1 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: And now a few weeks after the strikes that you 2 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: ordered on the nuclear facilities in Iran, there is an 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,640 Speaker 1: arranging official who says you President Trump have done something 4 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: that he can no longer sunbathe in mar A Lago. 5 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: As you lie there with your stomach to the sun, 6 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: a small drone might hit you in the navel. Do 7 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: you think that's a real threat? And when it's the 8 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: last time he went sunbathing anyway, I've. 9 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 2: Been a long time. It's been a long time. I 10 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:29,319 Speaker 2: don't know, maybe I was around seven or so. Yeah, 11 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 2: I guess it, said thread. 12 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 3: You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben Ferguson. 13 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 4: Good Saturday morning to you. Ben Ferguson with you, and 14 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 4: these are some of the stories that you may have 15 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 4: missed that we talked about this week on the forty 16 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 4: seven Morning Update. First up, new threats against Donald Trump's life, 17 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 4: this time coming directly out of Iran. And the second 18 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 4: part of that story is how many sleeper cells could 19 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 4: be active in the United States of America from Iran 20 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 4: as we speak. We'll have that as well. Not only that, 21 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 4: we also have a huge story that is going to 22 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 4: protect American farmland and also make sure that Chinese organizations 23 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 4: and those connect to the Chinese Companist Party aren't buying 24 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 4: up our farmland, especially close to our military basis. And finally, 25 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 4: the anti ice protests that have taken over in LA 26 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 4: taken over the Los Angeles Bridge, and the ACLU is 27 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 4: now filing a lawsuit. It's the forty seven Morning Update 28 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 4: and it starts right. 29 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 3: Now story number one. 30 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 4: In a shocking story, Donald Trump apparently has been targeted 31 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 4: by Iranian death fatoise, as watchdog groups are now demanding 32 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 4: immediate sanctions response because of the news. A news report 33 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 4: by the United Against Nuclear Iran is urging the US 34 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 4: government to impose sanctions on senior Ranian clerics and regime 35 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 4: controlled institutions that have issued or promoted Islamic legal rulings 36 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 4: known as fatois for the torture and assassination of President 37 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 4: Donald Trump, as well as other American citizens and the 38 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 4: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Nette and Yahoo. Now, the fontois 39 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 4: invoke the Islamic charge waging war against God, a term 40 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 4: in Iran's penal code that mandates brutal punishments, including crucifixion 41 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 4: and cross assumption. Under the regimes interpretation of Sharia law. Today, 42 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 4: U a NI is exposing the individuals and entities in 43 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 4: Iran hiding behind religion to forement terrorism abroad. The threats 44 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 4: against the President of the United States of America and 45 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:48,679 Speaker 4: other Americans are a federal crime. Each of these individuals 46 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:53,639 Speaker 4: and entities should be sanctioned, indicted, and banned from travel 47 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 4: along with their families to the United States and its allies. 48 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 4: That is what a joint statement by for former Governor 49 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 4: Jeb Bush, the UA and I'SED chairman and Ambassador Mark 50 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:09,799 Speaker 4: Wallace at CEO and former US Ambassador of the UN 51 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 4: for Management and Reform said in a statement, the latest 52 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 4: fautoi against another American citizen, Salmon Rushdie, almost cost him 53 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 4: his life with him being stabbed by an Iranian regime sympathizer. 54 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 4: It is time to ensure that those who threaten Americans 55 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 4: face the full force of the law. Now. The UA 56 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 4: and i's new list identified not one, not two, not five, 57 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 4: not eight, but eleven individuals and two regime align entities 58 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 4: that have not been sanctioned under US counter terrorism laws. 59 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 4: The organization is calling for all of them to be 60 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 4: designated as specially designated Global terrorists under Executive Order thirteen 61 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 4: two two four, which is reserved for those engaged in 62 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 4: or supporting terrorism. Among the top targets is the Iatolinos, 63 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 4: are a powerful cleric known as the Sultan of Sugar 64 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 4: for his denomination of Iran's lucrative sugar trade. There's also 65 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 4: calls for others in the government, and there are many 66 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 4: that are concerned about what this could mean for sleeper 67 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 4: cells in the United States of America, which brings me 68 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 4: to part two of the story. Counter Terrorism experts are 69 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 4: now saying that Iran sleeper cells in the US might 70 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:38,719 Speaker 4: be hiding now in plain sight. 