February 17, 2025 • 13 mins
Government Continues to Get Smaller as DOGE does it's Work, Border Crossings Down to Historic Levels & Trump wants Meeting w Zelenskyy/Putin to Finally Stop War in Ukraine
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
If people aren't coming to work, if they're not going
to come into the office and report, then they're going
to be terminated.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
You're not concerned though that if there could be shortages that.
Speaker 1 (00:09):
Keep, they'll be replaced with very competent people. We have
a lot of competent people in this country.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben Ferguson.
Speaker 4 (00:18):
Good Monday morning. It's Ben Ferguson. Nice to have you
with us, and here are the big stories we're covering
today on the forty seven Morning Update. First up, congratulations,
your government's getting smallers. The Trump administration has begun mass
layoffs across multiple federal agencies. How much money is it
going to save you as a taxpayer. I'll have some
of those figures for you coming up. Also, Donald Trump
(00:38):
paying off on a massive promise from the campaign, putting
the US on track to have the lowest monthly border
crossings and more than a quarter of a century. And finally,
Donald Trump moves even closer to ending the war between
Russia and Ukraine. And there's a very good chance to'll
be meeting face to face with Vladimir Putin in the
coming days. It's the forty seven Morning Update, and it
starts right now.
Speaker 3 (00:59):
Story number one.
Speaker 4 (01:00):
Congratulations, your government just got smaller. The Trump administration has
begun mass layoffs of federal workers, and the left is
losing their mind because of a payoff. Donald Trump said
that our government was way too bloated, and he's now
proving his point. The administration beginning the mass layoffs across
multiple federal agencies, a move that is expected to effect
(01:21):
thousands and thousands of employees across the federal government.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
Now.
Speaker 4 (01:25):
The firings initially affected probationary employees, recent hires who joined
the federal workforce within the last one to two years,
depending on the agency, which has fewer protections for those workers. Now,
among the agencies experiencing layoffs are the Department of Education,
the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, the Office of Personnel Management,
(01:47):
the Environmental Protection Agency, the General Services Administration, and the
Small Business Administration. This is just the beginning.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Now.
Speaker 4 (01:55):
Of course, the left is freaking out, saying that people
are going to die if Donald tr Trump continues this
way of doing business. They're now using the tragedy of
the plane crash at Reagan National Airport as their springboard
to fear monger Americans into believing that Donald Trump should
fire no one. Take a listen to this from the
Oval Office.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
You've offered over two million federal workers the option to
resign immediately.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
There are fifty thousand FAA employees.
Speaker 5 (02:22):
Does this tragedy give you reason to reconsider that option
of resignations because of concerns about staffing? Iss you in safety.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
If people aren't coming to work, if they're not going
to come into the office and report as for the
date that you know what it is, everybody knows what
the data is, it's been very well documented, then they're
going to be terminated.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
You're not concerned though that if many people take that offer,
there could be shortages that could be.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
Too so they'll be replaced with very competent people. We
have a lot of competent people in this country.
Speaker 4 (02:51):
There's one thing you can bet on it is that
the media is never going to let a tragedy go
to waste, including a plane crash, where they're going to
then try to politicize it to attack President Trump. I
love the way that he handled this saying if people
aren't going to come to work, then they're going to
be terminated and they'll be replaced with competent people. Now,
why is the president doing this right now? Well, the
Trump Administration's initiative is clear. They say it's to reduce
(03:14):
the federal workforce through mass layoffs and restructuring, aimed to
enhance government efficiency and reduce spending significantly. They say by
streamlining operations and focusing on essential positions, the administration anticipates
significant cost savings for tax payers. Now, the deferred Resignation
program offers employees eight months of pay and benefits upon resignation,
(03:38):
providing financial support during their transition. This approach is expected
to foster a more performance driven workforce, something the government
knows nothing about, as well as a culture aligning with
the administration's goals of modernizing our federal operations. At the
end of the day, this is also about saving taxpayers
a significant amount of cash.
Speaker 3 (03:59):
Now.
