UFC w POTUS, Big Tech Exemption from Tariffs & Trump Victory Deporting Anti-Israel Radical
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
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🗓️ 14 April 2025
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
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Weekend with President Trump:
- Ted Cruz describes his eventful weekend spent with President Trump, including flying on Air Force One to Miami and attending a UFC fight. He shares his experience of the fight, the atmosphere, and the notable attendees such as Elon Musk, Marco Rubio, and Tulsi Gabbard.
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Tariffs and Economic Impacts:
- The discussion shifts to the ongoing battles in Washington regarding tariffs. Cruz explains the changing rules and policies and their economic impacts. He mentions the Trump administration's approach to negotiating trade deals and the involvement of top law firms providing pro bono legal services.
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Big Tech Exemption from Tariffs:
- The podcast addresses the recent exemption of tech items like smartphones and laptops from tariffs. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick explains the rationale behind this exemption and the future plans for sector-specific tariffs on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals.
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Trump Victory in Deporting Anti-Israel Radical:
- The episode covers the decision by an immigration judge to deport Mahmoud Khalil, an anti-Israel protester at Columbia University. Cruz discusses the legal grounds for the deportation and the broader implications for anti-American radicals on student visas.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Clay, if there was a summer camp for critical thinking, we'd be the chief counselors. |
| 0:04.9 | Those jellyheads in June would be intellectual warriors by August. |
| 0:09.2 | Be a lot of fun, too. |
| 0:10.5 | Some Bill and Ted's excellent adventure references thrown in. |
| 0:13.6 | This podcast, like a daily dose of that, minus the campfires, archery, and pranking the girls. |
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| 0:31.4 | Good Monday morning. |
| 0:32.7 | Welcome. |
| 0:33.2 | It is Verdict with Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson with you. |
| 0:36.4 | And Senator, you had one eventful weekend, |
| 0:39.0 | a little time on Air Force One, catching your first UFC fight. Not a bad way to hang out on the |
| 0:44.4 | weekend. Well, I did. I had a fantastic weekend. I spent much of Saturday evening, in fact, |
| 0:50.7 | all of Saturday evening with President Trump, flew down to Miami on Air Force One, |
| 0:55.4 | went to the UFC fight, which was incredible, was joined by multiple members of the cabinet. |
| 1:00.2 | I'm going to tell you all about that. I'm going to take you on Air Force One. I'm going to take you |
| 1:03.4 | to the UFC, tell you everything that happened. There's also a lot of battles that are playing |
| 1:08.0 | out in Washington. The dominant story continues to be tariffs, |
| 1:12.5 | and tariffs are having massive economic impacts on the United States, on the world. The particular |
| 1:19.9 | rules and policies are changing every week, sometimes every day. We're going to break down |
| 1:25.0 | those changes, what they mean, and we're going to talk about what's likely to happen next. We're also going to talk about a decision from an immigration judge |
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