White House Press Briefing with a Special Guest

The Rich Zeoli Show

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🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2: 4:05pm- Dr. Victoria Coates— Former Deputy National Security Advisor & the Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Donald Trump’s trade battle with China, Senator Chris Van Hollen’s trip to El Salvador, Steve Wilkoff expressing optimism that Vladimir Putin may soon end Russia’s war with Ukraine, and the Trump Administration’s negotiation with Iran. Dr. Coates is author of the book: “The Battle for the Jewish State: How Israel—and America—Can Win” which features a forward from Senator Ted Cruz. You can find the book here: https://a.co/d/iTMA4Vb. 4:30pm- In posts to social media, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) documented his trip to San Salvador, El Salvador where he hoped to negotiate the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. During an interview with Fox News, Attorney General Pam Bondi emphasized that Abrego Garcia is not a “Maryland man” as the “liberal media” continues to insist. She continued: “He’s a guy from El Salvador who is a part of one of the most violent gangs in our country.” 4:40pm- During a press conference on Wednesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a civil lawsuit against the Maine Department of Education over their failure to comply with Title IX—citing their refusal to protect women’s sports. 4:50pm- During a press briefing on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was joined by Patty Morin—mother of Rachel Morin who was killed by MS-13 gang member Victor Martinez. Morin called out Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) for failing to reach out to her family but finding time to rail against the Trump Administration for deporting dangerous migrants who entered the country unlawfully. Leavitt revealed that the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia sought a restraining order against him in 2021, citing domestic abuse. Abrego Garcia—a migrant who was in the United States illegally before being deported to El Salvador—was allegedly a member of MS-13, according to the Trump White House. Weekday afternoons on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT, Rich Zeoli gives the expert analysis and humorous take that we need in this crazy political climate. Along with Executive Producer Matt DeSantis and Justin Otero, the Zeoli show is the next generation of talk radio and you can be a part of it weekday afternoons 3-7pm.

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0:19.0	I wanted to answer a question that i was asked by let's see here
0:22.8	if i can find this let's see um joanna hi rich on what basis and on whose authority would the
0:32.4	el salvador government release this man does a congressman or woman have the authority to request
0:37.2	or demand the
0:38.5	release of any individual and the president says no? Well, they can ask. They can demand.
0:45.2	I mean, there's nothing against asking or demanding. Doesn't mean you're going to get what you
0:48.3	ask or demand, but you can certainly make the ask or make the demand. So, I mean, you can ask or demand.
0:58.0	Anyway, you can ask or you can demand.
1:00.3	But there's no guarantee they're going to go along with it.
1:02.7	So, okay.
1:05.7	Who would pay for the flight?
1:08.2	Who would pay for the flight, Venezuela?
1:13.8	No, we'd probably pay for the flight venezuela um no we'd probably pay for the flight i wouldn't really worry about that you get the air miles you know what i mean no i'm saying i mean that's the
1:19.5	if the supreme court i'm just giving you different scenarios here if the supreme court comes out
1:24.0	and says in a unanimous decision that the administration needs to facilitate
1:28.8	the removal of this man from El Salvador, one of two things can happen.
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