Hour 1: Protests continue in Minnesota.

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🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

President Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to suppress protests in Minnesota. This comes a week after an ICE officer fatally shot Rene Good, a 37-year-old Minneapolis woman. Trump’s actions have sparked heated debate, with some arguing that his rhetoric often intensifies partisan divisions, especially among Democrats, who are seen by some as adept at portraying themselves as victims during times of national crisis. Mark takes your calls! Mark interviews TV personality Rhonda Shear. She’s excited about tonight’s new episode of “Up All Night and King of Horror.” Rhonda also recaps memorable moments from the Golden Globes, highlighting the standout events of the night. Additionally, Florida’s real estate market is booming, attracting new residents from around the country.

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0:00.0	You just heard the news.
0:02.6	Now you'll find out what it all means.
0:05.6	It's Mark Simone on 710 W-O-R.
0:10.2	Well, we've got a three-day weekend coming up.
0:12.5	Yeah, that's good news.
0:14.0	Bad news.
0:14.6	It's going to be a little snow.
0:15.4	It's going to be freezing cold, but it's a three-day weekend.
0:17.9	Now, we'll get to Minnesota.
0:19.4	Things are changing there.
0:20.7	We'll get to Iran. Things are changing there. We'll get to Iran.
0:23.1	Things could be changing there. We'll get to Tucker Carlson. We'll get to Mamdani and Trump.
0:29.6	What is going on between these two? Caroline Levitt, a great moment yesterday. Everybody
0:34.3	applauding her. Now, the president is leaving early today to go to palm
0:41.7	beach for this three day weekend normally he'd leave about five o'clock i think he's leaving earlier
0:46.2	like noon and he'll be in palm beach all weekend now a lot of times when a big military action
0:52.0	takes place you remember he took out Salamani, when
0:55.3	remember when he captured Maduro, it was always from Palm Beach. Now, I don't know why,
1:01.1	maybe just worked out that way by coincidence, or maybe he thinks when he's away, Palm Beach,
1:09.9	resting, people will be off guard and not expect anything.
1:13.9	But that's usually when something happens.
1:16.5	So everybody's been waiting to see if he'll move in on Iran and take some action.
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