The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (01/02/2025):

3:05pm- At 3:15am on Wednesday morning, a man behind the wheel of a pickup truck purposefully struck pedestrians celebrating the New Year on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana—ultimately leaving 15 people dead. FBI officials identified the attacker as Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar and revealed he had an ISIS flag in his possession at the time of the attack. He also made several posts to social media in support of ISIS. The attack is now being investigated as an act of terrorism.

3:15pm- On Thursday, Las Vegas officials identified Matthew Alan Livelsberger as the man likely responsible for detonating a car bomb outside of the Trump hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada—though, they insisted they would not know the man’s identity for certain without confirmation via a DNA test. Investigators say they do not believe there is any connection between the attack in New Orleans and the car explosion in Las Vegas.

3:30pm- Dr. John Eastman—Senior Fellow of the Claremont Institute and Author of the spending clause entries in the Oxford Encyclopedia of Legal History and the Heritage Guide to the Constitution—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest article for The Federalist, “How DOGE Can Tackle the National Debt by Returning to Constitutional Spending.” You can read the article here: https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/11/how-doge-can-tackle-the-national-debt-by-returning-to-constitutional-spending/

3:40pm- While speaking to the press on Thursday, President Joe Biden condemned the attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas while stressing that preliminary investigations have found no connection between the two acts of terrorism.

4:05pm- “New Orleans’ FBI Office, Police Department Are Chock Full Of DEI Nonsense.” Eireann Van Natta of The Daily Caller writes: “The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) and the city’s FBI field office are staunch advocates for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)—and those same agencies are investigating the terrorist attack that killed at least 15 people early Wednesday morning. The New Orleans FBI Field Office has aggressively promoted diversity initiatives on social media, especially in its recruitment efforts.” You can read the full article here: https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/02/new-orleans-police-department-fbi-office-dei-diversity-terrorist-attack-15-jabbar-new-years/

4:30pm- Nicole Neily—Founder and President of Parents Defending Education—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss a newly released report “revealing that from 2021-2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) spent over $100M in federal funding in 36 states, 946 K-12 school districts and over 3M K-12 students to promote restorative justice practices, social emotional learning, and DEI in the classroom.” You can learn more about Parents Defending Education here: https://defendinged.org

4:45pm- Listener Minnie calls into the show from Texas and reveals she is the founder/president of the Matt DeSantis fan club!

5:00pm- Will Mike Johnson Retain the House Speakership? According to The Wall Street Journal, Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) will not vote for Johnson on Friday. Siobhan Hughes writes: “House Republicans have 219 seats, compared with 215 for Democrats, who are expected to stay united in backing their leader, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D., N.Y.). The math means if only one other Republican joins Massie in voting for an alternative candidate, Johnson could fall short of a majority. While other Republicans have grumbled about Johnson and say the speaker vote could go to several rounds, none has said they would vote against him.” You can read the full article here: https://www.wsj.com/politics/thomas-massie-needs-backup-to-take-out-mike-johnson-e5db12df?mod=hp_lead_pos2

5:15pm- “As Covid Lab Leak Suspicion Lingers, WHO Urges China to Share Virus Origin Data.” Mari Eccles of Politico writes: “The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged Beijing to share data on the origins of the coronavirus, f ...