The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (01/21/2025):
3:05pm- In a series of Executive Orders signed on Monday night from the Oval Office, President Donald Trump mandated employees of the federal government work in-person, withdrew the nation from the Paris Climate Agreement, withdrew the nation from the World Health Organization (WHO) citing their willingness to cover-up China’s COVID-19 transgressions, delayed enforcement of a national ban of TikTok, recognized two genders—male and female, pardoned 1,500 Americans arrested for their actions on January 6th, 2021, expanded domestic energy production, shut down the U.S. Southern border, and guaranteed free speech on social media.
3:15pm- Prior to leaving office, President Joe Biden issued a series of preemptive pardons for five of his family members, Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and members of the House committee investigating January 6—including Rep. Jamie Raskin and former Congressmembers Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney. Even allies within the Democrat Party, like Sen. Cory Booker, had a hard time defending the outgoing president’s decision.
3:30pm- Paul Thacker—Investigative Journalist & former Fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest article, “Fauci's Lies Forced a Biden Pardon, Creating New Legal Jeopardy for ‘Mr. Science.’" You can read the article here: https://disinformationchronicle.substack.com/p/faucis-lies-forced-a-biden-pardon?r=1eu6ww&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true.
4:05pm- Congressman Jeff Van Drew—United States Representative for New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to recap Inauguration Day in Washington D.C., the Laken Riley Act, and President Donald Trump’s Day 1 executive orders which included a pause on the development of offshore wind farms in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans! Rep. Van Drew explains “it’s a great day for the Jersey Shore.”
4:30pm- Prior to leaving office, President Joe Biden issued a series of preemptive pardons for five of his family members, Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and members of the House committee investigating January 6—including Rep. Jamie Raskin and former Congressmembers Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney. Even allies within the Democrat Party, like Sen. Cory Booker, had a hard time defending the outgoing president’s decision.
4:40pm- On Monday night, President Donald Trump pardoned 1,500+ Americans arrested for a series of crimes related to events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021 and commuted the sentences of 14 others. Rich notes that several things can be true at once: some of those arrested acted abhorrently, but the Department of Justice was overly aggressive with prosecutions.
4:50pm- Did Rich mention he was on Fox News earlier today?
5:00pm- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump’s United Nations Ambassador nominee Elise Stefanik testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. During one exchange, Sen. Chris Murphy accused Elon Musk of giving a “Nazi salute” during Trump’s inauguration celebration at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. Stefanik denied that Musk had made the gesture—similarly, the Anti-Defamation League said the allegations made against Musk were not true.
5:30pm- Speaking from the Roosevelt Room of the White House, President Donald Trump held a press conference announcing OpenAI, Oracle, SoftBank, and several other companies will invest $500 billion to build the nation’s artificial intelligence infrastructure. Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son echoed sentiments Trump made during his inaugural address—this is the “golden age” of America.
6:05pm- Speaking from the Roosevelt Room of the White House, President Donald Trump held a press conference announcing OpenAI, Oracle, SoftBank, and several other companies will invest $500 billion to build the nation’s artificial intelligence infrastructure. While taking questions from the press, Trump defended his d ...