Evening Wire: Day Two of President Xi’s U.S. Visit & The Biden School Bus Blunder | 9.24.26

Georgia Howe (0:00)

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It's day two of President Xi's three day visit to Washington. Russia may have attacked a Polish Starlink station and a Biden era school bus contract failed to deliver even half of what was paid for by taxpayers. I'm Daily Wire, Executive Editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Thursday, September 24th. This is Evening Wire.

Georgia Howe (1:39)

A US district judge has told the Trump administration to respond in writing after journalists from CNN, MSNOW and Politico were blocked from the White House on Thursday. The reporters were denied entry hours after Judge Timothy Kelly granted their outlets a 14 day restraining order against President Trump's decision to ban the outlets last week. The newsgroup sued the administration on Monday, claiming that revoking their White House access violated their First Amendment rights. Kelly seemed to agree with them, writing that Trump's ban was likely unconstitutional and that the lawsuit would probably succeed. The president has said the ban is not an attack on the First Amendment or free press, but against fake news journalists.

John Bickley (2:17)

Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington has entered its second day and is packed with ceremonial pageantry. The schedule includes an elaborate state dinner with a menu of sea bass, White House honey ice cream and other dishes prepared with Chinese influences and served on the famous golden red Ronald Reagan China. On Friday, Trump and Melania will host Xi and his wife for a private tea before the two couples visit the National Archives to view historic records tied to the US and China. The three-day visit marks Xi's return to the White House more than a decade after his last visit and comes as the two countries navigate trade, AI, national security and Taiwan.

Georgia Howe (2:55)

A top Polish official says Russia is likely to blame after a fire broke out at a Starlink station that in part served Ukraine's military. Daily Wire contributor Tim Pierce has more.

Tim Pierce (3:06)

Flames that engulfed a Starlink station in central Poland on Wednesday evening damaged his power system and backup generator. Poland's deputy prime minister said that the fire was a clear act of sabotage deliberately designed to disable the station. He didn't blame Moscow at right, but he said that many signs suggest this aligns with Russia's new doctrine of attack. Repairs have since been made and the station is back online and functioning normally. Ukraine's military has used Starlink to connect to the Internet since Elon Musk gave it access in 2022

Its Starlink subscription is being paid for by Poland.

John Bickley (3:37)

President Trump met with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky this week and suggested that a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine could be close. Zelensky joined Trump at the UN General Assembly in New York and said his hope is that the US can help end the war. Here he was speaking to reporters after the meeting.

SPEAKER_2 (3:54)

So you're prepared to meet President Putin in a trilateral meeting?

Volodymyr Zelensky (3:57)

I'm ready.

John Bickley (3:58)

You're ready?

Volodymyr Zelensky (3:58)

I'm ready. I said it. I'm ready anytime when all the signs will be ready. I think that we all need to move as quick as possible.