1 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: That Maduro offered everything in his country, all the natural resources. 2 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: He even recorded a message to you in English recently 3 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 1: offering mediation. He has. He has offered everything. He's offered everything. 4 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 2: You're right, you know why, because he doesn't want to 5 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:21,440 Speaker 2: walk around with the United States. 6 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: Thank everybody. 7 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 3: You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben Ferguson. 8 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 4: Good Saturday morning to you. Ben Ferguson with you, and 9 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 4: these are some of the stories that you may have 10 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 4: missed that we talked about this week on the forty 11 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 4: seven Morning Update. First up, an incredible moment at the 12 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 4: White House where Charlie Kirk was honored with the highest 13 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 4: civilian honor that you can get. It was a moment 14 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 4: to remember Charlie Kirk and also to honor his life 15 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 4: and his legacy. You'll also hear from Senator Cruz and 16 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 4: what he had to say about that day in the 17 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 4: Rose Garden. Also President United States America Donald Trump, not 18 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 4: wasting any time going after the car cartels, taking out 19 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 4: more boats in international water that are filled with drugs, 20 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 4: and now talking about going after targets that are on land. 21 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:12,399 Speaker 4: It's the forty seven Morning Update and it starts. 22 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 3: Right now story number one. 23 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 4: It was a very moving moment at the White House. 24 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 4: It was not covered like the memorial for Charlie Kirk, 25 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 4: but it was a day that we should all pause 26 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,639 Speaker 4: and listen to what was said at the White House. 27 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 4: Donald Trump awarded Charlie Kirk the Medal of Freedom on 28 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 4: what would have been his thirty second birthday. President Trump 29 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:39,680 Speaker 4: had a lot to say about Charlie, and here is 30 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 4: part of what he had to say about who he was. 31 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 2: But it was a horrible, heinous, demonic act of murder. 32 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 2: He was assassinated in the prime of his life for 33 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 2: boldly speaking the truth, for living his faith and relentlessly 34 00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 2: fighting for a better and stronger America. Loved this country 35 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 2: and that's why this afternoon, it's my. 36 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,559 Speaker 1: Privilege to posthumously. 37 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 2: Award Charles James Kirk our nation's highest civilian honor, the 38 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 2: Presidential Medal of Freedom. 39 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: Thank you. 40 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 4: You think about the legacy of Charlie Kirk. The most 41 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 4: powerful man in the world and the most powerful men 42 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 4: and women in our government, our cabinet members all sitting 43 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:31,239 Speaker 4: at the White House talking about the life, the legacy, 44 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 4: and the faith of Charlie Kirk. Donald Trump also said 45 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 4: this about Charlie Kirk being a martyr, someone who will 46 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:41,519 Speaker 4: always be remembered. 47 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 2: As I said on the day that he was assassinated, 48 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 2: Charlie Kirk was a martyr for truth and for freedom, 49 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 2: and from Socrates to Think and to Saint Peter, from 50 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 2: Abraham Lincoln to Martin Luther King, those who change history 51 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:03,399 Speaker 2: the most, and he really did have always risked their 52 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 2: lives for causes they were put on earth to defend. 53 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,359 Speaker 1: He was put on earth to do exactly what he 54 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: was doing. He didn't want to waste time. 55 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 2: He would have been a top student at any college 56 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:16,239 Speaker 2: in the country I know to college as well. Was 57 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:19,920 Speaker 2: smarter than the guys. He was so smart. But he 58 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 2: almost I guess, didn't have the time. He knew what 59 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,079 Speaker 2: he wanted to do. It wasn't like Jae, I want 60 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 2: to sit in this classroom for four years listening to 61 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 2: people teach me liberal principles because they were never going 62 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 2: to teach him that anyway. But he didn't have the time. 63 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 2: He really didn't have the time. But every time the 64 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 2: enemies of goodness and virtue tried to silence the voice 65 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 2: of righteous and noble leaders like Charlie, they failed. They 66 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 2: seemed to fail. Ultimately, they look like they're doing well 67 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 2: and then they end up failing because the truth has 68 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 2: been unrelenting over the years, over history, and people like Charlie, 69 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 2: it's just they've got a power that others don't have, 70 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 2: and very few people will ever have. So today, like 71 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 2: those martyrs before him, Charlie's voice, his message, and his 72 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 2: legacy are stronger and greater than ever before. 