The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:05pm- At one point during Tuesday night’s Vice-Presidential debate, moderators Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan attempted to “fact check” J.D. Vance with inaccurate information. Vance corrected the moderators and also noted that all parties had agreed to not issuing real-time fact checks—CBS quickly responded by muting his microphone. During MSNBC’s post-debate coverage, host Nicolle Wallace said that it was “mansplaining” and sexist for Vance to correct the moderators despite the fact they had broken the rules and were using misleading information.

5:10pm- Even Mainstream Media Believes Vance Won Debate. The New York Times Editorial Board—which endorsed Kamala Harris earlier this week—said they believe J.D. Vance won Tuesday’s Vice-Presidential debate. Similarly, CNN’s Abby Phillip said Vance successfully landed “a bunch of punches” on Tim Walz. NBC’s Kristen Welker said she received text messages from “panicked” Democrats following Walz’s performance.

5:15pm- On Wednesday, Department of Justice appointed Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a 165-page claim that former President Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution and that his actions following the 2020 presidential election were “private criminal conduct.”

5:30pm- Rich breaks ANOTHER studio microphone. According to our tally, this is at least the 3rd time in 2024. Will engineering kick him out of the building?

5:40pm- Biden Admin Empowers Venezuelan Dictator. The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board writes: “Treasury hasn’t revoked its 2022 general license for Chevron Corp. to export oil from Venezuela. Chevron’s production is generating more than $100 million a month in income to the Maduro regime. We don’t usually say this, but Mr. Biden might listen to Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin. The Democrat has drafted legislation that he says would ‘immediately halt investment by United States persons in the energy sector of Venezuela until the legitimate results of the July 28, 2024, election are respected.’” You can read the full article here: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/joe-biden-venezuela-election-nicolas-maduro-edmundo-gonzalez-urrutia-dick-durbin-oil-sanctions-bb4041ac?mod=opinion_lead_pos4