Pro-palestinian protesters attempted to kick in the door of Grand Central Station while France turns on Israel to demand a ceasefire.

We discussed the latest on the war to wipe out Hamas and the response here in the US.

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With anti-Israel demonstrations continuing in American cities and on American campuses, one major Western power is now calling for a ceasefire.

Here with Maura is Daily Wire Senior Editor, Cabet Phillips. Cabot, first, there's been a lot of talk about what the Biden administration has called humanitarian pauses and then a lot of pressure about a potential ceasefire. What can you tell us on that front?

Well, as we reported last week, the White House claimed that Israel had agreed to four-hour daily pauses, but it's unclear how accurate that is. Israel has maintained that it's only giving occasional, brief tactical pauses. They also announced that they would be opening a second corridor within Gaza to allow civilians to flee the fighting. But the major development came over the weekend when we saw a rather dramatic turn against Israel from a major Western ally, France. French President Emmanuel McCrown told the BBC on Friday that while he supported Israel's goal of combating terrorism, they must do so within the boundaries of international law, which he claimed they had violated in Gaza. Remember, that's despite all Israel's efforts to get civilians cleared of targeted areas. Today, civilians are bombed, de facto. These babies, these ladies, these old people are bombed and killed.

There is no reason for that and no legitimacy. So we do urge Israel to stop. I'm not a judge, I'm a head of state. I just remind everybody international law. I call for a cease-fire and I will urge them for a cease-fire for many times. Mccrown went on to say that he hoped President and other Western leaders would join him in demanding a cease-fire. So far, the Biden administration has held firm in standing with Israel and their campaign to wipe out the terrorist group. Now, for their part, Israeli leaders have said there was a ceasefire up until October seventh, but it was broken by Hamas when they killed 1,400 innocent people. Israeli officials have also repeatedly noted that civilian deaths are the fault of Hamas, which, as we've talked about extensively, have restricted evacuation efforts and routinely used hospitals, churches, and mosques for military activities, using civilians as human shields and essentially daring the Israelis to attack them. The bottom line here, though, is that Israel views Hamas as an existential threat to their very existence, and they feel they cannot stop until they've been totally eradicated. Right.

We also, once again, heard calls for a cease-fire here in the US in another demonstration in New York City that turned riotous. Tell us about that.

Yeah, the Big Apple has been home to some of the largest and most violent anti-Israel demonstrations since the war broke out. Again, this weekend we saw what were really closer to riots than protests. This weekend, thousands of people marched through the street, snarling traffic in Times Square and Columbus Circle before descending on Grand Central Terminal, prompting officials to shut down service there. At one point, a number of police barricaded themselves inside the station as rioters beat on the doors attempting to get in. You can hear some of the chaos from that scene here..

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Footage showed rioters tearing down American flags and replacing them with Palestinian flags. Throughout the weekend, several people were reportedly arrested, but just how many remains unclear.

You're really seeing alarming escalation there. Now, before we let you go, we've seen some developments on college campuses. Give us the latest there.

Well, we've talked quite a bit about how college campuses have really taken center stage here when it comes to the debate over Israel. Over the last week, we saw a number of elite universities backtrack on their initial support of the Palestinians, and they'd outraged over their lack of moral clarity and growing external pressure. Columbia University, for example, announced Friday that they were banning two pro-Palestinean groups, students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish voice for peace, saying they had violated school policy with their pro-Hamas rhetoric. Brandeis University took a similar step last Monday, banning the school's SJP chapter as well, while Harvard's President condemned the phrase, quote, From the river to the sea, which again is the Hamas call for the complete elimination of Israel. We've also seen a number of other universities launch anti-Semitism task forces. But the question now becomes how students and donors, faculty, the outside in general.

Will respond. Yeah, we will see. Caba, thanks.

For reporting. Anytime.

Donald Trump has petitioned for his Georgia trial to be televised. Meanwhile, the general election may be getting more crowded due to third-party candidates.

The President's request for his television close-up in the Georgia election interference case comes just days after he had fire exchanges off-camera in his New York civil case. Here to discuss what a televised trial might mean for the race and about the impact of third-party candidates as daily wire contributor, David Marcus, Hadeff. First, why does Trump want this trial on TV?

Morning. We touched on this a bit last week. Trump has made what he sees as these malicious prosecions against him a real campaign issue, and with good reason, because a lot of Republican voters agree that they are politically motivated. Even some who are open to another candidate see stopping this overreach is paramount. This would be unprecedented must-see TV, and Trump not only loves the spotlight, he thinks he wins it. But there's risk associated with this too, because Trump won't be the only person testifying. We could also see several Republican Georgia officials who insist the election was on the up and up, as well as former Trump associates who have pleaded guilty in the conspiracy case. How that plays, especially to independent voters, that could be very telling. Right.

Now, speaking of independent voters, since announcing he would run as an independent rather than in the Democratic primary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Has seen some really remarkable poll numbers. Is that popularity real and does it hurt Trump or Biden worse?

