The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (12/09/2024):

3:05pm- On Monday, police arrested a person of interest in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson—who was specifically targeted and shot in Manhattan last week. Police arrested Luigi Mangione at a McDonald’s restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania. According to reports, Mangione was carrying a handwritten manifesto critical of the health insurance industry as well as a firearm, bullets, and multiple fraudulent forms of identification.

3:10pm- On Sunday, president-elect Donald Trump participated in a long-form interview with NBC’s Meet the Press. During the conversation, Trump told host Kristen Welker that he would not pursue prosecution of Joe Biden or any of his political rivals—explaining, “retribution will be through success.”

3:30pm- Details Emerge About Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing. Joe Marino and Kate Sheehy of The New York Post report: “The suspect nabbed in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is an anti-capitalist Ivy League grad who liked online quotes from ‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski—and seethed in a manifesto, ‘These parasites had it coming.’” You can read the full article here: https://nypost.com/2024/12/09/us-news/person-of-interest-in-fatal-shooting-of-unitedhealthcare-boss-brian-thompson-idd-as-luigi-mangione-an-ex-ivy-league-student/

3:40pm- The far-left has attempted to justify the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. On Bluesky, former Washington Post columnist Taylor Lorenz posted: “And people wonder why we want these executives dead.”

4:05pm- Andrew C. McCarthy—Senior fellow at National Review & former Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss a New York jury finding Daniel Penny not guilty in the death of Jordan Neely. Neely had threatened to kill passengers on the New York subway when Penny stepped in and restrained him via a chokehold. Neely died shortly after. McCarthy also discusses his latest article, “The Pardon Power: Don’t Mend It, End It.” You can read the article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/12/the-pardon-power-dont-mend-it-end-it/

4:30pm- Paul Martino—Venture Capitalist & founder of the Back to School PA PAC—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his support for Ted Christian as Chairman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania.

5:05pm- 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 civil war in Syria where rebels ended 50-years of Assad family rule, though the victorious militias have long been classified as terror groups by the United States government. Meanwhile, autocrat Bashar al-Assad has fled to Russia where he has been granted asylum. Dr. Coates is author of the upcoming 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

5:25pm- While appearing on ABC News, former CENTCOM commander retired General Frank McKenzie said of the Syrian civil war that led to the ouster of authoritarian leader Bashar al-Assad: “not sure it’s ultimately going to be good news for Syria” as Assad’s despotic regime will likely be replaced by an equally barbaric government run by terror groups.

5:40pm- Did Rich mention he was on Fox News over the weekend? In fact, one clip even went viral when Rich mentioned that “woke” officially ended with Donald Trump’s election win last month. PLUS, the worst clip of the day: Does Rosie O’Donnell have herpes? And why the heck is she blaming MAGA for it?

5:50pm- On Sunday, president-elect Donald Trump participated in a long-form interview with NBC’s Meet the Press. During the conversation, Trump told host Kristen Welker that if Kash Patel gets confirmed as FBI Director it’s “pretty obvious…he’s going to be taking someb ...