BONUS: Proof that Biden Admin Targeted Christians plus Tucker Spirals Out of Control
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
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🗓️ 9 September 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Alleged Targeting of Christians by the Biden Administration | Verdict with Ted Cruz
In this explosive episode of Verdict with Ted Cruz, Senator Ted Cruz and co-host Ben Ferguson dive into a newly released report from a Trump-era task force chaired by former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. The report alleges widespread anti-Christian bias across multiple federal agencies under the Biden administration—including the Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Labor, DOJ, and FBI.
Cruz and Ferguson expose claims of religious exemptions being denied, Christian universities facing punitive fines, and federal favoritism toward non-Christian religions. They argue this represents a dangerous weaponization of government against Christians and a direct violation of First Amendment rights. The hosts call for accountability, including firings and potential prosecutions.
In the second half, the conversation shifts to a fiery critique of Tucker Carlson’s recent controversial statements. Cruz and Ferguson condemn Carlson’s remarks about Osama bin Laden, Hamas, and authoritarian leaders like Putin and Iran’s president, calling them “bizarre,” “unhinged,” and a betrayal of conservative values. They draw sharp contrasts between Carlson’s rhetoric and traditional conservative principles, warning of his drift toward extremist narratives.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:05.5 | Welcome, it is Vertiquist Senator Ted Cruz. Ben Ferguson. |
| 0:08.7 | With you, it is very nice to have you with us. |
| 0:10.3 | By the way, this episode is also going to be up on YouTube as well. |
| 0:13.5 | So if you want to watch the episode, you can watch it. |
| 0:15.7 | Hit that subscribe button there so you don't miss an episode on YouTube that we do. |
| 0:19.8 | We've got a lot, Senator, to talk about, |
| 0:21.7 | including this headline. The Department of Justice Task Force finds, quote, numerous instances |
| 0:28.1 | of anti-Christian government bias under the Biden administration. This is a massive story, |
| 0:35.5 | basically, about the government going after Christians. |
| 0:40.0 | Well, the facts are deeply disturbing. |
| 0:43.0 | During the Biden administration, we saw the federal government target people of faith, |
| 0:46.9 | but in particular believing Christians, believing Christians were persona non grata under the Biden administration. |
| 0:52.8 | And when President Trump came in, he created a task |
| 0:55.6 | force chaired by Attorney General Pam Bondi looking at instances of religious discrimination |
| 1:01.3 | within our government. This was the preliminary report from that task force detailing how |
| 1:07.0 | multiple government agencies under the Biden administration targeted Christians for persecution. |
| 1:13.7 | We're going to break all that down. |
| 1:15.4 | We're also going to talk about a very sad development, which is the spiral down of Tucker Carlson. |
| 1:21.1 | Tucker Carlson continues to get more and more extreme, |
| 1:24.6 | and this week he decided to say that he wanted to apologize to Osama bin Laden's family. |
| 1:31.7 | And he also said, astonishingly enough, that he didn't know if Hamas was a terrorist organization. |
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