Behind the Scenes at the World Cup Final, and in the Oval Office on AI
Verdict with Ted Cruz
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🗓️ 22 July 2026
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
2. World Cup Final Experience
- Ted Cruz recounts attending the World Cup Final with his daughter, Katherine.
- He describes the event as a memorable father-daughter experience and reflects on a longstanding tradition of attending major sporting events with her.
- The discussion includes:
- The atmosphere at the World Cup.
- International fans visiting the United States.
- Cruz's thoughts on soccer and his own experience playing the sport in high school.
- Comparisons to memorable sporting events such as the 2017 World Series, Super Bowl LI, and the 2006 Rose Bowl.
3. Celebrity Encounters
- Cruz shares stories about meeting Drew Barrymore at the World Cup.
- He describes her as friendly, genuine, and approachable.
- The hosts discuss some of her films, including:
- E.T.
- Charlie’s Angels
- 50 First Dates
4. White House Meeting on Artificial Intelligence
- A significant portion of the podcast focuses on Cruz's meeting in the Oval Office regarding AI policy.
- Participants included:
- President Trump
- Senator Marsha Blackburn
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
- White House economic advisers and staff
5. Debate Over AI Legislation
Cruz explains several AI-related legislative proposals:
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Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA):
- Intended to improve online protections for children.
- Previously passed the Senate but stalled in the House.
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App Store Accountability / Age Verification Measures:
- Would require age verification for app usage.
- Faces opposition from some technology companies and lawmakers.
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NO FAKES Act:
- Designed to combat AI-generated impersonations, deepfakes, and unauthorized use of a person's image or voice.
- Raises concerns regarding free speech and parody protections.
6. Cruz's Legislative Perspective
- Cruz emphasizes balancing:
- Protection from AI-related harms.
- Preservation of free speech.
- Practical political realities needed to pass legislation.
- He argues that several proposed AI bills face significant obstacles due to opposition from various stakeholders and lack of sufficient bipartisan support.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.3 | Welcome, it is verdict with Senator Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson with you as well. |
| 0:08.5 | Senator, you had one heck of a weekend as I was carrying 100 pounds of golf equipment in Orlando, Florida for seven hours and 15 minutes. |
| 0:17.6 | If anyone was counting on how long that round lasted, you were at the World |
| 0:21.8 | Cup living it up with your, by the way, I just want to be clear, your daughter picked a better |
| 0:26.6 | sport watching World Cup than mine carrying a bag in the sun. Congratulations, you won on that one. |
| 0:31.8 | Okay, I need to ask, what the hell was 100 pounds? Is your son like playing golf with |
| 0:37.3 | anvils? Like, how exactly does that work? |
| 0:41.0 | So this is what is in the bag. It's all the stuff. The ball is normal. That's all there, right? Then you have the |
| 0:46.7 | push cart, but then you have like seven or eight bottles of water plus enough to eat when you're |
| 0:53.1 | missing a meal to keep them like keep eating because |
| 0:55.9 | you're out there so long. And when you put all that together with the rain gear and the umbrellas |
| 1:01.2 | and the ice and the food, it is literally a hundred and something pounds, I kid you know. |
| 1:06.6 | So is there some role in like kids golf that you can't have a golf cart? |
| 1:12.1 | You're not allowed to. |
| 1:13.2 | World Championships, the caddy and the player must walk the entire 18 holes. |
| 1:18.9 | Just because there's like some mean jerk in charge of the whole thing? |
| 1:23.1 | Like why exactly? |
| 1:24.9 | So it's very interesting. |
| 1:26.3 | If you, your spectators can use a cart. When you get there, there is, it is straight up like if you want to say you're a world champion, you're going to walk the whole thing, and there will be no one to help you. And if you want to quit, you can quit. But the strongest survive, it was, I mean, it was a strongest survive scenario. So that's the, that's how it works. So if you're ever bored and you want a caddy, it's a great workout, I assure you. All right. So, Ben, I can give you the precise odds of that. That would be 0.00%. I will not be caddy. I will cheer you on. By the way, how did Bradley do? So he came in, he played 10 and unders in the Under Armour Worlds, and so he got the invite. So we did it. He's nine, so he's one of the youngest kids. He came in 43rd in the world, which was awesome for him. Wow, that's awesome. And by the way, the difference between 9 and 10 is big. I mean, |
| 2:17.7 | like at this age, a year is massive. It's massive. So our goal was to try to make it in the top |
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