Tim Walz Denies Using Inflammatory Rhetoric, Then Calls Kristi Noem an “Executioner”

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🗓️ 9 January 2026

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The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Show (01/08/2026): 3:05pm- According to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security, a woman was shot and killed by immigration enforcement agents in Minnesota after attempting to run over ICE agents with her car. 3:20pm- While speaking with the press, Gov. Tim Walz denied having ever used “inflammatory terms” that would have encouraged Minnesotans to confront federal agents attempting to enforce immigration laws. However, less than two minutes later in the very same press briefing, Walz accused Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem of being an “executioner.” 3:30pm- In a press conference on Thursday, Vice President JD Vance addressed the yesterday’s shooting in Minneapolis: "I can believe that her death is a tragedy, while also recognizing that it's a tragedy of her own making.” He continued, "everybody who has been repeating the LIE that this is some innocent woman who was out for a drive in Minneapolis when law enforcement shot at her—you should be ashamed of yourselves." 3:40pm- Vice President Vance announced the creation of a new Assistant Attorney General position who will have “nationwide jurisdiction over fraud”—focusing on Minnesota welfare fraud initially. 3:45pm- On Wednesday, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey accused ICE of “causing chaos and distrust” and stated: “To ICE, get the f*ck out of Minneapolis.” Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is now echoing similar sentiments and threatening to impede immigration enforcement in his city. 4:00pm- Sen. Dave McCormick—United States Senator from Pennsylvania—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Venezuelan tyrant Nicholas Maduro being removed from power, the synthetic drug crisis devastating Philadelphia, and nationwide immigration enforcement efforts. Sen. McCormick also reacts to Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner’s inflammatory rhetoric directed at ICE agents. 4:25pm- Donkey’s Place—which Anthony Bourdain famously declared the best cheesesteak in Philadelphia (despite being located in Camden, NJ)—had its beloved walrus penis stolen by a customer. Prior to the theft, it had been prominently displayed in the bar. 4:40pm- South Park weighs-in on the Trump administration’s new dietary guidelines. 4:45pm- While speaking with the press, Gov. Tim Walz denied having ever used “inflammatory terms” that would have encouraged Minnesotans to confront federal agents attempting to enforce immigration laws. However, less than two minutes later in the very same press briefing, Walz accused Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem of being an “executioner.” 4:50pm- According to Polymarket, bettors see a 36% chance that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will be removed from power in Iran by June 30, 2026. 5:05pm- Paula Scanlan (Early Vote Action PAC & former UPenn swimmer) & Raquel Debono (Attorney & founder of Make America Hot Again) join The Rich Zeoli Show! They discuss Zohran Mamdani being sworn in as Mayor of New York City, the Trump administration’s new food pyramid, “dry” January, President Trump’s great dance moves, and dating apps! 5:40pm- While speaking at Oxford Union Society, Conan O’Brien criticized liberal comedians for prioritizing critiques of President Trump over actually being funny. 6:05pm- In his latest article for National Review, former assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York Andrew C. McCarthy explained why, legally, the immigration officer who shot a Minneapolis woman while she allegedly attempted to strike ICE officers with her car, will not be found guilty of any crime under the Fourth Amendment and the 1985 Supreme Court case Tennessee v. Gardner. 6:15pm- Gary sits on Rich’s lap. To be clear, Gary is a puppy…not a person. We promise this isn’t as weird as it sounds. 6:20pm- Joe in Columbus joins the show—despite being banned from the program! 6:40pm- The Eagles are favored to win their round 1 playoff game against San Francisco, Zohran Mamdani accuses ICE agen ...

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0:00.0	The Rich Zioly Show podcast is sponsored by Mike Vaneria Jr.
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0:17.1	Well, J.D. Vance just gave a fiery, fiery address at the White House earlier today.
0:24.6	Moments to go, actually, fired up over what's happening in Minnesota and the fact that people are suggesting that the ICE agent murdered this woman.
0:35.1	Welcome to the show. Glad you're here you're here excuse me get a little thing in
0:39.5	my throat uh 855 839 1210 is our number if you'd like to weigh in on everything we are discussing
0:45.5	today um a lot of protests tim waltz fanning the flames remember how i told you yesterday
0:51.0	tim waltz was going to use this opportunity to try to resurrect his
0:55.5	political career. That's exactly what he's doing. Already out there today comparing this to George
1:00.1	Floyd and bringing up what happened. And you remember in the summer of love, as we all call it,
1:07.7	when Minnesota was burning to the ground, was the summer now it's cold out right
1:13.2	now in Minnesota so there's not nearly as many protesters but there are a lot of them out there
1:18.4	and they're out there because the elected officials the politicians are all saying that this was
1:24.2	murder that this was cold blood and murder now you, you look at the tape, the tape, you look at the video, you analyze it from all the
1:34.2	different angles.
1:35.4	And what's very clear here is they were attempting to arrest this woman and she sped off.
1:42.0	And whether or not she deliberately was trying to hit the officer or not
1:46.9	she was trying to evade law enforcement when when you when you run when you don't comply when
1:53.9	you don't obey the orders in that moment all bets are off that's the problem here that's what
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