71 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 5: Listen to this, So where they could be located or 72 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:47,480 Speaker 5: where these sleeper cells may be is in plain sight. 73 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 5: And that's the real terrifying part of this is that 74 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 5: putting people in place, as we've seen over the past 75 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 5: four years, everyone scrambling because certain amounts of people could 76 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 5: come women here and get in here really relatively easy. 77 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 5: They could even go to the border and say they 78 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 5: seek asylum, and the Biden administration instead of putting them 79 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 5: into DHS housing or ICE housing and holding them there 80 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 5: so they could have their first appearance to be vetted 81 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:23,919 Speaker 5: and whether or not they get asylum that was deferred 82 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 5: and they were allowed passage into the United States. For 83 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 5: some of these ICE agents are finding people who had 84 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 5: to deferment for four or more years, and Tom Homan 85 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 5: talked about that, how they were putting them in hotels 86 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 5: and deferring seven to nine years on some of these people. 87 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 5: So even if we knew about them, when they get 88 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 5: into the United States, they can just disappear. They are 89 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:49,359 Speaker 5: working off the books. They can get a fake ID. 90 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 5: They can even get weapons with that fake ID in 91 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 5: certain states. And when we say fake IDs, it has 92 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 5: their picture but another official driver's license number that nobody 93 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 5: checks the details about. So the ability to get these 94 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 5: people in here and put them into sales and instruct 95 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:10,719 Speaker 5: them on what they are to do if activated is 96 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 5: very simple. But we've seen multiple attacks by people who 97 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 5: didn't sneak in and people who were born here. The 98 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 5: Sarnef brothers, you know, for instance, they didn't sneak into 99 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 5: the United States and they carried out a massive attack 100 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 5: at the Boston marathon. So this is the hard part 101 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 5: about terrorism. It can happen anywhere at any time, and 102 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 5: these individuals can as long as they don't raise a ruckus. 103 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 4: They may not. 104 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 5: Even know what they're going to be called to do. 105 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 4: So here we are with another example of what wide 106 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:45,480 Speaker 4: open borders have done in this country to our national security, 107 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 4: and the terrorism experts are warning us that it's time 108 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 4: for us to find these illegal immigrants, specifically those that 109 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 4: are staying here from Iran, and make sure that we 110 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 4: keep this country safe, including Donald Trump. 111 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 3: Next story number two. 112 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:02,799 Speaker 4: For the last several years, there have been major warning 113 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 4: signs about Chinese nationals connected the Chinese Communist Party buying 114 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 4: up literally hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland. What 115 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 4: was even more suspicious about the deals is how much 116 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 4: of the farmland was around our top military basis. Well, 117 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 4: there is now a move for a nationwide ban on 118 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 4: Chinese farmland sales. The Agriculture Secretary Rowlins announcing a new 119 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 4: National Farm Security Act plan which will implement a nationwide 120 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 4: ban on sales of US farmland to Chinese nationals and 121 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 4: other quote adversarial countries. It also includes mechanisms to clawback 122 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 4: existing Chinese own land, primarily near military installations. Now, the 123 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 4: calallback of already acquired farmland is obviously not an easy task, 124 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 4: but it was a central element of the plan, and 125 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 4: it is one that is well led by the Trump administration, 126 