1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: Welcome. It is Verdic with Ted Cruz, the Weekend Review, 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: Ben Ferguson with you, and here are the big stories 3 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: that you may have missed that we talked about. First 4 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:09,880 Speaker 1: up Centator Cruz and I went to the memorial for 5 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: Charlie Kirk. We're going to talk about that memorial and 6 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: just how incredible it was to watch that level of 7 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:20,799 Speaker 1: worship and honoring of God and the future legacy of 8 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: Charlie Kirk. We're also going to talk about Jimmy Kimmel 9 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 1: being fired, but not really. It was a four day 10 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: vacation at ABC bringing him right back on the air. 11 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: And finally, it is the third time we've seen us 12 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:37,840 Speaker 1: shooting alone in Texas, the second time in Dallas area 13 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: with ICE agents being targeted. So what's behind it? We'll 14 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: have that as well. It's the Weekend Review and it 15 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 1: starts right now. One of the things I think that 16 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: is so cool that came out of this that is 17 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: just something that no one could have planned, is how 18 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: many people are now sharing their own faith and sharing 19 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 1: the gospel. You and I have talked more about our 20 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: faith on this podcast in the last two weeks than 21 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:09,919 Speaker 1: we have ever before, and it's not that we're afraid 22 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: to talk about our faith, but we talk a lot 23 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: about what's happening in the world in politics. Jd Vance said, and. 24 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 2: That was something really profound. Jad said as he said 25 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 2: that he often felt uncomfortable talking about faith, and he 26 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 2: made the same comment that he's talked more about faith 27 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 2: in the last two weeks than he has probably in 28 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 2: his entire life. 29 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: And I mean even this morning. I had two times 30 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: I was on Fox this morning before the before it started, 31 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: and the entire conversation was not about politics. The entire 32 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: conversation was about faith. Yeah, that his life being taken 33 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: has given the opportunity for all of us to share faith. 34 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: And I think in a more bold way, in a 35 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: more proud way, and a more I'm not afraid to 36 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: share my faith. I think sometimes I think I'm in 37 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: the world of politics and that's maybe not my place 38 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 1: to be doing that as much. I'm going to change 39 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: my mentality on that, I think forever moving forward. 40 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 2: And I can think of very few sentiments that would 41 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: make Charlie happier than that. 42 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, And it was the whole time, it was about faith. 43 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: If you look at today, I also think one of 44 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: the most incredible things was you and I were sitting 45 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: there with the most powerful people in the world, certainly 46 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: in the conservative movement where we're all in the political world, 47 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: and the entire thing was about God. I've never seen 48 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 1: that before. I've never been a part of that before. 49 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 2: No, And at the very end, President Trump spoke and 50 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:38,079 Speaker 2: he gave I think, very good remarks. But I want 51 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 2: you to listen to what he said, in particular about 52 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 2: Erica and her testimony. Here here, give a listen. 53 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 3: Did Charlie's incredible and beautiful widow, Erica. We know the 54 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 3: weight of this monumental loss is almost unbearable, but even 55 00:02:55,760 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 3: in the midst of heartache campaign too great to even fathom, 56 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 3: you have somehow found the strength and deep faith to 57 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 3: be a comfort to millions and millions of people. And 58 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 3: thank you very much, Erica, Thank you very much. 59 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: You and I have seen Donald Trump give a lot 60 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:19,919 Speaker 1: of speeches. This was one of the most I think, somber, 61 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: sincere and one of the most incredible speeches I think 62 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 1: by Donald Trump that had nothing to really. 