Rubio Reassures Europe & Sketchy Army Contracts Cancelled | 2.17.26

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🗓️ 17 February 2026

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American diplomats descend on Munich for a high-stakes security conference, agreements between ICE and local law enforcement surged in the first year of President Trump’s second term, and the U.S. Army paid nearly $2 million to a dubious company tied to an Islamic funding network. Get the facts first with Morning Wire. - - - Ep. 2636 - - - Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3 - - - Today's Sponsors: Ethos - Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/WIRE Application times may vary. Rates may vary. Shopify - Sign up for your $1-per-month trial and start selling today at https://Shopify.com/morningwire - - - Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy morning wire,morning wire podcast,the morning wire podcast,Georgia Howe,John Bickley,daily wire podcast,podcast,news podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.1	The Trump administration delivers a blunt message to Europe telling allies to step up or step aside.
0:38.9	We in America have no interests in being polite and orderly caretakers of the West's managed
0:46.1	decline. Meanwhile, ceasefire talks resume between Russia and Ukraine. What issues stand in the way?
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1:12.2	served time. A new report shows cooperation between local law enforcement and ICE has skyrocketed
1:18.1	under Trump, rising nearly 1,000 percent. And the Pentagon pulls nearly $2 million in army contracts.
1:25.7	After discovering, they went to a dubious company tied to an Islamic funding network.
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