February 6, 2025 • 13 mins
DOGE Cancels Millions in Government Payments to Left-Leaning Media Outlets also Texas Democrat to Bring First Articles of Impeachment of Trump's Second Term plus New AG Pam Bondi Bans Federal Funds from Heading to 'Sanctuary Cities‘ on First Day
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
You just left Panama. We're trying to take back to
Panama Canal. Little things like that, My administration will not
stand by and watch men beat and better female athletes
going to end. And it's ending right now, and nobody's
going to be able to do a damn thing about it,
because when I speak, we speak to authority.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben ferguson.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
Happy Thursday morning. It is February the fifth, twenty twenty five,
and here are the big stories we're covering today on
the forty seven Morning Update. First up, the state sponsored media,
those covering for the Democrats and shocking News have actually
been paid for years millions of dollars of your tax money,
including the Associated Press and Politico. It's all been uncovered
(00:46):
by Elon Muss. So what will happen next? I'll explain
it to you. Also, the Democrats are furious at what's
happening in our government, the downsizing and the corruption being exposed.
So what do they just say I to do. They're
now moving to impeach Donald Trump for a third time.
I'll explain who's behind it in just a moment. And finally,
(01:09):
on the very first day on the job, the Attorney
General Pam Bondi orders a Department of Justice to pause
all federal funding first sanctuary cities. It is the forty
seven Morning Update and it starts right now, story number one.
This may become the biggest scandal in news media history,
the United States government handing over millions and millions of
(01:32):
dollars to independent news companies. The question now is what
was the government getting in return? And the second question
that everyone should be asking is why did the money
skyrocket to The New York Times, the Associated Press, Politico
and many others after they started criticizing Donald Trump. Well,
(01:53):
the answer may be very simple. The United States government,
under the Biden and Harris regime, we're bribing the media
to attack their political opponents and giving them millions of
dollars in the process. Now, the White House Press Secretary
Caroline Levitt confirmed reports that millions in federal funding went
to Politico and other media organizations, declaring that taxpayer dollars
(02:15):
would no longer essentially subsidize subscriptions. That's how they titled
the payments to news outlets to prompt them up and
in reality paying for coverage that they wanted. To attack
their political opponents, which was Donald Trump and the conservative movement.
Speaker 4 (02:31):
And I can confirm that the more than eight million
taxpayer dollars that have gone to essentially subsidizing subscriptions to Politico,
the American taxpayer's dying will no longer be happening. The
Doge team is working on canceling those payments.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Now.
Speaker 4 (02:44):
Again, this is a whole of government effort to ensure
that we are going line by line when it comes
to the federal of government's books, and this president and
his team are making decisions across the board on do
these receipts serve the of the American people? Is this
a good use of the American taxpayer's money. If it
(03:05):
is not, that funding will no longer be sent abroad
and American taxpayers will see significant savings because of that effort.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
So let's talk about this scheme and how it worked well.
Between the year's twenty twenty four and twenty twenty five alone,
federal agencies allocated more than nine point five million dollars
to Politico for what they described as subscriptions. The reality
Politico is writing articles that were attacking Donald Trump and
(03:32):
other conservatives. You could say this was a pay to
play scheme. Department such as the Health and Human Services,
the Interior Energy Department, Agriculture, and Commerce were among the
quote primary subscribers. The question American taxpayer should ask is
how many subscriptions did you need nine point five million
dollars worth to do your jobs at those departments? Or
(03:54):
were you buying attack ads in essence to attack the
people that may be asking questions about what you're doing
in those different departments of government. We also found out
Politico wasn't the only one on the take. Apparently the
New York Times they could be purchased as well, and
the Associated Press. Since twenty twenty two, the New York
Times has received more than three hundred and fifty thousand
(04:15):
dollars annually from federal agencies, with total contributions amounting to
millions and millions. Since two thousand and eight, the Associated
Press has also secured tens of million dollars for its
news wire services. And then there was another problem, and
that is the fact that when these companies started writing
(04:35):
really nasty articles about Donald Trump, just like Politico did
when they said that the Hunter Biden laptop story was
fake news and not real, the money started to flow
in at record pace. Now it wasn't just political attacks
that seemed to jump as the money flowed from the
Democratic government under Biden and Harris, but also when they
needed cover on other issues like COVID. How do we
(04:59):
know this, Well, here's a great example. The bulk of
the funds, for example, that went to the New York Times,
the tens of millions of dollars over just the past
five years. Well, the bulk of it came from the
US Department of Health and Human Services at twenty six
point nine million, followed by the National Science Foundation at
nineteen point one point five million. Why would the New
(05:19):
York Times be receiving that much money. Well, I'm sure
we won't get a straight answer, but you could guess
that had something to do with the coverage of COVID nineteen.
