The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (08/10/2023):

3:05pm- On Thursday, the Biden Administration announced a deal with Iran that would result in five jailed Americans being released in exchange for the release of several detained Iranians and provide Iran access to billions of dollars in oil revenue. According to reports, the jailed Americans will remain under “house arrest” in Iran before ultimately being permitted to return to the United States. You can read more about the arrangement here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/us/politics/iran-us-prisoner-swap.html

3:15pm- Is President Joe Biden the new Jimmy Carter? He’s probably worse.

3:30pm- Executive Producer Matt DeSantis returns from his trip to Italy—and he no longer hates Cacio e Pepe!

3:45pm- Dr. E.J. Antoni— Economist & Research Fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ July Consumer-Price Index measurement for goods and services. The report shows that prices rose 3.2%, a slightly faster year-over year increase than in June.

4:05pm- While many on the left are blaming unusually hot temperatures on climate change, in 2022 The New York Times warned that global temperatures would likely increase short term due the eruption of an underwater volcano in the Pacific Ocean.

4:15pm- While speaking with The Weather Channel, President Joe Biden claimed that he has “practically” declared a climate emergency.

4:35pm- According to a report from Andrew Mark Miller of Fox News, House Republicans are alleging that the January 6th Select Committee “failed to adequately preserve documents, data and video depositions—including communications it had with the Biden White House.” You can read the full article here: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/j6-committee-failed-to-preserve-records-has-no-data-on-capitol-hill-security-failures-gop-charges

4:50pm- While speaking with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News, House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) revealed that he plans to subpoena Hunter Biden as part of an investigation into the Biden family’s alleged foreign influence peddling for financial benefit.

5:05pm- Dr. Wilfred Reilly—Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University & Author of “Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss a viral social media video which shows a trans-activist using donuts to explain transgenderism. You can pre-order Dr. Reilly’s upcoming book here: https://www.amazon.com/Lies-My-Liberal-Teacher-Told/dp/0063265974

5:20pm- While speaking with Newsmax, Billy Busch—an heir to the Anheuser-Busch beer brand—said if he were in charge of the company he would “Make Bud Light Great Again” in order to boost sales.

5:40pm- New Jersey Governor (and King) Phil Murphy returned from Italy yesterday. Will California Governor Gavin Newsom and Murphy ever faceoff in a presidential race? If it’s a battle for the best hair, it’s no contest.

6:05pm- C.J. Ciaramella of Reason writes of a recent asset forfeiture incident: “Cristal Starling lost $8,000 after she missed one of several filing deadlines to contest the seizure of her money by police. A federal appeals court says she and others like her should be given more leeway.” You can read the full article here: https://reason.com/2023/08/09/appeals-court-rules-woman-who-had-8000-seized-through-asset-forfeiture-will-get-her-day-in-court/

6:20pm- While speaking with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News, House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) revealed that he plans to subpoena Hunter Biden as part of an investigation into the Biden family’s alleged foreign influence peddling for financial benefit.

6:40pm- According to newly released court documents, “Special Counsel Jack Smith obtained a search warrant for Donald Trump’s Twitter account, @realDonaldTrump, earlier this year.” You can read Kyle Cheney’s report in Politico here: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/09/special-counsel-obtained-search-warrant-for-donald-trumps-twitter-account-00110484