Daily Wire</a> that the new California law would not apply to the federal officers, and U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli told “Fox &amp; Friends” that California “does not and cannot have jurisdiction” over the federal agents.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-to-target-san-francisco-with-immigration-raids">announced</a> on Monday that the Trump administration would soon target San Francisco as part of its crackdown on crime and illegal immigrants. However, after Trump said some of his friends in San Francisco urged him to hold off on the federal law enforcement &#8220;surge,&#8221; the president had a phone call with Democratic San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and decided to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-calls-off-deployment-of-federal-agents-to-san-francisco">hold off</a> on the operation.
“The Federal Government was preparing to ‘surge’ San Francisco, California, on Saturday, but friends of mine who live in the area called last night to ask me not to go forward with the surge in that the Mayor, Daniel Lurie, was making substantial progress,” Trump <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1981406531926315028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">wrote</a> on Truth Social Thursday. “I spoke to Mayor Lurie last night and he asked, very nicely, that I give him a chance to see if he can turn it around. I told him I think he is making a mistake, because we can do it much faster, and remove the criminals that the Law does not permit him to remove.”
Jennie Taer contributed to this report.

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Trump Admin Warns California Democrats: Arresting ICE Agents Is A ‘Criminal Conspiracy’

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Democratic lawmakers will soon launch a &#8220;master ICE tracker&#8221; as federal immigration agents face a 1,000% increase in assaults.
On Tuesday, California Rep. Robert Garcia announced the website&#8217;s creation by members of his party on the House Oversight Committee to expose ICE&#8217;s whereabouts across the country.
&#8220;Over the course of the next couple of weeks, the oversight committee will be launching on their website a master ICE tracker where we&#8217;re going to be essentially tracking every single instance that we can verify that the community will send us information on, and it will be all available in one central place,&#8221; Garcia said during a press conference.
Attorney General Pam Bondi hit back at the &#8220;shutdown Democrats&#8221; for &#8220;trying to put ICE agents at risk just for doing their jobs&#8221; in a Tuesday X post.
&#8220;The Justice Department has ZERO tolerance for violence against law enforcement — we will prosecute any person who physically assaults our agents,&#8221; Bondi said.
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Let’s be VERY clear: we plan to track confirmed cases of ICE misconduct AFTER they happen to assist in our CONSTITUTIONAL oversight duties.
Republicans are putting American citizens at risk by refusing to lift a finger to hold the Trump Admin accountable. <a href="https://t.co/5AFMdm7d5T">https://t.co/5AFMdm7d5T</a>
— Oversight Dems (@OversightDems) <a href="https://twitter.com/OversightDems/status/1981037743074312215?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
Garcia responded to Bondi on X, saying, &#8220;ICE detaining over 170 U.S. citizens is not them &#8216;just doing their jobs.'&#8221;
He continued: &#8220;But since you have the time to tweet at me—when are you going to stop covering for pedophiles and release the Epstein files?&#8221;
