Verdict with Ted Cruz - Bonus POD： Trump Speaks to the Nation as Patel's FBI Nabs 10 of the Most Wanted

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00:00:05.820 Well, I just think you should be more appreciative

00:00:07.840 because this country has stuck with them

00:00:09.900 through thick and thin.

00:00:11.200 They were a lot smarter than Joe Biden

00:00:12.800 because Joe Biden didn't have a clue.

00:00:14.340 He just gave money hand over fist

00:00:15.980 and they're losing thousands of soldiers a week.

00:00:18.800 And I want to see it stop.

00:00:20.260 You're listening to the 47 Morning Update

00:00:22.780 with Ben Ferguson.

00:00:24.160 Good Tuesday morning, Ben Ferguson with you.

00:00:26.520 And these are the big stories we're talking about

00:00:28.280 on the 47 Morning Update.

00:00:30.300 First up, Donald Trump is set to address

00:00:32.840 a joint session of Congress tonight.

00:00:35.100 So what is the president going to say to you?

00:00:37.900 I have those details exclusively for you

00:00:40.340 in just a moment.

00:00:41.320 Also, cartel members are being arrested by the FBI.

00:00:46.080 Why wasn't this happening for the last four years

00:00:48.380 under Biden and Harris?

00:00:49.640 I have that as well.

00:00:50.740 And finally, Donald Trump decides to stop

00:00:53.940 military funding for Ukraine.

00:00:56.340 And Democrats react with rage and anger.

00:01:00.040 It's the 47 Morning Update.

00:01:01.880 And it starts right now.

00:01:03.460 Story number one.

00:01:04.560 Donald Trump will be addressing

00:01:05.920 a joint session of Congress tonight.

00:01:08.060 And more important than that,

00:01:09.180 he'll be addressing the American people.

00:01:11.000 Now in politics, momentum is everything.

00:01:13.420 And right now, the American people

00:01:15.380 are behind Donald Trump.

00:01:17.160 So what can you expect this evening

00:01:19.080 from the president?

00:01:20.120 Well, Donald Trump said he vows to

00:01:22.400 tell it like it is when talking to you,

00:01:25.080 the American people.

00:01:26.000 This will be Donald Trump's first

00:01:28.080 congressional address of his second presidency.

00:01:30.920 And he understands it is an important one.

00:01:33.700 Now, this also is a speech that he will give

00:01:35.860 just four days after he said Zelensky,

00:01:39.520 well, get the hell out of the White House

00:01:41.140 after that exchange with the president

00:01:43.160 and the vice president, J.D. Vance,

00:01:45.280 and Marco Rubio, the secretary of state.

00:01:48.600 Donald Trump and Vance, as you know,

00:01:50.260 called Zelensky disrespectful

00:01:51.700 during their White House meeting Friday

00:01:53.380 over bringing an end to the Russian-Ukraine war.

00:01:57.180 Now, before the fallout,

00:01:58.300 the Ukrainian president had been expected

00:01:59.920 to sign a major mineral deal

00:02:01.920 with the United States of America.

00:02:03.740 They would also clearly give protection to Ukraine.

00:02:07.220 Minutes before his big post on True Social,

00:02:10.440 Trump wrote,

00:02:10.920 the only president who gave none of Ukraine's land

00:02:14.340 to Putin's Russia 0.73

00:02:15.560 is President Donald J. Trump.

00:02:17.520 Remember that when the weak

00:02:18.720 and ineffective Democrats criticize

00:02:20.820 and the fake news

00:02:21.880 gladly puts out anything they say.

00:02:25.480 Reports on Monday said

00:02:26.900 Trump was expected to meet with top aides

00:02:29.480 to also bring suspension

00:02:32.240 of U.S. military aid to Ukraine.

00:02:35.120 I'll have more on that for you in a moment.