63 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 4: Do with him. 64 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 2: Well, and President Trump knew Charlie. Well, Charlie has spent 65 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 2: a lot. 66 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: I think he's rattled by it. 67 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 2: Charlie. Charlie in the twenty sixteen campaign was Don Junior's 68 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 2: body man. He traveled with Don Junior all over the 69 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 2: country and Charlie helped mobilize young people for the twenty 70 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 2: sixteen election. He helped mobilize young people for the twenty 71 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 2: twenty election. He played a really, really integral part in 72 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 2: the victory in twenty twenty four. And President Trump has 73 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 2: spent a lot of time with Charlie Kirk. Just about 74 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 2: everyone in the White House has. I mean, it was 75 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 2: one of the things the entire White House has shaken. 76 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 2: This is not some distant person they don't know. This 77 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 2: touched almost everyone who works in the Trump administration had 78 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 2: connections to Charlie, had personal connections, and they were shaken 79 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 2: by it. And you know one of the bits of 80 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 2: news that broke this week that I thought it was 81 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 2: a small snippet, but it encapsulated who Charlie was well. 82 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 2: And Van Jones, you and I both know, well he's 83 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 2: very much a man of the left, maybe even far left. 84 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:44,239 Speaker 2: He's not someone who you would typically envision saying nice 85 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:46,840 Speaker 2: things about Charlie Kirk. But I want you to listen 86 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 2: to what he said in the last few days about 87 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 2: his last interaction with Charlie Kirk. 88 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 5: Charlie Kirk and I were not friends at all. In fact, 89 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:00,359 Speaker 5: the last week of his life we were beef and hard, 90 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:05,280 Speaker 5: beefing online, beefing on air. But the day before he died, 91 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 5: he did something that shocked me. He sent me a 92 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 5: personal message calling for personal dialogue. Wanted me to come 93 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:13,840 Speaker 5: on the show. He said we could be gentlemen together. 94 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 5: He said we could deal with our disagreements agreeably. And 95 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 5: in the past week and a half, just watching people 96 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 5: talk about civil wars and censorship and all this stuff 97 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 5: coming out of his death, I just thought it was 98 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 5: important to let people know don't put that on Charlie Kirk, 99 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 5: because the last day of his life he was reaching 100 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 5: out to have not more censorship, more conversation, more dialogue 101 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:44,359 Speaker 5: with somebody who honestly was one of his adversaries. Me 102 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 5: and I just wanted to share that with the world, 103 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:54,359 Speaker 5: and I hope that maybe it might help somebody on 104 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 5: both sides deal with issues more like he did. 105 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: Then putting that out there immediately brought me to today. You 106 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:06,159 Speaker 1: and I were sitting there and we looked over to 107 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 1: the right of us, and you leaned over and you said, 108 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 1: there's Elon. And several weeks or months ago, Charlie had 109 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: said that he wanted Donald Trump and Elon to make up. 110 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 1: We then a few minutes later see Elon in the 111 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: box with President Trump. They hugged the President, patted him 112 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: on the chest, and he tweeted out a picture Elon 113 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 1: did of them talking, and all it said was for Charlie. 114 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 2: I mean, you want to. 115 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: Talk about bringing people back together. 116 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 2: That's incredible, that's important, it's valuable. It is very much 117 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 2: a testament to Charlie. The legacy for Charlie. I will say, 118 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 2: I respect Van Jones for putting that out. You know 119 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 2: Van better than I do. But he didn't have to 120 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 2: put that out. He didn't have to say that. And 121 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 2: I do think it reflects who Charlie was, yea, And 122 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:09,480 Speaker 2: I think the entire memorial today reflected. It was a 123 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 2: celebration of his life, and it was a proclamation of 124 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 2: the gospel and that I'm really grateful to have been 125 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 2: friends with Charlie. I'm really grateful to have a chance 126 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 2: to be there for the celebration because I think it 127 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 2: is going to have really profound impacts on our country. 