And you may be asking about the other government departments
that we're paying out massive amounts of money to these
private media companies. Well, there were some other big stories
they need some help on as well, maybe promoting pro
Ukraine war funding, or writing stories that were anti Trump
(05:42):
and the run up to the election, or even now
maybe the anti Elon Musk propaganda, the moral of the
story is it all makes a lot more sense now
when you follow the money.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Now story number two.
Speaker 3 (05:52):
The conspiracy in government for control and power is now
being exposed at a level that none of us, I
think even could have made before Doge got a hold
of the government's receipts. And I never would have thought
I could say this in my lifetime. But in government
right now, Donald Trump may not be the most hated
man by the Democratic Party or the liberal media. It
may actually be a guy by the name of Elon Musk,
(06:15):
but the person who's giving him his power is still
Donald Trump, the president. Now there's some new USA spinning
that has also been uncovered. I'll give you a few
of the highlights real quick before I explain exactly why
they're now calling for Donald Trump to be in peats
for the third time. Two million dollars for Moroccan pottery
classes has been exposed. Another two million of your tax
(06:36):
dollurs promoting tourism to Lebanon, twenty million for a Sesame
street show in Iraq, sending Ukrainians to Paris for fashion Week,
you paid for as well one point five million of
your tax dollars for Dei in Serbia, seventy thousand for
a DII musical in Ireland, forty seven thousand of your
tax dollars for a transgender opera in Colombia, two million
(06:57):
for sex change operations in Guatemala, hell And six million
for you to pay for tourism to be exciting in Egypt.
And one million to help disabled people in Tezikhstan become
quote climate leaders. This on top of the fifteen million
for contraceptives and condoms that were going to the Taliban
controlled Afghanistan. Now, these are just some of the things
(07:20):
that we know about. Much more is coming out, and
what this means is is the kickbacks that the Democrats
were able to use to control people. While that gravy
train is now stopped. So what have they decided to do?
Impeached Donald Trump for a third time. Representative al Green
went to the four of the House to explain exactly
why Democrats are moving to impeach Donald Trump.
Speaker 5 (07:42):
I rise to announce that the movement to impeach the
President has begun. I rise to announce that I will
bring articles of impeachments against the President for destinately deeds
proposed and desperately deeds done. Rise to say that the
impeachment movement is going to be a grass up movement,
(08:05):
not a top down. The people have got to move forward,
the people have to demand it, and when the people
demanded it will be done. I did it before, I
laid the foundation for impeachment, and it was done. Nobody
knows more about it than I, and I know that
it's time for us to lay the foundation again. On
some issues, it is better to stand alone than not
(08:27):
stand at all. On this issue, I stand alone, but
I stand for justice. I yield back the balance of
my time.
Speaker 3 (08:35):
Representative Al Green making it clear quote the movement to
impeach the president has begun, and I rise to announce
that I will bring the articles of impeachment against President Trump.
The media jumping all over this, excited about the fact
that Donald Trump, who's been impeached twice, well, we're more
than likely, as they described it, be impeached yet again.
(08:55):
This move marks a continuation of the Democrat's previous efforts
to get rid of Donald Trump during his first term,
none of which were successful despite resistance from top House
Democrats who are currently not prioritizing impeachment. Was how it
was ascribed to the media, greenstress the moral imperative, that
is time that we go ahead and start the process.
(09:16):
Other Democrats coming to his aid, saying, we all know
Donald Trump's going to get impeached again. It's just a
matter of time. This time, however, it seems to be
a little bit different. They are forced to do it
now because they've lost the kickbacks they need to control
so many around the world.
Speaker 2 (09:32):
And lastly, story number.
Speaker 3 (09:34):
Three, We finally have a new Attorney General in this country,
a woman by the name of Pam Bondi, and she
wasted no time after being sworn in at the Oval Office,
with Clarence Thomas giving her the oath to get right
down to business on several major directives in her first
hours leading the Justice Department. What was included was orders
to combat the weaponization of the legal system, make prosecutors
(09:57):
seek the death penalty when appropriate, and work the Department
of Homeland Security to completely eliminate cartels and transnational criminal organizations. Now,
Bondi was confirmed by this in on Tuesday night as
the Attorney generalman sworn in on Wednesday. What we now
know is that memos are outlining Bondi's first DAID directives,
which will lay the groundwork for the Justice Department under
(10:19):
her leadership. Bondi issued a director regarding zealous advocacy, saying
the DOJ attorneys responsibilities include quote aggressively enforcing criminal laws
passed by Congress, but also vigorously defending presidential policies and
actions on behalf of the United States against legal challenges.