00:02:37.240 But what we do know is this,

00:02:39.060 the Republican-led House and Senate,

00:02:41.000 they are listing the president for leadership

00:02:43.380 as they're trying to hammer out

00:02:44.920 a major budget legislation package

00:02:47.540 that supports Donald Trump's agenda,

00:02:50.540 including the extension of his 2016 Trump tax cuts,

00:02:55.920 as well as securing the U.S.-Mexico border

00:02:58.400 and stopping the flow of fentanyl

00:03:00.880 during his speech to Congress

00:03:02.360 will be themes,

00:03:03.700 I've been told by several at the White House.

00:03:05.960 Now, during Trump's first month in office,

00:03:08.520 illegal border crossings dropped

00:03:10.000 to their lowest levels in more than two decades.

00:03:13.360 That according to government statistics.

00:03:15.600 Now, with his Department of Government Efficiency,

00:03:18.180 headed by Elon Musk,

00:03:19.500 creating much fanfare due to the staff cuts

00:03:22.420 and the findings of massive waste, fraud, and abuse,

00:03:26.420 there is assurances that Donald Trump

00:03:28.500 will also address exactly what Doge has done

00:03:31.420 for the American people.

00:03:32.860 Now, finally, you can also expect the president

00:03:35.100 to talk about his tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada

00:03:38.840 and an additional tariff on China.

00:03:41.480 Trump has said the tariffs will go into effect Tuesday

00:03:45.120 if there is no movement from other countries

00:03:48.160 to get better deals with the United States.

00:03:51.160 And it is something that he will proudly talk about

00:03:53.820 as he addresses Congress.

00:03:55.200 Now, one final point that you should also make note of watching

00:03:59.220 when the president speaks tonight

00:04:00.740 is honestly just how excited he is

00:04:03.720 and how much fun he's having

00:04:05.540 doing what the American people have told him to do.

00:04:09.260 There does seem to be a very different Donald Trump this time

00:04:11.940 than what we saw in 2016.

00:04:14.300 And that is something that many Americans are saying

00:04:17.180 they're enjoying watching.

00:04:19.160 Next, story number two.

00:04:20.540 One of the most important campaign promises

00:04:22.580 from Donald Trump was that if he was elected,

00:04:24.860 he was going to go after the cartel members

00:04:27.580 and declare that they are terrorist organizations.

00:04:29.840 He promised to do more to keep Americans safe

00:04:33.000 from these terrorist organizations.

00:04:35.580 And, well, they're paying off right away.

00:04:37.740 The new FBI director, Cash Patel,

00:04:39.940 announced the apprehension of eight Mexicans

00:04:43.920 wanted for murder and major drug trafficking.

00:04:47.880 The Federal Bureau of Investigations announcing

00:04:50.220 that the agency took into United States custody

00:04:53.740 the eight men from Mexico wanted by the FBI

00:04:57.020 for murder and drug trafficking charges this week.

00:05:00.180 In fact, two were FBI top 10 most wanted fugitives.

00:05:05.340 Quote, the FBI and our partners

00:05:07.800 will scour the ends of the earth

00:05:10.920 to bring terrorists and cartel members to justice,

00:05:14.560 Cash Patel said in a statement.

00:05:16.240 The error of harming Americans

00:05:18.380 and walking free is over.

00:05:21.460 The eight men included Rafael Caro Quintero,

00:05:25.380 a former FBI top 10 most wanted fugitive,

00:05:28.940 wanted for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping

00:05:31.920 and the murder of Drug Enforcement Administration

00:05:34.960 special agent Salazar back in 1985.

00:05:40.080 The FBI said that Quintero is widely regarded

00:05:43.180 as one of the Mexican godfathers of drug trafficking 1.00

00:05:47.060 and helped to form the Guadalajara cartel

00:05:50.200 in the late 1970s.

00:05:52.280 Allegedly, he had become one of the primary suppliers

00:05:55.040 of heroin, cocaine, and marijuana in the U.S.

