August 30, 2025 • 20 mins
1. Corporate “Woke” Branding Backlash
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The first section criticizes Cracker Barrel’s rebranding efforts under a new CEO in 2023.
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The piece compares the situation to Bud Light’s controversial marketing campaign.
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It claims that Cracker Barrel alienated its customer base by modernizing its logo, decor, and brand identity, resulting in financial losses and backlash.
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It highlights Donald Trump’s criticism of the company and suggests his comments influenced Cracker Barrel’s decision to revert to its original branding.
2. Washington, D.C. Crime Data Controversy
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The next section shifts to politics, focusing on allegations that D.C. officials manipulated crime statistics to make crime appear lower.
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It mentions House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer launching an investigation, supported by whistleblower claims.
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The commentary argues that this manipulation was politically motivated, while framing Donald Trump as taking a strong stance on public safety.
3. Immigration and Electoral Strategy
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The final section accuses the Biden administration of deliberately increasing the population of undocumented immigrants in swing states between 2021 and 2023.
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It cites Pew Research Center estimates and claims the motive was to influence redistricting and long-term election outcomes.
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The commentary positions Trump as fighting against these policies to secure the border and protect U.S. elections.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
I will tell you this is the best of all,
and they're gonna fight me like the slav of a
governor you have in Illinois. This poor this poor guy
got thrown out of his business by his family.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
But I met this gentleman.
Speaker 3 (00:14):
I never met him before.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Sir, you're doing a great job.
Speaker 1 (00:18):
You're doing an unbelievable Joe, Thank you very much.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
But then he goes on television he says, oh, Trump
is a dictator.
Speaker 4 (00:25):
If you're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with
Ben Ferguson.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
Good Saturday morning to you, Ben Ferguson with you, and
these are some of the stories that you may have
missed that we talked about this week on the forty
seven Morning Update. First up, Crackerbarrell. They screwed up big time.
The President said, it's time for you to go backwards,
correct the course and learn from your mistake quickly so
you can be successful. Well within twenty four hours with
(00:50):
the President weighing in on the issue, Crackerberrell decided, Yeah,
we're gonna do exactly that, and we've got the story
behind it. Also, the one House working now with a
House GOP that has just launched a probe into the
alleged DC crime data manipulation lies from the Democrats claiming
(01:12):
that violent crime and crime in general is actually down
big time this year. Well, there's now an official probe
into it, and what they're fighting is truly shocking. And finally,
Democrats have now been exposed for packing swing states with
illegal immigrants. But before I get to that, I want
to talk to you about my friends at Kirk Elliott
(01:34):
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(03:49):
it starts.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Right now, story number one.
Speaker 1 (03:52):
You would think that companies would learn from the fiascos
and the disasters of woke ideology. A great example of
that is what happened with bud Light using a transgendered
person aka a dude acting like a chick to try
to promote their brand. We all know how that ended.
You would also think that CEOs in twenty twenty five
(04:15):
would understand that there's quite a few Americans out there
that just want brands to be normal and not push
in agenda, or if they have a core audience, don't
be ashamed of them and who they actually are. Well,
you would think that CEOs of companies would understand that
insert cracker barrel aiming to quote modernize. Under the new
(04:39):
CEO appointed in twenty twenty three, they decided it was
a good idea to trash an entire brand, but not
just the brand, actually trash the customers that have propped
up that brand for decades. They unveiled what they described
as a minimalist text only logo and upmitted the restaurant
de core, dropping the iconic image of uncle herschel, the
(05:04):
overalls clad man leaning on a barrel, and removing the
quote old country store from all of their branding. Yes,
it was a slap in the face or a middle finger,
however you want to describe it to the customers that
love Cracker Barrel Oil. Customers and branding critics then slammed
(05:24):
the changes, accusing the chain of abandoning not only its
nostalgic but also its Southern Country identity. The company's stock
tumbled by more than ten percent, in fact, to seventeen
percent if you look at the latest reports, and the
brand lost as much as one hundred million dollars in
(05:46):
its valuation. But apparently that wasn't enough for Cracker Barrel leaders.
They stuck to their plan day after day as it
continued to get out of control, and then when they
knew they had a road problem, they went on Good
Morning America. The Cracker Barrel CEO on the restaurant renovations
that had made everyone start talking about the brand. Here's
(06:10):
what she had to say when was asked about, Hey,
did you guys maybe make a mistake?
