Gavin Newsom Plays Victim as Ted Cruz Calls Him Out
3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary
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🗓️ 17 February 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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First, they dissect Gavin Newsom’s controversial comments in Germany comparing ICE to the Gestapo or the Stasi, along with his claim that President Trump was the first commander-in-chief to deploy the National Guard and active-duty military inside the United States. After Texas Sen. Ted Cruz labeled Newsom “historically illiterate,” Newsom fired back by accusing Cruz of mocking his dyslexia. Jim and Greg explain why Newsom is wrong on all counts.
Next, they examine rumors that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito may be considering retirement this year. While much of the speculation appears thin, Jim and Greg outline one practical reason why Alito could decide this is the right moment to step down from the high court.
Then, they dive into the dispute involving Stephen Colbert, CBS, and the FCC over Colbert’s planned interview with Texas Democrat James Talarico just weeks before the Texas U.S. Senate primary. CBS and the FCC say equal time applies in this situation, meaning Colbert needed to offer an interview to Democrat Jasmine Crockett and possible the Republican U.S. Senate candidates.
Finally, they reflect on the passing of the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the three martini lunch. |
| 0:04.8 | Grab a stool next to Greg Corumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review. |
| 0:10.4 | Three martini's coming up. |
| 0:12.8 | Hey, really glad you're with us for the Tuesday edition of the three martini lunch. |
| 0:17.3 | Jim, the Munich Security Conference is just the gift that keeps on giving. If you're looking |
| 0:22.1 | for Democratic politicians to not look very good on the international stage. Yesterday, we talked |
| 0:28.7 | about AOC and Greg, Greg, Greg, you can't say that Gavin Newsom does not look very good. |
| 0:36.2 | A, the man puts a lot of effort into how he looks. |
| 0:39.4 | And B, every major national media profile reminds us of how strikingly good looking |
| 0:45.4 | and what was twinkling in his eye and that his hair cream reminds people of some crab |
| 0:51.1 | dish. |
| 0:51.6 | I didn't mean to interrupt, but I just was too good an opportunity to remind people of how |
| 0:55.6 | if you're going to write about Gavin Newsom, apparently you have to write about his appearance |
| 0:59.6 | at length, even though that's what photographs are for. |
| 1:04.1 | Embarrassingly handsome is how I think it was vogue. |
| 1:06.5 | It's embarrassing. |
| 1:07.8 | There's that part is true. |
| 1:08.6 | Yes, that is accurate. |
| 1:10.7 | So he's in Munich, which, as you probably know, Jim, is in Germany, which is relevant for these comments. |
| 1:18.3 | Gavin Newsom deciding to make a comparison to some of Germany's darkest chapters and comparing ice operations to those chapters. |
| 1:28.3 | But I want to remember all those images of masked men, the secret police, something familiar in Germany, |
| 1:35.3 | those first images came out of my state. |
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