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 4: and it is a push to reclaim the land already 127 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 4: owned by these Chinese entities, leveraging executive action and federal 128 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 4: state coordination to reverse past acquisitions. We also know that 129 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 4: this is a multi agency US government effort and they 130 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 4: are now demanding stronger oversight. This initiative marks a coordinated 131 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 4: effort with the USDA, the Defense Department, Homeland Security, the 132 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 4: Treasury Department, as well as others tightening oversight of farmland transactions, 133 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 4: specifically near strategic assets and military sites. Rawins also officially 134 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 4: joined the CFIUS to ensure security over agricultural investment for 135 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 4: national security purposes, and they wanted to reduce foreign holdings. 136 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:56,719 Speaker 4: Already underway, the USDA data indicates now that Chinese farmland 137 00:08:56,760 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 4: ownership has declined now around two hundred and sixty five 138 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 4: to three hundred thousand acres of US farmland, down from 139 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:09,559 Speaker 4: higher levels in prior years. Notably, major players like Smithville 140 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:13,600 Speaker 4: Foods the wh Group have significantly sold land holdings now 141 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 4: at about eighty five thousand acres. But the question is 142 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:19,680 Speaker 4: how do we get to the point where we're allowing 143 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 4: the Chinese to own farmlands, specifically around our most secretive basis. 144 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 4: Secretary Rawlings went on Fox News channel The ingram Angle 145 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 4: to explain all of this. 146 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 6: Listen carefully, Agriculture Secretary Brook Rowlins is here to tell 147 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 6: us more. Madam, Secretary is good to see you tonight. 148 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 6: So as of twenty twenty three, this is going to 149 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:44,680 Speaker 6: shock the viewers. China reportedly owned more than two hundred 150 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 6: and seventy seven thousand acres of agricultural land in the country. 151 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 6: Is this I mean, is this a goal of ours 152 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 6: now to have China own zero percent? Could you get 153 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:58,959 Speaker 6: that back from China? Tell us what's going to happen? 154 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 7: Well, first of all, how great to be with you again. 155 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 7: We had a wonderful event this morning announcing this. I 156 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 7: had Secretary of Homeland Security Christy Nome, Defense Pete haig 157 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 7: Seth had a G. Pambondi, we had three of the 158 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 7: country's best governors. We had several people from the hill. 159 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 7: This isn't all of government approach. 160 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 4: What does that mean? 161 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 7: Well, what that means is that if we're going to 162 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 7: really ban China from buying our farmland or any foreign adversaries, 163 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 7: it's got to be The States have to lean in. 164 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 7: The federal government has. 165 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:29,319 Speaker 8: To step up. We've got to have. 166 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 7: Executive orders out of the White House. A law, there's 167 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 7: a law needs to be passed. A lot of bills 168 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 7: have been filed, but it hasn't moved. I don't know 169 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 7: that America really understands, or at least our elected officials. 170 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 6: China owned Smithfield Foods, one of the largest food processing 171 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:46,960 Speaker 6: plants in the United States, land in their military bases. 172 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 6: I've covered this for twenty years. 173 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 7: Well it's now all changed is today? I mean today 174 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 7: we for the first time are saying no more banning 175 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 7: the sale of China farmland, working with the States, getting 176 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 7: the bills passed through Congress, having an executive order, but 177 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:03,200 Speaker 7: also Laura looking at how to potentially claw some of 178 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 7: that back, especially that's a national security issue, one. 179 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:09,200 Speaker 6: Hundred percent of national security issue, food security, national security, 180 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:13,200 Speaker 6: Madam Secretary. Earlier today, President Trump made a comment about 181 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:15,560 Speaker 6: what to do with illegal immigrant farm workers. 182 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 2: Watch there's no amnesty. What we're doing is we're getting 183 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 2: rid of criminals, but we are doing a work program. 184 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,319 Speaker 6: But last week the President said something different in Des Moines. 185 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 2: We're going to sort of put the farmers in charge. 