The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (10/03/2024):
3:05pm- Could the International Longshoremen Association’s ongoing strike negatively impact Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign? In a viral video circulating on X, shoppers in Costco can be seen stocking-up on essentials like toilet paper and bottled water. Will there soon be supply shortages similar to what Americans experienced during Covid-19?
3:10pm- Dockworkers Launch Massive Strike. Paul Berger of The Wall Street Journal writes: “Dockworkers at dozens of U.S. ports are digging in for a massive pay increase, seeking to flex their power in a strike that aims to strangle the flow of trade across much of the country…About 60% of containerized trade moves through the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports where ILA dockworkers last year unloaded about $588 billion of imports, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence…J.P. Morgan equity analysts estimate a ports strike would cost the U.S. economy between $3.8 billion and $4.5 billion a day, some of which would be recovered once normal operations resume.” You can read the full article here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/dockworkers-launch-strike-at-ports-from-maine-to-texas-dbbeec39?mod=hp_lead_pos8
3:30pm- Paula Scanlan—Ambassador for the Independent Women’s Forum and former Swimmer for the University of Pennsylvania—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss her upcoming Independence Hall Fireside Chat focused on protecting women’s sports and defending conservative values in Pennsylvania. Scanlon will be joined by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Senate candidate Dave McCormick. You can learn more about tomorrow’s event here: https://americanprinciplesproject.org/a-fireside-chat-w-gov-ron-desantis-dave-mccormick-paula-scanlan/
3:40pm- While speaking in Augusta, Georgia, Vice President Kamala Harris bizarrely bragged about the Biden-Harris Administration providing $750 in federal aid to Americans who have lost their homes, or been forced to abandon their homes, due to flooding from Hurricane Helene. Rich notes that the Biden-Harris Administration has sent over $100 billion to Ukraine, and yet there doesn’t seem to be much money or support going to American citizens in desperate need of help.
3:50pm- Mayorkas Says FEMA Lacks Funding Because of Billions Spent on Migrants. Caroline Downey of National Review writes: Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned Wednesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has spent more than one billion dollars on services for illegal immigrants over the past year, now has insufficient funds to last through the hurricane season. ‘We are meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have. We are expecting another hurricane hitting,’ Mayorkas told reporters. ‘FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the season.’” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/mayorkas-warns-fema-lacks-funding-for-hurricane-cleanup-after-agency-spent-over-a-billion-on-migrants/
4:05pm- Zack Smith—Legal Fellow and Manager of the Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy Program in Heritage’s Meese Center—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Department of Justice appointed Special Counsel Jack Smith’s 165-page claim that former President Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution and that his actions following the 2020 presidential election were “private criminal conduct.”
4:30pm- Matthew Whitaker—Former Acting United States Attorney General—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss “National Poll Watcher Week.” You can learn more here: https://gop.com/press-release/rnc-and-team-trump-celebrate-national-poll-watcher-week/
4:45pm- International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) President Drives A Bentley. The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board writes of ILA President Harold Daggett: “While presenting himself as a man of the people, the union chief made more than $900,000 last year. The New York Times reported in 2017 that he owned a 76-foot yacht and rode around ...
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