Speaker 3 (06:15):
And I got ask this question, I think I'd probably
know to answer. What if all the customers are coming
at you hard enough about the look at a restaurant
and they want to go back to the old way.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
Would you do it?
Speaker 5 (06:27):
Honestly, the feedback's been overwhelmingly positive that people like what
we're doing. I'll give you another sound bite. I actually
happened to be in Orlando last week with all of
our managers. We bring them together and once every other year,
and the number one question that I got asked Michael
was how can I get a remodel? When can I
get a remodel? How do I get on the list?
Really so, because the feedback and the buzz is so good,
(06:48):
not only from our customers but from our team members.
They want to work in a wonderful restaurant. So we're
doing everything for our guests and our team members.
Speaker 3 (06:56):
When Jula Messina, it's wonderful to have you here, pleasure
to be here, Thank you. I answer those questions for
all the Cracker Barrell fans out. There's a lot of
great changes.
Speaker 5 (07:04):
Thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
A lot of great changes. Is how Good Morning America
put it? Well? That didn't go over well. Fast forward
to Monday and finally Cracker Barrel admitted defeat and there
woke CEO, realizing she had a very big problem on
her hands. Cracker Barrell acknowledged that it quote could have
done a better job of sharing who we are and
(07:26):
who will always be attempting to calm the furious customer base,
and had abandon the store. Their public communications team emphasized
that quote beloved elements like Uncle Herschel rocking chairs out front,
the classic decor would in fact remain in the stores.
And then there's the politics of this. Donald Trump weighed
(07:49):
in strongly saying quote Cracker Barrell should go back to
the old logo and made a mistake and manage the
company better than ever before. Hours later, the white out
via the pre Secretary of Caroline Levitt praise Cracker Barrell's
decision to revert, stating that Trump has unmatched business instincts
(08:10):
and that the brand made a great decision to trust
the President of the United States of America. By Tuesday evening,
Cracker Barrel had changed her tune even more. They announced
it would scrap the new logo entirely and revert to
the original old Timer design with Uncle Herschel and the
old Country store naming back. The company described the change
(08:34):
as listening quote to its customers and reaffirming the importance
of tradition, hospitality, and comfort. Now, Donald Trump's vocal criticism
and the public urging made a massive difference and aligned
with widespread customer outrage as well as the financial losses.
(08:55):
And then Cracker Barrew had to fully admit that the
rebrand was a mistake. Not only was a mistake because
they were ashamed of apparently their image, they were ashamed
of their customer base. They wanted to be new, trendy
and woke. Well now, Cracker Barrel said, after losing one
hundred million in their market cap, Okay, I guess we're
(09:15):
just gonna go back to how things were before. Remember,
nothing was actually broken. And this is the bigger question
that so many people should be asking, especially in the advertising,
marketing and the business brand world. Why on earth would
you try to take an iconic brand like Cracker Barrel
(09:36):
and change into something clearly that doesn't align with your customers.
It's an amazing brand, it's a business that people love
going into. The food is actually incredible, and the President
United States of America calling them out was a brilliant move.
By the way, he was also protecting so many of
the people that worked there and people that invested in
(09:58):
the business. Well done to the President of the United
States of America for doing this. It'll be very interesting
to see how long the leadership at Kracker Barrel will
still be employed after this nightmare and disaster.
Speaker 2 (10:11):
Next story number two, there is.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
A big story brewing and it involves the House GOP
launching a probe into alleged DC crime data manipulation. And
it's happening right before our very eyes. Yes, Democrats are
now being accused of covering and lawing claiming that crime
(10:34):
was dropping when in reality it was still extremely high.
And that is where you insert House Oversight Committee Chairman
James Comer. He has launched an investigation into President Trump's
allegations the DC crime data is being manipulated by local
police leadership. Now you may ask yourself this question, like
(10:56):
why do I care? Well, let me explain. The action
actually comes less than a week after the Justice Department
announced a federal probe into the statistics. That's a big deal.
The Trump administration is facing escalating pushback over the present's
decision to frame federal agents involved in DC as a
(11:17):
public safety issue when violent crime in the city. They're
now claiming, is that a quote thirty year low. The
problem is the citizens are saying that's a lie, and
now whistleblowers are coming forward. A whistle blower quote with
direct knowledge of internal MPD operations and crime data discussions,
(11:39):
also informed the committee the crime statistics were allegedly manipulated
on purpose, on a widespread basis, and at the direction
of senior MPD officials. That is what Comer wrote in
a letter to the Metropolitan Police Department's chief, Paulina Smith. Quote.
