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Ben Ferguson
Welcome. It is verdict with Senator Ted Cruz. Ben Ferguson with you. Senator, I gotta say, there's some polling numbers that have come out that are shocking to even me and many other conservatives of just how big of a victory the issues have become for Donald Trump with the country.
Senator Ted Cruz
Well, that's exactly right. But, but let me stop by saying, you know, Friday's podcast, for the first time ever, we had to cancel the podcast because you were sick. And so we did a rerun of our Christmas Day podcast of my favorite movies because you were in bed, curled up, hacking up along. So let me ask you a couple days later, how you feeling?
Ben Ferguson
I survived. I have not been, I think I text you. I have not been that sick in 25 years. It was four days in a row of 103 fever from the flu. So this year's flu is no joke. If you get it, God be with you because I was, I rarely miss a show and power through and I there was no way I could do the show. So thanks you guys for bearing with me on Friday.
Senator Ted Cruz
Well, I hope you enjoyed the movie recommendations, but I felt bad. I was ready to go, but Ben was miserable and unconscious. So I'm glad to have you back. Welcome back. It's good to be here and you know, and you're still hurting a little bit. But I'm glad if we have a moment in the pod where things pause, it will be because he's still coughing up along.
Ben Ferguson
But very accurate.
Senator Ted Cruz
And it's moments like this. I'm glad that some of these episodes we do remotely because no offense, but I don't really want you coughing on me right now.
Ben Ferguson
That's also very accurate, very astute medical advice there.
Senator Ted Cruz
I like it. There you go. That would be all my years in med school. All right, so let's talk about the substance because we got a lot to talk about. Number one, as you pointed out, we're seeing a sea change in this country. We are one month into the Trump presidency and I gotta say, the Polling numbers. The American people are embracing a common sense conservative agenda. And the media, the corporate media, they don't know what to do with it. And the Democrats, they don't know what to do with it. Now, part of it is because we're seeing real results. And one of the things that we're going to talk about today are the incredible results we're seeing on the border. Look, I said last year, over and over again, we are going to secure the border. And it's not going to take a year, it's not going to take six months. It is going to happen on January 20th. Well, I'll tell you what, the numbers have backed that up. We have seen the illegal immigration plummet. We're going to break that down for you and give you the facts and figures on that. And then finally, Doge, Doge, every day continues to be breathtaking, uncovering more and more government waste. And to watch the Democrats run around like chickens with their heads cut off defending all this nonsense is really astonishing. You know, I gotta say, the president asked a while ago. He said, we're gonna win so much, you're gonna get tired of winning. I gotta tell you, Ben, right now, I'm not tired of winning.
Ben Ferguson
Yeah. And the majority of Americans in this new poll that we're mentioning, yeah, they're not tired of winning yet either. Wanna tell you real quick about our friends over at the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. After more than a year of war, terror and pain in Israel, there is still a great demand for basic humanitarian aid. The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews has supported and continues to support those in the Holy Land still facing the lingering horrors of war and those who are in desperate need right now. Your gift today will provide critically needed aid to communities in the north and the south that have been devastated by the ongoing war. And your generous donation will deliver to help those not only that are in need, but also the evacuees and refugees from the war torn areas, first responders and volunteers, wounded soldiers and even elderly Holocaust survivors. They need our help because many of them have lost everything. You can give hope during a time of great uncertainty. So to give a gift to bless Israel and her people, you can do it by visiting support IFCJ.org that's one word. Support IFCJ.org you can even call them 888488 IFCJ. That's 888488 IFCJ trip 884-884-4325. And you can help the people in Israel today. So, Senator, there's certain points where the President has been pushing different agenda items and the media takes the opportunity to really come down on him and basically do what they've done for years, which is, well, you Americans don't want to be a part of this. And now the poll numbers are showing that the media is having virtually no influence on the public, and the public is backing Trump now more than ever.