73 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: They are greater than ever before. 74 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 4: Charlie Kirk was a martyr for truth and freedom. When 75 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 4: you think about his life, and it was a short life, 76 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 4: you look at now who he's being compared to, as 77 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:30,239 Speaker 4: the President described him as someone that will be remembered 78 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 4: like Saint Peter, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King. Those are 79 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 4: people who change history the most, and referring to Charlie Kirk, 80 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 4: he said he really did. They risked their lives for 81 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 4: causes that they were put on earth to defend, and 82 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 4: that's exactly what Charlie Kirk was doing. The President also 83 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:55,840 Speaker 4: saying this about America and Charlie Kirk's love for this country. 84 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 2: Al's James Kirk was a visionary and one of the 85 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 2: greatest years of his generation. He was truly an amazing 86 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 2: figure and growing leaps and vows. He knew that the 87 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,280 Speaker 2: fight to preserve our heritage is waged not. 88 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: Only on the battlefield and in. 89 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 2: The halls of power, of which we have tremendous power here, 90 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:20,559 Speaker 2: including the head of a place called war we called 91 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 2: now war. We had defense, we had our secretary of defense. 92 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 2: Now we have his Secretary of War. And somehow I 93 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 2: think it's more emblematic, and hopefully we'll never have to 94 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 2: use war. But the fact that we're ready is very good. 95 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 2: Peace through strength is very important. But also in the 96 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 2: hearts of our nation's youth. That's where Charlie Road's strongest 97 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 2: at age eighteen. That inside inspired Charlie to found the 98 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 2: organization that ultimately touched the lives of millions and millions 99 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:54,160 Speaker 2: of people, and so many young people that nobody's ever 100 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 2: seen anything like it. Frankly, turning point USA. It's amazing, 101 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 2: and it's actually bigger now. It's become bigger in the 102 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 2: last few weeks, and Charlie ever thought, I think his 103 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 2: end vision in many years from now would have been 104 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 2: just a fraction of what had turned out to be 105 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 2: in a couple of weeks or it's amazing with hard 106 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 2: work and joyful spirit and endless and enthusiasm and determination. 107 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 2: And he did have great enthusiasm. You know, I say 108 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 2: you need enthusiasm to be successful. 109 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: He had great enthusiasm. 110 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 2: Charlie grew Turning Point into the largest conservative youth organization 111 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:35,840 Speaker 2: in the entire country. He forged a personal bond with 112 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:40,679 Speaker 2: countless young conservatives. He fought for free speech, religious liberty, 113 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 2: strong borders, and a very strong and proud America. In 114 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 2: everything he did, he put America first. He really put 115 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 2: America first. And ultimately, Charlie, he became more than a 116 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 2: leader of an important organization. He became the leader of 117 00:06:56,440 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 2: historic movements all over the country that will moves individual movements, 118 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 2: one movement, but it was historic. 119 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: Everything he did was historic. 120 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 2: And. 121 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 4: Everything he did was historic. An incredible day at the 122 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 4: White House on honor. That was a moment that was needed. 123 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 4: It will hopefully be a moment that his parents and 124 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 4: his wife and his children will have forever and never forget. Now. 125 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 4: Story number two, Donald Trump, after the doxing of ice agents, 126 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 4: is obviously not going to sit around and allow the 127 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 4: cartels to put bounties on our men and women in uniform, 128 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 4: our men and women protecting our border, our law enforcement officers, 129 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 4: and think they can just get away with it, as 130 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 4: they're now going to war with us. What is President 131 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 4: Trump doing now, Well, he's next looking quote at land 132 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 4: in Latin America, after the US military has conducted at 133 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 4: least five fatal strikes against alleged drug boats in the 134 00:07:57,240 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 4: Caribbean since September alone. Quote, we are certainly looking at 135 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 4: land now because we've got to see very well under control, 136 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 4: Trump told reporters on Wednesday. We've had a couple of 137 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 4: days where there isn't a boat to be found, and 138 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 4: I view that as a good thing, not a bad thing. 