FULL SHOW: Deeper insight about James Comey; Voting district chaos.

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🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Should President Trump wear a bulletproof vest, considering all the threats against him lately? Yesterday, Democrats pressed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth about accusations of insider trading and secret deals, but there’s no solid proof behind these claims. Hegseth stood by the administration’s decision to go to war with Iran over concerns about nuclear weapons. Mark interviews Fox News legal analyst Greg Jarrett. Greg and Mark debate the bizarre story about James Comey and some seashells, and how it might tie into talk of an indictment. Greg thinks Comey has a habit of acting like there’s trouble around Trump when there really isn’t. He also suggests that rumors about Comey’s indictment could be linked to his book sales. Greg points out that the First Amendment doesn’t protect threats against the President, which could make things interesting for Comey in court. Mark talks about how Democrats have tried to redraw voting districts in some states, which he says would make it harder for white voters to have a say. The Supreme Court of the United States also made headlines this week with a decision that scales back parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Governor Kathy Hochul is pushing a new law to ban ICE from operating anywhere in New York. With the governor’s race heating up, she’s also expected to go after some of Bruce Blakeman’s campaign points. Manhattan’s busiest Trader Joe’s, at 72nd and Broadway, is closing for renovations on May 17th. Mark interviews political consultant Roger Stone. Roger shares his side of the story after his legal battles connected to the Mueller investigation, discussing his experience after former FBI director James Comey accused him of lying under oath to Congress. Both Stone and Comey were charged with similar crimes of lying under oath. Tulsi Gabbard played a key role in declassifying documents that pointed to a conspiracy involving Comey, Obama, Biden, and others, which she was able to accomplish thanks to her appointment by President Trump in 2016.

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0:42.6	Hey, it's Friday. Finally, that's good news. Not a bad day today. Now, if you're a Democrat,
0:47.9	you're not going to like this. The stock market is on fire, and it's going to hit 50,000 again today. Nobody ever thought they'd live to see a Dow at 50,000, but it's probably going to hit that. It could hit it later today, so be nice to your Democratic friends. They're going to be in a very bad mood. They don't like to see that. They'd like to see a crash right now. We'll get to President Trump. We'll get to the White House Correspondent Center.
1:13.3	We'll get to Mom Donnie.
1:15.3	We'll get to crazy Mayor Mom Donnie's latest.
1:19.4	And we'll get to Pete Hegzeth and more.
1:22.0	So the Democrats had these big hearings yesterday.
1:25.4	I always try to explain to you Republicans stink at
1:29.7	hearings they don't know how to do it you know they're asking questions and if the guy
1:34.7	doesn't answer they slowly ask it again and it's like a conversation that nothing
1:40.6	goes viral from that Democrats do a hearing hearing. It's yelling and screaming.
1:45.1	They call the guy's names.
1:46.8	If he even tries to answer, they shout him down.
1:49.8	That goes viral.
1:51.4	So we'll play you some clips of the left trying to destroy Hegsseth.
1:58.2	So the White House correspondence dinner, apparently, here's the problem.
2:02.6	You know, for years the president wouldn't go to that dinner. He had no interest in that dinner.
2:07.7	All of a sudden he goes, but, you know, he's a great roaster. We've never had a president
2:13.5	who was a very experienced roaster.
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