The 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson

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...

🧾 1. Congressional Subpoenas Related to Jeffrey Epstein Investigation

The first half of the podcast focuses on a significant development in the U.S. House Oversight Committee's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein:

• Subpoenas Issued: The committee, led by Chairman James Comer, has issued subpoenas to several high-profile individuals, including:

  • Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton
  • Former FBI Directors James C...

• 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...

🦟 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:

  ...

1. Donald Trump’s Allegations Against Major Banks

• Trump alleges that JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America refused to do business with him after his presidency, despite his substantial assets and long-standing relationships with the banks.
• He claims this was part of a broader trend of “debanking” conservatives, Christians, and Trump supporters, citing political discrimination.
• Trump recounts being forced to clo...

🇨🇳 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...

🏦 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...

📰 1. Investigation into Former Special Counsel Jack Smith

• The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has reportedly opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the former special counsel who led criminal investigations into Donald Trump.
• The investigation centers on whether Smith violated the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from engaging in political activities.
• Allegations include:
  • ...

🕵️‍♂️ 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...

1. Trump–EU Trade Deal

• Trump announces a historic trade agreement with the European Union.
• Key elements of the deal:
  • EU to purchase $750 billion in U.S. energy.
  • EU to invest an additional $600 billion in the U.S.
  • Zero tariffs on trade between the U.S. and EU.
  • A 15% flat tariff on automobiles and other goods.
  • EU to purchase hundreds of billions in U.S. military equipment.
• Trump claims this is “the bigges...

🕵️ 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...

• Clinton's Alleged Approval of a Smear Campaign:

  • Hillary Clinton is said to have personally approved a plan proposed by her foreign policy advisor, Julianne Smith, to link Donald Trump to Russian election interference.
  • The plan aimed to distract from Clinton’s own email scandal and involved amplifying claims of Russian hacking.

• Emails from Leonard Bernardo (Open Society Foundations):

  • A July 27, 2016 ema...

🔍 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...

• 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...

1. Trump's Trade Strategy & Tariffs

   • Trump discusses his willingness to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, emphasizing that Xi has requested the meeting.
   • He defends his use of tariffs, claiming they led to factory closures in China and better trade deals for the U.S.
   • He asserts that tariffs have generated massive revenue for the U.S., citing a $26 billion surplus as evidence.

2. International Trade Deals

   • M...

🛫 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...

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...

1. Congressional Probe into Autopen Pardons

This section discusses a developing controversy involving:

• Senator Rand Paul raising concerns about the use of an autopen—a mechanical device used to sign documents—for issuing presidential pardons during the final months of President Joe Biden’s administration.
• Allegations that Anthony Fauci and Jill Biden (former First Lady) may be implicated in the probe, with qu...

🗳️ 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...