00:05:58.360 and oversaw the cartel in Costa Rica

00:06:00.880 and at the U.S.-Mexico border.

00:06:03.840 Another major arrest was a man

00:06:05.760 by the name of Jose Hernandez,

00:06:07.920 also known as El Gato.

00:06:09.880 He is another former FBI top 10 most wanted fugitive

00:06:13.500 who has also been apprehended.

00:06:15.560 He is allegedly responsible for stalking

00:06:18.280 and orchestrating the murder for hire

00:06:20.120 of a 43-year-old male victim in May of 2013

00:06:24.420 in Southlake, Texas, according to the FBI.

00:06:28.260 Hernandez previously held a high-level position

00:06:31.460 in the BLO drug cartel

00:06:34.160 and is believed to have overseen the importation

00:06:37.440 of large quantities of cocaine into the U.S.

00:06:40.860 as well as committing violent acts

00:06:43.260 within the Republic of Mexico

00:06:44.940 and within the U.S.

00:06:46.620 to maintain his organization's power and status.

00:06:50.720 He was arrested January the 7th of 2023 in Mexico.

00:06:55.620 Now, the case was investigated by the FBI

00:06:58.340 and now they have him in custody,

00:07:02.260 also charging him for interstate stalking

00:07:05.220 and conspiracy to commit murder for hire.

00:07:08.780 Now, these are just two of the 10 major arrests

00:07:12.140 and the question that every American

00:07:14.020 should be asking right now is this.

00:07:16.220 Why is it that so many of these people

00:07:18.860 were allowed to walk free among us

00:07:21.260 and around the world

00:07:22.340 and to terrorize Americans 0.70

00:07:23.980 under the previous administration?

00:07:26.920 Yes, it really does come down to leadership

00:07:29.180 because when the president changed

00:07:31.100 and he started making changes at the FBI,

00:07:33.660 now it is clear that these cartel terrorists

00:07:37.040 are on notice that we're coming for you.

00:07:40.060 And finally, story number three.

00:07:41.740 In a major move, President Trump has halted.

00:07:45.080 We've now being told all weapon sales to Ukraine.

00:07:48.440 We also are being told that Donald Trump

00:07:50.380 is considering freezing weapon shipments

00:07:52.660 from the U.S. stockpiles.

00:07:54.080 This coming from a Wall Street Journal exclusive.

00:07:57.380 Let me give you some more of the background.

00:07:59.380 The Trump administration, they have confirmed,

00:08:01.880 has halted new weapon sales to Ukraine

00:08:04.020 and they are contemplating freezing all shipments

00:08:07.600 from U.S. stockpiles,

00:08:08.940 actions that could significantly impair Ukraine's defense

00:08:13.200 against Russian forces.

00:08:15.580 This decision follows a contentious Oval Office meeting

00:08:18.220 between Trump and Zelensky,

00:08:19.960 during which Trump criticized Zelensky's assertion

00:08:22.280 that the war's end might be distant

00:08:24.920 and suggested the U.S. military aid could be suspended

00:08:28.140 if Ukraine does not actively pursue

00:08:30.540 peace negotiations with the U.S.

00:08:32.720 Now, the suspension includes halting new deals

00:08:36.280 through the U.S. foreign military financing system,

00:08:39.420 which is vital for maintaining Ukraine's military capabilities.

00:08:43.480 Analysts are warning that without U.S. support,

00:08:45.900 Ukraine's ability to resist Russian aggression

00:08:48.660 could be severely compromised.

00:08:50.920 European allies and Ukraine's defense industry

00:08:54.060 may partially be able to compensate,

00:08:56.800 we're also hearing at this hour.

00:08:58.260 But the loss of advanced U.S. weaponry

00:09:00.360 presents a significant challenge.

00:09:02.720 European leaders have expressed concern

00:09:05.140 over the shift in U.S. foreign policy.

