1 00:00:01,880 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: It would also restore up to five billion dollars of 2 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: American taxpayer funds for wasteful spending for international projects. They 3 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: want to spend twenty four point six million of your 4 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: hard earned dollars as a taxpayer for climate resilience in Honduras, 5 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: thirteen point four million for civic engagement in Zimbabwe, three 6 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: point nine million for lgbtqiplus democracy grants and the Western Balkans, 7 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: two point nine million of your dollars for desert locust 8 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 1: risk reduction in the Horn of Africa, and two million 9 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: for quote organizing for feminist democratic principles in Africa. We 10 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: are not doing that. 11 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 2: You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben ferguson. 12 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 3: Good Wednesday morning. Nice to have you with us on 13 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 3: the forty seven Morning Update, and we've got two big 14 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 3: stories for you coming out of the White House. First up, 15 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 3: Democrats are demanding trillions of your tax dollars to reopen 16 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 3: the government. And now we know what they want to 17 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 3: spend your tax dollars on. Crazy programs not even in 18 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:06,960 Speaker 3: the United States of America. We have the list for you, 19 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 3: and I'm going to give it to you in just 20 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 3: a moment. We also had an incredible moment at the 21 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 3: White House where Charlie Kirk was honored with the highest 22 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 3: civilian honor that you can get. It was a moment 23 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 3: to remember Charlie Kirk and also to honor his life 24 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 3: and his legacy. You'll also hear from Senator Cruz and 25 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 3: what he had to say about that day in the 26 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 3: Rose Garden. It's the forty seven morning Update and it starts. 27 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:33,839 Speaker 4: Right now story number one. 28 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 3: We have entered week three of the Democrat government shut down, 29 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 3: the Schumer shut down. But Democrats are now saying they're 30 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 3: willing to move to reopen the government as long as 31 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 3: Republicans will now include three point nine million for LGBTQI 32 00:01:54,560 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 3: plus democracy grants in Western Balkans. This is not a joke. 33 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 3: This is how crazy the governments are holding Americans hostage, 34 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 3: holding government workers hostage, holding our military hostage from their paychecks. 35 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 3: Democrats now demanding to reopen the government and include the 36 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 3: three point nine million for these LGBTQI plus democracy grants. 37 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 3: The House Speaker Mike Johnson revealing on Tuesday, the fourteenth 38 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 3: day of the government shut down. Welcome to day fourteen 39 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 3: of the Democrat government shutdown. It's two weeks of Democrats 40 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 3: in Congress inflicting untold pain on the American people for 41 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 3: nothing other than pure politics, As we've explained at this 42 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 3: podium every day of the shutdown, Johnson said. Johnson has 43 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 3: repeatedly explained that Republicans put forth a clean continuing resolution, 44 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 3: you know it as a CR. It's something that Republicans 45 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 3: agreed to thirteen times when Joe Biden was the president 46 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:05,559 Speaker 3: to effectively keep the lights on, but Democrats purposely rejected 47 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 3: it several times despite being in favor of it in 48 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 3: the past. Democrats are now using the shutdown to force 49 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 3: a fight on healthcare, something that Johnson has made clear 50 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 3: is a separate issue not tied to the Continuing resolution. 51 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 3: As a Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer is desperate to 52 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 3: appease his Marxist base. Now for a greater perspective, Johnson 53 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 3: walked through some of the demands and the Democrats counter proposal, 54 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 3: highlighting the sheer absurdity of the one point five trillion 55 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 3: dollars in new spending that you, as a taxpayer, would 56 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 3: pay for. He said, quote they would send a half 57 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 3: billion dollars to liberal news outlets by refunding the Corporation 58 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 3: for public broadcasting. It would also restore up to five 59 00:03:55,440 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 3: billion of American taxpayer funds for wasteful spending for international projects, 60 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 3: he said, providing specific examples, saying, here's just a couple 61 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 3: of them. This is in their legislation. The Democrats their 62 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 3: counterproposal on the SIRE to keep the lights on. This 63 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 3: is what they want to do. They want to spend 64 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 3: twenty four point six million of your hard earned dollars 65 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 3: as a tax payer for climate resilience in Honduras. That's 66 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 3: not in America. They want to spend another thirteen point 67 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 