Shutdown Dems Gaslight, claiming they DON'T Want Free Healthcare for Illegals, plus Fighting the Crime Epidemic in Blue Cities

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🗓️ 3 October 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Government Shutdown Narrative
- Democrats blamed for deliberately causing the shutdown for political reasons.
- Framed as Chuck Schumer’s attempt to appeal to progressive factions like AOC.
- House Republicans passed a “clean CR” (continuing resolution) to keep government funding stable, but Democrats rejected it.
Healthcare for Illegal Immigrants
- Democrats WANT taxpayer-funded healthcare for undocumented immigrants.
- Cited past Democratic presidential debate where all candidates raised hands in support of coverage for undocumented immigrants.
- References to California and New York already providing state-level healthcare to undocumented immigrants.
- Argument that Democrats are gaslighting the public by denying this stance.
Crime in “Blue Cities”
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing highlighted as focusing on rising crime rates in Democrat-led cities.
- Claims that progressive DAs, often linked to George Soros funding, refuse to prosecute violent criminals.
- Examples cited: New York, Georgia, Wisconsin, and Milwaukee DA cases.
- Pattern described of criminals repeatedly being released and reoffending.
Defund the Police & Bail Reform
- Criticism of Democratic-led efforts to defund or reduce police funding (examples: Minneapolis, New York, Austin).
- Soros-backed DAs accused of eliminating cash bail, downgrading felonies, and prioritizing criminals over victims.
Proposed Solutions
- Sen. Cruz mentions his “Clean DC Act,” aimed at reversing soft-on-crime laws in Washington, D.C.
- Advocates stronger penalties and more police support.
- Credits Trump with using the National Guard to reduce crime in DC.
Left-Wing Violence
- Democratic rhetoric is causing violent outcomes (e.g., BLM riots, anti-Semitic incidents, ICE facility attacks).
- Claims left-wing activists celebrate violence while conservatives condemn it.
- Mentions assassination attempts (Trump, Justice Kavanaugh) and murder of Charlie Kirk as examples of left-inspired violence.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:05.5	Welcome. It is verdict with Senator Ted Cruz. Ben Ferguson with you as well. We are right in the
0:10.6	middle of a government shutdown that Democrats were yearning for. It's the Schumer shutdown.
0:16.8	But there's also a lot of misinformation, or as I like to call it, lies that are coming out of the shutdown.
0:23.2	And things that Democrats are accusing Republicans are that just aren't true.
0:27.5	And we're going to cover that today as well.
0:29.9	Well, the Schumer shutdown continues. The federal government is partially shut down.
0:33.9	Between 17 and 18 percent of the federal government is closed.
0:37.3	It's going to stay closed as long as
0:39.4	the Democrats continue their temper tantrum. But at the same time, we're also getting a bit of a history
0:44.4	lesson. 76 years ago, George Orwell wrote the classic book 1984, about the oppressive totalitarian government he perceived of the future, and also about
0:58.4	Orwellian double speak. And I got to say, Chuck Schumer and the Democrats in Congress are
1:03.2	doing an illustration of this now. They are gaslighting the American people. They are attempting
1:08.3	to argue things that are simply false, in particular,
1:11.9	to shift from a book to a movie. Like Casablanca, they are shocked, shocked to find there's gambling,
1:19.2	and they're shocked, shocked, shocked to find that anyone is saying that they want free taxpayer-provided
1:24.4	health care for illegal aliens. Well, the nice thing about this podcast is that we bring the receipt, so we're going to lay
1:30.7	out the actual facts because the Democrats are gaslighting.
1:34.8	The media is gaslighting, and the facts are clear that this is the Schumer shutdown,
1:39.3	and it's going to end when they cave.
1:41.7	We're also going to talk about a hearing that was in the Senate Judiciary Committee
1:44.4	this past week focused on rising crime and the horrific murder rates and crime rates in blue cities
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