The day of the website&#8217;s announcement, federal agents in Los Angeles were forced to fire upon an illegal immigrant TikToker who had previously evaded arrest. A US Marshal was also shot in the hand by a ricochet bullet.
The illegal immigrant suspect, Carlitos Ricardo Parías, 44, allegedly rammed a federal vehicle before officers shot him. Parías is well-known for documenting ICE operations across LA to his 132,000 TikTok followers
The U.S. Attorney has since hit Parías with the federal charge of assaulting an officer, which could put him behind bars for up to eight years.
It was also earlier revealed that the anti-ICE <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tragic-irony-federal-officials-say-dallas-shooter-wanted-to-kill-ice-agents-not-detainees?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=11&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98Tragic+Irony%E2%80%99%3A+Federal+Officials+Say+Dallas+Shooter+Wanted+To+Kill+ICE+Agents%2C+Not+Detainees" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shooter</a> who opened fire on an agency facility in Dallas last month used an app to track agents&#8217; movements across the country before the attack. While the since-deceased shooter wanted to kill ICE agents, he fatally shot two detainees.
Apple has since taken the app down from the app store.
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The House Judiciary Committee referred former CIA Director John Brennan for criminal prosecution on Tuesday, Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) announced.
Jordan shared a copy of the referral letter, addressed to Attorney General Pam Bondi, in an X post. &#8220;John Brennan lied to Congress. Today, we referred him to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution,&#8221; he commented.
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&#8220;We write to refer significant evidence the former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Brennan knowingly made false statements during his transcribed interview before the Committee on the Judiciary on May 11, 2023,&#8221; the letter read in part. &#8220;While testifying, Brennan made numerous willfully and intentionally false statements of material fact contradicted by the record established by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) and the CIA.&#8221;
The key point, according to the letter, was that &#8220;Brennan falsely denied that the CIA relied on the discredited Steele Dossier in drafting the post-election Intelligence Community Assessment.&#8221;
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Brennan&#8217;s criminal referral comes in the wake of a similar referral — followed swiftly by an indictment — for former FBI Director James Comey, who was also accused of lying to Congress.
Prior to those referrals, George Washington University law professor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/30-point-buck-out-in-the-open-jonathan-turley-reveals-whos-vulnerable-to-russiagate-prosecution" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jonathan Turley</a> argued that Brennan had the most to fear when it came to the possibility of prosecution with regard to Russiagate: &#8220;It does appear that a couple of these figures may have committed perjury. I think the most vulnerable may be Brennan, who’s like a 30-point buck now out in the open. I mean, this stuff goes directly to information that he gave to Congress. It seems to be in contradiction.&#8221;
&#8220;And so there are real questions here,” he added at the time. “I mean, people talk about, well, you can’t charge Obama. That’s very likely the case. He’s probably protected. But these individuals, whether it’s Comey or Brennan, are not protected from perjury charges if the statute of limitations has not run. They are more likely to be called again to repeat prior testimony.&#8221;

