Biden Immigration Policy Under Fire After Fatal Trucking Incident plus Trump Declares War on Mail-In Ballots
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
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🗓️ 20 August 2025
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Summary
1. Fatal Truck Crash Incident
- Event: A semi-truck driver made an illegal U-turn on the Florida Turnpike, causing a fatal crash that killed three people in a minivan.
- Driver Details:
- Identified as a 28-year-old Indian national living illegally in the U.S.
- Entered the country in 2018 via Mexico.
- Received a work permit in 2021 under the Biden administration.
- Held a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) issued by California, a sanctuary state.
- Language Proficiency:
- Failed English language tests post-crash.
- Could only answer 2 of 12 questions correctly and identify 1 of 4 traffic signs.
- Legal Consequences:
- Facing three counts of vehicular homicide.
- ICE detainer issued for immigration violations.
- Public Reaction:
- Dashcam footage circulated widely.
- Criticism of sanctuary state policies and licensing practices.
2. Political Commentary
- Sanctuary States:
- Criticism of states like California for issuing CDLs to undocumented immigrants.
- Federal vs. state licensing standards debated.
- Transportation Secretary Statement:
- Sean Duffy condemned the crash as a preventable tragedy.
- Blamed “radical immigration policies” for allowing unqualified drivers on the road.
3. Election Integrity and Donald Trump
- Trump’s Proposal:
- Plans to sign an executive order banning mail-in ballots and electronic voting machines before the 2026 midterms.
- Claims this is necessary to restore public confidence in elections.
- Legal Debate:
- Constitutional concerns over federal authority vs. state control of elections.
- Legal experts argue the President lacks the power to dictate election methods to states.
- Criticism of Voting Machines:
- Bipartisan concerns over security and reliability.
- References to past Democratic skepticism, including lawsuits and documentaries like HBO’s Kill Chain.
- Underlying Theme:
- Suggests Democrats oppose Trump’s proposals not on principle but due to political animosity.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:06.0 | When you go into a voting place, like you go into one in a properly run state, |
| 0:12.0 | they look at you, they give you, give voter ID, you give all sorts of identification. |
| 0:16.0 | I mean, it would be very hard to cheat in a mask out. |
| 0:20.0 | When you send out millions, like California, I think they send out 36 million ballots. They don't have a voting booth in the whole place. And then millions of ballots come back. Nobody knows where they're coming from. Right, but what are you going to do about it? The way you win is by swamping them. You're listening to the 47 morning update with Ben Ferguson. |
| 0:38.3 | Good Wednesday morning. |
| 0:39.3 | Nice to have you with us on the 47 morning update, and we've got two big stories for |
| 0:43.1 | you this morning. |
| 0:44.4 | Donald Trump warned us that there were far too many illegal immigrants in this country, |
| 0:48.9 | and they were costing Americans their lives. |
| 0:51.3 | We now know that an illegal alien truck driver was behind the fatal U-turn that has gone viral, |
| 0:58.2 | and he actually failed the English language test and could only identify a single highway traffic sign. |
| 1:07.2 | So how did he get his CDL? We'll tell you this pathetic story of leadership and how it involves Democrats in power. |
| 1:15.4 | Plus, in a major move, President Trump is now pledging to end mail-in ballots and voting machines ahead of the 2026 midterms through an executive order. |
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