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The 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson
Trump & Musk are They Both Right plus Columbia Univ. Protester w Ties to Hamas
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Jack Armstrong
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Joe Getty
Anti Semitism is on the rise around the world and sadly right here in America. Jewish schools being targeted, synagogues threatened, families living in fear. This is the moment for all of us to take a stand. And that's why I want to tell you about the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. You may know of it as ifcj and they're giving food and shelter to Jewish families under threat. They're building bomb shelters for children helping survivors of hate rebuild their lives in Israel. And your gift of only $45 will help support their life saving work. Every dollar helps be the difference. Visit ifcj.org that's ifcj.org why should you.
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Jack Armstrong
Listen to Armstrong and Getty on demand? We're not boring. A lot of news is boring and tedious and depressing and makes you angry. You don't want to live your life like that. Hey, I'm Jack Armstrong.
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Joe Getty
He's Joe Getty.
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Jack Armstrong
We're Armstrong and Getty. We try to bring you the truth and help you figure out this crazy modern world.
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Joe Getty
Something about a comedic tone.
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Jack Armstrong
We have a winner. Yes. Listen to Armstrong and Yeti on Demand on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. In the fall of 1986, Ronald Reagan found himself at the center of a massive scandal that looked like it might bring down his presidency. It became known as the Iran Contra affair. The things that happened were so bizarre and insane, I can't begin to tell you. Please do. To hear the whole story. Listen to fiasco Iran Contra on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Look, I think it's incredibly unfortunate. You and I are both good friends with President Trump and we're both good friends with Elon Musk. They're both extraordinary men. I was in the Oval Office with the president when this back and forth began. And it's really unfortunate. They are both, I think, American heroes. They're both incredibly, incredibly strong leaders. And listen, it's obvious they're both pissed off right now. You're listening to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson.
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Joe Getty
Good Friday morning. Welcome. It is the 47 Morning Update. And my, oh my, do we have a show for you. First up, the war between Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Is it fair to say both men may be right in what they're saying? I'm going to break it all down for you in just a second. Up next, Donald Trump and his administration implement a travel ban that's long overdue, especially in light of what happened in Colorado. So who is affected by it and what countries? I'll have that for you as well. And finally, a protester at Columbia University has direct ties to a terrorist organization. We have the indictment and why the Trump administration is now going after Colombia, getting rid of their taxpayer dollars that you were sending by the millions. It's the 47 Morning Update and it starts right now.
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Jack Armstrong
Story number one.
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Joe Getty
Well, let's just go ahead and address the elephant in the room. There is a back and forth that is taking place by the most powerful man in the world, the president, Donald J. Trump, and the richest man in the world, Elon Musk. There is a lot to say about this, but I'm going to actually keep it pretty short. And the reason why is this isn't good for any of our conservative values to have a in in fighting at this level. This is a gift to the liberals. It is a gift to the liberal media. It is a gift to the left because they're getting exactly what want. They want Elon Musk and Donald Trump to not get along. I put out a statement earlier today and I'm going to read it to you. Trump is not wrong. Elon Musk is not wrong. Elon is working under the assumption, unfortunately, that Congress actually wants to do the job and wants to save our country. Elon Musk is honestly where my head would have been 20 years ago, but I've seen too much of the sausage that's being made. He has an assumption that it can't be this corrupt, that Congress should actually want to work and do its job for the American people. That is why Elon Musk is so angry about the big, beautiful bill. With good reason. Then there is Donald Trump, who's working under the reality that these people are absolutely scum in Congress, by the way, many of them Republicans. And you cannot get anything perfect passed through the current legislation or legislators that we currently have in Washington. Now, Donald Trump understands what it means to actually drain the swamp. He understands how many swamp creatures are still there. He understands how many swamp creatures are within the Republican Party. And that's why I say Trump is working under the reality that these people in Washington are absolute scum. And he knows that he cannot get a perfect bill passed with this many scumbags in Congress. Now, let me also talk about the things that Elon Musk is also, by the way, right about. I think we can all agree that we would love a bill that eliminates the entire corrupt irs. We would love a bill that gets rid of all the government waste, fraud and abuse. We would love to have some of these agencies completely gutted and have an administrative state that disappears the way it's being run. If we had that bill, there's also the other reality. Probably wouldn't even get 20 votes in the House of Representatives because there is so many swamp creatures there. Yes. Many of them have the R next to their name. Now, the bill on the floor, Donald Trump understands, is probably about as good as it's going to get with the current crap that we have in Congress representing the people. And Elon Musk is absolutely right to be angry about what's in this bill. There are things in this bill that I would love to get rid of. But I also know that I'd rather have this bill than have no deal done at all and have taxes skyrocket and hurt Americans and have liberals, in essence, win. So I go back to what I said a moment ago. Elon is not wrong. Donald Trump is also not wrong. But I want to say this clearly. I do not believe that Elon is our enemy. I