Trump wants Bagram BACK plus Democrats Learn NOTHING in wake of Kirk Assassination
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
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🗓️ 19 September 2025
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
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Bagram Air Base & National Security
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The piece opens with a claim that former President Donald Trump is seeking to regain control of the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan from the Taliban.
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It emphasizes Trump’s argument that the base is strategically important since it is “an hour away” from where China allegedly produces nuclear weapons.
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The narrative frames this as a critical national security issue and criticizes the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan under President Biden.
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Diplomatic Background
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References are made to past U.S.-Taliban negotiations, including meetings involving a White House envoy.
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The article connects Trump’s comments to broader discussions of U.S.-Taliban relations and potential leverage the U.S. might still hold.
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Criticism of Democrats & Media Figures
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The second half shifts focus to Hillary Clinton and teachers’ union leader Randi Weingarten.
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It criticizes Clinton’s promotion of a book warning about authoritarianism and fascism, framing it as divisive rhetoric, especially in the aftermath of what the text calls the “assassination of Charlie Kirk.”
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The commentary portrays Democrats and progressive figures as responsible for dangerous rhetoric and cultural indoctrination in education.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:06.3 | We're going to keep Bogram, the big airbase, that one of the biggest air bases in the world. |
| 0:10.5 | We gave it to them for nothing. |
| 0:11.9 | We're trying to get it back, by the way. |
| 0:13.8 | That could be a little breaking news. |
| 0:15.5 | We're trying to get it back because they need things from us. |
| 0:18.2 | We want that base back. |
| 0:19.6 | You're listening to the 47 morning update with Ben Ferguson. |
| 0:23.6 | Good Friday morning. Nice to have you with us on the 47 morning update. |
| 0:27.3 | And here are two big stories that we're covering this morning that you need to know about. |
| 0:31.0 | First up, Donald Trump announcing that the U.S. is trying to get Bagram Air Base back from the Taliban in Afghanistan. |
| 0:38.8 | Why is this so important? |
| 0:40.3 | Well, it deals with China, and I'll give you the details in just a moment. |
| 0:44.2 | Also, you would think that Democrats would have learned from their rhetoric |
| 0:48.1 | and stopped using certain words after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. |
| 0:52.4 | Well, apparently, they haven't learned anything. |
| 0:54.6 | And now Hillary Clinton is out there on the front lines, |
| 0:58.0 | activating the radical left and using words like fascists already. |
| 1:03.1 | But before I get to that, I want to talk to you about my friends at Kirk Elliott Precious |
| 1:08.1 | Metals. |
| 1:08.9 | Two days ago, I got my new order of silver. |
| 1:12.4 | Now, I'm investing in silver right now because the pricing on it is amazing. |
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