128 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: I think we're going to end up finding out down 129 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: the road that today was one of the biggest days, 130 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: not in politics with the biggest people in politics in 131 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 1: a room, but one of the biggest days for young 132 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 1: men and women accepting Christ and learning about the Lord 133 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: from this horrific moment in our history. And I think 134 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 1: you look at that bring all these people together, the 135 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: way that he was doing it. I think it's going 136 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: to change the way we have dialogue and conversation. I 137 00:07:57,160 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 1: think my demeanor is probably gonna be different. I'm still 138 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: going to fight the good fight, and I'm still going 139 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: to fight hard, but I want to have better conversations 140 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: while doing it. I think everybody's temperature is going to 141 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: change a little bit and how we interact the way 142 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: that Charlie did it. And I left there today, and 143 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: I don't know. I want to ask you this as 144 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: we wrap. I left there today more hopeful for the 145 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 1: future of this country, yes, than I have been in decades, 146 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: and more hopeful for the younger generation in this country 147 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: that they're going to see the light because I've been 148 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: very worried for quite some time. It's part of the 149 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 1: reason why I do this is that we have lost 150 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 1: an entire generation to the radical left. I think we 151 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: are seeing a very quick pendulum shift that only God 152 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 1: could create and put people in a place to do it. 153 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 2: Absolutely. You know, I'm reminded of the Scripture, second Chronicle 154 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 2: seven fourteen. If my people, who are called by my 155 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 2: name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face 156 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 2: and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear 157 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:13,719 Speaker 2: from heaven, and I will forgive their sins, and I 158 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 2: will heal their land. That has been my prayer for 159 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 2: a long time, and I think today was, in a 160 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 2: very real sense, a great many people in America calling 161 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 2: out for God to hear our prayer and to heal 162 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 2: our land. And I pray that that is the outcome 163 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 2: the path we are on, that we see revival. Our 164 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:45,280 Speaker 2: country needs it now. 165 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: If you want to hear the rest of this conversation, 166 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:50,119 Speaker 1: you can go back and listen to the full podcast 167 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: from earlier this week. Now onto story number two. All right, 168 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: I want to pay you real quick to something that 169 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 1: just truly is hysterical, and that is ABC News. We 170 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:05,200 Speaker 1: thought they had actually done the right thing, and we're 171 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 1: willing to say that, Yet no Jimmy Kimmel, You're not 172 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 1: going to go out there and lie about who assassinated 173 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 1: and what they believed in of Charlie Kirk. We now 174 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 1: know that the sin for doing that, for that crime 175 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: is a sentence of going on a vacation for about 176 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 1: six days, so less than a week. And ABC News like, 177 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 1: all right, we started back up on Tuesday night. Now 178 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: here's the other interesting thing. Not everybody's going along with this. 179 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:37,959 Speaker 1: Next Star and Sinclair are saying no, they're not. 180 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 2: Going to be hearing it. 181 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 1: They want a real apology for him before they think 182 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 1: about putting him back on the air. Your reaction to that. 183 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 2: Well, you and I are recording this show Tuesday night, 184 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 2: and as we're recording it, Kimmel has not yet gone 185 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 2: on air, So I don't know what he's going to say. 186 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 