Verdict with Ted Cruz - April 01, 2025


BONUS POD： Trump Hits Harvard, Deportations Surge & Americans Expose Tesla Terrorists

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illegal immigrants and deportation efforts
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Ted Cruz
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Donald Trump Elon Musk Ben Ferguson Stephen Miller Ann Applebaum Viktor Orban Claudine Gay Peter Biden
The Gravy Train is OVER-Trump Cutting Billions that was Funding the Left-wing Activists, NPR CEO gives Disastrous Congressional Testimony & Signalgate Dem Attack Fails Election Day： 3 Wins & a Loss plus Cruz's Filibuster Record Broken

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Most Americans are now backing President Trump's deportation efforts of criminals who not only have broken into this country but also have committed crimes. Why is the left still fighting against this? Also, citizens in America are uniting to find the Tesla terrorists. And finally, the Trump administration announces a probe into Harvard s anti-Semitism.

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00:00:00.000 This is an iHeart Podcast.
00:00:02.700 Guaranteed Human.
00:00:05.840 I want to do a fantastic job.
00:00:08.220 We have four years, just about, almost close to four years.
00:00:11.860 We're getting a lot of credit for having done a great job in the first almost 100 days.
00:00:16.440 And we have some big things we're going to be announcing over the next two days.
00:00:19.320 And you know very well, Peter, and I think it's going to be something that's going to bring a lot of wealth back to our country, tremendous wealth back to our country, actually.
00:00:26.280 You're listening to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson.
00:00:30.480 Good Tuesday morning, Ben Ferguson with you.
00:00:32.580 It's nice to have you on the 47 Morning Update.
00:00:35.320 And here are the three big stories that you need to know about that are happening right now.
00:00:39.440 First up, the polls don't lie.
00:00:42.280 Most Americans are now backing Donald Trump's deportation efforts of criminals who not only have broken into this country, but also have committed crimes.
00:00:52.340 So why is the left still fighting against this?
00:00:54.860 We'll break those numbers down for you.
00:00:56.680 Also, citizens in America are uniting to find the Tesla terrorists.
00:01:02.180 You know, those that are keying swastikas on the sides of cyber trucks.
00:01:06.300 Well, America seems to be fighting back and tracking them down.
00:01:10.740 And finally, the Trump administration announcing a probe into Harvard's anti-Semitism.
00:01:16.720 And it could cost the university billions of dollars in federal funds.
00:01:21.300 It's the 47 Morning Update, and it starts right now.
00:01:24.480 Story number one.
00:01:25.680 Donald Trump promised that he was going to go after the bad hombres that have come across our border illegally,
00:01:31.400 and those that have committed crimes in the U.S. were going to be the first to be deported.
00:01:35.220 Democrats have done everything they can to try to stop him from doing that.
00:01:38.760 And there are even moral outrage over the idea of sending the worst criminals to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
00:01:45.320 They thought that was going to change Americans' minds.
00:01:48.320 Then they tried something new over the last few weeks, saying that those that are being deported haven't been given, quote, due process.
00:01:56.400 And this is what a dictator or tyrant would do.
00:01:59.060 Again, protecting these individuals that have come across the border illegally.
00:02:03.860 Yes, breaking our law.
00:02:05.040 And also breaking other significant laws on top of that.
00:02:08.620 That is who the Democratic Party is defending.
00:02:10.800 Well, the American people are having none of the liberals' propaganda against Donald Trump.
00:02:16.720 In fact, in new polling numbers we've seen now, most Americans approve of President Donald Trump's program to deport illegal immigrants, period.
00:02:25.980 That means if you came into America illegally, that is enough for the American people to say you should be deported, 1.00
00:02:32.980 not just committing other crimes on top of that.
00:02:36.140 Yes, this is an incredible new number that we're seeing.
00:02:39.580 The poll was taken between March the 27th and the 28th, and 58% say they approve of the Trump administration's program to deport illegal immigrants in the U.S.,
00:02:50.420 compared to 42% who say they disapprove.
00:02:53.860 Translation, an overwhelming majority of Americans stand with Donald Trump.
