February 13, 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‘
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Mis your president, you have a reaction to the new
Time magazine cover that has Elon Musk sitting behind your
resolute desk.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Time this Time magazine still in business.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
I didn't even know that.
Speaker 3 (00:13):
You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben ferguson.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Happy Thursday morning, 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.
(00:37):
It's all been uncovered by Elon Musk. 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 decide
to do. They're now moving to impeach Donald Trump for
a third time. I'll explain who's behind it, and just
(00:59):
to moment and finally, the Attorney General, Pam Bondi orders
the Department of Justice to pause all federal funding for
sanctuary cities. It is the forty seven Morning Update and
it starts right now.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
Story number one.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
This may become the biggest scandal in news media history,
the United States government handing over millions and millions of
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
(01:35):
skyrocket to The New York Times, the Associated Press, Politico
and many others after they started criticizing Donald Trump. Well,
the answer may be very simple. The United States government
under the Biden and Harris regime, we're bribing the medium
to attack their political opponents and giving them millions of
dollars in the process. Now, the White House Press Secretary
(01:57):
Caroline Levitt confirmed reports that million in federal funding went
to Politico and other media organizations, declaring that taxpayer dollars
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
(02:17):
their political opponents, which was Donald Trump and the conservative movement.
Speaker 4 (02:21):
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 2 (02:34):
Now.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
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 interests of the American people. Is
this a good use of the American taxpayers money. If
(02:55):
it is not, that funding will no longer be sent
abroad and American taxpayers will see significant savings because of
that effort.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
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
(03:22):
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
(03:45):
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
(04:06):
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
(04:26):
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
(04:49):
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 to part Gartment 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
(05:09):
the New 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
(05:32):
were anti Trump 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. Now story
number two, the conspiracy in government for control and power
is now being exposed at a level that none of
us I think even could have imagined before Doge got
a hold of the government's receipts, and I never would
(05:54):
have thought I could say this in my lifetime. But
in government right now, Donald Trump may not be the
most hated manned by the Democratic Party or the liberal media.
It may actually be a guy by the name of
Elon Musk, 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
(06:16):
exactly why they're now calling for Donald Trump to be
in Pete for the third time. Two million dollars for
Moroccan pottery classes has been exposed. Another two million of
your tax dollars 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,
(06:39):
seventy thousand for a DII musical in Ireland, forty seven
thousand of your tax dollars for a transgender opera in Colombia,
two million for sex change operations in Guatemala, and six
million for you to pay for tourism to be exciting
in Egypt, and one million to help disabled people in
Tezikstan become quote climate leaders. This on top of the
(07:02):
fifteen million for contraceptives and condoms that were going to
the Taliban controlled Afghanistan. Now, these are just some of
the things 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? Impeach Donald Trump for a third time. Representative
(07:27):
al Green went to the four of the House to
explain exactly why Democrats are moving to impeach Donald Trump.
Speaker 1 (07:33):
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 destinately deeds done. I also rise to say
that the impeachment movement is going to be a grass
(07:54):
up movement, 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
(08:16):
alone than not stand at all. On this issue, I
stand alone, but I stand for justice. I yield back
the balance of my time.
Speaker 2 (08:25):
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 well more
than likely, as they described it, being peached yet again.
(08:45):
This move marks a continuation of the Democrats' 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 impeachmentbscribe to the media,
greenstress the moral imperative, that is time that we go
ahead and start the process. Other Democrats coming to his aid, saying,
(09:09):
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 3 (09:23):
And lastly, story number three.
Speaker 2 (09:25):
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
(09:47):
seek the death penalty when appropriate, and work with a
Department of Homeland Security to completely eliminate cartels and transnational
criminal organizations, which will lay the groundwork for the Justice
Department under her leadership. Bondi issued a director regarding zealous advocacy,
saying that DOJ attorneys responsibilities include quote aggressively enforcing criminal
(10:10):
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
responsibilities does not include latitude to substitute their personal political
views or judgment for those that prevailed in the election.
(10:31):
The memo states and translation, Pambondi says, do your job
and leave your politics at the door. Now, this isn't
all that Pambondi pushed. One of the biggest things was
making sure that sanctuary cities were defunded by the federal government. Yes,
Pambonni also issued a directive to halt all federal funding
to sanctuary jurisdictions, cities and states that limit cooperation with
(10:54):
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.
Speaker 1 (11:06):
Now.
Speaker 2 (11:06):
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. Bonding's directive also
stipulates that the DOJ shall not enter into new contracts, grants,
(11:27):
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 immigration
laws and compel sanctuary jurisdictions to comply with federal law. Now,
(11:47):
the decision has significant implications for sanctuary jurisdictions such as
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
(12:08):
being a sanctuary city with all of the costs and
overhead for dealing with the illegal immigrants. Now, the move
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
(12:30):
implications of Bondie's directives. But the bottom line is Pam
Bondi is going on offense doing exactly what the American
people gave Donald Trump and mandate to do, which was
to crack down on illegal immigrants all over the country.
