From Chicago Violence to Venezuelan Narco boats & the Economy, Trump putting Americans First
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 3 September 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
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Chicago Violence and Federal Response
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It reports on high levels of shootings and murders in Chicago over Labor Day weekend.
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Ben criticizes Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago’s mayor for rejecting federal assistance and opposing the deployment of National Guard troops, framing them as dismissive of the crisis.
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President Trump is portrayed as determined to intervene, positioning himself as a law-and-order leader who would restore safety.
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Military Strike Against Drug Traffickers
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Sources describe\ a U.S. military operation that destroyed a drug-smuggling boat in international waters, killing 11 alleged “narco-terrorists.”
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It presents this as a bold move by Trump, signaling the start of an aggressive campaign against cartels.
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The narrative emphasizes global reactions, particularly from Mexico and Venezuela, and suggests further strikes could follow.
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U.S. Economic Performance Under Trump
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The latter part shifts to economic reporting, highlighting revised GDP growth figures (3.3% in Q2 2025, up from an initial 3.0%).
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It frames this as evidence that Trump’s trade policies, tariffs, and leadership spurred consumer spending and business investment.
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The piece repeatedly contrasts this with what it claims were “lies” and “propaganda” from Democrats and mainstream media predicting economic failure.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:05.1 | So what happened over Labor Day weekend in Chicago is truly shocking, but it's become normal in that liberal city. |
| 0:13.5 | The Associated Press is now reporting eight people were murdered. |
| 0:17.7 | 50 were wounded across 37 shootings from Friday to Monday. NBC News, Chicago |
| 0:25.9 | updated its figures stating that as a Monday night. There were 58 people that were shot and |
| 0:32.1 | eight killed across the city, several others in critical condition. ABC News also counted 58 shot, including eight fatalities. |
| 0:41.6 | So what does the mayor and the governor say of Illinois and Chicago? They say we don't have a |
| 0:47.3 | violence problem, that everything is fine. The president was asked about the White House, |
| 0:52.9 | and here's what he had to say about what we're witnessing right now. |
| 0:56.6 | Chicago's very interesting because I watch Pritzker get up and say about, we don't need help, we're safe, but two weeks ago, they had six people murdered, murdered, and they had 24 people hit by bullets. |
| 1:16.6 | Last week, as you know, it was seven people, 24 people hit, and seven people died. And then over the last two days it was the, that was the crown jewel. |
| 1:22.6 | They had, I guess, nine killed, nine or ten killed, and 50 hit with bullets. |
| 1:29.3 | And you have this governor, get up, who's a terrible governor, probably he and Gavin |
| 1:35.3 | Newsom would be probably the two worst, and most naive. |
| 1:38.3 | They're naive, either they're naive or they're very untruthful. |
| 1:42.3 | And he'll say, we don't want any protection we don't need. |
| 1:47.1 | So in the last three weeks, he's lost almost 20 people killed. |
| 1:51.9 | There's no place. |
| 1:52.8 | There's no place in the world, including you can go to Afghanistan. |
| 1:57.5 | You can go to places that you would think of. |
| 2:00.0 | They don't even come close to this. |
| 2:02.4 | Chicago is a hellhole right now. |
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