The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode:

3:05pm- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump dominated on Super Tuesday. Entering the contest, Trump had earned 273 delegates—he now has 1,004 delegates and is expected to reach the 1,215 delegates needed to officially win the party’s nomination as soon as March 12th. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Trump’s primary rival Nikki Haley announced she was suspending her campaign after winning only one primary (Vermont) on Tuesday.

3:15pm- Shane Goldmacher and Adam Nagourney of The New York Times write of President Joe Biden’s Super Tuesday performance, which saw him reach 1,506 delegates of the 1,968 needed to win the Democrat party’s nomination: “But yet again there were flashing lights for a president who is struggling to rally the whole of his party behind him. Nearly 20 percent of Democrats in Minnesota voted for ‘Uncommitted,’ in an apparent protest vote against Mr. Biden’s support of the Israel military response to the Hamas terrorist attack of Oct 7. Mr. Biden won less than two-thirds of the vote in Hennepin County, home to Minneapolis. The protest was an extension of a campaign that started in Michigan last week, when 13 percent of Democrats voted uncommitted. The larger share in a state with fewer Arab American voters—but a large and active progressive wing—suggested that the movement of voters pressing Mr. Biden for a policy change was gaining traction. There were other signs, too. In Colorado, the noncommitted vote was 8 percent. The ‘no preference’ vote in North Carolina hit nearly 13 percent; that is worth noting as Mr. Biden considers contesting a state that Mr. Trump won by a whisker in 2020. It is far from clear what those voters will do this November. But should they back Mr. Trump, support a third-party candidate or just stay home, they could cost Mr. Biden a close election. Minnesota wasn’t the only state that cast a bit of a cloud over Mr. Biden’s night. In a small indignity for the sitting president, Mr. Biden tied in the delegate race in American Samoa to Jason Palmer, an entrepreneur. (It’s really OK if you had not heard of him before.) There are no Electoral College votes in American Samoa.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/us/politics/super-tuesday-trump-biden-takeaways.html

3:25pm- While appearing on CNN with Wolf Blitzer, political analyst and former Obama Administration Advisor Van Jones predicted that if Donald Trump wins the presidency in 2024, Russia would invade European countries—resulting in American soldiers dying overseas.

3:40pm- During a House of Representatives hearing on monetary policy, Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) suggested that sending an additional $60 billion in aid to Ukraine would, somehow, help ease domestic inflation.

4:05pm- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump dominated on Super Tuesday. Entering the contest, Trump had earned 273 delegates—he now has 1,004 delegates and is expected to reach the 1,215 delegates needed to officially win the party’s nomination as soon as March 12th. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Trump’s primary rival Nikki Haley announced she was suspending her campaign after winning only one primary (Vermont) on Tuesday. During his victory speech from Palm Beach, Florida, Trump said of the general election: “November 5th is going to go down as the single most important day in the history of our country.”

4:10pm- Wall Street Journal opinion columnist Jason L. Riley writes: “In November, the New York Times and Siena College released polling results in six swing states that are expected to determine the election: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The survey indicated that 22% of blacks would vote for Mr. Trump, along with 42% of Hispanics. In 2020 Mr. Biden won the black vote, 92% to 8% and the Hispanic vote 59% to 38%, according to the Pew Research Center. Black and Hispanic voters have been an important part of the Democratic base for decades, but these coalitions aren’t everlasting. In 2016 Mr. Trump won by energizing people who hadn’t been politically active. Now he’s stealing voters from the other team. A follow-up Times/Siena poll of voters nationwide was released this week and showed black support for the former president ticking up to 23% and Mr. Trump leading Mr. Biden outright among Hispanics, 46% to 40%. The liberal press can’t comprehend why nonwhites would back someone who has spread conspiracy theories about Barack Obama’s birth certificate, smeared Mexican nationals and taunted his own former transportation secretary, Elaine Chao, for being Asian. But it’s not that complicated. According to the survey, more than half of all black and Hispanic respondents rank current economic conditions as ‘poor,’ while 26% of blacks and 37% of Hispanics say they will vote for Mr. Trump because his policies benefited them personally.” You can read Riley’s full editorial here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-worst-nightmare-blacks-and-hispanics-for-trump-economy-2024-presidential-election-fbbe674c?mod=opinion_lead_pos6

4:15pm- During MSNBC’s Super Tuesday panel discussion, Joy Reid baselessly claimed that Republican voters are only “voting on race.” However, as numerous polls are indicating, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump may very well win the Hispanic vote outright while concurrently earning the support of a large percentage of Black voters.

4:30pm- The Biden Administration has finally started to police the U.S. Southern border…sort of. Ok, not really. The Department of Justice has charged a California man with smuggling greenhouse gases into the United States. Meanwhile, an undocumented migrant—who is wanted for rape in Oregon—was arrested in Florida, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) refused to take him citing a lack of detention room. During a press conference, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) explained that his administration pressured ICE until it did its job.

