BONUS POD: Dems Scream DISMANTLE DHS dispite Iranian Terror Concerns plus FBI Follow the Antifa Funding Streams

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to get rid of ice or at the bare minimum as they describe it, reform it, which actually means shut it down. Now, Democrats are pushing for, they say, a series of major new restrictions on ice operations. What does that include? Banning agents from wearing face masks and requiring judicial warrants before making any arrests at all. They are also calling for a mandate. that ICE agents wear body cameras, something the Trump administration is already moving towards. But of course, they want to seem like there's fake outrage. In fact, ICE agents have been requesting the body cameras to prove their innocence and many of the accusations that are coming from the radical left. Now, in addition, Democrats are seeking to prohibit immigration enforcement actions at what they describe as sensitive locations, meaning they'll become safe havens for actual criminals. What are these places? Hospitals, schools, and polling sites. Just so you know, with American individuals that have broken laws as an American citizen, you can be arrested right now at a hospital. or a school or at a polling site. So why would we give special care to illegal immigrants? Is the question every American should be asking. Now, one other side point about the insanity of them saying that you can't arrest illegal immigrants at polling sites, Republicans, they're laughing at that, noting that non-citizens, by the way, are literally prohibited. from voting in U.S. elections under federal law. So why are Democrats so angry and wanting to demand that our laws would make it impossible for law enforcement to, you guessed it, arrest illegal immigrants at polling sites? Is it because they want them to vote or know that some of them already are voting right now? Now, in recent weeks, several Democratic leaders have strongly condemned ICE operations, including Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a Democratic who lost the 2024 election of Trump and Vice President JD Vance. He now warned that federal enforcement efforts could expand nationwide. Therefore, we must defund them. He also had this warning to America. Quote, to Americans who are watching this, if you're in Portland or you're in L.A. or you're in Chicago or you're wherever, they're coming next. Now, to be clear, for me, that's a good thing. If we're sending law enforcement to clean up cities that are filled with tons of criminals. Yet again, the Democrats showing whose side they're actually on. Now, Republicans have urged that ICE enforcement actions are not only lawful operations carried out by federal authorities, but they are needed to protect American citizens. And the crime statistics have shown where ICE agents have been out in major enforcement actions, we've seen the crimes drastically drop in those areas.

Of course, critics of Democratic proposals say dismantling ICE or DHS more broadly would significantly not only reshape national security of the homeland, but it would allow for criminals to run amok. DHS, by the way, oversees 22 agencies focusing on national security and public safety. Major components include Customs and Border Protection, known as CBP. If you get rid of Homeland Security, you would get rid of that. You'd also get rid of obviously immigration and customs enforcement, ICE agents, and the TSA. So yes, Democrats want to shut down the same people that keep you safe when flying on airplanes. They also want to get rid of FEMA. That is also, yet again, under the Department of Homeland Security. So the next time there's a national disaster, guess what? Yeah, no one from the federal government would be there to help you if the Democrats get their way. Oh, and if you're at sea or you're a drug dealer or maybe some other country that's looking to do harm, don't worry. Democrats also say, yeah, that includes the U.S. Coast Guard. So if you're sinking on a boat, tough luck for you. Democrats say no more. And if you are caring about our president and others around him and other cabinet members, well, you would like the Secret Service protection. If Democrats get their way shutting down the Department of Homeland Security, that would include the Secret Service. And finally, maybe this is what it's really all about for them. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. under the USCIS. Yes, you've probably dealt with them if you've ever had to get a passport or other things like that. Well, Democrats also apparently say, nah, let's get rid of that as well. So to be clear, in the midterm elections, Democrats are saying exactly what they believe. They hate this country. They hate secure borders. They hate law and order. They hate FEMA. They hate the Coast Guard. They hate the Secret Service. And they hate the people to help U.S. citizens and immigration services as well. And they want to abolish all of it just because they don't like ICE actions. This is what the midterms are going to be about. And thank goodness Donald Trump has made it clear as he had a campaign rally for the midterms. We must continue. to fight back against this anarchy. Now story number two. Kash Patel, the FBI director, is now coming out and saying that the FBI has uncovered Antifa funding sources in a major breaking news event. Now, let me remind you of where we were about four months ago. When Kash Patel was talking at the White House, when Kash Patel was talking at the White House was President Trump, and this is what he said.

