Evening Wire: “Metro Surge” Moves Out & Bondi Defends Investigation

What this episode is about

The synopsis covers the conclusion of Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, highlighting the successful arrests made by ICE and Border Patrol, while also addressing safety concerns and ongoing investigations related to a Canadian shooter who identified as transgender and killed eight people, including family members. Additionally, Attorney General Pam Bondi defends her department's handling of evidence linked to the Epstein case amid scrutiny.

Key takeaways

• Operation Metro Surge wraps, but the data shows arrests bloomed while anti-ICE sentiments wilted.
• In Canada, gender identification blurs amidst a tragic backdrop; identity doesn't shield from accountability.
• Hey, clean coal! Trump’s nostalgia wrestles with a shifting energy landscape; can we yell louder than the wind?
• A second aircraft carrier preps for the Middle East; will this be a new dawn or a repeating sunset?
• Bondi’s Epstein files ignites a debate: transparency vs. sensationalism—who really should be in the spotlight?

Who speaks in this episode?

• John Bickley (Host) · 3 min speaking
• Pam Bondi (Guest) · 2 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 3:00: Daily Wire (company), Tom H. Homeman, Nancy Guthrie, Attorney General Pam Bondi
2. 3:00 – 6:00: Donald Trump, Congressman Thomas Massie, Jeffrey Epstein, Daily Wire (company)
3. 6:00 – 9:00: Vladislav Hereskevich, Mayor Eric Adams, Daily Wire (company), Attorney General Pam Bondi
4. 9:00 – 10:21: Daily Wire (company), Canada

Notable quotes from "Evening Wire: “Metro Surge” Moves Out & Bondi Defends Investigation"

• Shooter in Canada. And Attorney General Pam Bondi defends her department's handling of Epstein evidence. I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley with Georgia. How it's Thursday, February 12th. This is Evening Wire.

  about Daily Wire (company) · at 0:08

• Federal authorities also tracked 3,364 missing migrant children who previously crossed the border alone. Homeman also pushed back on reports claiming that ICE is quote backing down.

  about Tom H. Homeman · at 1:01

• President Trump has directed the Department of War to purchase electricity generated from coal power plants. The president's executive order titled strengthening United States.

  about Donald Trump · at 3:00

• Attorney General Pam Bondi defended the Justice Department's release of files from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation during a heated House Judiciary Committee hearing. DailyWire political.

  about Attorney General Pam Bondi · at 4:54

• In what may be the biggest controversy of the games so far, Olympic officials have disqualified a Ukrainian athlete after he planned to honor fallen soldiers on his uniform.…

  about Vladislav Hereskevich · at 6:36

• Largely along party lines with every Republican who was present voting in favor of the measure. The lone Democrat to break with his party and vote for the act was Henry Quayar…

  about Congressman Thomas Massie · at 7:29

• And in other New York news, the police department there is asking for authority from the Trump administration to disable drones above the city. While the department can detect drones, it can't.