3: four million for civic engagement in Zimbabwe, again not putting 68 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:39,840 Speaker 3: America first. They want to spend three point nine million, 69 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 3: as I mentioned, for the LGBTQI plus democracy grants in 70 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 3: the Western Balkans. They want to spend two point nine 71 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 3: million of your tax dollars for desert locust risk reduction, 72 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:58,480 Speaker 3: not in America, in the Horn of Africa. And also 73 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 3: two million, Johnson said for organizing the Feminist Democratic Principles, 74 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 3: not even in America, but in Africa. The President talking 75 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 3: about all of this, saying it from Capitol Hill and 76 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 3: making it clear that Americans are not going to pay 77 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:20,719 Speaker 3: for this as long as he's in charge. Johnson said 78 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 3: their proposals would also reverse common sense reforms that Republicans 79 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 3: made in the Working Families Tax Cut Act that keep 80 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 3: illegal aliens off taxpayer fund at healthcare. This is a fact. 81 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 3: They would add the illegal aliens non citizens back to 82 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 3: the taxpayer funded benefits. It would cost taxpayers nearly two 83 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 3: hundred billion dollars. Johnson also said they would also remove 84 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 3: a very reasonable, reasonable, and moderate modest work requirement that 85 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 3: we put on able bodied young men with no dependence, 86 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 3: he said, noting it would also make COVID error Obamacare 87 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 3: subsidies permanent without any income caps or any other reforms 88 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 3: at all. So here we are entering week three, and 89 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 3: what you know is that the president of the United 90 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 3: States of American Republicans are united to save your tax dollars. 91 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 3: And part of it now is exposing exactly what the 92 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 3: left demands from you, that you go to work every 93 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 3: day and then you pay for these egregious programs that 94 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 3: aren't even in the United States of America. 95 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 2: Now story number two. 96 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,719 Speaker 3: It was a very moving moment at the White House. 97 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:42,840 Speaker 3: It was not covered like the memorial for Charlie Kirk. 98 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 3: But it was a day that we should all pause 99 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 3: and listen to what was said at the White House. 100 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 3: Donald Trump awarded Charlie Kirk the Medal of Freedom on 101 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 3: what would have been his thirty second birthday. President Trump 102 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:01,919 Speaker 3: had a lot to say about Charlie, and here is 103 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 3: part of what he had to say about who he was. 104 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 5: But it was a horrible, heinous, demonic act of murder. 105 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 5: He was assassinated in the prime of his life for 106 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 5: boldly speaking the truth, for living his faith and relentlessly 107 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 5: fighting for a better and stronger America. Loved this country 108 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 5: and that's why this afternoon, it's my privilege to posthumously 109 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 5: award Charles James Kirk, our nation's highest civilian honor, the 110 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:35,239 Speaker 5: Presidential Medal of Freedom. 111 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 3: You think about the legacy of Charlie Kirk, the most 112 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 3: powerful man in the world, and the most powerful men 113 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 3: and women in our government, our cabinet members all sitting 114 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 3: at the White House talking about the life, the legacy, 115 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 3: and the faith of Charlie Kirk. Donald Trump also said 116 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 3: this about Charlie Kirk being a martyr, someone who will 117 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 3: always be remembered. 118 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 5: As I said on the day that he was assassinated. 119 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 5: Charlie Kirk was a martyr for truth and for freedom, 120 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 5: and from Socrates to Think and to Saint Peter, from 121 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 5: Abraham Lincoln to Martin Luther King, those who change history 122 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 5: the most, and he really did have always risked their 123 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 5: lives for causes they were put on earth to defend. 124 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 5: He was put on earth to do exactly what he 125 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 5: was doing. He didn't want to waste time. He would 126 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 5: have been a top student at any college in the 127 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 5: country I know to college as well. 128 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 4: Was smarter than the guys. He was so smart. But 129 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 4: he almost I guess, didn't have the time. He knew 130 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 4: what he wanted to do. 131 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 5: It wasn't like you, I want to sit in the 132 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 5: classroom for four years listening to people teach me liberal 133 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 5: principles because they were. 134 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 4: Never going to teach him that anyway. But he didn't 135 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 4: have the time. He really didn't have the time. 136 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:58,079 Speaker 5: But every time the enemies of goodness and virtue tried 137 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:00,959 Speaker 5: to silence the voice of righteous and no, but leaders like. 138 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 4: Charlie they failed. They seem to fail. 139 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 5: Ultimately, they look like they're doing well and then they 140 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 5: end up failing. Because the truth has been unrelenting over 141 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 5: the years over history, and people like Charlie, it's just 142 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 5: they've got a power that others don't have, and very 143 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 5: few people will ever have. So today, like those martyrs 144 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 5: before him, Charlie's voice, his message, and his legacy are 145 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 5: stronger and greater than ever before. 