The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (01/03/2024):

3:05pm- Stefanos Chen and Jeffery C. Mays of The New York Times write: “Hundreds of migrants bound for New York City took a detour in New Jersey over the holiday weekend, in an apparent attempt to bypass a city order that seeks to limit the chaotic flow of arrivals…The surge in New Jersey arrivals appears to be an end-run around an emergency executive order last week by New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, requiring charter bus companies to provide 32 hours’ advance notice of the arrival of migrants and restricting the times of day when they can be dropped off.” You can read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/01/nyregion/ny-nj-migrants-buses.html

3:15pm- While speaking with WABC in New York, the Democrat Mayor of Edison, New Jersey Sam Joshi said that migrants arriving in his township via buses sent from Texas posed a “major security risk” because “they couldn’t be identified.” Additionally, officials were unable to determine whether the people on the buses were carrying weapons, according to Mayor Joshi.

3:20pm- Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas basely blamed the migrant crisis at the U.S. Southern border on Texas Governor Greg Abbott—failing to accept any blame for the Biden Administration’s relaxed border security policies.

3:30pm- CNN reports that the House Committee on Homeland Security is expected to formally begin impeachment proceedings against Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for his failures to secure the U.S. Southern border.

3:40pm- On Tuesday, Cherelle Parker was sworn in as the 100th Mayor of Philadelphia. On her first day, she signed an executive order declaring a public safety emergency—calling for the development of a strategy that will reduce the unmitigated violence and open drug use currently plaguing the city. But can Mayor Parker’s plan be effective while Larry Krasner remains the city’s District Attorney?

4:05pm- A new USA Today/Suffolk University poll indicates that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump currently has greater support within the Hispanic American community than does President Joe Biden—39% to 34%. In 2020, Biden won that demographic by 33%—65% to 32%. You can read more here: https://www.mediaite.com/news/shock-poll-biden-who-won-the-hispanic-vote-by-33-points-in-2020-now-trails-trump-by-5-among-hispanics/

4:10pm- Despite polling that indicates his reelection hopes are in jeopardy, President Joe Biden spent seven days vacationing in the U.S. Virgin Islands—flying back to Washington D.C. on Tuesday with noticeable sunburn.

4:15pm- Andrew Mark Miller writes, “A Georgetown University professor who spent 12 years as a CIA intelligence analyst is warning that diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts and the overall politicization of the intelligence community have become a ‘significant’ problem and that he is confident those agencies will attempt to interfere with the 2024 election similar to their efforts in 2020.” You can read the full article here: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ex-cia-analyst-says-intel-agencies-politically-active-again-2024-election-significant-problem

4:35pm- Disney has announced a new director for its Star Wars franchise—Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. Obaid-Chinoy has won two Academy Awards for short-films examining injustice in Pakistan, but does that make her the ideal selection for a sci-fi franchise? Obaid-Chinoy said that her goal as a filmmaker has been to “make men uncomfortable,” but aren’t most Star Wars fans just looking for an enjoyable two-hour movie?

5:05pm- Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows determined that the U.S. Constitution bars Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s primary ballot—citing his involvement in riots outside the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021. In her 34-page decision, Secretary Bellows accuses Trump of engaging in insurrection and, consequently, determines he is ineligible to hold office under the Fourteenth Amendment. Interestingly, despite calls from the Lieutenant Governor to “explore every legal option” to remove Trump from the ballot, California Secretary of State Shirley Weber said the former president would remain on the state’s primary ballot. Trump has officially appealed Maine’s decision.

5:10pm- Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas basely blamed the migrant crisis at the U.S. Southern border on Texas Governor Greg Abbott—failing to accept any blame for the Biden Administration’s relaxed border security policies.

5:15pm- Speaking to the press on Capitol Hill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that H.R.2- Secure the Border Act of 2023, which has passed in the House, will not pass in the Senate.

5:20pm- CNN reports that the House Committee on Homeland Security is expected to formally begin impeachment proceedings against Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for his failures to secure the U.S. Southern border.

5:25pm- During Wednesday’s White House press briefing, Fox News journalist Jacqui Heinrich grilled Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre over the Biden Administration’s failed U.S. Southern border policies which have resulted in a record number of unlawful border crossings.

5:40pm- Shauneen Miranda of Axios wties: “A federal judge will unseal hundreds of court documents from a lawsuit related to deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday…Those documents include over 150 names deriving from a civil lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell, who was sentenced last year to 20 years in prison on sex trafficking and other charges for helping Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls.” You can read the full article here: https://www.axios.com/2024/01/02/jeffrey-epstein-list-names-court-documents-associates

6:05pm- Wadi Gaitan—Communications Director for the LIBRE Initiative—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to react to a new USA Today/Suffolk University poll indicates that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump currently has greater support within the Hispanic American community than does President Joe Biden—39% to 34%. In 2020, Biden won that demographic by 33%—65% to 32%.

6:30pm- Fox News has announced a new show—“Fox News Saturday with Jimmy Failla.” It is set to debut on January 13th.

6:35pm- Virginia Kruta of The Daily Wire writes: “A Tuesday segment on MSNBC’s “Deadline White House” got awkward when new allegations surfaced against embattled Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ)—and his daughter was guest-hosting the show. Alicia Menendez was sitting in for regular host Nicolle Wallace, and just before the show went to a commercial break, she announced that a breaking news update was imminent. ‘We have to take a quick break. And we’ll be back with some breaking news right after this,’ she said. When they returned, however, MSNBC host Ari Melber was in the anchor’s chair to deliver the news.” You can read the full story here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/msnbc-segment-goes-sideways-new-menendez-allegations-surface-while-his-daughter-is-guest-hosting

6:40pm- While appearing on Newsmax, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem said it would be a mistake for Donald Trump to select Nikki Haley to be his Vice President.