The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (12/19/2023):

3:05pm- Lori Ann LaRocca of CNBC writes: “Attacks by Iran-backed Houthi militants on ships in the Red Sea have already rocked global trade. And there could be more disruptions and price increases to come for shipments of goods and fuel. Several major shipping lines and oil transporters have suspended their services through the Red Sea as more than a dozen vessels have come under attack since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in early October.” How much will this disruption of supply chains impact American consumers? You can read the full article here: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/18/how-houthi-attacks-in-red-sea-threaten-global-supply-chain.html

3:30pm- In an editorial for DailyMail, Fox News’ Kennedy writes: “White House dime bags, a crack-engorged First Son, topless trans activists...and now a lurid Senate sexcapade. America is overrun by fetishist weirdos and whackjobs—and we all know who's to blame!” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12881455/KENNEDY-senate-sex-tape-staffer.html

3:45pm- In his latest piece for Politico Magazine, editor David Siders notes that, perhaps surprisingly, a large number of Mexican-Americans are excited to vote for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in a hypothetical presidential election rematch against President Joe Biden in 2024—citing the former president’s hardline immigration policies. You can read the full article here: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/12/19/road-trip-el-paso-2024-00131703

3:50pm- On Monday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 4 which would make entering the country illegally a crime in Texas—allowing the state’s law enforcement to arrest and deport migrants who enter the U.S. unlawfully. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre condemned the legislation.

4:05pm- Congressman Guy Reschenthaler— Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania’s 14th district & House Republican Chief Deputy Whip—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the ongoing chaos at the U.S. Southern border. Yesterday, a record-setting 12,000+ migrants crossed the border unlawfully. Perhaps most alarmingly, Reschenthaler explains, is that there have been an estimated 300 people who have been caught crossing the border illegally that were on the U.S. terror watch list—but how many other terror watch-list suspects weren’t caught and successfully entered the country unlawfully?

4:25pm- Rich and Henry play Christmas music requests from the audience. Matt sulks because he has been banned from selecting music after advocating for Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You.”

4:30pm- While speaking with the media, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg credited the Biden Administration with spurring an “economic recovery.”

4:35pm- While appearing on CNN with anchor Jim Acosta, Democrat pollster Stanley Greenberg warned that President Joe Biden is “losing ground every month” due in large part to the country’s economic underperformance.

4:40pm- Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson said he would not vote for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump if he selects Nikki Haley to be his Vice President.

4:50pm- The Philadelphia Eagles lost to the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football—what the heck happened?

4:55pm- Adam Sabes of Fox News writes: “An alleged congressional staffer who filmed an explicit sex tape inside a Senate hearing room could face criminal charges, one lawyer argues. The U.S. Capitol Police told Fox News they were aware of an amateur pornographic video published by the Daily Caller on Friday, which shows someone identified as a congressional staffer, engaging in sex with another man in Hart Senate Office Building room 216… Posts on social media claimed the alleged staffer worked for Sen. Ben Cardin's office. Hours after the story broke, Cardin's office announced that a legislative aide had been dismissed but did not address reports linking a member of his staff to the sex tape.” You can read more here: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-sex-tape-congressional-staffer-allegedly-seen-leaked-video-could-face-charges-lawyer-says

5:05pm- Michael Ruiz of Fox News writes: “A federal judge in New York has ordered the unsealing of dozens of documents naming people linked to the disgraced financier and sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein. The documents are expected to identify more than 180 people, including associates, victims, investigators and journalists who covered the case.” You can read the full article here: https://www.foxnews.com/us/jeffrey-epstein-scandal-federal-judge-unseal-180-previously-redacted-names

5:15pm- In an editorial for DailyMail, Fox News’ Kennedy writes: “White House dime bags, a crack-engorged First Son, topless trans activists...and now a lurid Senate sexcapade. America is overrun by fetishist weirdos and whackjobs—and we all know who's to blame!” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12881455/KENNEDY-senate-sex-tape-staffer.html

5:20pm- During a television interview with Pix11, Mayor Eric Adams was asked to describe New York City’s 2023 in just one word—his response could not have been worse. Adams bizarrely explained: "This is a place where every day you wake up you could experience everything from a plane crashing into our Trade Center to a person celebrating a new business…which is why it’s the greatest city on the globe.”

5:25pm- During a holiday celebration, Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser was being shouted down by pro-Palestinian protesters while trying to address those in attendance. To combat the protesters, Mayor Bowser began singing “This Little Light of Mine” at the top of her lungs!

5:45pm- Pennsylvania Senate Bill 140 was passed with bipartisan support and signed into law by Governor Josh Shapiro (D-PA)—providing the state with prosecutorial authority over crimes that occur within 500 yards of a SEPTA location. During a press briefing denouncing the legislation, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said that “this is an attack on democracy” and “an erasure of Philadelphia votes” claiming it was the work of Donald Trump and MAGA extremists despite support from Democrats.

5:55pm- Rich Zeoli hosts The Mark Levin Show!