WEBVTT - Shutdown Showdown: Will Friday Bring a Government Reboot?

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<v Speaker 1>Good Friday morning. Nice to have you with us on

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<v Speaker 1>Verdict with Center Ted Cruz and if you are listening

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<v Speaker 1>right now, we are giving you a update of where

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<v Speaker 1>we are and what's happening. So Center, I'm in Jerusalem

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<v Speaker 1>right now. I am going to be flying back to

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<v Speaker 1>the Estatus Ainos in several hours. This is all happening

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<v Speaker 1>while the government shutdown is being negotiated as we're recording this.

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<v Speaker 1>And so what we decide to do is let you

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<v Speaker 1>know the audience that hey, we're seeing some movement on

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<v Speaker 1>the government shutdown. And then when as soon as I

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<v Speaker 1>land on Friday back in America, flying back in time,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to get together and give you an update

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<v Speaker 1>on where we are on the actual government shutdown. But

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<v Speaker 1>for people that are listening right now, let's timestamp to

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<v Speaker 1>this center. Say know when we're doing this, this is

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<v Speaker 1>I'm in Thursday, are you? And Wednesday?

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<v Speaker 2>Right now, I'm in Wednesday. That's the in the future.

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<v Speaker 1>I am finally smarter than you. Let's just make that

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<v Speaker 1>moment clear. I know more than you, Senator, for the

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<v Speaker 1>first time ever. This feels very good.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, like Socrates, the one thing I know is

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<v Speaker 2>how little I know so I'm happy to concede that,

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<v Speaker 2>my friend. So it is right now eleven twenty two

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<v Speaker 2>pm Wednesday, DC time, and at this point we were

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<v Speaker 2>actually sitting down to record Friday's podcast because Ben is

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<v Speaker 2>going to be on an airplane all day tomorrow when

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<v Speaker 2>we would actually normally record it. And we realize the problem,

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<v Speaker 2>which is the government is shutdown right now and we

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<v Speaker 2>don't know if and when the government is going to open. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll tell you, as of lunch today, Republican leadership in

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<v Speaker 2>the Senate thought there was a very good chance Senate

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<v Speaker 2>Democrats would open the government in the next twenty four

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<v Speaker 2>or forty eight hours. It takes. We've got to get

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<v Speaker 2>at least seven Democrats agreeing enough is enough. Let this

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<v Speaker 2>never ending, the longest shutdown in history end. But as

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<v Speaker 2>I sit here Wednesday night, I don't know if that

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<v Speaker 2>will happen. I told Ben, look, we'll know probably sometime Thursday.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a chance the government opens on Thursday. It's Wednesday night.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if that's going to happen. There's a

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<v Speaker 2>chance the government opens on Friday. And there's a chance

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<v Speaker 2>if you have the sort of left lane extreme and

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<v Speaker 2>the Democrats subject that the government opens on Saturday. They

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<v Speaker 2>can delay the vote until Saturday to reopen the government.

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<v Speaker 2>There's also a chance that Democrats look at the election

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<v Speaker 2>results from Tuesday night they say, the crazies are resurgent.

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<v Speaker 2>To hell with it, let's keep it shut down even longer.

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<v Speaker 2>So we could be facing a government shutdown that extends

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<v Speaker 2>into next week rather than have a show where if

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<v Speaker 2>the government has just opened up and Ben and I

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<v Speaker 2>are not talking about it, you guys would think, what

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<v Speaker 2>the heck is wrong with these people? How are you

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<v Speaker 2>not discussing that obvious news. We're going to give you

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<v Speaker 2>this little teaser. Ben will be on an airplane, so

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<v Speaker 2>I can't record the show while he's on an airplane.

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<v Speaker 2>He will land mid morning Friday. We will record it

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<v Speaker 2>on Friday. We will put the show out later on Friday,

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<v Speaker 2>and hopefully then we will know. My hope is that

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<v Speaker 2>the Friday show will begin. Hallelujah, hallelujah. The government is

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<v Speaker 2>open again. The Democrats have surrendered. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>that will happen, but sure would be a good result.

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<v Speaker 1>It would be great. I have one question that people

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<v Speaker 1>are gonna go nuts. If I don't ask you, you

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<v Speaker 1>said we need seven Democrats on TV. We've been hearing

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<v Speaker 1>the number six. Why did you say the number seven?

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<v Speaker 1>Democrats need to pass this so they understand the logistics.

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<v Speaker 2>So we actually need eight.

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<v Speaker 1>We need fifty. Okay, so we need eight.

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<v Speaker 2>So explain, they're fifty three Republicans. To open the government,

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<v Speaker 2>you need sixty votes. Fifty three plus seven is sixty. However,

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<v Speaker 2>Rand Paul is voting with the Democrats over and over

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<v Speaker 2>and over again to keep the government shut down. So

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<v Speaker 2>if you assume Rand is a no, and he almost

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<v Speaker 2>surely is, then we have fifty two Republicans and we

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<v Speaker 2>got to have eight Democrats. That's the math. We may

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<v Speaker 2>end up with ten or twelve Democrats, but we need

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<v Speaker 2>a minimum of eight. If we don't have eight, the

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<v Speaker 2>government stays shut down.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's the math for you. So look, check back here.

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<v Speaker 1>We will be back with a episode when I land.

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<v Speaker 1>We get together and hopefully we have good news that

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<v Speaker 1>the crazies and the Democratic Party have decided that the

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<v Speaker 1>United States government should be open. And we'll keep you

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<v Speaker 1>up down that say, well, prayer for a long flight

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<v Speaker 1>across the pond, as they say, I'll be travels from Jerusalem.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, sir, and we'll see you back here. If

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<v Speaker 1>you're listening, just keep looking for updates. We'll put it

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<v Speaker 1>out also on X as soon as the episode goes live,

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<v Speaker 1>Center Cruz will put on X I will as well

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<v Speaker 1>on social media, so you guys know. But check back

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<v Speaker 1>this afternoon and we'll see you then.