The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

• Michigan will hold its Republican and Democrat primaries today. Donald Trump currently leads Nikki Haley for the Republican nomination with 110 delegates to 20. Steven Shepard of Politico writes about Haley’s uphill battle: “In Tuesday’s Michigan primary, say Haley actually wins her first state and gets a majority of the delegates awarded, seven of 13. But the bulk of Michigan’s delegates, 39, will actually be awarded next weekend at a state convention, where Trump is expected to romp with the party insiders.” You can read more here: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/25/haley-path-nomination-impossible-00143205
• On Saturday, South Carolina held its Republican presidential primary—with Donald Trump defeating Nikki Haley 60% to 40%. Despite the loss, Haley told supporters that she will remain in the race at least through Super Tuesday on March 5th. According to Politico’s calculations, Trump will likely accumulate 1,215+ delegates by March 19th—reaching a majority of the Republican party’s delegates and officially becoming the presumptive nominee.
• A CPAC straw poll asked conference attendees who they would like to see Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump select to be his Vice President. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy both received 15% of the vote. Former U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard finished third—receiving 9% of the vote. You can see the full results here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68388154
• Henry Rodgers of The Daily Caller writes that South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem—a rumored Vice President contender—visited Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. You can read the full report here: https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/26/kristi-noem-donald-trump-meeting-mar-a-lago-vice-president/
• During a recent town hall meeting, New York City Mayor Eric Adams stated that it’s time for NYC to rethink and modify its sanctuary city policy—which will, ideally, make it easier to remove undocumented migrants from residing in the city.
• FLASHBACK: During his 1995 State of the Union address, President Bill Clinton called for the U.S. government to deport migrants who entered the country unlawfully. Perhaps surprisingly, he received a bipartisan round of applause for the declaration. When did Democrats become so radicalized on border security and migration policy?
• On Tuesday, Nathan Wade’s former divorce lawyer Terrence Bradley testified in a hearing to determine whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified from the Georgia election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump. According to allegations, Willis engaged in an improper, romantic relationship with the lead prosecutor of the case, Wade—paying him an estimated $650,000 in taxpayer money. Willis is also alleged to have directly derived financial benefit from the relationship with Wade in the form of several extravagant vacations. During a court hearing from earlier this month, Robin Yeartie—a longtime friend of Willis—testified that Willis and Wade had a romantic relationship dating back to 2019.