The UN has Their Hat Out, Why the Netflix Merger is paramount in Entertainment & Americans Agree on Voter ID Week In Review

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Ben Ferguson 0:00
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Ted Cruz 0:04
Welcome. It is verdict with Ted Cruz weekend review, Ben Ferguson with you. And here are the big stories that we talked about this week that you may have missed. First up, Donald Trump says no longer will America be the piggy bank for the United Nations. And now they're freaking out over funding. We'll explain exactly what's changed and how much money it could save you. Also, a major media merger involving Netflix. And it could also mean foreign money coming in from overseas, from the Middle East, if Netflix doesn't get the deal. So what does it mean for you as a consumer? We'll have that for you as well. And finally, the Save America Voting Act.

Why is the United Nations facing a funding crisis?

Ted Cruz 0:45
It's a very big deal to secure our elections, and every Democrat in Congress seems to be against it. Why? We'll break it down. It's the Weekend Review, and it starts right now. There is a big scandal that is taking place in the United Nations, but it's a type of scandal that you and I should love and celebrate. And that is the U.N. is angry right now that there's not enough money for them to do all their woke crap all over the world, the simplest way I can describe it. And they're really upset because the number one fund of the U.N. has been the United States of America. Donald Trump has said no more. We're not going to just give you this blank check and fund all this stuff. And now the U.N. Secretary General is freaking out and saying we need desperate money now or things are going to have to be shut down.
Ted Cruz 1:37
This on top of the fact that Trump has also taken the U.S. out of 66 globalist organizations and treaties as well. Saving American taxpayer dollars are being wasted. So you talked about cutting off funding for, as you said, quote, woke crap all over the world. I think that's the new motto of the United Nations. The United Nations woke crap all over the world. Let me read from our article in Breitbart. Quote, the United Nations is going broke and needs member nations to stump up cash. Lots of it. That is the plea from Secretary General Antonio Gutierrez, who fears the globalist body is at risk of, quote, imminent financial collapse. due to their member states not paying their dues. The former leader of the Portuguese Socialist Party said Friday the UN faces a financial crisis which was, quote, deepening, threatening program delivery, and money could run out as soon as July, leaving the unaccountable globalist cabal destitute.
Ted Cruz 2:37
Such is the financial drama unfolding at UN headquarters in Geneva. Signs of a warning situation have reportedly been put up everywhere. In an almost desperate attempt to save cash, the escalators are regularly turned off and the heating turned down, the BBC reports. By the way, how much money do you save turning the escalators off? Like that's really... Yeah, right, exactly.

What are the implications of the Netflix merger for national security?

Ted Cruz 2:59
That's a little amazing. So Gutierrez sent a missive out to all 193 member states, outlining his fears and pleading that they had to honor their mandatory payments or overhaul the organization's financial rules to avoid collapse. It comes after the UN's largest contributor to the United States refused to contribute to its regular and peacekeeping budgets and withdrew from several agencies it called a, quote, waste of taxpayer dollars.

How does the Save America Act aim to secure elections?

Ted Cruz 3:24
These include the UN's Population Agency and the UN Treaty that establishes international climate negotiations. And I got to say, reading this, it reminds me of I actually think one of the funniest movies ever made was Team America World Police. You ever see Team America? Oh, yeah. OK. It's absolutely hysterical.

What are the arguments against voter ID legislation?

Ted Cruz 3:43
By the way, I'm going to confess a really stupid thing I did. So several years ago, I was vacationing with Heidi and with the girls and with my in-laws, Heidi's parents. and they have a houseboat on Lake Powell. Lake Powell is an amazing... Have you ever been to Lake Powell? I have not. You've told me about it. It's on my bucket list now. Like, holy cow. So Lake Powell is the southern part of the Grand Canyon and basically envisioned the Grand Canyon dammed up and filled halfway with water.

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