The Rich Zeoli Show

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4:

6:05pm- Amy Swearer—A Senior Legal Fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss a maddening story about an elderly Pennsylvania homeowner who has been arrested for defending himself during a home invasion. You can read more about the story here: https://reason.com/2024/05/01/this-elderly-man-was-arrested-after-shooting-a-burglar-in-self-defense-because-his-gun-was-unlicensed/. And you find Swearer here: https://www.heritage.org/staff/amy-swearer.

6:30pm- Did Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s “hush money” case against former President Donald Trump just blow up? Matthew Haag of The New York Times writes: “Defense lawyers for Donald J. Trump painted the lawyer who negotiated the hush-money deal at the center of his criminal trial as a serial extortionist, accusing him of taking aim at Mr. Trump before the 2016 election with a porn star’s account of a sexual liaison. The lawyer, Keith Davidson, spent hours on the stand describing how he received the $130,000 payment for the woman, Stormy Daniels, from Mr. Trump’s longtime fixer, Michael D. Cohen, and the mad scramble that ensued when the story got out anyway. The cross-examination quickly turned hostile: Mr. Trump’s lawyers sought to cast Mr. Davidson as a shakedown artist who took aim at celebrities including Tila Tequila and Charlie Sheen, while he fought back by suggesting they were using loaded language like ‘extortion’ to stigmatize legitimate settlements.” During his opening monologue Rich notes that during testimony, Davidson said he did not consider the payments from Trump to be “hush money.” You can read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/02/nyregion/trump-hush-money-trial/trump-trial-keith-davidson-testimony?smid=url-share

6:40pm- Rich Lowry of National Review points out: “The Alvin Bragg case has gotten grander at trial, but also more ridiculous. The Manhattan DA has a meaningless business-records misdemeanor wrapped within a theory about an alleged Trump conspiracy to defraud the voters by denying them disparaging information before the election and obscuring, after the fact, the payments that were used to do so. Bragg is accusing Trump, in effect, of stealing the election. If this is the standard by which we judge elections, we need to go back and conclude that Bill Clinton wasn’t elected legitimately in 1992, either. The Arkansas governor’s political operation was, in part, an elaborate conspiracy to keep women who alleged to have had affairs with Clinton quiet. Hillary Clinton was an active participant in the schemes. And so, by Bragg’s logic, this Democratic power couple—dominant in the party for a decade or more and still honored today—comprises election thieves.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/remember-when-bill-clinton-stole-the-1992-election/

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:05pm- After leaving court on Thursday, former President Donald Trump visited with the NYPD and FDNY—brining a mountain of pizzas with him!

5:10pm- While speaking with the press, a spokesperson for the UCLA anti-Israel protesters proclaimed that the university was “founded on colonialism,” calling it a “violent institution.” She went on to condemn the United States of America as being evil and called for the dismantling of the country’s institutions.

5:20pm- The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board writes: “Why pass laws when the Biden Administration ignores them? The latest example is a new rule that purports to codify permitting reform in Congress’s debt-ceiling deal last year. Instead, the rule creates a pocket veto for fossil fuels and public works while rubber-stamping green projects. Permitting reform for we, but not thee… The Administration’s new rule ignores the law by making it easy to kill projects that progressives oppose… Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer promised West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin he’d take up permitting reform in return for supporting the Inflation Reduction Act. But Democrats in Congress blocked significant reforms, and now the Administration guts even the minor reforms in the IRA.” You can read the full article here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/permitting-reform-rule-biden-administration-green-projects-fossil-fuels-environment-2396058a?mod=opinion_lead_pos2

5:40pm- Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestine demonstrators at Alabama University shared a brief moment of unity when both sides began chanting “F*** Joe Biden.” Who says we can’t all come together?

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- Listeners call-in and offer their opinions on the Trump “hush money” trial—but Rich gets sidetracked when he starts receiving compliments!

4:30pm- Former President Donald Trump spoke with the press briefly after court concluded on Thursday. PLUS, the New York Times’s Maggie Haberman claims that “Trump left the courtroom, squinting strangely at Lawrence O’Donnell, the MSNBC host, as he did.” Don’t forget, Haberman famously complained that Trump “glared” at her during a court appearance last month. Will Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Brag prosecute Trump for “glaring” and “squinting” next?

4:40pm- In a particularly bizarre segment from MSNBC’s Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough predicted that if Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidential race, he will “arrest political enemies” and “execute generals that don’t follow his commands”—even using “SEAL Team 6 to execute political opponents.” Speaking of dictators, did you know that an estimated 16 million people are descendants of Genghis Khan?

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- Did Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s “hush money” case against former President Donald Trump just blow up? Matthew Haag of The New York Times writes: “Defense lawyers for Donald J. Trump painted the lawyer who negotiated the hush-money deal at the center of his criminal trial as a serial extortionist, accusing him of taking aim at Mr. Trump before the 2016 election with a porn star’s account of a sexual liaison. The lawyer, Keith Davidson, spent hours on the stand describing how he received the $130,000 payment for the woman, Stormy Daniels, from Mr. Trump’s longtime fixer, Michael D. Cohen, and the mad scramble that ensued when the story got out anyway. The cross-examination quickly turned hostile: Mr. Trump’s lawyers sought to cast Mr. Davidson as a shakedown artist who took aim at celebrities including Tila Tequila and Charlie Sheen, while he fought back by suggesting they were using loaded language like ‘extortion’ to stigmatize legitimate settlements.” During his opening monologue Rich notes that during testimony, Davidson said he did not consider the payments from Trump to be “hush money.” You can read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/02/nyregion/trump-hush-money-trial/trump-trial-keith-davidson-testimony?smid=url-share

3:30pm- Does anyone else think former Trump attorney Michael Cohen simply sounds bitter because he wasn’t selected for a prestigious position in the Trump Administration in 2016?

3:40pm- Drum Roll Please: Rich will be at Mulligan's Shore Bar in Wildwood on Saturday May 11th from 5pm to 7pm for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s big campaign rally in Wildwood, NJ!

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (05/01/2024):

3:05pm- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump held a campaign rally from Waukesha, Wisconsin. While speaking he proclaimed, “Joe Biden’s economic plan is to make China rich and America poor. My economic plan is to make America richer than ever before!”

3:20pm- During Wednesday’s White House briefing, Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre refused to directly answer whether President Joe Biden has been reluctant to vociferously condemn anti-Israel protests on college campuses out of fear it could damage his standing with far-left voters in the 2024 presidential election.  

3:40pm- A.J. Edelman—an Israeli Olympian, writer, and commentator—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest piece at The Daily Wire, “They Shoved Me to the Ground at Columbia for Wearing a Kippah.” Edelman writes: “I pointed with pride to the red Kippah, Jewish skullcap, that adorned my head. It was soon forcefully ripped off by a ‘peaceful’ student who dug his nails into my scalp as he pulled it off, along with some hair. This was one of three assaults I was subjected to at Columbia University.” You can read his full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/they-shoved-me-to-the-ground-at-columbia-for-wearing-a-kippah

4:05pm- During Wednesday’s White House briefing, Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre refused to directly answer whether President Joe Biden has been reluctant to vociferously condemn anti-Israel protests on college campuses out of fear it could damage his standing with far-left voters in the 2024 presidential election. When pressed by Fox News’ Peter Doocy, Jean-Pierre cited Biden’s efforts to forgive student loan debt as an appeal to young, progressive voters.

4:15pm- During a Wednesday press conference, Mayor Eric Adams announced that the New York Police Department (NYPD) arrested an estimated 300 protesters at Columbia University’s campus on Tuesday night.

4:20pm- Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein was recently arrested while protesting alongside students at Washington University.

4:30pm- According to reports, including from Fox News, “protest consultant” Lisa Fithian and other outside sources assisted student protesters at Columbia University and may be at least partially to blame for how quickly things escalated.

4:45pm- During Wednesday’s Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) revealed that there are “15,000 samples 'in freezers in Wuhan'” as well as “700 coronaviruses” samples that have not yet been analyzed. Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) accused EcoHealth Alliance President Dr. Peter Daszak of downplaying the possibility of the COVID-19 outbreak being the result of a lab leak—despite having previously classifying “bat coronavirus spillover into humans” as being “very rare” prior to the outbreak. Meanwhile, Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA) revealed that Dr. Daszak had done subsidiary work in Wuhan, China. 

4:50pm- Could Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, a Florida resident, select Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) or Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) to be his Vice President? Rich explains the 12th Amendment—then yells at Matt.

5:05pm- During a Wednesday press conference, Mayor Eric Adams announced that the New York Police Department (NYPD) arrested an estimated 300 protesters at Columbia University’s campus on Tuesday night. While speaking with Sean Hannity on Fox News, former President Donald Trump called on the Biden Administration to vocally condemn the anti-Israel protests taking place.

5:20pm- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump held a campaign rally from Waukesha, Wisconsin. While speaking he proclaimed, “Joe Biden’s economic plan is to make China rich and America poor. My economic plan is to make America richer than ever before!” A clip from the rally went viral on social media after Trump hilariously discussed vegan food.

5:25pm- Luke Rosiak of The Daily Wire writes: “In the court proceedings involving whether Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis hired her boyfriend to try the president of the United States for a crime—and lied about it—one piece of sworn testimony was particularly dramatic. Her father, John Floyd III, testified to the court in February that his daughter was ‘forced’ to move after she was first elected. ‘After she was sworn in on January 1, 2021, on or about the third of February at probably 5, 5:30 a.m. in the morning,’ Floyd explained, ‘there were people outside her house cursing and yelling...Fortunately, the neighbors called the police and disbanded the group.’ But in response to a public records request by The Daily Wire, the City of South Fulton Police Department said it had no record of any of those incidents.” You can read the full story here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-say-they-have-no-records-to-support-claim-that-mob-of-racist-whites-surrounded-fani-willis-home

5:45pm- A social media vampire (what?) has gone viral for calling President Joe Biden “un-American” after he signed legislation that could ultimately ban TikTok.

6:05pm- During a Wednesday press conference, Mayor Eric Adams announced that the New York Police Department (NYPD) arrested an estimated 300 protesters at Columbia University’s campus on Tuesday night.

6:10pm- According to reports, including from Fox News, “protest consultant” Lisa Fithian and other outside sources assisted student protesters at Columbia University and may be at least partially to blame for how quickly things escalated.

6:20pm- Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein was recently arrested while protesting alongside students at Washington University.

6:25pm- During Wednesday’s White House briefing, Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre refused to directly answer whether President Joe Biden has been reluctant to vociferously condemn anti-Israel protests on college campuses out of fear it could damage his standing with far-left voters in the 2024 presidential election. When pressed by Fox News’ Peter Doocy, Jean-Pierre cited Biden’s efforts to forgive student loan debt as an appeal to young, progressive voters.

6:30pm- Vincent Altieri—a former candidate for North Penn School Board in Montgomery County—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss progressive ideology being promoted not only on college campuses, but also in high schools and grade schools—including locally. Earlier this month, a 7th grader in the North Penn School District was viciously attacked by a fellow student with a steel Stanley cup. According to reports, the student responsible for the attack may have been undergoing hormone therapy.

6:40pm- Isabel Vincent of The New York Post writes: “When indicted Sen. Bob Menendez first began dating his current wife, she vanished for a week—and was declared a missing person by cops because her other lover feared for her safety. Nadine Arslanian left the lights on and TVs blaring at her Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, home without even her children knowing where she was, The Post has learned. And she left a ‘weird’ typewritten note on the door for the man she was casually dating, that lover told The Post. She then secretly flew for a week-long assignation with Menendez, the New Jersey Democratic senator, in the Dominican Republic in the spring of 2018.” You can read the full article here: https://nypost.com/2024/04/30/us-news/bob-menendezs-wife-was-declared-missing-by-her-other-lover/#

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4:

6:05pm- During a Wednesday press conference, Mayor Eric Adams announced that the New York Police Department (NYPD) arrested an estimated 300 protesters at Columbia University’s campus on Tuesday night.

6:10pm- According to reports, including from Fox News, “protest consultant” Lisa Fithian and other outside sources assisted student protesters at Columbia University and may be at least partially to blame for how quickly things escalated.

6:20pm- Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein was recently arrested while protesting alongside students at Washington University.

6:25pm- During Wednesday’s White House briefing, Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre refused to directly answer whether President Joe Biden has been reluctant to vociferously condemn anti-Israel protests on college campuses out of fear it could damage his standing with far-left voters in the 2024 presidential election. When pressed by Fox News’ Peter Doocy, Jean-Pierre cited Biden’s efforts to forgive student loan debt as an appeal to young, progressive voters.

6:30pm- Vincent Altieri—a former candidate for North Penn School Board in Montgomery County—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss progressive ideology being promoted not only on college campuses, but also in high schools and grade schools—including locally. Earlier this month, a 7th grader in the North Penn School District was viciously attacked by a fellow student with a steel Stanley cup. According to reports, the student responsible for the attack may have been undergoing hormone therapy.

6:40pm- Isabel Vincent of The New York Post writes: “When indicted Sen. Bob Menendez first began dating his current wife, she vanished for a week—and was declared a missing person by cops because her other lover feared for her safety. Nadine Arslanian left the lights on and TVs blaring at her Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, home without even her children knowing where she was, The Post has learned. And she left a ‘weird’ typewritten note on the door for the man she was casually dating, that lover told The Post. She then secretly flew for a week-long assignation with Menendez, the New Jersey Democratic senator, in the Dominican Republic in the spring of 2018.” You can read the full article here: https://nypost.com/2024/04/30/us-news/bob-menendezs-wife-was-declared-missing-by-her-other-lover/#

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:05pm- During a Wednesday press conference, Mayor Eric Adams announced that the New York Police Department (NYPD) arrested an estimated 300 protesters at Columbia University’s campus on Tuesday night. While speaking with Sean Hannity on Fox News, former President Donald Trump called on the Biden Administration to vocally condemn the anti-Israel protests taking place.

5:20pm- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump held a campaign rally from Waukesha, Wisconsin. While speaking he proclaimed, “Joe Biden’s economic plan is to make China rich and America poor. My economic plan is to make America richer than ever before!” A clip from the rally went viral on social media after Trump hilariously discussed vegan food.

5:25pm- Luke Rosiak of The Daily Wire writes: “In the court proceedings involving whether Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis hired her boyfriend to try the president of the United States for a crime—and lied about it—one piece of sworn testimony was particularly dramatic. Her father, John Floyd III, testified to the court in February that his daughter was ‘forced’ to move after she was first elected. ‘After she was sworn in on January 1, 2021, on or about the third of February at probably 5, 5:30 a.m. in the morning,’ Floyd explained, ‘there were people outside her house cursing and yelling...Fortunately, the neighbors called the police and disbanded the group.’ But in response to a public records request by The Daily Wire, the City of South Fulton Police Department said it had no record of any of those incidents.” You can read the full story here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-say-they-have-no-records-to-support-claim-that-mob-of-racist-whites-surrounded-fani-willis-home

5:45pm- A social media vampire (what?) has gone viral for calling President Joe Biden “un-American” after he signed legislation that could ultimately ban TikTok.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- During Wednesday’s White House briefing, Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre refused to directly answer whether President Joe Biden has been reluctant to vociferously condemn anti-Israel protests on college campuses out of fear it could damage his standing with far-left voters in the 2024 presidential election. When pressed by Fox News’ Peter Doocy, Jean-Pierre cited Biden’s efforts to forgive student loan debt as an appeal to young, progressive voters.

4:15pm- During a Wednesday press conference, Mayor Eric Adams announced that the New York Police Department (NYPD) arrested an estimated 300 protesters at Columbia University’s campus on Tuesday night.

4:20pm- Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein was recently arrested while protesting alongside students at Washington University.

4:30pm- According to reports, including from Fox News, “protest consultant” Lisa Fithian and other outside sources assisted student protesters at Columbia University and may be at least partially to blame for how quickly things escalated.

4:45pm- During Wednesday’s Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) revealed that there are “15,000 samples 'in freezers in Wuhan'” as well as “700 coronaviruses” samples that have not yet been analyzed. Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) accused EcoHealth Alliance President Dr. Peter Daszak of downplaying the possibility of the COVID-19 outbreak being the result of a lab leak—despite having previously classifying “bat coronavirus spillover into humans” as being “very rare” prior to the outbreak. Meanwhile, Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA) revealed that Dr. Daszak had done subsidiary work in Wuhan, China. 

4:50pm- Could Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, a Florida resident, select Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) or Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) to be his Vice President? Rich explains the 12th Amendment—then yells at Matt.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump held a campaign rally from Waukesha, Wisconsin. While speaking he proclaimed, “Joe Biden’s economic plan is to make China rich and America poor. My economic plan is to make America richer than ever before!”

3:20pm- During Wednesday’s White House briefing, Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre refused to directly answer whether President Joe Biden has been reluctant to vociferously condemn anti-Israel protests on college campuses out of fear it could damage his standing with far-left voters in the 2024 presidential election.  

3:40pm- A.J. Edelman—an Israeli Olympian, writer, and commentator—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest piece at The Daily Wire, “They Shoved Me to the Ground at Columbia for Wearing a Kippah.” Edelman writes: “I pointed with pride to the red Kippah, Jewish skullcap, that adorned my head. It was soon forcefully ripped off by a ‘peaceful’ student who dug his nails into my scalp as he pulled it off, along with some hair. This was one of three assaults I was subjected to at Columbia University.” You can read his full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/they-shoved-me-to-the-ground-at-columbia-for-wearing-a-kippah

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (04/30/2024):

3:05pm- On Monday, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik informed student protesters on campus that the school would not divest from Israel and demanded demonstrators remove their encampments from campus by 2pm. However, they refused to leave and later that night a group of students broke into Hamilton Hall, barricading themselves in the building.

3:10pm- Speaking with the press from outside of a New York City court on Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump referred to the ongoing anti-Israel protests on college campuses as “the Biden protests.” He condemned the protests as “horrible” and “all caused” by President Joe Biden.

3:20pm- Harris Poll Chairman Mark Penn said that according to data he has gathered, the more President Joe Biden caters to anti-Israel protesters the further his approval ratings fall—which is especially problematic with the election around the corner.

3:40pm- Listeners call-in and express their concerns over the anti-Israel protests on college campuses.

4:05pm- Harmeet Dhillon—Founder of The Dhillon Law Group & The Center for American Liberty—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss news that Judge Juan M. Merchan has fined former President Donald Trump $9,000 for violating a court issued gag order. Judge Merchan emphasized that continued violations could result in Trump being sent to jail. Does the scope of the gag order infringe upon Trump’s constitutional right to free speech? The Centers for American Liberty “defends the free speech rights and civil liberties of Americans left behind by the Civil Rights establishment.” You can learn more here: https://libertycenter.org

4:30pm- Steven Rhodes of NJ.com writes: “New Jersey on Tuesday opened the door to more offshore wind development—although no wind turbines currently spin off the state’s coast.” https://www.nj.com/atlantic/2024/04/bring-more-offshore-wind-farms-to-nj-state-says-despite-a-rocky-road-so-far.html

4:55pm- Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi both claim to be farmers in order to avoid paying taxes.

5:00pm- Retired Border Patrol Chief Chris Clem—Partner at Americans for Prosperity—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss a new poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies and Americans for Prosperity which indicates that a whopping 57% of Americans believe that border reform legislation is of the utmost importance.

5:20pm- Rich yells at Matt and Henry for not paying attention to the show—choosing to debate whether or not LeBron James could be coming to the Sixers. Plus, Rich finally learns how to use the dump button after a quick (and painful) tutorial! And a particularly delusional student protester at Columbia University criticized the school for not providing food to a group of students that broke into a university building, barricading themselves inside.

5:40pm- On Monday, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik informed student protesters on campus that the school would not divest from Israel and demanded demonstrators remove their encampments from campus by 2pm. However, they refused to leave and later that night a group of students broke into Hamilton Hall, barricading themselves in the building. Meanwhile, at the University of Washington, there are reports that Jewish students have been spat upon and are being told to “go back to the gas chamber.” Why won’t the Biden Administration more vociferously condemn these actions?

6:05pm- Attorney Linda Kerns joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss a U.S 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals panel which rejected a petition from the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania regarding the validity of improperly dated or undated mail-in ballots. Consequently, voters will be required to properly date their ballots in order for their vote to count. This is a major win for election integrity in Pennsylvania. You can learn more about Kerns and election integrity at: www.lindakernslaw.com.

6:20pm- Does President Joe Biden now have a “designated walker”?

6:30pm- CNN spoke with a group of women from North Carolina—all of whom claim to be undecided about which presidential candidate they will vote for in November. However, throughout the conversation the participants attacked Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, even calling for him to be imprisoned. So, were these voters really “undecided”? It certainly didn’t seem like it.

6:40pm- Earlier this month, a 7th grader in the North Penn School District was viciously attacked by a fellow student with a steel Stanley cup. According to reports, the student responsible for the attack may have been undergoing hormone therapy.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4:

6:05pm- Attorney Linda Kerns joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss a U.S 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals panel which rejected a petition from the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania regarding the validity of improperly dated or undated mail-in ballots. Consequently, voters will be required to properly date their ballots in order for their vote to count. This is a major win for election integrity in Pennsylvania. You can learn more about Kerns and election integrity at: www.lindakernslaw.com.

6:20pm- Does President Joe Biden now have a “designated walker”?

6:30pm- CNN spoke with a group of women from North Carolina—all of whom claim to be undecided about which presidential candidate they will vote for in November. However, throughout the conversation the participants attacked Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, even calling for him to be imprisoned. So, were these voters really “undecided”? It certainly didn’t seem like it.

6:40pm- Earlier this month, a 7th grader in the North Penn School District was viciously attacked by a fellow student with a steel Stanley cup. According to reports, the student responsible for the attack may have been undergoing hormone therapy.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:00pm- Retired Border Patrol Chief Chris Clem—Partner at Americans for Prosperity—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss a new poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies and Americans for Prosperity which indicates that a whopping 57% of Americans believe that border reform legislation is of the utmost importance.

5:20pm- Rich yells at Matt and Henry for not paying attention to the show—choosing to debate whether or not LeBron James could be coming to the Sixers. Plus, Rich finally learns how to use the dump button after a quick (and painful) tutorial! And a particularly delusional student protester at Columbia University criticized the school for not providing food to a group of students that broke into a university building, barricading themselves inside.

5:40pm- On Monday, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik informed student protesters on campus that the school would not divest from Israel and demanded demonstrators remove their encampments from campus by 2pm. However, they refused to leave and later that night a group of students broke into Hamilton Hall, barricading themselves in the building. Meanwhile, at the University of Washington, there are reports that Jewish students have been spat upon and are being told to “go back to the gas chamber.” Why won’t the Biden Administration more vociferously condemn these actions?