2: He might do all sorts of things. He might stand 187 00:10:59,880 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 2: up up and give a heartfelt apology. He might admit 188 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 2: that in his last show he told a lie, he 189 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:14,679 Speaker 2: engaged in active disinformation. His sort of joke, which wasn't 190 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:20,560 Speaker 2: remotely funny, was that the murderer of Charlie Kirk was 191 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 2: a right wing maga guy. Now that's a lie, and 192 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 2: it's a lie. With consequence. I mean, we've seen the 193 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 2: polling that shows a majority of Democrats believe Charlie Kirk's 194 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 2: killer was a right winger. Now that is a brazen lie. 195 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 2: Charlie Kirk's killer was radicalized. He was a leftist. Law 196 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 2: enforcement has said this over and over again. He was 197 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:46,040 Speaker 2: living with his boyfriend who was a transgender, who was 198 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 2: a furry, who was a man transitioning to be a woman. 199 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 2: The killer engraved Antifa and transgender slogans on the casings 200 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 2: that he used for the assassination. So there's no ambiguity. 201 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 2: This is a man of the left. And so maybe, maybe, 202 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:07,200 Speaker 2: just maybe, and I may be holding out hope. Kimmel 203 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:10,199 Speaker 2: stands up and gives a heartfelt apology, says I'm sorry, 204 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 2: and what happened to Charlie Kirk was horrific. It was 205 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:19,440 Speaker 2: a political assassination. It is wrong, and it's clear this 206 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 2: was not some right winger who did this. This was 207 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 2: a leftist. This is my side of the aisle. This 208 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 2: is Jimmy Kimmel speaking, and I'm sorry. If that happens. 209 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 2: I think the odds are very very high. You and 210 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 2: I almost regardless of what happens, are going to be 211 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:36,719 Speaker 2: talking about this on Friday's pod. So on Friday, we'll 212 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 2: know what he said. We don't know what he said 213 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 2: right now. I think that's unlikely. Maybe I'll be proven wrong, 214 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 2: but I think it's unlikely that Kimmel. He may give 215 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 2: a half hearted apology. He may say I'm sorry some 216 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 2: people were offended. Maybe I actually think he's more likely 217 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 2: to be defiant and say, to hell with you everyone 218 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:58,960 Speaker 2: who was offended by the lies that I told. But 219 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 2: we'll see what I will say. Look my view on Kimmel, 220 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 2: I think he is profoundly unfunny. He hasn't been funny 221 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:09,719 Speaker 2: in years. There was a long time ago when he 222 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 2: could be a comedian, a thousand years ago, but then 223 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 2: partisanship and hate overcame him, and his show consists of 224 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 2: just relentlessly screaming I hate Donald Trump. I hate Donald Trump, 225 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:28,959 Speaker 2: I hate Conservatives, I hate Republicans. By the way, frequently, 226 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:31,719 Speaker 2: I hate Ted Cruz. Ever since I beat him at basketball, 227 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 2: I've lived rent free in his head. And the problem is, listen, 228 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 2: I'm as a Republican, I'm actually fine with comedy that 229 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 2: is roasting Republicans and Democrats. I think good comedy makes 230 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 2: fun of everyone. Actually, today I retweeted, so John Stewart 231 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 2: did a whole riff on the Daily Show blasting me, 232 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 2: and it was funny as hell. He actually played a 233 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 2: clip from our last Verdict uh where you know where 234 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:08,719 Speaker 2: where I talked about Kim Olenna and I did an 235 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:13,199 Speaker 2: impression of of of of a godfather. Actually, I'll tell 236 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 2: you what. Let's play John Stewart because this is actually comedy. 237 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:17,760 Speaker 3: Listen. 238 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 2: I don't agree with John Stewart's politics, but Stuart is 239 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 2: actually funny. I mean he makes me laugh and and 240 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 2: and and so let's play the clip. I'm gonna play clip. 241 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 2: This is making fun of me. But to all our 242 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 2: Verdict listeners, this is me playing John Stewart, just mocking me, 243 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 2: and he does a very good job. He's a talented comedian. 