Progress Towards Peace, Confronting the Worst D.C. Crime, DNC Donations Drying Up
3 Martini Lunch
Radio America
4.6 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 19 August 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
First, Jim is "elated" as the Monday's meeting in Washington strongly suggests security guarantees for Ukraine will be part of any peace deal. He's also explains why Vladimir Putin might be playing with a weaker hand than most people realize. But will this agreement get done anytime soon?
Next, they applaud the federalized D.C. police for targeting the neighborhoods with the most serious crime problems. Nearly half of last week’s arrests took place in Wards 7 and 8, undercutting the left’s narrative that President Trump is only creating a facade of safety around tourist areas.
Finally, the Democratic National Committee is still in complete disarray, more than nine months after last year's elections. Fundraising numbers from the end of June show the Republican National Committee with five times the cash on hand as the DNC. And Democrat donors are thoroughly underwhelmed with the party's messaging and leadership.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the three martini lunch. |
| 0:04.9 | Grab a stool next to Greg Carumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review. |
| 0:10.2 | Three martini's coming up. |
| 0:12.9 | So glad you're with us for the Tuesday edition of the three martini lunch. |
| 0:17.3 | We have all good martinis for you today. |
| 0:19.9 | So basking that satisfaction. We've actually |
| 0:22.9 | got some good news for you throughout the podcast today. We'll be taking a look at the latest |
| 0:27.2 | fundraising numbers for the DNC and the RNC. And let's just say the Democrats' frustration |
| 0:32.1 | with their own party is very much reflected in their fundraising totals. We'll also be taking a look at what we've seen so far in arrests in D.C. |
| 0:41.8 | As a result of Trump federalizing the D.C. police force. |
| 0:45.6 | If you thought it was just a show of force in the touristy areas, it's not turning out that way, |
| 0:50.2 | which is really good news. |
| 0:51.6 | And we're also going to take a look at the aftermath of yesterday's |
| 0:54.7 | meeting in Washington involving Trump and Zelensky and the leaders of many different European |
| 1:00.2 | countries who are in town for those talks and where things go from here. So Jim, you know, |
| 1:05.6 | we got through Monday and now we got all good news for Tuesday. I don't know what this means |
| 1:10.1 | that horrific things are happening later in the week or it's just going to be a really good week. Ah, they heard you, Greg. Stop. Ah, well, duck and cover, everyone. Exactly right. Well, if you're the Democrats and you're watching a successful effort to reduce DC crime and you're looking at your own |
| 1:27.8 | fundraising numbers. |
| 1:29.2 | Things are looking a little bleak for you. |
| 1:30.7 | We're not sad for you, but you do need some help. |
| 1:33.1 | And this is an ad for better help. |
| 1:34.9 | And these days, it sometimes feels like there's advice for everything. |
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