Verdict with Ted Cruz - December 30, 2025


BONUS POD： Governor Waltz Doubles Down ‘Bring More In!’ Amid Somali Scandal


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Governor Tim Walz breaks his silence in the Somali fraud scandal in Minnesota and says he wants to bring in more Somalis into his state. Also, President Trump meets with Vladimir Putin in Mar-a-Lago and talks about Iran.

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00:00:04.760 You went straight on Putin's residence.
00:00:07.380 Yeah, I don't like it.
00:00:10.300 It's not good.
00:00:11.880 I heard about it this morning.
00:00:13.760 You know who told me about it?
00:00:15.220 President Putin told me about it.
00:00:17.240 Early in the morning, he said he was attacked.
00:00:20.120 It's no good.
00:00:21.140 It's no good.
00:00:22.160 Can't do it.
00:00:22.900 And I learned about it from President Putin.
00:00:24.900 I was very angry about it.
00:00:26.220 You're listening to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson.
00:00:30.280 Good Tuesday morning.
00:00:31.420 It's so nice to have you with us on the 47 Morning Update.
00:00:35.040 And we've got two major stories for you.
00:00:37.220 First up, Governor Tim Walz breaks his silence in the fraud scheme in Minnesota.
00:00:43.660 What he said is going to shock you.
00:00:46.040 He's not holding those accountable who are committing the fraud.
00:00:48.800 Instead, he says he wants to bring in more Somalis into his state.
00:00:52.620 We'll have those comments from him and the fallout from the federal government in just a moment.
00:00:58.920 Also, President Trump in Mar-a-Lago having two major meetings.
00:01:03.440 One with Netanyahu as reports surfaced that Iran is working on chemical and biological warheads.
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00:03:29.720 Story number one.
00:03:30.760 That fallout after the viral video showing widespread fraud in Minnesota
00:03:35.340 doesn't seem to be stopping the governor, Tim Waltz, from doing what he does best,
00:03:41.620 standing with the Somali community.
00:03:44.320 Not only is he refusing to answer questions from the media,
00:03:48.420 he's now saying he wants to bring more Somalians into Minnesota
00:03:52.700 to back up the fraud and abuse apparently that's already happened.
00:03:57.220 This coming out of Seattle as Tim Waltz ignores the questions about apologizing to Minnesota
00:04:04.020 over the Somali fraud, and then listen to what he had to say at a luncheon about it as well.
00:04:10.180 Governor Walz, what can you say about the latest on the Somali fraud that happened under your watch, sir?
00:04:16.820 Governor, have you been able to apologize yet to the people of Minnesota for allowing this Somali fraud to continue under your watch? 1.00
00:04:23.280 I can't be able to interrupt the people of Minnesota.
00:04:24.460 Is it time to apologize?
00:04:26.040 How about the whistleblowers that you have allegedly retaliated against?
00:04:30.160 Would you like to respond to the whistleblowers?
00:04:33.580 And right now, our neighbors are being demonized.
00:04:36.180 Our neighbors are being paralyzed.
00:04:37.860 Our neighbors are being hit a couple off the streets.
00:04:40.860 The antidote to that is, is positive actions to improve lives that go against what they're trying to do.
00:04:47.740 So instead of demonizing our Somali community, we're going to do more to welcome more in and welcome people back.
00:04:53.920 Instead, how important is we're going to be immune?
00:04:57.840 That's right.
00:04:58.600 You just heard the governor of Minnesota say, instead of cutting programs filled with billions of dollars of fraud, we're going to enhance those programs.
00:05:09.160 He said, instead of getting rid of people, we're going to be more welcoming.
00:05:13.820 Instead of demonizing our Somali community, we're going to be bringing more of them in.
00:05:20.940 Welcoming more of them in.
00:05:24.240 Why?
00:05:24.820 Why would a governor, after billions of dollars of fraud is exposed, would say something this out of touch with reality?
00:05:32.200 Well, it's very simple.
00:05:34.020 Governor Walz knows that he could not be reelected without the Somali community. 1.00
00:05:39.060 There is a large voting bloc.
00:05:40.920 And the Somali community votes basically 100% of the time together.
00:05:44.420 It's not like normal America, where 50% are conservative and 50% are liberal or 45% are conservative and 45% are liberal.