00:02:58.160 Now, what's even more interesting about what we're witnessing right now is the fact that the media is angry at Democrats on Capitol Hill
00:03:05.820 for not going out and going to war with Donald Trump over deportations.
00:03:11.780 Many of them, they believe, apparently now are just cowards, and they're angry and shocked that the majority of Americans are supporting Trump.
00:03:20.180 MSNBC is a perfect example where they say they cannot believe what they're witnessing with their own eyes. 0.72
00:03:26.220 You heard Stephen Miller say in an interview on the lawn of the White House, look, to a CBS reporter,
00:03:31.860 are you seriously defending people who are here from Venezuela who are gang members, 0.95
00:03:36.840 even though there had been no due process to know whether they were gang members?
00:03:39.900 But it was a kind of perfect demonstration of the way that the administration flips this against any critics to say that you are inherently pro-illegal immigrant.
00:03:51.820 You are inherently pro-people who are here illegally or have done bad things.
00:03:55.900 And it's a difficult, it makes it hard for the Democrats to defend the rights of these people,
00:04:00.600 which is why you're not hearing much outcry.
00:04:03.240 I mean, it was interesting talking to Anne Applebaum just a minute ago off camera.
00:04:06.420 And she was saying, we've gone further than Hungary in the United States already, just in the space of three months.
00:04:12.000 Orban took 10 years to do this.
00:04:13.540 We've done it in the space of three months, and it's even more chilling here what is happening.
00:04:17.540 But you're hearing so little opposition to it from Democrats.
00:04:21.840 You're hearing so little opposition to it from Democrats.
00:04:27.420 Hell may be freezing over because MSNBC is now attacking Democrats, they say,
00:04:32.680 for not being radical enough at standing up to what the American people are saying they want overwhelmingly.
00:04:38.980 You also heard in there the fear-mongering, saying that Hungary, which they've attacked Viktor Orban,
00:04:45.160 the leader of that country, relentlessly since Donald Trump said his name and said he's doing a great job on the issue of immigration.
00:04:52.580 They are now saying that what it took him years or decades to accomplish in Hungary has only taken Donald Trump three months.
00:05:00.220 Like, that's a bad thing.
00:05:01.600 It's very clear the American people are loving what Donald Trump is doing.
00:05:05.600 And it's exactly what he ran on for president.
00:05:08.720 No one should be surprised that this is his agenda item.
00:05:12.580 In fact, you could argue this is exactly why the American people voted him back into the White House.
00:05:17.760 So the good news is, no matter what the Democrats have said so far in the first three months of his presidency,
00:05:23.820 none of it seems to be working.
00:05:25.280 And the American people seem to be united behind Donald Trump to get rid of illegal immigrants who entered the country illegally. 0.92
00:05:33.780 Next, story number two.
00:05:35.120 The story that you're about to hear is one that's very important.
00:05:38.740 And I hope every one of you will share this podcast wherever you can on social media.
00:05:43.360 Because the American people are standing up and finding these Tesla terrorists.
00:05:50.400 In recent weeks, there have been a significant increase in attacks targeting Tesla vehicles, dealerships,
00:05:56.880 charging stations, both in the United States of America and internationally.
00:06:00.760 The incidents have ranged from basic vandalism to full-on arson to bombs even being planted at dealerships around the country.
00:06:10.100 Whether it's Las Vegas or Colorado, Brooklyn, New York, nationwide, we have seen a massive uptick.
00:06:17.100 And then on Saturday, you had the international protest of Elon Musk.
00:06:21.880 And the activist group Tesla Takedown organized over 200 protests, they claim, at Tesla dealerships across the country.
00:06:30.220 In response, Tesla sent a video message to its sales staff urging them to stay vigilant.
00:06:35.420 It is very obvious that much of this is organized and being pushed by the radical left.
00:06:41.000 The FBI has formed a task force to address the rising number of attacks on Tesla properties,
00:06:46.040 collaborating with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms,
00:06:49.560 and investigating all of these incidents with local law enforcement.