139 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 4: Trump said he wasn't interested in having the Coastguard simply 140 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 4: stop the elected drug boats because quote, we've been doing 141 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 4: that for thirty years and it has been totally ineffective. 142 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 4: They referring to the cartels have faster boats. Some of 143 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 4: these boats are seriously, I mean they're world class speedboats, 144 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 4: Trump said, But they're not faster than missiles. But we've 145 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 4: been trying to do that for years. The White House 146 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 4: has not responded to requests for comment about what this 147 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:49,239 Speaker 4: means and details of the nature of a land operation 148 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 4: that Trump is considering. Additionally, Trump confirmed that he is 149 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 4: also and this is big news, authorized the CIA to 150 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 4: conduct covert operations in Venezuela after The New York Times 151 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 4: reported on Wednesday that he had approved the order. According 152 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 4: to Trump, he did so because Venezuela has released prisoners 153 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 4: into the US and that drugs were coming into the 154 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 4: US from Venezuela via maritime channels. Trump declined to answer though, 155 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 4: when asked if the CIA had the authority to quote 156 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 4: unquote takeout the Venezuelan president Maduro. He's nothing more than 157 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 4: a drug kingpin in that country. The Trump administration has 158 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:36,719 Speaker 4: said it does not recognize Madua as a legitimate head 159 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 4: of state, but a leader of a drug cartel. Quote. 160 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:43,080 Speaker 4: I don't want to answer a question like that, Trump said, 161 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 4: that's a ridiculous question for me to be given. Not 162 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,320 Speaker 4: really a ridiculous question, But wouldn't it be a ridiculous 163 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 4: question for me to answer? But I think Venezuela is 164 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 4: feeling heat now. The Trump administration has adopted a hard 165 00:09:56,840 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 4: line approach to address the flow of drugs into the US, 166 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 4: and designated drug cartel groups like the Trende Ragua, Sineloa, 167 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 4: and other cartels as foreign terrorist organizations doing this back 168 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 4: in February. Additionally, the White House sent lawmakers a memo 169 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 4: as well September thirtieth dated, informing them that the US 170 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 4: is now participating in a non international armed conflict with 171 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 4: drug smugglers. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have 172 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:34,359 Speaker 4: also voiced quote concerns over the legality of the strikes. 173 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 4: Senator Adam Shift, a Democrat who's never met a drug 174 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 4: dealer he didn't like, and Tim Kaine, the Democrat from Virginia, 175 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:46,080 Speaker 4: have filed a war powers resolution to bar US forces 176 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 4: from engaging in hostilities against certain non state organizations, again 177 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 4: defending the drug cartels that are killing Americans. The resolution 178 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 4: failed in the Senate by a fifty one to forty 179 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 4: eight margin. October eighth. Republican Ran Paul of Kentucky and 180 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 4: Lisa murkowskive Alaska voted alongside their Democratic counterparts in the resolution. 181 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:13,559 Speaker 4: When asked about lawmakers' concerns about the legality of the strikes, 182 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:17,680 Speaker 4: Donald Trump dismissed them and said that lawmakers were informed 183 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 4: the vessels carried drugs quote, but they are given information 184 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 4: that they were loaded up with drugs. And that's the 185 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 4: thing that matters. The President said, when they're loaded up 186 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 4: with drugs, their fair game, and every one of those 187 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 4: ships were and they're not ships, their boats that were 188 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 4: loaded up with drugs. So the President of United States 189 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 4: of America making it very clear he's not going to 190 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:46,440 Speaker 4: sit around and wait for more Americans to be killed 191 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 4: by accidental overdoses from fetnel. He's not going to wait 192 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:54,559 Speaker 4: around while cartels are putting bounties on our American law 193 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 4: enforcement heads. He's going to war with these cartels because 194 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 4: he has designated this as terrorists organizations and this is 195 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:07,199 Speaker 4: exactly what so many conservatives voted for in the last 196 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 4: presidential election. 197 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 3: Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update 198 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 3: with Ben Ferguson. 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