Senator Ted Cruz
Well, it turns out common sense is a lot more common than the media was telling us. And I want you to listen to this clip on ABC with Jonathan Karl. And he's interviewing Hakeem Jeffries. And you need to picture this. Hakeem Jeffries, the leader of the Democrats in the House. Jonathan Karl's gonna ask him about the polling numbers, talking about how the American people are supporting the Trump agenda, the common sense conservative agenda in big numbers. And at the end of it, Jeffries has no answer whatsoever. So, listen, this is not me. This is not you. This is ABC News talking about where the American people are right now.
Jonathan Karl
Donald Trump's favorability rating is actually higher than it ever was the first time around. Let me ask you, a recent poll by Marquette looked at several of the things that he has done or says that he is going to do. And 63% favor federal government's recognition of only two sexes. 60% favor deporting immigrants who entered the United States illegally. 60% favor expanding oil and gas production. 59% favorite favor declaring an emergency at the southern border. Is there anything you are seeing that Trump is doing that you are in favor of, that you think is the right thing?
American Express Representative
Let me say, as it relates to.
Hakeem Jeffries
All of those issues, we're just at the beginning.
Ben Ferguson
We're just at the beginning. So that's my answer. And Jonathan Karl's face was actually hilarious.
Senator Ted Cruz
There, because you go back, was funnier. Yeah, that's true. Because when Carl asks him, Jeffries is shocked and astonished. He goes through the American people. 60 plus percent are agreeing with Trump on X, Y, Z, all these issues. Is there anything he's doing? That's right. Now, if you're the leader of the Democrats in the House, what the hell do you say about that? Like, he had no response other than, well, it's just the beginning. I'm hoping something will go bad and then we'll cheer that like it is. 63% favor the government recognizing only two sexes. Those are not close numbers. 63% is a super majority any way you look at it. 60% favor deporting illegal aliens. 60% favor expanding oil and gas production. 59% favor declaring an emergency on the southern border. Those are compelling numbers. And it's an example of. Look, by the way, can we talk.
Ben Ferguson
Poll numbers just for a second so people understand in politics, like when. When I was at the Bush administration, we were on the campaign, if you had a poll on something we wanted that was above 53%, that was like a home run. If you were at 55 or above, it was like a mandate. I have not seen 60% polls like these in decades. Have you, on these types of issues.
Senator Ted Cruz
And to see ABC reporting on it. And you're right, Jonathan Karl is very dismayed to be reporting on it. He's shaking his head, but Hakeem Jeffries looks like he's filming a hostage video. He's just terrified. Why are you asking me this? Because he doesn't want to say no, I don't agree with Trump on anything, because when you're on the wrong side of a bunch of 60, 40 issues, that's a recipe to lose elections. But he doesn't want to say, yes, I agree with Trump on anything because his base hates Trump so much, they'll lose their mind and go nuts. So all he can say is, well, it's just the beginning. I hope things will go wrong, and then we can celebrate that things are going wrong.
Ben Ferguson
It is astounding, astonishing. I should say that this is now where we are, but this turns into what I call a mandate, a super mandate, and it just means, keep going, Trump. Keep going. Republicans, what does this do to some of your colleagues who maybe didn't want to go along with some of these types of things when they see these poll numbers? Is this gonna make it easier to get things done in Congress as well? I would hope so.