What we are doing at the FBI is simple. It does not require rocket science. We are following the money. Money never lies. And that's what it's going to take to bring down this network of organized criminal thugs, gangbangers, and yes, domestic terrorists, because that's what they are. They are harming everyday citizens in every single one of our communities. And the folks you see here on the right and left, they're some of the bravest men and women we have today. They're reporting the stories live time because the mainstream media won't cover it. their lives on the line. They're standing up for the flag. The least we can do is stand up for them. So you have my thanks. I read more of your stories than I do theirs because you guys are putting out the truth. And we deserve a country where you are protected as equally as they are. We in this FBI will go after with the criminals with a vengeance. We will not rest until we find every single seed, money, donor, organization, and funding mechanism that we have. And I want to echo the Secretary's comments on. Scott Bessent, who's allowing us to map out these networks through their financial criminal activities. which has been going on for decades. And I would like to remind the American public, they built this disease temple of corruption over decades. And in eight short months, Mr. President, you have crippled their foundation because of your leadership here, because of the interagency, because of people like Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and because of Attorney General Pam Bondi's fearless leadership to go after criminals wherever they are. They will not be able to hide. They were able to hide and conspire with prior administrations. And we are exposing their corruption from within. And we will go to every... single city in this country under Operation Summer Heat and the other operations we were doing at the FBI to bring these criminals to justice. We will arrest every single one of them from whatever perch you sit in, private or public, no matter how your goal or your ambition is, it will be crushed by the Constitution because the American people deserve law and order and that's what we're going to give you. You'll listen to Kash Patel there and he made it very clear. We're going to go after the funders. The FBI will follow the funds to dismantle. Antifa operations. So fast forward just four and a half months later, and the FBI director is saying now that investigators have uncovered what he described as major funding streams tied to Antifa. The revelations signal possible new enforcement actions as the Bureau is intensifying their scrutiny of left-wing violence, according to the report coming out from the Washington Examiner. Kaspetel also, speaking on the Dan Bon Jo's show, said the FBI under President Donald Trump has been conducting a financial investigation into how demonstrations linked to the loosely organized far-left movement are really supported. Here's part of that interview. There's been actual action to take down and dismantle this entire ring of people. You're right. We set out to actually activate intelligence-based operations. This includes Antifa. And, Dan, you know this. How many people were arrested related to Prairland? We're over two dozen federal arrests. We're in the middle of federal trial in five of those defendants this week again in Texas. 19 people have been convicted for acts of violence related to Antifa. It's in the indictment. You don't got to believe me or you. Everybody can go read the public indictment. And it didn't just happen there. It happened in cops.

in Georgia where we had to go rearrest everybody because the state authorities couldn't get their act together to produce the enough information to take that to trial so we did and it's not a creation or manufacturing of information It exists. It's just a willingness that you and I and this building's new leadership took to say, we're going to look at the facts that exist. We're not going to try to make up facts that don't so we can serve a political narrative. And wait until you know this, but wait until you see what's coming in the next month or two on the funding streams related to this. You and I had launched a serious investigation. We had said these organizations don't operate alone. Don't operate in silence. They operate with the heavy, heavy stream. of funding and we started looking into it and guess what dan we found them we found them Now, to be clear, Kash Patel did not identify specific donors, organizations, or financial mechanisms, but said more details could emerge in the coming months as the investigation continues. The FBI director said agents are examining whether funding has flowed through U.S. based nonprofit groups. Let me say that again. Whether funding has flowed through. through U.S.-based nonprofit groups, meaning some of this money could actually be coming from overseas. There's also some groups that have tax-exempt status, as well as possible foreign sources. He emphasized that investigators are focused on tracing financial support tied to acts of violence specifically and not constitutionally protected protest activity. Go back to what Kash Patel said, money doesn't lie, describing the effort as a strategy to follow the money to determine who may be underwriting unlawful conduct. Kash Patel also pointed to prosecutions the Bureau has already brought that he said were connected to Antifa-related violence, including federal arrests and convictions tied to protest incidents in multiple states now under his leadership. He referenced that ongoing federal trial involving nine defendants in Texas. They're accused of ambushing and attempting to murder ICE personnel on July the 4th of last year. Kash Patel also cited a case from 2023 in Georgia surrounding the proposed Atlanta public safety training facility known as Cop City. The director said the FBI has elevated the issue internally by creating what he described as a dedicated program.

focused on identifying financial backers of protest-related violence. Tracking Antifa has become so important that the Bureau, he said, established additional resources to investigate the funding behind such activity. Antifa has long been described by participants and many analysts as a decentralized movement rather than a formal organization. a distinction that is complicated past law enforcement efforts. They did this on purpose. Why? Because it's hard to pursue conspiracy-style cases. Kash Patel points to Antifa's organizational structures, including conferences, and a national network for local chapters. Dan Bongino also criticized past FBI leadership under Democratic President Barack Obama and Joe Biden. for describing Antifa as they said an idea, quote unquote. It's not an idea when actual action follows the idea. In September of 25, Trump also signed that executive order, declaring Antifa a domestic terrorist organization after first raising the idea during his first term. Kash Patel said the FBI's current approach relies solely on intelligence. and financial investigations similar to those used in other counterterrorism probes. He did not announce new charges tied specifically to the alleged funding networks. But clearly, there's a lot more of this story coming very soon. And it also goes back to what was said five months ago at the White House. Donald Trump had a clear mandate on this issue. And Kash Patel and Dan Bongino made sure to pay off on that mandate. So the American people got exactly what they voted for. Thank you for listening to the 47 morning update with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever you're listening to this podcast right now. And for more in-depth news, also subscribe to the Ben Ferguson podcast. And we will see you back here tomorrow. Will you experience the PFL live? The hits are harder. The crowd is louder. The action unmatched. There's no stopping these queens and queens for wearing you cry. July 25th in Washington, D.C., undefeated that the silverbacked gene fights to cement his place atop the division against the silent assassin Shemil Musayev with PFL gold on the line. The tension is building. Be there. Saturday, July 25th, live from Care First Arena. For tickets, visit pfell. info slash DC. Life moves fast. At American Military University, they're ready to help you keep up. AMU's flexible, affordable online programs in cybersecurity, IT, space studies, and more are designed for service members, veterans, and their families. AMU provides the support you need to take the next step, wherever life takes you. American Military University, made for what's next. Learn more at amu.apus.edu. Across America, advanced technology is working behind the scenes, strengthening our nation. It protects our war fighters, advances life-saving healthcare, combat cyber threats, and defends the critical infrastructure that keeps our country moving. At GDIT, we power the systems that help America operate, connect, and stay secure. Every hour, every mission, every day. GDIT, behind America's invisible advantage.

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