Congress Grills NPR, a Filibuster Showdown & Behind the Tariffs Week In Review

Verdict with Ted Cruz

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🗓️ 5 April 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Congressional Hearing:
- The CEOs of NPR and PBS faced tough questioning from Congress, reminiscent of previous hearings involving Ivy League presidents on anti-Semitism.
- Catherine Maher, the CEO of NPR, was particularly criticized for her past tweets and statements, which were scrutinized by Brandon Gill, a freshman House member from Texas.
Key Exchanges:
- Maher was questioned about tweets related to white supremacy, reparations, and looting. She often claimed not to recall the context or denied the implications of her tweets.
- Gill highlighted contradictions in Maher's statements, pointing out her previous calls for reparations and her views on looting.
Maher's Background:
- Maher has a history of working with various organizations, including the Council on Foreign Relations, UNICEF, the National Democratic Institute, the World Bank, Access Now, and the Wikimedia Foundation.
- Her testimony was seen as evasive and out of touch, drawing parallels to past controversial testimonies by other leaders.
Filibuster Record:
- We also mention Senator Cory Booker's record-breaking filibuster, surpassing Strom Thurmond's previous record.
- Senator Ted Cruz shared his experience and advice on filibustering, including practical tips like wearing comfortable shoes and drinking minimal water.
Tariffs and Economic Policy:
- We discuss President Trump's use of tariffs as leverage and economic policy, highlighting the immediate and long-term impacts on the economy.
- The Tax Foundation's analysis predicts significant revenue from tariffs but also potential negative effects on GDP and household income.

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0:30.7	Welcome, and his verdict with Ted Cruz, a week in review.
0:33.8	Ben Ferguson with you, and here are the big stories that you may have missed that we talked
0:37.2	about this week.
0:38.2	First up, NPR was in front of Congress having to answer questions about all the government
0:44.6	funds that are going to their organization.
0:47.5	You're going to be shocked what the CEO had to say and how out of touch they were with
0:51.8	reality.
0:53.1	Also, you had a filibuster that happened this week, but what was it over?
0:58.1	Well, that's the funny part.
0:59.7	We'll give you the details of one senator that decided to stay up all day and all night to filibuster your vote.
1:07.1	And finally, Senator Cruz takes you behind the scenes so you understand exactly what's going on with his colleagues when it comes to the tariff situation.
1:15.9	It's the weekend review, and it starts right now.
1:19.5	Which brings us to another aspect of this, and that was what happened in Congress last week with NPR CEO and PBS as CEO there in front of Congress having to deal
1:32.3	with what Doge is doing, which is cutting waste, fraud, and abuse.
1:37.3	And it did not go very well for those CEOs.
1:40.5	It reminded me an awful lot, Senator, of when those, the presidents of the Ivy League schools
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