Verdict with Ted Cruz - May 01, 2025


BONUS POD： Iran's Nuclear Ambitions w 'Death to America' plus DEA Nominee Exposes MS-13 Gang Ties

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Iran's supreme leader says, "Death to America is not just a slogan, it's a policy." Up next, Lindsey Graham has questions for the new DEA chief, Kamara Obrega-Garcia. And finally, a shocking speech from the floor of the Senate by Chuck Schumer on tariffs.

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00:00:06.040 Iran can't have a nuclear weapon.
00:00:07.880 It's, you know, pretty simple.
00:00:09.460 It's really simple.
00:00:10.400 We're not looking to take their industry.
00:00:12.680 We're not looking to take their land.
00:00:14.720 We're not, all we're saying is you can't have a nuclear weapon.
00:00:17.660 I'd like to see Iran thrive.
00:00:19.860 And they can do that, I think, very easily.
00:00:22.180 Or they can do it the other way.
00:00:23.680 The other way is not going to be good for them.
00:00:25.380 It's going to be really bad for them.
00:00:26.620 You're listening to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson.
00:00:30.940 Good Thursday morning.
00:00:32.060 Ben Ferguson with you.
00:00:33.220 It's so nice to have you on the 47 Morning Update.
00:00:35.640 And here are the three big stories we're talking about today.
00:00:38.440 First up, Iran's supreme leader on obtaining nuclear weapons says,
00:00:43.020 quote, death to America is not just a slogan, it's a policy.
00:00:47.680 And the White House responds.
00:00:49.740 Up next, Lindsey Graham has some questions for the man that's going to be leading the DEA.
00:00:55.260 And what he had to say about Kamar Obrega-Garcia,
00:00:58.860 well, it will shock the media with their big lie and the Democratic Party. 0.64
00:01:03.860 And we have the audio for you here in just a moment.
00:01:06.800 And finally, a shocking speech from the floor of the Senate by Chuck Schumer,
00:01:11.200 which basically could have been written by the Chinese Communist Party on tariffs.
00:01:16.220 I'll have that for you in just a second.
00:01:18.460 It's the 47 Morning Update, and it starts right now.
00:01:22.040 Story number one.
00:01:23.100 As we move past the 100-day mark in the Trump administration,
00:01:27.460 there is still a lot that is happening,
00:01:30.020 including on the issue of Iran and their nuclear weapon capabilities.
00:01:35.280 Iran's supreme leader setting the stage for exactly what they want when it comes to their future,
00:01:42.140 saying this about obtaining nuclear weapons,
00:01:44.760 quote, death to America is not just a slogan, it is a policy.
00:01:51.200 Translation, if we get a nuclear weapon, we plan on using it. 1.00
00:01:55.880 These are genocidal maniacs, and it's a terrorist regime. 0.97
00:01:59.940 No matter what, the liberal media tries to sell you on.
00:02:03.220 Now, the president of the United States of America was asked about where are we when it comes to Iran nuclear deal,
00:02:09.160 and what will we do moving forward?
00:02:11.720 Here's the president in his own words.
00:02:14.160 Iran can't have a nuclear weapon.
00:02:16.020 It's, you know, pretty simple.
00:02:17.600 It's really simple.
00:02:19.020 We're not looking to take their industry.
00:02:22.200 We're not looking to take their land.
00:02:24.720 We're not, all we're saying is you can't have a nuclear weapon.
00:02:27.520 And the deal that was made, the deal that was made with Obama,
00:02:32.480 and that deal would have expired already.
00:02:34.160 It was a terrible deal.
00:02:35.400 It was, it would have expired.
00:02:37.460 And that gave them a clear path to a nuclear weapon.
00:02:40.600 I wouldn't have accepted.
00:02:41.720 That's why I terminated the deal.
00:02:43.160 Number one, it was way too short.
00:02:45.100 You know, when countries are involved, you don't make short-term deals.
00:02:48.960 These are countries with long lives.
00:02:51.760 And I terminated that.
00:02:54.480 And it was a great termination because it didn't allow us to do anything.
00:02:58.080 Once it terminated, you know what the deal was.
00:02:59.960 It was a terrible deal.
00:03:01.380 Really.
00:03:02.180 One of many terrible deals made by the U.S.
00:03:05.200 But, no, I want, I'd like to see Iran thrive.
00:03:09.380 And they can do that, I think, very easily.
00:03:12.120 Or they can do it the other way.
00:03:13.960 The other way is not going to be good for them.
00:03:15.860 It's going to be really bad for them.
00:03:17.100 Very clear stance from the President of the United States of America.
