1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: Two Democratic senators now, Corey Booker and Alex Badia have 2 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: a new bill out. They want to require CVP and 3 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:09,399 Speaker 1: ICE officers to have legible IDs, and they don't want 4 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: CBP or ICE officers covering their faces. Would you ever 5 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: sign that? 6 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 2: Well, they wouldn't be saying that if they didn't hate 7 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 2: our country. This is the problem with the Democrats have 8 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:22,639 Speaker 2: They have a lot of bad things going on in 9 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 2: their heads. They've lost their confidence number one, and they're 10 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 2: really does it come somewhat deranged? 11 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 3: You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben ferguson. 12 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 4: Good Friday morning. Nice to have you with us on 13 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 4: the forty seven Morning Up, Bet, and we've got two 14 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 4: major stories for you that we're going to cover. First up, 15 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 4: the White House blaming Democrats now for a massive spike 16 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 4: and assaults on ICE agents up more than seven hundred percent. 17 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 4: Why is this happening? We've got the receipts from Democrats 18 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 4: who have been calling for the assault on ICE agents 19 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 4: and we will expose them in a moment. Also, we 20 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 4: are seeing now some Secret Service agents are being held 21 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 4: accountable for the assassination attempt on Donald Trump and Butler 22 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 4: Pennsylvania sort of why do they hardly get anything. We'll 23 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 4: give you the details on that coming up as well. 24 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 4: It's the forty seven Morning Update and it starts right now. 25 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 3: Story number one. 26 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 4: We are seeing radical mayors and governors around the country 27 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 4: doing everything they can to go after ICE agents, and 28 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 4: we are seeing a massive spike in the number of 29 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 4: ICE agents that have been assaulted. The White House now 30 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 4: stepping out blaming the Democrats for this spike and assaults 31 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 4: on ICE agents nationwide. The White House on Wednesday accusing 32 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 4: Democrats oppose the President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration 33 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 4: of stoking violence directly against immigration and custom enforcement agents. 34 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 4: Quote as ICE agents risk their lives to secure our 35 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 4: borders and protect our communities. They're now facing a seven 36 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 4: one hundred percent surge in assaults a direct consequence of dangerous, 37 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 4: inflammatory rhetoric from Democratic politicians, the White House saying in 38 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 4: a statement titled Democrats inspire vicious, escalating attacks on ICE Now. 39 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 4: The report listed three recent attacks at ICE facilities in 40 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 4: Texas and Oregon, including a July fourth ambush near the 41 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 4: Prairie Land Attention Center in Alvarado, Texas. One officer there 42 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:35,519 Speaker 4: was shot in the neck and multiple armed suspects were 43 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 4: taken into custody. The injured officer was treated at a 44 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 4: Fort Worth hospital. Thank goodness, he was released now. The 45 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 4: documents also list examples of unhinged Democrats in citing rhetoric 46 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 4: and lies. The House Minority Leader Kim Jeffreys of New 47 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 4: York implored people to quote fight the Trump administration in 48 00:02:56,840 --> 00:03:00,679 Speaker 4: the streets quote unquote, and declared ICE agents will be 49 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 4: unsuccessful in protecting their identities no matter what it takes, 50 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 4: wanting to docs ICE agents and put them and their 51 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:14,800 Speaker 4: family's lives at risk. Representative Jpel of Washington State called 52 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:19,360 Speaker 4: ICE agents deranged and said it is inspiring quote unquote 53 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 4: to obstruct immigration enforcement. Yes, she's an elected official in Congress. 54 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 4: Representative mc iver of New Jersey, who is arrested and 55 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 4: charged with forcibly impeding and interfering with federal officers outside 56 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 4: ICE attention facility, incited her supporters to quote shut down 57 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 4: the city because quote we are at war. Minnesota Governor 58 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 4: and former vice presidential candidate Tim Waltz said this, calling 59 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 4: Ice agency modern day gestapo. The Chicago Mayor Johnson accused 60 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 4: I being the quote secret police police and terrorizing our communities. 61 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 4: Representative Eric Swallwell of California said it was his quote 62 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 4: unquote priority to ensure ICE agents are no longer faceless, 63 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:18,359 Speaker 4: comparing them to some eighteen hundreds bank robber or some 64 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 4: KGB officer in Russia. All of the people I just 65 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 4: mentioned are elected officials going after our men and women 66 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 4: in uniform. Now. On Tuesday, Democratic Senator Padilla of California 67 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 4: and Corey Booker of New Jersey also went crazy, introducing 68 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 4: legislation to require immigration enforcement officers to quote display clearly 69 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 4: visible IDs and not wear masks during public enforcement operations, 70 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 4: accusing the Trump administration of quote alarming immigration enforcement tactics 71 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 4: that have terrorized communities across California in the nation. Now, 72 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 4: you may ask why some ICE agents are wearing masks. 