(11:59):
While mp he took action against the single district commander,
the issue potentially affects all seven patrol districts, as MPD
leadership allegedly instructed commanders to routinely downgrade the charges to
quote artificially label crime at a lower statistic. So you're
(12:21):
going to artificially lower crime the District of Columbia's crime stats,
so then you can then say it's safer, even though
it is actually not and it maybe is even more
dangerous than it was the last time you look. So
if you know that you do what they're doing, you
just do it. You just make it up as you go, right,
you say no, no, no, everything's great. Crimes down right,
(12:44):
crimes down, crimes down? Who could be against how great
things are now? Aka Donald Trump, we don't need you to
send in the National Guard.
Speaker 5 (12:53):
Well.
Speaker 1 (12:54):
Comber noted in his letter that the DC Police has
suspended a commander, Michael Pulled, for allegedly manipulating crime statistics
like I mentioned on purpose media accounts of the incident. Additionally,
note that the police union claims police supervisor in the
department in fact manipulated crime data to make it a peer.
(13:15):
Violent crime was fallen considerably compared to last year. Now,
his committee is requesting documents and transcribed interviews with the
commanders of each of the seven patrol districts in Washington,
d C. And then you have Donald Trump. He has
called the statistics released by the FBI quote fake to
(13:35):
justify federal intervention in DC and his plans to intervene
in other cities. The President has also said that he's
interested in using DC as a test for operations in
other cities, and on Sunday he even raised the ear
of Maryland's Governor Wes Moore when he threatened to send
troops to Baltimore. Now, Democratic leaders what they do well?
(13:58):
They lost their minds. They started picketing, they started screaming,
they started yelling, and what do they do well? They
were angry, Yes, they were angry that the president United
States America isn't buying into, as many would describe it,
business as usual. This is exactly why Donald Trump keeps
(14:19):
winning on the issues because he's not backing down.
Speaker 2 (14:22):
And here his story. Number three.
Speaker 1 (14:24):
The Biden administration, we're now learning, packed swing states with
over one million illegal aliens. Why solely for a power grab?
In just two years into his first term as president,
President Joe Biden's border policies helped welcome more than a
million illegal aliens to the nation's electoral swing states, and
(14:46):
additionally some four hundred and fifty thousand illegal aliens into
Texas alone. The latest Pew Research Center estimates specifically look
at the rate at which Biden increased the elegal alien
population in a two year window from twenty twenty one
to twenty twenty three. Notably, the Biden administration packed swing
(15:08):
states with more than a million illegal aliens during those
two years, with likely many more resettling in such states
from twenty three through twenty twenty four. In particular, the
swing state of Florida, so it's illegal alien population grow
by a staggering seven hundred thousand in just two years
(15:32):
under President Biden. Another example of just how much they
wanted to pack this country of the legal immigrants to
change the electoral map completely is Georgia. Georgia not even
close to the border with Mexico, well, their illegal alien
population grew by more than one hundred thousand. Pennsylvania and
(15:53):
Michigan each added at least eighty thousand legal aliens to
their resident populations in twenty twenty one and twenty twenty two.
North Carolina is another great example, as a swing state,
added one hundred thousand plus illegal aliens from twenty twenty
one in twenty twenty two, in Ohio adding almost seventy
(16:14):
five thousand more as well. Arizona added fifty thousand illegal
aliens in the two years of the first two years
of Biden administration. Nevada and Wisconsin each absorbed thirty thousand
illegal aliens during that first two years. Colorado, which is
rapidly turned blue in the last decade, saw more than
(16:36):
one illegal aliens added to its population in twenty twenty
one and twenty twenty two. If you look at the
total population of some of these states, this is a
massive increase. And then look at New Hampshire for example,
they have a population of one point four million. They
added more than ten thousand illegal aliens in the first
(16:57):
two years of the Biden administration. Now why is this
so significant. The Biden administration knew what they were doing,
and they knew they were overseeing a massive surge of
illegal aliens in non border states that would help them
when it came to redistricting and to how many representatives
different states receive based on population. They knew that illegal
(17:21):
immigrants are going to be counted in the census. And
that's exactly why when the bob wire was put down
at the southern border in Texas, Joe Biden sent in
what forkliffs to raise it up to allow more illegals
into the country. You'll look at illegal aliens in New Jersey,
for example, which election predators say could be taped over
(17:42):
the next ten years. In Texas, a GOP stronghold, the
Democrats have long sought to flip to their side. Texas alone,
during the first two years, the Biden administration absorbed about
a half a million illegal aliens in just the first
two years under Biden. Now, New Jersey saw a flex
of more than one hundred and fifty thousand illegal aliens
(18:02):
during that same period. The Pew Research Center estimates that
the illegal alien population also had a record in twenty
twenty three under Biden at more than fourteen million. Now, again,
this was in twenty twenty three. Scholarly estimates from years
prior suggest the illegal alien population today in twenty twenty
(18:24):
five is well above twenty two million, which brings us
back to reality. Why is Donald Trump doing so much
to secure the border, and why is Donald Trump doing
so much to make sure the census doesn't count illegal aliens?
