The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (07/22/2024):

3:05pm- On Sunday, in a post to the social media platform X, President Joe Biden announced that he would withdraw immediately from the 2024 presidential race. He reasoned: “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.” Later Biden posted once more from his X account, endorsing his Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor: “My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats—it’s time to come together and beat Trump.”

3:15pm- Will Kamala Harris ultimately become the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee? President Joe Biden, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Governors Gretchen Whitmer and Gavin Newsom have all endorsed Harris. It could be difficult for another candidate to challenge her. Reid Epstein of The New York Times writes: “Only officials at the Democratic National Committee and the Biden campaign have the full roster of delegates. If someone decided to run against Ms. Harris, the first challenge would be to gain access to the people who will make that decision. Without access to the delegate list, alternative candidates to Ms. Harris are effectively blocked from both canvassing the delegates for their opinions and trying to persuade them to support someone other than Ms. Harris. There is no evidence to date that any serious political campaign other than Mr. Biden’s and the D.N.C. has made an effort to reach out to the convention’s delegates.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/article/biden-drop-out-nomination-delegates-harris.html

3:40pm- In response to Joe Biden withdrawing from the 2024 presidential race and endorsing Kamala Harris as his replacement, former Democrat presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard urged voters to cast their ballots for Donald Trump.

4:05pm- Dr. Ben Carson—Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development & a Retired Neurosurgeon and Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University—joins The Rich Zeoli and reacts to Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race and his endorsement of Kamala Harris as his replacement. How will Harris fair as a general election candidate? PLUS, as president, would Harris ban cheeseburgers??? Dr. Carson’s new book— “The Perilous Fight: Overcoming Our Culture’s War on the American Family”—which he co-authored with his wife Candy Carson, is available here: https://a.co/d/5RggqEs

4:15pm- Matt starts the week off in the doghouse—violating two of Rich’s most important rules: no boy band music and no national polls!

4:30pm- Rich notes that people forget, but Kamala Harris was such a bad presidential candidate in 2020 that she was forced to withdraw from the race before the California primary because she was polling at 8% in her home state—behind Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren.

4:40pm- On Monday, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testified before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee about the law enforcement agency’s failures at Donald Trump’s July 13th campaign rally in Butler, PA where the former president was nearly assassinated. During one notable exchange, Rep. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) grilled Cheatle—asking why the rally wasn’t at least paused when Secret Service became aware of the eventual shooter?

4:50pm- Double or Nothing: Weeks ago, Rich bullied Matt into accepting a terrible bet. Rich wins $1,000 if Democrats replace Joe Biden as the party’s presidential candidate. Matt wins 1 pepperoni pizza if Biden remains the candidate. Now that Biden has withdrawn, Rich proposes a new bet: double or nothing! If Kamala Harris is the Democrat Party’s nominee, Matt wins 2 pepperoni pizzas—if she isn’t, he owes Rich $2,000. That’s pretty fair, right?

5:05pm- On Sunday, in a post to the social media platform X, President Joe Biden announced that he would withdraw immediately from the 2024 presidential race. He reasoned: “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.” Later Biden posted once more from his X account, endorsing his Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor: “My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats—it’s time to come together and beat Trump.”

5:10pm- In response to Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, Frank Biden—the president’s brother—said that the Joe’s health played a major role in his decision to step aside and endorse Kamala Harris.

5:20pm- Leave or Else: Isabel Vincent of The New York Post writes: “Operatives at the very highest levels of the Democratic Party threatened Joe Biden with forcibly removing him from office unless he stepped down, sources told The Post. The well-orchestrated “palace coup” to stop the faltering president seeking re-election has been in place for weeks, but stubborn Biden fought against it every step of the way, a source close to the Biden family told The Post Monday… Part of the ‘elaborate’ strategy to remove Biden from the race—as he announced in a shock letter posted on X Sunday—was allowing him to debate Republican candidate Donald Trump last month on live TV in Atlanta. During the car crash 90-minute debate, Biden appeared confused, slack-jawed and at one point he froze up, with his shocking performance turning the tide against him.” She continues: “Although Biden immediately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate for president, the source said Democratic delegates will be strongly encouraged to instead back Arizona senator and former astronaut Mark Kelly for president at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August.” You can read the full article here: https://nypost.com/2024/07/22/us-news/top-dems-threatened-to-remove-biden-unless-he-resigned/

5:30pm- Kamala Harris is “unburdened by what has been!” PLUS while appearing on CNN, Van Jones cried when hearing the news that Joe Biden had decided to withdraw from the 2024 presidential campaign. Matt reveals that he saw Van at the Milwaukee airport last week!

5:40pm- While appearing on Fox News, former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said he believes Democrats will ultimately bypass Kamala Harris and make Michelle Obama their party’s presidential nominee.

5:50pm- Earlier today, President Joe Biden called into the Kamala Harris campaign team (which had been his campaign team prior to his withdraw on Sunday). Biden told the team: “I know yesterday’s news was surprising.” He also vowed to campaign alongside Harris.

6:05pm- On Monday, Kamala Harris spoke to the media for the first time since Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed her as the nominee. Harris said of Donald Trump: “I will proudly put my record against his.” Harris also baselessly alleged that “Donald Trump wants to take our country backwards”—stripping American citizens of inherent rights.

6:15pm- A damning CNN News report from 2020 featuring Renata Espinoza—wife of fallen police officer Isaac Espinoza—documents Kamala Harris’ failures as San Francisco District Attorney. Harris has defended her decision to refuse seeking the death penalty for the man who killed Officer Espinoza in 2004. Former San Francisco Police Officer’s Association President Gary Delagnes says Harris viewed the officer’s death as a “political opportunity.” At the time, even then-Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) rebuked Harris’ decision.

6:25pm- Earlier today, President Joe Biden called into the Kamala Harris campaign team (which had been his campaign team prior to his withdraw on Sunday). Biden told the team: “I know yesterday’s news was surprising.” He also vowed to campaign alongside Harris.

6:40pm- Last week, Sarah Parshall Perry—Senior Legal Fellow for the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation—joined The Rich Zeoli Show from the Republican convention in Milwaukee Wisconsin to discuss Judge Aileen Cannon’s recent ruling that the appointment of Jack Smith as special counsel was unconstitutional. Consequently, the classified documents case brought against former President Donald Trump was dismissed.