244 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 2: I'm perfectly fine with with with comedians who mock me, 245 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 2: as long as that's not all they do, as long 246 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 2: as they don't just scream I hate you, I hate you, 247 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 2: I hate you. But but they're actually funny. So here 248 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 2: was John Stewart on the Daily Show talking about it. 249 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 2: He's gonna quote Verdict and then he's just gonna mercilessly 250 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 2: mock me give a listen. 251 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 6: Now, Cruz has supported this president through insults to his 252 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 6: own wife looks, and to his own father's loyalties, and 253 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 6: yet Cruz still manages to maintain a modicum of self 254 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 6: respect when it comes to this president trampling all over 255 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 6: a constitution, Sir, it brings me no pleasure. 256 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 4: To have to play this. 257 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 2: Look. I like Brendan Carr. He's a good guy. He's 258 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 2: the chairman of the FCC. I work closely with him. 259 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 2: But what he said there is dangerous as hell. 260 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:37,280 Speaker 4: Fan TASTI fan pasthi, Senator Ted Cruz, boldly stating that 261 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:40,800 Speaker 4: the FCC chairman threatening the licenses of networks is dangerous. 262 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 4: And Senator Cruz, I would just say, maybe you should 263 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 4: stop there. I would stop there. I would not continue 264 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 4: with the thought perfect no notes, all right, go. 265 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 2: On, And I got to say, he threatens it. He says, 266 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 2: we can do this thease way, or we could do 267 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 2: this the hard. 268 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 4: Way, the sort of routed the hard way. 269 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 1: Oh what kind of monster. 270 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:22,359 Speaker 4: Have you ever heard? We could do that did way? 271 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:24,600 Speaker 1: God, we could do it. 272 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:29,280 Speaker 6: By god way, hazy odd. 273 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 4: It's nothing, Godfather, that Lenny from Mice and Men. 274 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 6: I get bunny. 275 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 4: The bunny can do a dasy the hard way. You 276 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 4: got you got more, Senator? Do you? 277 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 2: And I got to say, that's right out of good Fellows. 278 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 2: That that that that that that's right out of a 279 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:54,200 Speaker 2: mafioso coming into a bar going nice bye. You have here. 280 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 2: It'd be a shame if something happened to it. 281 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 4: That's not a good Fellaw's call. I know this because 282 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 4: all of my decorative pillows have good fellas called karma. 283 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 4: I mean I would go home. I would say, as 284 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:13,360 Speaker 4: me at home. 285 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 2: Look at me. 286 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 4: Now, Senator, unless a man might tell you to go 287 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 4: home and get your shine box. But I don't because 288 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 4: you wouldn't even know what that means. 289 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 6: Dead cruise. I mean to do that with goodfellas, but 290 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:32,159 Speaker 6: that accent. Is there anything in pop culture that I 291 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:33,440 Speaker 6: love that you can't ruin? 292 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:39,400 Speaker 2: Dad? I'm a vegetarian. I don't eat animals, but Lisa, 293 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:44,120 Speaker 2: animals are so delicious. There's the animal. We get bacon 294 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:47,399 Speaker 2: from the animal, we get ham from the animal, we 295 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:52,160 Speaker 2: get sausage from dad. That's all the same animal. 296 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 1: Smith has release the hounds eggs. 297 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 4: They're not booing, they're saying boo earns. Imagine having to 298 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:19,359 Speaker 4: endure a Texas power outage with this guy who wants 299 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:24,120 Speaker 4: to hear my poo anyway, Well, he ruined my love 300 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:26,440 Speaker 4: of the sentence. At least I've still got my favorite franchise, 301 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 4: Star Wars, all to myself, So I don't have the 302 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 4: force is strong with this storm. 