believe that AOC and the Biden crime family and the Obama family and the Clinton family and the mainstream media and the corrupt individuals at PBS and npr, they are the enemy. Elon Musk is not the enemy. I think America should forever be grateful, forever be indebted to Elon Musk for doing what he did. Saving free speech by buying Twitter, exposing the corruption in the silencing and censoring of conservatives that were on Twitter, exposing the corruption in social media that has changed drastically since he bought Twitter and turned it into X. He risked everything to save free speech in this country. We now know how big of an impact he's had on free speech. Things that you used to not be able to say on social media you can now say again. Things that used to get you kicked off of social media because you were a conservative and you wanted to expose waste, fraud and abuse or ask questions about a vaccine used to get you silenced. Let's be clear. Social media would not be what it is right now if it wasn't for Elon Musk fighting back. There's also something else that Elon has done that I will forever be grateful for. He exposed the level of waste, fraud and abuse that we have within our government. This will pay dividends for years to come because now the majority of Americans realize that the government is not working for them. It is stealing from them and then hooking up their friends and family members and donors with ridiculous amounts of money. He also exposed the level of waste in overseas transactions and just pure corruption. He has shown us exactly how broken our government is. So I go back to what I said a moment ago. Elon is not wrong and he's also not our enemy. Now, the final thing I'll say is this. I genuinely hope that Donald Trump and Elon Musk can stop having this war. I hope that they will go back to talking like men to one another behind closed doors. I think both men have done amazing things for this country. And I think both men are playing into the trap right now that the left and the liberal media have been wanting to happen since day one. Elon Musk is going to go back to his private life and the work that he's done. I do not want it to be undone because of this war. I also want to be clear. Donald Trump is working under the reality of the situation that Washington is broken, that there are a lot of scumbag politicians, including Republicans, and you cannot get anything perfect passed through the current legislators that we have in Washington. So as I wrap this point up, I want to say this. I am hoping for a very quick reconciliation between these two brilliant minds. I am hoping that they can at least be civil, because a civil war between these two men only helps the radical left.
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Jack Armstrong
Next story number two.
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Joe Getty
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation reinstating a travel ban that restricts entry into the United States for citizens of 12 countries. Why? The president, citing national security concerns. Now, the policy is set to take effect very quickly on June 9. There are 12 countries that are listed and the President had this to say about it as he announced it from the Oval Office.
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Donald Trump
The recent terror attack in Boulder, Colorado has underscored the extreme dangers posed to our country by the entry of foreign nationals who are not properly vetted, as well as those who come here as temporary visitors and overstay their visas. We don't want them. In the 21st century, we've seen one terror attack after another carried out by foreign visa overstayers from dangerous places all over the world. And thanks to Biden's open door policies, today there are millions and millions of these illegals who should not be in our country. In my first term, my powerful travel restrictions were one of our most successful policies and they were a key part of preventing major foreign terror attacks on American soil. We will not let what happened in Europe happened to America. That's why on my first day back in office, I directed the Secretary of State to perform a security review of high risk regions and make recommendations for where restrictions should be imposed among the national security threats. Their analysis considered are the large scale presence of terrorists, failure to cooperate on visa security, inability to verify travelers identities, inadequate record keeping of criminal histories, and persistently high rates of illegal visa overstays and other things. Very simply, we cannot have open migration from any country where we cannot safely and reliably vet and screen those who seek to enter the United States. That is why today I am signing a new executive order placing travel restrictions on countries including Yemen, Somalia, Haiti, Libya and numerous others. The strength of the restrictions we're applying depends on the severity of the threat posed. The list is subject to revision based on whether material improvements are made. And likewise, new countries can be added as threats emerge around the world. But we will not allow people to enter our country who wish to do us harm and nothing will stop us from keeping America safe. Thank you very much, the President.
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Joe Getty
Going through that list again, Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. There are also partial restrictions on seven different countries. Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. The partial restrictions involve limitations on immigrant and certain non immigrant visas. But some temporary visas may still be granted with those partial restrictions on the seven countries I just listed. As President Trump stated, the ban aims to protect the United States from individuals who may pose threats to national security. Citing concerns over terrorism, inadequate vetting processes and high visa overstay rates in the US he referenced a recent attack in Boulder allegedly perpetrated by an Egyptian national and a catalyst for the new policy. Now the administration also pointed to deficiencies in information sharing and identity management protocols in affected countries which hinder effective screening and vetting of travelers. The travel ban has already faced criticism. Don't worry from the left as they will do anything to stand up for illegal immigrants and even those that are committing atrocities against Americans. It is very clear there's two ways of thinking on this issue. The conservative way, the Trump way is to protect American citizens and the left is to advocate and protect the illegal immigrants, even those that are on terrorist watch lists.
