The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (05/04/2023):

3:05pm- Republican Senators are speaking out against the United States Navy’s decision to use an enlisted active-duty drag queen to serve as their “digital ambassador.” According to reports, the Navy is seeking to expand the number of enlisted service members.

3:25pm- According to a report from The Washington Post’s Jeremy Barr, Fox News has experienced a “significant ratings drop” since firing their prime-time host Tucker Carlson. Barr writes: “Carlson averaged more than 3 million total viewers per night from April 17-21, what turned out to be his final week in that time slot. But in his absence, the network averaged only 1.65 million viewers per night last week.” You can read the full article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/05/01/fox-news-ratings-drop-tucker-carlson/

3:35pm- Joe Lancaster of Reason writes about a report compiled by Open the Books, documenting federal agencies spending enormous sums of money on weapons annually. Lancaster says, “[t]he report alleges that since 2006, 103 federal agencies not contained within the Department of Defense (DOD) have collectively ‘spent $3.7 billion on guns, ammunition, and military-style equipment’…Of those 103 agencies, 27 are ‘traditional law enforcement [entities] under the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).’ That leaves 76 agencies—including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—without a direct law enforcement purview. As the report put it, ‘There are now more federal agents with arrest and firearm authority (200,000) than U.S. Marines (186,000).’” https://reason.com/2023/05/02/why-do-federal-bureaucrats-need-so-much-firepower/

3:40pm- David DeLugas—Executive Director of Parents USA—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the maddening story of Melissa Henderson, a mom from Georgia who was bizarrely arrested for allowing her 14-year-old child to babysit. You can read more about the story here: https://www.einpresswire.com/article/623725030/judge-quashes-criminal-charges-against-mom-arrested-for-having-teen-daughter-babysit-siblings. And you can learn more about Parents USA here: https://parentsusa.org

4:05pm- Megan Brock—a grass roots parental rights advocate—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the Bucks County Government filing several lawsuits against her for simply requesting public records regarding prolonged school shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last Friday, a court ruled in her favor and gave Bucks County 10-days to provide the public records she had requested.

4:10pm- While appearing on Fox News with Lawrence Jones, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) suggested it may be time for the appointment of a special counsel to handle evidence a whistleblower claims proves then-Vice President Joe Biden was involved in a criminal bribery scheme with a foreign national.

4:20pm- While speaking with Laura Ingraham on Fox News, Texas Governor Greg Abbott responded to complaints from mayors like Lori Lightfoot and Eric Adams regarding illegal migrants being bussed to big-cities—explaining that he allows the migrants to select which cities they want to reside in, provided the city is a self-proclaimed sanctuary city. Meanwhile, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre baselessly claimed that the Biden Administration was “firing on all cylinders” when it comes to securing the U.S. Southern border.

4:30pm- New Jersey State Senator Michael Testa Jr. joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the unusual number of whale deaths along the Atlantic Coast—and concerns expressed by environmental experts who believe the substantial increase in deaths could be linked to offshore wind development’s usage of sonar to map the ocean’s floor.

4:50pm- Speaking on Capitol Hill, Moody’s Mark Zandi predicted the United States Treasury will run out of cash on June 8th if the debt ceiling is not raised. Last week, House Republicans passed a bill that would raise the debt ceiling while concurrently putting modest restraints on federal government spending—Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and President Joe Biden have refused to consider the legislation. Is default quickly becoming inevitable?

5:05pm- The Drive at 5: Susan Crabtree—RealClearPolitcs White House & National Political Correspondent—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Senator Chuck Grassley and Congressman James Comer releasing a joint statement regarding a whistleblower’s claims that then-Vice President Joe Biden was involved in a “criminal scheme” with a foreign national. Grassley explained: “We believe the FBI possesses an unclassified internal document that includes very serious and detailed allegations implicating the current President of the United States. What we don’t know is what, if anything, the FBI has done to verify these claims or investigate further. The FBI’s recent history of botching politically charged investigations demands close congressional oversight.” You can read the full statement: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-comer-demand-fbi-record-alleging-criminal-scheme-involving-then-vp-biden

5:15pm- Speaking with Dan Abrams on NewsNation, legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin discussed his infamous CNN Zoom call…YUCK!

5:30pm- Jimmy Failla—stand-up comedian & Fox News Radio host—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to recap last weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner where he had the opportunity to meet the Second Gentleman of the United States: Doug Emhoff! You can hear The Best of Jimmy Failla every Saturday on 1210 WPHT—and make sure to get tickets for his Laughs & Liberty Tour with Kennedy!

5:40pm- An estimated four hundred pounds of pasta were mysteriously dumped in New Jersey’s Old Bridge Township—where did it all come from? Police are still investigating.

6:05pm- While speaking on Capitol Hill, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy David Turk was questioned by Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) about the impact the Biden Administration’s goal of zero carbon emissions would have on global emissions overall—he could not answer the question definitively.

6:15pm- Following a report from the Wall Street Journal’s Khadeeja Safdar and David Benoit, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman admitted to visiting the private residence of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Interestingly, Hoffman has been funding E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit against former President Donald Trump. You can read the Wall Street Journal report here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/jeffrey-epstein-documents-woody-allen-larry-summers-edb3e9b2?mod=us_more_pos1

6:35pm- According to a report from Luke Rosiak of The Daily Wire, “[l]iberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined to recuse herself from multiple copyright infringement cases involving book publisher Penguin Random House despite having been paid millions by the firm for her books, making it by far her largest source of income...In 2010, she got a $1.2 million book advance from Knopf Doubleday Group, a part of the conglomerate. In 2012, she reported receiving two advance payments from the publisher totaling $1.9 million.” You can read the full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/liberal-scotus-justice-took-3m-from-book-publisher-didnt-recuse-from-its-cases