And why is Donald Trump doing so much to make
sure that illegal immigrants are not given the right to
(18:45):
vote so that they alter and change our elections, Because
he understands what the Biden administration was trying to do.
They were trying to pack swing states with well over
a million illegal aliens from day one of the by
administration within the first two years. And what happened after
we had an open border policy during those first two years,
(19:07):
they then rolled out the red carpet for illegal aliens.
They started giving them hotel rooms and credit cards and
sell phones and food. They started giving them everything to
entice them to flood America. Then you may ask yourself
this question, why do we not have the numbers after
twenty twenty two, because there's so many people who are
(19:29):
trying to count. There are so many illegal immigrants there.
And this goes back to what Donald Trump has been
saying since the very beginning. If you don't have a
secure border, you don't have a country. And now we
understand the plan the Biden administration said, Let's pack the
Swing States, just like we want to pack the Supreme Court,
(19:51):
and then we'll give them amnesty and they'll vote for
US forever. And that's exactly why Donald Trump is fighting
it so hard right now.
Speaker 4 (19:59):
Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update
with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever
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and we will see you back here on Monday morning
I will tell you this is the best of all,
and they're gonna fight me like the slav of a
governor you have in Illinois. This poor this poor guy
got thrown out of his business by his family.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
But I met this gentleman.
Speaker 3 (00:14):
I never met him before.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Sir, you're doing a great job.
Speaker 1 (00:18):
You're doing an unbelievable Joe, Thank you very much.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
But then he goes on television he says, oh, Trump
is a dictator.
Speaker 4 (00:25):
If you're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with
Ben Ferguson.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
Good Saturday morning to you, Ben Ferguson with you, and
these are some of the stories that you may have
missed that we talked about this week on the forty
seven Morning Update. First up, Crackerbarrell. They screwed up big time.
The President said, it's time for you to go backwards,
correct the course and learn from your mistake quickly so
you can be successful. Well within twenty four hours with
(00:50):
the President weighing in on the issue, Crackerberrell decided, Yeah,
we're gonna do exactly that, and we've got the story
behind it. Also, the one House working now with a
House GOP that has just launched a probe into the
alleged DC crime data manipulation lies from the Democrats claiming
(01:12):
that violent crime and crime in general is actually down
big time this year. Well, there's now an official probe
into it, and what they're fighting is truly shocking. And finally,
Democrats have now been exposed for packing swing states with
illegal immigrants. But before I get to that, I want
to talk to you about my friends at Kirk Elliott
(01:34):
Precious Medals. Two days ago, I got my new order
of silver. Now I'm investing in silver right now because
the pricing on it is amazing and the upside well,
it's real. I actually have a one hundred ounce silver bar.
It is actually really cool. It's really heavy because it's
one hundred ounces. But I also know that I bought
(01:57):
it at the right price and I wasn't paying up
charges on quote. Rare are special coins and then when
you go to sell them, you take away all of
your earning potential. Why do they do it this way
at Kurt Elliott Because they have transparent pricing up front.
It's very simple. You pay eight percent when you buy,
(02:17):
and here's what matters to you the most, nothing when
you sell. There are no hidden fees ever, with Kurt
Elliott Precious Metals. This is the reason why I recommend them.
