October 8, 2025 • 12 mins
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Blame on Democrats:
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The term “Schumer Shutdown” is updated to “Schumer–Hakeem Jeffries Shutdown.”
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Jeffries is criticized for rejecting a one-year ACA subsidy extension that could have reopened the government.
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The commentary accuses Democrats of “orchestrating” the shutdown for political leverage.
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Defense of Republicans and Trump:
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Quotes from Donald Trump emphasize his claim of a “landslide victory” and frame the shutdown as a “kamikaze attack” by Democrats.
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The narrative presents Trump as calm and proactive despite the crisis, promising “good things are going to happen.”
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Impact on Ordinary Americans:
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Focuses on economic and emotional stress caused by the shutdown — e.g., furloughed federal workers and air traffic controllers missing paychecks.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is quoted describing strain on workers and air travel disruptions (notably in Burbank, CA).
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Criticism of ACA Costs:
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The Affordable Care Act is described as “never affordable,” with claims that premiums could increase by over $10,000 a month.
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Democrats are accused of demanding excessive funding to maintain ACA subsidies.
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Political Spin and Language:
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The rhetoric is strongly partisan, labeling Democrats as “radical,” “orchestrating pain,” and calling some “MAGA extremists.”
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The tone aligns with right-leaning political media, highlighting grievances against Democratic leaders while emphasizing Republican resolve.
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Episode Transcript
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Well, they're the ones that started it, they're the ones
that have it, and it's almost like a Kama Kazi
attack by them. You want to know the truth, This
is like a Kama Kazi attack. They have nothing to lose.
They've lost the elections, They've lost the presidential election in
a landslide.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben ferguson.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
Good Wednesday morning. Nice to have you with us on
the forty seven Morning Update, And we've got one big
story for you, the Schumer's shutdown. You're going to need it.
Add a name to that. There's another Democrat getting in
on the action to keep the government shutdown even longer
than they were expecting the shutdown could be. Why are
they doing it? I'm gonna explain it all to you
(00:41):
right now, and the President has a message free as well.
Hang in there. Good things are coming. But first they
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Speaker 2 (03:09):
Story number one.
Speaker 3 (03:10):
It was called the Schumer shut down, but now you
need to add a name to that. Now it should
be called the Schumer Hakeem Jeffries shut down. This after
late breaking news that Hakeem Jeffries has rejected legislation to
extend Obamacare's subsidies for one year. The House Minority leader
(03:31):
rejecting that one year extension of Obamacare subsidies, and Democrats
had said that if they got this extension that the
government could have a clean cr and move forward. Well,
now the Democrats are proving that this is all being
done and orchestrated to hurt Americans. Democrats have not only
(03:52):
shut down the government over the issue, but also they've
shut down the government so Chuck Schumer can show just
how radical he is, hoping to avoid plaid a primary
for his Senate seat by aoc NA. Hill reported that
while Representative Jen Kaigins, a Republican from Virginia's advocating for
legislation that would extend it hands to Affordable Care Act
(04:15):
tax credit until the end of twenty twenty six, Hakeem
Jeffries criticized Republicans for thinking, quote, Democrats are going to
go along with a one year extension of the Affordable
Care Act subsidies. The congresswoman from Virginia is pushing legislation
to extend enhance Affordable Care Act tax credits, which expire
(04:39):
on January one, through the end of twenty twenty six.
The proposal has bipartisan support, and some political observers view
it as a launching pad for securing a deal to
reopen the government. Jeffries, though, has other ideas, saying that
this is well a moving goalpost. A one year extension
(05:00):
is quote now a non starter. That is not what
they were saying just days ago before the government shut down.
He emphasizes, well, the President Trump and Republicans had adopted
a permanent extension of the tax cut for the country's
wealthiest people earlier this year, and he says with that
in mind, he's now demanding a permanent extension of the
(05:23):
enhanced ACA subsidies, which overwhelmingly help working class people. They claim,
quote what world are these maga extremists? Yes, the rhetoric
has not been toned down by the left, even after
the assassination attempt on the President and the assassination of
Charlie Kirk, calling Conservatives now maga extremists living in right now.
