FULL SHOW: Zohran Mamdani has moved; Is ICE doing its job the right way?

The Mark Simone Show

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🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Senator Elizabeth Warren delivered a speech yesterday that was well-received by President Trump. Currently, Fed Chair Jerome Powell is under scrutiny from the Trump Administration due to an investigation launched against him and the Federal Reserve's handling of finances. Mark provides us with an update on this situation. Mark interviews streaming host Bill O'Reilly. He discusses the Democrats' allegedly aggressive tactics against law enforcement, including calls to defund the police and ICE. Bill explains that it's a 50/50 chance whether the Democrats will de-escalate their attacks on ICE and the GOP. He delves into the legal aspects surrounding Rene Good and the ICE officers involved, examining what may or may not have been proper in the situation. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has officially moved into Gracie Mansion and announced that, once he and his wife are settled, New Yorkers will be welcome to visit the historic residence. In addition to settling into his new home, Mayor Mamdani demonstrated his commitment to the city’s essential workers by joining nurses on strike at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. The nurses are demanding fair wages and improved working conditions, and the Mayor’s presence at the strike highlights his support for their cause. Mark interviews columnist Liz Peek. Liz said Democrats are deeply angered by President Trump’s confrontational approach toward other countries, an approach he frames as seizing strategic opportunities. Peek argued that the key question is whether this strategy is effective or whether Democrats are overreacting to his tactics. She also discussed the uncertainty surrounding potential U.S. military action, particularly regarding Iran, noting that the consequences of such action remain unclear. On immigration, she voiced support for ICE’s efforts to remove illegal immigrants who have committed crimes, emphasizing that similar enforcement strategies were used by previous presidents, suggesting continuity across administrations.

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0:00.0	Now, 710 WOR presents the Mark Simone show.
0:08.0	Hey, we've got a lot to get to today. We'll get to President Trump, Iran. We'll get to Jerome Powell. We'll get to Minnesota. We'll get to Bruce Blakeman. Big inauguration yesterday for his second term. We'll get to Mamdani, Hockel, and a whole lot more coming up. So, hey, just to clear up, this Jerome
0:27.5	Powell thing. Powell, he's the one that announced it. He's the one that held a press conference
0:34.2	that the Trump administration is trying to indict him and it's clearly
0:38.8	lawfare and that sort of stuff. Well, Trump administration now making clear nobody was
0:45.7	indicting him. The Justice Department had been asking him for information about what could possibly
0:52.8	be a crime or just gross negligence.
0:56.0	You know, they were rebuilding the Fed building should cost about maybe 800,000.
1:01.0	Instead, they spent like $3 billion where they held it all that money go.
1:05.0	Justice Department, and he testified in front of Congress about it, but there were questions
1:10.0	brought up by his testimony.
1:12.1	So the Justice Department sending him letters asking him for clarification, asking him for information, and he refused to respond.
1:19.3	He never responded to anything.
1:22.2	So finally, they sent something that said, you know, you have to respond to us.
1:25.7	You can't just not answer.
1:27.8	Otherwise, we'd have to seek some legal. You can't just not answer. Otherwise,
1:33.2	we'd have to seek some legal remedy. That's all they said. And then I guess he decided to get ahead of it. And he's the one that held a big press conference over the weekend announcing the
1:37.9	Justice Department is trying to indict him and it's law fair. And it's unusual for Powell to hold
1:43.4	any kind of press conference like that,
1:45.4	but he got all dressed up and put on his best classes and held this press conference.
1:49.5	He was trying to get ahead of the whole thing.
1:51.8	If you're trying to get ahead of it, that implies you think it could be a problem.
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