It's not just about investing, it's about making sure you
get more for your money. And that is exactly why
Kurt Elliott helps people all the time. Whether it's gold
(02:40):
or silver, you can hold it, be a good steward
of it, you can pass it on to future generations,
and you can build wealth with it. It's real bullion,
never gimmicks, just investment grade gold and silver, No overpriced coins,
no flashy markups. And it's a company that I love
because they are a faith driven company. There's no pressure,
(03:03):
just honest care. They treat every client like family, offering
honest answers up front to help you make wise informed decisions. Now.
If you're seeking a partner when it comes to gold
and silver with an eternity mindset, visit k e PM
dot com slash ben. That's k e PM dot com
(03:27):
slash ben. You can also call them seven two zero
six oh five thirty nine hundred. That's seven two zero
six oh five thirty nine hundred. So let's faithfully steward
what God has given so you can experience real peace
now and for generations to come. K e PM dot
com slash Ben. It's the forty seven Morning Update and
(03:49):
it starts.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Right now, story number one.
Speaker 1 (03:52):
You would think that companies would learn from the fiascos
and the disasters of woke ideology. A great example of
that is what happened with bud Light using a transgendered
person aka a dude acting like a chick to try
to promote their brand. We all know how that ended.
You would also think that CEOs in twenty twenty five
(04:15):
would understand that there's quite a few Americans out there
that just want brands to be normal and not push
in agenda, or if they have a core audience, don't
be ashamed of them and who they actually are. Well,
you would think that CEOs of companies would understand that
insert cracker barrel aiming to quote modernize. Under the new
(04:39):
CEO appointed in twenty twenty three, they decided it was
a good idea to trash an entire brand, but not
just the brand, actually trash the customers that have propped
up that brand for decades. They unveiled what they described
as a minimalist text only logo and upmitted the restaurant
de core, dropping the iconic image of uncle herschel, the
(05:04):
overalls clad man leaning on a barrel, and removing the
quote old country store from all of their branding. Yes,
it was a slap in the face or a middle finger,
however you want to describe it to the customers that
love Cracker Barrel Oil. Customers and branding critics then slammed
(05:24):
the changes, accusing the chain of abandoning not only its
nostalgic but also its Southern Country identity. The company's stock
tumbled by more than ten percent, in fact, to seventeen
percent if you look at the latest reports, and the
brand lost as much as one hundred million dollars in
(05:46):
its valuation. But apparently that wasn't enough for Cracker Barrel leaders.
They stuck to their plan day after day as it
continued to get out of control, and then when they
knew they had a road problem, they went on Good
Morning America. The Cracker Barrel CEO on the restaurant renovations
that had made everyone start talking about the brand. Here's
(06:10):
what she had to say when was asked about, Hey,
did you guys maybe make a mistake?
Speaker 3 (06:15):
And I got ask this question, I think I'd probably
know to answer. What if all the customers are coming
at you hard enough about the look at a restaurant
and they want to go back to the old way.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
Would you do it?
Speaker 5 (06:27):
Honestly, the feedback's been overwhelmingly positive that people like what
we're doing. I'll give you another sound bite. I actually
happened to be in Orlando last week with all of
our managers. We bring them together and once every other year,
and the number one question that I got asked Michael
was how can I get a remodel? When can I
get a remodel? How do I get on the list?
Really so, because the feedback and the buzz is so good,
(06:48):
not only from our customers but from our team members.
They want to work in a wonderful restaurant. So we're
doing everything for our guests and our team members.
Speaker 3 (06:56):
When Jula Messina, it's wonderful to have you here, pleasure
to be here, Thank you. I answer those questions for
all the Cracker Barrell fans out. There's a lot of
great changes.
Speaker 5 (07:04):
Thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
A lot of great changes. Is how Good Morning America
put it? Well? That didn't go over well. Fast forward
to Monday and finally Cracker Barrel admitted defeat and there
woke CEO, realizing she had a very big problem on
her hands. Cracker Barrell acknowledged that it quote could have
done a better job of sharing who we are and
(07:26):
who will always be attempting to calm the furious customer base,
and had abandon the store. Their public communications team emphasized
that quote beloved elements like Uncle Herschel rocking chairs out front,
the classic decor would in fact remain in the stores.