186 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 2: If a farmer's been with one of these people that 187 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 2: work so hard they bend over all day. We don't 188 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 2: have too many people can do that, but they work 189 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 2: very hard, and they know them very well. If a 190 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:44,079 Speaker 2: farmer's willing to vouch for these people in some way, Christy, 191 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 2: I think we're going to have to just say, that's 192 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 2: going to be good. Serious radical right people who I 193 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 2: also happen to like a lot. They may not be 194 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 2: quite as happy, but they'll understand. 195 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 6: Well, I mean, Madame Secretary, which is it? Because first 196 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 6: of all, radical right, that's the majority of Americans want 197 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 6: every illegal immigrant apported four poles right, majority of Americans 198 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:04,720 Speaker 6: want all legal immigrants. Americans always did their own farming. 199 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 6: You and I were growing up. Americans did their own farming. 200 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 6: There were a few foreign workers, but really not that many. 201 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 6: What's going on here? 202 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 7: Well, I think, first of all, and I was glad 203 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:15,320 Speaker 7: the President underscored this today. First, no amnesty. 204 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 6: Under said no amnesty, so to McCain. 205 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 7: But then, well, you know, I think President Trump hopefully 206 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 7: has earned a little more grace, not grace, but a 207 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 7: little more confidence than those But no amnesty. Second, mass 208 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 7: deportations continue, but he has been fairly specific that we 209 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 7: need to make sure that we don't compromise our food supply. 210 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 7: So we are going to mass support, but we have 211 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 7: to make sure we focus on the really bad guys 212 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:39,559 Speaker 7: first in the inner cities LA New York, et cetera. 213 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 7: Number three, moving toward more automation, but also moving toward 214 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 7: an American based labor supply. You and I have talked 215 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:49,560 Speaker 7: about this on screen, off screen, that's the goal, and 216 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 7: then finally for Congress, our Secretary of Labor and others 217 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:55,960 Speaker 7: to really begin to fix this. The President is unequivocal 218 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 7: in his support for farmers, but also weighing that with 219 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:01,840 Speaker 7: his support for secure borders and mass deportation ensuring we 220 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 7: don't have that illegal population here. He remains committed to that, 221 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 7: and we're here to effectuate that vision. 222 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:11,960 Speaker 4: It is incredible to witness what President Donald Trump is doing, 223 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:14,720 Speaker 4: not only making sure that our adversary is done on 224 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:17,200 Speaker 4: our farm land, but also that we can protect our 225 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:21,559 Speaker 4: food sources and our crops and also protecting American farmers. 226 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 4: The President United States of America also making it clear 227 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 4: that China is no longer going to be calling the 228 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 4: shots in the United States of America. 229 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 3: And here is story number three. 230 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 4: I want to move on to something else, and that 231 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 4: is what's happening right now in LA. It has not 232 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 4: been reported on much, and that is the anti ice 233 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 4: protests that have taken over in LA, taken over the 234 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:46,239 Speaker 4: Los Angeles Bridge and the ACLU is now filing a lawsuit. 235 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,439 Speaker 4: I want you to hear this coming from Fox News 236 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 4: about what's happening there now. 237 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 8: Taking over the Sixth Street Bridge, one of several rallies 238 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 8: in a citywide day of action against immigration raids. 239 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 9: This bridge has been the entry point fu Boyle Heights 240 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 9: to kidnap community members and take them who knows where. 241 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 9: So that was an inspiration. 242 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:10,080 Speaker 8: CHP standing by the freeway off ramps, the group staying 243 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 8: on the bridge for a while but eventually moving on 244 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:17,080 Speaker 8: to Boyle Heights in Koreatown. Meanwhile, Blessings at another rally, 245 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 8: coalition of groups including the Tenants' Union, marching peacefully with 246 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 8: the message. 247 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 9: We're here to support the jornalleos and vendors and all 248 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 9: the immigrants in Los Angeles and making sure that we 249 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 9: retake these streets. We protect each other. This is the 250 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 9: only way that we're finding our safety. So we're making community. 