Evening Wire: 22 Arrested at Anti-Islam Protest & Trump Weighs In On Flock Cameras | 8.19.26

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**Georgia Howe** (1:19)
22 people are arrested in Dearborn, Michigan during an anti-Islam protest. President Trump weighs in on flock cameras and Moderna shares double after announcing a major breakthrough in combating skin cancer. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley. It's Wednesday, August 19th, and this is Evening Wire.

**John Bickley** (1:39)
Police in Dearborn, Michigan arrested 22 people yesterday during an anti-Islam demonstration held near a city council meeting. The protest was organized by activist Jake Lang as part of his Christian Crusader march, and it drew several hundred people. As we reported earlier this week, authorities had moved the council meeting in anticipation of the crowd to a different location. Police said most demonstrators remained peaceful, but officers did intervene at times when people crossed the line. All 22 arrests involved misdemeanor charges, including disorderly conduct and breach of peace, while no protesters, bystanders or officers suffered injuries.

**Georgia Howe** (2:17)
Congressman Byron Donalds cruised to victory yesterday in the Republican primary to succeed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, with less than 5% of the vote left to be counted. Donalds secured 48% of the vote. His next closest competitor was Florida Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins with 25%.
Donalds was the Trump-backed favorite heading into Tuesday's contest, but that didn't keep the primary from turning contentious. Here was Donalds' message after his victory.

**Byron Donalds** (2:42)
Because individual opinions and passionate supporters are the beauty of our conservative movement. But tonight, the primary is over. Tonight, we put aside our differences.
Tonight, we are one united Republican Party.

**Georgia Howe** (3:00)
In the general election, Donalds will face Democrat David Jolly, who left the GOP during Trump's first term.

**John Bickley** (3:07)
A Somali national convicted of Medicaid fraud appears to be part of a network of shell company owners that have bilked US taxpayers for tens of millions of dollars. Daily Wire contributor Tim Peir says more.
Ali Jama was sentenced to 18 months in prison for fraud in February 2019
He stopped paying restitution after just a few checks, though, because his attorney said he was broke. But he continues to live at a house under his landlord, another immigrant who coincidentally ran a Medicaid firm out of the same building as Jama's fake business. Two other foreign nationals and close associates of Jama live just a feet away from his rental on Morality Street in Columbus, Ohio. Each own multiple properties and their own Medicaid businesses, though there is little evidence that those businesses exist anywhere but on paper. You can read about it all and more in the latest installment from Daily Wire investigative reporter Luke Rosiac's series on fraud, Medicaid Millions.

**Georgia Howe** (3:57)
Inspired by Luke Rosiac's reporting, Iowa Senator Joni Ernst has crafted legislation to close a serious loophole used by fraudsters to bilk US taxpayers. Here's Luke with more.

**Luke Rosiac** (4:09)
This week Ernst introduced the No Cash for Cohabitating Kins of Crooks Act. The bill would stop government contracts from going to anybody who lives with somebody ruled ineligible because of fraud or other criminal conduct. The legislation should stop schemes such as those documented in the Daily Wire's Medicaid Millions series where a fraudster is able to keep their hustle going even after being caught by restarting their business under a spouse's or child's name.
Ernst said in a statement, quote, The bill will close the fraudster family businesses by prohibiting hooligans living in the same house from getting their hands on taxpayer money.

**John Bickley** (4:45)
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is launching an initiative to combat Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. The secretary announced the new programs alongside actor Dennis Quaid.