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- Harmeet Dhillon—Founder of The Dhillon Law Group & The Center for American Liberty—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss news that Judge Juan M. Merchan has fined former President Donald Trump $9,000 for violating a court issued gag order. Judge Merchan emphasized that continued violations could result in Trump being sent to jail. Does the scope of the gag order infringe upon Trump’s constitutional right to free speech? The Centers for American Liberty “defends the free speech rights and civil liberties of Americans left behind by the Civil Rights establishment.” You can learn more here: https://libertycenter.org

4:30pm- Steven Rhodes of NJ.com writes: “New Jersey on Tuesday opened the door to more offshore wind development—although no wind turbines currently spin off the state’s coast.” https://www.nj.com/atlantic/2024/04/bring-more-offshore-wind-farms-to-nj-state-says-despite-a-rocky-road-so-far.html

4:55pm- Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi both claim to be farmers in order to avoid paying taxes.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- On Monday, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik informed student protesters on campus that the school would not divest from Israel and demanded demonstrators remove their encampments from campus by 2pm. However, they refused to leave and later that night a group of students broke into Hamilton Hall, barricading themselves in the building.

3:10pm- Speaking with the press from outside of a New York City court on Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump referred to the ongoing anti-Israel protests on college campuses as “the Biden protests.” He condemned the protests as “horrible” and “all caused” by President Joe Biden.

3:20pm- Harris Poll Chairman Mark Penn said that according to data he has gathered, the more President Joe Biden caters to anti-Israel protesters the further his approval ratings fall—which is especially problematic with the election around the corner.

3:40pm- Listeners call-in and express their concerns over the anti-Israel protests on college campuses.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (04/29/2024):

3:05pm- On Monday, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik informed student protesters on campus that the school would not divest from Israel and demanded demonstrators remove their encampments from campus by 2pm. So far, student protesters have defied the orders.

3:15pm- Democrat political strategist James Carville admonished young voters for being disinterested in the 2024 presidential election. Carville claimed that if former President Donald Trump returns to the White House—with the help of an illegitimate Supreme—he would do away with inherent rights.

3:30pm- Kassy Akiva of The Daily Wire writes: “One of the most vocal student activists leading the anti-Israel Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University, Khymani James, openly stated in a live-stream of an official university inquiry in January that ‘Zionists don’t deserve to live.’ James, who states in the hearing that he goes by ‘he/she/they’ pronouns, live-streamed his meeting with Columbia’s Center for Student Success and Intervention, where he doubled down on an Instagram post that sparked the report. In the report, which he reads aloud at the start of the meeting, James warned Zionists who may want to ‘meet up and fight’ and that he ‘fights to kill.’” You can read the full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/zionists-dont-deserve-to-live-meet-the-leader-of-columbia-universitys-anti-israel-encampment

3:45pm- During a segment of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough said the demonstrations, and ensuing chaos, on college campuses could result in Donald Trump being elected in 2024. Scarborough concluded this could be the last election in U.S. history.

4:05pm- During Monday’s White House briefing, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked to remark on the ongoing anti-Israel demonstrations on college campuses across the country. She condemned antisemitism and said: “We hope that schools can hold commencement celebrations while respecting difficult viewpoints that we are seeing right now.”

4:15pm- While being interviewed by a New York City news outlet, Rep. Ilhan Omar labeled Jewish students as either “anti-genocide” or “pro-genocide” depending on their support for Israel. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has condemned Rep. Omar’s remarks.

4:20pm- At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner over the weekend, President Joe Biden accused Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump of being a dictator and then, in the same speech, implored the press not to repeat disinformation.

4:25pm- A shocking new 2024 Presidential Election poll from CNN has Donald Trump beating President Joe Biden by 6% nationally.

4:30pm- Julie Kelly— Political Commentator & Author of “January 6: How Democrats Used the Capitol Protests to Launch a War on Terror Against the Political Right”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss developments around the classified documents case being brought against former President Donald Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith. Newly released documents show close collaboration between the Biden Administration, Department of Justice, and the National Archives and Records Administration prior to charges being brought. The details were made public when Florida Judge Aileen Cannon unsealed a number of legal documents.

4:50pm- Afroman releases a new version of his 2000 hit song, “Because I Got High”—rewriting the lyrics to make fun of Hunter Biden.

5:00pm- A shocking new 2024 Presidential Election poll from CNN has Donald Trump beating President Joe Biden by 6% nationally.

5:15pm- While appearing on MSNBC, Rep. Nancy Pelosi bizarrely accused host Katy Tur of being a Donald Trump “apologist.”

5:20pm- Cheese Ball Man! Over the weekend, hundreds of people flocked to New York’s Union Square Park to watch an anonymous man known only as “Cheeseball Man” eat an entire tub of cheeseballs in one sitting. After listening to audio from the event, Henry outlandishly claims he could easily eat an entire tub of cheeseballs—Rich and Matt challenge him to do it in Cape May on Friday.

5:40pm- Pam Bondi—Former Florida Attorney General & Former Special Advisor to President Donald Trump—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to talk about how Trump has been unable to campaign in key swing states as he defends himself in court against politicized charges, particularly baffling from a legal perspective is the “hush money” case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

6:05pm- On Monday, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik informed student protesters on campus that the school would not divest from Israel and demanded demonstrators remove their encampment from campus by 2pm. Many student protesters seemingly defied the orders—and later in the afternoon Columbia announced it will begin issuing suspensions.

6:10pm- On Friday, the Biden Administration announced its Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would no longer be pursuing a ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes.

6:35pm- In a soon to be released book, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem reveals that she shot and killed a 14-month-old dog and a goat after the two animals misbehaved. Republicans and Democrats alike have rightfully spoken out against her actions, though she has defended herself explaining the incident is proof she is capable of making tough decisions. Did she just end her political career? It certainly seems like it.

6:50pm- Afroman releases a new version of his 2000 hit song, “Because I Got High”—rewriting the lyrics to make fun of Hunter Biden. 

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4:

6:05pm- On Monday, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik informed student protesters on campus that the school would not divest from Israel and demanded demonstrators remove their encampment from campus by 2pm. Many student protesters seemingly defied the orders—and later in the afternoon Columbia announced it will begin issuing suspensions.

6:10pm- On Friday, the Biden Administration announced its Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would no longer be pursuing a ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes.

6:35pm- In a soon to be released book, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem reveals that she shot and killed a 14-month-old dog and a goat after the two animals misbehaved. Republicans and Democrats alike have rightfully spoken out against her actions, though she has defended herself explaining the incident is proof she is capable of making tough decisions. Did she just end her political career? It certainly seems like it.

6:50pm- Afroman releases a new version of his 2000 hit song, “Because I Got High”—rewriting the lyrics to make fun of Hunter Biden. 

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- During Monday’s White House briefing, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked to remark on the ongoing anti-Israel demonstrations on college campuses across the country. She condemned antisemitism and said: “We hope that schools can hold commencement celebrations while respecting difficult viewpoints that we are seeing right now.”

4:15pm- While being interviewed by a New York City news outlet, Rep. Ilhan Omar labeled Jewish students as either “anti-genocide” or “pro-genocide” depending on their support for Israel. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has condemned Rep. Omar’s remarks.

4:20pm- At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner over the weekend, President Joe Biden accused Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump of being a dictator and then, in the same speech, implored the press not to repeat disinformation.

4:25pm- A shocking new 2024 Presidential Election poll from CNN has Donald Trump beating President Joe Biden by 6% nationally.

4:30pm- Julie Kelly— Political Commentator & Author of “January 6: How Democrats Used the Capitol Protests to Launch a War on Terror Against the Political Right”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss developments around the classified documents case being brought against former President Donald Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith. Newly released documents show close collaboration between the Biden Administration, Department of Justice, and the National Archives and Records Administration prior to charges being brought. The details were made public when Florida Judge Aileen Cannon unsealed a number of legal documents.

4:50pm- Afroman releases a new version of his 2000 hit song, “Because I Got High”—rewriting the lyrics to make fun of Hunter Biden.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:00pm- A shocking new 2024 Presidential Election poll from CNN has Donald Trump beating President Joe Biden by 6% nationally.

5:15pm- While appearing on MSNBC, Rep. Nancy Pelosi bizarrely accused host Katy Tur of being a Donald Trump “apologist.”

5:20pm- Cheese Ball Man! Over the weekend, hundreds of people flocked to New York’s Union Square Park to watch an anonymous man known only as “Cheeseball Man” eat an entire tub of cheeseballs in one sitting. After listening to audio from the event, Henry outlandishly claims he could easily eat an entire tub of cheeseballs—Rich and Matt challenge him to do it in Cape May on Friday.

5:40pm- Pam Bondi—Former Florida Attorney General & Former Special Advisor to President Donald Trump—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to talk about how Trump has been unable to campaign in key swing states as he defends himself in court against politicized charges, particularly baffling from a legal perspective is the “hush money” case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- On Monday, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik informed student protesters on campus that the school would not divest from Israel and demanded demonstrators remove their encampments from campus by 2pm. So far, student protesters have defied the orders.

3:15pm- Democrat political strategist James Carville admonished young voters for being disinterested in the 2024 presidential election. Carville claimed that if former President Donald Trump returns to the White House—with the help of an illegitimate Supreme—he would do away with inherent rights.

3:30pm- Kassy Akiva of The Daily Wire writes: “One of the most vocal student activists leading the anti-Israel Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University, Khymani James, openly stated in a live-stream of an official university inquiry in January that ‘Zionists don’t deserve to live.’ James, who states in the hearing that he goes by ‘he/she/they’ pronouns, live-streamed his meeting with Columbia’s Center for Student Success and Intervention, where he doubled down on an Instagram post that sparked the report. In the report, which he reads aloud at the start of the meeting, James warned Zionists who may want to ‘meet up and fight’ and that he ‘fights to kill.’” You can read the full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/zionists-dont-deserve-to-live-meet-the-leader-of-columbia-universitys-anti-israel-encampment

3:45pm- During a segment of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough said the demonstrations, and ensuing chaos, on college campuses could result in Donald Trump being elected in 2024. Scarborough concluded this could be the last election in U.S. history.

3 - Catch and Kill! It is not illegal to have an extramarital affair, so why is that on trial in the Trump case? It is not election interference to hide things from the electorate. Would people really have changed their vote knowing the guy who has been married three different times had an affair or two? If so, why has he not lost the evangelical Christian crowd?

330 - A correction. Joe Biden received “4 Pinocchio’s” from the WaPo for his repeated lie that he was arrested protesting for civil rights back in the day on Woke Howard Stern’s Show. Isn’t this the guy who palled around with “The Seggies” talking to the guy that would do blackface skits? Birds of a hypocritical feather flock together. 

350 - Rich is mad about the whole premise of the trial, including the taxpayer money going to the daily protection of Donald Trump as he has to keep appearing in court. Let’s get a poll going on who would’ve changed their vote based on these allegations. 

4 - Continuing on Trump’s Trial as we are prosecuting him for election interference that he has not won once in two separate elections. Where is the evidence that the outcome would have changed?

420 - Matt is off today, but that doesn't mean he wasn’t complaining.

430 - Philadelphia’s own Dr. Victoria Coates, Former Deputy National Security Advisor & the Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation, joins us to discuss the political protests of the conflict in Israel. Dr. Coates discusses the security detail she had to have to even speak at UPenn on ideas that shouldn’t be very controversial. How are things in the Middle East? How serious is the accusation that Israel is committing genocide against Gazans? 

4:55 - Did Fauci get his 6 foot distancing rule from the movie Contagion?

5 - Drive @ 5 - Another Friday, another chat with Dr. Wilfred Reilly, Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University & Author of “Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me.” Is mood contagious? How do we feel about canned laugh tracks vs. letting the audience decide what is funny? A Baltimore High School Athletic Director used AI to frame his school’s principal for racism in order to get him fired. As the author of Hate Crime Hoax, how does Dr. Reilly feel about this story? He argues this is the first AI hate crime hoax, and many more may be on the horizon. The conversation shifts to other AI hazards, such as revenge deepfake porn and staged conversations. Are schools out in Kentucky participating in these protests like the coastal elite schools? Rich and Dr. Reilly wrap up with discussion of Trump’s case in New York. 

540 - Rich discusses his differences with other legal scholars over the handling of the Trump case. We listened to Trump’s comments after court today. Rich continues to detail just how weak the case against Trump is. 

6 - Zeoli Show In-house Economist Dr. EJ Antoni joins us once again to discuss the new economic numbers. Yes people are earning more now, but the rising costs of things has rendered these wages useless. But we thought inflation was transitory? Yeah, transitioning higher and higher. The two also discuss the non-compete contracts being voided, for now. What happens if we finally abolish The Fed?

620 - Anytime, anywhere. Biden says he’ll debate Trump on Woke Howard Stern’s Show. Will he though? He also spouted more lies, like being arrested during civil rights protests, being the runner -up in “state scoring” in football, and receiving salacious pictures from women during his time as Senator in the 1970’s. A special montage of Biden’s comments on race.

650 - A replay of Rich’s exclusive interview with President Trump.

6 - Zeoli Show In-house Economist Dr. EJ Antoni joins us once again to discuss the new economic numbers. Yes people are earning more now, but the rising costs of things has rendered these wages useless. But we thought inflation was transitory? Yeah, transitioning higher and higher. The two also discuss the non-compete contracts being voided, for now. What happens if we finally abolish The Fed?

620 - Anytime, anywhere. Biden says he’ll debate Trump on Woke Howard Stern’s Show. Will he though? He also spouted more lies, like being arrested during civil rights protests, being the runner -up in “state scoring” in football, and receiving salacious pictures from women during his time as Senator in the 1970’s. A special montage of Biden’s comments on race.

650 - A replay of Rich’s exclusive interview with President Trump.

4 - Continuing on Trump’s Trial as we are prosecuting him for election interference that he has not won once in two separate elections. Where is the evidence that the outcome would have changed?

420 - Matt is off today, but that doesn't mean he wasn’t complaining.

430 - Philadelphia’s own Dr. Victoria Coates, Former Deputy National Security Advisor & the Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation, joins us to discuss the political protests of the conflict in Israel. Dr. Coates discusses the security detail she had to have to even speak at UPenn on ideas that shouldn’t be very controversial. How are things in the Middle East? How serious is the accusation that Israel is committing genocide against Gazans? 

4:55 - Did Fauci get his 6 foot distancing rule from the movie Contagion?

5 - Drive @ 5 - Another Friday, another chat with Dr. Wilfred Reilly, Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University & Author of “Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me.” Is mood contagious? How do we feel about canned laugh tracks vs. letting the audience decide what is funny? A Baltimore High School Athletic Director used AI to frame his school’s principal for racism in order to get him fired. As the author of Hate Crime Hoax, how does Dr. Reilly feel about this story? He argues this is the first AI hate crime hoax, and many more may be on the horizon. The conversation shifts to other AI hazards, such as revenge deepfake porn and staged conversations. Are schools out in Kentucky participating in these protests like the coastal elite schools? Rich and Dr. Reilly wrap up with discussion of Trump’s case in New York. 

540 - Rich discusses his differences with other legal scholars over the handling of the Trump case. We listened to Trump’s comments after court today. Rich continues to detail just how weak the case against Trump is.

3 - Catch and Kill! It is not illegal to have an extramarital affair, so why is that on trial in the Trump case? It is not election interference to hide things from the electorate. Would people really have changed their vote knowing the guy who has been married three different times had an affair or two? If so, why has he not lost the evangelical Christian crowd?

330 - A correction. Joe Biden received “4 Pinocchio’s” from the WaPo for his repeated lie that he was arrested protesting for civil rights back in the day on Woke Howard Stern’s Show. Isn’t this the guy who palled around with “The Seggies” talking to the guy that would do blackface skits? Birds of a hypocritical feather flock together. 

350 - Rich is mad about the whole premise of the trial, including the taxpayer money going to the daily protection of Donald Trump as he has to keep appearing in court. Let’s get a poll going on who would’ve changed their vote based on these allegations.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (04/25/2024):

3:05pm- On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Trump v. United States—a case which will determine the extent of presidential immunity. In one notable exchange with Justice Department Counsel Michael Dreeben, Justice Brett Kavanaugh asked if, hypothetically, former President Barack Obama could be prosecuted for his administration’s use of drone strikes against U.S. citizens in foreign countries. Justice Clarence Thomas also questioned if previous presidents, like John F. Kennedy who authorized Operation Mongoose which resulted in Cuban civilians being killed, could be criminally prosecuted after leaving office.

3:30pm- During oral argument in Trump v. United States, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked Donald Trump’s attorney D. John Sauer if the president could, under Sauer’s argument, “assassinate” a political rival with complete immunity?

3:40pm- Robert Bork Jr.—President of the Antitrust Education Project & President of the Bork Communication Group—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to breakdown what he heard during oral argument in the Supreme Court case Trump v. United States, which will determine the extent of presidential immunity. His assessment is that Donald Trump’s attorney D. John Sauer “got the better of the argument today.” Plus, Bork discusses the Federal Trade Commission and Chair Lina Khan invalidating tens-of-millions of employment contracts. You can learn more about the Antitrust Education Project here: https://www.antitrusteducationproject.org/about-aep/

4:05pm- Charlie Savage and Alan Feuer of The New York Times write of oral argument in Trump v. United States: “Although Mr. Trump’s claim of near-absolute immunity was seen as a long shot intended primarily to slow the proceedings, several members of the Republican-appointed majority seemed to indicate that some immunity was needed… Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. criticized an appeals court ruling rejecting immunity for Mr. Trump, saying he was concerned that it ‘did not get into a focused consideration of what acts we are talking about or what documents are talking about.’” You can read their full takeaway here: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/25/us/trump-immunity-supreme-court/supreme-court-trump-immunity-takeaways?smid=url-share

4:20pm- Listeners call-in and react to the arguments presented by Trump’s legal team and the Department of Justice in Trump v. United States.

4:40pm- During oral argument in Trump v. United States, Justice Samuel Alito asked Justice Department Counselor Michael Dreeben if presidential immunity is limited by the court, could presidents prosecute their political rivals once those rivals leave office? And, if so, wouldn’t that quickly become a threat to the maintenance of a stable democracy?

5:05pm- On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Trump v. United States—a case which will determine the extent of presidential immunity. At one point, Justice Samuel Alito questioned whether former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt could have been, hypothetically, prosecuted for his decision to intern Japanese-American citizens—depriving them of their inherent, constitutionally protected rights—during World War II. In another notable moment, Justice Brett Kavanaugh asked Justice Department Counsel Michael Dreeben if former President Barack Obama could be prosecuted for his administration’s use of drone strikes against U.S. citizens in foreign countries.

5:30pm- While briefly appearing on television, a New York City construction worker made clear he isn’t a huge fan of President Joe Biden…

5:35pm- Jack Tomasello—of Tomasello Winery in Hammonton, New Jersey—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the 2024 Down & Derby Wine Fest on May 4th at Veterans Island on Cooper River Park from 2pm to 7pm! “Sample delicious wines from South Jersey’s leading wine producers while immersing yourself in Derby themed fashion and festivities at The Fourth Annual Down And Derby Wine Festival presented by the Camden County Board of Commissioners and Visit South Jersey. Enjoy a great day with music, food, games and of course, some of the best wines from our South Jersey Wineries.” For tickets and information visit: https://visitsouthjersey.com/event/2024-down-derby-wine-festival/

6:05pm- On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Trump v. United States—a case which will determine the extent of presidential immunity. In one notable exchange with Justice Department Counsel Michael Dreeben, Justice Brett Kavanaugh asked if, hypothetically, former President Barack Obama could be prosecuted for his administration’s use of drone strikes against U.S. citizens in foreign countries. Justice Clarence Thomas also questioned if previous presidents, like John F. Kennedy who authorized Operation Mongoose which resulted in Cuban civilians being killed, could be criminally prosecuted after leaving office.

6:10pm- Charlie Savage and Alan Feuer of The New York Times write of oral argument in Trump v. United States: “Although Mr. Trump’s claim of near-absolute immunity was seen as a long shot intended primarily to slow the proceedings, several members of the Republican-appointed majority seemed to indicate that some immunity was needed… Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. criticized an appeals court ruling rejecting immunity for Mr. Trump, saying he was concerned that it ‘did not get into a focused consideration of what acts we are talking about or what documents are talking about.’” You can read their full takeaway here: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/25/us/trump-immunity-supreme-court/supreme-court-trump-immunity-takeaways?smid=url-share

6:30pm- A.J. Rice & Drew Allen join The Rich Zeoli Show to chat about current events and politics. Rice is the CEO of Publius PR and the Author of “The Woking Dead: How Society’s Vogue Virus Destroys Our Culture.” And Allen is the VP of Client Development at Publius PR and Author of “America’s Last Stand: Will You Vote to Save Or Destroy America in 2024?”

6:50pm- Rich wraps up the show!

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4:

6:05pm- On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Trump v. United States—a case which will determine the extent of presidential immunity. In one notable exchange with Justice Department Counsel Michael Dreeben, Justice Brett Kavanaugh asked if, hypothetically, former President Barack Obama could be prosecuted for his administration’s use of drone strikes against U.S. citizens in foreign countries. Justice Clarence Thomas also questioned if previous presidents, like John F. Kennedy who authorized Operation Mongoose which resulted in Cuban civilians being killed, could be criminally prosecuted after leaving office.

6:10pm- Charlie Savage and Alan Feuer of The New York Times write of oral argument in Trump v. United States: “Although Mr. Trump’s claim of near-absolute immunity was seen as a long shot intended primarily to slow the proceedings, several members of the Republican-appointed majority seemed to indicate that some immunity was needed… Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. criticized an appeals court ruling rejecting immunity for Mr. Trump, saying he was concerned that it ‘did not get into a focused consideration of what acts we are talking about or what documents are talking about.’” You can read their full takeaway here: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/25/us/trump-immunity-supreme-court/supreme-court-trump-immunity-takeaways?smid=url-share

6:30pm- A.J. Rice & Drew Allen join The Rich Zeoli Show to chat about current events and politics. Rice is the CEO of Publius PR and the Author of “The Woking Dead: How Society’s Vogue Virus Destroys Our Culture.” And Allen is the VP of Client Development at Publius PR and Author of “America’s Last Stand: Will You Vote to Save Or Destroy America in 2024?”

6:50pm- Rich wraps up the show!

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:05pm- On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Trump v. United States—a case which will determine the extent of presidential immunity. At one point, Justice Samuel Alito questioned whether former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt could have been, hypothetically, prosecuted for his decision to intern Japanese-American citizens—depriving them of their inherent, constitutionally protected rights—during World War II. In another notable moment, Justice Brett Kavanaugh asked Justice Department Counsel Michael Dreeben if former President Barack Obama could be prosecuted for his administration’s use of drone strikes against U.S. citizens in foreign countries.