It's pretty stunning. Rfk Jr. Hit 22% among all voters in a recent poll, which I mean, for an independent candidate is a huge number that if it holds, would, of course, impact the general election results. Now, who it hurts is more complicated. There's polling that suggests it harms Trump and polling that suggests it's bad for Biden. From a historical perspective, in 1992, H. Ross Perot, the last indie discourse numbers like these, took more overall votes from Bill Clinton, according to exit polls. But in key swing states, he hurt George H. W. Bush more, and most, if not all, experts think that cost Bush the election. John, this is very complicated.

Yeah, it is. It may get even more complicated as another shoe could drop in the form of West Virginia, Senator Joe Manchin. He announced last week that he is not running for re-election, and that sparked speculation that he could too run for president. Is that correct?

Indeed. Manchin was facing a very tough fight, either against popular West Virginia governor, Jim Justice, or Representative Alex Mooney. In making the announcement, Manchin said he was going on a listening tour across the country. He's been connected to the No Labels party that has a lot of cash and ballot access, so he could be their candidate. Unlike RFK Jr, though, Democrats are terrified of this prospect because he would almost certainly take more votes from Biden. Even if he ran with a Republican on the ticket, we've heard names like John Huntsman or Mitch Romney, Manchin just represents a much bigger cohort of Democrat voters than any anti-Trump Republican ever could among GOP voters.

Could it be argued that just as in the 2016 primary and this current primary that a larger field in the general election really helps Trump the most?

That seems like a decent bet because Trump has a core of support that is so tied to him that it won't be tempted by the desert tray of candidates. You really can't say that about Biden, RFK Jr, Joe Manchin, or maybe anybody else in American politics. That also plays into his very political decision to fight back against these prosecutions, including live on TV, because he knows that that very base likes nothing more than to see him fight. The bottom line is that the conditions are in place for a presidential election, unlike anything we've ever seen.

Well, it's already been one for the history books. Dave, thanks for coming on.

Thanks for having me.

That was Daily Wire contributor, David Marcus. Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to keep the government funded through the new year is receiving pushback from the Conservatives. This, while Moody's, signals that the US credit rating is in trouble.

Daily Wire reporter Tim pierce is here to talk about the turmoil in the House and what's happening with the US's credit rating. Tim, first off, what is Johnson's plan to avoid a government shutdown?

Yeah, the government is set to run out of money on Friday, so to avoid a shutdown, Johnson has proposed a two-step continuing resolution, or CR. The CR is a temporary funding bill that will push off a government shutdown for a couple of months and give Congress more time to negotiate over spending. Johnson's two-step approach only means that he split the CR in two. Some funding runs out in mid-January, and the rest runs out in February. The proposed CR is clean, so it keeps the government funded at current levels without cuts. That's angered some Conservatives who say a clean CR is financially irresponsible. Congressman Chipperoy of Texas opposed it for, funding, Pelosi level spending and policies for 75 days for future promises.

So does Johnson have enough votes for it to pass?

With Democrat support, maybe. They aren't closing the door on it yet. Here's Senator Chris Murphy's view on it from a Sunday appearance on Meet the Press.

We cannot have a government shutdown this weekend. Certainly not while we are facing these existential crises for our friends in Israel and Ukraine. I don't like this laddered CR approach. It looks gimmicky to me, but I'm open to what the House is talking about.

Johnson wants to take up spending cuts and supplemental funding for issues like Ukraine, Israel, and the Southern border later after getting past a government shutdown. He said the Clean CR will, quote, Stop the absurd holiday season, omnibus tradition of massive loaded-up spending bills introduced right before the Christmas recess. Johnson is expected to bring his CR up for a vote on Tuesday.

And what if it fails? Is there a backup plan?

Yes, there is. It's not his ideal scenario, but he told Republicans on a member call on Saturday that this is the last CR he'll try. If it doesn't pass, he'll propose a full year-long funding measure that would cut all non-defense spending across the board by eight %. Those cuts would add up to about $40 billion total. Defense spending comes out to about even.

Now, shifting gears a bit, we got another troubling sign about the US's financial situation on Friday. What happened there?

Right. Moody's Investor Service put the United States Golden Credit rating on a negative outlook, which essentially is a warning that Moody's may downgrade the US credit rating in the medium term. Moody's currently rates the United States AAA, its highest possible rating, a rating it's maintained since 1917. But the US has already been downgraded at the other two major financial institutions by Fitch earlier this year and by the S&P in 2011. In its assessment of the US credit rating, Moody said that the downside risks of the US fiscal strength have increased and may no longer be fully offset by its unique credit strengths. Those risks include the US government's inability to cut spending or add revenue.

And what's the response to that, Ben, from Washington?

Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adiamo hammered Moody's outlook, saying the administration has demonstrated its commitment to fiscal sustainability. Other members of the administration put the blame on Republicans. White House Press Secretary Kareen Jean-Pierre said, Moody's decision to change the US outlook is yet another consequence of congressional Republican extremism and dysfunction. Republicans, meanwhile, have put the blame on Democrats and out-of-control spending. Speaker Johnson said that Moody's negative outlook is, quote, the latest example of the failure of President Biden and Democrats' reckless spending agenda.

Well, either way, we can't keep spending like this forever. Tim, thanks for joining us. Thanks for having me. That was Daily Wire reporter Tim pierce.

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