Speaker 4 (03:59):
DOJE also came out this last week giving an update
on just how much money they are saving Americans. Here
is a list that Donald Trump tweeted out telling you
where your money was going to be spent, but they
stopped it before it could happen. Ten million dollars for
Mozambique voluntary medical mail Circumcision. Nine point seven million for
the US Berkeley to develop a cohort of Cambodian youth
(04:22):
within enterprise driven skills. Two point three million for strengthening
independent voices in Cambodia, thirty two million for the Prague
Civil Society Center, forty million for Gender Equality and Women
Empowerment Hub, fourteen million for improving public procurement in Serbia.
How about four hundred and eighty six million to the
(04:42):
Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening, including twenty two
million for quote inclusive and participationary political process in Moldova
and twenty one million for voter turnout in India. Yeah,
none of that in America. Twenty nine million strengthening political
landscape in Bangladesh, twenty million for fiscal federalism in Nepal,
(05:07):
nineteen million for biodiversity conservation in Nepal, one point five
million for voter confidence in Liberia, fourteen million for social
cohesion and Mali. Two point five million for inclusive democracies
in South Africa, forty seven million for improving learning outcomes
in Asia, and two million to develop sustainable recycling models
(05:30):
to increase socioeconomic cohesion among marginalized communities in Kosovo, Roma
and Egypt. These are just some of the things that
DOGE uncovered in the last five days that have all
been cut by Donald Trump and the federal government. So
not only are we getting rid of employees, we're also
getting rid of government waste.
Speaker 3 (05:50):
Now story number two.
Speaker 4 (05:51):
When it comes to border security, it's very clear right
now there are two Americas. The border is being secured
before our very eyes and democratic duryas dictions are now
turning a blind eye to illegal aliens and their activity.
The good news is the Trump administration is still willing
to go and get the illegal immigrants, even in sanctuary cities,
(06:12):
and they're even willing to use the law to go
after those that are protecting illegal immigrants. We also now
have a major update about just how tight the border
has become. In less than a month since Trump got
into the Oval office, illegal border crossings have already hit
a record low after Trump's swift crackdown, and could be
(06:33):
on track for levels not seen in sixty years. So
far in February, about three hundred and fifty nine illegal
migrants per day have been caught across the entire southern border.
That is down more than ninety percent from February of
last year, with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris had their
open border policy on full display. That puts the US
(06:55):
on track to have the lowest monthly border crossings in
at least a quarter of a century if the trend continues.
The number of illegal migrants coming into the US had
had a level not seen since nineteen sixty eight, nearly
sixty years ago. What's even more interesting than that is
how Democrats are doing everything in their power to attack
(07:16):
Donald Trump and the borders are Tom Homan. Tom went
on Fox and Friends and had this to say about
the President's leadership and what it means for the people
in America.
Speaker 5 (07:28):
President's doing a great job. And I want to say this. Look,
I worked for six presidents. I think President Trump's the
greatest president in my lifetime. He proves it every day.
Every day he proves to me why he is the
greatest president in my lifetime. Border numbers are down over
ninety percent in three weeks. Think about that. You know,
I worked tired of it. You know, Christinolan's working hard
at it. You know, the border, the chief of Trolley's
(07:49):
working hard at what it was it was President Trump's
executive orders that was a game changer, right, And we
already got over fIF six almost sixteen thousand people we
rest in the interior. That's three times more than Joe
Biden had year from now. But it's not enough. We
got to do more. But President thumps leadership. When you
when you get ninety percent less people coming across the border,
how many women aren't being raped by the cartels, how
many children aren't drawing? How many how many women and
(08:11):
children aren't being sex tracked in this country. President Trump's
a game changer. And every day I'll say, I'll say
one hundred times every day he proves to me why he's.
Speaker 4 (08:18):
The greatest president in my lifetime, with you, why he's
the greatest president of my lifetime. Border numbers are down
over ninety percent in three weeks. It is incredible when
you hear these numbers come from the borders are now.
To be clear, Democrats are not going down without a fight.
They're doing everything they can to undermine a secure border,
and they're doing everything they can to protect illegal immigrants.
(08:39):
The Mallusion at Fox said this about what some Democrats
are doing.
Speaker 2 (08:43):
Well, Dan, it's hard to believe there are any jurisdictions
out there that wouldn't cooperate with ICE when it comes
to illegal aliens charged with forcibly raping children, But in
Massachusetts it's just routine. Take a look at this case.
