The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (01/25/2024):

3:05pm- On Tuesday, New Hampshire held its Republican presidential primary with Donald Trump ultimately defeating Nikki Haley 54% to 43%. Meanwhile, despite not being sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee and consequently awarding no delegates, President Joe Biden defeated Rep. Dean Phillips 64% to 20%. Biden did not appear on the ballot—citing New Hampshire’s prevention of South Carolina from becoming the party’s first primary state—though his supporters did organize an extensive write-in campaign. According to CNN exit polling, 70% of the New Hampshire voters that cast their primary ballots for Haley in Tuesday’s Republican presidential primary were not registered as Republicans—instead they were “undeclared” registrants. As the primary moves towards more conservative states, like South Carolina, will her support with independent-minded and moderate voters be enough to keep her campaign competitive?

3:10pm- Peter Navarro, former Director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, has been sentenced to 4 months in jail for defying a Congressional subpoena. Could Hunter Biden face a similar fate if he doesn’t cooperate with his own Congressional subpoena?

3:15pm- Earlier this week, in a 5 to 4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the Biden Administration has the authority to remove concertina wire erected by Texas officials along the U.S. Southern border—designed to prevent the unlawful border crossings that continue to plague the state. According to reports, Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) has continued to place “razor wire” along the border—arguing that the Supreme Court may have authorized the federal government to remove the wiring, but he remains legally permitted to use the wire when he deems it necessary.

3:20pm- On Wednesday night, United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain announced that the union would be endorsing President Joe Biden for reelection during a conference in Washington D.C. During his speech, Fain referred to presumed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as a “scab” explaining: “If Donald Trump ever worked in an auto plant, he wouldn’t be a UAW member. He’d be a company man trying to squeeze the American worker. Donald Trump stands against everything we stand for as a union, as a society.”

3:40pm- In a New York Times editorial, Clark D. Cunningham—a law professor at Georgia State University—explains the legal consequences for the alleged improper relationship between lead prosecutor in the Donald Trump Georgia election interference criminal case, Nathan Wade, and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Cunningham writes: “Mr. Wade was very involved in both the special grand jury investigation and the current criminal case, despite an absence of obvious qualifications. Although Ms. Willis has defended her decision to hire Mr. Wade, his previous experience as a prosecutor appears to have been largely limited to misdemeanors. The amount paid to Mr. Wade so far is substantial yet Mr. Wade’s billing invoices obtained by Mr. Roman’s lawyer are not well documented and don’t always offer, for example, itemized time worked in increments of less than one day. If Ms. Willis and Mr. Wade are dismissed by Judge McAfee, it will be up to a state agency, the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, to appoint a prosecutor to take over from Ms. Willis. And that’s where things could really go off the rails. Take one precedent: On July 25, 2022, Ms. Willis was disqualified from prosecuting Burt Jones, who was then a state senator, after she hosted a fund-raiser for Mr. Jones’s eventual opponent in the race for lieutenant governor. Eighteen months later, the PACGA still hasn’t appointed a special prosecutor, and Mr. Jones, now lieutenant governor, has not even been indicted. Delay is not even the worst possible outcome for the case if Ms. Willis is disqualified. A special prosecutor could decide to reduce or dismiss charges against some or all of the defendants, including Mr. Trump.” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/opinion/fani-willis-trump-georgia.html

4:05pm- Despite endorsing Joe Biden over Donald Trump for president less than one day earlier, United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain told Fox News that a “great majority” of his union members “will not vote for President Biden”—opting instead to vote with their “pay checks.”

4:10pm- On Wednesday night, United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain announced that the union would be endorsing President Joe Biden for reelection during a conference in Washington D.C. During his speech, Fain referred to presumed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as a “scab” explaining: “If Donald Trump ever worked in an auto plant, he wouldn’t be a UAW member. He’d be a company man trying to squeeze the American worker. Donald Trump stands against everything we stand for as a union, as a society.” Meanwhile, Biden bragged to the crowd about how he has made buying America and building America a priority of his administration. However, Adam Cancryn of Politico writes: “In swing states and factory towns, Biden is making a resurgence in domestic manufacturing central to his reelection pitch. He’s highlighting a surge of investments across the nation as evidence that an economic agenda centered on reviving the country’s industrial core is just starting to pay off. But 10 months out from the election, those new factory projects remain in their early stages—and have yet to generate an anticipated wave of manufacturing jobs. And after a pandemic-era rebound, industry hiring overall has turned stagnant: Manufacturers added just 12,000 jobs in 2023 amid an extended business slowdown.” You can read Cancryn’s full article here: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/19/biden-manufacturing-factory-jobs-00136473

4:20pm- Has your own gross negligence led to a razor wire injury? Well, Rich Zeoli and Mike Opelka have an exciting new law firm that may be able to help you win money you don’t deserve: Moron & Moron Law!

