The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (03/26/2024):

3:05pm- At 1:30am on Tuesday, a shipping vessel lost power causing it to collide with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland—causing the bridge to collapse. Governor Wes Moore said the preliminary investigation “points to an accident” and that he hadn’t seen any “credible evidence of a terrorist attack.” Speaking from the White House Tuesday afternoon, President Joe Biden echoed similar statements and vowed that the federal government “will pay for the entire cost of reconstructing the bridge.”

3:30pm- Speaking from Oakland, California, Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that his running mate will be Nicole Shanahan, a patent attorney who was once married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin.

3:40pm- Robert Bork Jr.—President of the Antitrust Education Project & President of the Bork Communication Group—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the U.S. Justice Department filing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the Palo Alto-based tech company uses its smart-phone dominance to harm rival companies and its own customers. During a press briefing announcing the suit, Attorney General Merrick Garland ridiculously explained: “As any iPhone user who has ever seen a green text message or received a tiny, grainy video can attest, Apple's anti-competitive conduct also includes making it more difficult for iPhone users to message with users of non-Apple products. It does this by diminishing the functionality of its own messaging app and by diminishing the functionality of third party messaging apps. By doing so, Apple knowingly, and deliberately, degrades quality, privacy, and security for its users." You can learn more about the Antitrust Education Project here: https://www.antitrusteducationproject.org/about-aep/

4:05pm- At 1:30am on Tuesday, a shipping vessel lost power causing it to collide with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland—causing the bridge to collapse. Governor Wes Moore said the preliminary investigation “points to an accident” and that he hadn’t seen any “credible evidence of a terrorist attack.” Speaking from the White House Tuesday afternoon, President Joe Biden echoed similar statements and vowed that the federal government “will pay for the entire cost of reconstructing the bridge.”

4:30pm- After being announced as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential running mate, Silicon Valley attorney Nicole Shanahan explained: “There is only one moment in time and one candidate that I would step into this capacity for. That time is now. And that candidate is Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.”

4:45pm- Now that both Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Nicole Shanahan) and Joe Biden (Kamala Harris) have women as their running mates, does that mean Donald Trump should select a woman to be his potential Vice President as well? Will voters punish him if he doesn’t? Listeners weigh-in.

5:05pm- James Lynch of National Review writes: “Former president Donald Trump’s wealth is soaring to new heights ahead of the Wall Street debut of his social-media venture. Trump’s net worth spiked to an estimated $6.4 billion the day before Trump Media & Technology Group is set to debut on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ‘DJT’ stock ticker, according to Bloomberg. An SEC filing disclosed on Monday indicates TMTG will replace Digital World Acquisition Corp. on the Nasdaq after the two entities completed a $300 million merger. Digital World is a SPAC corporation, a public company designed to acquire or merge with another company. Trump owns a significant amount of equity in the venture, and his shares are officially in his possession now that the merger is finalized. His estimated 60 percent stake is valued at roughly $3 billion.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/trumps-wealth-soars-to-estimated-6-4-billion-ahead-of-social-media-companys-wall-street-debut/

5:15pm Are Donald Trump’s legal troubles a political gift? In his latest editorial, Gerard Baker of The Wall Street Journal writes: “As Donald Trump works to untangle himself from the latest legal knots his opponents have tied for him, a critical question for the presidential election is this: Are Americans who say they plan to vote for the former president doing so in spite or because of the sustained lawfare campaign he faces up to (and possibly beyond) Election Day?” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-trials-are-a-political-gift-to-him-courts-2024-election-8a87de6e?mod=opinion_lead_pos6

5:30pm- Over the weekend, NBC News announced they had hired former RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor. Following an interview McDaniel conducted with Meet the Press host Kristen Welker, former host Chuck Todd vociferously denounced the hiring—citing McDaniel’s association with former President Donald Trump. But doesn’t NBC/MSNBC also employ Jen Psaki, the former Press Secretary for the Biden Administration?

5:45pm- State Senator Doug Steinhardt—Representing New Jersey’s 23rd Legislative District—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss new legislation he has crafted that, if passed, would stop squatters in New Jersey. Sen. Steinhardt explains “if someone breaks into a home and begins living there, the property owner should have every right to evict that individual without delay. We can no longer allow people to abuse the system, sometimes for years, and face no consequences." You can read more here: https://www.senatenj.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=281

6:05pm- Ben Protess and William K. Rashbaum of The New York Times write: “The New York judge presiding over one of Donald J. Trump’s criminal trials imposed a gag order on Tuesday that prohibits him from attacking witnesses, prosecutors and jurors, the latest effort to rein in the former president’s wrathful rhetoric about his legal opponents. The judge, Juan M. Merchan, imposed the order at the request of the Manhattan district attorney’s office, which brought the case against Mr. Trump. The district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, has accused Mr. Trump of covering up a potential sex scandal during and after his 2016 campaign.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/nyregion/trump-trial-gag-order.html

6:10pm- At 1:30am on Tuesday, a shipping vessel lost power causing it to collide with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland—causing the bridge to collapse. Governor Wes Moore said the preliminary investigation “points to an accident” and that he hadn’t seen any “credible evidence of a terrorist attack.” Speaking from the White House Tuesday afternoon, President Joe Biden echoed similar statements and vowed that the federal government “will pay for the entire cost of reconstructing the bridge.”

6:20pm- BREAKING NEWS- Joe Flint and Isabella Simonetti write: “NBC News cut ties with Ronna McDaniel mere days after it hired the former Republican National Committee chairwoman as a contributor, a dramatic about-face that followed a very public rebuke from some of its biggest stars. The move, which was announced Tuesday afternoon in a memo, caps a frantic four days for NBC News, which had looked to bring in a conservative voice to its political coverage ahead of the presidential election but instead became the target of broad condemnations from observers and employees alike.” You can read the full story here: https://www.wsj.com/business/media/ronna-mcdaniel-nbc-610d30bc?mod=hp_lead_pos1

6:40pm- On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation that would prevent children under the age of 14-years from creating, or using, a social media account without parental approval. Social media companies will now be required to verify the age of its users—deleting accounts belonging to minors.