(05:47):
He went on to say, to think that Democrats are
going to go along with a one year extension from
a group of people, meaning the Republicans who just permanently
extended massive tax breaks for their billionaire donors, is what
Jeffreys told reporters on Capitol Hill. Now, we also know
that real Americans are going to feel the effects that
(06:08):
the government shut down. Also the workers, many of them
being furloughed and are going to be missing paychecks. The
President United States of America saying this from the Oval Office.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Well, they're the ones that started it, they're the ones
that have it, and it's almost like a Kama Kazi
attack by them. You want to know the truth, this
is like a Kama Kazi attack. They they almost you know,
they have nothing to lose. They've lost the elections. They've
lost the presidential election in a landslide. I saw the
(06:40):
other day where Kamalissa. This was a very close election.
This was one of the biggest sweeps that anybody's ever had.
Won the popular vote by millions, won the electoral college
by a massive amount. They said, if I got two
hundred and seventy, that would be great, but I got
I think three hundred, well but three hundred and fifteen
(07:02):
and they got to twenty. So you know, we won that.
But we want counties. The big thing is counties. So
out of all of the counties, thousands and thousands we
got two thousand, five hundred. They got five hundred and
twenty five. It was a landslide, and we listen, Oh,
yes it was. It was one of the greatest victories
ever and it was a mandate to do what we're
(07:24):
doing now.
Speaker 3 (07:25):
Donald Trump isn't the only one talking about how Democrats
are putting Americans at risk. The man in charge of Transportation,
Secretary Sean Duffy saying this today about air traffic controllers
and what Democrats are causing.
Speaker 4 (07:40):
They work six days a week, right, so we don't
enough control, so they have to work overtime. And they're
family people, right, this is their living. They're concerned now
they don't get their pay tricks. How do I pay
my mortgage? How do I pay my car payment? What
do I do to put food in the kids table?
So the controllers yesterday were saying, we actually have to
think about working six days a week and then do
I go and take an uber job and try to
(08:01):
make extra money to put the food on the table.
All because Chuck Schumer is trying to have this political
fight instead of saying, let's do a clean cr let's
open the government up, Let's have a conversation about what
Democrats want to talk about. But do that over the
course of the next several months. Don't shut it down
and affect our airspace, our controllers and against it's a
huge problem. And again Burbank zero controllers came to work.
(08:24):
I don't support that they should. They should come to work.
They're supposed to come to work. But this is they
miss a paycheck yet, So why aren't they coming to work.
Speaker 5 (08:31):
I mean it's only been six days.
Speaker 4 (08:33):
So well, the paycheck, the pay the pay cycle ended yesterday, right,
their paychecks come next week, and they see it's on
the horizon, Brian, They're like, listen, do I see the
shut Do I see resolution of the shutdown? I don't
see it. So guess what I'm concerned about my own life,
my own family. And what we do is say again,
(08:55):
I want people when they travel to get to where
they're going. So if we don't have controllers, we're going
to make sure there's face is safe. So what we
do is we'll slow traffic, we'll shut down traffic. And
that's what you saw in Burbank. We saw, you know,
significant delays because controllers weren't.
Speaker 3 (09:08):
There significant delays in Burbank and there's a very good
chance those delays could extend around the country. We also
know that Democrats are filling the heat is their constituents
are trying to get very angry about what is happening
right now. A perfect example of that is signor Agnes
King saying this on the vote count.
Speaker 5 (09:29):
Where things stand with the shutdown. I've seen some polls
showing both parties the public is blaming both of them
for where things stand. What do you think about the
Democrats handling of it so far?
Speaker 6 (09:42):
Well as you know. As you may know, I've voted
yes on the Continuing Resident the Republican House pass continuing
resolution because I'm concerned about the effects of the shutdown
on the country. On the other hand, I'm also concerned
that the Republicans have not forward to even commit to
(10:03):
serious discussions about the ACA issue, which is a big issue.
