Trump is like Grandma, he keeps it Real plus FBI has Identified Key Antifa Funding Sources
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
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🗓️ 19 February 2026
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
1. White House Event & Grandmother’s Testimony
- A Washington, D.C. grandmother who lost her grandson in 2017 praised Donald Trump during a Black History Month event.
- She credited his administration for focusing on crime reduction and supporting her advocacy after her grandson’s murder.
- She expressed frustration with previous local responses and argued for harsher sentencing.
- The mainstream media is intentionally avoided showing this White House moment because it is portraying Trump positively.
2. Kash Patel's Earlier Statements (From White House Remarks)
- Kash Patel emphasized the FBI was “following the money” to combat violent groups, including Antifa.
- He described Antifa as part of organized criminal activity and domestic terrorism.
- Patel credited Trump and DOJ leadership for enabling aggressive investigations.
- He claimed the FBI was mapping financial networks tied to criminal conduct.
- Patel states investigators have now uncovered major Antifa funding streams.
- He discussed ongoing financial investigations into demonstrations linked to Antifa.
- He suggested details about donors and organizations might be released later.
3. Arrests and Prosecutions Mentioned
- Patel cites:
- Over two dozen federal arrests related to “Portland”-type events.
- Nineteen convictions for violent acts linked to Antifa.
- A Texas federal trial involving nine defendants accused of attacking ICE personnel.
- A 2023 Georgia case tied to the “Cop City” protests.
4. Funding Investigations
- The FBI is examining whether Antifa-related funding:
- Flows through U.S.-based nonprofit groups.
- Potentially involves foreign sources.
- May include tax‑exempt organizations.
- Patel stresses the focus is strictly on violence-related support, not peaceful protest.
5. Organizational Discussions
- Although Antifa is widely described as decentralized, Patel says the FBI sees signs of structure such as:
- Conferences
- Local chapters
- National networking
- He contrasts this with past officials who described Antifa as merely an “idea.”
6. Internal FBI Actions
- Patel says the FBI created a dedicated program to track financial backing of violent activity tied to Antifa.
- He describes using counterterrorism-style financial tracing techniques.
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| 0:05.8 | Governor Moore in Maryland sign a bill that is ending the law enforcement cooperation with ICE. |
| 0:11.9 | Well, first of all, it's another despicable action by Governor West Moore. |
| 0:15.7 | Why would you prevent your state and local law enforcement from cooperating with federal law enforcement? |
| 0:20.8 | So the president, of course, continues to always stand on the side local law enforcement from cooperating with federal law enforcement. |
| 0:24.8 | So the president, of course, continues to always stand on the side of law enforcement. |
| 0:30.8 | And this is another just horrible and frankly political action taken by Governor Westmore. |
| 0:34.8 | And unfortunately, the people of his state are going to reap the consequences of it. |
| 0:38.9 | You're listening to the 47 morning update with Ben Ferguson. |
| 0:43.4 | Good Thursday morning. Nice to have you with us on the 47 morning update and we've got two big stories for you. Grandma comes to the White House, a D.C. resident who lost her |
| 0:49.8 | grandson to violence, praises Donald Trump and says she loves him and to get off his back |
| 0:56.1 | because he's keeping Washington, D.C. safe. |
| 1:00.2 | It was a touching moment, and it's a story you will not hear in the mainstream media, |
| 1:04.6 | and we'll have it for you in just a second. |
| 1:06.9 | Also, in a big report, the FBI director, Patel is now saying the FBI has uncovered Antifa's |
| 1:16.7 | funding sources and some of the money may be coming from overseas. That as well. It's the 47 morning |
| 1:24.9 | update and it starts right now. Story number one. |
| 1:28.4 | There was a really sincere and touching moment at the White House that many of you will never, ever hear about. |
| 1:35.4 | Because the media doesn't want you to know that Donald Trump is actually winning |
| 1:39.2 | and doing what he said he was going to do about keeping people safe. |
| 1:43.7 | A Washington, D.C. grandmother, |
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