275,000 Illegal Immigrants Purged from Social Security plus 91% of D.C. Residents Say Crime Is a Problem
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
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🗓️ 15 August 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
1. Social Security System Cleanup
- Claimed Actions by Trump Administration:
- Removal of 275,000 illegal immigrants from the Social Security system.
- Purging of 12.4 million names of individuals allegedly over 120 years old.
- Identification of 135,000 individuals listed as over 160 years old, some allegedly receiving payments.
- Framing:
- Trump presents these actions as efforts to combat fraud, waste, and abuse.
- Contrasts his actions with the Biden administration, which he accuses of negligence.
- Announces no tax on Social Security benefits for seniors.
2. Critique of Social Security Program
- The text argues that Social Security is a broken system with poor returns.
- Claims that the media is whitewashing the program’s issues during its 90th anniversary.
- Includes a segment from CNBC’s Sharon Epperson explaining Social Security basics and recent changes.
3. Crime in Washington, D.C.
- Trump accuses DC officials of manipulating crime statistics to make the city appear safer.
- References a whistleblower lawsuit from a DC police sergeant alleging crime stat manipulation.
- Criticizes mainstream media (e.g., NYT, Washington Post, Politico) for ignoring the whistleblower and downplaying crime.
- Includes commentary from Joe Scarborough (MSNBC) and ABC News Live, both acknowledging rising crime concerns.
- Mentions CNN’s Daniel Dale, who admits DC has a long-standing crime issue but disputes Trump’s framing.
4. Big Tech and Election Interference
- Accuses Google of flagging Republican fundraising emails as spam while allowing Democratic ones through.
- Cites a memo from Targeted Victory, a GOP consulting firm, and a study from NC State University.
- Claims this behavior undermines Republican fundraising and election competitiveness.
- Suggests systemic bias in tech platforms against conservative candidates.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:05.2 | Speaking from the Oval Office during the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act, |
| 0:11.4 | President Trump stated that his administration has now successfully kicked nearly |
| 0:17.3 | 275,000 illegal immigrants off the Social Security system. |
| 0:23.9 | He also mentioned having removed about 2.4 million names of individuals that were over |
| 0:30.0 | 120 years old. That's what the record state. The Social Security Administration has |
| 0:37.0 | reportedly updated records for individuals, no longer holding legal status, but details remain unclear on whether those individuals had been actively receiving benefits. |
| 0:48.1 | President Trump framed this action as part of a broader effort to protect Social Security from fraud, waste, and abuse, contrasting it |
| 0:56.3 | with the previous administration, which he claimed failed to address a massive issue. |
| 1:02.4 | Here's the President, in his own words, from the Oval Office making the announcement. |
| 1:07.0 | It kicked nearly 275,000 illegal aliens off of the Social Security system. |
| 1:14.1 | These are people, many of them have already left the country. |
| 1:17.6 | And what that's doing is making the system strong. |
| 1:21.9 | It's making it strong. |
| 1:23.7 | Biden never kicked anybody off. |
| 1:25.5 | Everybody joined. |
| 1:26.9 | We cleared 12.4 million names listed in the Social Security |
| 1:31.4 | Database over 120 years of age. Think of that. 135,000 people listed who were over 160 years old. |
| 1:41.5 | And in some cases, getting payments. So somebody's getting those payments and we're after that. |
| 1:46.0 | Last month I signed one big beautiful bill and allowed no tax on social security for our great seniors. |
| 1:53.4 | Okay. So how's that? Not bad, right? No tax on social security for our seniors. And to protect protect our benefits we've already kicked nearly |
| 2:03.7 | 275,000 illegal aliens off of the Social Security system these are people many |
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