Trump Victory on Deporting Students, Harvard Loses Serious Funding plus EPA Chief Zeldin on CA Wildfire Clean Up Week In Review

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

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🗓️ 19 April 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Immigration and Deportation:
- The Trump administration achieved a significant victory with an immigration judge ruling in favor of deporting students advocating for anti-Israel and anti-American protests. This case involved Mahmoud Khalil from Columbia University, who was involved in pro-Hamas protests and misrepresented himself on his green card application.

Harvard University Funding:
- The Trump administration decided to freeze over $2 billion in federal funding to Harvard University due to its non-compliance with federal civil rights laws and its stance on anti-Semitism. The administration demanded reforms in governance, merit-based hiring and admissions, and viewpoint diversity.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Efforts:
- The podcast highlights the EPA's involvement in cleaning up hazardous materials from wildfires in California and addressing sewage contamination from Tijuana, Mexico. It also mentions the EPA's role in the cleanup efforts following a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Energy Policy:
- We include a discussion on energy policy, specifically the importance of supporting oil and gas production in Midland, Texas. It emphasizes the need for smart energy policies and the role of the EPA in supporting job creators in the energy sector.

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0:00.0	Welcome, it is verdict with Senator Ted Cruz, the week in review. Ben Ferguson with you.
0:05.6	And here are some of the big stories that you may have missed that we talked about this week.
0:09.1	First up, a major victory for Donald Trump by immigration judge that has now said, yes, he can deport foreign students who come to America and advocate violence against Jews.
0:22.4	And up next, Harvard has been receiving billions of dollars from us, the taxpayers.
0:28.1	Well, the Trump administration is now saying we're cutting off a lot of that money.
0:32.5	I'll give you the details why as well.
0:34.4	And finally, the EPA administrator, Lee Z Zeldon joined us to talk about the California
0:39.5	wildfire cleanup that Trump inherited and how the Trump administration was able to get it done
0:44.8	quickly. It's the weekend review and it starts right now. I want to move to this other big issue
0:51.0	also that we mentioned earlier and it was a massive victory for the Trump
0:56.3	administration when it came to an immigration judge doing a major ruling on deporting students
1:03.3	that are advocating for the death and destruction of students on campus that, by the way, are Jewish,
1:08.1	are advocating their support for terrorist organizations.
1:12.7	And this all comes out of Columbia University where it has become a major point of, all right,
1:18.6	who's going to win this?
1:19.9	Is the Trump administration going to win this?
1:21.8	Or are the radicals on the left going to win?
1:23.8	And it was a big win for Donald Trump this week.
1:26.5	Well, it was a win. I don't know that it was a
1:29.1	massive victory because it's clearly right under the law. So it was a win that was going to happen,
1:34.4	but I'm glad it did. And so, listen, one of the things that President Trump is doing that is exactly
1:40.2	right is, is the Trump administration is deporting those who engage in anti-Israel, anti-American protests,
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