meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Rich Zeoli Show

Was the Government Shutdown a Democrat Plot to Help Them Win NJ & VA?

The Rich Zeoli Show

Audacy

News

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 185 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (11/10/2025): 3:05pm- On Sunday night, eight Senators who caucus with Democrats—Angus King, Tim Kaine, Dick Durbin, John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan, Jeanne Shaheen, and Catherine Cortez Masto—joined Republicans and agreed to advance a bill that would end the government shutdown. The final vote in the Senate is expected to take place on Monday with a vote in the House of Representatives coming later in the week. If passed, the plan would fund most federal agencies through January 30th. Were Democrats simply prolonging the shutdown in hopes that it would help them electorally last Tuesday? 3:20pm- The United States Supreme Court has denied a request to revisit Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark decision legalizing same-sex marriage in 2015. The court did not comment on its decision to decline the petition. According to The New York Times, at least four justices would have to vote in favor of hearing the case. 3:40pm- Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) was asked why he suddenly decided to join Republicans to end the government shutdown. He responded: "I was so focused on the Virginia elections I wasn't in this discussion on healthcare to see how dug in they were." 4:00pm- Following a swearing-in ceremony for the U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, President Donald Trump spoke with the press from the Oval Office—explaining that he supported the tentative agreement reached in the Senate to end the government shutdown. 4:30pm- Alan Rosen—Owner of Junior’s in New York, which was founded in 1950 and is known for having the best cheesecake in the world—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the restaurant’s 75-year anniversary as well as Zohran Mamdani’s electoral win and how it might impact New York City business owners. What advice would he offer Mamdani? 5:05pm- While appearing on ABC’s This Week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pointed out George Stephanopoulos’s hypocrisy when it comes to government shutdowns. 5:15pm- Robert Jiminson of The New York Times reports that the Senate is expected to fast-track a bill that will end the government shutdown—with a vote coming as soon as Monday night. Meanwhile, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is giving his members 36-hours to return to Washington D.C. with a vote occurring as early as Wednesday. 5:40pm- On Sunday, President Donald Trump attended the Detroit Lions vs Washington Commanders game—where he honored veterans and even did play-by-play commentary with the broadcast team! During the game, Lions wide receiver Amon Ra St. Brown did the famous Trump dance after scoring a touchdown! 6:05pm- During an interview with Catherine Herridge, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice Harmeet Dhillon revealed that 75,000 voters with an independent party affiliation were not included on the poll book during last Tuesday’s election. She promised that there would be “follow-up action.” 6:15pm- New Jersey governor-elect Mikie Sherrill is going after President Donald Trump, New York Governor Kathy Hochul pushes back against some of Zohran Mamdani’s policies (like free busing), and California Governor Gavin Newsom says Democrats need to recognize they have issues appealing to young men. 6:30pm- Politico conducted a new poll trying to identify the current leader of the Democratic Party—amazingly, the leading vote-getter was “Don’t Know.” And “Nobody” placed third!

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

The Rich Zioly Show podcast is sponsored by Mike Vaneria Jr.

0:03.6

With Osperity Private Wealth.

0:05.4

Hi, I'm Mike Vaneria Jr., wealth management specialists.

0:08.2

Make your retirement dreams a reality by creating your retirement plan today.

0:11.7

Call me at 856-252-0107.

0:15.8

Welcome to the show.

0:16.7

Glad you're here today.

0:18.1

Mondays we kick off a new week, 855, 812 10 on x at rich zoli it's uh it's so

0:26.1

pathetic it really is just what what an act what a scam and you know the thing about it too

0:31.1

is that we we we all knew this we we talked about this during the election how many times

0:37.1

did we say this was a this was a cynical and sick attempt by Democrats to try to win in New Jersey and Virginia and New York and everywhere else too and get their votes passed in California?

0:50.1

Get judges to stay in the Supreme Court in Pennsylvaniasylvania everywhere by the way harmeet dylan

0:56.2

who is a great election lawyer she is bringing up the chester county debacle where 75,000 people

1:05.4

were not able to vote and because of the actual direct incompetence probably on purpose.

1:13.9

So we'll talk more about that as the show goes on today.

1:15.9

But let's understand the impact of the shutdown and what it did to Virginia and New Jersey.

1:22.0

Because now that it's going to come to an end, as these Democrats have now finally found

1:26.4

the light, a week, not even a week after

1:29.1

election day, Sunday night when they announced this deal.

1:32.7

And of course, you've got Democrats, they're all pretending like, oh, this is the worst thing

1:37.5

ever, we can't give in.

1:39.4

And they have to say that, obviously.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Audacy, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Audacy and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.