The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (02/10/2025):
3:05pm- The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs to win Super Bowl LIX. The final score was 40-22—but it wasn’t even that close! Quarterback Jalen Hurts was named the game’s MVP.
3:10pm- In his pre-Super Bowl interview with Brett Baier on Fox News, President Donald Trump defended his usage of tariffs against Canada, China, Mexico, and other countries—arguing that the tariffs are retaliatory, noting that the United States currently has a $350 billion trade deficit with Mexico alone. President Trump also insisted that making Canada the country’s 51st state is a “real thing.”
3:25pm- Caught on a hot microphone, Canadian Prime Minister warned that President Donald Trump is serious about “absorbing” Canada. He explained: "They’re very aware of our resources, of what we have, and they very much want to be able to benefit from those…But Mr. Trump has it in mind that one of the easiest ways of doing that is absorbing our country. And it is a real thing."
3:40pm- During Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, the crowd roared with approval when President Donald Trump was flashed on the stadium’s jumbotron. Popstar Taylor Swift, however, wasn’t greeted with the same enthusiasm. When her image appeared on the same screen, the crowd mercilessly booed. According to a new CBS/YouGov poll, Trump currently enjoys a 53% approval rating.
4:05pm- Bill D’Agostino—Senior Research Analyst at Media Research Center—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to break down some of the best (and worst) clips from the Sunday shows. PLUS, the left goes apoplectic when they learn the Trump Administration, Elon Musk, and DOGE are fulfilling their pledge to slash wasteful government.
4:30pm- 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 his latest article for National Review, “The Courts Are Slowing Trump Down, Not Necessarily Stopping Him.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/02/the-courts-are-slowing-trump-down-not-necessarily-stopping-him/.
5:00pm- 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 and reacts to the Philadelphia Eagles defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX. Plus, the Trump Administration continues to fight to end USAID’s wasteful spending—much of which Chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology David Sacks says is going to fund far-left initiatives globally. Dr. Coates is author of the 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. Soon it’ll be available via audio book!
5:40pm- In his pre-Super Bowl interview with Brett Baier on Fox News, President Donald Trump was asked if Vice President J.D. Vance is his clear successor. Trump suggested it was too early to tell.
6:05pm- On Sunday, in a post to Truth Social, President Donald Trump said he has ordered Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to stop producing the penny. According to The New York Times it costs 3.69 cents to produce a single penny—which means the U.S. loses nearly $85 million per year producing pennies. But will doing away with the penny result in a transition away from hard currency—ultimately meaning less privacy with each purchase? Rich notes, “failure of imagination will be the undoing of our civil liberties.”
6:30pm- On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order reversing the Biden Administration’s war on plastic straws.
6:40pm- While speaking with the press from the Oval Office, President Donald Trump said if Hamas does not release all of its hostages by Saturday at noon, all hell will break loose.
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