Dark Money Under Scrutiny, Media Lies on China & Democratic Disarray
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
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🗓️ 25 April 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
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Executive Order by President Donald Trump:
- Trump has directed the Justice Department to investigate the Democratic Party's top fundraising platform, ActBlue, for allegedly allowing illegal campaign donations.
- The investigation will look into straw or dummy contributions and foreign contributions to political candidates and committees.
- The findings are to be reported within 180 days.
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Democratic Party's Response:
- Democrats have condemned the executive order, calling it an abuse of power.
- Various Democratic leaders have issued a joint statement denouncing the move.
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US-China Trade Negotiations:
- Trump claims ongoing trade negotiations with China, despite China's official denial.
- The stock market has responded positively, reflecting optimism about a potential deal.
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Media Criticism:
- The report criticizes the media for allegedly siding with China and undermining Trump.
- It references past media coverage of issues like Russian collusion and the Hunter Biden laptop story.
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Democratic Party's Internal Struggles:
- The report highlights a decline in confidence among Democrats regarding their congressional leaders.
- Chuck Schumer's favorability rating has dropped significantly in New York.
- There is mention of a revolt within the Democratic Party and speculation about leadership changes.
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Public Support for Trump:
- Polls indicate strong support for Trump's initiatives, including trade, economy, energy, and immigration.
- The report suggests that Trump is gaining support from independents and some Democrats.
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| 0:00.0 | Clarify with whom the U.S. is speaking with China. They're saying it's fake news that trade talks are happening. |
| 0:06.6 | Well, they had a meeting this morning, so I can't tell you. It doesn't matter who they is. |
| 0:11.1 | They had meetings this morning, and we've been meeting with China. So I think you have Jeff, as usual. |
| 0:16.2 | I think you have your reporting. You're listening to the 47 morning update with Ben Ferguson. |
| 0:21.9 | Good Friday morning, Ben Ferguson with you. |
| 0:24.2 | It's nice to have you on the 47 morning update. |
| 0:26.6 | And a quick reminder, if you have not hit the subscribe or follow or download button, |
| 0:32.6 | make sure you do it so you do not miss this show as we put it out every morning. |
| 0:39.0 | All right, three big stories for you today. First up, Donald Trump has ordered moments ago the Justice Department to |
| 0:45.0 | investigate Democrats' top fundraising platform. You know that platform as a organization called, |
| 0:53.7 | you're ready for this? |
| 0:55.1 | Act Blue. |
| 0:56.4 | I'll have those details for you coming up in just a moment. |
| 0:59.8 | Also, another big lie. |
| 1:02.4 | The media wanting you to side with China, the Communist Chinese Party, instead of believing |
| 1:08.6 | the president, Donald Trump, with the negotiations over the tariffs, |
| 1:13.9 | will break down this big lie and expose exactly what the media was doing to try to get you |
| 1:19.8 | to stand with China over America. |
| 1:22.5 | And finally, there's a massive revolt within the Democratic Party. |
| 1:26.7 | Not because I say so, but because CNN is sounding the alarm and saying that sirens should be going off in Schumer and other Democrats' offices, as new poll numbers are showing a disaster for the party. We'll have those numbers for you as well. It's the 47 morning update and it starts |
| 1:45.8 | right now. Story number one. One of the reasons why we do this show is to bring you news before it |
| 1:51.9 | breaks. The story you're about to hear is a story that has just happened within the last few moments. |
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