303 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:33,160 Speaker 2: There is no try. 304 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: Do or do not. 305 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 4: At best, he sounds like Yoda with a sinus infection, 306 00:18:52,480 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 4: trying not to come. Dore Duke, you may enjoy Star 307 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 4: Wars that Christ, but there's one thing will never have 308 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:10,160 Speaker 4: in common, and that's my comfort movie. The Princess Bride, 309 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:12,879 Speaker 4: a fantastical tale of adventure and true love with an 310 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 4: outstanding cast. Oh you know what's coming. You know what's 311 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 4: coming with an outstanding cast, including the inimitable Oh it 312 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 4: just roll it. 313 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 2: So what does it you have that's so worth living 314 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:33,480 Speaker 2: for presses on his chest and Wesley goes true liar, 315 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 2: shut up, witch, I'm not a witch. I'm your wife. 316 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:37,280 Speaker 2: But after what you just said, I wish I wasn't. 317 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:39,639 Speaker 2: Don't say that name what pumping, pumpting, hopping, humpet it. 318 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 2: I can't hear you? 319 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 4: So whoa that was the straight But oh I'm like, oh, 320 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:54,159 Speaker 4: the one man. So do you know how hard it 321 00:19:54,240 --> 00:20:06,119 Speaker 4: is to make Mario Lopez uncomfortable? Truely, Mario Lopez, the 322 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 4: man who need I remind you did this dance in 323 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 4: a tank tee in front of everyone at the Max. 324 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: All Right, I gotta say I'm laughing a little bit 325 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:22,160 Speaker 1: because it is pretty good roast. I'm not gonna lie. 326 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:27,200 Speaker 2: Look, Ben, that's hysterical. I do like to do impressions. 327 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:29,680 Speaker 2: I'm not particularly great at him, but I have fun 328 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:33,160 Speaker 2: and I like pop culture. But like, that's actual comedy. 329 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 2: Like I'm gonna make a prediction right now. What John 330 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:40,440 Speaker 2: Stewart just did there is one hundred thousand times funnier 331 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:44,400 Speaker 2: than whatever Jimmy Kimmel will do tonight. So we'll see 332 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 2: what he does. But look, the point that I made 333 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:54,399 Speaker 2: in this podcast is the federal government, the FCC, should 334 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 2: not be threatening the licenses of ABC in order to 335 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:01,399 Speaker 2: force them to take someone off the air, even someone 336 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 2: incredibly unfunny with terrible ratings who gets one point one 337 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 2: million views, which means he gets fewer views and listens 338 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:16,120 Speaker 2: than Verdict. Does we beat Jimmy Kimmel regularly, and someone 339 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 2: who was actively lying about a political assassination. I think 340 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:22,680 Speaker 2: all of those are reasons for ABC to fire him, 341 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:26,160 Speaker 2: But I don't think the federal government should be forcing 342 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 2: ABC to fire him. Why because look, when Biden was president, 343 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 2: the Biden FCC tried to yank Fox News's license, and 344 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 2: I led the fight against it. We beat them, we 345 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:41,399 Speaker 2: stopped them from doing it. You know what, if we 346 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 2: embrace the FCC stripping licenses from anyone who says something 347 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 2: you disagree with, the next Democrat president who gets in 348 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 2: the White House will do this, and will come after, 349 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:54,440 Speaker 2: will come after everyone right of center, and so that 350 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 2: is that is a slippery slope to oblivion. But at 351 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 2: the same time, understand, just because I'm saying the federal 352 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 2: government shouldn't force Kimmel off the air, I think market 353 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 2: forces should. And it's interesting that that sixty six ABC 354 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 2: stations did not carry the Kimmel program tonight. And if 355 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:21,680 Speaker 2: there are enough market forces, ABC ultimately will respond to them. 356 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 2: I think market forces are a great check for horrific, unfunny, partisan, 357 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 2: dishonest speech. And by the way, if you're dishonest enough, 358 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:33,640 Speaker 2: there could also be legal liability and litigation and all 359 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:36,040 Speaker 2: sorts of consequences that come when you lie on air. 360 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 2: I just don't think it should be government regulators saying 361 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:41,919 Speaker 2: we don't agree with the politics of your speech, so 362 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:46,560 Speaker 2: we're taking your license. But that being said, the world 363 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:51,879 Speaker 2: is better off without an unfunny, dishonest left wing partisan 364 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:56,440 Speaker 2: who lies to the American people. And sadly, there was 365 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:58,960 Speaker 2: a time when Jimmy Kimmel could be funny, but that's 366 00:22:59,000 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 2: what he has become. 