The discretion afforded Justice Department attorneys with respect to those
(10:41):
responsibilities does not include latitude to substitute their personal political
views or judgment for those that prevailed in the election.
The memo states, and translation, Pam Bondi says, do your
job and leave your politics at the door. Now, this
isn't all that Pam Bondi pushed. One of the biggest
sayings was making sure that sanctuary cities were defunded by
(11:03):
the federal government. Yes, Pamboni also issued a directive to
halt all federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions, cities and states
that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. This order mandates
an immediate sixty day pause on fund distribution, during which
the Department of Justice will review existing agreements with these jurisdictions. Now,
(11:25):
this review aims to identify and terminate agreements that violate
federal law or deemed wasteful, fraudulent, or abusive. In other words,
if you're protecting illegal immigrants and not working with ICE,
do not expect to get federal funds. Bonnie's directive also
stipulates that the DOJ shall not enter into new contracts, grants,
(11:45):
or agreements with non governmental organizations known as NGOs that
support or provide services to illegal aliens. This move aligns
with the Trump administration's broader strategy to enforce federal immigrant
laws and compel sanctuary jurisdictions to comply with federal law. Now,
the decision has significant implications for sanctuary jurisdictions such as
(12:11):
New York, California, Connecticut, which may face major budgetary challenges
due to the potential loss of federal funds. These areas
rely on federal funding for various services, and the pause
could strain their resources, especially amid ongoing challenges related to
being a sanctuary city with all of the costs and
overhead for dealing with the illegal immigrants. Now, the move
(12:33):
to defund sanctuary cities expected to face legal challenges. This
is something the White House new going into the decision.
This is similar to the efforts during President Trump's first term,
led to lawsuits from affected jurisdictions. The outcomes of these
legal battles remain uncertain and will likely influence the implications
of Bondi's directives, but the bottom line is Pambondi is
going on offense doing exactly what the American people gave
(12:56):
Donald Trump a mandate to do, which was to crack
down on illegal immigrants all over the country.
Speaker 2 (13:01):
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
You just left Panama. We're trying to take back to
Panama Canal. Little things like that, My administration will not
stand by and watch men beat and better female athletes
going to end. And it's ending right now, and nobody's
going to be able to do a damn thing about it,
because when I speak, we speak to authority.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben ferguson.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
Happy Thursday morning. It is February the fifth, twenty twenty five,
and here are the big stories we're covering today on
the forty seven Morning Update. First up, the state sponsored media,
those covering for the Democrats and shocking News have actually
been paid for years millions of dollars of your tax money,
including the Associated Press and Politico. It's all been uncovered
(00:46):
by Elon Muss. So what will happen next? I'll explain
it to you. Also, the Democrats are furious at what's
happening in our government, the downsizing and the corruption being exposed.
So what do they just say I to do. They're
now moving to impeach Donald Trump for a third time.
I'll explain who's behind it in just a moment. And finally,
(01:09):
on the very first day on the job, the Attorney
General Pam Bondi orders a Department of Justice to pause
all federal funding first sanctuary cities. It is the forty
seven Morning Update and it starts right now, story number one.
This may become the biggest scandal in news media history,
the United States government handing over millions and millions of
(01:32):
dollars to independent news companies. The question now is what
was the government getting in return? And the second question
that everyone should be asking is why did the money
skyrocket to The New York Times, the Associated Press, Politico
and many others after they started criticizing Donald Trump. Well,
(01:53):
the answer may be very simple. The United States government,
under the Biden and Harris regime, we're bribing the media
to attack their political opponents and giving them millions of
dollars in the process. Now, the White House Press Secretary
Caroline Levitt confirmed reports that millions in federal funding went
to Politico and other media organizations, declaring that taxpayer dollars
(02:15):
would no longer essentially subsidize subscriptions. That's how they titled
the payments to news outlets to prompt them up and
in reality paying for coverage that they wanted. To attack
their political opponents, which was Donald Trump and the conservative movement.
Speaker 4 (02:31):
And I can confirm that the more than eight million
taxpayer dollars that have gone to essentially subsidizing subscriptions to Politico,
the American taxpayer's dying will no longer be happening. The
Doge team is working on canceling those payments.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Now.
