The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (06/27/2024):

3:05pm- According to a report from Axios’s Alex Thompson, former First Lady Michelle Obama is refusing to campaign on behalf of Joe Biden leading up to the 2024 presidential election—citing frustrations with how the Biden family has treated Hunter Biden’s ex-wife Kathleen Buhle.

3:15pm- Presidential Debate Night: How desperate is Joe Biden for a good night? According to new polling from The New York Times/Sienna College, Donald Trump now leads Biden in national polling 48% to 44%. Similarly, Quinnipiac University’s most recent data shows Trump leading by 4-points—with his lead expanding to 6-points when considering third party candidates.

3:35pm- While appearing on CNN with host Kaitlan Collins, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said—despite jokes—no one actually expects President Joe Biden to be on “cocaine” during Thursday night’s presidential debate. But a report from The New York Post reveals it isn’t uncommon for executives to take Adderall, Botox, and B12 shots before big events/speaking engagements. You can read more here: https://nypost.com/2024/06/26/us-news/why-trumps-claim-that-biden-will-be-on-drugs-for-cnn-debate-isnt-far-fetched/

3:50pm- What does Donald Trump need to focus on during tonight’s presidential debate?

4:05pm- Marc Lotter—Chief Communications Officer for the America First Policy Institute & former Press Secretary to the Vice President of the United States—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to preview Thursday’s presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Lotter notes, according to polling, Trump is starting to pull away from Biden—could tonight’s debate ultimately amount to a knockout blow? Plus, Santa Ana City Council is now asking voters to decide whether noncitizens should be permitted to participate in local elections. The America First Policy Institute recently filed a lawsuit to prevent undocumented migrants from voting in elections.

4:30pm- Ross Connolly—Northeast Regional Director of Americans for Prosperity—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s plan to hold a fundraiser for President Joe Biden. Americans for Prosperity is holding a rally to “welcome” President Biden to Garden State and, in the process, make it clear that Bidenomics is not working for Americans. You can learn more about the rally here: https://x.com/ConnollyRoss/status/1806408613033882041

4:45pm- Steven Nelson and Diana Glebova of The New York Post, write: “The White House Correspondents’ Association blasted CNN on Thursday in a last-ditch attempt to expand access to the evening’s first presidential debate of 2024 to reporters outside the network. The debate between President Biden and former President Donald Trump was brokered by the campaigns and will be different from past showdowns in its lack of an audience and the muting of microphones when a speaker’s time is up. The move means TV viewers may entirely miss off-mic remarks and that coverage will be limited to what CNN cameras show at the time—with CNN moderators Dana Bash and Jake Tapper expected to be the only journalists in the room if there is other related significant news to tell. Reps for both Biden, 81, and Trump, 78, said it would be OK to allow the daily White House press pool to observe the face-off, but CNN allegedly refused. The Atlanta-based cable news outlet has instead relegated journalists unaffiliated with CNN to another building.” You can read the full article here: https://nypost.com/2024/06/27/us-news/wh-correspondents-slam-cnn-for-excluding-outside-press-from-biden-trump-debate/

5:05pm- Congressman Wesley Hunt—U.S. Representative for Texas’s 38th District—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his participation in a conversation with Black Americans who own small businesses. During the conversation at a barbershop in Atlanta, Georgia, Rep. Hunt was joined by Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Dr. Ben Carson, and former President Donald Trump. According to a recent poll from The New York Times/Sienna College, Donald Trump has 30% support with Black voters—he won only 12% of the vote in 2020. Could this newfound support be enough to swing the 2024 election in Trump’s favor?

5:40pm- Listeners weigh-in on tonight’s presidential debate: Who do you think will win? And will it ultimately have an impact on the election?

5:50pm- While appearing on CNN with host John Berman, Vivek Ramaswamy argued that Thursday’s CNN presidential debate will likely be biased against Donald Trump—noting that it would be like Joe Biden doing a debate hosted by Fox News.

6:05pm- Andy Bloom—President of Andy Bloom Communications & former Communications Director for Rep. Michael R. Turner (R-OH)—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest article for Broad & Liberty, “Is Joe Biden really a ‘good and decent man?’” You can find the article here: https://broadandliberty.com/2024/06/26/andy-bloom-is-joe-biden-really-a-good-and-decent-man/

6:20pm- Election Analyst Nate Silver says, “the presidential election isn’t a toss up” and that, according to his data, Donald Trump has a 65.7% chance of winning. Silver writes: “The candidate who I honest-to-God think has a better chance (Trump) isn’t the candidate I’d rather have win (Biden).”

6:50pm- Sixteen Nobel Prize-winning economists have warned that Donald Trump’s proposed policies will make inflation worse. However, one of the economists is Biden Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s husband, George Akerlof—and another is her former academic advisor, Joseph Stiglitz!