Trump dukes it out w Maine, Time Frame on a Big Beautiful Budget Bill & Assassin may have had Help Week In Review

Verdict with Ted Cruz

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🗓️ 1 March 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

1. Confrontation at the White House:
- President Trump directly confronted a governor during a meeting at the White House, challenging the governor's stance on federal directives regarding transgender athletes in women's sports.
- The President emphasized the importance of compliance with federal law and threatened to withhold federal funding from non-compliant states.

2. Federal Compliance and Legal Threats:
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture initiated a compliance review of the University of Maine, potentially jeopardizing $100 million in federal funding due to non-compliance with the Executive Order on transgender athletes.
- The President's administration is taking a firm stance on enforcing federal laws to protect women's sports.

3. Political and Social Commentary:
- This ncludes commentary on the broader political landscape, criticizing the Democratic Party for not learning from past elections and for their stance on various issues such as open borders, anti-Israel policies, and transgender athletes in sports.
- It highlights the perceived disconnect between Democratic policies and public opinion on these issues.

4. Cartel Violence and Border Security:
- We report on a Texas rancher killed by a suspected cartel IED near the Mexican border, emphasizing the dangers posed by cartel activities.
- It discusses the Trump administration's efforts to secure the border and combat cartel violence, including plans to designate cartels as terrorist organizations.

5. Assassination Attempt on Trump:
- There is a detailed account of an assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, and the subsequent investigation.
- We raise concerns about the FBI's handling of the investigation and the lack of transparency.

6. Elon Musk and Government Efficiency:
- Elon Musk's efforts to improve government efficiency through his work with DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) are highlighted.
- Musk's findings of waste and inefficiency in government agencies, such as unused electronic subscriptions and ghost payments, are discussed.

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0:00.0	Welcome. It is Verdict with Ted Cruz weekend review. Ben Ferguson with you. And here are the big stories that you may have missed that we talked about this week. First up, Donald Trump and the governor of Maine, they come to blows over men in women's sports. The president making clear he's going to protect women in sports no matter what. So what happens on the legal front next? We'll have that for you.
0:22.6	Also, there is now a big question after the House passed a huge budget resolution and a big, beautiful
0:29.4	bill. So what does the time frame look like to actually have a real budget that has passed?
0:34.5	And what does it mean for the taxpayers? Will there be a chance that this can get through the Senate and to the President's desk to sign it?
0:41.8	I'll explain that in just a moment as well.
0:44.3	And finally, there's new information out of Butler, Pennsylvania and an accusation in the New York
0:49.9	Post that the attempted assassination on Donald Trump, that shooter, may have actually had help
0:56.1	from others. It's the week in review, and it starts right now.
1:00.2	There's a badass moment at the White House, where the president straight up called out a governor
1:07.2	who was in attendance for the governors. A bunch of governors come to the White House.
1:11.0	They had their big governors meeting.
1:12.7	They invited these governors to come to the White House.
1:14.8	And the president just straight out called out one of the governors for the plan that
1:20.4	had leaked in essence that he was going to defy the directive from the federal
1:26.5	government about protecting women from men playing in their sports,
1:30.9	transgender individuals claiming that they're chick.
1:34.2	And the president just said, like, I don't care.
1:37.2	You're here.
1:37.8	Glad you're here.
1:38.6	Are you going to not go along with what I told you do?
1:40.8	And it was one of those flashpoint moments just showing you, I think,
1:49.2	the difference is time and the mentality of this president. Yeah, no, that's exactly right. Trump is not backing down. And I got to say, the Democrats, it seems they've learned nothing from the election.
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