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WASHINGTON—The government shutdown is not slowing down President Donald Trump&#8217;s Justice Department.
Over the course of the last week, Attorney General Pam Bondi&#8217;s team successfully pressured Facebook to remove a page targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, brought <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/two-men-involved-in-ice-attack-in-north-texas-officially-charged-and-linked-to-antifa-terrorism/">Antifa-related terrorism charges</a> in the Texas attack on ICE officers, <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/chairman-prince-group-indicted-operating-cambodian-forced-labor-scam-compounds-engaged">seized $15 billion</a> in Bitcoin from a massive &#8220;pig butchering&#8221; scam, and, perhaps most significantly, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bolton-turns-himself-in-pleads-not-guilty-in-espionage-case-over-classified-documents">secured an indictment charging</a> former National Security Advisor John Bolton with crimes related to the mishandling of classified information, including eight counts of transmission of national defense information and 10 counts of unlawful retention of NDI.
&#8220;From restoring one tier of justice, to making key arrests, to ongoing successful surges in Washington, D.C., and Memphis, Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice are advancing President Trump’s agenda and Making America Safe Again,&#8221; Justice Department spokesman Gates McGavick told The Daily Wire.
In another significant move, the Justice Department also arrested a 33-year-old man, Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub Al-Muhtadi, a Gazan living in Louisiana, for alleged involvement in the Hamas-led terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
“After hiding out in the United States, this monster has been found and charged with participating in the atrocities of October 7 — the single deadliest day for Jewish people since the Holocaust,” Bondi said in a statement first obtained by The Daily Wire.
“While nothing can fully heal the scars left by Hamas’s brutal attack, this Department’s Joint Task Force October 7 is dedicated to finding and prosecuting those responsible for that horrific day, including the murder of dozens of American citizens,&#8221; she shared. &#8220;We will continue to stand by Jewish Americans and Jewish people around the world against anti-Semitism and terrorism in all its forms.”
<div id="attachment_987679" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trumps-doj-plows-on-despite-shutdown-with-bolton-indictment-arrest-of-monster-hamas-supporter/palestinian-israel-gaza-conflict-3" rel="attachment wp-att-987679"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-987679" class="wp-image-987679 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/GettyImages-1712195383-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/GettyImages-1712195383-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/GettyImages-1712195383-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/GettyImages-1712195383-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/GettyImages-1712195383.jpg 1024w" sizes=" (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /></a>Hamas kidnaps an Israeli woman on October 7,  2023. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)</div>
Al-Muhtadi learned about the &#8220;unfolding&#8221; attack on October 7, 2023, and &#8220;sprang into action,&#8221; arming himself, recruiting other marauders, and entering Israel, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg shared on Friday. Eisenberg said there is &#8220;evidence placing him near one of the worst-hit Israeli communities.&#8221;
“Subsequently,&#8221; Eisenberg said, &#8220;Al-Muhtadi fraudulently obtained a visa to enter the United States where he hoped to remain undetected. This arrest is but the first public step in bringing to justice those responsible for harming Americans on that day.”
The Justice Department wants this arrest to serve as a reminder that those who commit acts of terrorism cannot escape justice by hiding in American communities. In a press release, the DOJ says that Al-Muhtadi is an operative for the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine’s (DFLP) military wing, known as the National Resistance Brigades or the Martyr Umar al-Qasim Forces, a &#8220;Gaza-based paramilitary group that participated in the Hamas-led terrorist attack against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.&#8221;
<div id="attachment_987677" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trumps-doj-plows-on-despite-shutdown-with-bolton-indictment-arrest-of-monster-hamas-supporter/israel-gaza-conflict-3" rel="attachment wp-att-987677"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-987677" class="wp-image-987677 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/GettyImages-1711949850-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/GettyImages-1711949850-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/GettyImages-1711949850-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/GettyImages-1711949850-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/GettyImages-1711949850.jpg 1024w" sizes=" (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /></a>Hamas militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades move towards the Erez crossing between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)</div>
Al-Muhtadi crossed into Israel with the intention of helping Hamas in their terrorist attack on October 7, 2023, the DOJ said, and his phone &#8220;utilized&#8221; a cell tower near the Kibbutz Kfar Aza in Israel, where Hamas massacred dozens of Israelis and four American citizens.
&#8220;In addition, Al-Muhtadi allegedly provided false information in his U.S. visa application relating to his involvement with a paramilitary organization, connection to Hamas, participation in a terrorist attack, and military training,&#8221; the DOJ says in a release. &#8220;Al-Muhtadi swore to the accuracy of numerous materially false statements in his visa application with respect to at least his affiliation with DFLP, the NRB, and Hamas, his training, and his involvement in the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.&#8221;
He entered the United States on September 12, 2024, the Justice Department said.

