Evening Wire: Trump’s Peace Ultimatum & DOGE Automation | 7.28.25

**Georgia Howe** (0:03)
Trump moves up Russia's peace deadline. A Michigan man is facing terrorism charges after a Walmart stabbing spree. And New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani throws a lavish wedding celebration. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley. It's Monday, July 28th, and this is Evening Wire.

**John Bickley** (0:24)
President Trump has moved up his ultimatum for Vladimir Putin to make peace with Ukraine. Trump originally gave Russia 50 days, but during a meeting with the UK's prime minister in Scotland, he said he's significantly cutting that down.

**Donald Trump** (0:37)
I'm going to make a new deadline of about 10, 10 or 12 days from today. There's no reason in waiting. There's no reason in waiting. It's 50 days. I want to be generous, but we just don't see any progress being made.

**John Bickley** (0:53)
The new deadline comes amid continued Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities and growing frustration from Kyiv. Before the meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Trump also said he's not taking a position on Palestinian statehood.

**Donald Trump** (1:06)
I'm not going to take a position. I don't mind him taking a position. I'm looking for getting people fed right now. To me, that's the number one position, because you have a lot of starving people.

**John Bickley** (1:18)
Trump says the US has sent $60 million in aid. Meanwhile, Israel began airdrops and is working to allow more ways for the UN to get aid into Gaza.

**Georgia Howe** (1:28)
The Trump administration is boycotting a UN summit on Palestinian statehood. Daily Wire Senior Editor, Cabot Phillips, has the latest.

**Cabot Phillips** (1:36)
The conference taking place in New York was delayed by last month's Israel-Iran conflict and now includes over 50 nations. President Trump dismissed French President Emmanuel Macron's plan to recognize Palestine at the UN. General Assembly in September, saying it, quote, doesn't matter. Critics argue the move sidelines negotiations. US allies like Germany and Italy say recognition is premature, while others like Turkey welcomed it. France's statehood is, quote, more threatened and more necessary than ever. The Trump administration calls the French and Saudi-led initiative, quote, a manufactured obstacle to peace.

**John Bickley** (2:10)
A ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia is now in effect after Trump threatened to halt trade talks with both nations if the fighting continued. Daily Wire Deputy Managing Editor Tim Rice has the details.

**Tim Rice** (2:22)
The deadly border conflict erupted last week near a contested temple, killing 36 and displacing hundreds of thousands. The breakthrough came during peace talks in Malaysia, brokered by US and Malaysian officials. Here's the president again before his meeting with Stammer.

**Donald Trump** (2:38)
That was going to be a very bad war, and so we're honored we got involved, and it's essentially settled. I think they're going to be settling it today. So it went for a few days. That was going to go on for years. That could have gone on for years. There's millions of people that have been killed.

**Tim Rice** (2:52)
We ended the war, and we're very happy about it. Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have pushed both leaders to end hostilities as the USI's new tariffs set for August 1st. China, also pressuring for peace, attended the talks given its deep regional ties. Leaders from both countries pledged to honor the truce.

**Georgia Howe** (3:12)
CIA boss John Ratcliffe says prosecutions for several Democrats could be coming. As Ratcliffe tells Fox News' Maria Bartiromo, that includes Hillary Clinton, James Comey and former CIA chief John Brennan. The director confirmed he submitted criminal referrals related to the origins of the Russia investigation and the Steele dossier.

**Pam Bondi** (3:32)
Pam Bondi does have a strike force. It is a different Department of Justice, a different FBI and an opportunity to look at how these people really did conspire, to run a hoax, a fraud on the American people and against Donald Trump's presidency. And so coming forward, we understand that they did this, but now we need to understand how they did this.

**Georgia Howe** (3:55)
Ratcliffe insists the push isn't political payback, but an effort to hold people accountable for misleading the American public.

**John Bickley** (4:02)
Police in Cincinnati are investigating a brutal street brawl that went viral over the weekend. The shocking video shows a man and woman being violently beaten down by a mob in downtown on Saturday night. The woman who was trying to intervene was knocked unconscious by a man. The attack occurred near the end of the city's annual music festival, but police say it was unrelated. Officials say arrests are imminent and that the footage is now central to the investigation.

**Georgia Howe** (4:33)
A Michigan man is facing terrorism charges following a mass stabbing at a Walmart. The suspect, a 42-year-old man, is facing 11 counts of attempted murder and possible terrorism charges. He was taken into custody within minutes thanks in part to bystanders who helped subdue him, including at least one Marine veteran. Police say the suspect has a history of assaults and drug offenses. According to Munson Health Care, several victims remain in fair condition, four in serious condition. The FBI is assisting in the investigation.