And then there's the politics of this. Donald Trump weighed
(07:49):
in strongly saying quote Cracker Barrell should go back to
the old logo and made a mistake and manage the
company better than ever before. Hours later, the white out
via the pre Secretary of Caroline Levitt praise Cracker Barrell's
decision to revert, stating that Trump has unmatched business instincts
(08:10):
and that the brand made a great decision to trust
the President of the United States of America. By Tuesday evening,
Cracker Barrel had changed her tune even more. They announced
it would scrap the new logo entirely and revert to
the original old Timer design with Uncle Herschel and the
old Country store naming back. The company described the change
(08:34):
as listening quote to its customers and reaffirming the importance
of tradition, hospitality, and comfort. Now, Donald Trump's vocal criticism
and the public urging made a massive difference and aligned
with widespread customer outrage as well as the financial losses.
(08:55):
And then Cracker Barrew had to fully admit that the
rebrand was a mistake. Not only was a mistake because
they were ashamed of apparently their image, they were ashamed
of their customer base. They wanted to be new, trendy
and woke. Well now, Cracker Barrel said, after losing one
hundred million in their market cap, Okay, I guess we're
(09:15):
just gonna go back to how things were before. Remember,
nothing was actually broken. And this is the bigger question
that so many people should be asking, especially in the advertising,
marketing and the business brand world. Why on earth would
you try to take an iconic brand like Cracker Barrel
(09:36):
and change into something clearly that doesn't align with your customers.
It's an amazing brand, it's a business that people love
going into. The food is actually incredible, and the President
United States of America calling them out was a brilliant move.
By the way, he was also protecting so many of
the people that worked there and people that invested in
(09:58):
the business. Well done to the President of the United
States of America for doing this. It'll be very interesting
to see how long the leadership at Kracker Barrel will
still be employed after this nightmare and disaster.
Speaker 2 (10:11):
Next story number two, there is.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
A big story brewing and it involves the House GOP
launching a probe into alleged DC crime data manipulation. And
it's happening right before our very eyes. Yes, Democrats are
now being accused of covering and lawing claiming that crime
(10:34):
was dropping when in reality it was still extremely high.
And that is where you insert House Oversight Committee Chairman
James Comer. He has launched an investigation into President Trump's
allegations the DC crime data is being manipulated by local
police leadership. Now you may ask yourself this question, like
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why do I care? Well, let me explain. The action
actually comes less than a week after the Justice Department
announced a federal probe into the statistics. That's a big deal.
The Trump administration is facing escalating pushback over the present's
decision to frame federal agents involved in DC as a
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public safety issue when violent crime in the city. They're
now claiming, is that a quote thirty year low. The
problem is the citizens are saying that's a lie, and
now whistleblowers are coming forward. A whistle blower quote with
direct knowledge of internal MPD operations and crime data discussions,
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also informed the committee the crime statistics were allegedly manipulated
on purpose, on a widespread basis, and at the direction
of senior MPD officials. That is what Comer wrote in
a letter to the Metropolitan Police Department's chief, Paulina Smith. Quote.
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While mp he took action against the single district commander,
the issue potentially affects all seven patrol districts, as MPD
leadership allegedly instructed commanders to routinely downgrade the charges to
quote artificially label crime at a lower statistic. So you're
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going to artificially lower crime the District of Columbia's crime stats,
so then you can then say it's safer, even though
it is actually not and it maybe is even more
dangerous than it was the last time you look. So
if you know that you do what they're doing, you
just do it. You just make it up as you go, right,
you say no, no, no, everything's great. Crimes down right,
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crimes down, crimes down? Who could be against how great
things are now? Aka Donald Trump, we don't need you to
send in the National Guard.
Speaker 5 (12:53):
Well.
Speaker 1 (12:54):
Comber noted in his letter that the DC Police has
suspended a commander, Michael Pulled, for allegedly manipulating crime statistics
like I mentioned on purpose media accounts of the incident. Additionally,
note that the police union claims police supervisor in the
department in fact manipulated crime data to make it a peer.
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Violent crime was fallen considerably compared to last year. Now,
his committee is requesting documents and transcribed interviews with the
commanders of each of the seven patrol districts in Washington,
d C. And then you have Donald Trump. He has
called the statistics released by the FBI quote fake to
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justify federal intervention in DC and his plans to intervene
in other cities. The President has also said that he's
interested in using DC as a test for operations in
other cities, and on Sunday he even raised the ear
of Maryland's Governor Wes Moore when he threatened to send
troops to Baltimore. Now, Democratic leaders what they do well?
