Trump’s Ukraine Pivot, Media Defends Mayoral Candidate Mamdani, and Kamala’s Campaign Trainwreck
3 Martini Lunch
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4.6 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
(00:06:27) Mamdani media pass
(00:14:22) Kamala Ignores Campaign Advisors
Join Jim and guest host Craig Collins for Monday’s 3 Martini Lunch as they dig into Trump’s surprising new stance on Ukraine aid, the media’s defense of a New York mayoral candidate who misrepresented his race on college applications, and fresh revelations that Kamala Harris had a shot at winning over GOP voters—and blew it.
First, they analyze Donald Trump’s recent comments that he would restore U.S. military aid to Ukraine if re-elected. What’s behind the pivot, and how is it playing on both sides of the aisle?
Next, Jim and Craig unpack the media’s spin around New York mayoral candidate Nadim Mamdani, who claimed to be “Black or African-American” on his college applications. Critics call it deceptive. The press? Not so much.
Finally, they dive into new reporting that Kamala Harris was handed memos urging a strategy to reach independents and Republicans—highlighting crime, immigration, and even recommending an appearance on Joe Rogan. She opted for a January 6 speech instead. Political malpractice, defined.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the three martini lunch. |
| 0:05.4 | Grab a stool next to Greg Carumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review. |
| 0:10.8 | Three martini's coming up. |
| 0:13.0 | That's right. |
| 0:13.4 | It is time for three martini lunch. |
| 0:14.8 | My name is Craig Collins filling in. |
| 0:16.2 | That is Jim Garrity telling us many stories that seem to deserve martini's before we started this recording today. |
| 0:22.6 | But we're going to go right into the things that are good, bad, and crazy today. |
| 0:26.6 | The good, and I agree with you wholeheartedly that you picked this one, Jim, is us giving weapons back to Ukraine. |
| 0:32.6 | Us restoring military aid to Ukraine. Big announcement from President Trump. |
| 0:36.6 | What would you like to say about this? |
| 0:38.4 | Sure. |
| 0:38.9 | Well, first of all, this seemed like a really dramatic change from just about a week ago. |
| 0:43.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:43.4 | White House spokesman Anna Kelly had said that the Defense Department had decided to halt |
| 0:47.2 | some shipments to Ukraine after they found certain military stockpiles to be low. |
| 0:52.7 | Longtime listeners to this program know that the cause |
| 0:55.8 | of Ukrainian independence and standing up to Russian military aggression is a cause that's near and dear |
| 1:00.0 | to my heart. But I would acknowledge if the U.S. has a certain stockpile of weapons that is low |
| 1:06.1 | that we need for our defense and the defense of other other allies. That's not a crazy concern. |
| 1:12.4 | But it also seemed like we were not going to send air defense you know patriot missile battery type things to |
| 1:17.8 | ukraine when ukraine really needed them uh russia continues to bombard the country with |
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