Senator Ted Cruz
Well, it certainly should. And by the way, I'll tell you, historically, for the last four years, every Democrat voted on the wrong side of these issues. On the question of are there two sexes, male and female, every single Democrat in the Senate voted no over and over and over again. On the question of deporting illegals. Every Democrat in the Senate voted no over and over and over again. On the question of more oil and gas exploration. Virtually every Democrat, actually, Joe Manchin, would vote yes occasionally. Joe Manchin isn't there anymore. So every Democrat that remains in the Senate has voted no over and over and over again. On the question of declaring an emergency on the southern border. Again, every Democrat voted no. And so the Democrat Party, listen, they're in a crisis. If you're on the wrong side of 60, 40 issues across the board. Well, that's how you get the kind of election we had in November. That's how you get a president elected with more than 300 electoral votes. That's how you get a president who, of the seven swing states, wins all seven. That's how you get a Republican Senate and a Republican House. Because the Democrats on the issues, they're not listening to the American people. They're listening to the crazy fringe. And I don't see a whole lot of indication that they're moving. It's a fascinating question is, are there Democrats in the party who say, gosh, we've gotten so far out of the mainstream, we're really listening to just a fringe? Let's get back to the middle. There are one or two people saying that, but I gotta say, all right, I want you to listen to James Carville. James Carville is a Democrat through and through. Listen to what James Carville had to say about his party just completely getting so extreme that they leave the American people behind. He's really upset about it. Here are the words Carville is quoted online as saying. We don't have the audio, but we have the words. And look, I'll give a warning. Carville's language is always colorful, and it is here, but here's how he's quoted. Quote, I dedicated the best years of my effing life to this party only to see it taken over by a bunch of stupid MFers. Everything's gone to S. By the way, he did not abbreviate any of those. And if you look at the tweet that is particularly circulating online, it says Carville is especially livid following the DNC leadership election, reportedly saying, quote, who are these people? This David Hogg guy and that other sissy, referring to Malcolm Kenyatta come out of the GD left field. Well, there goes the mail vote forever. Thanks, guys. We're effed and we deserve it. That's James Carville's assessment of where the Democrat Party is right now, based on.
Ben Ferguson
The poll numbers that we're seeing. He's not far off, by the way, from reality. I mean, if he's an honest broker. I've known James for years. You have as well. Like, he's. This is the assessment. I think he's spot on with where the Democratic Party is. And they still don't seem to understand that this is how far they are away from the American people. That's a blessing in disguise for us.
Senator Ted Cruz
Yeah, they are not listening to reality. But look, let's look at the Facts. Let's take the facts. All right, Here's a headline from the New York Post. Just a couple of days ago, quote, illegal border crossings hit record low after Trump's swift crackdown and could be on track for levels not seen in 60 years.
Ben Ferguson
Wow.
Senator Ted Cruz
The numbers are stunning. So far In February, about 359 illegal migrants per day have been caught across the entire southern border, down more than 90%.9,0 from February 2024, according to leaked Customs and Border Protection data. That puts the US on track to have the lowest monthly border crossings in at least 25 years. If the trend continues, the number of illegal migrants coming into the US could hit a level not seen since 1968, nearly 60 years ago. Here's a quote from Mark Record, who runs the center for Immigration Studies. It's the lowest the U.S. has seen, quote, in almost a lifetime. Quote, if you kind of break down the numbers, divide them by 365. We hadn't had numbers this low since the 1960s. So we're talking 60 year lows if it's abstained. Obviously. The CPP data shows that just 3953 illegal migrants have been caught this month through February 11th. If that trend continues through the month, that would put the February boarding crossings at roughly 10,000, which is a number that hasn't been seen since CPB began tracking month to month data in 1999. 10,000. Under Biden, we were getting 10,000 a day. We're on track for that to be the total monthly traffic. And that's just in the very first month.
Ben Ferguson
It's a momentum thing now, right? I mean, you gotta feel it, I'm sure, on Capitol Hill, which is we've just gotten started, the American people are behind us and we're recruiting a bigger audience that's cheering this on each and every day.
Senator Ted Cruz
Well, look, this election, President Trump and Republicans in the Senate and House promised the American people real results. And you look at what was promised. Number one, we promised we are going to secure the border. And remember repeatedly, Joe Biden said, first of all, he said the border is secured. He said it over and over and over again. People knew that was a lie. And then he said, well, it's impossible to fix it. Look, it's up to Congress. I want you to listen to this clip from the National Border Patrol Council vice president talking about Biden lying to the American people on this topic. Give a listen.
Chris
You know, it's interesting because down on the southern border, there has also been a dramatic reduction in the number of People who are coming across the border. I want to put up call for number four here. This is a senior DHS official talking about that, Chris. Delivering consequences has results. Illegal crossings are down. Got aways are down. Criminal prosecutions are on the rise. Daily reports of large groups in Mexico, Guatemala, turning back south and surrendering to authorities requesting to go home. And we have only just begun policy matters. President Biden told us repeatedly, Chris, that he had basically done all he could and that it was up to Congress to do more. What's happened in the last two and a half weeks would seem to suggest that Biden was just gaslighting everybody.
