07 AUG 2025: Home Depot Illegals... Go Home // Tariff Wars and IPhones: Can We Make Them Here? // Peace in Ukraine // War in Gaza // Q&A: Pete in Kansas Needs Backup
The Wright Report
Bryan Dean Wright
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🗓️ 7 August 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In today's episode, we cover
ICE Raids Spark Backlash in Los Angeles
Federal agents used a rental truck to launch a surprise immigration enforcement operation outside a Home Depot in LA, arresting 16 illegal immigrants. Local officials believed such raids had been blocked by court order, but the U.S. Attorney's office says federal law will still be enforced. Meanwhile, national ICE arrest rates have declined, raising questions about the administration's overall effectiveness.
Trump's Trade and Rare Earth Strategy Expands
From Nebraska to the Cook Islands, President Trump's plan to reshore mineral production advances with new Pentagon investments and undersea mining diplomacy. Apple receives a temporary tariff exemption in exchange for promising $100 billion in U.S. investments, but skepticism remains. Bryan challenges the narrative that American-made electronics are economically unviable.
Peace Signals in Ukraine, War Clouds Over Gaza
Putin signals possible conditions for ending the war in Ukraine, delivered through Trump envoy Steve Witkoff. But in Gaza, the president has given Israel full approval to escalate operations against Hamas following new hostage torture videos. A military debate is now unfolding in Tel Aviv, and Bryan offers a provocative idea: a humanitarian corridor into Egypt to evacuate civilians.
Listener Question: Was Biden's Migrant Vetting Real?
Pete from Kansas asks whether illegal immigrants were vetted under the Biden administration. Bryan provides a comprehensive response using facts, DHS reports, and examples from the Haitian migration crisis. From fake IDs to failed databases, Bryan explains why the answer is no—and why that matters for America's future.
"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32
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| 0:00.0 | It's August 7th. I'm Brian Dean Wright, former CIA operations officer, and this is The Wright Report. |
| 0:16.2 | Hey, good day to you, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to The Right Report, Your Daily News, podcast. |
| 0:22.5 | I've got four briefs for you this morning that are shaping America and the world. |
| 0:27.4 | First up, ICE operations are back at the Home Depot in Los Angeles, |
| 0:31.4 | prompting calls by Democrats there to light up Southern California again with more protests and riots. |
| 0:38.7 | I've got the latest on that, |
| 0:44.8 | along with white ice rest numbers are actually declining as of late. Second President Trump's five bucket strategy trying to revive and reshore our economy and our mineral industries. |
| 0:50.1 | That fight continues apace this morning. We'll go from Nebraska to the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean to cover the latest. |
| 0:57.1 | Also, a stop in D.C., asking, can the United States build cheap cell phones in this country? |
| 1:02.7 | Apple, the company, is saying no, but that's not true. That's coming up. |
| 1:07.6 | Third, we tackle global coverage this morning with signs of peace in Ukraine. |
| 1:11.6 | Meanwhile, it's likely the opposite in Gaza, with Hamas war propaganda backfiring on that |
| 1:16.5 | Palestinian terror group, at least with the White House. Fourth, we've got a question from |
| 1:21.3 | Pete in Kansas this morning. He is in a fight with some friends about whether or not the Biden |
| 1:25.9 | administration ever vetted illegal aliens. |
| 1:28.4 | I'll give you the answer, connected to some fresh news from Haiti. |
| 1:32.4 | It's very interesting. |
| 1:33.6 | But first, let's get to our top stories of the morning. |
| 1:36.5 | Los Angeles is heating up once again with renewed calls by Democrats and leftists in that city for more protests and even riots. |
| 1:44.3 | As the LA Times, Axios News and local press report, the retailer Home Depot is once again |
| 1:49.3 | under the microscope in these immigration wars. |
| 1:52.2 | Of course, that is the same company that was hit by ice raids in Los Angeles back in June |
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