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The Ben Shapiro Show

Ep. 2407 - HAPPY TAX DAY: Sex Changes For Illegal Immigrants?!

The Ben Shapiro Show

The Daily Wire

News, News Commentary

4.4152.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Yesterday was the best day on the calendar according to Democrats—Tax Day—and Zohran Mamdani is over the moon about it; California designates tax dollars toward sex changes for migrants; plus, Democratic billionaire Tom Steyer says it’s time to throw ICE in jail. Ep. 2407 📚 Read Carl Trueman's books: "The Desecration of Man" is available here: https://a.co/d/0ipqW50Z "The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self" is available here: https://a.co/d/009figby - - - Click here to join the member-exclusive portion of my show: https://dwplus.watch/BenShapiroMemberExclusive - - - Today's Sponsors: ZipRecruiter - Post jobs FOR FREE at https://ZipRecruiter.com/DAILYWIRE SuperSure - Find out if your business is overinsured, underinsured, or somewhere in between. Go to https://Supersure.com/shapiro and get a full report on your current policies, with no obligation. PreBorn! - Make a difference for generations to come. Donate securely online at https://preborn.com/BEN or dial #250 keyword 'BABY' Kalshi - Visit https://kalshi.com/shapiro to see live prediction markets and sign up today to trade on the outcomes that matter most to you. - - - DailyWire+: Become a Daily Wire Member and watch all of our content ad-free: https://www.dailywire.com/subscribe 📲 Download the free Daily Wire app today on iPhone, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Samsung, and more. 💘 Season 2 of 'Ben After Dark' is available here: https://dwplus.watch/BenAfterDark 📘 My book "Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics)" is available here: https://dwplus.shop/LionsandScavengers 👕 Get your Ben Shapiro merch here: https://dwplus.shop/BenShapiroMerch - - - Socials: Follow on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3cXUn53  Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3QtuibJ  Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3TTirqd  Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3RPyBiB - - - Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Democratic Party, tax day. Yes, you might think of tax day as something annoying and awful.

1:42.3

That day when you slip a check in the mail that represents a gigantic chunk of your yearly earnings so that the federal government can

1:48.1

then spend all of that money on a bunch of useless horse crap. But that's where you're wrong.

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You see, according to Democrats, tax day is a magnificent delight. A day of festivities for all.

1:57.7

We got to look forward to it every year because taxes are incredible.

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As Joe Biden used to say, they're a sign of patriotism, of social solidarity, and mostly, really,

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