ICE Official
Yeah, you know, it's unfortunate, I think.
Senator Ted Cruz
Yeah.
ICE Official
I don't know. I don't know who he thought he was fooling. I mean, it darn sure wasn't us. We knew what was going on the whole time. And you're right, the apprehension numbers have slowed to a crawl. Last night, I was actually working the river, and you have the Mexican military patrolling their northern border. So that slows down a lot of traffic coming our way. So things have changed a great deal. And this president has proven that he's a man of his word and can get it done. He actually gave President Biden, then President Biden, the roadmap to do it. He just failed to do it.
Ben Ferguson
There it is. Failed to do it. Right. That's what it boils down to.
Senator Ted Cruz
Well, and it was deliberate. It was a decision. And listen, Biden knew he was lying to the American people. Kamala Harris knew she was lying to the American people. Karine Jean Pierre knew she was lying to the American people. Chuck Schumer knew he was lying to the American people. Every Democrat in the Senate and the House, they knew they were lying to the American people. And it's because they elevated politics above their basic job of representing their constituents and protecting them. And listen, reasonable people can disagree, say, on the right level of legal immigration. Some people might say we should allow more legal immigration. Other people might say we should allow less. That's a discussion reasonable and rational people can have. Let me ask you something seriously, Ben. Imagine for a second you're a Democrat strategist. So imagine you're a transgender witch, and you are a complete lunatic, and you have no reason. Even so, you presumably want your team to win. I mean, one would think that would be sort of the basics if you're running a campaign.
Ben Ferguson
Sure.
Senator Ted Cruz
Explain to me how a political party gets so far away from common sense in the American people that they decide, let's release multiple child Rapists that raping kids. You know, apparently our constituents want child rapists in our community. And if you think, okay, come on, Ted, that's a little extreme. The Democrats are not doing this. I want you to listen about Bill Melujian. Bill Milugian is the best immigration reporter in in the countries with Fox News. I want you to listen to this clip because this is exactly what the Democrat Party's been doing. Give it a listen.
Hakeem Jeffries
Well, Dana, it's hard to believe there are any jurisdictions out there that wouldn't cooperate with ICE when it comes to illegal aliens charged with forcibly raping children. But in Massachusetts, it's just routine. Take a look at this case. IceBoston just announcing they arrested this Guatemalan illegal alien charged in Massachusetts with three counts of aggravated child rape and three counts of fortune forcible rape of a child. So the question is, why was he on the streets? Right. Well, ICE says their detainer request on him was ignored by the Essex County Superior Court due to sanctuary policy. The locals released him into the community on bail without any notice to ice. In a statement, the director of ICE Boston says in part, jose Fernando Perez has been charged with some horrific crimes against a minor in our commonwealth. He is exactly the type of alien we are targeting with our worst first policy. He posed a significant danger to the children of Massachusetts, and we will not tolerate such a threat to our community. IceBoston also announcing the arrest of this Turkish illegal alien charged in Massachusetts with assault and battery against an intellectually disabled person and witness intimidation. But ICE says their detainer on him was also ignored by the sanctuary city of Somerville. He had also been released into the public. Elsewhere around the US ICE Seattle arrested this Salvadoran illegal alien wanted in his home country for aggravated homicide. Here in Los Angeles, ICE arrested this Guatemalan illegal alien charged with sexual assault and rape with a gun. And In Colorado, the DEA announced their top 10 arrests of illegal immigrants in recent days, including several affiliated with Trende, Aragua and others with egregious crimes like kidnapping, child sexual assault, and fentanyl trafficking. And Dana, I was talking to a law enforcement source in Massachusetts about the child rape case that I referenced, and I asked, like, there's got to be some sort of a catch here, right? Forget about cooperating with ice. How does somebody charge with so many counts of aggravated forcible child rape even get released on bail in the first place? The response I got was, quote, welcome to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. We'll send it back to you.
Chris
Well, they're finally on their way Out. Thanks, Bill.
Ben Ferguson
Welcome the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. That's how much they hate Donald Trump. They don't care about these rapists running around among us.
