Elon is a Trillionaire, Capitalism is Extraordinary & Leftists Lose their Minds
Verdict with Ted Cruz
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🗓️ 15 June 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
1. Celebration of Elon Musk & Capitalism
- The speakers frame Musk’s success as:
- Proof of free-market capitalism working effectively
- A result of innovation, entrepreneurship, and risk-taking
- They highlight:
- SpaceX technological achievements (reusable rockets, Starlink)
- Tesla’s role in electric vehicles
- Wealth generation not only for Musk but also:
- Employees
- Early investors
- Workers (e.g., welders, janitors becoming millionaires)
2. Criticism of the Political Left
- Elizabeth Warren
- Bernie Sanders
- Progressive politicians and media figures
The critiques include:
- Accusations of envy and resentment toward wealth
- Claims that leftists:
- Want to tax or confiscate wealth
- Oppose individual success
- Promote government control over markets
3. Defense of Wealth Inequality
- Large fortunes (like Musk’s) are justified because they:
- Result from voluntary market transactions
- Deliver useful products and services
- Billionaires are portrayed as:
- Benefiting society through innovation
- Creating jobs and economic growth
4. Innovation & Technological Progress
The document highlights Musk’s projects as transformative:
- SpaceX → space exploration, Mars colonization vision
- Starlink → global internet access
- Tesla → electric vehicles
- Boring Company → infrastructure innovation
5. Political Warning / Prediction
The speakers express concern that:
- If left-leaning politicians gain power, they may:
- Target Musk and his companies
- Increase regulation and taxation
- Use government agencies against private enterprise
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.6 | Welcome, it is verdict with Senator Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson with you and we are recording |
| 0:08.5 | early on Sunday because I got the best phone call this morning. |
| 0:12.3 | Senator Cruz called me, said, Ben, you're my number one. |
| 0:15.1 | I got you a ticket. |
| 0:16.3 | We're going to go to the UFC and we got to get on the road to make this happen. |
| 0:20.2 | So I got to say a big shout |
| 0:21.8 | out, Senator, for you pulling that off. That was amazing. I don't know how you did this. I don't know |
| 0:26.2 | how you got that ticket. But, you know, I feel very, you're plus one. It means more to me than I |
| 0:31.4 | could have ever imagined. You know, Benjamin, I've just got to say day drinking is a really bad |
| 0:36.8 | habit. And you're a young man. |
| 0:39.5 | And so if you're 10 a.m. already drunk as a skunk, confused, delusional, imagining things, |
| 0:48.3 | I really worry how the rest of the afternoon is going to go. It's going to be, I'm groveling |
| 0:52.9 | in my own knowing that you got the ticket. |
| 0:55.1 | I didn't get the ticket. I'm just going to, you know, I just, I just want America to know that you will be there. I will not be there as a plus one. I just want everyone to understand that just the pure sadness I have in my heart. But with that being said, we will power through in life. You can take some comfort in the fact that rain is predicted in D.C. later this afternoon. |
| 1:14.8 | So I will be on the South Lawn of the White House for the UFC fight. |
| 1:19.4 | But there's a very good chance that I and everyone else can completely de- |
| 1:23.6 | I'm doing my violin for people not watching on video, okay? |
| 1:25.7 | Yeah, so apparently Ben is now doing visuals in what's primarily a radio and audio show. |
| 1:31.6 | So that's a good strategy, Ben. |
| 1:34.7 | That tells you where we are right now, my mental state. |
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