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Trump’s DOJ Plows On Despite Shutdown With Bolton Indictment, Arrest Of ‘Monster’ Hamas Supporter

The Trump administration filed its first terrorism case against Antifa after a cell of militants shot up a Texas immigration detention center in a summer ambush.
A federal grand jury indicted two alleged members of Antifa, Cameron Arnold and Zachary Evetts, on Wednesday with charges of providing material support for terrorism, attempting to murder federal and assisting officers, and discharging firearms during attempted murders, according to court <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/doj-brings-first-antifa-related-terrorism-charges-texas-ice-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">documents</a> obtained by Fox News.
“As @POTUS has made clear, Antifa is a left-wing terrorist organization. They will be prosecuted as such,” Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on X Thursday.
Mask-wearing anarchists lured Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents out of the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, on July 4 before shooting bullets in their direction, according to court documents.
When police began to respond, Arnold yelled, “Get to the rifles!” according to the indictment.
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As <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> has made clear, Antifa is a left-wing terrorist organization. They will be prosecuted as such. <a href="https://t.co/bPiE8nqkky">https://t.co/bPiE8nqkky</a>
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) <a href="https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi/status/1978870482314092711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
It was only “seconds later” that Arnold “opened fire on the officers, striking the Alvarado officer in the neck area as the unarmed correctional officers ducked and ran for cover,” the indictment read.
“The wounded officer fell to the ground but was able to return a few shots. Coconspirator-1 continued to fire additional rounds until his rifle jammed. The attackers then left the scene,” it added.
Ten suspects were initially <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/07/17/us-news/how-texas-ice-ambush-suspect-evaded-cops-for-a-week-before-capture-revealed-in-court-docs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a>, while former Marine Corps Reservist Benjamin Hanil Song, who also allegedly fired upon federal agents during the attack, was on the run for a week before he was nabbed.
Upon searching the attack scene, cops found cans of spray paint and flyers stating, “FIGHT ICE TERROR WITH CLASS WAR!” and “FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS,” and a flag that read, “RESIST FACISM – FIGHT OLIGARCHY.”
Official vehicles were also vandalized with the words “traitor” and “ice pig.”
President Donald Trump recently designated <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/09/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-designates-antifa-as-a-domestic-terrorist-organization/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Antifa</a> as a domestic terrorist organization following a surge of leftist violence against federal immigration authorities and conservatives.
“I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. I will also be strongly recommending that those funding ANTIFA be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices,” Trump wrote when he made the designation.

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Trump Admin Hits Antifa With Very First Terrorism Charges In Anti-ICE Attack

Trump Admin Hits Antifa With First Terrorism Charges In Anti-ICE Attack

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The Department of Homeland Security thanked NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; for its sketch poking fun at Secretary Kristi Noem and her effort to recruit federal agents to join the Trump administration&#8217;s mass deportation effort.
The sketch opened with Amy Poehler as Attorney General Pam Bondi testifying at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
“My name is Pam Bondi. I spell it with an ‘i’ because I ain’t gonna answer any of your questions,” Poehler said. “My time is valuable. The DOJ has many ongoing operations, and we’re moving like Kash Patel’s eyeballs — very quickly in multiple directions at once.”
Poehler was later joined by Tina Fey, who played a dolled-up Noem donning an DHS cap and holding a rifle.
“That’s right. It’s me, Kristi Noem,” Fey said. “I spell my name with an ‘i’ because that’s how I thought it was spelled. And I’m the rarest type of person in Washington, D.C. &#8212; a brunette that Donald Trump listens to,&#8221; said Fey.
Fey also touched on Noem&#8217;s stance on the government shutdown.
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&#8220;Our government agents are working without pay. Luckily, my boys at ICE don&#8217;t mind, they&#8217;re in it for the love of the game. And how did I find them? By running ads like this,&#8221; said Fey in one clip shared by DHS.
DHS took the clip to then introduce an ad set to rap music showing ICE agents arresting illegal immigrants.
&#8220;SNL is absolutely right&#8211;the Democrats&#8217; shutdown does need to end!&#8221; DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told The Daily Wire.
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Thanks for the free advertisement <a href="https://twitter.com/nbcsnl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBCSNL</a>
Get Criminals Out. Make History. Save America.<a href="https://t.co/nZkBEj3GGi">https://t.co/nZkBEj3GGi</a> <a href="https://t.co/0If5QGaX2N">pic.twitter.com/0If5QGaX2N</a>
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) <a href="https://twitter.com/DHSgov/status/1977516763093868918?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
Bondi also joined in on the fun, suggesting that she and Noem &#8220;should &#8230; recreate&#8221; the image of Fey as the armed DHS secretary and Poehler as the nation&#8217;s top cop.
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.⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/Sec_Noem?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Sec_Noem</a>⁩, should we recreate this picture in Chicago?
Loving Amy Poehler! <a href="https://t.co/3wNCnS0sGX">pic.twitter.com/3wNCnS0sGX</a>
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) <a href="https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi/status/1977378653462818933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2025</a></blockquote>