Senator Ted Cruz
It really is shocking. And understand what is being reported there, which is that in Massachusetts, but also you're seeing it in Seattle. Also you're seeing it in Colorado and across the country. You have Democrats who have people who are violent child rapists who are violently, horribly raping little children. And number one, these Democrats are releasing these child rapists. Now, these child rapists are illegal immigrants. They could be deported. But their politics of we want as many illegal immigrants as possible is more important than any sort of common sense of let's stop, let's stop horrible crimes against vulnerable kids. You know, there's a quote from Friedrich Nietzsche in Beyond Good and Evil, which I think is really on point here. And it is quote, there is a point in the history of society when it becomes so pathologically soft and tender that among other things, it sides even with those who harm it, criminals. And it does this quite seriously. And honestly. Punishing somehow seems unfair to it. And it is certain that imagining punishment and being supposed to punish hurts. It arouses fear in it. Is it not enough to render him undangerous? Why still punish? Punishing itself is terrible. With this question, herd morality, the morality of timidity draws its ultimate consequence.
Ben Ferguson
You say that and you look at where we are. I still feel like we're in a position, as Democrats refuse to move, that more and more Americans, regardless of that they consider themselves an Independent or a Democrat or Republican, are just looking at this issue as a national security issue, a local community safety issue. And that, that's why this, the support for it is so high we talked about in those poll numbers.
Senator Ted Cruz
I think that's right. Look, any, you know, a lot of people, most many normal people, are not terribly political. They're focused on their family and their lives. But if you ask anyone who's not a moron or a radical, do you want child rapists released in your community, the answer is no. If you ask most normal people, should we secure the border? They'll say yes. If you ask most normal people, how many sexes are there, they're going to say two. Now, we've lived in a world where people were afraid to say there were two sexes because the left, they're so hectoring, they're so just a few years ago, they would silence you, they would cancel you, that people were afraid to say up was up and down was down. And I do think we're seeing the pendulum swing back because people are tired of the crazy and they want less crazy.
Ben Ferguson
Let's go to Doge for a second and give an update there. Because they're finding the crazy each and every day. They are continuing to find wasteful spending at numbers that I couldn't have imagined. I think a lot of people still can't believe how bad it is. A great example of that is they discovered 1.9 billion, not million, 1.9 billion in HUD money that was, quote, misplaced by the Biden administration this last week.
Senator Ted Cruz
Yeah, they just simply lost it. And so Elon Musk and also Scott Turner, the new Secretary of hud, they're going to go try to try to get that back. You look at the epa. The EPA says he's going to seek the return of $20 billion in clean energy grants awarded by Biden. And I got to say, you know, we played on last week's POD reporters saying, well, gosh, we want evidence. Show us the evidence. Well, here are a few examples of what Doge has already discovered. $36,126 from USCIS for, quote, diversity, Equity and Inclusion and accessibility training for leadership and supervisors who manage teams. $2.86 million for, quote, a public relations firm contract for the Council for Inclusive Innovation at the Patent Office, which is to make sure women and minorities were no longer, quote, underrepresented. And as inventors and patentees, that's 2.86 million, $35,338.58 for, quote, Sri Lankan Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation and Resilience Coordinator Services. You know who paid that? The U.S. forest Service. What the hell is the U.S. forest Service doing funding climate grants in Sri Lanka?
Ben Ferguson
It's a question everybody's asking. And you look at Doge and how this continues to expand, they're now saying they don't think they're gonna be able to find all the waste. It could take a year or a year and a half just to get through the waste. Is that a number that shocks you?
Senator Ted Cruz
No, look, I mean, there's massive waste. And I gotta say, it is striking to see Democrats in Congress. They're defending all of it. I have not seen a single Democrat senator say of any of this stuff, okay, that's too much. I'm glad we're getting rid of it. Now, I will say it is fairly striking. Give a listen to the guys at pod Save America, which are the leftist bros, admitting that Doge is doing some real good and feeling some chagrin. Give A listen to this.
