The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- The sub-headline of a recent piece courtesy of The New York Times reads: “Voters eager to elect the first female president pointed to anger over a loss of abortion rights, but also acknowledged a fear that sexism would remain difficult for Ms. [Kamala] Harris to overcome.” Rich notes that the attack angle Democrats and the media will gravitate towards in the 2024 presidential race is simply calling opponents of Harris sexist or racist. You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/22/us/kamala-harris-women-voters.html

3:10pm- On Sunday, in a post to the social media platform X, President Joe Biden announced that he would withdraw immediately from the 2024 presidential race. He reasoned: “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.” Later Biden posted once more from his X account, endorsing his Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor: “My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats—it’s time to come together and beat Trump.” On Tuesday, the Biden Administration announced that the president will address Americans on Wednesday.

3:15pm- On Monday night Kamala Harris received the pledged support of a majority of delegates—presumably making her the Democrat Party’s presidential nominee. According to The Washington Post’s delegate tracker, 3,004 of the nearly 4,000 delegates have endorsed Harris. DNC Chairman Jamie Harrison has said that he believes the party will virtually select their nominee by August 7th—though, the process could be completed as soon as August 1st.

3:35pm- While speaking to the press, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson condemned Vice President Kamala Harris’ decision to skip Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress on Wednesday.

3:40pm- According to The Washington Post, Marianne Williamson is actively seeking the support of Democrat Party delegates.

3:50pm- Will Robert Kennedy Jr. Endorse Trump?: Josh Dawsey and Michael Scherer of The Washington Post write: “Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held talks this month with former president Donald Trump about endorsing his campaign and taking a job in a second Trump administration, overseeing a portfolio of health and medical issues, according to four people familiar with the matter. The discussions, which began hours after the attempted assassination of Trump at a rally on July 13, did not result in an agreement amid concerns in Trump’s orbit about the complications of promising a job in exchange for a political endorsement.” You can read the full article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/22/rfk-jr-floated-job-trump-white-house-he-weighed-endorsing-trump/