The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (11/01/2023):

3:05pm- Congressman Jeff Van Drew— Representative for New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Orsted, a Danish energy company responsible for offshore wind farm development, announcing that it will no longer take part in windmill development off the New Jersey coast. Many environmental experts hypothesize that offshore wind development’s use of sonar to map the ocean’s floor prevents whales from communicating with one another and inhibits accurate navigation. You can read more about Orsted’s decision here: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/31/offshore-wind-new-jersey-orsted-00124661

3:20pm- In response to Orsted’s decision to cancel its planned wind development project off the coast of New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy (D-NJ) released a statement critical of the Danish energy company: “Today’s decision by Orsted to abandon its commitments to New Jersey is outrageous and calls into question the company’s credibility and competence.”You can read the full statement here: https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/562023/approved/20231031a.shtml

3:40pm- Congressman Scott Perry—Representative for Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District & Chair of the House Freedom Caucus—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the House Republican plan to pass a stand-alone bill that would provide over $14 billion in aid to Israel. In order to make the aid budget-neutral, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) has proposed cutting Internal Revenue Service spending. Contrarily, the Biden Administration is seeking a $106 billion international aid package that would provide money for Ukraine and Palestine. Plus, Congressman Perry reacts to the revelation that President Joe Biden exchanged 82,000 emails under pseudonyms while serving as Vice President in the Obama Administration.

3:55pm- While appearing on Fox News, Republican Congressional candidate Dalia al-Aqidi—a Muslim immigrant running for office in Minnesota—referred to her political opponent Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) as the “number one antisemitic lawmaker in the United States.”

4:05pm- On Monday, a Colorado District Court heard opening arguments in a legal case challenging Donald Trump’s eligibility to appear on Colorado presidential ballots in 2024. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics argues that former President Donald Trump is disqualified from holding office under the Fourteenth Amendment’s insurrection clause—alleging that Trump incited an insurrection on January 6th, 2021.

4:15pm- On Monday, the National Archives revealed that President Joe Biden exchanged 82,000 emails under pseudonyms while serving as Vice President in the Obama Administration. Josh Christenson of The New York Post writes: “at least 10 missives were sent between May 18 and June 15, 2016, and cc’d first son Hunter Biden—with one on May 26 notifying Hunter of a scheduled phone call the next day between the vice president and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.” You can read more here: https://nypost.com/2023/10/31/news/biden-exchanged-82000-pages-of-private-emails-as-vice-president-lawsuit/

4:40pm- Senator Rand Paul—United States Senator from Kentucky & Author of “Deception: The Great Covid Cover-Up”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show. Throughout the book Sen. Paul presents evidence that COVID-19 likely originated in a Wuhan, China laboratory and was a by-product of dangerous gain-of-function research. Was the research funded by U.S. taxpayers? And did Dr. Anthony Fauci attempt to cover-up the virus’s origin? Sen. Paul says, “if I had it my way, Anthony Fauci would already be wearing pinstripes.” Plus, Sen. Paul reacts to Elon Musk’s assessment that, prior to his ownership, Twitter suppressed Republican posts at 10x the rate of Democrats—accusing the social media platform of ostensibly being “a state publication.” Sen. Paul believes “without question Elon Musk is right.” You can order Sen. Paul’s new book here: https://www.regnery.com/9781684515134/deception/

5:05pm- In a video released on the social media platform X, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer revealed that newly released bank records indicate that Joe Biden received $40,000 from his brother James shortly after the Biden family had received payments from Northern International Capital—a Chinese business.

5:20pm- Is Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) wearing lifts in his cowboy boots? Politico released a report that included several shoemakers who weigh-in. Why is this news?

5:25pm- Are trailers for horror films potentially damaging to young children? A new NPR report examines the possibility—even calling for potential governmental regulation to make movie trailers less terrifying! You can listen to the full report here: https://www.npr.org/2023/10/30/1209466841/screen-time-kids-horror-movie

5:40pm- State Senator Ed Durr—New Jersey State Senator representing the 3rd Legislative District—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his reelection campaign. In 2021, Sen. Durr grabbed national headlines when he pulled a major election day upset win over former NJ Senate Majority Leader Stephen Sweeney.

5:50pm- While appearing on Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan, Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) warned that, unfortunately, if the U.S. provides humanitarian aid to Gaza much of it will ultimately end up in the hands of Hamas terrorists.

6:05pm- Rich has to leave the show early to speak at a Montgomery County Republican dinner—so, Mike Opelka hosts the final hour of the show!

6:15pm- In a video released on the social media platform X, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer revealed that newly released bank records indicate that Joe Biden received $40,000 from his brother James shortly after the Biden family had received payments from Northern International Capital—a Chinese business.

6:35pm- Gordon G. Chang—Journalist & Author of “China is Going to War”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest opinion editorial in Newsweek, “America's Failed Deterrence of China Has Left Us with Only Bad Options.” You can read Chang’s article here: https://www.newsweek.com/americas-failed-deterrance-china-has-left-us-only-bad-options-opinion-1839110. You can learn more about Chang’s book here: https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/china-going-war/

6:50pm- Is Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) wearing lifts in his cowboy boots? Politico released a report that included several shoemakers who weigh-in. Why is this news?