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The Ben Ferguson Podcast

Shutdown Finally Over, Protecting Nigerian Christians & ANTIFA Violence Targets Turning Point

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

iHeartPodcasts

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.94.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

  • Government Shutdown Analysis

    • The recent end of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history (43 days).
    • Democrats, particularly Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, caused harm to Americans for political gain.
    • The economic impacts: delayed flights, unpaid federal workers, halted food stamp benefits, and harm to small businesses.
    • Predicts future political consequences and possible repeat shutdown scenarios.
    • Includes quotes from President Trump during the signing of legislation reopening the government.
  • Healthcare Debate

    • Focuses on the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), labeling it as financially disastrous and unaffordable.
    • Advocates for reforms such as health savings accounts and reducing subsidies to insurance companies.
    • Suggests reconciliation as a legislative strategy to bypass Democratic opposition.
  • Persecution of Christians in Nigeria

    • Highlights severe violence against Christians by Boko Haram and other radical Islamic groups.
    • States that over 50,000 Christians have been killed since 2009 and thousands of churches destroyed.
    • Discusses U.S. legislative efforts to designate Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” and impose sanctions on complicit officials.
    • Criticizes Tucker Carlson for allegedly downplaying the persecution issue.
  • Domestic Extremism & Campus Violence

    • Violent protests by Antifa at a Turning Point USA event at UC Berkeley.
    • Mentions previous assassination of Charlie Kirk and ongoing threats against conservative speakers.
    • Raises concerns about university administrators allegedly enabling violence.
    • Discusses DOJ investigations into funding sources for radical groups and legislation to target financial backers of riots.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:02.6

Guaranteed Human.

0:05.6

Welcome, it is Vertiquist Senator Ted Cruz.

0:07.9

So nice to have you with us.

0:09.3

Many of you listening on the radio across the country, and it was, well, one interesting week.

0:14.7

I guess that's the best way you can put it.

0:16.4

The sausage truly being made for all the American people to see with the longest government

0:21.8

shutdown in history finally over. Senator, your reaction to that. Well, hallelujah,

0:29.7

hallelujah, after 43 days of the government being shut down, 43 days of the Schumer

0:35.8

shutdown where federal employees didn't get their paychecks and yet thousands went into work. Forty-three days of the Schumer shutdown where federal employees didn't get their

0:38.3

paychecks, and yet thousands went into work. Forty-three days of parks being closed, museums

0:45.3

being closed, government services being highly limited, 43 days of delays in airports, of air traffic

0:53.2

controllers not being paid, TSA agents not being paid,

0:57.0

flights being canceled, all because the Democrats were throwing a gigantic temper tantrum

1:03.0

because Chuck Schumer has a political crisis. And this shutdown, the Democrats got nothing,

1:10.1

but the purpose was not to actually get a concession. The Democrats got nothing, but the purpose was not to actually get a concession. The purpose

1:15.4

was simply to inflict a whole lot of pain on the American people to demonstrate that,

1:20.4

man, oh man, Schumer and the Democrats hate Donald Trump and they hate Donald Trump so much

1:26.2

they're willing to hurt their own constituents.

1:29.5

President Trump, Wednesday evening, signed the legislation. We passed it out of the Senate

1:36.5

Monday night. The House came back on Wednesday. They voted on Wednesday. They passed the

1:42.5

legislation that we had passed. And President Trump

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