4:50pm- BREAKING NEWS: 6ABC Digital Staff writes: “At least eight people were shot at a SEPTA bus stop in Philadelphia's Burholme neighborhood, Action News has learned. The gunfire rang out around 3 p.m. Wednesday at Rising Sun and Cottman avenues. Sources tell Action News that at least four of the eight victims are juveniles. Three of the juveniles suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and the fourth was shot in the chest.” You can find more details about this developing story here: https://6abc.com/philadelphia-shooting-today-septa-bus-stop-rising-sun-cottman-burholme-st-vincent-street/14496671/

5:05pm- On Wednesday, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough claimed that “this version” of President Joe Biden is the “best Biden ever”—suggesting that the president, at age 81, is as mentally sharp and observant as ever before. Similarly, a recently published New York Times article suggests that Biden’s inner circle just needs to “let Joe be Joe” via TikTok posts, late-night talk show appearances, and chatting with reporters. How many 80-year-olds are posting on TikTok? Is this strategy really letting Joe be Joe?

5:15pm- Why did Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis meet with Vice President Kamala Harris before indicting former President Donald Trump? A Georgia court is hearing testimony to determine if Willis should be disqualified from the Georgia election interference case she brought against Trump. According to allegations, Willis engaged in an improper, romantic relationship with the lead prosecutor of the case, Wade—paying him an estimated $650,000 in taxpayer money. Willis is also alleged to have directly derived financial benefit from the relationship with Wade in the form of several extravagant vacations. Last month, Robin Yeartie—a longtime friend of Willis—testified that Willis and Wade had a romantic relationship dating back to 2019.

5:30pm- Grace Ashford of The New York Times writes: “Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York has been subpoenaed to appear before a House subcommittee to answer for his administration’s handling of nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic, reigniting a flashpoint that could further damage his chances at a political comeback… The Assembly investigation did not directly evaluate whether Mr. Cuomo’s order had led to the deadly outbreaks in nursing homes. But it did find that the administration had selectively reported statistics from those facilities to avoid criticism. At issue was New York State’s method of categorizing nursing home deaths. The state did not include in its tally nursing home residents who died in hospitals or other facilities from Covid, effectively reducing the reported mortality rates for nursing home residents.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/nyregion/cuomo-covid-nursing-homes-subpoena.html

5:45pm- Leif Le Mahieu of The Daily Wire writes: “House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) is looking into whether GoFundMe and Eventbrite cooperated with federal law enforcement during their investigation into the financial transactions of supporters of former President Donald Trump. Jordan wrote to executives at both companies on Monday, asking them to provide any communications with the FBI and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a bureau of the Treasury Department. He noted that FinCEN emailed banks about flagging ‘MAGA’ and ‘TRUMP’ transactions.” You can read the full report here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/jim-jordan-investigating-whether-gofundme-and-eventbrite-helped-feds-snoop-on-trump-supporters

6:05pm- Daniel Chaitin of The Daily Wire writes: “Pennsylvania’s senators, both Democrats, have withdrawn a request for $1 million in taxpayer money to support a renovation and expansion project for an LGBT center in Philadelphia after federal funds for the organization were blocked in the House last year. Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA) and Bob Casey (D-PA) wrote to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday to declare they no longer want an earmark for the William Way LGBT Community Center in spending legislation for the current fiscal year…Word of the $1 million earmark request getting pulled spread on social media on Tuesday evening. The popular Libs of TikTok account on X, run by Chaya Raichik, posted a screenshot of the letter signed by Fetterman. She noted that it followed the account’s ‘Exposé’ featuring screenshots of advertisements for adults-only events at the center that featured sexually explicit content.” You can read the full report here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/pa-senators-fetterman-and-casey-withdraw-request-for-1m-to-fund-lgbt-center

6:20pm- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump dominated on Super Tuesday. Entering the contest, Trump had earned 273 delegates—he now has 1,004 delegates and is expected to reach the 1,215 delegates needed to officially win the party’s nomination as soon as March 12th. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Trump’s primary rival Nikki Haley announced she was suspending her campaign after winning only one primary (Vermont) on Tuesday. Though she congratulated Trump on his win, she stopped short of endorsing him for president.

6:45pm- Shane Goldmacher and Adam Nagourney of The New York Times write of President Joe Biden’s Super Tuesday performance, which saw him reach 1,506 delegates of the 1,968 needed to win the Democrat party’s nomination: “But yet again there were flashing lights for a president who is struggling to rally the whole of his party behind him. Nearly 20 percent of Democrats in Minnesota voted for ‘Uncommitted,’ in an apparent protest vote against Mr. Biden’s support of the Israel military response to the Hamas terrorist attack of Oct 7. Mr. Biden won less than two-thirds of the vote in Hennepin County, home to Minneapolis. The protest was an extension of a campaign that started in Michigan last week, when 13 percent of Democrats voted uncommitted. The larger share in a state with fewer Arab American voters—but a large and active progressive wing—suggested that the movement of voters pressing Mr. Biden for a policy change was gaining traction. There were other signs, too. In Colorado, the noncommitted vote was 8 percent. The ‘no preference’ vote in North Carolina hit nearly 13 percent; that is worth noting as Mr. Biden considers contesting a state that Mr. Trump won by a whisker in 2020. It is far from clear what those voters will do this November. But should they back Mr. Trump, support a third-party candidate or just stay home, they could cost Mr. Biden a close election. Minnesota wasn’t the only state that cast a bit of a cloud over Mr. Biden’s night. In a small indignity for the sitting president, Mr. Biden tied in the delegate race in American Samoa to Jason Palmer, an entrepreneur. (It’s really OK if you had not heard of him before.) There are no Electoral College votes in American Samoa.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/us/politics/super-tuesday-trump-biden-takeaways.html