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Conservative commentator Benny Johnson pressed Democrats about mainstreaming political violence after the Department of Justice arrested and charged a man for sending Johnson communication fantasizing about the conservative&#8217;s assassination.
The threatening communication was sent to Johnson&#8217;s home, where he lives with his wife and four young children. The incident occurred just days after the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, 31. Johnson founded TPUSA Productions back in 2018 and was close friends with Kirk.
Alongside Attorney General Pam Bondi, Johnson spoke at a press conference on Friday. He said the man who threatened him, who&#8217;s been identified as a California man named George Russell Isbell Jr., wanted him dead because Johnson is a white, male, Christian Trump supporter.
&#8220;They described in great detail how I&#8217;d be killed in an open field, just like Charlie. How much blood would come out of my head and neck when it was blown off,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;This individual described orphaning my children and widowing my wife, with great joy.&#8221;
&#8220;You might want to say, &#8216;another left-wing radical, another extremist,'&#8221; Johnson continued. &#8220;And to that, I&#8217;d like to direct your attention to the state of Virginia, where Democrats have nominated and are about to vote for the chief law enforcement officer in that state, a man who has done the exact same thing. An individual who is calling for the assassination, by bullets, of Republicans that he disagrees with, the killing of their children, the slaughtering of, as he says, &#8216;little fascists.&#8217; Are my four innocent, beautiful, little children &#8216;little fascists&#8217;?&#8221;
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As reported by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/read-them-virginia-dem-sent-shocking-texts-about-killing-gop-leader-pissing-on-graves">The Daily Wire</a>, Democrat Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones, in recently uncovered text messages, fantasized about murdering a state GOP leader with “two bullets to the head,&#8221; the death of the Republican&#8217;s children, and “piss[ing]” on the graves of other state Republicans.
Nearly all Democrats have refused to call on Jones to step down from the race.
&#8220;Violence has been mainstreamed by the Democratic Party,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;It is not &#8216;extremist,&#8217; it is mainstream. And we need a moment of reckoning, here. This has to stop. This cycle must end. Is any Democrat courageous enough to disavow violence?&#8221;
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🚨 JUST IN: Benny Johnson says the leftist man who wanted to KILL HIM explicitly said why &#8211; and now Democrats are nominating a candidate in Virginia who wants to do the SAME THING
&#8220;I am a white, cis, Christian Trump supporter. They described I&#8217;d be killed in an open field, how… <a href="https://t.co/834aqXu10S">pic.twitter.com/834aqXu10S</a>
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/1976677311966511358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
Johnson&#8217; wife, Kate Johnson, asked if Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom (CA) would disavow the man who sent the threatening letter to her home, as the suspect resides in California.
<div class="css-175oi2r r-xoduu5">&#8220;[Hey [Gavin Newsom] &#8211; the man who threatened to kill my husband, [Benny Johnson], and harm my 4 small children is a resident of your state,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;Are you going to disavow him? Or is this ok with you [Gavin Newsom]?&#8221;</div>
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Hey <a href="https://twitter.com/CAgovernor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CAgovernor</a> &#8211; the man who threatened to kill my husband, <a href="https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bennyjohnson</a>, and harm my 4 small children is a resident of your state. Are you going to disavow him?
Or is this ok with you <a href="https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GavinNewsom</a> ?
— Nursekate (@Nursekatejohn) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nursekatejohn/status/1976844726977679865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
Bondi noted at the presser that Johnson &#8220;is a well-known media personality carrying a message very similar to Charlie&#8217;s, grounded largely in faith and love of country.&#8221;
&#8220;Just days after Charlie&#8217;s assassination, Benny received a letter at his home, where he and Kate are raising their beautiful, beautiful young family,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;The author of this letter made it very clear that he hated Benny because of his views and he wanted him dead. This was a coward hiding behind a keyboard who thought he could get away with this.&#8221;
According to the DOJ, the letter sent to Johnson was mailed around September 18, eight days after Kirk was assassinated. The letter said Johnson needed “to be exterminated&#8221; and referenced Kirk.
“Maybe someone will blow your head off!!! We can hope!&#8221; the letter said. &#8220;Planning any public engagements? Love to see your head explode and your blood stain the concrete red. What a sight!”
Isbell is facing up to five years in prison.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/read-them-virginia-dem-sent-shocking-texts-about-killing-gop-leader-pissing-on-graves">READ THEM: Virginia Dem Sent Shocking Texts About Killing GOP Leader, ‘Piss[ing]’ On Graves</a>

