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Ep. 2157 - Democrats To SHUT DOWN The Government?

13 Mar 2025

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer threatens to shut down the government over literally nothing; turmoil continues in the markets as the Trump tariff war continues; and Russia considers joining a Ukrainian ceasefire.   Click here to join the member-exclusive portion of my show: https://bit.ly/3WDjgHE   Ep.2157   - - -   Facts Don’t Care About Your Feelings   - - -   DailyWire+:   We’re leading the charge again and launching a full-scale push for justice. Go to https://PardonDerek.com right now and sign the petition.   Now is the time to join the fight. Watch the hit movies, documentaries, and series reshaping our culture. Go to https://dailywire.com/subscribe today.   Get your Ben Shapiro merch here: https://bit.ly/3TAu2cw   - - -   Today's Sponsors:     Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine that searches the internet to deliver fast, unbiased, high-quality answers, with sources and in-line citations. Ask Perplexity anything here: https://pplx.ai/benshapiro    PDS Debt - Make this the year you take control of your debt. Get a FREE debt analysis right now at https://PDSDebt.com/BEN It only takes 30 seconds!     Oracle - Oracle is offering to cut your current cloud bill in HALF if you move to OCI. See if your company qualifies for this special offer at https://Oracle.com/SHAPIRO   LifeLock - Visit https://LifeLock.com/BEN and save up to 40% your first year!   Kars4Kids - Call now: 1-877-Kars4Kids or donate your car online at https://Kars4Kids.org/ben   - - -   Socials:   Follow on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3cXUn53   Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3QtuibJ   Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3TTirqd   Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3RPyBiB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0.229 - 15.86 Ben Shapiro

Well, folks, as always, there's a lot happening in the news. The Democrats are now threatening a government shutdown. No one really knows why. Pete Buttigieg apparently wants to run for president. A lot happening. But you don't just watch The Daily Wire. You are The Daily Wire. Put your money where your values are. Join All Access.

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26.587 - 42.961 Ben Shapiro

and all the other Daily Wire hosts during our weekly exclusive all-access live events, debate with our writers, connect with the community that actually thinks for itself. Join now at dailywire.com slash subscribe. Okay, so you thought Democrats couldn't possibly get any dumber, and yet somehow they have managed to achieve this signal feat.

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43.341 - 60.672 Ben Shapiro

The reason I say this is because right now, President Trump is having some trouble when it comes to the economy, obviously. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is off significantly since he took office. There's a lot of concern about the possibility of recession in the near future in the United States, despite some pretty strong economic fundamentals.

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61.052 - 87.407 Ben Shapiro

And in the polling data, President Trump is actually moving the wrong way on the economy. According to a brand new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, the question is, how have Donald Trump's policies affected U.S. economic conditions? 51% say worsened conditions. 28% say improved conditions. 21% said have no effect. So that is not a great number for President Trump. 51%, again, say worsened conditions.

87.828 - 107.749 Ben Shapiro

21% say have no effect. Well, if things start to get worse, that 21% is going to cave into the 51%. You're going to end up with three quarters of Americans who are going to blame President Trump if the economy goes south in all likelihood. Only 44% of Americans currently approve of how President Trump is handling the economy, inflation. In terms of helping the middle class, 43% approve.

107.769 - 125.232 Ben Shapiro

Only 39% approve of President Trump's tariffs. And in terms of helping the middle class, only 43% approve. These are bad numbers for President Trump in this polling. Now, again, that doesn't mean that if the economy picks up or continues to truck along, that President Trump can't heal all of that.

125.512 - 143.937 Ben Shapiro

It just means that because of all the volatility that's been injected into the economy, because of all the talk about tariffs, which, again, I don't really see the purpose of. I want President Trump to succeed in effectuating his agenda. And if that agenda gets thwarted by Democrats, an economic downturn, that would be a very large scale mistake.

144.737 - 159.566 Ben Shapiro

Well, that's an opening for Democrats, a clear and obvious opening for Democrats. And yet Democrats are not only not going to take advantage of the opening, they're going to shoot themselves directly in the head, which I got to say. I, as a Republican, approve. I'm just not sure what you are doing.

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