The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3: 5:00pm- At a press conference from the Oval Office, President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Sacrifice—honoring law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty and their families. President Trump was joined by Congressmen Byron Donalds and Brian Mast. 5:15pm- On Sunday night, the House Budget Committee successfully advanced a Republican tax and spending bill through the committee vote—with the final vote being 17-16 in favor. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act would extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts while reforming Medicaid and other government subsidy programs. The House Rules Committee is expected to take up the legislation later this week. Congressmen Ralph Norman, Andrew Clyde, Josh Brecheen, and Chip Roy voted “present” which allowed the bill to move forward. 5:30pm- While delivering the commencement address at the University of Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz claimed ICE agents are the “modern day Gestapo.” 5:40pm- Rich is in studio today—and he received a love letter from a fan! Ok…so maybe it was more like a hate letter. PLUS: while appearing on Andrew Schultz’s podcast, Sen. Bernie Sanders agreed with comedian Akaash Singh when he said that the Democrat Party is a “threat to democracy.” Rich notes that it’s arguable the Democratic Party has not had a fair and open presidential primary since 2008. 5:50pm- During Sunday’s Democratic gubernatorial primary debate, frontrunner Mikie Sherrill called President Donald Trump a “schoolyard bully” and said he is not someone that New Jersey’s governor should work with.