5:30pm- While briefly appearing on television, a New York City construction worker made clear he isn’t a huge fan of President Joe Biden…

5:35pm- Jack Tomasello—of Tomasello Winery in Hammonton, New Jersey—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the 2024 Down & Derby Wine Fest on May 4th at Veterans Island on Cooper River Park from 2pm to 7pm! “Sample delicious wines from South Jersey’s leading wine producers while immersing yourself in Derby themed fashion and festivities at The Fourth Annual Down And Derby Wine Festival presented by the Camden County Board of Commissioners and Visit South Jersey. Enjoy a great day with music, food, games and of course, some of the best wines from our South Jersey Wineries.” For tickets and information visit: https://visitsouthjersey.com/event/2024-down-derby-wine-festival/

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- Charlie Savage and Alan Feuer of The New York Times write of oral argument in Trump v. United States: “Although Mr. Trump’s claim of near-absolute immunity was seen as a long shot intended primarily to slow the proceedings, several members of the Republican-appointed majority seemed to indicate that some immunity was needed… Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. criticized an appeals court ruling rejecting immunity for Mr. Trump, saying he was concerned that it ‘did not get into a focused consideration of what acts we are talking about or what documents are talking about.’” You can read their full takeaway here: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/25/us/trump-immunity-supreme-court/supreme-court-trump-immunity-takeaways?smid=url-share

4:20pm- Listeners call-in and react to the arguments presented by Trump’s legal team and the Department of Justice in Trump v. United States.

4:40pm- During oral argument in Trump v. United States, Justice Samuel Alito asked Justice Department Counselor Michael Dreeben if presidential immunity is limited by the court, could presidents prosecute their political rivals once those rivals leave office? And, if so, wouldn’t that quickly become a threat to the maintenance of a stable democracy?

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Trump v. United States—a case which will determine the extent of presidential immunity. In one notable exchange with Justice Department Counsel Michael Dreeben, Justice Brett Kavanaugh asked if, hypothetically, former President Barack Obama could be prosecuted for his administration’s use of drone strikes against U.S. citizens in foreign countries. Justice Clarence Thomas also questioned if previous presidents, like John F. Kennedy who authorized Operation Mongoose which resulted in Cuban civilians being killed, could be criminally prosecuted after leaving office.

3:30pm- During oral argument in Trump v. United States, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked Donald Trump’s attorney D. John Sauer if the president could, under Sauer’s argument, “assassinate” a political rival with complete immunity?

3:40pm- Robert Bork Jr.—President of the Antitrust Education Project & President of the Bork Communication Group—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to breakdown what he heard during oral argument in the Supreme Court case Trump v. United States, which will determine the extent of presidential immunity. His assessment is that Donald Trump’s attorney D. John Sauer “got the better of the argument today.” Plus, Bork discusses the Federal Trade Commission and Chair Lina Khan invalidating tens-of-millions of employment contracts. You can learn more about the Antitrust Education Project here: https://www.antitrusteducationproject.org/about-aep/

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (04/24/2024):

3:05pm- On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package totaling $95.3 billion—with $60.8 billion earmarked specifically for Ukraine. The bill had passed in the House of Representatives on Saturday before being passed in the Senate with a vote of 79 to 18 Tuesday evening. The aid package also includes a measure that would force Chinese company ByteDance to sell its popular social media platform TikTok, within 6 months, to an American-based company—citing a current threat to national security. Refusal to sell TikTok would result in the app being banned in the United States.

3:30pm- James Lynch of National Review writes: “Former Biden administration disinformation head Nina Jankowicz has launched a new organization to fight against conservative efforts to combat online censorship. Jankowicz launched the American Sunlight Project this week to fight what she believes to be a campaign by conservatives to undermine the anti-disinformation industry.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/former-biden-disinformation-czar-launches-group-to-defend-online-censorship/

3:40pm- While speaking to the press after President Joe Biden signed a $95.3 billion foreign aid package, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blamed Tucker Carlson for delaying the bill’s passage—citing the former Fox News host’s vocal opposition to Ukraine aid, which caused a group of Republican members of Congress to combat the bill.

4:05pm- On Wednesday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson spoke from Columbia University as anti-Israel protests continue to rage at several college campuses. Over the weekend, a Jewish student journalist at Yale University was stabbed in the eye with a Palestinian flag, sending her to the hospital. Meanwhile, demonstrations at Columbia have become so vitriolic that the school has decided to move classes from in-person to an online format for the remainder of the semester—citing a fear for the safety of Jewish students. In audio dating back to 2001, shortly after the terror attacks on September 11th, current Columbia University President Minouche Shafik can be heard outlandishly calling terrorism “a form of protesting.” During his speech, Speaker Johnson called on Shafik to resign immediately.

4:30pm- Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) accused Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Republicans of surrendering on border security legislation by not including it in the $95.3 billion foreign aid bill, which President Joe Biden signed into law on Wednesday.

4:50pm- Who has the greatest mustache of all-time? Burt Reynolds? Tom Selleck? Albert Einstein? Rich, Matt, and Henry debate!

5:00pm- Congressman Jeff Van Drew— United States Representative for New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his vote against the $95.3 billion foreign aid package which was signed by President Joe Biden on Wednesday. Congressman Van Drew explains that his “no” vote was not because he doesn’t support Ukraine, but because he believes there needs to be greater transparency with where exactly the money is going. He also insists the package should have included border security measures. Plus, Congressman Van Drew previews Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s upcoming rally in Wildwood, NJ on May 11th.

5:15pm- On X, women’s college basketball star Angel Reese posted on X, “protect young women in sports!!!” Reese won a national championship while playing at LSU and was recently drafted seventh overall in the WNBA draft.

5:20pm- In a New York Times editorial, Boston University law professor Jed Handelsman Shugerman writes of the ongoing “hush money” trial involving Donald Trump: “After listening to Monday’s opening statement by prosecutors, I still think the Manhattan D.A. [Alvin Bragg] has made a historic mistake. Their vague allegation about “a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election” has me more concerned than ever about their unprecedented use of state law and their persistent avoidance of specifying an election crime or a valid theory of fraud.” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/opinion/bragg-trump-trial.html

5:35pm- Doug Sosnik, a former senior adviser to President Bill Clinton from 1994 to 2000, writes that according to his analysis “Joe Biden still has a narrower and more challenging path to winning the election than Donald Trump.” You can read the full New York Times article here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/04/16/opinion/electoral-map-outlook.html

5:50pm- Should we fear the “zombie vote”?!?!? Plus, is anyone interested in vending machine cheese?

6:05pm- On Wednesday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson spoke from Columbia University as anti-Israel protests continue to rage at several college campuses. Over the weekend, a Jewish student journalist at Yale University was stabbed in the eye with a Palestinian flag, sending her to the hospital. Meanwhile, demonstrations at Columbia have become so vitriolic that the school has decided to move classes from in-person to an online format for the remainder of the semester—citing a fear for the safety of Jewish students. In audio dating back to 2001, shortly after the terror attacks on September 11th, current Columbia University President Minouche Shafik can be heard outlandishly calling terrorism “a form of protesting.” During his speech, Speaker Johnson called on Shafik to resign immediately.

6:10pm- According to reports, the anti-Israel protests have now spread to Harvard University—with an encampment being built in front of the school’s famous John Harvard statue. Matt explains that you never want to touch that statue…students urinate on it!

6:20pm- President Joe Biden will read anything off the teleprompter, including directions for him to “pause.”

6:40pm- On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package totaling $95.3 billion—with $60.8 billion earmarked specifically for Ukraine. The bill had passed in the House of Representatives on Saturday before being passed in the Senate with a vote of 79 to 18 Tuesday evening. The aid package also includes a measure that would force Chinese company ByteDance to sell its popular social media platform TikTok, within 6 months, to an American-based company—citing a current threat to national security. Refusal to sell TikTok would result in the app being banned in the United States.

6:45pm- Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) accused Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Republicans of surrendering on border security legislation by not including it in the $95.3 billion foreign aid bill, which President Joe Biden signed into law on Wednesday.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4:

6:05pm- On Wednesday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson spoke from Columbia University as anti-Israel protests continue to rage at several college campuses. Over the weekend, a Jewish student journalist at Yale University was stabbed in the eye with a Palestinian flag, sending her to the hospital. Meanwhile, demonstrations at Columbia have become so vitriolic that the school has decided to move classes from in-person to an online format for the remainder of the semester—citing a fear for the safety of Jewish students. In audio dating back to 2001, shortly after the terror attacks on September 11th, current Columbia University President Minouche Shafik can be heard outlandishly calling terrorism “a form of protesting.” During his speech, Speaker Johnson called on Shafik to resign immediately.

6:10pm- According to reports, the anti-Israel protests have now spread to Harvard University—with an encampment being built in front of the school’s famous John Harvard statue. Matt explains that you never want to touch that statue…students urinate on it!

6:20pm- President Joe Biden will read anything off the teleprompter, including directions for him to “pause.”

6:40pm- On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package totaling $95.3 billion—with $60.8 billion earmarked specifically for Ukraine. The bill had passed in the House of Representatives on Saturday before being passed in the Senate with a vote of 79 to 18 Tuesday evening. The aid package also includes a measure that would force Chinese company ByteDance to sell its popular social media platform TikTok, within 6 months, to an American-based company—citing a current threat to national security. Refusal to sell TikTok would result in the app being banned in the United States.

6:45pm- Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) accused Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Republicans of surrendering on border security legislation by not including it in the $95.3 billion foreign aid bill, which President Joe Biden signed into law on Wednesday.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:00pm- Congressman Jeff Van Drew— United States Representative for New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his vote against the $95.3 billion foreign aid package which was signed by President Joe Biden on Wednesday. Congressman Van Drew explains that his “no” vote was not because he doesn’t support Ukraine, but because he believes there needs to be greater transparency with where exactly the money is going. He also insists the package should have included border security measures. Plus, Congressman Van Drew previews Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s upcoming rally in Wildwood, NJ on May 11th.

5:15pm- On X, women’s college basketball star Angel Reese posted on X, “protect young women in sports!!!” Reese won a national championship while playing at LSU and was recently drafted seventh overall in the WNBA draft.

5:20pm- In a New York Times editorial, Boston University law professor Jed Handelsman Shugerman writes of the ongoing “hush money” trial involving Donald Trump: “After listening to Monday’s opening statement by prosecutors, I still think the Manhattan D.A. [Alvin Bragg] has made a historic mistake. Their vague allegation about “a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election” has me more concerned than ever about their unprecedented use of state law and their persistent avoidance of specifying an election crime or a valid theory of fraud.” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/opinion/bragg-trump-trial.html

5:35pm- Doug Sosnik, a former senior adviser to President Bill Clinton from 1994 to 2000, writes that according to his analysis “Joe Biden still has a narrower and more challenging path to winning the election than Donald Trump.” You can read the full New York Times article here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/04/16/opinion/electoral-map-outlook.html

5:50pm- Should we fear the “zombie vote”?!?!? Plus, is anyone interested in vending machine cheese?

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- On Wednesday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson spoke from Columbia University as anti-Israel protests continue to rage at several college campuses. Over the weekend, a Jewish student journalist at Yale University was stabbed in the eye with a Palestinian flag, sending her to the hospital. Meanwhile, demonstrations at Columbia have become so vitriolic that the school has decided to move classes from in-person to an online format for the remainder of the semester—citing a fear for the safety of Jewish students. In audio dating back to 2001, shortly after the terror attacks on September 11th, current Columbia University President Minouche Shafik can be heard outlandishly calling terrorism “a form of protesting.” During his speech, Speaker Johnson called on Shafik to resign immediately.

4:30pm- Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) accused Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Republicans of surrendering on border security legislation by not including it in the $95.3 billion foreign aid bill, which President Joe Biden signed into law on Wednesday.

4:50pm- Who has the greatest mustache of all-time? Burt Reynolds? Tom Selleck? Albert Einstein? Rich, Matt, and Henry debate!

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package totaling $95.3 billion—with $60.8 billion earmarked specifically for Ukraine. The bill had passed in the House of Representatives on Saturday before being passed in the Senate with a vote of 79 to 18 Tuesday evening. The aid package also includes a measure that would force Chinese company ByteDance to sell its popular social media platform TikTok, within 6 months, to an American-based company—citing a current threat to national security. Refusal to sell TikTok would result in the app being banned in the United States.

3:30pm- James Lynch of National Review writes: “Former Biden administration disinformation head Nina Jankowicz has launched a new organization to fight against conservative efforts to combat online censorship. Jankowicz launched the American Sunlight Project this week to fight what she believes to be a campaign by conservatives to undermine the anti-disinformation industry.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/former-biden-disinformation-czar-launches-group-to-defend-online-censorship/

3:40pm- While speaking to the press after President Joe Biden signed a $95.3 billion foreign aid package, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blamed Tucker Carlson for delaying the bill’s passage—citing the former Fox News host’s vocal opposition to Ukraine aid, which caused a group of Republican members of Congress to combat the bill.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (04/23/2024):

3:05pm- During Day 6 of Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial in New York City, Judge Juan M. Merchan and Trump’s legal team clashed over whether the former President violated a court-issued gag order. Additionally, David Becker—the former publisher of The National Enquirer—testified that he would regularly purchase the rights to unflattering stories about Trump and then refuse to publish them—ostensibly burying the story. But is “catch and kill” journalism against the law? Rich notes that you can make the argument it is an ethically questionable practice, but it isn’t illegal.

3:30pm- While leaving a New York City courthouse on Tuesday, former President Donald Trump suggested that the gag-order imposed on him by Judge Juan M. Merchan is unconstitutional and infringed upon his right to free speech.

3:40pm- Taylor Giorno of the Hill writes: “The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 Tuesday to ban noncompete agreements that prevent tens of millions of employees from working for competitors or starting a competing business after they leave a job.” Does the FTC have the power to issue and enforce this ruling? You can read Giorno’s full article here: https://thehill.com/business/4615452-ftc-votes-to-ban-non-compete-agreements/

3:55pm- While speaking with the press on Capitol Hill, Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) grilled anti-Israel protesters on college campuses like Yale University and Columbia University.

4:05pm- Phil Kerpen—President of The Committee to Unleash Prosperity & President of American Commitment—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the Biden Administration’s Federal Communications Commission pushing to heavily regulate the internet. You can read the full article here: https://www.americancommitment.org/american-commitment-biden-fccs-internet-re-regulation-is-the-triumph-of-ideology-over-reality/

4:30pm- William K. Rashbaum of The New York Times reports that if former President Donald Trump is ultimately sentenced to jail time, the Secret Service would stay with him around clock while imprisoned. Rashbaum writes: “Officials have had preliminary discussions about how to protect the former president in the unlikely event that he is jailed for contempt during the trial.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/nyregion/trump-trial-hush-money-prison.html

4:45pm- New York environmentalists have selected their next target: individually wrapped cheese slices!

4:55pm- Dee-Ann Durbin of the Associated Press writes: “The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to side with Starbucks Tuesday in a case that could make it harder for the federal government to seek injunctions when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns.” You can read the full article here: https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-starbucks-union-fired-workers-tennessee-e373f840987234c84019cd9643ddf2f3

5:05pm- According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the Biden Administration is considering offering “legal status” to over 1 million undocumented migrants who entered the country unlawfully but are now married to U.S. citizens—achieving the policy via executive order. You can read the full report here: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/biden-weighs-giving-legal-status-to-immigrant-spouses-of-u-s-citizens-04277843?mod=hp_lead_pos8

5:15pm- On HBO’s Real Time, Bill Maher reacted to the documentary “Quiet on the Set” which shows the horrific environment in the television studios at Nickelodeon in the 1990s and early 2000s—resulting in widespread child abuse. Maher notes that protecting children from Hollywood predations should not be a partisan issue and Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) deserves credit for calling out this horrific abuse.

5:35pm- Don’t expect a vote on border security in the Senate at any point this year, despite it only being April. Elizabeth Elkind of Fox News writes: “A spokesperson for Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., pointed out to Fox News Digital that House Republicans have passed multiple border security and immigration enforcement bills – none of which have been taken up by the Democrat-controlled Senate. The Johnson spokesperson indicated that with Republicans and Democrats still far apart on the issue, House GOP leaders are relying on former President Trump to take back the White House next year for any meaningful border policy changes to take place.” You can read the full article here: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-wont-pass-border-security-legislation-year-johnsons-office-suggests

5:40pm- On Saturday, the House of Representatives passed four foreign aid bills totaling $95 billion—including a package that would send $60 billion to Ukraine. The bills had cleared a key procedural hurdle last Friday with bipartisan support—316 to 94, passing with more Democrat than Republican support. The aid package includes a measure that, if passed in the Senate and signed by President Joe Biden, would force Chinese company ByteDance to sell its popular social media platform TikTok to an American-based company—citing a threat to national security. Refusal to sell TikTok would result in the app being banned in the United States. According to reports from Politico and The New York Times, the Biden Administration invested considerable time and effort into a campaign to persuade Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) that aid to Ukraine was necessary.

6:05pm- Kash Patel—former Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his book, “Government Gangsters: The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy.” During the conversation, Patel notes that instead of being in Pennsylvania on primary day, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is forced to sit in a New York City courthouse, defending himself against politically motivated charges. You can learn more about the book here: https://a.co/d/23omv8G

6:30pm- Anti-Israel protests continue to rage on at several college campuses. Over the weekend, a Jewish student journalist at Yale University was stabbed in the eye with a Palestinian flag, sending her to the hospital. Meanwhile, demonstrations at Columbia University have become so vitriolic that the school has decided to move classes from in-person to an online format for the remainder of the semester—citing a fear for the safety of Jewish students. In audio dating back to 2001, shortly after the terror attacks on September 11th, current Columbia University President Minouche Shafik can be heard outlandishly calling terrorism “a form of protesting.”

6:40pm- During Day 6 of Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial in New York City, Judge Juan M. Merchan and Trump’s legal team clashed over whether the former President violated a court-issued gag order. Additionally, David Becker—the former publisher of The National Enquirer—testified that he would regularly purchase the rights to unflattering stories about Trump and then refuse to publish them—ostensibly burying the story. But is “catch and kill” journalism against the law? Rich notes that you can make the argument it is an ethically questionable practice, but it isn’t illegal.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4:

6:05pm- Kash Patel—former Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his book, “Government Gangsters: The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy.” During the conversation, Patel notes that instead of being in Pennsylvania on primary day, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is forced to sit in a New York City courthouse, defending himself against politically motivated charges. You can learn more about the book here: https://a.co/d/23omv8G

6:30pm- Anti-Israel protests continue to rage on at several college campuses. Over the weekend, a Jewish student journalist at Yale University was stabbed in the eye with a Palestinian flag, sending her to the hospital. Meanwhile, demonstrations at Columbia University have become so vitriolic that the school has decided to move classes from in-person to an online format for the remainder of the semester—citing a fear for the safety of Jewish students. In audio dating back to 2001, shortly after the terror attacks on September 11th, current Columbia University President Minouche Shafik can be heard outlandishly calling terrorism “a form of protesting.”

6:40pm- During Day 6 of Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial in New York City, Judge Juan M. Merchan and Trump’s legal team clashed over whether the former President violated a court-issued gag order. Additionally, David Becker—the former publisher of The National Enquirer—testified that he would regularly purchase the rights to unflattering stories about Trump and then refuse to publish them—ostensibly burying the story. But is “catch and kill” journalism against the law? Rich notes that you can make the argument it is an ethically questionable practice, but it isn’t illegal.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:05pm- According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the Biden Administration is considering offering “legal status” to over 1 million undocumented migrants who entered the country unlawfully but are now married to U.S. citizens—achieving the policy via executive order. You can read the full report here: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/biden-weighs-giving-legal-status-to-immigrant-spouses-of-u-s-citizens-04277843?mod=hp_lead_pos8

5:15pm- On HBO’s Real Time, Bill Maher reacted to the documentary “Quiet on the Set” which shows the horrific environment in the television studios at Nickelodeon in the 1990s and early 2000s—resulting in widespread child abuse. Maher notes that protecting children from Hollywood predations should not be a partisan issue and Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) deserves credit for calling out this horrific abuse.

5:35pm- Don’t expect a vote on border security in the Senate at any point this year, despite it only being April. Elizabeth Elkind of Fox News writes: “A spokesperson for Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., pointed out to Fox News Digital that House Republicans have passed multiple border security and immigration enforcement bills – none of which have been taken up by the Democrat-controlled Senate. The Johnson spokesperson indicated that with Republicans and Democrats still far apart on the issue, House GOP leaders are relying on former President Trump to take back the White House next year for any meaningful border policy changes to take place.” You can read the full article here: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-wont-pass-border-security-legislation-year-johnsons-office-suggests

5:40pm- On Saturday, the House of Representatives passed four foreign aid bills totaling $95 billion—including a package that would send $60 billion to Ukraine. The bills had cleared a key procedural hurdle last Friday with bipartisan support—316 to 94, passing with more Democrat than Republican support. The aid package includes a measure that, if passed in the Senate and signed by President Joe Biden, would force Chinese company ByteDance to sell its popular social media platform TikTok to an American-based company—citing a threat to national security. Refusal to sell TikTok would result in the app being banned in the United States. According to reports from Politico and The New York Times, the Biden Administration invested considerable time and effort into a campaign to persuade Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) that aid to Ukraine was necessary.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- Phil Kerpen—President of The Committee to Unleash Prosperity & President of American Commitment—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the Biden Administration’s Federal Communications Commission pushing to heavily regulate the internet. You can read the full article here: https://www.americancommitment.org/american-commitment-biden-fccs-internet-re-regulation-is-the-triumph-of-ideology-over-reality/

4:30pm- William K. Rashbaum of The New York Times reports that if former President Donald Trump is ultimately sentenced to jail time, the Secret Service would stay with him around clock while imprisoned. Rashbaum writes: “Officials have had preliminary discussions about how to protect the former president in the unlikely event that he is jailed for contempt during the trial.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/nyregion/trump-trial-hush-money-prison.html

4:45pm- New York environmentalists have selected their next target: individually wrapped cheese slices!

4:55pm- Dee-Ann Durbin of the Associated Press writes: “The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to side with Starbucks Tuesday in a case that could make it harder for the federal government to seek injunctions when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns.” You can read the full article here: https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-starbucks-union-fired-workers-tennessee-e373f840987234c84019cd9643ddf2f3

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- During Day 6 of Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial in New York City, Judge Juan M. Merchan and Trump’s legal team clashed over whether the former President violated a court-issued gag order. Additionally, David Becker—the former publisher of The National Enquirer—testified that he would regularly purchase the rights to unflattering stories about Trump and then refuse to publish them—ostensibly burying the story. But is “catch and kill” journalism against the law? Rich notes that you can make the argument it is an ethically questionable practice, but it isn’t illegal.

3:30pm- While leaving a New York City courthouse on Tuesday, former President Donald Trump suggested that the gag-order imposed on him by Judge Juan M. Merchan is unconstitutional and infringed upon his right to free speech.

3:40pm- Taylor Giorno of the Hill writes: “The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 Tuesday to ban noncompete agreements that prevent tens of millions of employees from working for competitors or starting a competing business after they leave a job.” Does the FTC have the power to issue and enforce this ruling? You can read Giorno’s full article here: https://thehill.com/business/4615452-ftc-votes-to-ban-non-compete-agreements/

3:55pm- While speaking with the press on Capitol Hill, Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) grilled anti-Israel protesters on college campuses like Yale University and Columbia University.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (04/22/2024):

3:05pm- Later today, former President Donald Trump returns to The Rich Zeoli Show for an exclusive interview! Make sure to tune in at 5:00pm—you won’t want to miss it!