Pod Save America Host 1
And also, as much as I want to throw all of Trump's campaign promises in his face, like, the price of eggs is not down, you have not ended the war in Ukraine, et cetera, et cetera. You said he'd do it in 24 hours. I think most voters get that. It was a shtick and they're going to give him some time to actually get things done.
Pod Save America Host 2
Trump is like, he is moving so fast. They are doing a lot. It doesn't. It's not just the perception of it. They hit the ground running in a serious way. It's like genuinely impressive. Impressive in a dark and sinister way, but it's nonetheless impressive. And if you're turning on the news every day and hearing about all these different things Trump is doing and all the different criticisms coming out of it, you may not like all of it, but, like, in comparison to how people felt about Joe Biden being basically absent, I imagine for a lot of people it's a welcome change.
Pod Save America Host 3
The energy and he's signing things and he's effect all that. I think that is playing extraordinarily well.
Pod Save America Host 1
You don't want to seem like you're opposed to government efficiency, but obviously now they're just rampaging through, like the government Venmo and shutting off.
Pod Save America Host 2
I'm not saying they're wrong. I'm just lamenting our situation.
Pod Save America Host 3
Me too. No, I love it. I felt the same way because I've seen the messaging memos and it's like, you know, the young, young people, Gen Z, they like Doge and what Elon's doing, because, you know, they don't see. They see government as sclerotic and inefficient and they like the move fast and break things ethos, and they want to get stuff done and they like the resultant. Like, yeah, we. Yes, of course, we all want that. We all know that government is slow. We all know the government can be inefficient. We all know that the bureaucracy can be bloated. We all worked in the White House. We tried to reorganize the government, we tried to find efficiency. It's hard to do.
Pod Save America Host 2
And honestly, some of this is pretty annoying because it's some of the stuff we should have done.
Senator Ted Cruz
Right?
Pod Save America Host 2
Yeah, you could do some of this.
Pod Save America Host 1
You just gotta talk shenzito. I could dig these doja cats.
Pod Save America Host 2
Oh, my God, that was horrible.
Ben Ferguson
I mean, I can't say that they're wrong. I think they're at the point where they're like, we gotta tell the truth.
Senator Ted Cruz
All right, Ben. The astonishing thing is Pod Save America makes more sense than any Democrat in the US Congress. I have not heard a single Democrat saying that. That, gosh, this spending is egregious. Now, I will say you notice they sort of reflexively tossed out egg prices.
Ben Ferguson
Yeah.
Senator Ted Cruz
Let me give you a couple of stats that'll blow you away. In the 25 days since Trump's inauguration, how many times do you think CNN has mentioned egg prices?
Ben Ferguson
Oh, it's gotta be. I mean, dozens and dozens.
Senator Ted Cruz
45.
Ben Ferguson
Wow.
Senator Ted Cruz
All right, in the 25 days before the inauguration, how many times do you think CNN mentioned egg prices?
Ben Ferguson
Five or less.
Senator Ted Cruz
Zero.
Ben Ferguson
Wow.
Senator Ted Cruz
Zero. All right, how about MSNBC? Surely they're more balanced. In the 25 days since Trump's inauguration, how many times do they mention egg prices? 30, 80.
Ben Ferguson
Wow.
Senator Ted Cruz
All right, how about the 25 days before inauguration, how many times mentioned eggs?
Ben Ferguson
Are we going to go with zero? Are we going to go with zero?
Senator Ted Cruz
1:1. I'll give them credit, it's 80 to 1. And it's just, listen, suddenly they discovered, by the way, eggs were expensive before Trump was sworn in and we did have avian flu and they like slaughtered a whole bunch of chickens. So that is a problem because, you know, I am not an avian biologist, but I'm pretty sure you need chickens to get eggs. So it is fascinating to see. We're securing the border, we're cutting down massive government waste, we're getting wins, wins, wins. And the one thing the media has discovered is to start screaming, eggs are expensive. Eggs are expensive. As if they apparently had never noticed it until Donald Trump took the oath of office.