Speaker 3 (12:42):
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
Mis your president, you have a reaction to the new
Time magazine cover that has Elon Musk sitting behind your
resolute desk.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Time this Time magazine still in business.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
I didn't even know that.
Speaker 3 (00:13):
You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben ferguson.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Happy Thursday morning, 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.
(00:37):
It's all been uncovered by Elon Musk. 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 decide
to do. They're now moving to impeach Donald Trump for
a third time. I'll explain who's behind it, and just
(00:59):
to moment and finally, the Attorney General, Pam Bondi orders
the Department of Justice to pause all federal funding for
sanctuary cities. It is the forty seven Morning Update and
it starts right now.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
Story number one.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
This may become the biggest scandal in news media history,
the United States government handing over millions and millions of
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
(01:35):
skyrocket to The New York Times, the Associated Press, Politico
and many others after they started criticizing Donald Trump. Well,
the answer may be very simple. The United States government
under the Biden and Harris regime, we're bribing the medium
to attack their political opponents and giving them millions of
dollars in the process. Now, the White House Press Secretary
(01:57):
Caroline Levitt confirmed reports that million in federal funding went
to Politico and other media organizations, declaring that taxpayer dollars
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
(02:17):
their political opponents, which was Donald Trump and the conservative movement.
Speaker 4 (02:21):
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 2 (02:34):
Now.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
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 interests of the American people. Is
this a good use of the American taxpayers money. If
(02:55):
it is not, that funding will no longer be sent
abroad and American taxpayers will see significant savings because of
that effort.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
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
(03:22):
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
(03:45):
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
(04:06):
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
(04:26):
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
(04:49):
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 to part Gartment 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
(05:09):
the New 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
(05:32):
were anti Trump 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. Now story
number two, the conspiracy in government for control and power
is now being exposed at a level that none of
us I think even could have imagined before Doge got
a hold of the government's receipts, and I never would
(05:54):
have thought I could say this in my lifetime. But
in government right now, Donald Trump may not be the
most hated manned by the Democratic Party or the liberal media.
It may actually be a guy by the name of
Elon Musk, 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
(06:16):
exactly why they're now calling for Donald Trump to be
in Pete for the third time. Two million dollars for
Moroccan pottery classes has been exposed. Another two million of
your tax dollars 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,
(06:39):
seventy thousand for a DII musical in Ireland, forty seven
thousand of your tax dollars for a transgender opera in Colombia,
two million for sex change operations in Guatemala, and six
million for you to pay for tourism to be exciting
in Egypt, and one million to help disabled people in
Tezikstan become quote climate leaders. This on top of the
(07:02):
fifteen million for contraceptives and condoms that were going to
the Taliban controlled Afghanistan. Now, these are just some of
the things 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? Impeach Donald Trump for a third time. Representative
(07:27):
al Green went to the four of the House to
explain exactly why Democrats are moving to impeach Donald Trump.
Speaker 1 (07:33):
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 destinately deeds done. I also rise to say
that the impeachment movement is going to be a grass
(07:54):
up movement, 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
(08:16):
alone than not stand at all. On this issue, I
stand alone, but I stand for justice. I yield back
the balance of my time.
Speaker 2 (08:25):
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 well more
than likely, as they described it, being peached yet again.
(08:45):
This move marks a continuation of the Democrats' 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 impeachmentbscribe to the media,
greenstress the moral imperative, that is time that we go
ahead and start the process. Other Democrats coming to his aid, saying,
(09:09):
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 3 (09:23):
And lastly, story number three.
Speaker 2 (09:25):
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
(09:47):
seek the death penalty when appropriate, and work with a
Department of Homeland Security to completely eliminate cartels and transnational
criminal organizations, which will lay the groundwork for the Justice
Department under her leadership. Bondi issued a director regarding zealous advocacy,
saying that DOJ attorneys responsibilities include quote aggressively enforcing criminal
(10:10):
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
responsibilities does not include latitude to substitute their personal political
views or judgment for those that prevailed in the election.
(10:31):
The memo states and translation, Pambondi says, do your job
and leave your politics at the door. Now, this isn't
all that Pambondi pushed. One of the biggest things was
making sure that sanctuary cities were defunded by the federal government. Yes,
Pambonni also issued a directive to halt all federal funding
to sanctuary jurisdictions, cities and states that limit cooperation with
(10:54):
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.
Speaker 1 (11:06):
Now.
Speaker 2 (11:06):
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. Bonding's directive also
stipulates that the DOJ shall not enter into new contracts, grants,
(11:27):
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 immigration
laws and compel sanctuary jurisdictions to comply with federal law. Now,
(11:47):
the decision has significant implications for sanctuary jurisdictions such as
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
(12:08):
being a sanctuary city with all of the costs and
overhead for dealing with the illegal immigrants. Now, the move
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
(12:30):
implications of Bondie's directives. But the bottom line is Pam
Bondi is going on offense doing exactly what the American
people gave Donald Trump and mandate to do, which was
to crack down on illegal immigrants all over the country.
Speaker 3 (12:42):
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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