3:10pm- Jonah E. Bromwich and Kate Christbek of The New York Times write: “The Manhattan district attorney’s office and lawyers for Donald J. Trump presented opening statements to jurors on Monday, with prosecutors accusing the former president of entering a criminal conspiracy while the defense sought to discredit two key witnesses. A prosecutor, Matthew Colangelo, began by telling jurors that Mr. Trump had conspired with his former fixer, Michael D. Cohen, and the publisher of The National Enquirer, David Pecker, to conceal damaging stories during his 2016 campaign.” You can read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/22/nyregion/trump-hush-money-trial/the-opening-arguments-gave-a-preview-of-how-the-two-sides-will-present-the-case?smid=url-share

3:30pm- Andrew C. McCarthy of National Review writes of former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial which began Monday morning: “Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is an election denier. In the trial that began in earnest this morning, he and his assistant prosecutors are trying to hoodwink the jury into believing that they have formally accused Trump of stealing the 2016 election—as if that were an actionable criminal charge.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/david-pecker-will-be-braggs-first-witness/

4:05pm- On Saturday, the House of Representatives passed four foreign aid bills totaling $95 billion—including a package that would send $60 billion to Ukraine. The bills had cleared a procedural hurdle on Friday with bipartisan support—316 to 94, passing with more Democrat than Republican support. The aid package includes a measure that, if passed in the Senate and signed by President Joe Biden, would force Chinese company ByteDance to sell its popular social media platform TikTok to an American-based company—citing a threat to national security. Refusal to sell TikTok would result in the app being banned in the United States.

4:10pm- Eric Boehm of Reason writes: “Tech companies and First Amendment groups are calling attention to a provision in a domestic spying bill that they say would significantly expand the federal government's power to snoop on Americans' digital communications—potentially by forcing employees of private businesses to become informants. The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), a global trade group that represents major tech companies including Google and Microsoft, is calling for last-minute changes to the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (RISAA), which could get a final vote in the Senate on Friday. The bill's primary purpose is to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which allows U.S. intelligence agencies to scoop up communications between Americans and individuals abroad. But the bill also includes a provision that ‘vastly expands the U.S. government's warrantless surveillance capabilities, damaging the competitiveness of U.S. technology companies large and small, and arguably imperiling the continued global free flow of data between the U.S. and its allies,’ the ITI said in a statement this week.” You can read the full report here: https://reason.com/2024/04/19/how-the-fisa-reauthorization-bill-could-force-maintenance-workers-and-custodians-to-become-government-spies/

4:30pm- Dave McCormick—Republican Candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania & former Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs during the George W. Bush Administration—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to preview tomorrow’s Pennsylvania primary, and his campaign to unseat Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) in November’s general election. You can learn more about his campaign here: https://www.davemccormickpa.com

4:45pm- While speaking to the press before boarding Air Force One last Wednesday, President Joe Biden seemingly suggested that his uncle was eaten by cannibals in New Guinea…wait. what? The White House later clarified that Biden’s uncle had not been eaten by cannibals—however, according to reports, the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea is not happy about the unsubstantiated claim!

5:00pm- President Donald Trump—the presumptive Republican Presidential Nominee— joins The Rich Zeoli Show to preview Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Primary. President Trump weighs-in on numerous topics including the Biden Administration’s indifference towards securing the U.S. Southern border, biological males competing in women’s sports, Congressional renewal of FISA, and his ongoing fight against politically motivated legal charges which are preventing him from campaigning in key swing states. President Trump jokes of President Joe Biden’s numerous policy failures: “Jimmy Carter was brilliant by comparison.” Plus, are we on the precipice of World War III? President Trump notes that prior to Biden taking office “you never heard this kind of language. You never heard this before when it was the Trump Administration—nobody talked about World War III.” He goes on to implore Pennsylvanians to “get out to vote!”

5:30pm- Author Les Leopold joins The Rich Zeoli Show to talk about his new book, “Wall Street’s War on Workers: How Mass Layoffs and Greed Are Destroying the Working Class and What to Do About It.” You can find his book here: https://a.co/d/aUfaEoA

6:05pm- Jonah E. Bromwich and Kate Christbek of The New York Times write: “The Manhattan district attorney’s office and lawyers for Donald J. Trump presented opening statements to jurors on Monday, with prosecutors accusing the former president of entering a criminal conspiracy while the defense sought to discredit two key witnesses. A prosecutor, Matthew Colangelo, began by telling jurors that Mr. Trump had conspired with his former fixer, Michael D. Cohen, and the publisher of The National Enquirer, David Pecker, to conceal damaging stories during his 2016 campaign.” You can read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/22/nyregion/trump-hush-money-trial/the-opening-arguments-gave-a-preview-of-how-the-two-sides-will-present-the-case?smid=url-share

6:15pm- Speaking outside of the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on Monday, former President Donald Trump grilled New York Attorney General Letitia James for her refusal to accept his $175 million bond in a civil fraud case. Later in the day, James agreed to accept the bond after minor modifications.

6:30pm- While appearing on Fox News, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) said that Congressional reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)—without new safeguards—is similar to giving a fox the keys to the hen house.  

6:40pm- Irsa Hirsi, the daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and a student at Barnard College at Columbia University, was recently suspended for anti-Israel protests and refusing to leave a makeshift encampment on campus. Despite Jewish leadership at Columbia suggesting that Jewish students are no longer safe on campus due to the threat of violence from radical leftist protesters, Teen Vogue decided to write a glowing piece about Hirsi this weekend. On Monday, Columbia University was forced to hold classes online.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4:

6:05pm- Jonah E. Bromwich and Kate Christbek of The New York Times write: “The Manhattan district attorney’s office and lawyers for Donald J. Trump presented opening statements to jurors on Monday, with prosecutors accusing the former president of entering a criminal conspiracy while the defense sought to discredit two key witnesses. A prosecutor, Matthew Colangelo, began by telling jurors that Mr. Trump had conspired with his former fixer, Michael D. Cohen, and the publisher of The National Enquirer, David Pecker, to conceal damaging stories during his 2016 campaign.” You can read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/22/nyregion/trump-hush-money-trial/the-opening-arguments-gave-a-preview-of-how-the-two-sides-will-present-the-case?smid=url-share

6:15pm- Speaking outside of the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on Monday, former President Donald Trump grilled New York Attorney General Letitia James for her refusal to accept his $175 million bond in a civil fraud case. Later in the day, James agreed to accept the bond after minor modifications.

6:30pm- While appearing on Fox News, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) said that Congressional reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)—without new safeguards—is similar to giving a fox the keys to the hen house.  

6:40pm- Irsa Hirsi, the daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and a student at Barnard College at Columbia University, was recently suspended for anti-Israel protests and refusing to leave a makeshift encampment on campus. Despite Jewish leadership at Columbia suggesting that Jewish students are no longer safe on campus due to the threat of violence from radical leftist protesters, Teen Vogue decided to write a glowing piece about Hirsi this weekend. On Monday, Columbia University was forced to hold classes online.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:00pm- President Donald Trump—the presumptive Republican Presidential Nominee— joins The Rich Zeoli Show to preview Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Primary. President Trump weighs-in on numerous topics including the Biden Administration’s indifference towards securing the U.S. Southern border, biological males competing in women’s sports, Congressional renewal of FISA, and his ongoing fight against politically motivated legal charges which are preventing him from campaigning in key swing states. President Trump jokes of President Joe Biden’s numerous policy failures: “Jimmy Carter was brilliant by comparison.” Plus, are we on the precipice of World War III? President Trump notes that prior to Biden taking office “you never heard this kind of language. You never heard this before when it was the Trump Administration—nobody talked about World War III.” He goes on to implore Pennsylvanians to “get out to vote!”

5:30pm- Author Les Leopold joins The Rich Zeoli Show to talk about his new book, “Wall Street’s War on Workers: How Mass Layoffs and Greed Are Destroying the Working Class and What to Do About It.” You can find his book here: https://a.co/d/aUfaEoA

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- On Saturday, the House of Representatives passed four foreign aid bills totaling $95 billion—including a package that would send $60 billion to Ukraine. The bills had cleared a procedural hurdle on Friday with bipartisan support—316 to 94, passing with more Democrat than Republican support. The aid package includes a measure that, if passed in the Senate and signed by President Joe Biden, would force Chinese company ByteDance to sell its popular social media platform TikTok to an American-based company—citing a threat to national security. Refusal to sell TikTok would result in the app being banned in the United States.

4:10pm- Eric Boehm of Reason writes: “Tech companies and First Amendment groups are calling attention to a provision in a domestic spying bill that they say would significantly expand the federal government's power to snoop on Americans' digital communications—potentially by forcing employees of private businesses to become informants. The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), a global trade group that represents major tech companies including Google and Microsoft, is calling for last-minute changes to the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (RISAA), which could get a final vote in the Senate on Friday. The bill's primary purpose is to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which allows U.S. intelligence agencies to scoop up communications between Americans and individuals abroad. But the bill also includes a provision that ‘vastly expands the U.S. government's warrantless surveillance capabilities, damaging the competitiveness of U.S. technology companies large and small, and arguably imperiling the continued global free flow of data between the U.S. and its allies,’ the ITI said in a statement this week.” You can read the full report here: https://reason.com/2024/04/19/how-the-fisa-reauthorization-bill-could-force-maintenance-workers-and-custodians-to-become-government-spies/

4:30pm- Dave McCormick—Republican Candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania & former Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs during the George W. Bush Administration—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to preview tomorrow’s Pennsylvania primary, and his campaign to unseat Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) in November’s general election. You can learn more about his campaign here: https://www.davemccormickpa.com

4:45pm- While speaking to the press before boarding Air Force One last Wednesday, President Joe Biden seemingly suggested that his uncle was eaten by cannibals in New Guinea…wait. what? The White House later clarified that Biden’s uncle had not been eaten by cannibals—however, according to reports, the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea is not happy about the unsubstantiated claim!

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- Later today, former President Donald Trump returns to The Rich Zeoli Show for an exclusive interview! Make sure to tune in at 5:00pm—you won’t want to miss it!

3:10pm- Jonah E. Bromwich and Kate Christbek of The New York Times write: “The Manhattan district attorney’s office and lawyers for Donald J. Trump presented opening statements to jurors on Monday, with prosecutors accusing the former president of entering a criminal conspiracy while the defense sought to discredit two key witnesses. A prosecutor, Matthew Colangelo, began by telling jurors that Mr. Trump had conspired with his former fixer, Michael D. Cohen, and the publisher of The National Enquirer, David Pecker, to conceal damaging stories during his 2016 campaign.” You can read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/22/nyregion/trump-hush-money-trial/the-opening-arguments-gave-a-preview-of-how-the-two-sides-will-present-the-case?smid=url-share

3:30pm- Andrew C. McCarthy of National Review writes of former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial which began Monday morning: “Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is an election denier. In the trial that began in earnest this morning, he and his assistant prosecutors are trying to hoodwink the jury into believing that they have formally accused Trump of stealing the 2016 election—as if that were an actionable criminal charge.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/david-pecker-will-be-braggs-first-witness/

President Donald Trump—the presumptive Republican Presidential Nominee— joins The Rich Zeoli Show to preview Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Primary. President Trump weighs-in on numerous topics including the Biden Administration’s indifference towards securing the U.S. Southern border, biological males competing in women’s sports, Congressional renewal of FISA, and his ongoing fight against politically motivated legal charges which are preventing him from campaigning in key swing states. President Trump jokes of President Joe Biden’s numerous policy failures: “Jimmy Carter was brilliant by comparison.” Plus, are we on the precipice of World War III? President Trump notes that prior to Biden taking office “you never heard this kind of language. You never heard this before when it was the Trump Administration—nobody talked about World War III.” He goes on to implore Pennsylvanians to “get out to vote!”

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (04/19/2024):

3:05pm- On Friday, a man set himself on fire in Collect Pond Park right outside of the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse where Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial was unfolding. According to the New York City Fire Department, the man was brought to New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and is currently in critical condition.

3:30pm- The twelve jurors serving on former President Donald Trump’s Manhattan “hush money” trial have been selected—along with six alternate jurors. According to reports, opening arguments in the case will begin on Monday. Trump has been indicted for attempting to conceal payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleges that the payment concealment amounted to falsified business records which influenced the 2016 election.

4:05pm- The New York Post reports: “The man who lit himself on fire outside Manhattan court during former President Donald Trump’s ‘hush money’ trial Friday is a self-described ‘investigative researcher’ who arrived in New York in the past few days, police said… Moments before he doused himself in gasoline and set himself ablaze, Azzarello tossed a stack of pamphlets into the air, which included links to a Substack newsletter apparently authored by the self-immolator called ‘The Ponzi Papers.’ At the top of the site is an article with the headline “I have set myself on fire outside of the trump Trial,” followed by a rambling manifesto riddled with conspiracy theories on everything from cryptocurrency and Hollywood actors to COVID and former President Bill Clinton.” You can read the full article from Larry Celona, Joe Marino, and Chris Nesi here: https://nypost.com/2024/04/19/us-news/man-who-set-self-on-fire-outside-trump-trial-idd-as-max-azzarello/

4:30pm- On Saturday, the House of Representatives will vote on four foreign aid bills totaling $95 billion—including a package that would send $60 billion to Ukraine. The bills cleared a procedural hurdle on Friday with bipartisan support—316 to 94, passing with more Democrat than Republican support.

4:50pm- Prior to entering the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on Friday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said “the gag order has got to come off”—noting that it’s infringing upon his freedom of speech and prevents him from being open with the press.

5:05pm- Dr. Wilfred Reilly—Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest article for National Review, “Why the Rise in Trans Shooters?” You can read the full article here:  https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/why-the-rise-in-trans-shooters/. Dr. Reilly’s new book, “Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me,” releases on June 11th but you can pre-order it now: https://a.co/d/jd6PjBb.

5:35pm- While speaking in Pennsylvania, President Joe Biden said that little kids regularly give him the middle finger. Plus, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked White House Press Secretary to clarify remarks Biden made earlier this week when he seemingly suggested his uncle was eaten by cannibals in New Guinea.

5:40pm- Students in the Nebo School District in Utah held a walkout after they were allegedly harassed by a small group of students who self-identify as “furries” and dress in animal costumes. According to the protesting students, school administrators allow the “furries” to bark at and bite other students without repercussions.

6:05pm- Daniel Turner—Founder & Executive Director of Power the Future—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the Biden Administration’s decision to restrict oil and gas leasing in an Alaskan area that’s roughly 13 million acres and crucial to the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve. You can learn more about Power the Future here: https://powerthefuture.com/about-us/

6:30pm- On Friday, a man set himself on fire in Collect Pond Park right outside of the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse where Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial was unfolding. According to the New York City Fire Department, the man was brought to New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and is currently in critical condition.

6:35pm- On Saturday, the House of Representatives will vote on four foreign aid bills totaling $95 billion—including a package that would send $60 billion to Ukraine. The bills cleared a procedural hurdle on Friday with bipartisan support—316 to 94, passing with more Democrat than Republican support.

6:40pm- The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board writes: “California has spent $24 billion to combat homelessness over the last five years—and what did it get for its money? More homelessness, according to a new state audit that should embarrass Sacramento and infuriate taxpayers.” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-homelessness-state-audit-grant-parks-gavin-newsom-e51d349b?mod=opinion_lead_pos2

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4:

6:05pm- Daniel Turner—Founder & Executive Director of Power the Future—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the Biden Administration’s decision to restrict oil and gas leasing in an Alaskan area that’s roughly 13 million acres and crucial to the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve. You can learn more about Power the Future here: https://powerthefuture.com/about-us/

6:30pm- On Friday, a man set himself on fire in Collect Pond Park right outside of the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse where Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial was unfolding. According to the New York City Fire Department, the man was brought to New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and is currently in critical condition.

6:35pm- On Saturday, the House of Representatives will vote on four foreign aid bills totaling $95 billion—including a package that would send $60 billion to Ukraine. The bills cleared a procedural hurdle on Friday with bipartisan support—316 to 94, passing with more Democrat than Republican support.

6:40pm- The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board writes: “California has spent $24 billion to combat homelessness over the last five years—and what did it get for its money? More homelessness, according to a new state audit that should embarrass Sacramento and infuriate taxpayers.” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-homelessness-state-audit-grant-parks-gavin-newsom-e51d349b?mod=opinion_lead_pos2

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:05pm- Dr. Wilfred Reilly—Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest article for National Review, “Why the Rise in Trans Shooters?” You can read the full article here:  https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/why-the-rise-in-trans-shooters/. Dr. Reilly’s new book, “Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me,” releases on June 11th but you can pre-order it now: https://a.co/d/jd6PjBb.

5:35pm- While speaking in Pennsylvania, President Joe Biden said that little kids regularly give him the middle finger. Plus, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked White House Press Secretary to clarify remarks Biden made earlier this week when he seemingly suggested his uncle was eaten by cannibals in New Guinea.

5:40pm- Students in the Nebo School District in Utah held a walkout after they were allegedly harassed by a small group of students who self-identify as “furries” and dress in animal costumes. According to the protesting students, school administrators allow the “furries” to bark at and bite other students without repercussions.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- The New York Post reports: “The man who lit himself on fire outside Manhattan court during former President Donald Trump’s ‘hush money’ trial Friday is a self-described ‘investigative researcher’ who arrived in New York in the past few days, police said… Moments before he doused himself in gasoline and set himself ablaze, Azzarello tossed a stack of pamphlets into the air, which included links to a Substack newsletter apparently authored by the self-immolator called ‘The Ponzi Papers.’ At the top of the site is an article with the headline “I have set myself on fire outside of the trump Trial,” followed by a rambling manifesto riddled with conspiracy theories on everything from cryptocurrency and Hollywood actors to COVID and former President Bill Clinton.” You can read the full article from Larry Celona, Joe Marino, and Chris Nesi here: https://nypost.com/2024/04/19/us-news/man-who-set-self-on-fire-outside-trump-trial-idd-as-max-azzarello/

4:30pm- On Saturday, the House of Representatives will vote on four foreign aid bills totaling $95 billion—including a package that would send $60 billion to Ukraine. The bills cleared a procedural hurdle on Friday with bipartisan support—316 to 94, passing with more Democrat than Republican support.

4:50pm- Prior to entering the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on Friday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said “the gag order has got to come off”—noting that it’s infringing upon his freedom of speech and prevents him from being open with the press.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- On Friday, a man set himself on fire in Collect Pond Park right outside of the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse where Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial was unfolding. According to the New York City Fire Department, the man was brought to New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and is currently in critical condition.

3:30pm- The twelve jurors serving on former President Donald Trump’s Manhattan “hush money” trial have been selected—along with six alternate jurors. According to reports, opening arguments in the case will begin on Monday. Trump has been indicted for attempting to conceal payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleges that the payment concealment amounted to falsified business records which influenced the 2016 election.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (04/18/2024):

3:05pm- After being dismissed as a potential juror in the Donald Trump “hush money” trial, a New York City resident spoke with MSNBC where she said that Trump “looked less orange” in person. She also added he looked “bored” in the courtroom.

3:10pm- On Wednesday, the Senate concluded its impeachment trial of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas—dismissing the charges. The House voted in favor of impeaching Mayorkas earlier this year. From the floor of the Senate, Sen. Mike Lee argued that the chamber’s Democratic leadership did not take the proceedings seriously, setting a terrible precedent.

3:20pm- While testifying before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday, Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas blamed “extreme weather conditions”—leading to devastated communities—for massive amounts of unlawful migration at the U.S. Southern border. During one notable exchange, Sen. Josh Hawley accused Mayorkas’ department of illegally paroling the migrant that ultimately ended up killing 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley in Georgia.

3:30pm- Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has gained ballot access in Michigan. Could this derail President Joe Biden’s chances of winning the crucial swing state?

3:40pm- Kassay Akiva of The Daily Wire writes: “The daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MI), Irsa Hirsi, was suspended from Barnard College for taking part in the anti-Israel protests at its partner school, Columbia University, she announced in a social media post….Hirsi admitted that she took part in the ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment,’ which consists of protesters with tents occupying part of the university’s campus, a violation of school rules.” You can read the full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/college-suspends-ilhan-omars-daughter-for-participating-in-anti-israel-protest-at-columbia

3:50pm- In his most recent Wall Street Journal editorial, Daniel Henninger writes: “Allow me to identify who saved the people of Israel last weekend from Iran’s missile barrage: Ronald Reagan. In 1983, President Reagan in a televised speech proposed what he called the Strategic Defense Initiative. Its core idea was that the U.S. would build defense systems that could shoot down nuclear-armed ballistic missiles, then expected to be fired by the Soviet Union at the U.S. mainland…By universal acclamation, the hero of last weekend was Israel’s missile-defense systems. The world watched in real time Saturday night as Reagan’s commitment to shooting down missiles protected Israel’s population from the more than 300 drones and ballistic and cruise missiles fired by Iran and its proxies at cities across Israel.” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/ronald-reagan-just-saved-israel-iran-missile-defense-7c6847d1?mod=opinion_lead_pos9

4:05pm- Karoline Leavitt—National Press Secretary for the 2024 Trump Campaign—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to recap Donald Trump’s recent visit to a bodega in New York City where a large crowd gathered and chanted “we want Trump.” Plus, Leavitt notes that Donald Trump has an upcoming event in Wildwood, New Jersey on May 11th. If you’re interested in attending, you can get tickets here: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/events

4:15pm- Joe Lancaster of Reason writes: “A bipartisan group of lawmakers is once again trying to keep the government from performing an end run around the Fourth Amendment by buying people's personal data. This week, President Joe Biden indicated that he opposed the bill. H.R. 4639, known as the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, ‘expands prohibited disclosures of stored electronic communications’ to include purchases of data by law enforcement and intelligence agencies.” You can read the full article here: https://reason.com/2024/04/17/biden-opposes-bill-that-would-keep-cops-and-feds-from-buying-your-data/

4:40pm- Rich saw the new dystopian movie “Civil War”—starring Nick Offerman, Jesse Plemons, and Kirsten Dunst. Rich hated it, and he hates Henry for recommending it.

5:05pm- The twelve jurors serving on former President Donald Trump’s Manhattan “hush money” trial have been selected—along with one alternate juror. According to Jonah Bromwich of the New York Times, opening arguments in the case may begin as soon as Monday. Trump has been indicted for attempting to conceal payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleges that the payment concealment amounted to falsified business records which influenced the 2016 election.

5:35pm- Gerald Posner—Pulitzer Prize finalist & author of “Pharma: Greed, Lies and the Poisoning of America”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest article for The New York Post, “Non-binary, neurodivergent activist ordering psychiatrists to push ‘gender affirming’ surgery over therapy.” You can read Posner’s full article here: https://nypost.com/2024/04/17/opinion/non-binary-activist-teddy-goetz-ordering-psychiatrists-to-push-gender-affirming-surgery-over-therapy/

6:05pm- On Thursday, a seated juror in former President Donald Trump’s Manhattan “hush money” case was dismissed from the trial after she told the judge that aspects of her identity were made public—impacting her anonymity and preventing her from being objective. While speaking with Wolf Blitzer on CNN, former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori expressed concern about the anonymity and safety of the jurors serving on the Trump trial. Khardori explained: “Now, this is not the fault of the media…Responsibility to guard all of the very specific information that we’re learning [about the jury] resides with the D.A.’s office and with the judge. I’m a little surprised that we are learning all of this because I do not think this jury is going to remain anonymous, necessarily, if they keep this up.”

