Verdict with Ted Cruz

Verdict with Ted Cruz

Join Senator Ted Cruz and co-host Ben Ferguson as they break down the most important news stories of the day and reveal what they mean for you. On "Verdict with Ted Cruz,” you will go behind the scenes of the political debates that define our country. "Verdict with Ted Cruz" is being brought to you by Jobs, Freedom, and Security PAC, a political action committee dedicated to supporting conservative causes, organizations, and candidates across the country. In 2022, Jobs, Freedom, and Security PAC plans to donate to conservative candidates running for Congress and help the Republican Party across the nation.

Episodes

August 9, 2025 30 mins

1. Criticism of Jake Tapper and the Media

  • The Ben and the Senator strongly criticize CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios's Alex Thompson for their book Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.
  • They accuse Tapper and mainstream media of knowingly covering up President Biden’s cognitive decline for years.
  • The book is portrayed as hypocritical, with Tapper allegedly profit...
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  • Criticism of Jake Tapper and Mainstream Media:

    • Cruz and Ferguson accuse Tapper and CNN of knowingly covering up Biden’s mental deterioration.
    • They mock Tapper’s role in the book, likening it to an arsonist writing about fire prevention.
  • Biden’s Cognitive Decline:

    • The podcast discusses alleged incidents of Biden’s confusion, memory lapses, and diminished capacity.
    • They reference report...
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Make America Safe Again

 

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🦟 1. CDC Travel Warning Over Chikungunya Outbreak in China

  • Outbreak Details:

    • Over 7,000 confirmed cases in Guangdong Province, China, with spread to Hong Kong and other regions.
    • The virus is mosquito-borne, similar to dengue and Zika.
    • Symptoms include fever, joint pain, headaches, muscle aches, rash, and in rare cases, death, especially among infants, elderly, and those with preexisting conditions.
  • CDC Response:

    ...
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🇨🇳 Chinese Student Visas and Espionage

  • The Trump administration announced plans to revoke student visas for Chinese nationals suspected of ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
  • Emphasis on intellectual property theft and espionage concerns.
  • Senator Cruz supports aggressive vetting of foreign students and recounts his past efforts to shut down Confucius Institutes in U.S. universities.

🏃‍♀️ California’s T...

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Here’s a sample episode recapping four Tuesday takeaways. Give the guys a listen and then follow and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

 

Obama Won't Be Indicted

 

Deep dive into the ...

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🏦 Proposed Executive Order on Political Debanking

  • Context: The White House is reportedly preparing an executive order to penalize banks for closing accounts based on political beliefs.
  • Key Provisions:
    • Investigate violations of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, antitrust laws, and consumer protection laws.
    • Impose fines, consent decrees, or other penalties.
    • Require banks to revoke internal policies that may have led to pol...
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🕵️‍♂️ Whistleblower Claims

  • A whistleblower from the Obama-era intelligence community alleges they were pressured and silenced when they tried to challenge the narrative that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.
  • The whistleblower claims:
    • Intelligence assessments were manipulated.
    • Critical context was omitted from the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA).
    • There was pressure to align with a predetermined narr...
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🕵️ FBI & Russia Investigation

  • Discussion centers on new intelligence suggesting the FBI played a role in spreading the Trump-Russia collusion narrative before launching the Crossfire Hurricane probe.
  • The hosts claim this was a coordinated effort involving the Clinton campaign, the Obama administration, and various intelligence agencies.
  • Praise is given to John Ratcliffe for declassifying related documents.
  • Andrew McCabe i...
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🔍 1. Hillary Clinton and the Russia Hoax Allegations

  • The hosts claim that newly declassified documents show Hillary Clinton personally approved a plan to link Donald Trump to Russian election interference in 2016.
  • The plan was allegedly intended to distract from her own email scandal.
  • The documents reportedly include emails involving George Soros’s Open Society Foundation and Clinton’s foreign policy advisor, Juli...
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New C&B Steak Bet!

 

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  • Allegations by Donald Trump:

    • Former President Donald Trump is quoted calling for an investigation into Nancy Pelosi, accusing her of using insider information to amass wealth through stock trading.
    • He claims Pelosi has achieved returns “practically in the history of Wall Street” and suggests this is due to her access to non-public information.
  • Financial Discrepancies Highlighted:

    • Pelosi’s g...
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🛫 1. Aviation Safety and the Rotor Act

  • Incident Overview: The discussion begins with a tragic aviation accident that occurred on January 29, involving a collision between an Army Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines plane over Ronald Reagan National Airport, resulting in 67 fatalities.
  • Personal Connection: Senator Cruz recounts how his wife was scheduled to land at Reagan that night and was diverted, adding a persona...
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RIP Hulk Hogan and Russiagate 101

 

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1. ICE Arrests in Houston

  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 214 illegal aliens in the Houston, Texas area over a six-month period.
  • All individuals were charged or convicted of sex offenses involving minors.
  • This number exceeds the total arrests for similar offenses in the entire previous fiscal year (211 arrests).
  • The arrests are attributed to a multi-agency targeting initiative launched under the Trump a...
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🗳️ Democrats' Poll Numbers Plummeting

  • A recent Wall Street Journal poll shows the Democratic Party's approval rating at its lowest in 35 years.
  • Only 33% of voters view the party favorably, while 63% view it unfavorably.
  • Cruz attributes this to the party being overtaken by extreme left-wing voices and unpopular stances on issues like:
    • Open borders
    • Defunding the police
    • Support for controversial protests
    • Gender and youth me...
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Sean mocks the media narrative blaming Trump for Stephen Colbert’s cancellation, chalking it up instead to bad ratings and bad jokes. He debates former Schumer aide Chris Hahn about why Democrats are terrified to criticize radical voices like “Mom Donnie” or the Squad. They discuss controversial race-based tax proposals and refusal to c...

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🏛️ Final Six Victories in the Bill:

  1. Spectrum Auction Authority – Releasing 800 MHz of government-held spectrum to the private sector, expected to generate $100 billion and create hundreds of thousands of jobs.
  2. Air Traffic Control Modernization – $12.5 billion investment to upgrade outdated systems.
  3. Space Exploration – $10 billion for NASA’s Artemis and Gateway programs to beat China to the Moon.
  4. CAFE S...
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1. Tulsi Gabbard’s Allegations Against the Obama Administration

  • Gabbard released a report alleging that President Obama and senior intelligence officials knowingly fabricated the Russia-Trump collusion narrative.
  • Claims include deliberate misinformation, suppression of contrary intelligence, and coordination with media to undermine Donald Trump’s presidency.
  • Specific officials named: James Clapper, Susan Rice, John...
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Meet my friends, Clay Travis and Buck Sexton!  If you love Verdict, the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show might also be in your audio wheelhouse. Politics, news analysis, and some pop culture and comedy thrown in too.

 

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RIP Hulk Hogan and Russiagate 101

 

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