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Benny Johnson Unleashes On Dems After DOJ Arrests Man Threatening His Assassination

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Attorney General Pam Bondi let loose on Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) during a Capitol Hill hearing on Tuesday, directly challenging his credibility when he attempted to suggest that she had not handled a specific situation properly.
Bondi raised the specter of a scandal that broke back in 2010, when an investigation revealed that Blumenthal had often implied that he was a Vietnam veteran when he had, in fact, received a number of deferments before joining the Marine Reserve in 1970, and while he did participate in drills stateside, he never deployed during the war.
Blumenthal began with a question about a recent merger that involved Ballard Partners, a firm where Bondi had previously worked.
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BREAKING: Pam Bondi just DEMOLISHED Senator Blumenthal after he ACCUSED her of impropriety:
&#8220;I CANNOT BELIEVE that you would ACCUSE ME of impropriety when YOU LIED about your MILITARY SERVICE.&#8221;
&#8220;You LIED to be elected a US Senator.&#8221;
&#8220;Don&#8217;t YOU EVER challenge MY integrity. I… <a href="https://t.co/Fx0reJH5J7">pic.twitter.com/Fx0reJH5J7</a>
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) <a href="https://twitter.com/GuntherEagleman/status/1975587653442502949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;In the merger that took place involving American Express GBT [Global Business Travel], I understand that Brian Ballard, longtime backer and head of the law firm where you worked, was instrumental in lobbying the Justice Department to drop that lawsuit,&#8221; Blumenthal said. &#8220;It was dismissed, so it&#8217;s not subject to a court review. What conversations did you have with Mr. Ballard?&#8221;
&#8220;Sen. Blumenthal, I cannot believe that you would accuse me of impropriety when you lied about your military service. You lied, you admitted you lied to be elected a U.S. Senator,&#8221; Bondi shot back.
&#8220;I am not asking you — I am not accusing you of impropriety — I am —&#8221; Blumenthal attempted to cut back in several times, but Bondi continued to talk over him.
&#8220;Don&#8217;t you ever challenge my integrity. I have abided by every ethics standard. Do not question my ability to be fair and impartial as Attorney General,&#8221; she said.
&#8220;You&#8217;ll answer that question for another of my colleagues,&#8221; Blumenthal concluded.
The two squared off on several questions throughout the hearing, with Blumenthal asking Bondi about a dinner she&#8217;d had with President Donald Trump — and what was discussed during that dinner.
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AG Pam Bondi: &#8220;No one is above the law, that’s a quote from you, Senator Blumenthal.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/WtTWAp30gX">pic.twitter.com/WtTWAp30gX</a>
— AJ Huber (@Huberton) <a href="https://twitter.com/Huberton/status/1975591441779843455?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Senator, I am not going to discuss any conversations I have or have not had with the President of the United States. You&#8217;re an attorney, you have a law degree, and you know that I am not going to do that,&#8221; she said.
Reading from a paper in front of her, she quoted, &#8220;&#8216;I will keep fighting to ensure that law enforcement and the judicial process move forward without political interference. No one is above the law, not even the president.&#8217; That&#8217;s a quote from you, Senator Blumenthal.&#8221;

Attorney General Pam Bondi Testifies In House Hearing

Bondi Unloads On Blumenthal In Tense Hearing: ‘Don’t You Ever Challenge My Integrity’