6:10pm- While speaking to the press before boarding Air Force One on Wednesday, President Joe Biden seemingly suggested that his uncle was eaten by cannibals in New Guinea…wait. what? On Thursday Karine Jean Pierre clarified the President’s remarks, confirming that Biden’s uncle was not eaten by cannibals.

6:15pm- Prince Harry is now officially an American citizen! So, who hates the royals more: Rich or Prince Harry?

6:30pm- A newly released campaign ad claims that President Joe Biden is as “sharp as a knife.”

6:40pm- Joe Lancaster of Reason writes: “A bipartisan group of lawmakers is once again trying to keep the government from performing an end run around the Fourth Amendment by buying people's personal data. This week, President Joe Biden indicated that he opposed the bill. H.R. 4639, known as the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, ‘expands prohibited disclosures of stored electronic communications’ to include purchases of data by law enforcement and intelligence agencies.” You can read the full article here: https://reason.com/2024/04/17/biden-opposes-bill-that-would-keep-cops-and-feds-from-buying-your-data/

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4:

6:05pm- On Thursday, a seated juror in former President Donald Trump’s Manhattan “hush money” case was dismissed from the trial after she told the judge that aspects of her identity were made public—impacting her anonymity and preventing her from being objective. While speaking with Wolf Blitzer on CNN, former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori expressed concern about the anonymity and safety of the jurors serving on the Trump trial. Khardori explained: “Now, this is not the fault of the media…Responsibility to guard all of the very specific information that we’re learning [about the jury] resides with the D.A.’s office and with the judge. I’m a little surprised that we are learning all of this because I do not think this jury is going to remain anonymous, necessarily, if they keep this up.”

6:10pm- While speaking to the press before boarding Air Force One on Wednesday, President Joe Biden seemingly suggested that his uncle was eaten by cannibals in New Guinea…wait. what? On Thursday Karine Jean Pierre clarified the President’s remarks, confirming that Biden’s uncle was not eaten by cannibals.

6:15pm- Prince Harry is now officially an American citizen! So, who hates the royals more: Rich or Prince Harry?

6:30pm- A newly released campaign ad claims that President Joe Biden is as “sharp as a knife.”

6:40pm- Joe Lancaster of Reason writes: “A bipartisan group of lawmakers is once again trying to keep the government from performing an end run around the Fourth Amendment by buying people's personal data. This week, President Joe Biden indicated that he opposed the bill. H.R. 4639, known as the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, ‘expands prohibited disclosures of stored electronic communications’ to include purchases of data by law enforcement and intelligence agencies.” You can read the full article here: https://reason.com/2024/04/17/biden-opposes-bill-that-would-keep-cops-and-feds-from-buying-your-data/

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:05pm- The twelve jurors serving on former President Donald Trump’s Manhattan “hush money” trial have been selected—along with one alternate juror. According to Jonah Bromwich of the New York Times, opening arguments in the case may begin as soon as Monday. Trump has been indicted for attempting to conceal payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleges that the payment concealment amounted to falsified business records which influenced the 2016 election.

5:35pm- Gerald Posner—Pulitzer Prize finalist & author of “Pharma: Greed, Lies and the Poisoning of America”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest article for The New York Post, “Non-binary, neurodivergent activist ordering psychiatrists to push ‘gender affirming’ surgery over therapy.” You can read Posner’s full article here: https://nypost.com/2024/04/17/opinion/non-binary-activist-teddy-goetz-ordering-psychiatrists-to-push-gender-affirming-surgery-over-therapy/

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- Karoline Leavitt—National Press Secretary for the 2024 Trump Campaign—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to recap Donald Trump’s recent visit to a bodega in New York City where a large crowd gathered and chanted “we want Trump.” Plus, Leavitt notes that Donald Trump has an upcoming event in Wildwood, New Jersey on May 11th. If you’re interested in attending, you can get tickets here: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/events

4:15pm- Joe Lancaster of Reason writes: “A bipartisan group of lawmakers is once again trying to keep the government from performing an end run around the Fourth Amendment by buying people's personal data. This week, President Joe Biden indicated that he opposed the bill. H.R. 4639, known as the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, ‘expands prohibited disclosures of stored electronic communications’ to include purchases of data by law enforcement and intelligence agencies.” You can read the full article here: https://reason.com/2024/04/17/biden-opposes-bill-that-would-keep-cops-and-feds-from-buying-your-data/

4:40pm- Rich saw the new dystopian movie “Civil War”—starring Nick Offerman, Jesse Plemons, and Kirsten Dunst. Rich hated it, and he hates Henry for recommending it.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- After being dismissed as a potential juror in the Donald Trump “hush money” trial, a New York City resident spoke with MSNBC where she said that Trump “looked less orange” in person. She also added he looked “bored” in the courtroom.

3:10pm- On Wednesday, the Senate concluded its impeachment trial of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas—dismissing the charges. The House voted in favor of impeaching Mayorkas earlier this year. From the floor of the Senate, Sen. Mike Lee argued that the chamber’s Democratic leadership did not take the proceedings seriously, setting a terrible precedent.

3:20pm- While testifying before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday, Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas blamed “extreme weather conditions”—leading to devastated communities—for massive amounts of unlawful migration at the U.S. Southern border. During one notable exchange, Sen. Josh Hawley accused Mayorkas’ department of illegally paroling the migrant that ultimately ended up killing 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley in Georgia.

3:30pm- Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has gained ballot access in Michigan. Could this derail President Joe Biden’s chances of winning the crucial swing state?

3:40pm- Kassay Akiva of The Daily Wire writes: “The daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MI), Irsa Hirsi, was suspended from Barnard College for taking part in the anti-Israel protests at its partner school, Columbia University, she announced in a social media post….Hirsi admitted that she took part in the ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment,’ which consists of protesters with tents occupying part of the university’s campus, a violation of school rules.” You can read the full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/college-suspends-ilhan-omars-daughter-for-participating-in-anti-israel-protest-at-columbia

3:50pm- In his most recent Wall Street Journal editorial, Daniel Henninger writes: “Allow me to identify who saved the people of Israel last weekend from Iran’s missile barrage: Ronald Reagan. In 1983, President Reagan in a televised speech proposed what he called the Strategic Defense Initiative. Its core idea was that the U.S. would build defense systems that could shoot down nuclear-armed ballistic missiles, then expected to be fired by the Soviet Union at the U.S. mainland…By universal acclamation, the hero of last weekend was Israel’s missile-defense systems. The world watched in real time Saturday night as Reagan’s commitment to shooting down missiles protected Israel’s population from the more than 300 drones and ballistic and cruise missiles fired by Iran and its proxies at cities across Israel.” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/ronald-reagan-just-saved-israel-iran-missile-defense-7c6847d1?mod=opinion_lead_pos9

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (04/17/2024):

3:05pm- On Tuesday, Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) requested that Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) resign—after Speaker Johnson announced he plans to hold a vote on Ukraine aid funding later this week. Massie joins Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) as Republican members of Congress now vocally opposed to Johnson remaining in power. Working with a slim Republican majority in the House (218-213 with 4 vacancies), is Johnson now in serious jeopardy of being removed as Speaker? On Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said “Republicans need real leadership” and seemed to suggest Johnson should be replaced in favor of someone who is more fiscally responsible.

3:20pm- Annie Karni of The New York Times writes: “Speaker Mike Johnson’s elaborate plan for pushing aid to Ukraine through the House over his own party’s objections relies on an unusual strategy: He is counting on House Democrats and their leader, Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, to provide the votes necessary to clear the way for it to come to the floor.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/us/politics/johnson-democrats-ukraine-aid-plan.html

3:30pm- The Wall Street Journal writes: “Seven jurors for Donald Trump’s hush-money case were selected quickly Tuesday afternoon after a sluggish start, a pace that could clear the way for trial testimony to begin next week. Three women and four men have been chosen so far for a jury that will be the first ever to decide criminal charges against a former president. The jurors, all Manhattan residents, include a charter-school teacher, a software engineer, a salesman, a corporate lawyer and an oncology nurse.” You can read the full report from Corinne Ramey, James Fanelli, and Alex Leary here: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/jury-for-donald-trumps-hush-money-trial-takes-shape-an-oncology-nurse-a-software-engineer-a-teacher-5a65e772?mod=hp_lead_pos4

3:40pm- While speaking with Wolf Blitzer on CNN, former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori expressed concern about the anonymity and safety of the jurors serving on the Trump “hush money” trial. Khardori explained: “Now, this is not the fault of the media…Responsibility to guard all of the very specific information that we’re learning [about the jury] resides with the D.A.’s office and with the judge. I’m a little surprised that we are learning all of this because I do not think this jury is going to remain anonymous, necessarily, if they keep this up.”

4:05pm- An arrest warrant has been issued for Pennsylvania State Representative Kevin Boyle (D) after he allegedly violated a protection order by contacting his estranged wife. Earlier this year, a video of Boyle went viral when he drunkenly berated workers at a Pennsylvania bar. In the video he continually threatens to have the bar closed and asks, “do you know who I am?”

4:20pm- Following his Tuesday court appearance, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stopped at a New York City bodega and spoke with supporters.

4:40pm- On Wednesday, the Senate concluded its impeachment trial of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas—dismissing the charges. The House voted in favor of impeaching Mayorkas earlier this year. From the floor of the Senate, Sen. Mike Lee argued that the chamber’s Democratic leadership did not take the proceedings seriously.

5:00pm- Benjamin Wesier and Tracey Tully of The New York Times write: “Senator Robert Menendez may blame his wife, Nadine Menendez, for the bribery charges the couple is facing by claiming that she hid information from him and led him to believe that ‘nothing unlawful was taking place,’ according to court papers unsealed on Tuesday…The senator and his wife are accused of accepting cash, gold and a luxury car in exchange for Mr. Menendez’s willingness to use his political influence to help allies in New Jersey and to aid the governments of Egypt and Qatar. All four defendants have pleaded not guilty.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/nyregion/robert-menendez-bribery-trial.html

5:20pm- On HBO’s Real Time, Bill Maher admonished far-left Democrats in Dearborn, Michigan for chanting “death to America” at recent rallies. Congresswomen Ayana Pressley, Katie Porter, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez all refused to condemn the chants when confronted by Fox News. In the past, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has also refused to condemn the chants.

5:35pm- Julie Kelly— Political Commentator & Author of “January 6: How Democrats Used the Capitol Protests to Launch a War on Terror Against the Political Right”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Supreme Court oral argument in Fischer v. United States, a case which will determine whether obstruction laws can be used to charge January 6thdefendants. You can find Kelly’s book here: https://a.co/d/eyz9CMX

6:05pm- While speaking to the press before boarding Air Force One, President Joe Biden seemingly suggested that his uncle was eaten by cannibals in New Guinea…wait. what?

6:30pm- Alfredo Ortiz—President & CEO of Job Creators Network—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss President Joe Biden’s recent trip to Scranton, PA. Ortiz debunks the narrative that “Bidenomics” has been a success, reflecting on the massive increase in food costs. Plus, could Donald Trump win the Hispanic vote in 2024? Ortiz notes that during the Trump Administration, Hispanic home ownership reached record highs. You can find Ortiz’s book, “The Real Race Revolutionaries: How Minority Entrepreneurship Can Overcome America's Racial and Economic Divides,” here: https://a.co/d/5Pv5sX3

6:40pm- Vimal Patel of The New York Times writes: “Erwin Chemerinsky, the law school dean, hosted the dinner on Tuesday night in the backyard of his Oakland, Calif., home. The party was supposed to be a community building event, open to all third-year law students, with no speeches or formal activities. But a third-year law student and a Palestinian activist, Malak Afaneh, stood up at the event, holding a microphone, and launched into a speech.” In the video, which has gone viral on social media, the activists bizarrely claim they have a constitutional right to protest inside a private home. You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/us/uc-berkeley-palestinian-protest-free-speech.html

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4:

6:05pm- While speaking to the press before boarding Air Force One, President Joe Biden seemingly suggested that his uncle was eaten by cannibals in New Guinea…wait. what?

6:30pm- Alfredo Ortiz—President & CEO of Job Creators Network—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss President Joe Biden’s recent trip to Scranton, PA. Ortiz debunks the narrative that “Bidenomics” has been a success, reflecting on the massive increase in food costs. Plus, could Donald Trump win the Hispanic vote in 2024? Ortiz notes that during the Trump Administration, Hispanic home ownership reached record highs. You can find Ortiz’s book, “The Real Race Revolutionaries: How Minority Entrepreneurship Can Overcome America's Racial and Economic Divides,” here: https://a.co/d/5Pv5sX3

6:40pm- Vimal Patel of The New York Times writes: “Erwin Chemerinsky, the law school dean, hosted the dinner on Tuesday night in the backyard of his Oakland, Calif., home. The party was supposed to be a community building event, open to all third-year law students, with no speeches or formal activities. But a third-year law student and a Palestinian activist, Malak Afaneh, stood up at the event, holding a microphone, and launched into a speech.” In the video, which has gone viral on social media, the activists bizarrely claim they have a constitutional right to protest inside a private home. You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/us/uc-berkeley-palestinian-protest-free-speech.html

Julie Kelly— Political Commentator & Author of “January 6: How Democrats Used the Capitol Protests to Launch a War on Terror Against the Political Right”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Supreme Court oral argument in Fischer v. United States, a case which will determine whether obstruction laws can be used to charge January 6th defendants. You can find Kelly’s book here: https://a.co/d/eyz9CMX

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:00pm- Benjamin Wesier and Tracey Tully of The New York Times write: “Senator Robert Menendez may blame his wife, Nadine Menendez, for the bribery charges the couple is facing by claiming that she hid information from him and led him to believe that ‘nothing unlawful was taking place,’ according to court papers unsealed on Tuesday…The senator and his wife are accused of accepting cash, gold and a luxury car in exchange for Mr. Menendez’s willingness to use his political influence to help allies in New Jersey and to aid the governments of Egypt and Qatar. All four defendants have pleaded not guilty.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/nyregion/robert-menendez-bribery-trial.html

5:20pm- On HBO’s Real Time, Bill Maher admonished far-left Democrats in Dearborn, Michigan for chanting “death to America” at recent rallies. Congresswomen Ayana Pressley, Katie Porter, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez all refused to condemn the chants when confronted by Fox News. In the past, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has also refused to condemn the chants.

5:35pm- Julie Kelly— Political Commentator & Author of “January 6: How Democrats Used the Capitol Protests to Launch a War on Terror Against the Political Right”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Supreme Court oral argument in Fischer v. United States, a case which will determine whether obstruction laws can be used to charge January 6thdefendants. You can find Kelly’s book here: https://a.co/d/eyz9CMX

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- An arrest warrant has been issued for Pennsylvania State Representative Kevin Boyle (D) after he allegedly violated a protection order by contacting his estranged wife. Earlier this year, a video of Boyle went viral when he drunkenly berated workers at a Pennsylvania bar. In the video he continually threatens to have the bar closed and asks, “do you know who I am?”

4:20pm- Following his Tuesday court appearance, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stopped at a New York City bodega and spoke with supporters.

4:40pm- On Wednesday, the Senate concluded its impeachment trial of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas—dismissing the charges. The House voted in favor of impeaching Mayorkas earlier this year. From the floor of the Senate, Sen. Mike Lee argued that the chamber’s Democratic leadership did not take the proceedings seriously.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- On Tuesday, Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) requested that Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) resign—after Speaker Johnson announced he plans to hold a vote on Ukraine aid funding later this week. Massie joins Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) as Republican members of Congress now vocally opposed to Johnson remaining in power. Working with a slim Republican majority in the House (218-213 with 4 vacancies), is Johnson now in serious jeopardy of being removed as Speaker? On Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said “Republicans need real leadership” and seemed to suggest Johnson should be replaced in favor of someone who is more fiscally responsible.

3:20pm- Annie Karni of The New York Times writes: “Speaker Mike Johnson’s elaborate plan for pushing aid to Ukraine through the House over his own party’s objections relies on an unusual strategy: He is counting on House Democrats and their leader, Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, to provide the votes necessary to clear the way for it to come to the floor.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/us/politics/johnson-democrats-ukraine-aid-plan.html

3:30pm- The Wall Street Journal writes: “Seven jurors for Donald Trump’s hush-money case were selected quickly Tuesday afternoon after a sluggish start, a pace that could clear the way for trial testimony to begin next week. Three women and four men have been chosen so far for a jury that will be the first ever to decide criminal charges against a former president. The jurors, all Manhattan residents, include a charter-school teacher, a software engineer, a salesman, a corporate lawyer and an oncology nurse.” You can read the full report from Corinne Ramey, James Fanelli, and Alex Leary here: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/jury-for-donald-trumps-hush-money-trial-takes-shape-an-oncology-nurse-a-software-engineer-a-teacher-5a65e772?mod=hp_lead_pos4

3:40pm- While speaking with Wolf Blitzer on CNN, former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori expressed concern about the anonymity and safety of the jurors serving on the Trump “hush money” trial. Khardori explained: “Now, this is not the fault of the media…Responsibility to guard all of the very specific information that we’re learning [about the jury] resides with the D.A.’s office and with the judge. I’m a little surprised that we are learning all of this because I do not think this jury is going to remain anonymous, necessarily, if they keep this up.”

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (04/16/2024):

3:05pm- While leaving a New York City court on Monday, former President Donald Trump told reporters it is a “scam trial” and the politicized charges amount to “election interference.” He also revealed that the judge will not allow him to skip part of the trial to attend his son’s high school graduation ceremony. Trump has been indicted for attempting to conceal payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleges that the payment concealment amounted to falsified business records which influenced the 2016 election.

3:10pm- On Tuesday, Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) requested that Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) resign—after Speaker Johnson announced he plans to hold a vote on Ukraine aid funding later this week. Massie joins Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) as Republican members of Congress now vocally opposed to Johnson remaining in power. Working with a slim Republican majority in the House (218-213 with 4 vacancies), is Johnson now in serious jeopardy of being removed as Speaker?

3:15pm- According to Ryan Saavedra of The Daily Wire, Saudi Arabia publicly acknowledged that they assisted Israel, the United States, the U.K., Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates in “repelling a combination of more than 300 missiles and drones” launched from Iran and directed at Israel. You can read the full report here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/saudi-arabia-publicly-acknowledges-defending-israel-from-iranian-attacks-reports

3:30pm- While entering court on Tuesday, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he should be on the campaign trail visiting swing states instead of defending himself in court against politicized charges.

3:40pm- James Lynch of National Review writes: “House Republicans delivered articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate, citing his refusal to combat record levels of illegal immigration. A group of GOP impeachment managers walked over to the Senate Tuesday afternoon to officially deliver the articles and initiate an impeachment trial as Democrats seek to expedite the process or dismiss the charges altogether. Senators will be sworn-in as jurors on Wednesday to begin trial proceedings.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/house-republicans-deliver-mayorkas-impeachment-articles-to-senate/

3:50pm- While appearing on CNN, New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman ridiculously accused Donald Trump of glaring at her in court after she reported that Trump may have fallen asleep during legal proceedings.

4:05pm- Bruce LeVell—Senior Advisor to President Donald Trump & Former Small Business Advisory Advocate for the White House—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the 2024 campaign, Trump’s New York City trial over “hush money” payments, and President Joe Biden’s recent trip to Scranton.

4:25pm- While appearing on CNN, New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman ridiculously accused Donald Trump of glaring at her in court after she reported that Trump may have fallen asleep during legal proceedings.

4:30pm- Andrew C. McCarthy—Senior Fellow at National Review Institute & Author of “Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Donald Trump’s ongoing “hush money” trial. Trump was indicted for attempting to conceal payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleges that the payment concealment amounted to falsified business records which influenced the 2016 election. McCarthy hilariously notes that Bragg’s legal argument seems to imply that it’s acceptable for a politician to pay-off adult film actresses with campaign funds provided the transactions are properly documented! You can learn more about his book here: https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/ball-of-collusion/.  

4:50pm- On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Fischer v. United States—a case which will determine whether obstruction laws can be used to charge January 6th defendants. While questioning U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, Justice Neil Gorsuch asked if “pulling a fire alarm before a [Congressional] vote” would qualify as obstruction, potentially resulting in up to 20-years of federal imprisonment. Notably, Congressman Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) pulled a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building just prior to the House holding its vote on a stopgap spending measure—allegedly to delay the vote.

5:05pm- Dr. Victoria Coates—Former Deputy National Security Advisor & the Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the recent op-ed she co-authored with Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) for Fox News, “Biden’s Moral Equivalency Between Israel and the Palestinians Will Result in Failure—Again.” Coates and Roy write that President Joe “Biden still claims to ‘stand with Israel.’ But he doesn’t want to stand with Israel too much because he risks losing the votes of those who support the Palestinians—including, apparently, his own wife. So now he’s encouraging Israel to stand down instead of standing up to the Iranians.” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/bidens-moral-equivalency-between-israel-palestinians-will-result-failure-again. Dr. Coates is the author of “David’s Sling: A History of Democracy in Ten Works of Art.” You can find her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Davids-Sling-History-Democracy-Works/dp/1594037213.

5:30pm- Matthew Lamb—Associate Editor of The College Fix—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to talk about the website’s recent article, “Philly Med School Will Pursue ‘Diverse Workforce’ Through Scholarship, Special Program.” You can read the full piece here: https://www.thecollegefix.com/philly-med-school-will-pursue-diverse-workforce-through-scholarships-special-programs/

5:50pm- Rich is filling in for Mark Levin tonight!

Dr. Victoria Coates—Former Deputy National Security Advisor & the Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the recent op-ed she co-authored with Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) for Fox News, “Biden’s Moral Equivalency Between Israel and the Palestinians Will Result in Failure—Again.” Coates and Roy write that President Joe “Biden still claims to ‘stand with Israel.’ But he doesn’t want to stand with Israel too much because he risks losing the votes of those who support the Palestinians—including, apparently, his own wife. So now he’s encouraging Israel to stand down instead of standing up to the Iranians.” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/bidens-moral-equivalency-between-israel-palestinians-will-result-failure-again. Dr. Coates is the author of “David’s Sling: A History of Democracy in Ten Works of Art.” You can find her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Davids-Sling-History-Democracy-Works/dp/1594037213.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:05pm- Dr. Victoria Coates—Former Deputy National Security Advisor & the Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the recent op-ed she co-authored with Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) for Fox News, “Biden’s Moral Equivalency Between Israel and the Palestinians Will Result in Failure—Again.” Coates and Roy write that President Joe “Biden still claims to ‘stand with Israel.’ But he doesn’t want to stand with Israel too much because he risks losing the votes of those who support the Palestinians—including, apparently, his own wife. So now he’s encouraging Israel to stand down instead of standing up to the Iranians.” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/bidens-moral-equivalency-between-israel-palestinians-will-result-failure-again. Dr. Coates is the author of “David’s Sling: A History of Democracy in Ten Works of Art.” You can find her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Davids-Sling-History-Democracy-Works/dp/1594037213.