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Jack Armstrong
And here is story number three.
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Joe Getty
The Trump administration is very upset right now with many American universities who are allowing anti Semitism to explode on college campuses. Colombia is a perfect example of this where a protester and self proclaimed Jew hater, we now have learned, had direct links to Hamas terror cell. This coming from disturbing phone records as the DOJ is revealing all of this. A Jew hater, quote unquote, who protested against Israel on Columbia University's campus and contemplated, we now have learned, setting a student on fire allegedly had a direct link to the Hamas deadly Al Qassam Brigade militant group. The post is now revealing the man is now awaiting trial after being indicted on three federal ha crimes against Jewish people. He was a member of a chat group that received regular updates from the terrorist organization as well and the accusation is the first evidence of an agitator receiving information directly from Hamas and taking action during protests on the University of Columbia campus. Now the individual is 20. I want to be clear. He was not a Columbia student, but he was on the campus protesting. He frequently wore the green headband used by Hamas terrorists and boasted to friends about having relatives overseas who were actually a part of the terror group. This all coming from the DOJ court filing. While on Columbia's campus during protests in April of last year, the individual allegedly texted pal saying he lit a flare and considered lighting someone on fire, but that there was too many people around him to take on otherwise he would have hurt them. Columbia University said it has no record of the man being on campus and wanted to be clear that this individual is not affiliated with our university in any way. Alright, so why did you allow him to protest on your campus? The university added that the school strongly condemns anti Semitism and violence and we are horrified by the violence and hate crimes described in the incident. Well, you can say that all you want, but the reality is Columbia University has allowed this hate to grow on its campus. Which brings me to the second part of the story. The Trump administration is now escalating pressure on Columbia as The Education Department is questioning the university's accreditation altogether. Here's more of the story from FOX News.
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Jack Armstrong
The Trump administration is not backing down as it continues its crackdown on campus anti Semitism. The State Department is vowing to investigate the visa status of anti Israel protesters who were arrested after storming the school library this week.
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Joe Getty
The nature of our promise that people who are in this country with a.
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Jack Armstrong
Visa and laws or affect the nature of what's important to our country when.
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Joe Getty
It comes to our foreign policy and national security will be acted on in that regard. And yes, he said it and I believe him.
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Jack Armstrong
And that's the word you can take for it. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik says that schools like Columbia just aren't paying attention here. Listen to what she has to say. And the fact that these universities have allowed that to perpetuate shows that they have been incapable of showing strong leadership to allow safety for students. And they've allowed this anti Semitism to continue to rise. U.S. taxpayers do not want their dollars to prop up institutions that are unsafe for Jewish students. And that has been the case at places like Columb.
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Joe Getty
One thing's for sure, the Trump administration isn't screwing around with anti Semitism on college campuses and they're going to make it hurt for universities that refuse to rein it in. So well done to the Trump administration for doing this. They're not holding back and they're stopping anti Semitism, especially when your tax dollars are going to these universities that have been looking the other way for far too long.
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Jack Armstrong
Thank you for listening to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever you're listening to this podcast right now. And for more in depth news, also subscribe to the Ben Ferguson Podcast and we will see you back here tomorrow.
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Joe Getty
Anti Semitism is on the rise around the world and sadly right here in America. Jewish schools being targeted, synagogues threatened, families living in fear. This is the moment for all of us to take a stand. And that's why I want to tell you about the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. You may know of it as ifcj. And they're giving food and shelter to Jewish families under threat. They're building bomb shelters for children helping survivors of hate rebuild their lives in Israel. And your gift of only 45 will help support their life saving work. Every dollar helps be the difference. Visit ifcj.org that's ifcj.org why should you.
- [19:38]
Jack Armstrong
Listen to Armstrong and Getty on demand? We're not boring. A lot of news is boring and tedious and depressing and makes you ang you don't want to live your life like that. Hey, I'm Jack Armstrong.
- [19:49]
Joe Getty
He's Joe Getty.
- [19:49]
Jack Armstrong
We're Armstrong and Getty. We try to bring you the truth and help you figure out this crazy modern world.
- [19:54]
Joe Getty
How about something about a comedic tone?
- [19:59]
Jack Armstrong
We have a winner. Yes. Listen to Armstrong, you, Getty on Demand on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. In the fall of 1986, Ronald Reagan found himself at the center of a massive scandal that looked like it might bring down his presidency. It became known as the Iran Contra affair. The things that happened were so bizarre and insane, I can't begin to tell you. Please do to hear the whole story. Listen to Iran Contra on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This is an iHeart podcast.