ICE Boston just announcing they arrested this squadmal in illegal
alien charge in Massachusetts with three acounts of aggravated child
rape in three counts of forcible rape of a child.
(09:04):
So the question is why was he on the streets
right well, I says their detainer request on him was
ignored by the Essex County Superior Court due to sanctuary policy.
The locals released him in the community on bail without
any notice to ICE. In a statement, the director of
ICE Boston says, in part quote, Jose Fernando Perez has
been charged with some horrific rhymes against a minor in
(09:24):
our commonwealth. He is exactly the type of alien we
are targeting with our worst first policy. He posts a
significant danger to the children of Massachusetts and we will
not tolerate such a threat to our community. ICE Boston
also announcing the arrest of this Turkish illegal alien charged
in Massachusetts with a Sultan battery against an intellectually disabled
person and witness intimidation. But I says their detainer on
(09:47):
him was also ignored by the sanctuary city of Somerville.
He had also been released into the public elsewhere around
the US. ICE Seattle arrested this Salvadoran illegal alien wanted
in his home country for aggravated hamas. Here in Los Angeles,
ICE arrested this Guatemalan illegal alien charged with sexual assault
and rape with a gun. And in Colorado, the DEA
(10:09):
announced their top ten arrests of illegal immigrants in recent days,
including several affiliated with Trendy Aragua and others with egregious
crimes like kidnapping, child sexual assault, and fentanyl trafficking and Dana.
I was talking to a law enforcement source in Massachusetts
about the child rape case that I referenced, and I asked, like,
there's got to be some sort of a catch here, right,
forget about cooperating with ICE. How does somebody charge with
(10:31):
so many counts of aggravated forcible child rape even get
released on bail in the first place. The response I
got was, quote, welcome to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Speaker 4 (10:40):
It is very clear that these liberal states are willing
to put their own citizens and children at risk just
to say no to a secure border, because it's what
Donald Trump and the American people want.
Speaker 3 (10:51):
And lastly, story number three.
Speaker 4 (10:53):
President Trump made it very clear when he was running
for president that if he was elected, he was going
to end the senseless war between Ussia and Ukraine. Not
only is it counting countless innocent people's lives, but it's
also costing America billions and billions of dollars. There's many
Republican warhawks and Democrats are obsessed with funding this war
(11:13):
and with making sure there's no end in sight. Donald
Trump has other plans promising that he would end it.
And now we have learned as of Sunday that he
could meet quote very soon with Vladimir putin face to face,
adding he believes his Russian counterpart genuinely wants to stop
fighting in Ukraine. Quote no time set, but it could
(11:34):
be very soon, Trump told reporters hours after the Secretary
of State Marco Rubio sought the play down expectations of
upcoming high level talks and ending the war altogether. Now,
with Rubio set to lead this high level American delegation
and the discussions with Russian officials in Saudi Arabia's capital.
In the coming days. A flurry of diplomacy was taking
(11:55):
place as the brutal Ukraine War nears its third anniversary. Trump,
addressing reporters after a flat on Air Force one, said
his team has been speaking long and hard with Russian officials,
including his Middle East envoy, whom the president said met
with Putin for about three hours recently, saying this, I
think he wants to stop fighting, Trump said of Putin,
(12:17):
ask whether he believes Putin wants to seize the entirety
of Ukraine. Trump said that was my question to him.
If he's going to go on, that would have caused
me a big problem. Trump added, I think he wants
to end it, and they want to end it fast,
both of them, he said, adding Zelensky wants to end
it two the Ukrainian president. Zelenski meanwhile said Sunday he
(12:38):
believes Russia's preparing to quote wage war against a week
in NATO, should Trump dilute US support for the alliance.
Trump appeared to dismiss Zelenski's remarks, telling reporters that he
was not even a little bit concerned about the Ukrainian
leader's messaging. President Trump has been very clear and he
has constantly insisted that he would end the Ukrainian in
(13:00):
a single day if you return to the White House,
Rubio stressing yes, he believes this could come to an end.
At the end of the day, it's all about the money,
and Donald Trump is clearly telegraphing to Zolensky and Ukraine
that the money and the arms are going to be
drawing up very soon, so you better get your act together.