5:30pm- Matthew Lamb—Associate Editor of The College Fix—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to talk about the website’s recent article, “Philly Med School Will Pursue ‘Diverse Workforce’ Through Scholarship, Special Program.” You can read the full piece here: https://www.thecollegefix.com/philly-med-school-will-pursue-diverse-workforce-through-scholarships-special-programs/

5:50pm- Rich is filling in for Mark Levin tonight!

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- Bruce LeVell—Senior Advisor to President Donald Trump & Former Small Business Advisory Advocate for the White House—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the 2024 campaign, Trump’s New York City trial over “hush money” payments, and President Joe Biden’s recent trip to Scranton.

4:25pm- While appearing on CNN, New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman ridiculously accused Donald Trump of glaring at her in court after she reported that Trump may have fallen asleep during legal proceedings.

4:30pm- Andrew C. McCarthy—Senior Fellow at National Review Institute & Author of “Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Donald Trump’s ongoing “hush money” trial. Trump was indicted for attempting to conceal payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleges that the payment concealment amounted to falsified business records which influenced the 2016 election. McCarthy hilariously notes that Bragg’s legal argument seems to imply that it’s acceptable for a politician to pay-off adult film actresses with campaign funds provided the transactions are properly documented! You can learn more about his book here: https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/ball-of-collusion/.  

4:50pm- On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Fischer v. United States—a case which will determine whether obstruction laws can be used to charge January 6th defendants. While questioning U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, Justice Neil Gorsuch asked if “pulling a fire alarm before a [Congressional] vote” would qualify as obstruction, potentially resulting in up to 20-years of federal imprisonment. Notably, Congressman Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) pulled a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building just prior to the House holding its vote on a stopgap spending measure—allegedly to delay the vote.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- While leaving a New York City court on Monday, former President Donald Trump told reporters it is a “scam trial” and the politicized charges amount to “election interference.” He also revealed that the judge will not allow him to skip part of the trial to attend his son’s high school graduation ceremony. Trump has been indicted for attempting to conceal payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleges that the payment concealment amounted to falsified business records which influenced the 2016 election.

3:10pm- On Tuesday, Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) requested that Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) resign—after Speaker Johnson announced he plans to hold a vote on Ukraine aid funding later this week. Massie joins Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) as Republican members of Congress now vocally opposed to Johnson remaining in power. Working with a slim Republican majority in the House (218-213 with 4 vacancies), is Johnson now in serious jeopardy of being removed as Speaker?

3:15pm- According to Ryan Saavedra of The Daily Wire, Saudi Arabia publicly acknowledged that they assisted Israel, the United States, the U.K., Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates in “repelling a combination of more than 300 missiles and drones” launched from Iran and directed at Israel. You can read the full report here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/saudi-arabia-publicly-acknowledges-defending-israel-from-iranian-attacks-reports

3:30pm- While entering court on Tuesday, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he should be on the campaign trail visiting swing states instead of defending himself in court against politicized charges.

3:40pm- James Lynch of National Review writes: “House Republicans delivered articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate, citing his refusal to combat record levels of illegal immigration. A group of GOP impeachment managers walked over to the Senate Tuesday afternoon to officially deliver the articles and initiate an impeachment trial as Democrats seek to expedite the process or dismiss the charges altogether. Senators will be sworn-in as jurors on Wednesday to begin trial proceedings.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/house-republicans-deliver-mayorkas-impeachment-articles-to-senate/

3:50pm- While appearing on CNN, New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman ridiculously accused Donald Trump of glaring at her in court after she reported that Trump may have fallen asleep during legal proceedings.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (04/15/2024):

3:05pm- The Washington Post reports: “The FBI has opened a criminal investigation focusing on the massive container ship that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last month—a probe that will look at least in part at whether the crew left the port knowing the vessel had serious system problems.” You can read the full report from Katie Mettler, Devlin Barrett, Danny Nguyen, and Peter Hermann here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/04/15/balitmore-key-bridge-criminal-investigation/

3:15pm- On Saturday, Iran launched an estimated 170 drones and 150 missiles at Israel. Thankfully, most of the attack was blunted by Israel’s missile defense system resulting in only minimal damage inside of Israel.

3:20pm- Reacting to Iran’s attack on Israel, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said it was necessary for Congress to pass a foreign aid bill that not only sends money to Israel but also tens-of-billions of dollars to Ukraine.

3:30pm- According to a concerning report from Reuters, “Iran informed Turkey in advance of its planned operation against Israel, a Turkish diplomatic source told Reuters on Sunday, adding that Washington had conveyed to Tehran via Ankara that any action it took had to be ‘within certain limits.’… The Turkish source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan had spoken to both his US and Iranian counterparts in the past week to discuss the planned Iranian operation… ‘Iran informed us in advance of what would happen. Possible developments also came up during the meeting with Blinken, and they (the US) conveyed to Iran through us that this reaction must be within certain limits,’ the source said.” Did the Biden Administration negotiate the severity of the attack against Israel? You can read the full report here: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-informed-turkey-advance-its-operation-against-israel-turkish-source-2024-04-14/

3:40pm- In response to Iran’s attack on Israel, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told supporters at a rally in Schnecksville, PA that “the weakness that we've shown is unbelievable and it would not have happened if we were in office. You know that. They know that. Everybody knows that. America prays for Israel, and we send our absolute support.”

3:55pm- Organized protests in major cities across the globe—including New York City and Chicago domestically—are taking place in hopes of stifling the global economy as part of a bizarre form of support for Palestinians. The demonstrations are purposefully clogging busy streets and bridges.

4:05pm- Organized protests in major cities across the globe—including New York City and Chicago domestically—are taking place in hopes of stifling the global economy as part of a bizarre form of support for Palestinians. The demonstrations are purposefully clogging busy streets and bridges. The radical left group responsible for the organized disruptions is A15. Their website accuses “the global economy” of being “complicit in genocide.” 

4:30pm- Christian Toto—award-winning journalist, movie critic, and editor of HollywoodInToto.com—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest article for The Daily Wire, “Hollywood’s Propaganda Machine Leaves Viewers Scrambling For Older Shows.” You can read the full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/hollywoods-propaganda-machine-leaves-viewers-scrambling-for-older-shows. Toto is the host of The Hollywood in Toto Podcast which you can find here: https://www.hollywoodintoto.com.

4:50pm- While leaving a New York City court on Monday, former President Donald Trump told reporters it is a “scam trial” and the politicized charges amount to “election interference.” Trump has been indicted for attempting to conceal payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleges that the payment concealment amounted to falsified business records which influenced the 2016 election.

5:00pm- Pastor Bill Devlin—of the charity Widows & Orphans—joins The Rich Zeoli Show live from Kirkuk, Iraq where he is providing aid to Christians being persecuted by the Islamic State. Pastor Devlin also describes what it was like being in the Middle East over the weekend while Iran launched an attack against Israel. To learn more about Pastor Devlin and Windows & Orphans visit: https://www.widowsandorphans.info/pastor-william-devlin

5:15pm- While leaving a New York City court on Monday, former President Donald Trump told reporters it is a “scam trial” and the politicized charges amount to “election interference.” He also revealed that the judge will not allow him to skip part of the trial to attend his son’s high school graduation. Trump has been indicted for attempting to conceal payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleges that the payment concealment amounted to falsified business records which influenced the 2016 election.

5:35pm- Rich had an interesting morning—hauling 1,000 pounds of sand, and then walking around Wegmans with unicorn balloons.

5:40pm- Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times reports: “The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily allowed a ban to take effect in Idaho on gender-affirming treatment for minors, a signal that at least some justices appear comfortable with wading into another front in the culture wars. In siding with state officials who had asked the court to lift a block on the law, the justices were split, with a majority of the conservative justices voting to enforce the ban over the objections of the three liberal justices. The justices also specified that their decision would remain in place until the appeals process had ended.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/us/politics/supreme-court-idaho-transgender.html

5:50- What’s the best fast-food chain in America?

6:05pm- Elizabeth Goitein—Co-Director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice—writes “Buried in the House intelligence committee’s Section 702 ‘reform’ bill, which is schedule for a floor vote as soon as tomorrow, is the biggest expansion of surveillance inside the United States since the Patriot Act. Through a seemingly innocuous change to the definition of ‘electronic service communications provider,’ the bill vastly expands the universe of U.S. businesses that can be conscripted to aid the government in conducting surveillance. Under current law, the government can compel companies that have direct access to communications, such as phone, email, and text messaging service providers, to assist in Section 702 surveillance by turning over the communications of Section 702 targets. Under Section 504 of the House intelligence committee’s bill, any entity that has access to *equipment* on which communications may be transmitted or stored, such as an ordinary router, is fair game. What does that mean in practice? It’s simple…Hotels, libraries, coffee shops, and other places that offer wifi to their customers could be forced to serve as surrogate spies. They could be required to configure their systems to ensure that they can provide the government access to entire streams of communications.” You can read her full statement on X: https://twitter.com/LizaGoitein/status/1734249938333167889

6:15pm- While appearing on MSNBC, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) said that if it hadn’t been for a Russian disinformation campaign during the 2016 election cycle, Hillary Clinton would have defeated Donald Trump.

6:40pm- The Washington Post reports: “The FBI has opened a criminal investigation focusing on the massive container ship that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last month—a probe that will look at least in part at whether the crew left the port knowing the vessel had serious system problems.” You can read the full report from Katie Mettler, Devlin Barrett, Danny Nguyen, and Peter Hermann here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/04/15/balitmore-key-bridge-criminal-investigation/

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4:

6:05pm- Elizabeth Goitein—Co-Director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice—writes “Buried in the House intelligence committee’s Section 702 ‘reform’ bill, which is schedule for a floor vote as soon as tomorrow, is the biggest expansion of surveillance inside the United States since the Patriot Act. Through a seemingly innocuous change to the definition of ‘electronic service communications provider,’ the bill vastly expands the universe of U.S. businesses that can be conscripted to aid the government in conducting surveillance. Under current law, the government can compel companies that have direct access to communications, such as phone, email, and text messaging service providers, to assist in Section 702 surveillance by turning over the communications of Section 702 targets. Under Section 504 of the House intelligence committee’s bill, any entity that has access to *equipment* on which communications may be transmitted or stored, such as an ordinary router, is fair game. What does that mean in practice? It’s simple…Hotels, libraries, coffee shops, and other places that offer wifi to their customers could be forced to serve as surrogate spies. They could be required to configure their systems to ensure that they can provide the government access to entire streams of communications.” You can read her full statement on X: https://twitter.com/LizaGoitein/status/1734249938333167889

6:15pm- While appearing on MSNBC, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) said that if it hadn’t been for a Russian disinformation campaign during the 2016 election cycle, Hillary Clinton would have defeated Donald Trump.

6:40pm- The Washington Post reports: “The FBI has opened a criminal investigation focusing on the massive container ship that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last month—a probe that will look at least in part at whether the crew left the port knowing the vessel had serious system problems.” You can read the full report from Katie Mettler, Devlin Barrett, Danny Nguyen, and Peter Hermann here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/04/15/balitmore-key-bridge-criminal-investigation/

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:00pm- Pastor Bill Devlin—of the charity Widows & Orphans—joins The Rich Zeoli Show live from Kirkuk, Iraq where he is providing aid to Christians being persecuted by the Islamic State. Pastor Devlin also describes what it was like being in the Middle East over the weekend while Iran launched an attack against Israel. To learn more about Pastor Devlin and Windows & Orphans visit: https://www.widowsandorphans.info/pastor-william-devlin

5:15pm- While leaving a New York City court on Monday, former President Donald Trump told reporters it is a “scam trial” and the politicized charges amount to “election interference.” He also revealed that the judge will not allow him to skip part of the trial to attend his son’s high school graduation. Trump has been indicted for attempting to conceal payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleges that the payment concealment amounted to falsified business records which influenced the 2016 election.

5:35pm- Rich had an interesting morning—hauling 1,000 pounds of sand, and then walking around Wegmans with unicorn balloons.

5:40pm- Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times reports: “The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily allowed a ban to take effect in Idaho on gender-affirming treatment for minors, a signal that at least some justices appear comfortable with wading into another front in the culture wars. In siding with state officials who had asked the court to lift a block on the law, the justices were split, with a majority of the conservative justices voting to enforce the ban over the objections of the three liberal justices. The justices also specified that their decision would remain in place until the appeals process had ended.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/us/politics/supreme-court-idaho-transgender.html

5:50- What’s the best fast-food chain in America?

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- Organized protests in major cities across the globe—including New York City and Chicago domestically—are taking place in hopes of stifling the global economy as a bizarre form of support for Palestinians. The demonstrations appear to be purposefully clogging busy streets and bridges. The radical left group responsible for the organized disruptions is A15. Their website accuses “the global economy” of being “complicit in genocide.” 

4:30pm- Christian Toto—award-winning journalist, movie critic, and editor of HollywoodInToto.com—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest article for The Daily Wire, “Hollywood’s Propaganda Machine Leaves Viewers Scrambling For Older Shows.” You can read the full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/hollywoods-propaganda-machine-leaves-viewers-scrambling-for-older-shows. Toto is the host of The Hollywood in Toto Podcast which you can find here: https://www.hollywoodintoto.com.

4:50pm- While leaving a New York City Court on Monday, former President Donald Trump told reporters it is a “scam trial” and the politicized charges amount to “election interference.” Trump has been indicted for attempting to conceal payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleges that the payment concealment amounted to falsified business records which influenced the 2016 election.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- The Washington Post reports: “The FBI has opened a criminal investigation focusing on the massive container ship that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last month—a probe that will look at least in part at whether the crew left the port knowing the vessel had serious system problems.” You can read the full report from Katie Mettler, Devlin Barrett, Danny Nguyen, and Peter Hermann here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/04/15/balitmore-key-bridge-criminal-investigation/

3:15pm- On Saturday, Iran launched an estimated 170 drones and 150 missiles at Israel. Thankfully, most of the attack was blunted by Israel’s missile defense system resulting in only minimal damage inside of Israel.

3:20pm- Reacting to Iran’s attack on Israel, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said it was necessary for Congress to pass a foreign aid bill that not only sends money to Israel but also tens-of-billions of dollars to Ukraine.

3:30pm- According to a concerning report from Reuters, “Iran informed Turkey in advance of its planned operation against Israel, a Turkish diplomatic source told Reuters on Sunday, adding that Washington had conveyed to Tehran via Ankara that any action it took had to be ‘within certain limits.’… The Turkish source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan had spoken to both his US and Iranian counterparts in the past week to discuss the planned Iranian operation… ‘Iran informed us in advance of what would happen. Possible developments also came up during the meeting with Blinken, and they (the US) conveyed to Iran through us that this reaction must be within certain limits,’ the source said.” Did the Biden Administration negotiate the severity of the attack against Israel? You can read the full report here: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-informed-turkey-advance-its-operation-against-israel-turkish-source-2024-04-14/

3:40pm- In response to Iran’s attack on Israel, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told supporters at a rally in Schnecksville, PA that “the weakness that we've shown is unbelievable and it would not have happened if we were in office. You know that. They know that. Everybody knows that. America prays for Israel, and we send our absolute support.”

3:55pm- Organized protests in major cities across the globe—including New York City and Chicago domestically—are taking place in hopes of stifling the global economy as part of a bizarre form of support for Palestinians. The demonstrations are purposefully clogging busy streets and bridges.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (04/12/2024):

3:05pm- Charlie Savage and Luke Broadwater report that on Friday, the House of Representatives “passed a two-year reauthorization of an expiring warrantless surveillance law that had stalled this week amid G.O.P. resistance—but only after narrowly rejecting a bipartisan effort to restrict searches of Americans’ messages swept up by the program. The bill would extend a provision of law known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, that is set to lapse next Friday…Grasping to salvage the measure before the law expires, Speaker Mike Johnson put forward a shorter extension than its originally envisioned five years, persuading hard-right Republicans who had blocked the bill to allow it to move forward. The final vote was 273 to 147, with both parties split. One hundred and twenty-six Republicans joined 147 Democrats in favor, while 88 Republicans and 59 Democrats were opposed. The legislation still must be cleared by the Senate and signed by President Biden. But the main obstacle has been in the House.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/us/politics/surveillance-bill-fisa.html

3:15pm- Now that reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has passed in the House of Representatives, could Mike Johnson’s Speakership be in jeopardy?

3:30pm- Earlier this month while appearing on MSNBC, Biden-Harris Campaign Finance Chair Rufus Gifford insisted “every dime” of money donated to the Democratic National Committee will go towards campaigning—emphasizing that the funds were not being used for President Joe Biden’s legal fees. However, there are now reports that the DNC contributed $1.5 million for lawyers and fees related to a federal investigation into Biden’s mishandling of classified documents. You can read more here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/dems-used-campaign-funds-to-pay-for-bidens-legal-bills-while-hitting-trump-for-doing-the-same-thing

3:50pm- Rich still hates Woodrow Wilson. Does his disdain for the former president even prevent him from using the Woodrow Wilson Rest Area in New Jersey?

4:05pm- Charlie Savage and Luke Broadwater report that on Friday, the House of Representatives “passed a two-year reauthorization of an expiring warrantless surveillance law that had stalled this week amid G.O.P. resistance—but only after narrowly rejecting a bipartisan effort to restrict searches of Americans’ messages swept up by the program. The bill would extend a provision of law known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, that is set to lapse next Friday…Grasping to salvage the measure before the law expires, Speaker Mike Johnson put forward a shorter extension than its originally envisioned five years, persuading hard-right Republicans who had blocked the bill to allow it to move forward. The final vote was 273 to 147, with both parties split. One hundred and twenty-six Republicans joined 147 Democrats in favor, while 88 Republicans and 59 Democrats were opposed. The legislation still must be cleared by the Senate and signed by President Biden. But the main obstacle has been in the House.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/us/politics/surveillance-bill-fisa.html

4:15pm- Julia Ainsley, Didi Martinez, and Laura Srickler of NBC News report that “an Afghan migrant on the terrorist watchlist spent nearly a year inside the U.S. after he was apprehended and released by Border Patrol agents last year...The man was arrested in February and then released last month again by an immigration judge who was not told he was a national security threat. Mohammad Kharwin, 48, was freed on bond as he awaited an immigration hearing in Texas, scheduled for 2025, U.S. officials said. There were no restrictions on his movements inside the U.S. Late Thursday, Kharwin was taken into custody again by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, a Homeland Security spokesperson said.” You can read the full report here: https://www.nbcnews.com/investigations/man-terror-watchlist-remains-us-released-border-patrol-rcna147192

4:40pm- Dr. Victoria Coates—Former Deputy National Security Advisor & the Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the House voting in favor of reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and how, according to reports, she was on a list of Americans—which included Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Jared Kushner, and Ben Carson—who were warrantlessly surveilled by the Obama Administration prior to the 2016 presidential election. According to CBS News, Iran is expected to attack Israel within the next 24 to 48 hours, potentially using a combination of hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles. Dr. Coates is the author of “David’s Sling: A History of Democracy in Ten Works of Art.” You can find her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Davids-Sling-History-Democracy-Works/dp/1594037213.

5:05pm- Dr. Wilfred Reilly—Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his new book, “Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me.” Dr. Reilly also weighs-in on a University of Maryland Professor who bizarrely claims that white rural voters are “racist, xenophobic, anti-immigrant, anti-gay” and pose a “threat” to the country. Plus, is President Joe Biden attempting to win young voters with massive student loan forgiveness pledges? Dr. Reilly’s new book releases on June 11th but you can pre-order it now: https://a.co/d/jd6PjBb.

5:40pm- On Friday, Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) held a joint press conference from Mar-a-Lago in Florida—announcing a proposal for a new election integrity bill which would prevent non-U.S. citizens from voting in elections. While taking questions from the press, Trump reemphasized his support for Johnson as House Speaker.

6:05- During MSNBC’s Morning Joe, eight undecided voters were asked if they would personally be better off under a Donald Trump or Joe Biden economy—all eight members of the group raised their hands in favor of Trump, with one even calling Biden “disastrous for the economy.”

6:15pm- While appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, New York Times columnist and political analyst Anand Giridharadas suggested that Democrats cannot be afraid to defend “chaos and ungovernability” at the border.

6:40pm- On Thursday, former CBS News correspondent Catherine Herridge testified before the House Committee Hearing on the Press Act. During her opening statement, Herridge said: “CBS seized hundreds of my reporting files including confidential source information” which she believes “crossed a red line.” She continued, “if confidential sources are not protected, I fear investigative journalism is dead."

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4:

6:05- During MSNBC’s Morning Joe, eight undecided voters were asked if they would personally be better off under a Donald Trump or Joe Biden economy—all eight members of the group raised their hands in favor of Trump, with one even calling Biden “disastrous for the economy.”

6:15pm- While appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, New York Times columnist and political analyst Anand Giridharadas suggested that Democrats cannot be afraid to defend “chaos and ungovernability” at the border.

6:40pm- On Thursday, former CBS News correspondent Catherine Herridge testified before the House Committee Hearing on the Press Act. During her opening statement, Herridge said: “CBS seized hundreds of my reporting files including confidential source information” which she believes “crossed a red line.” She continued, “if confidential sources are not protected, I fear investigative journalism is dead."

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:05pm- Dr. Wilfred Reilly—Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his new book, “Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me.” Dr. Reilly also weighs-in on a University of Maryland Professor who bizarrely claims that white rural voters are “racist, xenophobic, anti-immigrant, anti-gay” and pose a “threat” to the country. Plus, is President Joe Biden attempting to win young voters with massive student loan forgiveness pledges? Dr. Reilly’s new book releases on June 11th but you can pre-order it now: https://a.co/d/jd6PjBb.