  about New York City, New York · at 9:17

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Donald Trump — Person · Referenced political leader / decision-maker · 3 mentions · first at 3:00
  Central figure across multiple stories: immigration enforcement operations, energy executive order, Middle East military posture, and Canada tariff dispute.
• Attorney General Pam Bondi — Person · Referenced government official / main speaker in a segment · 3 mentions · first at 0:08
  Featured in a House Judiciary Committee hearing defending DOJ handling and release/redaction decisions related to Epstein investigation files.
• Tom H. Homeman — Person · Referenced government official / main speaker in a segment · 3 mentions · first at 0:03
  Announces drawdown of federal personnel after ‘Operation Metro Surge’ and cites arrests, deportations, and tracking missing migrant children.
• Jeffrey Epstein — Person · Referenced subject of investigation · 3 mentions · first at 0:13
  His investigation files are the basis of the DOJ controversy discussed in the Bondi hearing segment (victim details vs. redactions of names).
  Attorney General Pam Bondi defended the Justice Department's release of files from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation during a heated House Judiciary Committee hearing. DailyWire political reporter Cameron Arcan has the details.
• Nancy Guthrie — Person · Referenced missing person / subject of investigation · 2 mentions · first at 2:05
  A continuing news item: investigators revisit her home, a tent is erected near the door where blood was found, and authorities seek neighborhood footage.
  Pima County has gone more than a week without giving a press briefing for updates on this case. The tip line for anything suspicious or any known facts about Nancy Guthy's disappearance is 1 800 call FBI.
• Congressman Thomas Massie — Person · Referenced lawmaker / questioner in hearing · 2 mentions · first at 4:33
  Appears in two contexts: (1) one of the Republicans voting to rebuke Trump’s Canada tariffs; (2) aggressively questions Bondi about Epstein-file redactions.
• Vladislav Hereskevich — Person · Referenced athlete / subject of controversy · 2 mentions · first at 6:37
  Discussed as a Ukrainian skeleton athlete disqualified for helmet messaging deemed political speech by Olympic officials.
• Curtis Sliwa ("Curtis Leewa") — Person · Referenced interviewee / commentator · 1 mention · first at 8:08
  Quoted giving perspective on NYC winter deaths, homelessness, and migrant spending; criticizes Mayor Eric Adams’ handling.
  More. The outdoor death toll hit 19 today and piles of trash and snow remain on the city streets. I talked with former New York City mayoral candidate Curtis Leewa to get his perspective on the crisis and who or what is responsible.
• Mayor Eric Adams — Person · Referenced public official (criticized) · 2 mentions · first at 8:13
  Mentioned as the NYC mayor blamed for failures related to homelessness response and migrant spending amid severe winter conditions.
  Donnie one month into his administration, but he told us he believes the young mayor will need to make a hard pivot to remedy the situation.
• Henry Quayar — Person · Referenced lawmaker / swing vote · 1 mention · first at 7:36
  Identified as the lone Democrat voting for the revised Save America Act requiring photo ID and proof of citizenship for voters.
  Largely along party lines with every Republican who was present voting in favor of the measure. The lone Democrat to break with his party and vote for the act was Henry Quayar…
• Biden administration — Person · Referenced prior administration (contrast point) · 1 mention · first at 3:19
  Used as a contrast to Trump’s coal/grid executive order; described as focusing on solar and wind support.
  Grid. It also makes use of America's plentiful coal resources. The order comes after the Biden administration focused on supporting unreliable sources like solar and wind. At a…

Companies & orgs

• Daily Wire (company) — Company · Business focus · 6 mentions · first at 0:13
  The podcast is produced by Daily Wire, which is mentioned multiple times as the source of reporters and content.
• FBI — Company · Referenced organization · 1 mention · first at 2:24
  Mentioned in the context of investigations and public safety.
  Pima County has gone more than a week without giving a press briefing for updates on this case. The tip line for anything suspicious or any known facts about Nancy Guthy's disappearance is 1 800 call FBI.
• Pima County Sheriff — Company · Referenced organization · 1 mention · first at 2:32
  Mentioned in the context of a missing person investigation.
  Footage from neighbors who live within a 2m radius from Nancy from January 1st to February 2nd. There's still no identified suspects in this case and there's not a press…
• International Olympic Committee — Company · Referenced organization · 1 mention · first at 7:00
  Mentioned in the context of disqualifying an athlete for political speech.
  The president of the International Olympic Committee delivered the decision on Hereskovich personally on Thursday and left the meeting in tears. For his part, Heresvich said he didn't break any.

Places & events

• New York City, New York — Place · Setting · 1 mention · first at 7:50
  Discussed in the context of a winter crisis and public safety issues.
• Canada — Place · Setting · 3 mentions · first at 0:08
  Mentioned in the context of trade tariffs and a mass shooting.
  Record number of arrests and deportations and we'll continue that effort. More details have emerged about the transidentifying Canadian high school dropout who killed eight…
• British Columbia — Place · Setting · 1 mention · first at 1:26
  Mentioned in the context of a mass shooting incident.
  Record number of arrests and deportations and we'll continue that effort. More details have emerged about the transidentifying Canadian high school dropout who killed eight…
• Middle East — Place · Setting · 1 mention · first at 3:40
  Mentioned in the context of military deployment and geopolitical tensions.
  The Pentagon has directed a second aircraft carrier strike group to prepare for deployment to the Middle East. Daily Wire reporter Zach Juul has more. A second carrier group would dramatically.
• Twin Cities — Place · Setting · 1 mention · first at 0:36
  Mentioned in the context of a federal immigration operation.
  Federal authorities made nearly 4,000 arrests during the operation. Homeman said the operation has been successful, which led to a significant drop in criminal illegal immigrants roaming the.
• Cortina, Italy — Place · Setting · 1 mention · first at 6:51
  Mentioned as the location for an Olympic sledding event.
  But Olympic officials ruled that the Ukrainian athletes helmet violated rules against political speech at the games.

Full transcript with timestamps

0:02 Tom H. Home. Home. Home. Home. Home. Home. Home. Home. Home. Homeman wraps up Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota. More details emerge on the transidentifying shooter in Canada. And Attorney General Pam Bondi defends her department's handling of Epstein evidence. I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley with Georgia. How it's Thursday, February 12th. This is Evening Wire.