00:03:20.800 Either do a deal or we will stop you.
00:03:23.220 The Senate Republicans coming out with a statement as well.
00:03:26.300 Agreeing with President Trump saying, quote, Iran has no reason to enrich uranium
00:03:31.140 and must never have a nuclear weapon.
00:03:34.320 Saying, quote, we are grateful that the President is holding Iran accountable 1.00
00:03:37.940 and working to ensure they can obtain a nuclear weapon.
00:03:42.120 Now, the message to Iran is also very clear. 0.72
00:03:44.980 We know that you are a state sponsor of terrorism. 0.80
00:03:49.040 We know that you support the Houthis.
00:03:51.120 We know that you support Hamas and Hezbollah. 0.77
00:03:53.520 And we know that you are funneling money to any of these proxies
00:03:56.940 to go after people that you don't like, including Israel.
00:04:01.600 We know that you chant death to America and death to Israel.
00:04:05.720 And at the end of the day, it will be impossible for us to allow you to gain nuclear weapons. 0.70
00:04:10.900 Now, if you look at what is happening right now, there does seem to be movement where Iran
00:04:16.480 is coming to terms with the reality that President Donald Trump is not flinching on this issue.
00:04:22.740 And the ability for them to have a nuclear weapon is a non-starter.
00:04:26.760 And yes, military power will be used to stop them if we must.
00:04:31.160 But if you notice there what the President also said, he wants the people of Iran to flourish.
00:04:36.220 But they cannot flourish if they are threatening the rest of the world or trying to get that nuclear weapon.
00:04:42.240 Now, the big question is, what will Iran do next?
00:04:45.240 As they are saying death to America, are they actually willing to get a deal done?
00:04:49.060 We'll have to watch in the days ahead.
00:04:50.920 But it's clear the President has said to them and the rest of the world,
00:04:54.360 if you don't get in line, we will stop you no matter what.
00:04:59.620 Next, story number two.
00:05:00.900 Another media lie has exploded in the face of Democrats and those in the media that were telling the story.
00:05:09.620 President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Drug Enforcement Agency, known as the DEA,
00:05:15.000 has blown up the denials from liberal media outlets that purported that the MS-13 gang member,
00:05:21.640 Kilmar Obrego Garcia, is not sporting tattoos for the gang.
00:05:26.720 The DEA administrator, Terry Cole, made it very clear to the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee
00:05:33.920 that the media and Democrats were lying about the tattoos of a man they described as just a father from Maryland.
00:05:41.140 He was asked about the tattoos during the hearing from Lindsey Graham.
00:05:46.020 And here is what he said.
00:05:48.060 Are you familiar with MS-13?
00:05:50.800 Yes, sir.
00:05:52.140 Briefly, what are they?
00:05:54.040 They're a terrorist organization.
00:05:55.300 Yeah, they've been designated a foreign terrorist organization.
00:05:58.600 Yes, sir.
00:05:59.160 They're involved in drugs, fentanyl.
00:06:01.860 Extortion, kidnapping, drugs, intimidation, money laundering.
00:06:06.560 In your time in the DEA, do they have, like, membership cards?
00:06:11.480 Not necessarily the membership cards, but they are well recognized based on tattoos and different...
00:06:17.300 Do you have a photo I think our office provided to you?
00:06:21.160 We spoke about it earlier, yes, sir.
00:06:24.020 Can you give this to...
00:06:25.280 All right.
00:06:25.440 This is a photo of tattoos of Mr. Ebreo Garcia.
00:06:33.460 Much attention has been paid to his case.
00:06:36.800 I think he's in Venezuela.
00:06:40.080 Can you see the photo here?
00:06:43.020 Yes, sir, I can.
00:06:43.700 I have a copy of it.
00:06:44.520 Based on your time and experience and expertise in the DEA, what does that photo or those markings suggest to you?
00:06:54.260 Well, they suggest that he's an MS-13 member, that those are his markings.
00:06:58.260 That's his brand.
00:06:59.080 Not only in my time at the DEA, but currently, I participate...
00:07:04.540 So, start with a leaf.
00:07:06.800 What's that a sign of?
00:07:08.740 Marijuana.
00:07:09.440 Okay.
00:07:10.040 The next one is...
00:07:12.040 Your smiley face.
00:07:13.240 Okay.
00:07:13.740 And the next one is...
00:07:14.940 I believe that's a one.
00:07:16.020 I can't...
00:07:16.340 It's a little blurred out for me, sir.
00:07:17.560 Yeah.
00:07:17.700 And then the last one's a three backwards.
