Swalwell Resigns, Dems' Hasan Piker Problem, TDS at the NY Times | Last Call
3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary
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🗓️ 18 April 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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This week, Jim and Greg break down two high-profile congressional resignations, the radical views of popular lefty podcaster and influencer Hasan Piker, New York Times columnist Tom Friedman’s baffling stance on the Iran war, and some badly needed judicial wisdom from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
First, they welcome the resignations of Caiifornia Rep. Eric Swalwell and Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales. Swalwell is the Democrat who was running for governor until sexual assault and other allegations forced him out of the race. Gonzales, a Republican who is married, had an affair with a married staffer who later committed suicide by self-immolation. They react to the resignations and what's left of the Democrats running for governor in Caiifornia.
Next, they react to lefty podcaster Hasan Piker doubling down on his claim that Israel is a thousand times worse than Hamas. Piker is a prominent voice on the left and some candidates have asked him to campaign with them. You'll also learn who Piker sees as the biggest terrorist organization in the world.
Then they throw up their hands as longtime New York Times columnist Tom Friedman says he's conflicted over who he wants to win the Iran war. We'll explain the absurd reasons for his conundrum and just how deranged that thinking is.
Finally, after all of that bad news, Greg and Thursday guest host and former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli close with some refreshing wisdom from Justice Thomas about the proper role of judges.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the three martini lunch. |
| 0:05.1 | Grab a stole next to Greg Carumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review. |
| 0:10.8 | Three martini's coming up. |
| 0:13.5 | Welcome to the last call of the week for the three martini lunch. |
| 0:16.7 | This is our weekly recap of the biggest stories we covered this week. |
| 0:20.3 | Today we'll discuss the resignations of Congressman Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzalez |
| 0:24.2 | after deeply disturbing sexual misconduct scandals. |
| 0:27.6 | The left's disturbing embrace of Marxist and pro-Hamas influencer, Hassan Piker, |
| 0:33.1 | and New York Times columnist Tom Friedman being torn over who he wants to win the war with Iran. |
| 0:38.8 | And in our chaser, some wisdom from Supreme Court justice, Clarence Thomas, in an era of egregious |
| 0:44.8 | judicial activism. But we begin with Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzalez. On Monday, we wondered |
| 0:51.0 | whether Swalwell would be forced out of Congress. By Tuesday, we had our answer. |
| 0:56.1 | Jim, today we start where we finished yesterday. Our chaser yesterday, will Eric Swalwell have to resign, |
| 1:01.5 | or will he be able to finish his term? It appears he will be resigning. Eric Swalwell yesterday, |
| 1:07.2 | issuing a statement early in the evening. Deeply sorry to my family staff and constituents for mistakes in judgment I've made in my past. |
| 1:14.6 | I will fight the serious false allegation singular made against me. |
| 1:19.0 | However, I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make. |
| 1:22.8 | I'm aware of efforts to bring an immediate expulsion vote against me and other members, |
| 1:27.0 | expelling anyone |
| 1:27.6 | in Congress without due process within days of an allegation being made is wrong, but it's also |
| 1:32.2 | wrong for my constituents to have me distracted from my duties, therefore I plan to resign my seat |
| 1:37.5 | in Congress. Meanwhile, as we talked about yesterday, there had been a movement to actually |
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