Trump & Putin in Alaska: What it Means & What's Next plus Standing up to the CCP in Africa
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
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4.9 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
1. Trump–Putin Meeting in Alaska
- A major focus is the one-on-one meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
- The hosts frame it as a potential turning point in the Ukraine war, suggesting Trump is working toward a peace agreement.
- Trump claims progress was made and that a follow-up meeting involving President Zelensky is being planned.
- The podcast criticizes media and Democratic reactions, portraying them as rooting for failure.
2. Criticism of Democrats and Media
- The hosts repeatedly accuse Democrats and mainstream media of bias, hypocrisy, and undermining peace efforts.
- Hillary Clinton is mentioned for sarcastically suggesting Trump could be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize if he succeeds.
3. Somaliland Recognition
- Senator Cruz discusses his push for the U.S. to formally recognize Somaliland as an independent nation.
- He frames this as a strategic move against Chinese influence in Africa, citing Somaliland’s support for Taiwan and Israel.
- China’s strong opposition to Cruz’s proposal is highlighted as validation of its geopolitical significance.
4. Criticism of Biden Administration
- The podcast blames President Biden for the Ukraine war, citing:
- The withdrawal from Afghanistan.
- Waiving sanctions on Nord Stream 2.
- Trump is portrayed as trying to clean up Biden’s foreign policy “mess.”
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:06.6 | Welcome, it is Vertiquist. Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson with you. |
| 0:10.4 | In today's show, we've got a lot of big news. |
| 0:12.6 | It all revolves around Russia, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, and the big meeting in Alaska. |
| 0:19.3 | Senator, what's even more amazing about this story is how Democrats |
| 0:22.4 | are obsessed with hating Trump almost as much as they hate Vladimir Putin and hoping that this |
| 0:27.5 | conversation is a failure. Even Hillary Clinton saying, well, if he can get a deal done, I'll nominate |
| 0:33.7 | him for a Nobel Peace Prize. But saying it in a way that was pretty clear, she thinks |
| 0:37.7 | this is never going to happen. Well, this was a major meeting that happened in Alaska. It was a one-on-one |
| 0:44.9 | meeting between President Trump and Vladimir Putin. The proof will be in the pudding. We will see |
| 0:50.7 | what results, but my hope and my belief is this is going to result in a peace agreement, |
| 0:57.2 | and ending the war in Ukraine, and that's an outcome that needs to happen. |
| 1:01.0 | What we're going to do on this podcast is we're going to break down. |
| 1:03.7 | What exactly happened in Alaska, what we know, what President Trump said, what Vladimir Putin said, |
| 1:09.2 | and what's likely to happen next? |
| 1:11.2 | What are the consequences for ending the war in Ukraine? We're going to give you all the details on today's |
| 1:15.8 | pod. We're also going to talk about a story that you may not have seen, but it is consequential, |
| 1:20.7 | which is that I've been calling for the recognition of a new nation in Africa, Sabali Land. |
| 1:28.1 | And I'm the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa, |
| 1:33.6 | and the Chinese Communist Party is very, very unhappy with me for doing so. |
| 1:38.9 | And so they have been blasting me this week for daring to stand up to China and Africa. |
| 1:47.0 | Well, here's a spoiler alert. I'm going to keep standing up to them. But we're going to explain that issue to you because it's important and it's another arena in which we are contesting Communist China. |
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