Speaker 4 (02:44):
Again, this is a whole of government effort to ensure
that we are going line by line when it comes
to the federal of government's books, and this president and
his team are making decisions across the board on do
these receipts serve the of the American people? Is this
a good use of the American taxpayer's money. If it
(03:05):
is not, that funding will no longer be sent abroad
and American taxpayers will see significant savings because of that effort.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
So let's talk about this scheme and how it worked well.
Between the year's twenty twenty four and twenty twenty five alone,
federal agencies allocated more than nine point five million dollars
to Politico for what they described as subscriptions. The reality
Politico is writing articles that were attacking Donald Trump and
(03:32):
other conservatives. You could say this was a pay to
play scheme. Department such as the Health and Human Services,
the Interior Energy Department, Agriculture, and Commerce were among the
quote primary subscribers. The question American taxpayer should ask is
how many subscriptions did you need nine point five million
dollars worth to do your jobs at those departments? Or
(03:54):
were you buying attack ads in essence to attack the
people that may be asking questions about what you're doing
in those different departments of government. We also found out
Politico wasn't the only one on the take. Apparently the
New York Times they could be purchased as well, and
the Associated Press. Since twenty twenty two, the New York
Times has received more than three hundred and fifty thousand
(04:15):
dollars annually from federal agencies, with total contributions amounting to
millions and millions. Since two thousand and eight, the Associated
Press has also secured tens of million dollars for its
news wire services. And then there was another problem, and
that is the fact that when these companies started writing
(04:35):
really nasty articles about Donald Trump, just like Politico did
when they said that the Hunter Biden laptop story was
fake news and not real, the money started to flow
in at record pace. Now it wasn't just political attacks
that seemed to jump as the money flowed from the
Democratic government under Biden and Harris, but also when they
needed cover on other issues like COVID. How do we
(04:59):
know this, Well, here's a great example. The bulk of
the funds, for example, that went to the New York Times,
the tens of millions of dollars over just the past
five years. Well, the bulk of it came from the
US Department of Health and Human Services at twenty six
point nine million, followed by the National Science Foundation at
nineteen point one point five million. Why would the New
(05:19):
York Times be receiving that much money. Well, I'm sure
we won't get a straight answer, but you could guess
that had something to do with the coverage of COVID nineteen.
And you may be asking about the other government departments
that we're paying out massive amounts of money to these
private media companies. Well, there were some other big stories
they need some help on as well, maybe promoting pro
Ukraine war funding, or writing stories that were anti Trump
(05:42):
and the run up to the election, or even now
maybe the anti Elon Musk propaganda, the moral of the
story is it all makes a lot more sense now
when you follow the money.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Now story number two.
Speaker 3 (05:52):
The conspiracy in government for control and power is now
being exposed at a level that none of us, I
think even could have made before Doge got a hold
of the government's receipts. And I never would have thought
I could say this in my lifetime. But in government
right now, Donald Trump may not be the most hated
man by the Democratic Party or the liberal media. It
may actually be a guy by the name of Elon Musk,
(06:15):
but the person who's giving him his power is still
Donald Trump, the president. Now there's some new USA spinning
that has also been uncovered. I'll give you a few
of the highlights real quick before I explain exactly why
they're now calling for Donald Trump to be in peats
for the third time. Two million dollars for Moroccan pottery
classes has been exposed. Another two million of your tax
(06:36):
dollurs promoting tourism to Lebanon, twenty million for a Sesame
street show in Iraq, sending Ukrainians to Paris for fashion Week,
you paid for as well one point five million of
your tax dollars for Dei in Serbia, seventy thousand for
a DII musical in Ireland, forty seven thousand of your
tax dollars for a transgender opera in Colombia, two million
(06:57):
for sex change operations in Guatemala, hell And six million
for you to pay for tourism to be exciting in Egypt.
And one million to help disabled people in Tezikhstan become
quote climate leaders. This on top of the fifteen million
for contraceptives and condoms that were going to the Taliban
controlled Afghanistan. Now, these are just some of the things
(07:20):
that we know about. Much more is coming out, and
what this means is is the kickbacks that the Democrats
were able to use to control people. While that gravy
train is now stopped. So what have they decided to do?
Impeached Donald Trump for a third time. Representative al Green
went to the four of the House to explain exactly
why Democrats are moving to impeach Donald Trump.
