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The Ben Ferguson Podcast

Fraud, Waste, Skip—It's a Democrat No-Show plus AOC Too Moderate? DSA is Reshaping the Democratic Party

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

iHeartPodcasts

Politics, News Commentary, News

4.85.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

1. Democrats Skipping a Fraud Hearing

  • Democratic members did not attend the hearing.
  • The hearing examined billions of dollars allegedly lost through fraud in government programs.
  • Republicans, particularly Senator Joni Ernst, are portrayed as trying to strengthen oversight and prevent taxpayer money from being misused.
  • The absence of Democrats is presented as evidence that they are unwilling to address government fraud.
  • Minnesota-related fraud cases, including the "Feeding Our Future" scandal.
  • Claims that government fraud may cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars annually.
  • Proposed reforms such as stronger verification systems, increased auditing, and tighter controls on federal spending.

2. Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and the Democratic Party

  • Marxist and communist factions have gained influence within the DSA.
  • The DSA is becoming increasingly influential in Democratic Party politics.
  • Some progressive Democratic politicians are associated with or influenced by DSA ideas.
  • The Democratic Party has allowed socialist and Marxist viewpoints to gain greater prominence.
  • Reports from The Free Press.
  • Internal DSA leadership and caucus structures.
  • Historical examples of communist governments such as the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, and Cambodia.
  • The DSA's ideology is dangerous.
  • Elements of socialism or Marxism threaten American political and economic systems.
  • Voters should pay close attention to organizations that endorse political candidates.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:02.6

Guaranteed Human.

0:04.5

What we should do is you should choose the United States of America again.

0:09.8

This time we'll leave Mexico and Canada out.

0:13.0

But then what you do is you, which I was very nice to get them in.

0:17.1

But what we do is you leave, you choose us, but you pick somebody else for the next one,

0:22.3

and that will take some of the anger, hatred, and steam out of everyone.

0:26.6

But Johnny also had another idea.

0:28.5

He said we could do it.

0:30.0

China and the United States for next time.

0:32.8

We do them China, United States.

0:34.5

So you have a nice short flight in between games, you know.

0:38.0

The players would love that.

0:39.8

You're listening to the 47 morning update with Ben Ferguson.

0:43.5

Good Saturday morning. It's so nice to have you with us on the 47 morning update,

0:47.1

and we've got two big stories for you.

0:49.0

First up, first up, Democrats refused to show up for a hearing about massive waste fraud and abuse in our federal government.

0:57.2

So why did they bail?

0:58.7

We'll explain that to you.

1:00.3

And also, another shocking story for you.

1:02.9

The Democratic Party is dying right now.

1:05.6

And who's taking over?

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