73 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 4: One simple reason, to protect themselves and their families from 74 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 4: the radical left who is trying to dock their location, 75 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 4: even having apps to tell you where this is happening, 76 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 4: and people that are then putting their children online. Charles Marino, 77 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 4: a former senior advisor to the Department of Homelanned Security 78 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 4: in Trump's first term, told Newsmax on Wednesday that the 79 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 4: left doesn't care quote unquote that its rhetoric is endangering 80 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:34,919 Speaker 4: the lives of federal law enforcement agents by inciting this 81 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 4: type of violence, saying, quote the rhetoric from the left 82 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 4: is bringing out the crazies. It's as simple as this. 83 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 4: We saw it during the assassination attempts on President Trump, 84 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 4: where this rhetoric about him being a threat to democracy 85 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 4: brought out people that wanted to do him significant harm 86 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 4: and take him out of the picture. And it continues 87 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 4: here now against law enforcement. This goes back to the 88 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 4: original story of those that tried to assassinate people that 89 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 4: work in law enforcement on July fourth at their own headquarters. 90 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 4: President however, is promising to not stop enforcing American laws 91 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:17,160 Speaker 4: no matter what threats are now coming from the Democratic Party. 92 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 3: Now, story number two, I want. 93 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 4: To take you back in time to a story that 94 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 4: happened what about a year ago, and that was the 95 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 4: major assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. You know, 96 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 4: the one where luckily he moved his head a little 97 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 4: bit and that bullet hit his ear instead of taking 98 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 4: his head off. We now know that six Secret Service 99 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 4: agents have been suspended over that Donald Trump assassination attempt. 100 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 4: Now let me give you some of the facts on 101 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 4: this so you understand what this means. The US Secret 102 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:51,279 Speaker 4: Service has placed these six agents on suspension without pay 103 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 4: for durations ranging from ten days to forty five days. 104 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 4: And the accounts slightly vary from what I'm hearing on 105 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:03,599 Speaker 4: Capitol ill why due to security failures. They're now saying 106 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,919 Speaker 4: I have been assessed during that assassination attempt July the 107 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 4: thirteenth at that rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Now, those discipline 108 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 4: include agents at various ranks, okay, supervisor staff, line agents, 109 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 4: a counter sniper, members of the Pittsburgh Field Office, and 110 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 4: the site walked through coordinator as well. Now, the nature 111 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 4: of the lapse was obviously so egregious that there's a 112 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 4: lot of people there's shocked that more people haven't been fired. 113 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 4: So what is it's all about. Well, the investigation revealed 114 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 4: serious coordination and communication breakdowns that day, such as unsecured rooftops, 115 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 4: missing radios, wrong drone cables, and poor integration with local 116 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 4: law enforcement. A Senate briefing we also are now being told, 117 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 4: found that the shooter was spotted on the rooftop at 118 00:07:55,240 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 4: least ten minutes before Trump took the stage, yet preventive 119 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 4: action was taken, which is totally insane. Why so many 120 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 4: people think this could have been a setup, that there 121 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 4: is a real conspiracy theory here and based on what 122 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 4: we know by the way of the RFK assassination, there's 123 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 4: a real legitimacy to asking every question on the table. 124 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 4: I'm one of those, by the way, I want to 125 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 4: make that very clear now, they're also been lack you 126 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 4: could argue of consequences and accountability. Yes, the former Secret 127 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 4: Service director resigned in July of last year, citing responsibility 128 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 4: over the agency's most significant operational failure in decades. But 129 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 4: outside that, what really happened well. The acting leadership under 130 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 4: Deputy Director Matt Quinn and Director Sean Karan, who was 131 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:45,359 Speaker 4: on site and shielded Trump during the shooting, affirm suspensions 132 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 4: are aimed at systemic reform quote unquote, not blame or firings, 133 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 4: Quinn said, saying, quote we are laser focused on fixing 134 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 4: the root cause. We aren't going to fire our way 135 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 4: out of this now. Mat Quinn also emphasize ongoing reform, 136 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 4: saying once inoperative equipment like drones and mobile command centers 137 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 4: are being upgraded and coordination with local law enforce is 138 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 4: being enhanced. There was clearly a major separation that day 139 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,319 Speaker 4: where police could even talk to the Secret Service, and 140 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 4: that ten minute lapse from the time they saw him 141 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 4: on the rooftop before Trump took the stage as a 142 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 4: perfect example of that. Now there's also been the public 143 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 4: reaction to this. Many Americans do not believe, for example, 144 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:33,440 Speaker 4: that this was handled appropriately. I'll give you another example. 