The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (08/28/2023):

3:05pm- According to multiple reports, there is an active shooter on University of North Carolina’s Chapel Hill campus. A school alert warned students that an “armed and dangerous person [is] on or near campus” and urged students to shelter in place.

3:10pm- Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, “the federal judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s prosecution on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election”, has determined that Trump’s trial will begin on March 4th—one day before Super Tuesday when 15 states will vote in the Republican Presidential Primary. You can read more from The New York Times’ Alan Feuer and Glenn Thrush here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/28/us/politics/trump-trial-date-jan-6.html

3:15pm- Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is in New Hampshire. Is he secretly preparing a 2024 presidential run? If not, what else is he doing there?

3:20pm- Rich, Matt, and Henry will be broadcasting LIVE from the Grand Hotel in Cape May on Friday, September 1st—but the mullet is gone!

3:30pm- According to Sharon Udasin from The Hill, “[w]orkers across California are grappling with yet another climate change-induced threat: a rapidly spreading fungus that can land its unsuspecting victims with prolonged flu-like symptoms, or far worse”—coccidioides, also known as “valley fever.” You can learn more here: https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/4172025-valley-fever-fungus-surging-northward-in-california-as-climate-changes/

3:45pm- Brandon Drey of The Daily Wire reports that “[t]he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website appeared to have quietly stopped collecting COVID-19 vaccine adverse events on the federal agency’s V-safe website earlier this summer.” You can read Drey’s full story here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/cdc-removes-covid-vaccine-adverse-event-reports-from-website-report

4:05pm- Dr. Victoria Coates— Former Deputy National Security Advisor & the Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Russia confirming Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death in a plane crash. Earlier this year, Prigozhin had attempted to overthrow Russian President Vladimir Putin. Plus, former Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin’s bombshell interview with Fox News. Was he fired for investigating then-Vice President Joe Biden’s family connection to Ukrainian energy company Burisma? Dr. Coates is the author of “David’s Sling: A History of Democracy in Ten Works of Art.” You find it here: https://www.amazon.com/Davids-Sling-History-Democracy-Works/dp/1594037213

4:35pm- During Monday’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to answer questions about Hunter Biden’s art sales. Is it a method of selling access to the president?

4:45pm- According to reports, the Biden Administration’s Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse is prepared to release new guidance which would recommend Americans consume no more than two beers per week.

4:55pm- Have you ever wanted to chat with Phil Murphy? Well, now you can! On social media, the New Jersey governor revealed a new phone number which will allow you to “text” him your thoughts.

5:05pm- Julie Kelly— Political Commentator & Author of “January 6: How Democrats Used the Capitol Protests to Launch a War on Terror Against the Political Right”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss her latest article at Real Clear Politics, “In Her Jan. 6 Courtroom, Judge Who Will Hear Trump’s Case is the Pot Calling the Defendant Incendiary.” You can read the full piece here: https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2023/08/23/with_her_many_statements_in_jan_6_courtroom_trump_judge_seems_the_pot_calling_the_defendant_inflammatory_974586.html

5:30pm- A power outage in New Jersey is being blamed on a fish…what?

5:40pm- Over the weekend, former Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin spoke with Brian Kilmeade of Fox News. Shokin claimed that he was fired after then-Vice President Joe Biden insisted the prosecutor be removed for investigating the Biden family’s alleged ties to Ukrainian energy company Burisma. Shokin stated: “had I continued to oversee the Burisma investigation, we would have found the facts about the corrupt activities they were engaged in, which included Hunter Biden.”

5:50pm- Governor Ron DeSantis vowed to increase security at the historically black college & university (HBCU) Edward Waters University following a racially motivated shooting that occurred at a Jacksonville Dollar General. According to reports, the shooter may have originally targeted students at Edward Waters University.

6:05pm- Daniel Turner—Founder & Executive Director of Power the Future—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to recap last week’s Republican presidential debate where there was a disturbing recurring theme where candidates continued to preach about the virtues of big government. Which Republican candidates can be trusted to protect American energy production? Plus, who is a bigger progressive weirdo: Gavin Newsom or Phil Murphy?

6:25pm- Ready to go back-to-school? The National Retail Foundation is estimating that American families will spend an average of $890 this year on school supplies. You can read more here: https://www.nj.com/data/2023/08/record-back-to-school-costs-are-menacing-math-problem-for-nj-parents.html

6:45pm- Will progressive district attorneys continue to ignore “quality of life” crimes?