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The Chris Plante Show

1-2-26 Hour 3 - Somali Fraud Leads to Threats on Nick Shirley

The Chris Plante Show

WMAL | Cumulus Media Washington

News, Government, Politics

4.61.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Mike Opelka sitting in for Chris For more coverage on the issues that matter to you, download the WMAL app, visit WMAL.com or tune in live on WMAL-FM 105.9 from 9:00am-12:00pm Monday-Friday  To join the conversation, check us out on X @WMAL and @ChrisPlanteShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

it's really inexplicable to me because you remember how much crap they gave Joe Biden

0:08.3

and they said it was just qualifying oh my gosh you know sleepy Joe and all of that

0:12.1

Donald Trump is falling asleep I see he's actually falling asleep more than than Joe Biden

0:16.6

and I didn't see Joe Biden policy perhaps there's you know some evidence of it I don't

0:20.8

remember it.

0:23.5

Well, now we have to worry about Don Lemon's health because apparently he's having memory issues.

0:31.7

Huh.

0:33.4

Perhaps we should have an intervention.

0:37.9

And welcome to Friday.

0:40.2

Welcome to 2026, Michael Pelka, in for my pal, Chris Plant.

0:45.1

One more time, one more hour.

0:47.0

And then I will retire to my usual spot on the bench.

0:52.1

And Chris will return here on Monday.

0:55.3

Thanks for being here.

1:01.0

I hope you had a great New Year's Eve and a restful New Year's Day. And to all of you,

1:07.7

college football fans, wow, what a day yesterday. I hope you're on the right side of the wagering.

1:12.1

A lot of things getting my attention.

1:19.6

We talked a great deal earlier about Zohran Kwame Mamdami, the new mayor of New York City.

1:21.1

And what looks like it's going to be a very interesting, tumultuous term for this mayor.

1:28.7

I don't know how New York City gets through everything that Mamdami wants to accomplish.

1:36.6

The governor has already said, hey, you really can't raise the taxes you want to raise

1:41.3

because taxes come from the state level. I'm sure they'll

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