Democrat Party HATES Law-Enforcement, Newsom gets behind Dyslexia & a Tale of Tucker Turbulence Week In Review
Verdict with Ted Cruz
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🗓️ 21 February 2026
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
1. Criticism of Democratic Leaders on Law Enforcement
- Barack Obama, Gavin Newsom, and other Democratic figures are hostile toward law enforcement agencies, particularly ICE and National Guard deployments.
- Obama is quoted as describing some federal agents’ actions as “rogue,” which the speakers interpret as an attack on ICE.
- Gavin Newsom is criticized for comments comparing masked federal agents to authoritarian “secret police,” specifically referencing imagery associated with Germany’s past.
- Newsom’s claim that National Guard federalization was unprecedented.
- President Eisenhower’s 1957 use of federal authority to enforce desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas.
- Newsom is “historically illiterate,” which later triggers a public Twitter exchange.
2. Newsom’s Response and the Dyslexia Angle
- Newsom accuses Ted Cruz of mocking his dyslexia.
- Cruz responds that “historically illiterate” referred to misunderstanding history, not reading ability.
- A social‑media back‑and‑forth unfolds, including jokes, memes, and comparisons of engagement statistics.
- Obama is:
- Highly partisan,
- Influential on younger progressive Democrats,
- Associated with cultural or “Marxist” ideological trends (as described by the speakers),
- Possibly influential behind the scenes during the Biden administration.
- Obama’s presidency contributed to increased political division.
3. Discussion of Tucker Carlson’s Recent Behavior
- Carlson has changed significantly since leaving Fox News.
- Anti‑Israel sentiment
- Hosting extremist guests
- Favoring authoritarians such as Putin or Iranian leadership
- Attacking Christian Zionists
- He may have ulterior financial or ideological motivations (while acknowledging no direct evidence).
- Carlson claimed Israeli airport officials detained him and questioned his team.
- Video footage showed him freely interacting with people at the airport,
- Israeli officials denied detaining him,
- A U.S. embassy statement also contradicted Carlson’s story.
- Carlson traveled to Israel to interview the ambassador but insisted on conducting the interview at the airport.
- Carlson claiming safety concerns while contrasting it with his willingness to travel in Russia or Qatar.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.3 | Welcome at his verdict with Ted Cruz, week in review. |
| 0:07.1 | Ben Ferguson with you. |
| 0:08.1 | And here are some of the stories that you may have missed that we talked about this week. |
| 0:11.2 | First up, the Democratic Party as a whole, they've made it clear. |
| 0:14.5 | They are now the anti-law enforcement party. |
| 0:18.6 | And their leader, Barack Obama, well, he says it's totally fine to go against ICE agents with new disparaging remarks. |
| 0:25.7 | We have that for you in a second. |
| 0:27.5 | Also, Gavin Newsom got his feelings heard and decided to hit back at Senator Cruz. |
| 0:32.8 | Now claiming a disability. |
| 0:34.9 | Dyslexia is his excuse. |
| 0:36.7 | Yes, this isn't a joke and we'll play it for you. |
| 0:39.5 | And finally, Tucker Carlson's in Israel. And it didn't go very well, especially one of his big |
| 0:46.2 | lies. It's the weekend review and it starts right now. This is interesting. And this is where I've been |
| 0:53.4 | saying this a lot over and over again, especially in TV. |
| 0:57.0 | The Democratic Party as a whole is anti-law enforcement. |
| 1:01.1 | It's not just the AOCs of the party. |
| 1:04.0 | A perfect example of this being part of their platform center is Barack Obama doing a podcast this week. |
| 1:14.0 | And he is, I would argue, blessing the Democratic movement, right? The Marxist, socialist and communists, you've got my blessing. I'm probably |
| 1:19.5 | one of the biggest names in the Democratic Party, if not the biggest name of the elder statesman |
| 1:24.3 | now that people listen to. I'm giving my blessing that you can attack ice agents now, |
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