People are going to see double digit double digit is
the right word, could see more than ten thousand dollars
increases in their insurance premiums in a month, and I
think that's something we have to deal with.
Speaker 3 (10:23):
You'll listen to the center there. That is a guy
that's an independent quote unquote. He's now even saying you
might change his vote and oppose a GOP build in
the shutdown if the Democrats are successful enough in their
new move, which is to say, you must give us
all the money we say we need for those subsidies
for the Obamacare Affordable Care Act, which has never been affordable,
(10:46):
and now we're witnessing just how much money it takes
to underwrite it. So here we are another day of
a shutdown, a president United States of America that clearly
is still doing his job and doing what he said
he was going to do for the American people. There
also is another part of this, is there a chance
we can get rid of a bunch of bureaucrats almost
(11:07):
with Doge two point zero. That may be the leverage
that Republicans have to move the needle, as they're making
it clear now that they are looking at getting rid
of quite a few many who are bureaucrats that may
not be actually serving the American people instead they are
serving themselves. So here we are the shutdown is real.
(11:29):
The President also saying hang in there when it comes
to shutdown because he promises good things are coming.
Speaker 1 (11:36):
Then the Democrat on all of this, because you know
the inrodment. People are expression law paying any government shut down.
Speaker 2 (11:45):
And while you're dealing with the Democrats, of course, Republicans
are standing or ground.
Speaker 1 (11:49):
What is your message to repas the Erican people who.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
May encounter some of this pain and the air?
Speaker 1 (11:55):
How do you get a well up till now that
hasn't been a great deal of pain. It'd be a
great deal of pain, but up till now that hasn't been.
I will say this, just hang in there, because I
think a lot of good things are going to happen,
so totally can say it. I mean, I think a lot
of good things could happen, and that could also pertain
to healthcare.
Speaker 3 (12:12):
Good things are going to happen. President saying that, and
I think many that voted for him believe the President
when he said it.
Speaker 2 (12:20):
Thank you for listening to the forty seven 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.
Well, they're the ones that started it, they're the ones
that have it, and it's almost like a Kama Kazi
attack by them. You want to know the truth, This
is like a Kama Kazi attack. They have nothing to lose.
They've lost the elections, They've lost the presidential election in
a landslide.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben ferguson.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
Good Wednesday morning. Nice to have you with us on
the forty seven Morning Update, And we've got one big
story for you, the Schumer's shutdown. You're going to need it.
Add a name to that. There's another Democrat getting in
on the action to keep the government shutdown even longer
than they were expecting the shutdown could be. Why are
they doing it? I'm gonna explain it all to you
(00:41):
right now, and the President has a message free as well.
Hang in there. Good things are coming. But first they
gotta ask you a question. Are you one of those
that's just so tired of giving your money to radical
left woke companies that actually are fighting against your values
every day? Well, there are certain bill that you pay
every month that if you can go with a conservative company,
(01:04):
why not do it? In fact, why not go with
a conservative company that actually takes part of your bill
every month that you're going to pay to somebody, and
they give it back to organizations that support your First
and your Second Amendment rights, that support the rights of
unborn children, that stand with our military, are first responders,
and so many wounded warriors that need help. Well, that
(01:28):
bill I'm talking about is your cell phone bill. And
I've been telling you for a long time about Patriot Mobile.
But there's no better time to switch than right now.
Not only does Patriot Mobile operate on all three major
networks in this country, yeah, all three. That means you
get the same great coverage you're used to right now,
but you also make a difference with every call you
(01:48):
make and every text you make. And why would you
want to give your money a big mobile? Big Mobile
has been giving big donations to democratic causes, democratic candidates,
and radical left or organizations. I'm talking about organizations that
actually support abortion. That is why I want you to
switch right now to Patriot Mobile. Go ahead and make
(02:11):
the switch, And it's so easy. All you have to
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Speaker 2 (03:09):
Story number one.