00:07:19.100 So, based on your time as a DEA agent in the field, particularly in Mexico, these tattoos are consistent with MS-13 associations?
00:07:31.540 Yes, sir.
00:07:31.880 That's correct.
00:07:32.580 Do you know of any other set of combinations that would suggest some other organization this represents?
00:07:39.360 With this particular one, no, sir.
00:07:41.100 Yet again, it's very clear the DEA nominee is the Democrats' and the media's worst nightmare.
00:07:47.860 Quote,
00:07:48.220 Based on your time as a DEA agent in the field, particularly in Mexico, these tattoos are consistent with MS-13 associations, the DEA chief nominee?
00:07:57.100 Yes.
00:07:58.020 So, why did the media lie to you?
00:08:00.020 Why did they say that the picture wasn't even real?
00:08:03.740 That the president was, you know, bamboozled?
00:08:07.000 Well, ABC News, even in the 100-day interview, tried to imply that the picture wasn't real.
00:08:12.720 Not only is it real, but now we know from the man who will be in charge of the DEA that, yes, this individual is an MS-13 gang member, not some father from Maryland.
00:08:24.000 And just think about it this way.
00:08:26.300 This is the man that Democrats flew down to hang out with, hold his hand, and desperately want to bring back into the United States of America.
00:08:36.220 A man that two different courts have declared a member of a terrorist organization.
00:08:41.420 So, if you think Democrats and the media are looking out for you, just look at this new hoax that they've already been busted on.
00:08:48.760 And here is story number three.
00:08:50.080 It was a speech from the floor of the Senate, by the Senate leadership of the Democratic Party, Chuck Schumer.
00:08:56.880 And it was a speech that very well could have been written by the Chinese Communist Party.
00:09:02.060 If you want to know just how much they hate American workers, and they hate the idea of America standing firm or standing up to China, 0.87
00:09:10.720 well, just listen to Chuck Schumer's own words.
00:09:13.920 And I'm not kidding when I say this.
00:09:15.660 You gotta wonder, did the speech come directly from the CCP?
00:09:19.340 One thing is clear.
00:09:21.360 Donald Trump's tariffs have been a total failure.
00:09:24.020 Instead of isolating China, Donald Trump's tariffs are isolating us.
00:09:28.340 Instead of spurring American manufacturing, Trump's tariffs are raising costs and driving us into recession.
00:09:36.280 There's no strategy with Trump's tariffs.
00:09:38.980 Only chaos.
00:09:40.340 One day, Donald Trump says yes to tariffs.
00:09:43.480 The next day, no to tariffs.
00:09:45.620 One day, tariffs on this country.
00:09:47.560 The next day, tariffs on that country.
00:09:50.820 Even Donald Trump's own policy advisors are struggling to explain his flip-flopping.
00:09:57.560 The only thing Donald Trump's tariffs have succeeded in is raising the odds of recession and sending markets into its tailspin.
00:10:05.340 If you want to file that speech under Chinese propaganda, it'd be a perfect place to put it. 1.00
00:10:11.080 And there was also many things that were just flat-out lies.
00:10:14.500 For example, he said it was destroying manufacturing these tariffs in America.
00:10:19.160 Well, that's actually not true.
00:10:21.440 Many U.S. manufacturers are now reporting major benefits from the tariffs.
00:10:25.860 Whirlpool, for instance, has indicated that the new trade policies helped level the playing field by reducing foreign competitors' cost advantages and bolstering domestic production.
00:10:37.520 Nucor, a leading steel producer, also saying now they have strong demand and increased order backlogs, attributing this to reduce reliance on imported steel.
00:10:47.800 The tariffs have prompted companies to consider reshoring production, including Apple, for example, is expected to exceed earnings projections partly due to increased consumer demand ahead of potential tariffs and its effort to shift production from China to India and other countries.
00:11:06.300 Yes, the president is making progress on tariff negotiations.
00:11:10.480 As the administration says, be patient.
00:11:13.820 Many countries have lined up to talk with the White House and are currently in negotiations.
00:11:19.640 Why?
00:11:20.240 The White House statement said it very clearly.
00:11:23.280 Tariffs are aiming to rebuild the economy, restore national and economic security, and make sure that American workers have great-paying manufacturing jobs.
00:11:34.560 Yes, all of this indicates that there are major outcomes that could come in the days and weeks ahead that will be good for America.
00:11:43.560 So why did the man in charge of the Democratic Party put a propaganda speech out there from the floor of the Senate?
00:11:49.920 Well, you've got to look at maybe just how close the Democratic Party really is to the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing.
00:11:57.480 Thank you for listening to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson.
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