5:40pm- On Friday, Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) held a joint press conference from Mar-a-Lago in Florida—announcing a proposal for a new election integrity bill which would prevent non-U.S. citizens from voting in elections. While taking questions from the press, Trump reemphasized his support for Johnson as House Speaker.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- Charlie Savage and Luke Broadwater report that on Friday, the House of Representatives “passed a two-year reauthorization of an expiring warrantless surveillance law that had stalled this week amid G.O.P. resistance—but only after narrowly rejecting a bipartisan effort to restrict searches of Americans’ messages swept up by the program. The bill would extend a provision of law known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, that is set to lapse next Friday…Grasping to salvage the measure before the law expires, Speaker Mike Johnson put forward a shorter extension than its originally envisioned five years, persuading hard-right Republicans who had blocked the bill to allow it to move forward. The final vote was 273 to 147, with both parties split. One hundred and twenty-six Republicans joined 147 Democrats in favor, while 88 Republicans and 59 Democrats were opposed. The legislation still must be cleared by the Senate and signed by President Biden. But the main obstacle has been in the House.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/us/politics/surveillance-bill-fisa.html

4:15pm- Julia Ainsley, Didi Martinez, and Laura Srickler of NBC News report that “an Afghan migrant on the terrorist watchlist spent nearly a year inside the U.S. after he was apprehended and released by Border Patrol agents last year...The man was arrested in February and then released last month again by an immigration judge who was not told he was a national security threat. Mohammad Kharwin, 48, was freed on bond as he awaited an immigration hearing in Texas, scheduled for 2025, U.S. officials said. There were no restrictions on his movements inside the U.S. Late Thursday, Kharwin was taken into custody again by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, a Homeland Security spokesperson said.” You can read the full report here: https://www.nbcnews.com/investigations/man-terror-watchlist-remains-us-released-border-patrol-rcna147192

4:40pm- Dr. Victoria Coates—Former Deputy National Security Advisor & the Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the House voting in favor of reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and how, according to reports, she was on a list of Americans—which included Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Jared Kushner, and Ben Carson—who were warrantlessly surveilled by the Obama Administration prior to the 2016 presidential election. According to CBS News, Iran is expected to attack Israel within the next 24 to 48 hours, potentially using a combination of hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles. Dr. Coates is the author of “David’s Sling: A History of Democracy in Ten Works of Art.” You can find her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Davids-Sling-History-Democracy-Works/dp/1594037213.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- Charlie Savage and Luke Broadwater report that on Friday, the House of Representatives “passed a two-year reauthorization of an expiring warrantless surveillance law that had stalled this week amid G.O.P. resistance—but only after narrowly rejecting a bipartisan effort to restrict searches of Americans’ messages swept up by the program. The bill would extend a provision of law known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, that is set to lapse next Friday…Grasping to salvage the measure before the law expires, Speaker Mike Johnson put forward a shorter extension than its originally envisioned five years, persuading hard-right Republicans who had blocked the bill to allow it to move forward. The final vote was 273 to 147, with both parties split. One hundred and twenty-six Republicans joined 147 Democrats in favor, while 88 Republicans and 59 Democrats were opposed. The legislation still must be cleared by the Senate and signed by President Biden. But the main obstacle has been in the House.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/us/politics/surveillance-bill-fisa.html

3:15pm- Now that reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has passed in the House of Representatives, could Mike Johnson’s Speakership be in jeopardy?

3:30pm- Earlier this month while appearing on MSNBC, Biden-Harris Campaign Finance Chair Rufus Gifford insisted “every dime” of money donated to the Democratic National Committee will go towards campaigning—emphasizing that the funds were not being used for President Joe Biden’s legal fees. However, there are now reports that the DNC contributed $1.5 million for lawyers and fees related to a federal investigation into Biden’s mishandling of classified documents. You can read more here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/dems-used-campaign-funds-to-pay-for-bidens-legal-bills-while-hitting-trump-for-doing-the-same-thing

3:50pm- Rich still hates Woodrow Wilson. Does his disdain for the former president even prevent him from using the Woodrow Wilson Rest Area in New Jersey?

Dr. Victoria Coates—Former Deputy National Security Advisor & the Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the House voting in favor of reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and how, according to reports, she was on a list of Americans—which included Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Jared Kushner, and Ben Carson—who were warrantlessly surveilled by the Obama Administration prior to the 2016 presidential election. Plus, according to CBS News, Iran is expected to attack Israel within the next 24 to 48 hours, potentially using a combination of hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles. Dr. Coates is the author of “David’s Sling: A History of Democracy in Ten Works of Art.” You can find her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Davids-Sling-History-Democracy-Works/dp/1594037213.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (04/11/2024):

3:05pm- According to a report on NBC Nightly News, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump now leads President Joe Biden among voters aged 18 to 29 by 18% (58% to 40%). Interestingly, Biden won the demographic outright in 2020. On Monday, the Biden Administration announced a new plan to forgive student loans for up to 30 million Americans. And during a visit to North Philadelphia on Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris discussed the merits of wide-spread student loan forgiveness. Could this be a strategic attempt to appeal to young voters?

3:30pm- Karoline Leavitt—National Press Secretary for the 2024 Trump Campaign—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s upcoming campaign appearance in Pennsylvania. Though the Biden campaign team has been unwilling to confirm participation in any presidential debates, Leavitt emphasizes Trump’s ready to debate “anytime, anywhere.” PLUS, Leavitt recaps Trump’s viral visit to a Georgia-based Chick-fil-A restaurant where he ordered 30 milkshakes! If you’re interested in seeing Trump in Schnecksville, PA this Saturday visit: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/events

3:40pm- Happy Birthday to Henry! But should adults be celebrating their birthdays after they turn 21? Matt says you shouldn’t be allowed to have another party until you turn 100.

3:50pm- Former NFL running back OJ Simpson has died at age 76 after a battle with cancer. Simpson was, of course, accused of killing his wife in 1995—though, was ultimately acquitted.

4:05pm- On Thursday, former CBS News correspondent Catherine Herridge testified before the House Committee Hearing on the Press Act. During her opening statement, Herridge said: “CBS seized hundreds of my reporting files including confidential source information” which she believes “crossed a red line.” She continued, “if confidential sources are not protected, I fear investigative journalism is dead."

4:30pm- Luke Broadwater and Charlie Savage of The New York Times write: “Right-wing House Republicans on Wednesday blocked legislation to extend an expiring warrantless surveillance law that national security officials call crucial to gathering intelligence and fighting terrorism, dealing Speaker Mike Johnson a stinging defeat after former President Donald J. Trump urged lawmakers to kill the bill. In an upset on the House floor, the measure, which would extend a section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act known as Section 702, failed what is normally a routine procedural test. On a vote of 228 to 193, 19 House Republicans, most aligned with the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus, joined Democrats in opposing its consideration.” You can read the full article: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/us/politics/fisa-trump-johnson-house.html

4:50pm- Dustin Volz and Lindsay Wise of The Wall Street Journal note that “absent congressional action, [Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act] will expire in April. But [Speaker of the House Mike] Johnson might have an out, as some experts say the law could potentially continue for another year because of how and when the secretive court that oversees the program grants annual approval for the categories of intelligence collection it allows. Those annual certifications were recently granted by the FISA Court, according to Biden administration officials.” You can read more here: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/kill-fisa-trump-creates-new-headache-for-speaker-johnson-over-spy-powers-vote-96ead8a8?mod=hp_lead_pos3

5:05pm- Congressman Scott Perry—Representative for Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the potential reauthorization and expansion of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Rep. Perry notes that FISA has been used improperly to collect warrantless surveillance of American citizens. Alarmingly, despite technically expiring on April 19th, the program can continue to operate for an additional year even without congressional reauthorization. You can learn more about Congressman Perry here: https://perry.house.gov

5:25pm- Rupa Subramanya of The Free Press writes: “Filmed above Baghdad, from a U.S. military Apache helicopter, the grainy black-and-white video opens with a voice instructing the pilot to ‘light ’em all up.’ Then, there’s open fire: a torrent of bullets flying into a small group of people on the ground. The pilots believed that two of them were carrying weapons over their shoulders. As it turned out, the pilots were mistaken: what they thought were guns were actually cameras, carried by a photojournalist and his assistant. Employees of Reuters, Saeed Chmagh and Namir Noor-Eldeen, were among the at least eight civilians killed by this attack in July 2007. That month, the news agency issued a Freedom of Information request for the footage taken from the helicopter, but it was ultimately blocked by the Pentagon. The American public could easily have remained ignorant of what happened that day—if it weren’t for Julian Assange.” You can read the full article here: https://www.thefp.com/p/julian-assange-whistleblower-extradition

5:40pm- Rich hates the 28th President of the United States Woodrow Wilson and his policies—and he wants to make sure you know it! Plus, Henry reveals his bizarre appreciation for toy lightsabers.

6:05pm- Dr. EJ Antoni—Economist & Research Fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss March’s inflation report which indicates the consumer price index has risen 3.5% year-to-year, a 0.3% increase from February. You can find Dr. Antoni’s work here: https://www.heritage.org/staff/ej-antoni

6:25pm- Jennifer Stefano—Columnist at the Philadelphia Inquirer—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the worsening opioid epidemic in Philadelphia, specifically open-air drug use and safe injection sites. What policies must city officials adopt to crackdown on this problem? Plus, Rich and Jennifer recap their recent appearance on Fox News!

6:50pm- Emi Tuyetnhi Tran of NBC News writes: “A consortium of civil rights groups voted unanimously Wednesday to petition the Maryland state government to rename the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which was destroyed by a cargo ship last month, because Key, the author of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner,’ was also a slave owner.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/groups-push-rename-baltimore-bridge-francis-scott-keys-links-slavery-rcna147224

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4:

6:05pm- Dr. EJ Antoni—Economist & Research Fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss March’s inflation report which indicates the consumer price index has risen 3.5% year-to-year, a 0.3% increase from February. You can find Dr. Antoni’s work here: https://www.heritage.org/staff/ej-antoni

6:25pm- Jennifer Stefano—Columnist at the Philadelphia Inquirer—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the worsening opioid epidemic in Philadelphia, specifically open-air drug use and safe injection sites. What policies must city officials adopt to crackdown on this problem? Plus, Rich and Jennifer recap their recent appearance on Fox News!

6:50pm- Emi Tuyetnhi Tran of NBC News writes: “A consortium of civil rights groups voted unanimously Wednesday to petition the Maryland state government to rename the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which was destroyed by a cargo ship last month, because Key, the author of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner,’ was also a slave owner.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/groups-push-rename-baltimore-bridge-francis-scott-keys-links-slavery-rcna147224

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:05pm- Congressman Scott Perry—Representative for Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the potential reauthorization and expansion of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Rep. Perry notes that FISA has been used improperly to collect warrantless surveillance of American citizens. Alarmingly, despite technically expiring on April 19th, the program can continue to operate for an additional year even without congressional reauthorization. You can learn more about Congressman Perry here: https://perry.house.gov

5:25pm- Rupa Subramanya of The Free Press writes: “Filmed above Baghdad, from a U.S. military Apache helicopter, the grainy black-and-white video opens with a voice instructing the pilot to ‘light ’em all up.’ Then, there’s open fire: a torrent of bullets flying into a small group of people on the ground. The pilots believed that two of them were carrying weapons over their shoulders. As it turned out, the pilots were mistaken: what they thought were guns were actually cameras, carried by a photojournalist and his assistant. Employees of Reuters, Saeed Chmagh and Namir Noor-Eldeen, were among the at least eight civilians killed by this attack in July 2007. That month, the news agency issued a Freedom of Information request for the footage taken from the helicopter, but it was ultimately blocked by the Pentagon. The American public could easily have remained ignorant of what happened that day—if it weren’t for Julian Assange.” You can read the full article here: https://www.thefp.com/p/julian-assange-whistleblower-extradition

5:40pm- Rich hates the 28th President of the United States Woodrow Wilson and his policies—and he wants to make sure you know it! Plus, Henry reveals his bizarre appreciation for toy lightsabers.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- On Thursday, former CBS News correspondent Catherine Herridge testified before the House Committee Hearing on the Press Act. During her opening statement, Herridge said: “CBS seized hundreds of my reporting files including confidential source information” which she believes “crossed a red line.” She continued, “if confidential sources are not protected, I fear investigative journalism is dead."

4:30pm- Luke Broadwater and Charlie Savage of The New York Times write: “Right-wing House Republicans on Wednesday blocked legislation to extend an expiring warrantless surveillance law that national security officials call crucial to gathering intelligence and fighting terrorism, dealing Speaker Mike Johnson a stinging defeat after former President Donald J. Trump urged lawmakers to kill the bill. In an upset on the House floor, the measure, which would extend a section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act known as Section 702, failed what is normally a routine procedural test. On a vote of 228 to 193, 19 House Republicans, most aligned with the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus, joined Democrats in opposing its consideration.” You can read the full article: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/us/politics/fisa-trump-johnson-house.html

4:50pm- Dustin Volz and Lindsay Wise of The Wall Street Journal note that “absent congressional action, [Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act] will expire in April. But [Speaker of the House Mike] Johnson might have an out, as some experts say the law could potentially continue for another year because of how and when the secretive court that oversees the program grants annual approval for the categories of intelligence collection it allows. Those annual certifications were recently granted by the FISA Court, according to Biden administration officials.” You can read more here: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/kill-fisa-trump-creates-new-headache-for-speaker-johnson-over-spy-powers-vote-96ead8a8?mod=hp_lead_pos3

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- According to a report on NBC Nightly News, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump now leads President Joe Biden among voters aged 18 to 29 by 18% (58% to 40%). Interestingly, Biden won the demographic outright in 2020. On Monday, the Biden Administration announced a new plan to forgive student loans for up to 30 million Americans. And during a visit to North Philadelphia on Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris discussed the merits of wide-spread student loan forgiveness. Could this be a strategic attempt to appeal to young voters?

3:30pm- Karoline Leavitt—National Press Secretary for the 2024 Trump Campaign—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s upcoming campaign appearance in Pennsylvania. Though the Biden campaign team has been unwilling to confirm participation in any presidential debates, Leavitt emphasizes Trump’s ready to debate “anytime, anywhere.” PLUS, Leavitt recaps Trump’s viral visit to a Georgia-based Chick-fil-A restaurant where he ordered 30 milkshakes! If you’re interested in seeing Trump in Schnecksville, PA this Saturday visit: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/events

3:40pm- Happy Birthday to Henry! But should adults be celebrating their birthdays after they turn 21? Matt says you shouldn’t be allowed to have another party until you turn 100.

3:50pm- Former NFL running back OJ Simpson has died at age 76 after a battle with cancer. Simpson was, of course, accused of killing his wife in 1995—though, was ultimately acquitted.

Karoline Leavitt—National Press Secretary for the 2024 Trump Campaign—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s upcoming campaign appearance in Pennsylvania. Though the Biden campaign team has been unwilling to confirm participation in any presidential debates, Leavitt emphasizes Trump’s ready to debate “anytime, anywhere.” PLUS, Leavitt recaps Trump’s viral visit to a Georgia-based Chick-fil-A restaurant where he ordered 30 milkshakes! If you’re interested in seeing Trump in Schnecksville, PA this Saturday visit: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/events

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (04/10/2024):

3:05pm- On Tuesday night, CNN’s Rene Marsh spoke with a group of black students from Morehouse College. Despite identifying themselves as progressives, the students explained that they are reluctant to vote for President Joe Biden in 2024—citing his inability to initiate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. One voter said of Biden, “if he doesn't get elected, that is his fault. That's not our fault. That's not the black voters. That's not XYZ. No, it's on him.”

3:15pm- While visiting Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday, President Donald Trump made a surprise appearance at Chick-fil-A where he received applause and cheers from customers and employees. He ordered 30 milkshakes and praised the franchise for serving “the Lord’s chicken.”

3:20pm- Speaking from the floor of the House of Representatives, Congressman Jim Jordan spoke out against reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act—which has improperly been used 278,000 times for warrantless surveillance of American citizens, according to reports from The New York Times.

3:40pm- While speaking with Univision, President Joe Biden was asked about his legacy and bizarrely took credit for reducing the “prospect of war” with Vietnam.

3:50pm- The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board writes: “Washington continues to spend like deficits and debt don’t matter, and the politicians would rather you don’t know. For the record, the Congressional Budget Office reported Monday that the federal budget deficit for the first six months of fiscal 2024, ending in March, was $1.064 trillion. Enjoy it, because you’ll eventually pay for it in higher taxes.” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/government-deficit-spending-taxes-interest-payments-cbo-fiscal-2020-3616b6bc?mod=opinion_lead_pos2

4:05pm- Speaking from the floor of the House of Representatives, Congressman Jim Jordan spoke out against reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act—which has improperly been used 278,000 times for warrantless surveillance of American citizens, according to reports from The New York Times.

4:15pm- On Wednesday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene spoke with members of the press on Capitol Hill where she commented on potentially voting to remove Speaker of the House Mike Johnson: "How he handles the FISA process and how he handles funding Ukraine is going to tell our entire conference how to handle the motion to vacate."

4:20pm- Ellie Rushing, Max Marin, and Robert Moran of The Philadelphia Inquirer write: “A shooting erupted during an Eid al-Fitr event in West Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon, injuring at least two people and causing pandemonium near one of the neighborhood’s largest mosques. Police responded to reports of gunfire around 2:30 p.m. near Philadelphia Masjid on the 4700 block of Wyalusing Avenue. At least two people were shot and taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and one of the two is in custody. A police officer also fired their service weapon at the scene. The officer was not hurt and it was not immediately clear if they shot anyone.” You can read more about this developing story here: https://www.inquirer.com/crime/ramadan-eid-shooting-parkside-west-philadelphia-20240410.html

4:40pm- While speaking at an event being held at the Islamic Center of Boston, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said “I believe that they’ll find that it is genocide, and they have ample evidence to do so”—referring to Israel’s war against Hamas. However, while testifying during a Tuesday Senate hearing, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that there is absolutely no evidence Israel is engaged in genocide.

4:50pm- On Tuesday night, CNN’s Rene Marsh spoke with a group of black students from Morehouse College. Despite identifying themselves as progressives, the students explained that they are reluctant to vote for President Joe Biden in 2024—citing his inability to initiate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. One voter said of Biden, “if he doesn't get elected, that is his fault. That's not our fault. That's not the black voters. That's not XYZ. No, it's on him.”

5:05pm- Tracy Beanz—Editor-in-Chief for UncoverDC.com & host of the “Dark to Light” podcast—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss her most recent article, “Military Doctor: Transgender Surgery Uptick Paid for with U.S. Tax Dollars.” You can read the full story here: https://uncoverdc.com/2024/04/09/transgender-surgery-in-military-paid-by-taxpayers

5:20pm- While speaking at an event being held at the Islamic Center of Boston, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said “I believe that they’ll find that it is genocide, and they have ample evidence to do so”—referring to Israel’s war against Hamas. However, while testifying during a Tuesday Senate hearing, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that there is absolutely no evidence Israel is engaged in genocide.

5:40pm- Audio of the Day: Vice President Kamala Harris says that 150 world leaders—including monarchs—have told her they are worried about the state of American democracy, Michael Avenatti does an interview with MSNBC from jail, and Hillary Clinton has a new feminist musical coming to Broadway!

6:05pm- Brandon Judd—Border Patrol Agent & President of the National Border Patrol Council—joins The Rich Zeoli Show. During a recent interview with Univision, President Joe Biden claimed his administration is “examining” whether he has power to shut down the U.S. Southern border. Judd explains, Biden “is full of crap”—the executive branch has had the authority to prevent mass illegal migration, but the administration has simply refused to act. Judd notes that border patrol is arresting over 3,000 people each day for entering the U.S. unlawfully with an additional 1,000 migrants evading custody altogether.  

6:30pm- Liz Wolfe of Reason writes: “Back in August 2022, when some of us were fresh-faced and naive, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) assured us that their $80 billion infusion of cash (over the course of a decade, so they could hire some 87,000 new workers, including but not limited to men with guns) would actually be a means of targeting millionaire and billionaire scofflaws, not ordinary middle-class earners.” However, according to new reports, the IRS is targeting middle-class earners. Shocking! You can read the full article here: https://reason.com/2024/04/05/promise-breaking-irs/

6:50pm- Meet the woman known as the most corrupt mayor in America: Dalton, Illinois Mayor Tiffany Henyard—who allegedly spent taxpayer money on a lavished trip to Las Vegas with her friends.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4:

6:05pm- Brandon Judd—Border Patrol Agent & President of the National Border Patrol Council—joins The Rich Zeoli Show. During a recent interview with Univision, President Joe Biden claimed his administration is “examining” whether he has power to shut down the U.S. Southern border. Judd explains, Biden “is full of crap”—the executive branch has had the authority to prevent mass illegal migration, but the administration has simply refused to act. Judd notes that border patrol is arresting over 3,000 people each day for entering the U.S. unlawfully with an additional 1,000 migrants evading custody altogether.  

6:30pm- Liz Wolfe of Reason writes: “Back in August 2022, when some of us were fresh-faced and naive, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) assured us that their $80 billion infusion of cash (over the course of a decade, so they could hire some 87,000 new workers, including but not limited to men with guns) would actually be a means of targeting millionaire and billionaire scofflaws, not ordinary middle-class earners.” However, according to new reports, the IRS is targeting middle-class earners. Shocking! You can read the full article here: https://reason.com/2024/04/05/promise-breaking-irs/

6:50pm- Meet the woman known as the most corrupt mayor in America: Dalton, Illinois Mayor Tiffany Henyard—who allegedly spent taxpayer money on a lavished trip to Las Vegas with her friends.

Brandon Judd—Border Patrol Agent & President of the National Border Patrol Council—joins The Rich Zeoli Show. During a recent interview with Univision, President Joe Biden claimed his administration is “examining” whether he has power to shut down the U.S. Southern border. Judd explains, Biden “is full of crap”—the executive branch has had the authority to prevent mass illegal migration, but the administration has simply refused to act. Judd notes that border patrol is arresting over 3,000 people each day for entering the U.S. unlawfully with an additional 1,000 migrants evading custody altogether.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:05pm- Tracy Beanz—Editor-in-Chief for UncoverDC.com & host of the “Dark to Light” podcast—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss her most recent article, “Military Doctor: Transgender Surgery Uptick Paid for with U.S. Tax Dollars.” You can read the full story here: https://uncoverdc.com/2024/04/09/transgender-surgery-in-military-paid-by-taxpayers

5:20pm- While speaking at an event being held at the Islamic Center of Boston, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said “I believe that they’ll find that it is genocide, and they have ample evidence to do so”—referring to Israel’s war against Hamas. However, while testifying during a Tuesday Senate hearing, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that there is absolutely no evidence Israel is engaged in genocide.

5:40pm- Audio of the Day: Vice President Kamala Harris says that 150 world leaders—including monarchs—have told her they are worried about the state of American democracy, Michael Avenatti does an interview with MSNBC from jail, and Hillary Clinton has a new feminist musical coming to Broadway!

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- Speaking from the floor of the House of Representatives, Congressman Jim Jordan spoke out against reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act—which has improperly been used 278,000 times for warrantless surveillance of American citizens, according to reports from The New York Times.

4:15pm- On Wednesday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene spoke with members of the press on Capitol Hill where she commented on potentially voting to remove Speaker of the House Mike Johnson: "How he handles the FISA process and how he handles funding Ukraine is going to tell our entire conference how to handle the motion to vacate."

4:20pm- Ellie Rushing, Max Marin, and Robert Moran of The Philadelphia Inquirer write: “A shooting erupted during an Eid al-Fitr event in West Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon, injuring at least two people and causing pandemonium near one of the neighborhood’s largest mosques. Police responded to reports of gunfire around 2:30 p.m. near Philadelphia Masjid on the 4700 block of Wyalusing Avenue. At least two people were shot and taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and one of the two is in custody. A police officer also fired their service weapon at the scene. The officer was not hurt and it was not immediately clear if they shot anyone.” You can read more about this developing story here: https://www.inquirer.com/crime/ramadan-eid-shooting-parkside-west-philadelphia-20240410.html

4:40pm- While speaking at an event being held at the Islamic Center of Boston, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said “I believe that they’ll find that it is genocide, and they have ample evidence to do so”—referring to Israel’s war against Hamas. However, while testifying during a Tuesday Senate hearing, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that there is absolutely no evidence Israel is engaged in genocide.