00:05:53.200 And then there's the undecideds in the middle.
00:05:55.020 The Somali community, you get all of them or virtually none of their vote.
00:05:59.400 And Governor Walz is basically saying, I'm willing to sell out Minnesota's taxpayers and federal taxpayers to save the Somali community,
00:06:09.040 putting them ahead of American citizens that are being defrauded.
00:06:12.540 Which brings us to the Trump administration's response to this insanity.
00:06:16.920 The Department of Homeland Security, under Secretary Noem, has now confirmed that federal Homeland Security agents are actively conducting a major fraud investigation in Minneapolis,
00:06:30.560 focusing on the child care centers and other alleged rampant fraud schemes.
00:06:35.960 Agents have been observed going door to door at suspected sites as part of the probe in the last 24 hours.
00:06:43.100 The administration is portraying the operation as part of a broader effort to protect federal funds and ensure accountability.
00:06:53.060 Framing these activities as legitimate law enforcement actions that are expanding.
00:06:59.680 And that moves us to the FBI.
00:07:01.960 FBI Director Cash Patel has announced that the Bureau has also surged additional agents and new investigative resources to Minnesota at large
00:07:12.380 to investigate what officials are describing as a large-scale fraud schemes involving federal aid programs amounting into the hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars.
00:07:24.980 Director Patel characterized the known fraud cases as possibly the tip of a very large iceberg,
00:07:32.520 referring to previous investigations like Feeding Our Future and new leads sparked by the recent media attention as well as whistleblowers coming forward.
00:07:42.120 That also brings us to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE.
00:07:47.980 They often work under the Department of Homeland Security, and it has been reported that they are targeting suspected fraud sites in Minnesota
00:07:55.300 to identify and address possible immigration-related violations, including checks on legal status and enforcement where applicable.
00:08:05.820 Some news reports are also indicating that there have been door-to-door operations connected with the fraud investigation
00:08:13.600 that also involved immigration enforcement elements.
00:08:18.020 Specific numbers and targets are in flux, but we will keep you updated on when we get the hard numbers.
00:08:24.080 Now, all of this has triggered a federal response because of the viral social media video
00:08:31.300 showing alleged empty daycare centers and nonetheless receiving no significant public information
00:08:40.060 from the governor, the Attorney General of Minnesota, or even from the mainstream media.
00:08:46.460 Conservative leaders, including Ted Cruz, Vice President Vance,
00:08:51.080 have publicly praised the video's impact in drawing federal attention to the matter as well.
00:08:56.540 The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security response also blends long-standing fraud investigations
00:09:03.100 with new actions tied to the recent spotlight on the Minnesota programs.
00:09:09.160 Which brings us back to the Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz.
00:09:12.640 He is being criticized by federal figures and GOP lawmakers.
00:09:17.060 The Trump administration framing the situation is evidence of lax oversight of federal funds,
00:09:22.780 and officials in Minnesota are even angry as well, bringing up broader claims,
00:09:28.140 emphasizing existing efforts to fight fraud, and the whistleblowers were punished by the governor.
00:09:36.180 So that brings us to where we are now.
00:09:39.000 What we know is it looks like law and order will be restored,
00:09:42.900 even if the governor says we want to bring in more Somalis for more fraud. 1.00
00:09:46.660 Even when he says that we're demonizing those that are taking billions of dollars away from American citizens.
00:09:54.720 So Governor Walz can hang out on stage and say this is his plan.
00:09:59.620 But it's clear that law and order and law enforcement is going to take place,
00:10:04.040 and it could even involve the governor himself.
00:10:07.360 Now story number two.
00:10:08.480 There were major meetings in Palm Beach at Mar-a-Lago between President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu,
00:10:13.860 as well as Zelensky, talking about the wars that have been taking place in different parts of the world.
00:10:20.440 We'll start first with a meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, and there were positive developments.
00:10:25.520 Trump hosting the prime minister at Mar-a-Lago for bilateral talks on regional peace, as well as security.
00:10:32.160 There was a public display of a strong alliance,
00:10:35.040 especially after liberal media outlets were claiming that there was major tension between the two leaders.
00:10:40.120 Both Trump and Netanyahu projected unity and cultivated a positive atmosphere around them,
00:10:46.820 exchanging compliments and emphasizing that U.S.-Israeli cooperation and relations have never been stronger,
00:10:53.780 yet again showing that the fake media was lying.