Speaker 3 (13:18):
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
If people aren't coming to work, if they're not going
to come into the office and report, then they're going
to be terminated.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
You're not concerned though that if there could be shortages that.
Speaker 1 (00:09):
Keep, they'll be replaced with very competent people. We have
a lot of competent people in this country.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben Ferguson.
Speaker 4 (00:18):
Good Monday morning. It's Ben Ferguson. Nice to have you
with us, and here are the big stories we're covering
today on the forty seven Morning Update. First up, congratulations,
your government's getting smallers. The Trump administration has begun mass
layoffs across multiple federal agencies. How much money is it
going to save you as a taxpayer. I'll have some
of those figures for you coming up. Also, Donald Trump
(00:38):
paying off on a massive promise from the campaign, putting
the US on track to have the lowest monthly border
crossings and more than a quarter of a century. And finally,
Donald Trump moves even closer to ending the war between
Russia and Ukraine. And there's a very good chance to'll
be meeting face to face with Vladimir Putin in the
coming days. It's the forty seven Morning Update, and it
starts right now.
Speaker 3 (00:59):
Story number one.
Speaker 4 (01:00):
Congratulations, your government just got smaller. The Trump administration has
begun mass layoffs of federal workers, and the left is
losing their mind because of a payoff. Donald Trump said
that our government was way too bloated, and he's now
proving his point. The administration beginning the mass layoffs across
multiple federal agencies, a move that is expected to effect
(01:21):
thousands and thousands of employees across the federal government.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
Now.
Speaker 4 (01:25):
The firings initially affected probationary employees, recent hires who joined
the federal workforce within the last one to two years,
depending on the agency, which has fewer protections for those workers. Now,
among the agencies experiencing layoffs are the Department of Education,
the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, the Office of Personnel Management,
(01:47):
the Environmental Protection Agency, the General Services Administration, and the
Small Business Administration. This is just the beginning.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Now.
Speaker 4 (01:55):
Of course, the left is freaking out, saying that people
are going to die if Donald tr Trump continues this
way of doing business. They're now using the tragedy of
the plane crash at Reagan National Airport as their springboard
to fear monger Americans into believing that Donald Trump should
fire no one. Take a listen to this from the
Oval Office.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
You've offered over two million federal workers the option to
resign immediately.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
There are fifty thousand FAA employees.
Speaker 5 (02:22):
Does this tragedy give you reason to reconsider that option
of resignations because of concerns about staffing? Iss you in safety.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
If people aren't coming to work, if they're not going
to come into the office and report as for the
date that you know what it is, everybody knows what
the data is, it's been very well documented, then they're
going to be terminated.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
You're not concerned though that if many people take that offer,
there could be shortages that could be.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
Too so they'll be replaced with very competent people. We
have a lot of competent people in this country.
Speaker 4 (02:51):
There's one thing you can bet on it is that
the media is never going to let a tragedy go
to waste, including a plane crash, where they're going to
then try to politicize it to attack President Trump. I
love the way that he handled this saying if people
aren't going to come to work, then they're going to
be terminated and they'll be replaced with competent people. Now,
why is the president doing this right now? Well, the
Trump Administration's initiative is clear. They say it's to reduce
(03:14):
the federal workforce through mass layoffs and restructuring, aimed to
enhance government efficiency and reduce spending significantly. They say by
streamlining operations and focusing on essential positions, the administration anticipates
significant cost savings for tax payers. Now, the deferred Resignation
program offers employees eight months of pay and benefits upon resignation,
(03:38):
providing financial support during their transition. This approach is expected
to foster a more performance driven workforce, something the government
knows nothing about, as well as a culture aligning with
the administration's goals of modernizing our federal operations. At the
end of the day, this is also about saving taxpayers
a significant amount of cash.
Speaker 3 (03:59):
Now.
Speaker 4 (03:59):
DOJE also came out this last week giving an update
on just how much money they are saving Americans. Here
is a list that Donald Trump tweeted out telling you
where your money was going to be spent, but they
stopped it before it could happen. Ten million dollars for
Mozambique voluntary medical mail Circumcision. Nine point seven million for
the US Berkeley to develop a cohort of Cambodian youth
(04:22):
within enterprise driven skills. Two point three million for strengthening
independent voices in Cambodia, thirty two million for the Prague
Civil Society Center, forty million for Gender Equality and Women
Empowerment Hub, fourteen million for improving public procurement in Serbia.