367 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:03,239 Speaker 1: Yeah, great point, as before. If you want to hear 368 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 1: the rest of this conversation on this topic, you can 369 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:08,640 Speaker 1: go back and dow the podcast from early this week 370 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,920 Speaker 1: to hear the entire thing. I want to get back 371 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:14,199 Speaker 1: to the big story number three of the week. You 372 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:17,159 Speaker 1: may have missed, Senator, you were in Dallas when this 373 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:21,639 Speaker 1: shooting happened. It was eight hours after we watched Gavin 374 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: Newsom go on late night TV demonizing ICE agents, saying 375 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: that they are authoritarian. And then the liberals are like, wait, wait, 376 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:35,440 Speaker 1: we're not attacking ICE agents. Yes they are. They've undermined them, 377 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 1: they've demonized them, and we were watching attack after attack 378 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 1: happen against ICE agents. It's horrific. 379 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:45,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, I was in Dallas this week for a series 380 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:49,440 Speaker 2: of unrelated meetings, and the news broke that this strange 381 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 2: gunman had opened fire on an ICE facility in Dallas. 382 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 2: That he had gone onto a rooftop emulating Charlie Kirk's 383 00:23:56,880 --> 00:24:01,720 Speaker 2: assassin and with a bolt action rifle fired multiple rounds, 384 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:05,359 Speaker 2: ended up killing two people severely injuring a third. And 385 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:07,480 Speaker 2: then then he took the gun to himself and took 386 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 2: his own life. And it was horrific. When the news broke, 387 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 2: I canceled my morning meeting and just drove over to 388 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:18,040 Speaker 2: the ICE facility that morning was there, was there shortly 389 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 2: after the shooting had occurred. And this has happened far 390 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:25,639 Speaker 2: too often. Here's what I had to say at the 391 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:30,200 Speaker 2: press conference that was ongoing when I arrived at the facility. 392 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:36,359 Speaker 2: If this needs to stop, violence is wrong, Politically motivated 393 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:40,679 Speaker 2: violence is wrong. It was two weeks ago today that 394 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 2: we saw political assassination in Utah that tore the heart 395 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:49,920 Speaker 2: out of much of this country. This is the third 396 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 2: shooting in Texas directed at ICE or CBP. This must stop. 397 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 2: To every politician who is using rhetoric demonizing ICE and 398 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:11,960 Speaker 2: demonizing CBP, stop to every politician demanding that ICE agents 399 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:16,800 Speaker 2: be dosed and calling for people to go after their families. Stop. 400 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 2: This has very real consequences. Look in America, we disagree. 401 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 2: That's fine, that's the democratic process. But your political opponents 402 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 2: are not Nazis. We need to learn to work together 403 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:36,239 Speaker 2: without demonizing each other, without attacking each other. And I 404 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:38,400 Speaker 2: want to say thank you. I want to say thank 405 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:41,119 Speaker 2: you to the brave men and women of law enforcement. 406 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 2: I want to say thank you to the brave men 407 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 2: and women of ICE and CBP and everyone who puts 408 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:53,119 Speaker 2: their lives on the lines to keep us safe. The 409 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:58,880 Speaker 2: divisive rhetoric tragically has real consequences. I hope that every 410 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:01,199 Speaker 2: one of us will I hope that every one of 411 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:06,480 Speaker 2: us will pray Number one, for the safety of law 412 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:09,200 Speaker 2: enforcement that are risking their lives to keep us safe. 413 00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:13,679 Speaker 2: Number two, for the health of those who were shot 414 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 2: and injured. Today we still don't know the full details 415 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:19,879 Speaker 2: of who was injured, but for the families also of 416 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 2: the victims of this shooting. Violence has no place, It 417 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:28,160 Speaker 2: is wrong, and we should come together. If we want 418 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:30,640 Speaker 2: to have a debate of an immigration policies, we can 419 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:34,680 Speaker 2: do so in the halls of Congress without demonizing each other, 420 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 2: and especially without demonizing the men and women who every 421 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:42,119 Speaker 2: day put on a badge and go risk their lives 422 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 2: to keep us safe. And we should not be putting 423 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 2: language out there that inspires mad men to commit evil crimes. 