Elon Work Audit, Bongino to FBI & Trump's USPS Crackdown
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
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🗓️ 24 February 2025
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
1. United States Postal Service (USPS) Reform
- President Donald Trump is considering reforms to the USPS to reduce its financial losses.
- The President mentioned the possibility of a merger or using talented individuals to improve efficiency.
- Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are strongly opposing any changes, fearing it could undermine the USPS's independence and reliability.
2. Appointment of Dan Bongino as Deputy Director of the FBI
- Dan Bongino, a former NYPD officer and Secret Service agent, has been appointed as the Deputy Director of the FBI.
- This move is part of Trump's efforts to dismantle the "deep state" and bring reforms to the FBI.
- Bongino is known for his strong stance against corruption and his popular podcast.
3. Elon Musk's Email to Federal Employees
- Elon Musk, leading the Department of Government Efficiency, sent an email to all federal employees asking them to summarize their work achievements from the previous week.
- The email has caused confusion and pushback, with some departments advising employees not to respond.
- The largest federal workers' union criticized the move, calling it disrespectful and cruel.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, we want to have a post office that works well and doesn't lose massive amounts of money. |
| 0:06.3 | I think it'll operate a lot better than it has been over the years. |
| 0:09.4 | It's just a tremendous loser for this country. |
| 0:12.9 | Tremendous amounts of money being lost. |
| 0:15.0 | It's losing a tremendous amount of money. |
| 0:17.5 | You're listening to the 47 morning update with Ben Ferguson. |
| 0:21.4 | Good Monday morning, Ben Ferguson with you. |
| 0:23.3 | It's nice to have you on the 47 morning update and here are the big stories that we are talking about. |
| 0:28.0 | Donald Trump saying no more to government waste even at the United States Postal Service. |
| 0:33.3 | Big changes could be coming. |
| 0:34.7 | What are they? |
| 0:35.3 | I'll explain in a moment. |
| 0:36.5 | Also, another big blow to the deep state as Donald Trump picks Dan Bongino to be the deputy |
| 0:42.4 | director of the FBI. |
| 0:44.8 | And finally, Elon Musk sent out an email to government employees saying, hey, what did you |
| 0:50.2 | actually do at work last week? |
| 0:52.6 | Justify having a job. |
| 0:55.5 | It's the 47 morning update, and it starts right now. |
| 0:59.2 | Story number one. |
| 1:00.3 | Another panic sitting in in Washington, D.C. right now is Democrats are losing it over |
| 1:05.8 | the fact that Donald Trump is talking about reforming the United States Postal Service. |
| 1:11.9 | The House Oversight Committee Democrats sending a scathing letter to the President of the |
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