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The Rich Zeoli Show

Hot Mic: Putin, Xi, and Un Plan to Live Forever + The Department of War is Back!

The Rich Zeoli Show

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4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 190 minutes

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The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Show (09/05/2025): 3:05pm- A new clip of New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill (D) shows her stating, “I would push an LGBTQ education into our schools.” 3:15pm- While speaking with the press following the latest jobs report, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett explained that the hiring slowdown only tells half the story: “all of the job creation in the U.S. has come from native-born workers, whereas in the Biden administration…half was foreign-born.” 3:20pm- On Thursday night, President Donald Trump hosted several tech CEOs at the White House. Mark Zuckerberg estimated that Meta will invest $600 billion in the U.S. by 2028. Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai promised similar levels of investment. 3:30pm- Dr. Victoria Coates—Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation & former Deputy National Security Advisor—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the Trump Administration targeting Venezuelan drug cartels, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un traveling with a private bathroom to prevent his DNA from being stolen, and President Donald Trump renaming the “Defense Department” to the “War Department.” Plus, during China’s military parade Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Kim were caught on a hot mic discussing the possibility of immortality via organ harvesting. 4:00pm- Dr. Wilfred Reilly—Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University & Author of “Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss writer/comedian Graham Linehan being arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport over “anti-trans” posts he made to social media. Should Americans be concerned that free speech restrictions might make their way across the pond? Plus, Malcolm Gladwell reaches his “Tipping Point” with biological males competing in women’s sports. 4:30pm- From the Oval Office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order officially renaming the “Department of Defense” to the “Department of War.” 5:05pm- The defending Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles kicked off their season on Thursday night against the Dallas Cowboys with a 24 to 20 win—despite having their best defensive player, Jalen Carter, ejected on the first play for spitting! But did he spit first??? 5:30pm- Paula Scanlan (former Swimmer for the University of Pennsylvania & now working alongside Scott Presler and the Early Vote Action PAC) & Raquel Debono (Entertainment Lawyer & Founder of Make America Hot Again) join The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Eric Adams remaining in the New York City mayoral race, Sydney Sweeny keeps winning, and rat tours are the latest craze in NYC. 6:05pm- Attorney Michael Rinaldi—Partner at Duane Morris LLP—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss government overreach. “A legacy federal indictment initiated by the Biden administration’s U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington is still moving forward against two small business owners (and father and son), John and Joshua Owens, for allegedly importing and distributing diesel emissions-related components without EPA authorization.1 These weaponized charges—framed as a Clean Air Act conspiracy and for which the Department of Justice has never before sought such criminal penalties—carry up to 20 years in prison. Their alleged crime? Operating in a regulatory gray zone where vague EPA guidance and unclear enforcement thresholds make compliance nearly impossible for honest entrepreneurs. The case is emblematic of the broader federal bureaucracy’s war on working-class Americans and small business operators—especially those who support the industries that power rural and agricultural communities. The targeted small business owners primarily served customers in industries critical to the American economy—agriculture, heavy construction, and freight transport. The prosecution is not rooted in any danger to the public, but in a federal bureaucracy out of ...

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0:00.0

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0:05.4

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0:08.2

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0:11.7

Call me at 856-252-0107.

0:16.0

I guess the president's going to change the Defense Department to the Department of War,

0:20.9

hearkening back to retirement. Defense Department to the Department of War, hearkening back to a time when it was called the Department of War.

0:24.4

And we'll get your take on that.

0:26.9

You can always weigh in on our YouTube chat as well, and of course, on social media.

0:32.0

Mikey Sherrill is a nut who's running, she's running for governor of New Jersey, if you have not been paying attention.

0:42.2

Zora Mandami is a nut. He's running for mayor of new jersey if you have not been paying attention zora mandami is a nut he's running for mayor of new york city they're both backing each other their various positions mike he does not believe you as a parent should be able to opt your kids out

0:47.6

of lgb tq plus plus ia every letter of the alphabet, and every numerical symbol.

0:57.0

I don't want to offend anyone, so I'm just adding that.

1:00.8

I'm adding every numerical symbol to my previous already disclaimer of every letter of the alphabet.

1:07.0

Because I'm an inclusive guy and I don't want to offend people.

1:10.0

I like to be inclusive

1:11.3

and not to be offensive intentionally so as you keep adding things it's inevitable you're going to

1:18.4

forget something so I'm just covering my bases by I'm the one who added every letter of the

1:23.9

alphabet so it's LGBTQ they added the plus plus IA I said will then throw in every letter of the alphabet. So it was LGBTQ. They added the plus plus IA.

1:29.0

I said, well, then throw in every letter of the alphabet.

1:31.5

But I figured if they got plus plus, then you might as well add every numerical symbol just to be safe.

1:37.4

So that's it.

1:38.1

But she doesn't believe you should be able to opt your kids out of that.

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