00:06:53.840 They're also now treating this as domestic terrorism.
00:06:57.720 Well, here's the best part.
00:06:59.040 Americans are getting involved as well.
00:07:01.960 Many of the attacks on Tesla vehicles are being caught by the Tesla camera systems.
00:07:07.780 And then the owners are putting them on the Internet.
00:07:10.400 Well, guess what's happening?
00:07:11.660 Americans are identifying the attackers and turning them into police.
00:07:15.740 In fact, one man whose car was vandalized with a swastika keyed into the side
00:07:21.920 found, because the Internet, the man who did it.
00:07:24.760 And he confronted him, and it was all caught on video.
00:07:28.140 I'll say it again.
00:07:29.180 You're not going to see or hear this anywhere else.
00:07:31.680 So make sure you share this with all of your family and friends on social media.
00:07:36.180 Now, the man that's being confronted realizes that he is being taped,
00:07:40.320 and that the whole world is going to see who he is,
00:07:43.680 putting his entire livelihood in his life, his businesses,
00:07:46.520 and his, quote, good name, in a bad light.
00:07:49.940 So what did he say when he was confronted by the man who tracked him down,
00:07:53.920 whose car he put these swastika in? 0.96
00:07:56.660 Well, take a listen to his own words.
00:07:58.960 Free service.
00:07:59.940 How about you pay for the repairs?
00:08:01.860 Write a check.
00:08:02.620 You just bought a Tesla.
00:08:03.620 I can wipe it off.
00:08:04.420 No, no.
00:08:05.500 It's not a key.
00:08:06.120 It is a hate crime, sir.
00:08:07.600 It was a crayon.
00:08:07.960 It is a hate crime.
00:08:09.180 Did you write a swastika on there?
00:08:11.560 I'm sorry you're upset.
00:08:12.720 Did you write a swastika?
00:08:13.500 It didn't even work.
00:08:14.940 Apparently it doesn't work.
00:08:15.640 Did you write a swastika on the...
00:08:17.580 It's a key, sir.
00:08:18.480 We see it on the video.
00:08:19.320 It's not a key.
00:08:20.300 Is it a swastika?
00:08:21.700 I was probably putting my keys in my pocket.
00:08:22.420 Is it a swastika?
00:08:23.740 Have you looked at your car?
00:08:24.740 Is there a key mark?
00:08:25.980 Yes.
00:08:26.960 Is it a swastika?
00:08:27.820 That's impossible.
00:08:28.240 It's at the police right now.
00:08:29.720 It's being fingerprinted.
00:08:31.380 What do you mean it's being fingerprinted?
00:08:32.940 Because they were trying to track you down.
00:08:35.200 Thankfully, Facebook tracked you down.
00:08:36.940 Uh-huh. 0.52
00:08:37.300 So your business, your freaking livelihood, everything now, because you chose to write a... 0.76
00:08:42.760 So to tell Facebook that you're sorry for writing a swastika on a Tesla. 0.85
00:08:47.960 Listen, I said, I'm sorry.
00:08:51.180 For what?
00:08:51.460 And I apologize.
00:08:52.220 For what?
00:08:52.240 For what?
00:08:52.520 I have nothing against your car, and I have nothing against you.
00:08:55.940 So why would you write a swastika on a Tesla?
00:08:58.640 Obviously, I have something against Elon Musk, but that's not the way to show my...
00:09:01.880 Elon Musk owns that car because it was bought and paid for a long time ago.
00:09:07.980 That's why it's misguided, and obviously, I did not intend to do this.
00:09:11.740 This should serve as a warning to anyone thinking about going after Tesla vehicles that if you're
00:09:17.840 caught on camera, there are a lot of good Americans that are out there willing to find
00:09:22.540 you and expose you for actually who you are.
00:09:25.800 We also are finding out that there are consequences for those who've already done this.
00:09:31.020 A man suspected of setting fire to Tesla vehicles in Las Vegas, we were told today, will remain
00:09:37.180 jailed until trial.
