The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (12/04/2023):
3:05pm- In her most recent New York Times article, journalist Li Yuan documents that an increasing number of Chinese citizens are fleeing their country and crossing the U.S. Southern border illegally. Yuan writes that “[t]he most harrowing part of their journey was trekking through the brutal jungle in Panama known as the Darién Gap.” Chinese citizens are willing to endure the strenuous migration in order to flee a totalitarian regime willing to torment its citizens. You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/business/darien-gap-china-immigration.html
3:15pm- On Monday, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum announced he will suspend his long-shot presidential campaign. According to RealClearPolitics polling averages, Gov. Burgum had only garnered 0.6% support from Republican voters. The Daily Beast reports that Burgum is considered a potential cabinet member, if Donald Trump were to win a second term as president.
3:25pm- While appearing on Fox News with Maria Bartiromo, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) revealed that there is now enough internal support from House Republicans to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden regarding money his family received from overseas business associates while serving as Vice President in the Obama Administration.
3:35pm- In a video posted to the Republican Caucus House Oversight Committee’s X account, Chairman James Comer (R-KY) alleges that Owasco P.C., a Hunter Biden business, made direct monthly payments to then-Vice President Joe Biden, according to newly discovered bank records. Comer added: “Hunter Biden is under an investigation by the Department of Justice for using Owasco P.C. for tax evasion and other serious crimes.” You can read more here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/bank-records-show-direct-monthly-payment-from-hunter-bidens-corporation-to-joe-biden/
3:50pm- While appearing on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos, former RNC Chairman Reince Priebus noted that if Democrats truly believed democracy is on the ballot in 2024, they would run a presidential candidate much stronger than Joe Biden.
3:55pm- While speaking with CBS News’ John Dickerson, former Congresswoman Liz Cheney claimed Mike Johnson serving as Speaker of the House during the 2024 presidential election creates an “existential crisis.” She continued, “we have to ensure that we don’t have a situation where an election that might be thrown into the House of Representatives is overseen by a Republican majority.”
4:05pm- On Friday, George Santos became the sixth congressman in U.S. history to be expelled from the House of Representatives. The House voted 311 to 114 in favor of removing him following numerous allegations of lying about his background and a 23-count indictment that includes allegations he “repeatedly, without authorization” charged donor credit cards—depositing funds into his own bank account. Meanwhile, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) remains a member of the House of Representatives despite pleading guilty to pulling a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building just prior to the House holding its vote on a stopgap spending measure to avoid a government shutdown. As Rich notes, Bowman’s only punishment was a modest fine and a written letter of apology.
4:10pm- While appearing on The View, Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) reacted to George Santos’ expulsion from the House by stating that Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) should also be removed from office. Fetterman explained, “Menendez, I think is really a senator for Egypt. You know, not New Jersey. So, I really think he needs to go.” Menendez has been charged with acting as a foreign agent for Egypt, and with accepting bribes in exchange for influence.
4:15pm- Brandon Drey of The Daily Wire writes, “A subpoena request filed in Congress to grant lawmakers access to the flight logs connected to deceased financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was allegedly blocked last week by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL). Durbin, who leads the Senate Judiciary Committee, reportedly rejected the request brought forward by Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn in early November. She accused Durbin of standing in the way of certifying the request after a contentious committee meeting on Thursday.” You can read the full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/sen-blackburn-says-democrat-led-senate-committee-chair-blocked-epstein-flight-logs-subpoena
4:30pm- If Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) were to resign from the U.S. Senate, would Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) replace him with his wife Tammy Murphy? Last month, Tammy Murphy formally announced her intention to run for U.S. Senate challenging Menendez for his seat.
4:40pm- During Sunday’s Eagles-49ers game, San Francisco linebacker Tre Greenlaw and Dom DiSandro, the head of Eagles security, were ejected from the game following a sideline scuffle that DiSandro attempted to break up.
5:05pm- Dr. Wilfred Reilly—Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University & Author of “Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest article at National Review, “There is No Trans Genocide.” Dr. Reilly writes: “Why do respected institutions continue to propound verifiably wrong conspiracy theories about how dangerous America is?” Rich and Dr. Riley also discuss a disturbing Pro-Palestinian protest in Philadelphia on Sunday night that consisted of anti-Semitic chants and the intentional targeting of a restaurant owned by an American-Israeli chef. Plus, the Canadian Human Rights Commission declares that Christmas is racist! You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/11/there-is-no-trans-genocide/. And you can pre-order Dr. Reilly’s upcoming book here: https://www.amazon.com/Lies-My-Liberal-Teacher-Told/dp/0063265974.
5:40pm- Ellie Rushing of The Philadelphia Inquirer writes: “Two security guards at Macy’s in Center City were stabbed, one fatally, inside the iconic department store Monday morning, police said. Shortly before 11 a.m., a 30-year-old man—identified by law enforcement sources as Tyrone Tunnell—attempted to steal some hats from the store at 13th and Market Streets. When security guards confronted Tunnell and retrieved the stolen items, he initially left without incident, said Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford. But about 10 minutes later, Tunnell returned, then approached one of the guards and started stabbing him, Stanford said. When a second security guard attempted to intervene, Stanford said, Tunnell slashed and stabbed that guard as well. One of the men, a 30-year-old who had been stabbed in the neck, died from his injuries at Jefferson Hospital a short time later.” You can read the full article here: https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/macys-stabbing-philadelphia-center-city-20231204.html
5:50pm- On Monday, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum announced he will suspend his long-shot presidential campaign. According to RealClearPolitics polling averages, Gov. Burgum had only garnered 0.6% support from Republican voters. The Daily Beast reports that Burgum is considered a potential cabinet member, if Donald Trump were to win a second term as president.
6:05pm- Zach Jewell of The Daily Wire writes: “The Biden administration is pushing countries to ‘accelerate’ their climate action and spending $3 billion in taxpayer dollars as a pledge to climate and ‘gender equity’ funds, the White House announced Saturday… Buried deep in the White House fact sheet are commitments to advancing ‘gender equity amid climate change,’ which include an additional $449 million for new programs such as Global Girls Creating Change, a program that seeks to give 900 girls and young women in 29 different countries ‘professional opportunities in the sustainable economy.’” You can read the full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-announces-3-billion-for-green-projects-overseas-including-nearly-500m-for-gender-equity
6:20pm- During a speech at the 2023 United Nations Conference on Climate Change, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said that coal fired power plants should not be permitted to exist anywhere in the world.
6:35pm- While speaking in Dubai, Vice President Kamala Harris bizarrely said it was necessary to “revitalize the Palestinian Authority” in response to war between Israel and Hamas.
6:40pm- While speaking with Kristen Welker on NBC’s Meet the Press, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) declined to answer whether the Iowa caucus is “do or die” for his presidential campaign.
6:50pm- During Monday’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre was asked if the Florida Democrat Party cancelling their presidential primary amounted to “voter suppression.” Unsurprisingly, Jean Pierre refused to answer.
