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The Mark Simone Show

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🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The annual inflation rate in the United States has fallen to 2.4 percent, continuing a downward trend. Democrats have voted to allow the government to shut down again at the end of the day. Mark discusses political strategy, arguing that Republicans should keep Democrats focused on key cultural issues to shape the broader narrative. Currently, Democrats are upset over the Pride flag being taken down at New York City’s Stonewall Inn. Mark takes your calls! Mark interviews TV personality Rhonda Shear. They talk about the most romantic things you could do for your Valentine on Valentine’s Day. Rhonda also discusses new episodes of her show Up All Night and other projects she’s currently working on.

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0:00.0	now on the voice of new york it's the mark simone show on seven 10 w o r hey well we got a lot to get
0:10.8	to today's friday you got a three-day weekend uh just ahead we'll get to president trump we got bad
0:16.1	news for uh democrats we uh get the we'll get to the shutdown we'll get to mom donnie in this big meeting we'll get to uh the latest on the guthrie case we'll get the shutdown. We'll get to Mom Donnie in this big meeting. We'll get to
0:22.4	the latest on the Guthrie case. We'll get to Christy Knoem, Don Lemon, and more just ahead.
0:30.0	Yeah, you got a three-day weekend coming up and 35 days until spring. That's exactly
0:35.5	five weeks. Five weeks left until spring begins.
0:40.2	You can do it. You can get through it. It's going to be in the 40s until about Wednesday.
0:46.2	And the snow will be gone by the end of the weekend, once and for all. That'll be great news.
0:51.4	So, hey, if you're a Democrat, you may want to cover your ears we have bad news
0:56.8	uh the inflation number came out it's down it's down again it's down every time it's down to 2.4
1:04.1	percent now uh you'll see if you're watching a fake news uh CNN MSNBC in New York times
1:09.7	they'll say well 2.4% is, it's not good.
1:13.7	Remember when it was 9% under Joe Biden?
1:16.0	They didn't mention it?
1:17.6	Remember it was 6% under Joe Biden, 8% and 9%.
1:20.3	There was no cause for alarm, but 2.4% it's very bad.
1:24.6	That's very good, very good.
1:26.4	It's down.
1:27.0	And the core inflation number is down as well, which is even more important.
1:31.3	So that's very good news.
1:33.3	President at the White House, but soon leaving for Fort Bragg, where he'll speak to the troops.
1:41.1	Then after that, he'll head to Florida, to Palm Beach, to Mar-A-Lago.
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