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Ben Ferguson: “President Trump [was] going after ISIS right next to Iran.”

Featuring: Ben Ferguson, Conservative | Talk Show Host | National

A Message to the Iranian People: You Can Change the World Right Now, plus WHY it Matters For America

Published January 12, 2026 | Video Starts at 21:57

But they were also talking, I was talking to a couple of guys, good friends of mine, they're still in the military and they said, I wish President Trump got more credit for what he did over the last couple days, President Trump [was] going after ISIS right next to Iran. And it was clearly sending a message to the people of Iran that when we said we have your back if they start coming in and killing you, we mean it and we are here. (21:57–22:07)

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Asserts that President Trump took military action against ISIS near Iran.

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