Trump’s Midnight Legislation Push plus ICE App Coverage Sparks Outrage

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

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Politics, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Legislative Uncertainty:
- The speaker discusses the ongoing negotiations and uncertainty surrounding a major piece of legislation referred to as the "Big Beautiful Bill."
- As of the recording, several GOP senators are reportedly holding out, though concessions may bring them on board.
Political Commentary:
- The speaker references conversations with members of Congress and provides real-time updates on the bill’s status.
- There is criticism of the media and Democratic opposition, with a strong defense of the bill’s fiscal and economic goals.
Key Figures Quoted:
- Caroline Levitt (White House Press Secretary) defends the bill’s economic impact and tax cuts.
- Senator Tommy Tuberville (referred to as “Turber Bill”) compares the bill to The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, emphasizing tax cuts and agency reforms.
- Senator Ron Johnson and Senator Rick Scott also defend the bill, focusing on spending cuts, Medicaid reform, and economic growth.
ICE Tracking App Controversy:
- The latter part of the transcript shifts to a critique of CNN for covering an app called “ICE Block,” which alerts users to ICE agent locations.
- Critics, including Tom Homan (former ICE Director), argue the app endangers law enforcement and accuse CNN of promoting anti-ICE sentiment.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:05.9	Stop ICE from arresting criminal aliens in New York City.
0:10.9	This was in his acceptance speech for the Democrat nomination for mayor.
0:14.9	Your response to Zorhan Mondana.
0:18.7	Good luck for that.
0:20.4	You're listening to the 47 morning update with Ben Ferguson.
0:24.2	Good Tuesday morning.
0:25.1	It's so nice to have you with us on the 47 morning update.
0:28.6	Here are the big stories we're talking about.
0:30.8	The biggest one is the big, beautiful bill.
0:34.0	We have a lot that is happening as we're recording this a little after midnight right now.
0:38.9	And there's word that there are some Republican holdouts in the Senate.
0:43.0	Much is changing and the president is working the phone lines.
0:46.8	We'll give you the latest that we have for you right now in just a moment.
0:50.9	Also, in a shocking move, a major TV network is now helping warn individuals where
0:58.7	ICE agents are so that they can get away from being held accountable for breaking our laws.
1:05.7	Who's doing it? We'll expose that coming up as well. It's the 47 morning update, and it starts right now.
1:12.9	Story number one.
1:14.0	So you're tuning in right now wanting to know what's going on with the big beautiful bill.
1:18.6	A lot is changing, and it's happening very quickly.
1:22.7	I'm going to timestamp this for you to let you know.
1:25.0	It's approaching midnight as we speak right now.
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