Ep. 2417 - HUGE WIN For Trump SCOTUS

In this episode of The Ben Shapiro Show, Shapiro delivers a blistering critique of the Democratic Party's reaction to the Supreme Court's recent ruling that courts cannot compel states to draw congressional districts based on race. He argues that the decision, which struck down a Louisiana redistricting plan deemed racially gerrymandered, is a victory for constitutional principles and a rebuke to the Democrats' claim that normal partisan gerrymandering is inherently racist. Shapiro dismantles Democratic outrage by highlighting the absurdity of claiming that not drawing race-based districts is itself racist, pointing to evidence of bipartisan voter crossover and high black voter turnout. He also debunks the notion that the Supreme Court's decision undermines the Voting Rights Act, emphasizing that Section 2 of the VRA only applies when there is clear evidence of intentional racial discrimination. Shapiro then turns to the controversial figure Candace Owens, condemning her for spreading baseless conspiracy theories about Erica Kirk’s involvement in her husband’s death, citing leaked texts that show Owens directly accusing Kirk of murder. He denounces Owens as a liar and a purveyor of toxic disinformation, while also criticizing the Democratic Party for embracing Graham Plattner, a Senate candidate with a Nazi tattoo and pro-Hamas past, as a strategic move to win white working-class voters. Shapiro portrays this as a moral collapse of the Democratic Party, which now embraces extremists while abandoning its own principles. The episode closes with a rare personal moment, as Shapiro shares a breathtaking piano performance by Mark David Hamlin, underscoring the beauty of unrecognized excellence.