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They lost their minds. They started picketing, they started screaming,
they started yelling, and what do they do well? They
were angry, Yes, they were angry that the president United
States America isn't buying into, as many would describe it,
business as usual. This is exactly why Donald Trump keeps
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winning on the issues because he's not backing down.
Speaker 2 (14:22):
And here his story. Number three.
Speaker 1 (14:24):
The Biden administration, we're now learning, packed swing states with
over one million illegal aliens. Why solely for a power grab?
In just two years into his first term as president,
President Joe Biden's border policies helped welcome more than a
million illegal aliens to the nation's electoral swing states, and
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additionally some four hundred and fifty thousand illegal aliens into
Texas alone. The latest Pew Research Center estimates specifically look
at the rate at which Biden increased the elegal alien
population in a two year window from twenty twenty one
to twenty twenty three. Notably, the Biden administration packed swing
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states with more than a million illegal aliens during those
two years, with likely many more resettling in such states
from twenty three through twenty twenty four. In particular, the
swing state of Florida, so it's illegal alien population grow
by a staggering seven hundred thousand in just two years
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under President Biden. Another example of just how much they
wanted to pack this country of the legal immigrants to
change the electoral map completely is Georgia. Georgia not even
close to the border with Mexico, well, their illegal alien
population grew by more than one hundred thousand. Pennsylvania and
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Michigan each added at least eighty thousand legal aliens to
their resident populations in twenty twenty one and twenty twenty two.
North Carolina is another great example, as a swing state,
added one hundred thousand plus illegal aliens from twenty twenty
one in twenty twenty two, in Ohio adding almost seventy
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five thousand more as well. Arizona added fifty thousand illegal
aliens in the two years of the first two years
of Biden administration. Nevada and Wisconsin each absorbed thirty thousand
illegal aliens during that first two years. Colorado, which is
rapidly turned blue in the last decade, saw more than
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one illegal aliens added to its population in twenty twenty
one and twenty twenty two. If you look at the
total population of some of these states, this is a
massive increase. And then look at New Hampshire for example,
they have a population of one point four million. They
added more than ten thousand illegal aliens in the first
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two years of the Biden administration. Now why is this
so significant. The Biden administration knew what they were doing,
and they knew they were overseeing a massive surge of
illegal aliens in non border states that would help them
when it came to redistricting and to how many representatives
different states receive based on population. They knew that illegal
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immigrants are going to be counted in the census. And
that's exactly why when the bob wire was put down
at the southern border in Texas, Joe Biden sent in
what forkliffs to raise it up to allow more illegals
into the country. You'll look at illegal aliens in New Jersey,
for example, which election predators say could be taped over
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the next ten years. In Texas, a GOP stronghold, the
Democrats have long sought to flip to their side. Texas alone,
during the first two years, the Biden administration absorbed about
a half a million illegal aliens in just the first
two years under Biden. Now, New Jersey saw a flex
of more than one hundred and fifty thousand illegal aliens
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during that same period. The Pew Research Center estimates that
the illegal alien population also had a record in twenty
twenty three under Biden at more than fourteen million. Now, again,
this was in twenty twenty three. Scholarly estimates from years
prior suggest the illegal alien population today in twenty twenty
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five is well above twenty two million, which brings us
back to reality. Why is Donald Trump doing so much
to secure the border, and why is Donald Trump doing
so much to make sure the census doesn't count illegal aliens?
And why is Donald Trump doing so much to make
sure that illegal immigrants are not given the right to
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vote so that they alter and change our elections, Because
he understands what the Biden administration was trying to do.
They were trying to pack swing states with well over
a million illegal aliens from day one of the by
administration within the first two years. And what happened after
we had an open border policy during those first two years,
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they then rolled out the red carpet for illegal aliens.
They started giving them hotel rooms and credit cards and
sell phones and food. They started giving them everything to
entice them to flood America. Then you may ask yourself
this question, why do we not have the numbers after
twenty twenty two, because there's so many people who are
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trying to count. There are so many illegal immigrants there.
And this goes back to what Donald Trump has been
saying since the very beginning. If you don't have a
secure border, you don't have a country. And now we
understand the plan the Biden administration said, Let's pack the
Swing States, just like we want to pack the Supreme Court,
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and then we'll give them amnesty and they'll vote for
US forever. And that's exactly why Donald Trump is fighting
it so hard right now.
Speaker 4 (19:59):
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