4:50pm- On Tuesday night, CNN’s Rene Marsh spoke with a group of black students from Morehouse College. Despite identifying themselves as progressives, the students explained that they are reluctant to vote for President Joe Biden in 2024—citing his inability to initiate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. One voter said of Biden, “if he doesn't get elected, that is his fault. That's not our fault. That's not the black voters. That's not XYZ. No, it's on him.”

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- On Tuesday night, CNN’s Rene Marsh spoke with a group of black students from Morehouse College. Despite identifying themselves as progressives, the students explained that they are reluctant to vote for President Joe Biden in 2024—citing his inability to initiate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. One voter said of Biden, “if he doesn't get elected, that is his fault. That's not our fault. That's not the black voters. That's not XYZ. No, it's on him.”

3:15pm- While visiting Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday, President Donald Trump made a surprise appearance at Chick-fil-A where he received applause and cheers from customers and employees. He ordered 30 milkshakes and praised the franchise for serving “the Lord’s chicken.”

3:20pm- Speaking from the floor of the House of Representatives, Congressman Jim Jordan spoke out against reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act—which has improperly been used 278,000 times for warrantless surveillance of American citizens, according to reports from The New York Times.

3:40pm- While speaking with Univision, President Joe Biden was asked about his legacy and bizarrely took credit for reducing the “prospect of war” with Vietnam.

3:50pm- The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board writes: “Washington continues to spend like deficits and debt don’t matter, and the politicians would rather you don’t know. For the record, the Congressional Budget Office reported Monday that the federal budget deficit for the first six months of fiscal 2024, ending in March, was $1.064 trillion. Enjoy it, because you’ll eventually pay for it in higher taxes.” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/government-deficit-spending-taxes-interest-payments-cbo-fiscal-2020-3616b6bc?mod=opinion_lead_pos2

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (04/09/2024):

3:05pm- In new editorial published by The Free Press, Uri Berliner—a Senior Editor and Reporter at National Public Radio—writes: “It’s true NPR has always had a liberal bent, but during most of my tenure here, an open-minded, curious culture prevailed. We were nerdy, but not knee-jerk, activist, or scolding. In recent years, however, that has changed. Today, those who listen to NPR or read its coverage online find something different: the distilled worldview of a very small segment of the U.S. population.” He also notes that as of 2023, “only 11 percent [of NPR listeners] described themselves as very or somewhat conservative. 21 percent as middle of the road, and 67 percent of listeners said they were very or somewhat liberal.” Consequently, NPR is “losing moderates and traditional liberals” in favor of far-left progressives. You can read the full article here: https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust

3:40pm- Rich references former Director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Francis Collins. Of course, Matt and Henry need to play “Somewhere Past the Pandemic”—an original song to the tune of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” that Collins recorded in November 2021.

3:50pm- Recently, former ESPN anchor Sage Steele revealed that an interview she conducted with President Joe Biden on March 31, 2021 was meticulously scripted by the White House—and her employer would not allow her to deviate from the questions that were provided to her. You can read more about the story here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/the-curious-interview-between-biden-and-an-espn-host/

4:05pm- Recently, former ESPN anchor Sage Steele revealed that an interview she conducted with President Joe Biden on March 31, 2021 was meticulously scripted by the White House—and her employer would not allow her to deviate from the questions that were provided to her. You can read more about the story here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/the-curious-interview-between-biden-and-an-espn-host/

4:30pm- While speaking at an event prior to Monday’s solar eclipse, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) told a crowd that the moon is made of gases and the sun is “almost” too hot for astronauts to go near. Alarmingly, Rep. Leeserved as a member of the Science Committee and was the Ranking Member on the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee!

4:50pm- Tommy Christopher of Mediate writes that “USA Today changed its headline about former President Donald Trump’s abortion message after President Joe Biden’s campaign torpedoed the paper in a press call.” You can read the full story here: https://www.mediaite.com/news/usa-today-changes-trump-abortion-headline-after-biden-campaign-torpedoes-them-in-press-call-see-deleted-version/

5:05pm- Last month, while appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, University of Maryland Professor Thomas Schaller discussed his book and claimed that white rural voters are “racist, xenophobic, anti-immigrant, anti-gay” and pose a “threat” to the country. In response to these claims, Nicholas F. Jacobs—a political scientist at Colby College—rebutted Schaller’s findings. Jacobs writes: “I’m an academic who studies rural Americans and lives in rural Maine. My job and passion is to pore over reams of data, including some of the largest surveys of rural voters ever conducted. Sitting on my computer are detailed responses from over 25,000 rural voters that I have conducted over the last decade and used to publish a range of peer-reviewed and widely cited research. And I’ve done it all largely to make sense of why rural voters are continually drawn to the Republican Party. But the thing about rage—I’ve never found it.” You can read the Jacobs’s full article here: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/04/05/white-rural-rage-myth-00150395

5:45pm- Flashback: Hillary Clinton claimed she carried hot sauce with her at all times + Joe Biden told coal miners they should learn to code. Progressives have belittled blue collar workers for several election cycles—are they going to completely abandon the Democrat party in 2024?

6:05pm- According to a report on NBC Nightly News, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump now leads President Joe Biden among voters aged 18 to 29 by 18% (58% to 40%). Interestingly, Biden won the demographic outright in 2020. On Monday, the Biden Administration announced a new plan to forgive student loans for up to 30 million Americans. Could this be a strategic attempt to appeal to young voters?

6:15pm- In a new editorial for the Wall Street Journal, co-founder of Susquehanna International Group Jeff Yass writes: “Every child deserves access to a quality education. For several decades my wife and I have tried to make that ideal a reality by concentrating our philanthropy and political donations on advancing school choice. We want children to have a chance at success—and, if necessary, to be able to leave schools that aren’t allowing them to meet their full potential. Often solving public-policy challenges is complicated, but in this case it isn’t. School choice is the answer.” He concludes that President Joe Biden is the “worst” candidate for school choice. You can read the full editorial here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-wont-fund-trump-and-i-wont-vote-for-biden-yass-school-choice-c589c588?mod=opinion_lead_pos7

6:20pm- Ryan Saavedra of The Daily Wire writes: “Sulfur hexafluoride, a gas 24,300 times more potent at creating the greenhouse effect than carbon dioxide, is being released into the atmosphere at an alarming rate as China seeks to expand its electric power grid… Sulfur hexafluoride, SF6, is used ‘primarily in high-voltage electrical switchgear in electric power grids,’ the [MIT University] report said, adding that atmospheric concentrations of the greenhouse gas have skyrocketed as the global demand for electric power increases.” You can read the full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/mit-study-gas-24000x-more-powerful-than-co2-being-released-from-chinas-power-grid

6:35pm- The Rich Zeoli Game Show: Who is dumber? Congressman Hank Johnson or Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee?

6:50pm- Zach Jewell of The Daily Wire writes: “Democrats and the campaign for President Joe Biden are heading for trouble in Ohio as a law in the state could prevent Biden from appearing on the ballot in November. The Ohio Secretary of State’s office sent a letter to Ohio Democratic Chair Liz Walters on Friday, warning of ‘an apparent conflict in Ohio law’ as the Democratic National Convention—where Biden will officially be nominated—is scheduled for August 19, 12 days after the deadline when presidential nominees must be certified by the Secretary of State.” You can read the full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-faces-potential-trouble-getting-on-general-election-ballot-in-midwestern-state

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4:

6:05pm- According to a report on NBC Nightly News, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump now leads President Joe Biden among voters aged 18 to 29 by 18% (58% to 40%). Interestingly, Biden won the demographic outright in 2020. On Monday, the Biden Administration announced a new plan to forgive student loans for up to 30 million Americans. Could this be a strategic attempt to appeal to young voters?

6:15pm- In a new editorial for the Wall Street Journal, co-founder of Susquehanna International Group Jeff Yass writes: “Every child deserves access to a quality education. For several decades my wife and I have tried to make that ideal a reality by concentrating our philanthropy and political donations on advancing school choice. We want children to have a chance at success—and, if necessary, to be able to leave schools that aren’t allowing them to meet their full potential. Often solving public-policy challenges is complicated, but in this case it isn’t. School choice is the answer.” He concludes that President Joe Biden is the “worst” candidate for school choice. You can read the full editorial here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-wont-fund-trump-and-i-wont-vote-for-biden-yass-school-choice-c589c588?mod=opinion_lead_pos7

6:20pm- Ryan Saavedra of The Daily Wire writes: “Sulfur hexafluoride, a gas 24,300 times more potent at creating the greenhouse effect than carbon dioxide, is being released into the atmosphere at an alarming rate as China seeks to expand its electric power grid… Sulfur hexafluoride, SF6, is used ‘primarily in high-voltage electrical switchgear in electric power grids,’ the [MIT University] report said, adding that atmospheric concentrations of the greenhouse gas have skyrocketed as the global demand for electric power increases.” You can read the full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/mit-study-gas-24000x-more-powerful-than-co2-being-released-from-chinas-power-grid

6:35pm- The Rich Zeoli Game Show: Who is dumber? Congressman Hank Johnson or Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee?

6:50pm- Zach Jewell of The Daily Wire writes: “Democrats and the campaign for President Joe Biden are heading for trouble in Ohio as a law in the state could prevent Biden from appearing on the ballot in November. The Ohio Secretary of State’s office sent a letter to Ohio Democratic Chair Liz Walters on Friday, warning of ‘an apparent conflict in Ohio law’ as the Democratic National Convention—where Biden will officially be nominated—is scheduled for August 19, 12 days after the deadline when presidential nominees must be certified by the Secretary of State.” You can read the full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-faces-potential-trouble-getting-on-general-election-ballot-in-midwestern-state

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:05pm- Last month, while appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, University of Maryland Professor Thomas Schaller discussed his book and claimed that white rural voters are “racist, xenophobic, anti-immigrant, anti-gay” and pose a “threat” to the country. In response to these claims, Nicholas F. Jacobs—a political scientist at Colby College—rebutted Schaller’s findings. Jacobs writes: “I’m an academic who studies rural Americans and lives in rural Maine. My job and passion is to pore over reams of data, including some of the largest surveys of rural voters ever conducted. Sitting on my computer are detailed responses from over 25,000 rural voters that I have conducted over the last decade and used to publish a range of peer-reviewed and widely cited research. And I’ve done it all largely to make sense of why rural voters are continually drawn to the Republican Party. But the thing about rage—I’ve never found it.” You can read the Jacobs’s full article here: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/04/05/white-rural-rage-myth-00150395

5:45pm- Flashback: Hillary Clinton claimed she carried hot sauce with her at all times + Joe Biden told coal miners they should learn to code. Progressives have belittled blue collar workers for several election cycles—are they going to completely abandon the Democrat party in 2024?

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- Recently, former ESPN anchor Sage Steele revealed that an interview she conducted with President Joe Biden on March 31, 2021 was meticulously scripted by the White House—and her employer would not allow her to deviate from the questions that were provided to her. You can read more about the story here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/the-curious-interview-between-biden-and-an-espn-host/

4:30pm- While speaking at an event prior to Monday’s solar eclipse, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) told a crowd that the moon is made of gases and the sun is “almost” too hot for astronauts to go near. Alarmingly, Rep. Leeserved as a member of the Science Committee and was the Ranking Member on the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee!

4:50pm- Tommy Christopher of Mediate writes that “USA Today changed its headline about former President Donald Trump’s abortion message after President Joe Biden’s campaign torpedoed the paper in a press call.” You can read the full story here: https://www.mediaite.com/news/usa-today-changes-trump-abortion-headline-after-biden-campaign-torpedoes-them-in-press-call-see-deleted-version/

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- In new editorial published by The Free Press, Uri Berliner—a Senior Editor and Reporter at National Public Radio—writes: “It’s true NPR has always had a liberal bent, but during most of my tenure here, an open-minded, curious culture prevailed. We were nerdy, but not knee-jerk, activist, or scolding. In recent years, however, that has changed. Today, those who listen to NPR or read its coverage online find something different: the distilled worldview of a very small segment of the U.S. population.” He also notes that as of 2023, “only 11 percent [of NPR listeners] described themselves as very or somewhat conservative. 21 percent as middle of the road, and 67 percent of listeners said they were very or somewhat liberal.” Consequently, NPR is “losing moderates and traditional liberals” in favor of far-left progressives. You can read the full article here: https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust

3:40pm- Rich references former Director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Francis Collins. Of course, Matt and Henry need to play “Somewhere Past the Pandemic”—an original song to the tune of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” that Collins recorded in November 2021.

3:50pm- Recently, former ESPN anchor Sage Steele revealed that an interview she conducted with President Joe Biden on March 31, 2021 was meticulously scripted by the White House—and her employer would not allow her to deviate from the questions that were provided to her. You can read more about the story here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/the-curious-interview-between-biden-and-an-espn-host/

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (04/08/2024):

3:05pm- Lindsay Wise of The Wall Street Journal reports that “House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) has pledged to bring up Ukraine aid for a vote in the House soon after Congress returns from Easter recess in coming days. But what the bill will look like—and who will support it—remains unsettled…The Senate passed a $95 billion package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan in February with bipartisan support. Johnson has resisted calls from defense hawks of both parties to simply bring the Senate bill up for a vote in the House, saying his chamber will move forward with its own bill that would add ‘some important innovations’ not included in the Senate version.” You can read the full report here: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/mike-johnson-us-ukraine-aid-package-a3bac384?mod=hp_lead_pos2

3:10pm- Rich offers live play-by-play of the solar eclipse—however, he can’t see anything from the studio. Henry leaves to try to get a better angle but still can’t see anything thanks to clouds—so, the play-by-play is not going well. Matt refuses to look at the sky because he doesn’t trust the quality of the glasses Henry acquired via Amazon.

3:30pm- According to Dr. Sabine Stanely—a professor of planetary sciences at Johns Hopkins University—the moon is slowly moving away from Earth. Consequently, we only have 600 million more years of solar eclipses ahead of us. So, enjoy it while you can! You can read the full article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/05/eclipse-sun-moon-earth-science/

4:05pm- Michael D. Shear of The New York Times writes that on Monday, while speaking from Madison, Wisconsin, President Joe Biden “announced a large-scale effort to help pay off federal student loans for tens of millions of American borrowers, seeking an election-year boost by returning to a 2020 campaign promise that was blocked by the Supreme Court last year. Mr. Biden’s new plan would reduce the amount that 25 million borrowers still owe on their undergraduate and graduate loans. It would wipe away the entire amount for more than four million Americans. Altogether, White House officials said, 10 million borrowers would see debt relief of $5,000 or more.” You can read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/us/politics/biden-student-loans-debt-relief.html

4:20pm- While appearing on CNN, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) defended the Biden Administration’s plan to eliminate $5,000 of student loan debt for an estimated 10 million borrowers despite the Supreme Court having previously ruled that the executive branch is constitutionally incapable of forgiving loan debt unilaterally.

4:35pm- Are jeans causing climate change? Researchers at Guangdong University have concluded that jeans are as environmentally unfriendly as driving a gas-powered vehicle 6 miles.

4:40pm- Zach Kessel of National Review reports: “Rutgers University president Jonathan Holloway held a town hall with students Thursday night aimed at offering the school community the opportunity to ask him questions. Before he was able to answer a single one, anti-Israel protesters unleashed chaos. As Holloway attempted to address the crowd, ‘pro-Palestinian students interrupted the town hall and prevented the scheduled programming from happening. They shouted and tried to intimidate other students,’ Rutgers student Sarah Shiner, who was in attendance Thursday night.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/rutgers-police-escort-jewish-students-out-of-town-hall-after-pro-palestinian-protesters-call-for-intifada/

5:05pm- In a video posted to his Truth Social account, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said abortion policy should not be crafted at the federal level—and instead, should be left to individual states to decide.

5:30pm- Did you watch the solar eclipse? Plus, what topic is Matt writing his 25-page term paper on? Rich falls asleep during the explanation.

5:35pm- During an interview with The New York Post, Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) said squatters have no rights: “How can you even pretend that this is anything other than you’re just breaking the law?” You can read more here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/fetterman-blasts-squatters-trying-to-steal-peoples-homes-squatters-have-no-rights

5:40pm- AUDIO OF THE DAY: Actress, singer, dancer, and author Jennifer Lewis has hilarious anti-Trump meltdown while appearing on Sirius XM.

6:05pm- Michael D. Shear of The New York Times writes that on Monday, while speaking from Madison, Wisconsin, President Joe Biden “announced a large-scale effort to help pay off federal student loans for tens of millions of American borrowers, seeking an election-year boost by returning to a 2020 campaign promise that was blocked by the Supreme Court last year. Mr. Biden’s new plan would reduce the amount that 25 million borrowers still owe on their undergraduate and graduate loans. It would wipe away the entire amount for more than four million Americans. Altogether, White House officials said, 10 million borrowers would see debt relief of $5,000 or more.” You can read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/us/politics/biden-student-loans-debt-relief.html

6:10pm- Will Pennsylvania vote red in 2024? Aaron Zitner and Kris Maher of The Wall Street Journal explain that “energy-economy voters see Biden as hostile to fracking, which taps natural gas trapped in sedimentary rock deep underground. The sector has drawn billions of dollars in new investment in Pennsylvania, much of it in the state’s southwest corner.” You can read the full report here: https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/fracking-boom-pennsylvania-trump-biden-voters-a360fd1b?mod=hp_lead_pos9

6:30pm- “Civil War,” new dystopian action film starring Nick Offerman, Jesse Plemons, and Kirsten Dunst is set to release this week. During an interview, Offerman was asked if the film’s premise had anything to do with Donald Trump dividing America—he quickly dismissed the notion.

6:40pm- While on vacation, Rich missed last week’s earthquake in New Jersey. BUT he did not miss today’s solar eclipse…well, he sort of did because he couldn’t see anything from the studio.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4:

6:05pm- Michael D. Shear of The New York Times writes that on Monday, while speaking from Madison, Wisconsin, President Joe Biden “announced a large-scale effort to help pay off federal student loans for tens of millions of American borrowers, seeking an election-year boost by returning to a 2020 campaign promise that was blocked by the Supreme Court last year. Mr. Biden’s new plan would reduce the amount that 25 million borrowers still owe on their undergraduate and graduate loans. It would wipe away the entire amount for more than four million Americans. Altogether, White House officials said, 10 million borrowers would see debt relief of $5,000 or more.” You can read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/us/politics/biden-student-loans-debt-relief.html

6:10pm- Will Pennsylvania vote red in 2024? Aaron Zitner and Kris Maher of The Wall Street Journal explain that “energy-economy voters see Biden as hostile to fracking, which taps natural gas trapped in sedimentary rock deep underground. The sector has drawn billions of dollars in new investment in Pennsylvania, much of it in the state’s southwest corner.” You can read the full report here: https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/fracking-boom-pennsylvania-trump-biden-voters-a360fd1b?mod=hp_lead_pos9

6:30pm- “Civil War,” new dystopian action film starring Nick Offerman, Jesse Plemons, and Kirsten Dunst is set to release this week. During an interview, Offerman was asked if the film’s premise had anything to do with Donald Trump dividing America—he quickly dismissed the notion.

6:40pm- While on vacation, Rich missed last week’s earthquake in New Jersey. BUT he did not miss today’s solar eclipse…well, he sort of did because he couldn’t see anything from the studio.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:05pm- In a video posted to his Truth Social account, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said abortion policy should not be crafted at the federal level—and instead, should be left to individual states to decide.

5:30pm- Did you watch the solar eclipse? Plus, what topic is Matt writing his 25-page term paper on? Rich falls asleep during the explanation.

5:35pm- During an interview with The New York Post, Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) said squatters have no rights: “How can you even pretend that this is anything other than you’re just breaking the law?” You can read more here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/fetterman-blasts-squatters-trying-to-steal-peoples-homes-squatters-have-no-rights

5:40pm- AUDIO OF THE DAY: Actress, singer, dancer, and author Jennifer Lewis has hilarious anti-Trump meltdown while appearing on Sirius XM.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- Michael D. Shear of The New York Times writes that on Monday, while speaking from Madison, Wisconsin, President Joe Biden “announced a large-scale effort to help pay off federal student loans for tens of millions of American borrowers, seeking an election-year boost by returning to a 2020 campaign promise that was blocked by the Supreme Court last year. Mr. Biden’s new plan would reduce the amount that 25 million borrowers still owe on their undergraduate and graduate loans. It would wipe away the entire amount for more than four million Americans. Altogether, White House officials said, 10 million borrowers would see debt relief of $5,000 or more.” You can read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/us/politics/biden-student-loans-debt-relief.html

4:20pm- While appearing on CNN, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) defended the Biden Administration’s plan to eliminate $5,000 of student loan debt for an estimated 10 million borrowers despite the Supreme Court having previously ruled that the executive branch is constitutionally incapable of forgiving loan debt unilaterally.

4:35pm- Are jeans causing climate change? Researchers at Guangdong University have concluded that jeans are as environmentally unfriendly as driving a gas-powered vehicle 6 miles.

4:40pm- Zach Kessel of National Review reports: “Rutgers University president Jonathan Holloway held a town hall with students Thursday night aimed at offering the school community the opportunity to ask him questions. Before he was able to answer a single one, anti-Israel protesters unleashed chaos. As Holloway attempted to address the crowd, ‘pro-Palestinian students interrupted the town hall and prevented the scheduled programming from happening. They shouted and tried to intimidate other students,’ Rutgers student Sarah Shiner, who was in attendance Thursday night.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/rutgers-police-escort-jewish-students-out-of-town-hall-after-pro-palestinian-protesters-call-for-intifada/

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- Lindsay Wise of The Wall Street Journal reports that “House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) has pledged to bring up Ukraine aid for a vote in the House soon after Congress returns from Easter recess in coming days. But what the bill will look like—and who will support it—remains unsettled…The Senate passed a $95 billion package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan in February with bipartisan support. Johnson has resisted calls from defense hawks of both parties to simply bring the Senate bill up for a vote in the House, saying his chamber will move forward with its own bill that would add ‘some important innovations’ not included in the Senate version.” You can read the full report here: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/mike-johnson-us-ukraine-aid-package-a3bac384?mod=hp_lead_pos2

3:10pm- Rich offers live play-by-play of the solar eclipse—however, he can’t see anything from the studio. Henry leaves to try to get a better angle but still can’t see anything thanks to clouds—so, the play-by-play is not going well. Matt refuses to look at the sky because he doesn’t trust the quality of the glasses Henry acquired via Amazon.

3:30pm- According to Dr. Sabine Stanely—a professor of planetary sciences at Johns Hopkins University—the moon is slowly moving away from Earth. Consequently, we only have 600 million more years of solar eclipses ahead of us. So, enjoy it while you can! You can read the full article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/05/eclipse-sun-moon-earth-science/