Verdict with Ted Cruz: King Charles in America plus FBI Raids 22 Somali Fraud Locations
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
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4.5 • 11.4K Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
1. King Charles III’s Visit to the U.S.
- King Charles addresses a joint session of Congress, becoming only the second British monarch to do so (after Queen Elizabeth II in 1991).
- The visit is symbolic of deep historical and constitutional ties between the U.S. and the U.K., especially as America approaches its 250th anniversary.
- Shared Anglo-American legal traditions (Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, John Locke).
- The irony of honoring a British monarch given America’s revolutionary origins.
- King Charles is portrayed as:
- Surprisingly humorous and personable, using dry British wit.
- Well-received across party lines, including Democrats who previously opposed “monarchy symbolism.”
- President Trump is quoted praising the King’s speech and leveraging the visit to reinforce themes of heritage, liberty, and national identity.
2. FBI Raids on Alleged Somali Fraud Operations
- The FBI conducts 22 raids in Minnesota, reportedly targeting childcare centers accused of defrauding federal programs.
- Allegations include:
- Billing for childcare services not provided.
- Large-scale misuse of taxpayer funds.
- Claims that some funds were diverted abroad (including alleged terrorism links—presented as accusations, not proven facts).
- Specific political figures (e.g., Ilhan Omar, Governor Tim Walz) are accused by the speakers of:
- Ignoring, enabling, or benefiting politically from the alleged fraud.
- Ben and the Senator praise the Department of Justice and Trump administration for aggressive enforcement, framing it as overdue accountability.
- Welfare recipients owned luxury vehicles (Tesla, Porsche, Lamborghini, Ferrari, etc.).
- Exploited eligibility loopholes like Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (BBCE).
- Weak identity and asset verification enabling fraud.
- The welfare system is:
- “Fraud by design,” incentivized to maximize dependency rather than enforce eligibility.
- Poorly monitored by Democratic-led states.
- The narrative argues for tighter controls, asset checks, and stricter enforcement.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:23.9 | Guaranteed Human. Welcome, it is verdict with Senator Ted Cruz. Ben Ferguson with you, Senator, I got to say, you're winning. I thought I was winning, hanging out in New York City, fighting the commies on TV. Meanwhile, I look over and you're sipping tea with the King of England. I mean, and I thought you were part of the No Kings rally. I thought that was like you were going to boo and sit down and, Oh wait, no, that was the Democrats. |
| 0:20.9 | But they did stand. They had no problem clapping for the king that they said they were having a no king's rally. You can't make it up. Well, God saved the king. The king of England, the queen of England are in America. They're in Washington, D.C. The king came to address a joint |
| 0:38.9 | session of Congress. He's only the second British monarch to ever address a joint session of |
| 0:43.8 | Congress. The first being his mother, Queen Elizabeth in 1991, and he's now the second. |
| 0:50.9 | To clarify, you're old, Senator, but you're not that old. You were not there for the one in |
| 0:55.1 | 91, right? I most definitely was not. I was in college at the time, and to be honest, I don't remember. |
| 1:00.9 | 70% of your colleagues were probably there. Like, I just, if we're doing the math, right? |
| 1:06.4 | Not quite 70, but, but, but, but there are some that were. Um, look, Joe Biden was elected in 1972, so, you know, that he had already been in Congress 20 years at that point. |
| 1:19.6 | That's so funny. |
| 1:21.6 | So look, the King was here. It was an important visit. We're going to break it down. |
| 1:25.6 | I had a chance to meet the King, meet the Queen yesterday. I'm going to tell you about that. I'm going to break it down. I had a chance to meet the king, |
| 1:27.7 | meet the queen yesterday. I'm going to tell you about that. I'm going to tell you about the speech. |
| 1:31.3 | We're also going to talk about the FBI this week rated 22 different establishments in Minnesota |
| 1:38.7 | that are suspected of fraud, suspected of being part of this massive Somali fraud. We're going to break |
| 1:44.3 | down the facts of what's happened with that. I'm very glad the Department of Justice is going |
| 1:48.6 | after this, going after it aggressively. There needs to be real accountability. All that on today's |
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