0:22 The end is near for the Trump administration's operation metro surge in Minnesota. Daily Wire immigration reporter Jenny Tar has the story. White House borders are Tom H. Homeman announced at a Thursday press conference that many of the thousands of ICE and Border Patrol personnel sent to the Twin Cities from other areas of the country will soon return to their home offices. Federal authorities made nearly 4,000 arrests during the operation. Homeman said the operation has been successful, which led to a significant drop in criminal illegal immigrants roaming the streets. quote, "Unpreed levels of coordination from local officials and a decrease in anti-ICE agitator activity."

1:01 Federal authorities also tracked 3,364 missing migrant children who previously crossed the border alone. Homeman also pushed back on reports claiming that ICE is quote backing down.

1:14 You are simply wrong. Look at the data. Record number of arrests and deportations and we'll continue that effort. More details have emerged about the transidentifying Canadian high school dropout who killed eight people and injured dozens in British Columbia on Tuesday. Daily Wire senior editor Joel Needler has more. Old images of the shooter have resurfaced online. One eerie picture shows the shooter sitting on a couch smiling while holding a rifle. Another shows the gunman sitting on a couch next to a much younger boy.

1:43 The gunman killed eight people on Tuesday, including his mother and 11-year-old stepbrother, before apparently taking his own life. An initial active shooter alert described him as quote a female in a dress as he gunned down victims at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. Authorities later described the attacker as a gun person and clarified that the shooter was a man who identified as transgender.

2:05 More developments in the Nancy Guthrie search today. Here with the latest is Daily Wire reporter Lynon Blake. Investigators returned to Nancy Guthri's home Thursday. This time they put up a tent in front of her front door. There could be a lot of things going on behind the tent, but we do know that's where NY's blood was found and that's where the Ring doorbell footage the FBI released came from. The tent was up for about an hour and then investigators left. Something else is happening right now. Pima County Sheriff is looking for footage from neighbors who live within a 2m radius from Nancy from January 1st to February 2nd. There's still no identified suspects in this case and there's not a press briefing, meaning Pima County has gone more than a week without giving a press briefing for updates on this case. The tip line for anything suspicious or any known facts about Nancy Guthy's disappearance is 1

2:58 800 call FBI. President Trump has directed the Department of War to purchase electricity generated from coal power plants. The president's executive order titled strengthening United States national defense with America's beautiful clean coal power generation fleet aims to shore up the US power grid. It also makes use of America's plentiful coal resources. The order comes after the Biden administration focused on supporting unreliable sources like solar and wind. At a signing ceremony at the White House, Trump sang the praises of coal.

3:29 Clean, beautiful coal. Clean, beautiful coal. We love clean, beautiful coal, don't we, Doug? Huh? The Pentagon has directed a second aircraft carrier strike group to prepare for deployment to the Middle East. Daily Wire reporter Zach Juul has more. A second carrier group would dramatically boost an already formidable naval presence in the region. This marks a significant escalation in military readiness as the Trump administration weighs potential strikes against Iran. President Trump confirmed Tuesday that he is weighing the deployment to increase leverage as negotiations over Thrron's nuclear and ballistic missile programs remain stalled. According to one official quoted by the Wall Street Journal, the order to deploy could be issued in a matter of hours. The House voted to rescend President Trump's tariffs on Canada. Six Republicans joined with almost all of the Democrats on Wednesday to rebuke Trump's

4:21 invocation of emergency powers to impose 25% tariffs on imports from the great white north. The vote is more a symbolic move than anything as the president can and almost certainly will veto it. Republicans who broke ranks include Thomas Massie, Don Bacon, Kevin Kylie, Jeff Herd, Dan New House, and Brian Fitzpatrick. House Speaker Mike Johnson noted in a press conference following the vote that the ultimate decision on Trump's tariffs will most likely fall to the Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments on the issue in November. A decision is expected later this year.