Speaker 3 (03:10):
It was called the Schumer shut down, but now you
need to add a name to that. Now it should
be called the Schumer Hakeem Jeffries shut down. This after
late breaking news that Hakeem Jeffries has rejected legislation to
extend Obamacare's subsidies for one year. The House Minority leader
(03:31):
rejecting that one year extension of Obamacare subsidies, and Democrats
had said that if they got this extension that the
government could have a clean cr and move forward. Well,
now the Democrats are proving that this is all being
done and orchestrated to hurt Americans. Democrats have not only
(03:52):
shut down the government over the issue, but also they've
shut down the government so Chuck Schumer can show just
how radical he is, hoping to avoid plaid a primary
for his Senate seat by aoc NA. Hill reported that
while Representative Jen Kaigins, a Republican from Virginia's advocating for
legislation that would extend it hands to Affordable Care Act
(04:15):
tax credit until the end of twenty twenty six, Hakeem
Jeffries criticized Republicans for thinking, quote, Democrats are going to
go along with a one year extension of the Affordable
Care Act subsidies. The congresswoman from Virginia is pushing legislation
to extend enhance Affordable Care Act tax credits, which expire
(04:39):
on January one, through the end of twenty twenty six.
The proposal has bipartisan support, and some political observers view
it as a launching pad for securing a deal to
reopen the government. Jeffries, though, has other ideas, saying that
this is well a moving goalpost. A one year extension
(05:00):
is quote now a non starter. That is not what
they were saying just days ago before the government shut down.
He emphasizes, well, the President Trump and Republicans had adopted
a permanent extension of the tax cut for the country's
wealthiest people earlier this year, and he says with that
in mind, he's now demanding a permanent extension of the
(05:23):
enhanced ACA subsidies, which overwhelmingly help working class people. They claim,
quote what world are these maga extremists? Yes, the rhetoric
has not been toned down by the left, even after
the assassination attempt on the President and the assassination of
Charlie Kirk, calling Conservatives now maga extremists living in right now.
(05:47):
He went on to say, to think that Democrats are
going to go along with a one year extension from
a group of people, meaning the Republicans who just permanently
extended massive tax breaks for their billionaire donors, is what
Jeffreys told reporters on Capitol Hill. Now, we also know
that real Americans are going to feel the effects that
(06:08):
the government shut down. Also the workers, many of them
being furloughed and are going to be missing paychecks. The
President United States of America saying this from the Oval Office.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Well, they're the ones that started it, they're the ones
that have it, and it's almost like a Kama Kazi
attack by them. You want to know the truth, this
is like a Kama Kazi attack. They they almost you know,
they have nothing to lose. They've lost the elections. They've
lost the presidential election in a landslide. I saw the
(06:40):
other day where Kamalissa. This was a very close election.
This was one of the biggest sweeps that anybody's ever had.
Won the popular vote by millions, won the electoral college
by a massive amount. They said, if I got two
hundred and seventy, that would be great, but I got
I think three hundred, well but three hundred and fifteen
(07:02):
and they got to twenty. So you know, we won that.
But we want counties. The big thing is counties. So
out of all of the counties, thousands and thousands we
got two thousand, five hundred. They got five hundred and
twenty five. It was a landslide, and we listen, Oh,
yes it was. It was one of the greatest victories
ever and it was a mandate to do what we're
(07:24):
doing now.
Speaker 3 (07:25):
Donald Trump isn't the only one talking about how Democrats
are putting Americans at risk. The man in charge of Transportation,
Secretary Sean Duffy saying this today about air traffic controllers
and what Democrats are causing.
Speaker 4 (07:40):
They work six days a week, right, so we don't
enough control, so they have to work overtime. And they're
family people, right, this is their living. They're concerned now
they don't get their pay tricks. How do I pay
my mortgage? How do I pay my car payment? What
do I do to put food in the kids table?