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Attorney General Pam Bondi tore into Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) during a Tuesday morning hearing, squaring off with the Illinois lawmaker over President Donald Trump&#8217;s plan to send National Guard troops into the city of Chicago to protect federal employees and property.
Durbin raised the question, noting that members of the Texas National Guard had been tapped to deploy to Chicago, and suggested that it wasn&#8217;t necessary despite dangerous clashes between protesters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
&#8220;The word is, and I think it&#8217;s been confirmed by the White House, they&#8217;re going to transfer Texas National Guard units to the state of Illinois,&#8221; Durbin prompted. &#8220;What&#8217;s the rationale for that?&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AGPamBondi</a> TORCHES <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenatorDurbin</a>:
&#8220;I wish you loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump&#8230;The National Guard are on the way to Chicago. If you&#8217;re not going to protect your citizens, President Trump will.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/zHIvLYkWmm">pic.twitter.com/zHIvLYkWmm</a>
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1975565569417224394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Chairman, as you shut down the government, you voted to shut down the government and you&#8217;re sitting here, our law enforcement officers aren&#8217;t being paid, they&#8217;re out there working to protect you,&#8221; Bondi replied. &#8220;I wish you loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump.&#8221;
&#8220;Currently the National Guard are on the way to Chicago. If you&#8217;re not going to protect your citizens, President Trump will,&#8221; she added.
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Bondi went on to explain why additional resources were necessary, particularly in Chicago, saying, &#8220;Your city has a murder rate five times higher than New York&#8217;s — 571 homicides last year. If you were serious about protecting your people, you would be asking this administration for help.&#8221;
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&#8220;Your city has a murder rate five times higher than New. York&#8217;s — 571 homicides last year,&#8221; says <a href="https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AGPamBondi</a> to the insufferable <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenatorDurbin</a> on the National Guard in Chicago.
&#8220;We&#8217;re there to help make America safe and Illinois safe — whether or not you want to.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/qgbZIryITP">pic.twitter.com/qgbZIryITP</a>
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1975568173291515944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;You&#8217;re saying that we&#8217;re coming into your state and your city?&#8221; Bondi pushed back, noting the static the Trump administration was getting from both Governor JB Pritzker (D-IL) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. &#8220;We&#8217;re there to help make America safe and Illinois safe — whether or not you want to.&#8221;

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Apple has pulled apps used to expose the whereabouts of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents across the country to help illegal immigrants avoid arrest, which critics say have helped attackers target the agents.
The move comes after it was revealed that the anti-ICE <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tragic-irony-federal-officials-say-dallas-shooter-wanted-to-kill-ice-agents-not-detainees?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=11&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98Tragic+Irony%E2%80%99%3A+Federal+Officials+Say+Dallas+Shooter+Wanted+To+Kill+ICE+Agents%2C+Not+Detainees">shooter</a> who opened fire on an agency facility in Dallas last month used the app before the attack. Two detainees were killed, while a third was injured as a result of the shooting.
Such threats to law enforcement led Attorney General Pam Bondi to instruct officials at the Justice Department to pressure Apple to take the anti-ICE app down, Fox News Digital <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/apple-takes-down-ice-tracking-app-after-pressure-from-ag-bondi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
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“We reached out to Apple today demanding they remove the ICEBlock app from their App Store — and Apple did so,” Bondi told the outlet.
“ICEBlock is designed to put ICE agents at risk just for doing their jobs, and violence against law enforcement is an intolerable red line that cannot be crossed. This Department of Justice will continue making every effort to protect our brave federal law enforcement officers, who risk their lives every day to keep Americans safe,” she said.
Following the recent Dallas attack, Marcos Charles, ICE’s Acting Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations, called out the anti-ICE <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/liberal-media-highlighted-anti-ice-apps-a-murderer-used-the-apps-to-kill">apps</a> for serving as a “casting call to invite bad actors to attack law enforcement officers.”
“It’s no different than giving the hit man the location of their intended target, and this is exactly what we saw happen in Dallas yesterday,” Charles said during a press conference last month.
Some mainstream media outlets have amplified the apps despite receiving warnings that “it would only lead to more attacks on law enforcement,” said Charles.
“We truly wish we didn’t have to say we told you so, but here we are,” he said.
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Apple confirmed it took ICEBlock and “similar apps” down from its app store in a statement to Fox News Digital.
“We created the App Store to be a safe and trusted place to discover apps. Based on information we’ve received from law enforcement about the safety risks associated with ICEBlock, we have removed it and similar apps from the App Store,” Apple said.
ICEBlock creator Joshua Aaron said he was “incredibly disappointed by Apple&#8217;s actions today.”
“Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move,” Aaron said. “Apple has claimed they received information from law enforcement that ICEBlock served to harm law enforcement officers. This is patently false.”
The anti-ICE app still functions for users who already downloaded it before its takedown from the store.
ICEBlock first came under scrutiny in June after CNN promoted the app on air. ICE officials <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ice-officials-slam-cnn-for-promoting-app-that-helps-illegals-dodge-federal-agents">slammed</a> the network for promoting the app, arguing that it would put ICE agents in danger.
“CNN’s promotion of an ‘ICE spotting’ app is reckless and irresponsible,” ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons said at the time. “Advertising an app that basically paints a target on federal law enforcement officers’ backs is sickening.”
“CNN is willfully endangering the lives of officers who put their lives on the line every day and enabling dangerous criminal aliens to evade U.S. law,” he added.
“It’s only a matter of time before ICE officers are going to be ambushed by some nut, like what happened in L.A., throwing a Molotov cocktail, throwing bricks at these officers,” White House Border Czar Tom Homan said at the time. “This is just disgusting at every level, so I hope DOJ dives in this deeply, because ICE is concentrating on public safety threats and national security threats.”