Speaker 5 (07:42):
I rise to announce that the movement to impeach the
President has begun. I rise to announce that I will
bring articles of impeachments against the President for destinately deeds
proposed and desperately deeds done. Rise to say that the
impeachment movement is going to be a grass up movement,
(08:05):
not a top down. The people have got to move forward,
the people have to demand it, and when the people
demanded it will be done. I did it before, I
laid the foundation for impeachment, and it was done. Nobody
knows more about it than I, and I know that
it's time for us to lay the foundation again. On
some issues, it is better to stand alone than not
(08:27):
stand at all. On this issue, I stand alone, but
I stand for justice. I yield back the balance of
my time.
Speaker 3 (08:35):
Representative Al Green making it clear quote the movement to
impeach the president has begun, and I rise to announce
that I will bring the articles of impeachment against President Trump.
The media jumping all over this, excited about the fact
that Donald Trump, who's been impeached twice, well, we're more
than likely, as they described it, be impeached yet again.
(08:55):
This move marks a continuation of the Democrat's previous efforts
to get rid of Donald Trump during his first term,
none of which were successful despite resistance from top House
Democrats who are currently not prioritizing impeachment. Was how it
was ascribed to the media, greenstress the moral imperative, that
is time that we go ahead and start the process.
(09:16):
Other Democrats coming to his aid, saying, we all know
Donald Trump's going to get impeached again. It's just a
matter of time. This time, however, it seems to be
a little bit different. They are forced to do it
now because they've lost the kickbacks they need to control
so many around the world.
Speaker 2 (09:32):
And lastly, story number.
Speaker 3 (09:34):
Three, We finally have a new Attorney General in this country,
a woman by the name of Pam Bondi, and she
wasted no time after being sworn in at the Oval Office,
with Clarence Thomas giving her the oath to get right
down to business on several major directives in her first
hours leading the Justice Department. What was included was orders
to combat the weaponization of the legal system, make prosecutors
(09:57):
seek the death penalty when appropriate, and work the Department
of Homeland Security to completely eliminate cartels and transnational criminal organizations. Now,
Bondi was confirmed by this in on Tuesday night as
the Attorney generalman sworn in on Wednesday. What we now
know is that memos are outlining Bondi's first DAID directives,
which will lay the groundwork for the Justice Department under
(10:19):
her leadership. Bondi issued a director regarding zealous advocacy, saying
the DOJ attorneys responsibilities include quote aggressively enforcing criminal laws
passed by Congress, but also vigorously defending presidential policies and
actions on behalf of the United States against legal challenges.
The discretion afforded Justice Department attorneys with respect to those
(10:41):
responsibilities does not include latitude to substitute their personal political
views or judgment for those that prevailed in the election.
The memo states, and translation, Pam Bondi says, do your
job and leave your politics at the door. Now, this
isn't all that Pam Bondi pushed. One of the biggest
sayings was making sure that sanctuary cities were defunded by
(11:03):
the federal government. Yes, Pamboni also issued a directive to
halt all federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions, cities and states
that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. This order mandates
an immediate sixty day pause on fund distribution, during which
the Department of Justice will review existing agreements with these jurisdictions. Now,
(11:25):
this review aims to identify and terminate agreements that violate
federal law or deemed wasteful, fraudulent, or abusive. In other words,
if you're protecting illegal immigrants and not working with ICE,
do not expect to get federal funds. Bonnie's directive also
stipulates that the DOJ shall not enter into new contracts, grants,
(11:45):
or agreements with non governmental organizations known as NGOs that
support or provide services to illegal aliens. This move aligns
with the Trump administration's broader strategy to enforce federal immigrant
laws and compel sanctuary jurisdictions to comply with federal law. Now,
the decision has significant implications for sanctuary jurisdictions such as
(12:11):
New York, California, Connecticut, which may face major budgetary challenges
due to the potential loss of federal funds. These areas
rely on federal funding for various services, and the pause
could strain their resources, especially amid ongoing challenges related to
being a sanctuary city with all of the costs and
overhead for dealing with the illegal immigrants. Now, the move
(12:33):
to defund sanctuary cities expected to face legal challenges. This
is something the White House new going into the decision.
This is similar to the efforts during President Trump's first term,
led to lawsuits from affected jurisdictions. The outcomes of these
legal battles remain uncertain and will likely influence the implications
of Bondi's directives, but the bottom line is Pambondi is
going on offense doing exactly what the American people gave
(12:56):
Donald Trump a mandate to do, which was to crack
down on illegal immigrants all over the country.
Speaker 2 (13:01):
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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