FULL SHOW: King Charles's visit to NY; Hegseth's hearing.

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🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Mark recaps King Charles’ visit to New York City yesterday. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will remain on the board, while Kevin Warsh moves closer to confirmation. President Trump and James Comey are involved in a minor feud over Comey’s derogatory reference to a seashell marked “89,” with speculation about its meaning and its implications for Trump. Mark interviews economist Steve Moore. Steve shares his firsthand account of a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. He expresses concern about the security at the event. The guys discuss the recent spike in oil prices, which have climbed above $100 per barrel, and Steve offers insights on when consumers might expect relief at the gas pump and in global oil markets. Mark brings up the possibility of a revival of the TV show “The Apprentice,” explaining what he knows. He covers Pete Hegseth’s testimony on Capitol Hill regarding the conflict in Iran, describing the contentious exchanges between Hegseth and Democratic lawmakers. Mark also discusses criticism of Minnesota schools that were intended to serve Somali students, arguing that they have not met the expectations set by Governor Tim Walz and community leaders. Mark interviews WOR weeknight host Jimmy Failla. Jimmy describes the decor of the Oval Office and parts of the White House, likening it to a Cracker Barrel restaurant. He offers his impressions from the conclusion of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Mark and Jimmy also discuss King Charles’ fashion choices, comparing his style to Volodymyr Zelensky and debating whether he could have dressed more appropriately for the occasion.

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0:00.0	You just heard the news. Now you'll find out what it all means. It's Mark Simone on 710 W.O.R.
0:12.4	Hey, it's almost Friday. I'm getting there. A lot to get to. We'll get to the King's visit yesterday. Not a single no king's sign anywhere.
0:23.6	We'll get to Jerome Powell.
0:25.1	We'll get to Iran.
0:26.0	We'll get to James Comey.
0:27.1	We'll get to Crazy Mom Donnie.
0:29.6	And a whole lot more coming up.
0:32.4	So the king is gone.
0:33.6	He left fast.
0:34.8	He was here yesterday, the World Trade Center ceremony where Mayor Mammondani, I guess, greeted him.
0:45.1	You know, if you met the king, what the hell do you talk to him about?
0:50.4	I mean, I've actually talked to him a few times here and there.
0:53.4	There's not much to talk to him about. He loves clothes. If you want to talk about Turnbull and Asser and where he gets a suit, he loves talking about that. Outside of that, there's not much, but you're supposed to be, you know, warm and welcome to our country. We are so happy to have you here, whatever. Mom, Don what would what would he do if he met the king
1:13.2	what would he say to him if i was uh to speak to the king separately from that i would probably
1:18.7	encourage him to return the gleanor diamond the glenor diamond is some something back when
1:26.4	britain had colonized everything uh with some diamond in India that Britain still possesses.
1:34.3	And, you know, out of all the issues you could talk to Britain about, out of all the major issues, they're supporting us in Iran.
1:42.9	There's a million issues we have with Britain.
1:46.2	If I was to speak to the king separately from that, I would probably encourage him to return
1:52.0	the Kohaneur diamond. I guarantee he didn't know where the hell the Claymar diamond is or what it is.
1:57.8	And when, first of all, when he met met you could see the look on his face when
2:01.3	he met mom dani uh he kind of looked at everybody and who is this and they had mayor
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