4:54 Attorney General Pam Bondi defended the Justice Department's release of files from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation during a heated House Judiciary Committee hearing. DailyWire political reporter Cameron Arcan has the details. Representative Permila Jipal condemned the decision to reveal graphic details about victims while withholding certain prominent names and 11 survivors seated behind Bondi indicated they had not been able to meet with the department. Jipal pressed Bondi to apologize directly to them but Bondi refused saying she would not engage in quote theatrics though she expressed sympathy for what the victims endured. Representative Thomas Massie tried to hammer Bondi over specific redactions of the perpetrators made on documents that showcased the names of victims such as in this exchange. Are you able to track who in your organization made this massive failure and released the victim's names? Are you

5:47 able to track who it was that obscured Les Wexner's name as a co-conspirator in an FBI document? I believe Wexner's name was listed more than 4,000 times about I had

6:02 Yeah, I already told you that. This is where he's listed as a token. Finish my answer. Come on. Let me finish my answer. We corrected that within 40 minutes. He was already You're acting like everybody's trying to cover up Wexner's name. Reclaiming reclaiming my time to answer this question.

6:18 Reclaiming my time. While Democrats, including Representative Jamie Raskin, railed against Bondi's approach, most Republicans defended her, saying she was refocusing the Justice Department on the rule of law. In what may be the biggest controversy of the games so far, Olympic officials have disqualified a Ukrainian athlete after he planned to honor fallen soldiers on his uniform. Vladislav Hereskevich qualified for competition in the skeleton, a sledding event on an ice track to take place in Cortina, Italy. But Olympic officials ruled that the Ukrainian athletes helmet violated rules against political speech at the games.

7:00 The president of the International Olympic Committee delivered the decision on Hereskovich personally on Thursday and left the meeting in tears. For his part, Heresvich said he didn't break any rules. Of course, as an athlete, I al always was dreaming about Olympic medal and uh it's also like a feeling that it was taken away from me. The House passed a revised version of the Save America Act on Wednesday. The legislation requires photo ID and proof of US citizenship for voters. The vote went largely along party lines with every Republican who was present voting in favor of the measure. The lone Democrat to break with his party and vote for the act was Henry Quayar of Texas. The bill now heads to the Senate where it faces an uphill battle, having to reach the 60 vote threshold to overcome the filibuster. Polling shows the vast majority of Americans support voter ID.

7:50 More than a dozen people have died in New York City as the Big Apple faces a brutal winter with trash and snow piling up. Daily Wire reporter Brea Stole has more. The outdoor death toll hit 19 today and piles of trash and snow remain on the city streets. I talked with former New York City mayoral candidate Curtis Leewa to get his perspective on the crisis and who or what is responsible.

8:13 A lot of this is the result of Eric Adams failures as mayor. They spent $7 billion housing migrants that we didn't even know in hotels, motel, giving them lodging, food, clothing. Okay. But we weren't doing likewise with our own homeless and more importantly the emotionally disturbed who should have been brought to mental health care hospitals. So part of the blame is the Adams administration. The weather we haven't had weather like this where it's straight sub freezing zero weather than I think in like 1780 in the middle of the American Revolution. Now it's so cold that you can't get rid of the snow.

8:55 It's become blocks of ice. and we found many homeless people actually sleeping on the ice and snow with a maybe a sheet over them to protect them from the winds.

9:07 Siwa added he didn't want to blame him Donnie one month into his administration, but he told us he believes the young mayor will need to make a hard pivot to remedy the situation.

9:17 And in other New York news, the police department there is asking for authority from the Trump administration to disable drones above the city. While the department can detect drones, it can't electronically disable them. That's created issues in their airspace as consumer models become more popular. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tish highlighted her growing anxiety over the potential from drones to pose serious security threats in the city. In a speech Tuesday, she said, quote, "Tactics that once belonged to militaries are now increasingly accessible to smaller groups and commercial drones can be easily adapted into weapons of war."

9:50 Those are your drive home updates this evening. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com. And in case you missed it earlier today, we covered some major stories, including a transidentifying man committing one of the deadliest mass shootings in Canada's history, Ohio Republicans moving to protect parents who rebuff gender identity, and the FDA zeroing in on chemical preservatives in American foods. Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morning Wire.

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "Evening Wire: “Metro Surge” Moves Out & Bondi Defends Investigation"?

John Bickley (Host), Pam Bondi (Guest).

What is "Evening Wire: “Metro Surge” Moves Out & Bondi Defends Investigation" about?

The synopsis covers the conclusion of Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, highlighting the successful arrests made by ICE and Border Patrol, while also addressing safety concerns and ongoing investigations related to a Canadian shooter who identified as transgender and killed eight people, including family members. Additionally, Attorney General Pam Bondi defends her department's handling of…

What is mentioned in this Morning Wire episode?

21 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Daily Wire (company), Donald Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Tom H. Homeman, New York City, New York, Canada. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Evening Wire: “Metro Surge” Moves Out & Bondi Defends Investigation"?

The episode runs 10 min; the transcript is about 1,740 words in 20 timestamped sections.

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