00:09:07.760 The French President Macron

00:09:09.060 has proposed a temporary truce

00:09:11.220 to facilitate the negotiations,

00:09:13.800 with Europe showing willingness

00:09:14.980 to support peacekeeping efforts,

00:09:16.960 although Trump remains resistance

00:09:18.540 to any U.S. government involvement.

00:09:21.600 European officials are advocating

00:09:23.700 for a truce and calling for U.S.-European unity,

00:09:26.900 while Trump has signaled that Zelensky

00:09:28.580 must agree to a ceasefire on U.S. terms

00:09:31.380 or face potential consequences.

00:09:33.940 Now, the Trump administration

00:09:35.300 and these recent actions indicate

00:09:37.220 a significant shift in the U.S. foreign policy

00:09:40.880 regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict,

00:09:43.200 especially after the way that Zelensky

00:09:44.880 acted in the Oval Office,

00:09:47.300 making it very clear he is profiting off war

00:09:49.680 and has no intentions of stopping this war

00:09:52.420 or negotiating for peace.

00:09:54.400 Now, this move also puts Zelensky

00:09:57.040 in an awkward situation

00:09:58.580 with the Ukrainian citizens.

00:10:00.680 There has not been an election there

00:10:02.060 since the war broke out.

00:10:03.580 Many believe that he is a dictator,

00:10:05.940 a de facto leader of the country,

00:10:07.840 because no one really knows who supports him.

00:10:10.860 And if you're a citizen of Ukraine

00:10:12.680 and you see that the number one thing

00:10:14.740 that is keeping you somewhat safe,

00:10:16.820 which is U.S. military armory,

00:10:19.460 and you're going to lose that,

00:10:21.820 then the people in Ukraine

00:10:24.040 may turn against Zelensky.

00:10:26.480 This is the first time

00:10:27.360 we've seen major leaders in Ukraine

00:10:29.000 standing up to Zelensky.

00:10:30.740 The question now will be,

00:10:32.200 what will happen in the days and weeks ahead

00:10:34.700 as the man who says he's in charge of Ukraine returns?

00:10:38.640 Now, Zelensky has been blasted

00:10:39.940 by Ukrainian lawmakers

00:10:41.240 for the first time publicly

00:10:43.020 for arguing with President Trump

00:10:45.100 because even they understand

00:10:47.020 just how important the relationship is.

00:10:49.760 A prominent Ukrainian lawmaker 0.99

00:10:51.220 declared it was absolute idiocy 0.99

00:10:53.480 for President Zelensky 0.99

00:10:54.780 to openly argue with U.S. President Trump

00:10:56.880 in front of the world

00:10:57.560 during their Oval Office meeting on Friday.

00:10:59.520 The member of the parliament in Kiev

00:11:01.860 lamented that Ukrainians' relationship 0.61

00:11:04.020 with President Trump

00:11:04.860 came to an end on Friday

00:11:06.460 after a heated White House meeting,

00:11:08.540 and he accused Zelensky

00:11:10.400 of not understanding

00:11:11.300 what leadership actually looks like.

00:11:13.680 He went on to write on Facebook 1.00

00:11:15.300 absolute idiocy 1.00

00:11:16.660 to start arguing, all caps, 1.00

00:11:19.280 with the President of the United States

00:11:20.800 in front of the cameras,

00:11:22.300 adding that it can be done

00:11:23.920 and probably should be done,

00:11:25.200 but not in front of the cameras.

00:11:28.180 This is the first time

00:11:29.400 we've seen major leaders in Ukraine

00:11:31.040 standing up to Zelensky.

00:11:32.740 The question now will be,

00:11:34.180 what will happen in the days and weeks ahead

00:11:36.720 as the man who says

00:11:38.220 he's in charge of Ukraine returns?

00:11:40.580 Thank you for listening

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Verdict with Ted Cruz - March 04, 2025

Bonus POD： Trump Speaks to the Nation as Patel's FBI Nabs 10 of the Most Wanted

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