The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- On Friday, President Donald Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and held a joint press conference from the White House—where Ishiba announced he will increase his country’s investment in the U.S. amounting to $1 trillion. The two world leaders also revealed plans for a joint venture which would send American oil to Japan.

3:40pm- Democrats continue to panic over the Trump Administration’s threat to dismantle and restructure the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). On Tuesday, the administration announced that many employees within the agency will be placed on leave—with many contractors being laid off. Secretary of State Marco Rubio explained that many of USAID’s activities are currently “conflicting” with State Department priorities. According to reports, USAID has been merged with the State Department.

3:45pm- As the Trump Administration begins to reconstruct USAID, Congressman Brian Mast posted a video to social media highlighting some of USAID’s most outrageous expenditures. Rep. Mast’s list includes: $15 million for contraceptives to the Taliban, $20k for drag shows in Venezuela, $450k to promote atheism in Nepal, $1 million to unionize gig workers in Brazil, $55k for a climate change presentation in Argentina, $350 million to build pier in Gaza, and $450k to help Indonesian coffee companies become more climate and gender friendly.

3:50pm- Make Straws Great Again: In a post to Truth Social, President Donald Trump announced that he plans to sign an executive order reversing the Biden Administration’s initiative to ban plastic straws. Is there anything worse than a paper straw?