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3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary

Cesar Chavez Exposed as Child Abuser & R*pist

3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary

Radio America

Government, News, News Commentary

4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Join Jim and Greg for the Thursday 3 Martini Lunch as they discuss an FBI probe into Trump’s former counterterrorism director, children of high-ranking Iranian regime officials teaching your kids in college, and a shocking report on labor icon Cesar Chavez.

First, they react to the FBI investigation into whether former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent leaked classified information while on the job. They also consider Kent’s conflicting assessments about whether Iran posed an imminent threat to the United States.

Next, they react with disbelief to reports that children of senior Iranian regime figures are living in the United States and teaching at American colleges and universities. Jim has some pointed questions for U.S. immigration officials.

Finally, they examine the explosive New York Times report alleging that Cesar Chavez sexually abused multiple women, including minors, while he led the farm labor movement decades ago. Two women say they were just 12 and 13 years old when the abuse began, with one reporting rape at age 15. Jim and Greg discuss the significance of Chavez in Democratic politics and how these allegations will likely force a major reassessment of his legacy.


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0:00.0

Welcome to the three martini lunch.

0:05.0

Grab a stool next to Greg Carumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review.

0:10.0

Three Martini's coming up.

0:12.0

So glad you're with us for the Thursday edition of the three martini lunch.

0:16.0

You can put the brackets down for a little bit here as we discuss what's going on with the latest with the war with Iran.

0:22.9

And also to say an icon of the left being reconsidered today is putting it mildly when it comes to Cesar Chavez.

0:30.7

We get into all of that.

0:32.7

But Jim, a couple of days ago, we talked about Joe Kent.

0:36.7

He had been the president's director of the National Counterterrorism Center.

0:41.0

He resigned, saying that Israel pushed the United States into this war, and this was not America

0:48.7

first, and this is the antithesis of everything that Trump had been running on for the last

0:52.5

eight-plus years.

0:54.3

And so he resigned. Everybody's trying to talk about as a principled resignation and so forth.

1:00.0

But it turns out that Joe Kent is also being investigated by the FBI over allegations that he leaked classified information.

1:09.0

This is according to three different sources familiar with the matter.

1:12.9

And this is from Fox News.

1:14.3

The investigation predates Ken's departure from the government, according to Fox News Digital.

1:19.5

The FBI so far declining comment on the request for more information on this.

1:24.2

And so I guess more may or may not be forthcoming.

1:26.8

But this also comes as pretty much

1:29.6

before the ink on the resignation letter was dry. Joe Kent was booked on Tucker Carlson's podcast,

1:35.0

and I think he's going on Candace today. And so his explanation for why he quit and his assessment

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