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The Ben Ferguson Podcast

The Battle for Somaliland, Trump takes a BITE out of DC Violence & DOJ Warned Biden Over Legally Flawed Pardons Week In Review

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

iHeartPodcasts

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.94.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

1. Recognition of Somaliland

  • The senator discusses efforts to urge President Trump to formally recognize Somaliland as an independent nation.
  • Somaliland is portrayed as a stable, democratic ally of the U.S., strategically located near the Gulf of Aden.
  • The senator criticizes China's influence in Africa, particularly its opposition to Somaliland's ties with Taiwan and the U.S.
  • A letter to President Trump is read aloud, advocating for recognition based on Somaliland’s governance, military cooperation, and geopolitical importance.

2. Crime and Law Enforcement in Washington, D.C.

  • The senator supports President Trump’s decision to deploy federal law enforcement in D.C., claiming it led to a significant drop in crime.
  • Statistics are cited showing reductions in robbery, carjacking, and violent crime.
  • The narrative criticizes Democratic leadership in D.C., alleging manipulation of crime data and failure to address public safety.
  • The DC Police Union chairman is quoted, blaming legislative changes for the breakdown of the criminal justice system.

3. Criticism of Media and Democratic Leadership

  • The hosts repeatedly accuse mainstream media of ignoring or misrepresenting stories that reflect positively on Trump or negatively on Democrats.
  • There is a strong emphasis on the idea that Democrats prioritize political narratives over public safety, especially in high-crime urban areas.

4. Biden’s Use of the Autopen for Pardons

  • The senator raises legal concerns about President Biden’s use of an autopen to sign pardons and executive orders.
  • DOJ officials reportedly warned that some pardons were legally questionable and involved violent offenders, contradicting public claims.
  • The discussion suggests that Biden may not have personally authorized some actions, potentially invalidating them.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:05.5

Welcome, it is Verdict with Ted Cruz Weekend Review.

0:08.7

Ben Ferguson with you, and here are three of the major stories that you may have missed that we talked about this week.

0:13.6

First up, Senator Cruz calling out China on creating a new country in Africa.

0:20.4

Why is the media not talking about it?

0:22.5

Well, we have the details that you need to know.

0:25.1

Also, D.C. crime is down as Donald Trump commits to making sure that people that live

0:31.1

in the District of Columbia are actually safe.

0:33.8

And the data is truly staggering just how quick the president was able to restore a law and order to a city that had been broken for decades.

0:41.5

And finally, the auto pen.

0:44.1

Joe Biden was actually warned by his own Department of Justice that what they were doing was problematic.

0:51.3

Yet he did it anyway.

0:53.3

Why did he not pay attention to the warnings? And maybe it was

0:56.3

because he wasn't actually even in charge. We'll have that for you. It's the weekend review,

1:01.4

and it starts right now. I want to move to this other story, and it's one realistically that

1:07.4

probably 99% of this audience doesn't even know about this because no one's covering it.

1:14.7

It doesn't mean that it's not an extremely important story.

1:18.6

It is you calling out China.

1:20.7

It's an epic fight over creating a new country in Africa.

1:25.1

This reminds me of that story we were talking about not that long ago, about China creating

1:31.3

an island in the middle of the ocean, based in nowhere, that we helped give them air superiority.

1:36.1

If there was a massive world event that took place, another world war, it would give them

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