Trump Federalizes DC Police & Dems' Heads Explode plus Admin Directs the Military to Take Out Terrorist Drug Cartels

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

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🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

1. Federal Control of D.C. Police

Trump invoked Section 740 of the D.C. Home Rule Act to place the D.C. police under federal control.
He declared a public safety emergency, citing high crime rates including murder, carjackings, and assaults.
Additional measures included:
- Reassigning FBI agents to nighttime patrols.
- Deploying the National Guard.
- Appointing a federal commissioner for the D.C. police.

2. Legal Justification

The podcast outlines constitutional and statutory authority for Trump’s actions:
- Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the U.S. Constitution.
- D.C. Code Section 49-49 and the 1973 Home Rule Act.
- Reference to Posse Comitatus Act and DOJ opinions that D.C. is legally distinct from other cities.

3. Criticism of Democrats and Media

Hosts argue that Democrats and mainstream media are unfairly criticizing Trump’s actions.
They claim Democrats oppose law enforcement and support policies that increase crime (e.g., no cash bail).
The podcast accuses the media of misrepresenting Trump’s actions as dictatorial.

4. Military Action Against Drug Cartels

Trump reportedly authorized military force against cartels like MS-13 and Cartel de los Soles.
The move is compared to Plan Colombia, a U.S. military initiative under President George W. Bush.
The podcast suggests this could be a turning point in combating drug-related violence and trafficking.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:05.2	Welcome, it is Vertiquist Center, Ted Cruz. Ben Ferguson with you. We are a day late,
0:10.9	but it's because when we tried to do the show last night, we had major technical difficulties
0:15.8	and couldn't get the connections right. So that's why we're coming with you today on this show, putting it out on
0:22.1	Tuesday. The good news is we've had some unbelievable news that's broken, and so it could be a
0:27.4	blessing in disguise. And one of the big issues that is broken, Senator, is the President of
0:32.9	United States America has made every liberal lose their mind because he's actually trying to fight
0:36.6	crime in Washington,
0:37.6	D.C., and they're saying he's a dictator and a tyrant for doing this.
0:41.1	Well, today on Monday, the president made a bold announcement that the federal government is
0:46.8	federalizing the D.C. police force, that they are going to fight violent crime in D.C.
0:52.9	They're going to tackle the out of control murder rates,
0:55.3	the violent crimes, the carjackings that have plagued that city, plague that city because of
1:00.7	left-wing policies that have undermined the ability of the police to actually protect the
1:05.9	residents there. And you're right, this has Democrats and this has the media losing their minds.
1:12.7	How dare a president of the United States actually stand up against violent criminals?
1:17.0	We're going to break that down.
1:18.0	We're going to explain to you exactly what he did.
1:19.8	We're going to explain to you the legal basis for why he can do so.
1:23.1	We're also going to explain why D.C. is different.
1:25.7	One of the talking points you're seeing on television right now is, well, he's going to do this in every country, every city in the country. He's just going to take over every city in America. And I don't think that's right. I don't think that's going to happen. D.C. is qualitatively different, constitutionally, and legally, we're going to explain to you why.
1:45.2	We're also going to talk about another order President Trump put out, again, targeting bad guys,
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