146 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 4: They are greater than ever before. 147 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 3: Charlie Kirk was a martyr for truth and freedom. When 148 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 3: you think about his life, and it was a short life, 149 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 3: you look at now who he's being compared to, as 150 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 3: the President described him as someone that will be remembered 151 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 3: like Saint Peter, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King. Those are 152 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 3: people who change history the most, and referring to Charlie Kirk, 153 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 3: he said he really did. They risked their lives for 154 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 3: causes that they were put on earth to defend, and 155 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 3: that's exactly what Charlie Kirk was doing. The President also 156 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 3: saying this about America and Charlie Kirk's love for this country. 157 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 5: Charles James Kirk was a visionary and one of the 158 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:23,680 Speaker 5: greatest figures of his generation. He was truly an amazing 159 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 5: figure and growing leaps and bells. 160 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:27,719 Speaker 4: He knew that the. 161 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 5: Fight to preserve our heritage is waged not only on 162 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 5: the battlefield and in the halls of power, of which 163 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 5: we have tremendous power here, including the head of a 164 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 5: place called war. 165 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:41,320 Speaker 4: We called now war. 166 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 5: We had defense, we had our secretary of defense. Now 167 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 5: have a secretary of War, and somehow I think it's 168 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 5: more emblematic. And hopefully we'll never have to use war. 169 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 5: But the fact that we're ready is very good. Peace 170 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:57,440 Speaker 5: through strength is very important. But also in the hearts 171 00:10:57,480 --> 00:11:01,839 Speaker 5: of our nation's youth. That's where Charles rode strongest at 172 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 5: age eighteen. That inside inspired Charlie to found the organization 173 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 5: that ultimately touched the lives of millions and millions of 174 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 5: people and so many young people that nobody's ever seen 175 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 5: anything like it. Frankly, turning Point USA. It's amazing, and 176 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 5: it's actually bigger now. It's become bigger in the last 177 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 5: few weeks. And Charlie ever thought, I think his end 178 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:31,440 Speaker 5: vision in many years from now would have been just 179 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 5: a fraction of what had turned out to be in 180 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:36,559 Speaker 5: a couple of weeks. Or it's amazing with hard work 181 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 5: and joyful spirit and endless and enthusiasm and determination. And 182 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 5: he did have great enthusiasm, and I say you need 183 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 5: enthusiasm to be successful. 184 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:48,319 Speaker 4: He had great enthusiasm. 185 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:52,440 Speaker 5: Charlie grew Turning Point into the largest conservative youth organization 186 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 5: in the entire country. He forged a personal bond with 187 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 5: countless young conservatives. 188 00:11:57,920 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 4: He fought for free speech, religious liberty. 189 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 5: Strong borders, and a very strong and proud America. In 190 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 5: everything he did, he put America first. He really put 191 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:13,559 Speaker 5: America first. And ultimately, Charlie, he became more than a 192 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 5: leader of an important organization. He became the leader of 193 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 5: historic movements all over the country. There were movements, individual movements, 194 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 5: one movement, but it was historic. 195 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:26,719 Speaker 4: Everything he did was historic. 196 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:32,080 Speaker 3: And everything he did was historic. An incredible day at 197 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:35,560 Speaker 3: the White House on honor. That was a moment that 198 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 3: was needed. It will hopefully be a moment that his parents, 199 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 3: and his wife and his children will have forever and 200 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 3: never forget. 201 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,680 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update 202 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 2: with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever 203 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 2: you're listening to this podcast right now and for more 204 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 2: in depth news, also subscribe to the Ben Ferguson podcast 205 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 2: and we will see you back here tomorrow.