00:10:57.320 The peace plan discussions were also a very important part of that conversation.
00:11:02.280 They discussed a U.S.-brokered Middle East peace plan,
00:11:05.820 including Gaza and broader regional issues,
00:11:09.360 which brought us to some of the new information coming out of Iran,
00:11:13.740 as Iran, we're now being told, is working on chemical and biological warheads.
00:11:19.240 Donald Trump was asked about that as Netanyahu was standing next to him.
00:11:23.380 And here's what the president had to say about Iran,
00:11:26.100 their nuclear arsenal, and regime change.
00:11:28.880 I'm not going to talk about overthrow of a regime.
00:11:33.560 They've got a lot of problems that are in.
00:11:35.440 They have tremendous inflation.
00:11:37.620 Their economy is bust.
00:11:39.060 The economy is no good.
00:11:40.860 And I know that people aren't so happy,
00:11:42.560 but don't forget, every time they have a riot or somebody forms a group,
00:11:47.520 little or big, they start shooting people.
00:11:50.320 You know, they kill people.
00:11:51.420 And the people tend to – I've watched this for years.
00:11:57.260 There's tremendous discontent.
00:11:59.320 They form 100,000, 200,000 people.
00:12:03.040 All of a sudden, people start getting shot.
00:12:06.500 And that group disbanded pretty quickly.
00:12:09.140 So I've watched it for years. 0.77
00:12:10.520 They're vicious, vicious people.
00:12:12.140 Mr. President, will you support an Israeli attack on Iran 0.78
00:12:17.480 if Iran will not have a deal,
00:12:19.520 if Iran will continue with their ballistic missiles
00:12:21.940 and also nuclear weapons?
00:12:24.140 If they will continue with the missiles, yes.
00:12:28.520 The nuclear, fast.
00:12:31.380 Okay?
00:12:31.920 One will be yes, absolutely.
00:12:33.780 The other will do it immediately.
00:12:36.360 President Trump making it clear with Netanyahu by his side
00:12:39.780 that the two agree on this.
00:12:41.580 There's no way that Iran can get a nuclear weapon.
00:12:44.820 And if they start producing biological and chemical warheads,
00:12:48.140 the same fate of those Iranian nuclear sites will happen again.
00:12:52.500 Which brings us to Donald Trump meeting with Zelensky.
00:12:55.940 Donald Trump's engagement with Zelensky was about moving forward.
00:12:59.720 Diplomacy.
00:13:00.740 It also included a phone call with Russia's Vladimir Putin
00:13:03.820 after their meeting ended.
00:13:06.100 Progress towards a peaceful framework was the bottom line for President Trump.
00:13:10.540 They reviewed an evolving peace plan proposal aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war.
00:13:15.920 Both indicated movement towards common principles and continued negotiations.
00:13:21.900 There was also security guarantees that were discussed.
00:13:24.920 Ukraine was offered a 15-year U.S. security guarantee
00:13:29.620 as a concrete part of the peace framework.
00:13:32.980 Something Zelensky described as an important step forward,
00:13:36.220 even if he prefers longer commitments.
00:13:39.240 And then there was a follow-up diplomacy with Russia.
00:13:41.740 After that meeting with Zelensky,
00:13:44.260 Trump held what was described by the White House
00:13:46.260 as a positive call with Putin to keep negotiations moving forward.
00:13:51.020 Now, while a full peace agreement isn't done yet,
00:13:54.040 today's actions reflect continued commitment to diplomacy, the White House said.
00:13:59.080 Mutual talks between Kiev and Washington
00:14:01.220 and real movement on security assurances and negotiation channels
00:14:05.880 is a constructive diplomatic direction.
00:14:08.600 Overall, it was an important day for the President in West Palm Beach.
00:14:14.120 It was an important day for Trump to host two major world leaders
00:14:17.440 back-to-back and underscores the active U.S. role in high-level diplomacy.
00:14:23.480 Discussions are pointing towards progress on peace initiatives,
00:14:27.360 something the President desperately wants,
00:14:29.700 as well as ongoing dialogue with Russia.
00:14:32.220 After the Ukraine meeting, keeping the diplomatic channels open,
00:14:35.420 all the positive sign for what President Trump said we need,
00:14:39.900 the wars to end.
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