Ben Ferguson
Yeah, I think the American people are paying a lot closer attention to all of this. That's why it's not working on them. And I also think the American people just don't trust the media anymore. It's gonna be interesting to see how long that lasts because if it keeps going the way it is right now, Democrats and the media are in serious trouble. Don't forget, we do this show Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Hit that subscriber auto download button. Wherever you get this podcast, please write us a five star review. Share this podcast wherever you can on social media and also grab my podcast, the Ben Ferguson Podcast. I'll keep you up to date on the latest breaking news on those in between days and the center, and I will see you back here Wednesday morning.
Podcast Summary: The 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson
Episode: WINNING: Polls Surge for Trump as Illegal Border Crossings PLUMET & More Government Waste Exposed
Release Date: February 17, 2025
Hosted by Ben Ferguson, "The 47 Morning Update" delves into the latest political developments, focusing on President Trump's administration, its policies, and the prevailing political climate. In this episode, Ferguson is joined by Senator Ted Cruz to discuss a surge in polling numbers favoring Trump, significant reductions in illegal border crossings, and the exposé of government waste.
Ben Ferguson opens the episode with a personal update about his recent battle with the flu, expressing gratitude to listeners for their understanding during his absence.
Senator Ted Cruz humorously references the situation, highlighting their adaptability by airing a rerun during Ferguson’s illness.
The conversation shifts to the remarkable polling numbers indicating strong public support for President Trump's conservative agenda, surpassing expectations even among conservatives.
Senator Ted Cruz emphasizes the unprecedented nature of these numbers and the apparent disconnect between the American people and the corporate media.
Ben Ferguson reinforces the significance of these numbers, comparing them to historical polling data from the Bush administration.
A key highlight is the dramatic reduction in illegal immigration, a central promise of the Trump administration. Both hosts present alarming statistics showcasing the effectiveness of border security measures.
Senator Ted Cruz cites data indicating a more than 90% decrease in daily illegal crossings compared to the previous year, projecting monthly figures that have not been seen in over six decades.
Ben Ferguson echoes the momentum, noting the growing support among Americans and the positive reception on Capitol Hill.
The discussion transitions to the exposure of significant government waste, with detailed examples underscoring mismanagement and inefficiency within various federal departments.
Senator Ted Cruz presents alarming figures uncovered by DOGE, highlighting misplaced funds and questionable expenditures.
Ben Ferguson questions the scale of the waste, pointing out the extensive time DOGE anticipates it will take to uncover all discrepancies.
Senator Ted Cruz confirms the widespread nature of the waste and criticizes Democrats for defending these expenditures.
The hosts critique the Democratic Party’s stance on various issues, arguing that the party is out of touch with mainstream American values and the will of the people.
Senator Ted Cruz references a poll featuring Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, who struggled to respond to questions about Trump’s supportive polling numbers.
He further cites a scathing assessment from James Carville, a long-time Democrat, condemning the party's shift towards extremism.
Ben Ferguson concurs, stating that Carville's assessment aligns with the current reality of the Democratic Party's disconnect from the electorate.
The episode examines perceived media bias, particularly focusing on how mainstream outlets have shifted their narratives to counter Trump's presidency, often overlooking significant policy successes.
Senator Ted Cruz criticizes major news networks like CNN and MSNBC for disproportionately focusing on minor issues such as egg prices since Trump's inauguration.
He contrasts this with the minimal coverage these networks provided before Trump took office, suggesting a deliberate shift to undermine the administration.
Ben Ferguson adds that declining trust in media outlets is benefiting the Trump administration and posing challenges for Democrats.
Senator Ted Cruz wraps up the discussion by reiterating the Trump administration's achievements in border security and government efficiency, while criticizing the Democratic Party and mainstream media for their opposition and mishandling of key issues.
Ben Ferguson encourages listeners to stay informed and supportive by subscribing, reviewing, and sharing the podcast, emphasizing the importance of independent media in countering mainstream narratives.
This episode of "The 47 Morning Update" provides a comprehensive look at the Trump administration's early successes, the challenges faced by the Democratic Party, and the evolving relationship between the American public and mainstream media. Through detailed analysis and compelling statistics, Ferguson and Cruz present a narrative of triumph and resilience in the face of opposition.