Trump’s Greenland Power Move & Ed Sheeran Backlash Explodes | 9.21.26

Morning Wire

The episode covers a series of high-stakes political and social developments, beginning with President Trump's recent announcements regarding media

Key takeaways

• President Trump has moved to cancel U.S. government subscriptions to media outlets including CNN and MSNBC.
• Victoria Coates highlights the strategic importance of a new security agreement with Greenland for missile defense and Space Force operations.

Main topics

• Trump's media bans
• Greenland security agreement

Notable quotes

What is happening in Gaza is catastrophic and unjustifiable and disproportionate.

Conclusion

The episode provides a comprehensive look at how political and social

Transcript preview

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And what it started with is the president canceling all the subscriptions that the United States government has with these various outlets. And I remember from when I was at the Department of Energy, I was literally beleaguered by Politico saying, you have to sign up for this $10,000 subscription. You have to have this information. And during the Biden administration, this ballooned $8 million. Speaker 3 (3:59) Yeah. Speaker 5 (4:00) Subscriptions for people who have access to classified material. They don't need this. So anyway, that's where it started. But I think the reaction was such outrage. The president took it another step and said, look, if you're going to report fake news, you don't need access to the White House. And so we've seen Politico, for example, or CNN, rather, pack up their things from Pebble Beach. And we'll see what happens going forward. Speaker 3 (4:22) Now, we have seen past administrations obviously give the cold shoulder to outlets like Fox News. But can President Trump do this? Will this hold up? Speaker 5 (4:31) I expect the president can designate who gets access to the White House and who doesn't. And, you know, there may be an agreement that that is reached. between certain parties and the press secretary, the new one, whomever that may