251 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 9: We're reaching out to our neighbors and protecting each other. 252 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 4: Now you can hear these protests becoming a reality. And 253 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 4: then things got worse with the Los Angeles radical Democratic 254 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 4: mayor Karen Bass sparking controversy on social media this week 255 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 4: after she attempted to interfere with ICE agents conducting immigration raids, 256 00:14:55,440 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 4: calling it outrageous and quote un American. Yes are saying 257 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 4: it's Unamerican if you don't let people that break in 258 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 4: this country, and many of them that are criminals stay. Now, 259 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 4: she has been a vocal opponent of immigration raids in 260 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 4: her city, appeared at the scene and demonstrated to well 261 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 4: anyone that would film her on camera because she's one 262 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 4: of those psycho narcissists. She also demanded to speak with 263 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 4: ICE leadership when the agents were conducting an operation at 264 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 4: MacArthur Park on Monday, saying they need to leave. They 265 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 4: need to leave right now. They need to leave because 266 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:35,920 Speaker 4: this is unacceptable, is what Bass said on the scene. Now. 267 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 4: Bass claimed on social media there were children playing at 268 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 4: the park, which is well known in the area as 269 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 4: a hotbed of homelessness and crime, even during daylight hours 270 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 4: minutes before. By the way, there were more than twenty 271 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 4: kids playing, she claimed. Then the military came through the 272 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 4: second I heard about this, I went to the park 273 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 4: to speak to the person in charge and tell them 274 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 4: it need to end. Now, absolutely outrageous. Well Bass's act, 275 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 4: sparking immediate pushback from critics online, saying this, if only 276 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 4: Karen Bask worked as hard for the fire victims in 277 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:13,680 Speaker 4: LA as she does for criminal illegals. That's what darre Isa, 278 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 4: who represents California's forty eighth congressional district, said on X 279 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 4: another one saying it this way. Democrats aren't used to 280 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 4: seeing the law being enforced. That's what the communications director 281 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 4: for the Florida Republican AG saying on X. But luckily 282 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 4: Karen was able to speak to the manager, mocking her 283 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 4: going into that park losing her mind for the cameras. Now, 284 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 4: the federal government would not have to deploy against foreign 285 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 4: invaders if you would just stop harboring them, is what 286 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 4: GOP represented Mike Collins said. And here's another one. If 287 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 4: you did your job, these guys wouldn't need to do theirs. 288 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 4: Now MacArthur Park is a vile, filthy drug INFESG gang 289 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 4: Blankley of Karen Bass is what actor James Woods said, 290 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 4: saying the Kammie Loser would be happier in Cuba. So 291 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:11,159 Speaker 4: this is where we are. Democrats are supporting those that 292 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 4: are criminals over Americans right now. Her city, by the way, 293 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 4: has managed to issue like ten rebuilding permits for the 294 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:22,160 Speaker 4: victims of the Palisades fire. But what is she doing 295 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 4: instead of helping those Americans. Yeah, she's focused like a 296 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:29,720 Speaker 4: laser on protecting MS thirteen gang members. That's another example 297 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 4: of just how radical the left has become. And in 298 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 4: addition to social media fallout, the border Patrol chief also 299 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:40,719 Speaker 4: saying to Fox News that he was the official that 300 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 4: Bass spoke to on the phone at the scene when 301 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 4: she demanded the ray to stop saying this. I don't 302 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 4: work for Karen Bass. Better get used to us now 303 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 4: because this is going to be very normal. We will 304 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 4: go anywhere anytime we want in Los Angeles. Another example 305 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:01,640 Speaker 4: of the Trump administration doing what they promised to voters, 306 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:06,359 Speaker 4: getting the worst criminals that are illegal immigrants out of 307 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:07,640 Speaker 4: this country. 308 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,640 Speaker 3: Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update 309 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:14,880 Speaker 3: with Ben Ferguson. 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