How about four hundred and eighty six million to the
(04:42):
Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening, including twenty two
million for quote inclusive and participationary political process in Moldova
and twenty one million for voter turnout in India. Yeah,
none of that in America. Twenty nine million strengthening political
landscape in Bangladesh, twenty million for fiscal federalism in Nepal,
(05:07):
nineteen million for biodiversity conservation in Nepal, one point five
million for voter confidence in Liberia, fourteen million for social
cohesion and Mali. Two point five million for inclusive democracies
in South Africa, forty seven million for improving learning outcomes
in Asia, and two million to develop sustainable recycling models
(05:30):
to increase socioeconomic cohesion among marginalized communities in Kosovo, Roma
and Egypt. These are just some of the things that
DOGE uncovered in the last five days that have all
been cut by Donald Trump and the federal government. So
not only are we getting rid of employees, we're also
getting rid of government waste.
Speaker 3 (05:50):
Now story number two.
Speaker 4 (05:51):
When it comes to border security, it's very clear right
now there are two Americas. The border is being secured
before our very eyes and democratic duryas dictions are now
turning a blind eye to illegal aliens and their activity.
The good news is the Trump administration is still willing
to go and get the illegal immigrants, even in sanctuary cities,
(06:12):
and they're even willing to use the law to go
after those that are protecting illegal immigrants. We also now
have a major update about just how tight the border
has become. In less than a month since Trump got
into the Oval office, illegal border crossings have already hit
a record low after Trump's swift crackdown, and could be
(06:33):
on track for levels not seen in sixty years. So
far in February, about three hundred and fifty nine illegal
migrants per day have been caught across the entire southern border.
That is down more than ninety percent from February of
last year, with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris had their
open border policy on full display. That puts the US
(06:55):
on track to have the lowest monthly border crossings in
at least a quarter of a century if the trend continues.
The number of illegal migrants coming into the US had
had a level not seen since nineteen sixty eight, nearly
sixty years ago. What's even more interesting than that is
how Democrats are doing everything in their power to attack
(07:16):
Donald Trump and the borders are Tom Homan. Tom went
on Fox and Friends and had this to say about
the President's leadership and what it means for the people
in America.
Speaker 5 (07:28):
President's doing a great job. And I want to say this. Look,
I worked for six presidents. I think President Trump's the
greatest president in my lifetime. He proves it every day.
Every day he proves to me why he is the
greatest president in my lifetime. Border numbers are down over
ninety percent in three weeks. Think about that. You know,
I worked tired of it. You know, Christinolan's working hard
at it. You know, the border, the chief of Trolley's
(07:49):
working hard at what it was it was President Trump's
executive orders that was a game changer, right, And we
already got over fIF six almost sixteen thousand people we
rest in the interior. That's three times more than Joe
Biden had year from now. But it's not enough. We
got to do more. But President thumps leadership. When you
when you get ninety percent less people coming across the border,
how many women aren't being raped by the cartels, how
many children aren't drawing? How many how many women and
(08:11):
children aren't being sex tracked in this country. President Trump's
a game changer. And every day I'll say, I'll say
one hundred times every day he proves to me why he's.
Speaker 4 (08:18):
The greatest president in my lifetime, with you, why he's
the greatest president of my lifetime. Border numbers are down
over ninety percent in three weeks. It is incredible when
you hear these numbers come from the borders are now.
To be clear, Democrats are not going down without a fight.
They're doing everything they can to undermine a secure border,
and they're doing everything they can to protect illegal immigrants.
(08:39):
The Mallusion at Fox said this about what some Democrats
are doing.
Speaker 2 (08:43):
Well, Dan, it's hard to believe there are any jurisdictions
out there that wouldn't cooperate with ICE when it comes
to illegal aliens charged with forcibly raping children, But in
Massachusetts it's just routine. Take a look at this case.
ICE Boston just announcing they arrested this squadmal in illegal
alien charge in Massachusetts with three acounts of aggravated child
rape in three counts of forcible rape of a child.
(09:04):
So the question is why was he on the streets
right well, I says their detainer request on him was
ignored by the Essex County Superior Court due to sanctuary policy.