145 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 4: The widow of the firefighter his name was Corey, who 146 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 4: was killed by a straight bullet, slammed the Secret Service, 147 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 4: labeling their performance as quote a hot mess, and calling 148 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:46,199 Speaker 4: for accountability and explanation because if they would have done 149 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 4: their job, there's a very good chance that her husband, 150 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 4: Corey would still be with us. We also know that 151 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:56,959 Speaker 4: there's been a bipartisan House task force deemed the assassination 152 00:09:57,080 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 4: attempt quote unquote preventable. Now off into Republicans and Democrats 153 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 4: agree on anything when you are Republicans and Democrats and 154 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 4: you come together, and the assassination Attempt report says that 155 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 4: this was preventable. That happened in December. By the way 156 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 4: of last year, the report was issued about a dozen 157 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 4: recommendations aimed at strengthening the security protocols as well. That 158 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 4: worries me that those recommendations are coming from Congress and 159 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 4: weren't already in place by the Secret Service. Now, various 160 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 4: people have praised the disciplinary measures and reforms, noting the 161 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 4: agency has taken responsibility and implementing structural change that is 162 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 4: in theory good. But the big question is is it 163 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 4: enough saying we're not going to fire our way out 164 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 4: of this? What does that mean? The only way that 165 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 4: you get fired is if there is an actual dead president. 166 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 4: I mean, the lack of accountability here is incredible. And 167 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 4: let's just go back to the private sector if you 168 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 4: and look, I've had death threats against me. I've had 169 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:01,080 Speaker 4: security that I've had to have. Unfortunately in my career, 170 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 4: I carry a firearm virtually everywhere I go and when 171 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 4: I do an event and there's security there. If I 172 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 4: was shot the way that Donald Trump was and there 173 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 4: was a line of sight venue, and that's the whole 174 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 4: job of the Secret Service to make sure that doesn't 175 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 4: happen where there's a short range line of sight directly 176 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 4: the president's head. And that's what happened in Butler. The 177 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 4: idea that we're quote not going to fire our way 178 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:25,719 Speaker 4: out of this. I still think is kind of absurd 179 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 4: and I'm not like to fire everyone. What I am 180 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 4: saying is is like, come on outside, the Secret Service 181 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 4: director who resigned. You're telling me basically, no one's been fired. 182 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 4: I don't understand that. In the private sector, whether this 183 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 4: is a celebrity, a sports star, a former politician, a 184 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 4: whatever it may be, if this happened in the private sector, 185 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:52,599 Speaker 4: a CEO of a company, there would no doubt be 186 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 4: massive amounts of people that would be fired because of 187 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 4: the event. Why is it in government we don't fire people. 188 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 4: It drives me insane. And if you look at the 189 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 4: six agents that receive these suspensions ranging from ten to 190 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 4: forty two days as part of a quote broader effort 191 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 4: to address serious protective failures, does it get any more 192 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 4: serious than an assassination attempt on the president units it's 193 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 4: America and multiple rounds going at his body, Like this 194 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 4: is the biggest failure you can have without death, and 195 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 4: no one gets fired, and you're like, all right, well, 196 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 4: you're not gonna get paid for ten to forty two days. 197 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 4: I don't know if that's the right message that we 198 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 4: should be sending right now now with the prior director's resignation. 199 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 4: They went on to say, and emphasis on root cause 200 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:38,319 Speaker 4: fixes and improved interagency coordination and upgrade equipment. The Secret 201 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 4: Services undergoing reforms intended to prevent such laps as in 202 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 4: the future. That's all great again, Why is it that 203 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:49,480 Speaker 4: no one has been fired in the private sector. You 204 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 4: screw up like this, you are fired, period. You are fired. 205 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 3: Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update 206 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:01,480 Speaker 3: with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever 207 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:04,560 Speaker 3: you're listening to this podcast right now and for more 208 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:08,359 Speaker 3: in depth news, also subscribe to the Ben Ferguson podcast 209 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 3: and we will see you back here tomorrow.