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At least four victims have died, and multiple people are injured after a shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, according to police.
The shooter &#8220;drove his vehicle through the front doors of the church&#8221; before opening fire, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/church-shooting-fire-michigan-09-28-25">according</a> to Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye. The suspect was later killed in a firefight with police, bringing the <a href="https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1972453438677193099">total</a> dead to at least five.
The current status of the injured victims is unknown. The church fire was likely started by the shooter, according to Police Chief Renye.
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Horrifying footage shows Church in Grand Blanc, Michigan on fire after a gunman opened fire, shot multiple victims, and set the building on fire
Pray. <a href="https://t.co/IyU4cp1a9v">pic.twitter.com/IyU4cp1a9v</a> <a href="https://t.co/WxvcvoUv68">https://t.co/WxvcvoUv68</a>
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1972334175979229378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
President Donald Trump released a statement on the shooting and fire, saying that he has &#8220;been briefed,&#8221; and to &#8220;pray for the victims and their families.&#8221;
Police have identified the shooter as a 40-year-old man from Burton, Michigan. The shooter was a U.S. Marines veteran who served in Iraq from 2004 to 2008, according to the <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/09/28/us-news/iraq-war-veteran-thomas-sanford-idd-as-gunman-who-attacked-grand-blanc-lds-church-killing-2-and-setting-it-ablaze/">New York Post</a>.
In the attack, the shooter ran his truck, a Chevrolet Silverado, into the church before opening fire on congregants with a semiautomatic rifle. He also set fire to the church. The blaze soon enveloped most of the building.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said in a <a href="https://x.com/FBIDDBongino/status/1972332977641451994">post</a> on X that FBI agents are responding to the shooting “to provide any requested support necessary.”
Attorney General Pam Bondi <a href="https://x.com/AGPamBondi/status/1972332612929634470">posted</a> that she is receiving briefings “about what appears to be a horrific shooting and fire at an LDS church in Grand Blanc, Michigan.” She also noted that federal agents with the FBI and ATF are responding.
“Such violence at a place of worship is heartbreaking and chilling. Please join me in praying for the victims of this terrible tragedy,” said Bondi.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer <a href="https://x.com/govwhitmer/status/1972333355380384170?s=46&amp;t=N2CGTmIA8Rg3XdjDvmfCjw">responded</a> to news of the shooting on X: “My heart is breaking for the Grand Blanc community. Violence anywhere, especially in a place of worship, is unacceptable. I am grateful to the first responders who took action quickly. We will continue to monitor this situation and hold the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints in Grand Blanc close.”
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