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3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary

Minnesota Backs Down as Tom Homan Gets Results

3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary

Radio America

Government, News, News Commentary

4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Join Jim and Greg for the Wednesday 3 Martini Lunch as they break down Tom Homan’s tremendous early success overseeing immigration enforcement in Minnesota, the challenges Republicans face heading into the midterm elections, and Melinda Gates’ telling response to new Jeffrey Epstein allegations involving her ex-husband, Bill Gates.

First, they applaud Homan for restoring order in Minnesota while still delivering results. He says the federal government is downsizing its operation there by 700 personnel, noting that improved cooperation with local authorities has reduced the need for additional agents. Homan also forcefully calls out activists blocking roads in an effort to disrupt immigration enforcement.

Next, they assess a string of disappointing election results for Republicans and what those outcomes signal for the GOP ahead of the midterms. Jim outlines the key issues Republicans must emphasize, particularly the cost of living, while Greg offers blunt advice to congressional Republicans to energize the base and expand their appeal to other voters.

Finally, they react to Melinda Gates responding to the latest Epstein allegations involving Bill Gates, making clear she’s unconvinced by her ex-husband’s denials. While the Wall Street Journal and others argue releasing all the Epstein documents was a mistake, Jim explains why he believes Congress and the Justice Department made the right call.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the three martini lunch.

0:04.9

Grab a stole next to Greg Corumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review.

0:10.6

Three martini's coming up.

0:12.9

Very glad you're with us for the Wednesday edition of the three martini at lunch.

0:17.2

We have good.

0:18.2

We have bad.

0:19.1

We have crazy.

0:20.6

We'll be hearing from Melinda Gates, the ex-wife of

0:24.0

Bill Gates, about some of those allegations that came out in the latest millions of pages, really,

0:29.0

of the Epstein files. Bill Gates has also responded to all that. We'll mention that as well,

0:34.2

but what Melinda Gates has to say is quite interesting. We'll also be taking a look at the fact that Democrats are riding high after November.

0:43.0

They're riding high after some special elections.

0:45.5

And the primary season for 2026 starts in less than a month.

0:48.8

So our Republicans ready for this?

0:50.7

Or are we going to see more results like we saw last fall?

0:53.4

And sometimes you can just

0:55.3

see competence, especially when you compare it to the alternative. And that's what we're seeing

1:00.3

from Tom Homan in Minneapolis, as well as some of the local authorities there to give them credit.

1:05.0

And so we'll dig into all that in just a moment. That is definitely our good martini. But first, more

1:10.0

good news, especially for your accounting

1:12.3

department of your business if you have employees that drive company vehicles or maybe their own

1:17.4

vehicles but you pay for their gas and they're buying supplies for different things that can get

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