So the controllers yesterday were saying, we actually have to
think about working six days a week and then do
I go and take an uber job and try to
(08:01):
make extra money to put the food on the table.
All because Chuck Schumer is trying to have this political
fight instead of saying, let's do a clean cr let's
open the government up, Let's have a conversation about what
Democrats want to talk about. But do that over the
course of the next several months. Don't shut it down
and affect our airspace, our controllers and against it's a
huge problem. And again Burbank zero controllers came to work.
(08:24):
I don't support that they should. They should come to work.
They're supposed to come to work. But this is they
miss a paycheck yet, So why aren't they coming to work.
Speaker 5 (08:31):
I mean it's only been six days.
Speaker 4 (08:33):
So well, the paycheck, the pay the pay cycle ended yesterday, right,
their paychecks come next week, and they see it's on
the horizon, Brian, They're like, listen, do I see the
shut Do I see resolution of the shutdown? I don't
see it. So guess what I'm concerned about my own life,
my own family. And what we do is say again,
(08:55):
I want people when they travel to get to where
they're going. So if we don't have controllers, we're going
to make sure there's face is safe. So what we
do is we'll slow traffic, we'll shut down traffic. And
that's what you saw in Burbank. We saw, you know,
significant delays because controllers weren't.
Speaker 3 (09:08):
There significant delays in Burbank and there's a very good
chance those delays could extend around the country. We also
know that Democrats are filling the heat is their constituents
are trying to get very angry about what is happening
right now. A perfect example of that is signor Agnes
King saying this on the vote count.
Speaker 5 (09:29):
Where things stand with the shutdown. I've seen some polls
showing both parties the public is blaming both of them
for where things stand. What do you think about the
Democrats handling of it so far?
Speaker 6 (09:42):
Well as you know. As you may know, I've voted
yes on the Continuing Resident the Republican House pass continuing
resolution because I'm concerned about the effects of the shutdown
on the country. On the other hand, I'm also concerned
that the Republicans have not forward to even commit to
(10:03):
serious discussions about the ACA issue, which is a big issue.
People are going to see double digit double digit is
the right word, could see more than ten thousand dollars
increases in their insurance premiums in a month, and I
think that's something we have to deal with.
Speaker 3 (10:23):
You'll listen to the center there. That is a guy
that's an independent quote unquote. He's now even saying you
might change his vote and oppose a GOP build in
the shutdown if the Democrats are successful enough in their
new move, which is to say, you must give us
all the money we say we need for those subsidies
for the Obamacare Affordable Care Act, which has never been affordable,
(10:46):
and now we're witnessing just how much money it takes
to underwrite it. So here we are another day of
a shutdown, a president United States of America that clearly
is still doing his job and doing what he said
he was going to do for the American people. There
also is another part of this, is there a chance
we can get rid of a bunch of bureaucrats almost
(11:07):
with Doge two point zero. That may be the leverage
that Republicans have to move the needle, as they're making
it clear now that they are looking at getting rid
of quite a few many who are bureaucrats that may
not be actually serving the American people instead they are
serving themselves. So here we are the shutdown is real.
(11:29):
The President also saying hang in there when it comes
to shutdown because he promises good things are coming.
Speaker 1 (11:36):
Then the Democrat on all of this, because you know
the inrodment. People are expression law paying any government shut down.
Speaker 2 (11:45):
And while you're dealing with the Democrats, of course, Republicans
are standing or ground.
Speaker 1 (11:49):
What is your message to repas the Erican people who.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
May encounter some of this pain and the air?
Speaker 1 (11:55):
How do you get a well up till now that
hasn't been a great deal of pain. It'd be a
great deal of pain, but up till now that hasn't been.
I will say this, just hang in there, because I
think a lot of good things are going to happen,
so totally can say it. I mean, I think a lot
of good things could happen, and that could also pertain
to healthcare.
Speaker 3 (12:12):
Good things are going to happen. President saying that, and
I think many that voted for him believe the President
when he said it.
Speaker 2 (12:20):
Thank you for listening to the forty seven 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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