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The A.M. Update

Dueling Terror Attacks | AOTMA | 3/13/26

The A.M. Update

Aaron McIntire

Politics, Daily News, News

4.9833 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Aaron McIntire covers back-to-back terror incidents on American soil: a vehicle ramming and gunfire attack at a Michigan synagogue by a naturalized citizen from Lebanon, and a campus shooting at Old Dominion University in Virginia where the gunman—previously convicted of supporting ISIS—shouted "Allahu Akbar" before killing two and injuring others. We discuss President Trump's response, the synagogue's security measures that prevented a massacre, and the broader context amid escalating U.S.-Israel operations against Iran. Centcom reports the loss of a KC-135 tanker in western Iraq during refueling (not due to hostile fire), while Trump reaffirms progress in the campaign against what he calls a "nation of terror." Secretary Rubio outlines ending all U.S. aid to Somalia to align foreign assistance strictly with national interests. Plus listener questions on the Iran war's bigger geopolitical chessboard, sources for following developments, AI's potential role in shifting labor markets, and more in this Ask or Tell Me Anything Friday edition.
 
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Transcript

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0:00.0

It's Friday, March 13, 2026, dueling terror attacks on the United States soil.

0:05.4

A tanker goes down over Western Iraq and asks her tell me anything.

0:09.8

Next on the AM update.

0:14.0

A driver rammed his vehicle into a large synagogue in West Bloomfield Township in Michigan Thursday,

0:19.4

exchanged gunfire with the security guard

0:21.2

and an attack that set off fears across the country. The driver was killed. The security guard

0:25.4

was injured. Eight first responders were being treated at a local hospital. All of the students

0:29.9

and staff at the Temple preschool were uninjured. Oakland Sheriff Mike Bouchard said the suspect

0:35.7

breached the facility by driving through the doors.

0:38.3

The car caught fire after something ignited inside the car.

0:41.6

And the suspect was found dead inside the vehicle.

0:43.9

Temple Israel, that's the name of the synagogue that was attacked, is a synagogue serving

0:48.5

a large congregation in Michigan.

0:51.0

Later in the day, it was reported that the vehicle involved in the attack at

0:55.0

that synagogue is registered to a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Lebanon, who currently

1:01.0

resides in Dearborn, Michigan, according to law enforcement forces. Law enforcement also in

1:08.5

recent months, particularly the FBI office in Detroit, had posted on

1:14.4

social media that they had led an active shooter drill at the synagogue. And obviously the

1:20.6

synagogue had security lined up. And that security saved countless lives. As far as this

1:27.1

recording goes, there were no fatalities at all other

1:30.8

than the would-be attacker. The name of the attacker not yet been released, but as I said,

1:36.6

reports indicate he's a naturalized citizen from Lebanon, of course Israel, Lebanon in hot fights

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