00:09:39.820 Tesla terror is also spreading in Europe as dealerships have gone up in flames and vandals
00:09:44.920 hit another in attacks on Trump and Elon Musk.
00:09:48.940 It's obvious that the left is realizing now that when they can't control Donald Trump, well,
00:09:54.080 they're going to at least try to burn down everything that's important to him and Elon
00:09:58.300 Musk.
00:09:59.000 And here is story number three.
00:10:00.760 There are two basic questions that American taxpayers should be asking when it comes to
00:10:06.520 universities like Harvard.
00:10:08.700 Number one, why are your federal tax dollars going there?
00:10:11.680 Especially when Harvard University's endowment at the end of June of 2024, their fiscal year,
00:10:18.600 was valued at $53.2 billion.
00:10:23.120 By the way, that represented a $2.5 billion increase from the previous fiscal year.
00:10:28.940 The second question is, why is the government giving $9 billion in federal funds to a university
00:10:34.180 that also has anti-Semitic tendencies?
00:10:38.900 Well, both of those questions are now being answered by the Trump administration, as they are
00:10:44.960 probing Harvard for exactly that, anti-Semitism, and looking at the real possibility of pulling
00:10:51.720 the $9 billion in federal funds.
00:10:54.300 The Trump administration announcing on Monday that they are looking into Harvard over its
00:10:58.900 chronic problem with anti-Semitism, placing the $9 billion in federal grants at risk at the
00:11:04.280 nation's most elite academic institution.
00:11:07.440 Harvard's campus has become increasingly hostile to Jews in recent years, as radical anti-Israel
00:11:13.460 activists have become, well, one-to-one, basically, with a university and their mindset, especially
00:11:19.980 since the Hamas terror attacks of October the 7th, which dozens of student groups blamed
00:11:25.520 on Israel on campus.
00:11:27.820 The university has struggled to respond.
00:11:30.120 In fact, the former Harvard president, Claudine Gay, could not even commit to Congress that
00:11:35.340 the university would take action if there were calls for genocide of Jews on campus.
00:11:40.820 She resigned weeks later in disgrace.
00:11:43.780 Three separate federal departments announced a joint investigation on Monday of Harvard in
00:11:49.380 a press statement, saying this,
00:11:51.400 Today, the Department of Education, Health and Human Services, and the U.S. General Services
00:11:56.940 Administration announced a comprehensive review of federal contracts and grants at Harvard
00:12:02.080 University and its affiliates.
00:12:04.200 This review is part of the ongoing efforts of the Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism.
00:12:09.960 The task force will review more than $255 million in contracts between Harvard University, its
00:12:17.000 affiliates, and the federal government.
00:12:19.140 The review also includes more than $8.7 billion in multi-year grant commitments to Harvard University
00:12:27.040 and its affiliates to ensure the university is in compliance with federal regulations, including
00:12:33.020 its civil rights responsibilities.
00:12:35.920 Harvard has served as a symbol of the American dream for generations, the pinnacle aspiration
00:12:41.560 for students all over the world to work hard and earn admission to the storied institution.
00:12:46.880 Harvard's failure to protect students on campus from anti-Semitic discrimination, all while promoting
00:12:54.180 divisive ideologies over free inquiry, has put its reputation in serious jeopardy.
00:13:01.600 Harvard can right these wrongs and restore itself to a campus dedicated to academic excellence
00:13:07.640 and true seeking, where all students feel safe on its campus.
00:13:12.840 The Trump administration took a similar approach in addressing anti-Semitism on the campus of
00:13:18.120 Columbia University, which quickly agreed to make major policy changes, though it later seemed
00:13:23.920 to backtrack privately after the inaction of the Biden administration, which was reluctant
00:13:29.280 to confront its own radical base about anti-Jewish bigotry.
00:13:33.780 Donald Trump clearly has no problem confronting anti-Semitism on college campuses, clearly making
00:13:40.840 sure that every Jewish student feels safe no matter what campus they're on in America.
00:13:47.020 As for Harvard, if they keep up their anti-Semitic ways, it's going to cost them billions of dollars.
00:13:53.220 Thank you for listening to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson.
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