The locals released him in the community on bail without
any notice to ICE. In a statement, the director of
ICE Boston says, in part quote, Jose Fernando Perez has
been charged with some horrific rhymes against a minor in
(09:24):
our commonwealth. He is exactly the type of alien we
are targeting with our worst first policy. He posts a
significant danger to the children of Massachusetts and we will
not tolerate such a threat to our community. ICE Boston
also announcing the arrest of this Turkish illegal alien charged
in Massachusetts with a Sultan battery against an intellectually disabled
person and witness intimidation. But I says their detainer on
(09:47):
him was also ignored by the sanctuary city of Somerville.
He had also been released into the public elsewhere around
the US. ICE Seattle arrested this Salvadoran illegal alien wanted
in his home country for aggravated hamas. Here in Los Angeles,
ICE arrested this Guatemalan illegal alien charged with sexual assault
and rape with a gun. And in Colorado, the DEA
(10:09):
announced their top ten arrests of illegal immigrants in recent days,
including several affiliated with Trendy Aragua and others with egregious
crimes like kidnapping, child sexual assault, and fentanyl trafficking and Dana.
I was talking to a law enforcement source in Massachusetts
about the child rape case that I referenced, and I asked, like,
there's got to be some sort of a catch here, right,
forget about cooperating with ICE. How does somebody charge with
(10:31):
so many counts of aggravated forcible child rape even get
released on bail in the first place. The response I
got was, quote, welcome to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Speaker 4 (10:40):
It is very clear that these liberal states are willing
to put their own citizens and children at risk just
to say no to a secure border, because it's what
Donald Trump and the American people want.
Speaker 3 (10:51):
And lastly, story number three.
Speaker 4 (10:53):
President Trump made it very clear when he was running
for president that if he was elected, he was going
to end the senseless war between Ussia and Ukraine. Not
only is it counting countless innocent people's lives, but it's
also costing America billions and billions of dollars. There's many
Republican warhawks and Democrats are obsessed with funding this war
(11:13):
and with making sure there's no end in sight. Donald
Trump has other plans promising that he would end it.
And now we have learned as of Sunday that he
could meet quote very soon with Vladimir putin face to face,
adding he believes his Russian counterpart genuinely wants to stop
fighting in Ukraine. Quote no time set, but it could
(11:34):
be very soon, Trump told reporters hours after the Secretary
of State Marco Rubio sought the play down expectations of
upcoming high level talks and ending the war altogether. Now,
with Rubio set to lead this high level American delegation
and the discussions with Russian officials in Saudi Arabia's capital.
In the coming days. A flurry of diplomacy was taking
(11:55):
place as the brutal Ukraine War nears its third anniversary. Trump,
addressing reporters after a flat on Air Force one, said
his team has been speaking long and hard with Russian officials,
including his Middle East envoy, whom the president said met
with Putin for about three hours recently, saying this, I
think he wants to stop fighting, Trump said of Putin,
(12:17):
ask whether he believes Putin wants to seize the entirety
of Ukraine. Trump said that was my question to him.
If he's going to go on, that would have caused
me a big problem. Trump added, I think he wants
to end it, and they want to end it fast,
both of them, he said, adding Zelensky wants to end
it two the Ukrainian president. Zelenski meanwhile said Sunday he
(12:38):
believes Russia's preparing to quote wage war against a week
in NATO, should Trump dilute US support for the alliance.
Trump appeared to dismiss Zelenski's remarks, telling reporters that he
was not even a little bit concerned about the Ukrainian
leader's messaging. President Trump has been very clear and he
has constantly insisted that he would end the Ukrainian in
(13:00):
a single day if you return to the White House,
Rubio stressing yes, he believes this could come to an end.
At the end of the day, it's all about the money,
and Donald Trump is clearly telegraphing to Zolensky and Ukraine
that the money and the arms are going to be
drawing up very soon, so you better get your act together.
Speaker 3 (13:18):
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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Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.
NFL Daily with Gregg Rosenthal
Gregg Rosenthal and a rotating crew of elite NFL Media co-hosts, including Patrick Claybon, Colleen Wolfe, Steve Wyche, Nick Shook and Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic get you caught up daily on all the NFL news and analysis you need to be smarter and funnier than your friends.