The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- Defund NPR! According to reports, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr is considering defunding NPR and PBS. Should the government be funding news organizations? In defense of broadcast companies, NPR Media Correspondent David Folkenflik insisted that only 1% of NPR’s funding came from the federal government. Rich and Matt wonder: if it’s such a negligible amount, what’s wrong with defunding?

4:30pm- 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 BUT President Donald Trump interrupts the conversation with a press conference from the Oval Office.

4:45pm- While speaking with the press from the Oval Office, President Donald Trump revealed that he may hit European nations with tariffs. He conceded that tariffs may cause “short-term disruption” but will ultimately result in better trade policies that benefit the U.S. long-term.