424 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 2: Our prayers are with the men and women of law enforcement, 425 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 2: and we ought to come together and have some decency 426 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:04,159 Speaker 2: across the political aisle to say this violence is wrong 427 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:05,359 Speaker 2: and it needs to stop. 428 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:09,879 Speaker 1: We know Senator a lot about this gunman. We know 429 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:15,040 Speaker 1: that he was googling the shooting of our friend whose 430 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 1: funeral we just went to, Charlie Kirk. We know that 431 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 1: he was looking at the app that they put out 432 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:25,680 Speaker 1: there and these websites where you can track ICE agents 433 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 1: which is doccent where they are. 434 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:32,600 Speaker 2: That is an app designed to encourage violence against ICE 435 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:35,879 Speaker 2: agents and law enforcement. And whether it's Gavin Newsom or 436 00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 2: a Keen Jeffries or any any other Democrat who is 437 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 2: encouraging this targeting of ICE agents, it is fundamentally wrong 438 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:46,959 Speaker 2: and that they need to stand up and stop it. 439 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:51,160 Speaker 2: You know, I will say this shooter, it's the news 440 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:54,000 Speaker 2: has since come out. This shooter his mother was a 441 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:56,639 Speaker 2: hard leftist who actually had been vocally critical of me 442 00:27:57,480 --> 00:28:00,600 Speaker 2: and other Texas Republicans for not in brace seeing gun 443 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 2: control and in fact, in May of twenty twenty two, 444 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:07,480 Speaker 2: she posted the following, Governor Abbot, Senator Cornyn, and Senator Cruz, 445 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 2: how does it feel that your action to open up 446 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:13,119 Speaker 2: gun laws is responsible for the killing of twenty one 447 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:15,720 Speaker 2: more people? Do you secretly sit in front of a 448 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:18,960 Speaker 2: TV and smile with a demented smile. You must be 449 00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:20,840 Speaker 2: proud of all the money that sits in your bank 450 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:23,840 Speaker 2: accounts from the gun lobby support. Was it worth it? 451 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:28,160 Speaker 2: Governor Abbot? How about you senators? When you prioritize money 452 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:31,480 Speaker 2: over people, this is what you get. And I will 453 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:35,160 Speaker 2: say the irony is rich that this leftist mom who 454 00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 2: was championing gun control now her son has committed a 455 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 2: mass murder as a sniper. It is tragic and it 456 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:48,720 Speaker 2: is a consequence of extreme rhetoric, extreme ideology that is 457 00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:54,200 Speaker 2: poisoning the minds of those who are driven to violence. 458 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:59,560 Speaker 2: And I will say this assassin wrote on his shell 459 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:04,760 Speaker 2: case anti ice very much, emulating what Charlie Kirk's murderer did, 460 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:10,720 Speaker 2: writing pro Antifa and pro transgender propaganda on he'll shell casings. 461 00:29:11,240 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 2: And we need to stop this violence, regardless of where 462 00:29:15,440 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 2: your politics are, but we need to stop the rhetoric 463 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:20,720 Speaker 2: that is fueling this violence. And there's a lot of 464 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:24,560 Speaker 2: Democrat politicians engaging in this rhetoric, no matter how many 465 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 2: lives are lost. And I want to be clear, I 466 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:32,440 Speaker 2: am not calling them Nazis. I am absolutely opposing any 467 00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 2: violence or calls to violence. I'm calling on them to 468 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:40,120 Speaker 2: tone down their rhetoric and stop demonizing their opponent, stop 469 00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:46,000 Speaker 2: demonizing ice, stop demonizing law enforcement, because it's dangerous and tragically, 470 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:49,959 Speaker 2: lunatics are acting on the rhetoric they're hearing from these politicians. 471 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:54,160 Speaker 1: As always, thank you for listening to Verdict with Center 472 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:56,720 Speaker 1: Ted Cruz Ben Ferguson with you don't forget to dealt 473 00:29:56,800 --> 00:29:58,959 Speaker 1: with my podcast and you can listen to my podcast 474 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:01,000 Speaker 1: every other day you're not listen to Verdict or each 475 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:03,520 Speaker 1: day when you listen to Verdict. Afterwards, I'd love to 476 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 1: have you as a listener to again the Ben Ferguson podcasts, 477 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:09,160 Speaker 1: and we will see you back here on Monday morning.