4:40pm- Earlier this week, in a 5 to 4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the Biden Administration has the authority to remove concertina wire erected by Texas officials along the U.S. Southern border—designed to prevent the unlawful border crossings that continue to plague the state. According to reports, Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) has continued to place “razor wire” along the border—arguing that the Supreme Court may have authorized the federal government to remove the wiring, but he remains legally permitted to use the wire when he deems it necessary. While appearing on Fox News, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem said she would drive additional “razor wire” to Gov. Abbott, if Texas needs it.

5:05pm- Daniel Turner—Founder & Executive Director of Power the Future—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss new polling data from Power the Future and Public Opinion Strategies which “reveals that President Biden is bleeding Hispanic support in New Mexico, a state he won by 10 points in 2020. Of the Hispanics polled in the Power the Future survey, 63% disapprove of the job Biden has done—with 51% strongly disapproving—while 36% approve of his performance.” You can read more about the poll here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-faces-dire-disapproval-ratings-among-hispanics-in-state-he-won-big-in-2020-poll. And you can learn more about Power the Future here: https://powerthefuture.com/about-us/

5:25pm- A woman in Thousand Oaks, California was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after stabbing her date over 100 times and killing him after smoking cannabis. Bizarrely, she was sentenced to only 2 years-probation and 100 hours of community service for the crime. Her defense team had argued that she had been pressured into doing the drugs and experienced “cannabis psychosis” which caused her to act irrationally. Do you think the California legal system should have punished her more severely? Furthermore, if cannabis psychosis can be this dangerous, shouldn’t California ban recreational marijuana use?

5:45pm- Kellen Browning writes: “The chairman of Arizona’s Republican Party resigned abruptly on Wednesday, a day after the publication of a 10-minute recording of a conversation between himself and Kari Lake, a former nominee for governor, in which he appeared to offer a bribe to persuade Ms. Lake to drop her 2024 Senate campaign. In the recording, which was published by The Daily Mail, Jeff DeWit, the chairman, tells Ms. Lake that there are ‘very powerful people that want to keep you out’ of the race, and suggests he is passing on a message from them. He says he had been told to ask her: ‘Is there any companies out there or something that could just put her on the payroll and give her—to keep her out?’ Later in the conversation, which Mr. DeWit repeatedly urges Ms. Lake not to repeat to anyone, he starts to ask, ‘Is there a number at which—' before Ms. Lake interrupts, saying ‘I can be bought?’ He replies, ‘Not be bought,’ but instead wait a few years before running.” You can read the full story here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/us/politics/kari-lake-arizona-gop.html

6:05pm- Matt Viser of The Washington Post writes: “Georges Bergès, an art gallery owner who gave small-dollar donations about 20 times to Donald Trump in 2020, signed an agreement shortly after that year’s election to take on an unusual task: representing Hunter Biden, the son of President-elect Joe Biden, who was pursuing a nascent career as an artist. The agreement produced arrangements that drew concern from ethics experts…In total, there have been 10 buyers of the art, who have paid a sum of $1.5 million. Under their agreement, the gallerist received 40 percent of the sales while Biden took 60 percent. Three of the buyers have been identified, while the other seven remain anonymous. The largest share of the work—11 paintings, for a total of $875,000—went to Kevin Morris, who has become one of Biden’s closest friends while also acting as an attorney and financial benefactor.” You can read the full story here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/23/hunter-biden-paintings-sold-15-million/

6:15pm- During an interview with Katie Couric, Vice President Kamala Harris complained that Wikipedia inaccurately claims she is 5’2”—when in reality she is 5’4”…and 5’7” in heels!

6:20pm- Has your own gross negligence led to a razor wire injury? Well, Rich Zeoli and Mike Opelka have an exciting new law firm that may be able to help you win money you don’t deserve: Moron & Moron Law!

6:30pm- During a press conference earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called on the federal government to ban Zyn nicotine pouches and energy drinks.

6:50pm- Peter Navarro, former Director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, has been sentenced to 4 months in jail for defying a Congressional subpoena. Could Hunter Biden face a similar fate if he doesn’t cooperate with his own Congressional subpoena?