On this episode of The Mike Gallagher Show, the discussion threads through the complexities of trust, political impatience, and fiscal strategies. Featuring a variety of perspectives, listeners are invited to explore Mike’s unwavering faith in Trump amidst a sea of criticism over spending habits and planned ‘Doge cuts.’ As tensions rise, Gallagher shares his insights on Trump’s strategy and the underestimated significance of process, all while fielding calls from supporters and critics alike, shining a spotlight on differing opinions shaping today’s conservative dialogue.
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He’s the happy conservative warrior. Mike Gallagher. Broadcasting across hundreds of radio stations nationwide. And seen on your trusted conservative TV network. Salem News Channel. Here’s Mike.
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We’re all so impatient, aren’t we? And I’m as guilty as anybody. I’m a pretty impatient guy. People are getting frustrated over doge cuts. People are getting frantic about the big, beautiful bill. There’s so much to try to digest these days. And I just want to urge you to stay the course. I get it. We’re frustrated. Elon Musk is signaling his frustration over doge cuts. He gave an interview to CBS News. And I’m pretty sure it must be for this coming CBS Sunday morning, which continues to be one of my favorite shows. Sunday shows. I always liked that show. I know they’re probably a little bit biased. It’s CBS, after all. It’s hosted by Jane Pauley. But I like their mix of stories about art and entertainment and a little bit of politics. And evidently, one of the CBS Sunday morning correspondents sat down with Elon Musk, and that’s coming out this Sunday, the interview. But some clips of it have already been released. And Elon is sort of playfully conceding that the big, beautiful bill isn’t going to be what he hoped it would be. Now, I’ve been listening to a lot of smart people say, you got to pass the bill first, and then there could be another process that codifies the doge cuts. You got people on social media who are screaming to the mountaintops, claiming that the doge cuts are never going to take place. And I don’t believe that for a minute. I don’t accept that with this president. Do you think Donald Trump’s going to drop the ball? You think he’s just going to move on and pretend that he doesn’t want to slash all this waste and fraud and abuse? Give it time. We’re in the first few months of the presidency. We’re not even into June yet. We’re not even six months into year one of Trump’s second term. Everybody needs to calm down. And even Elon Musk in this interview doesn’t appear to be, like, angry. He seems to be a little bit perplexed, but nonetheless somewhat jovial in telling the correspondent, well, it may be called a big, beautiful bill, but I don’t think it can be both.
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You know, I was, like, disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly. which increases the budget deficit, not just decrease it, and it reminds the work that the Doge team is doing.
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I actually thought that when this big, beautiful bill came along. I mean, like, everything he’s done on Doge gets wiped out in the first year.
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I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful.
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So that got clipped at the end. I think there’s a punchline, Christian. I think he said it can be big, it can be beautiful. But it can’t be both. Because it can’t. It can’t be both, according to Elon Musk. And all I’m saying is, everybody needs to just take a breath. And, you know, when I say trust Trump, I know it sounds sycophantic. I get that. If you don’t like me or agree with me or if you don’t like my beliefs… You hear me say, trust Trump, and you think, well, there he goes again. He’s just blindly… I saw a vicious email the other night from somebody in, I think, Oregon. A shocker. Just railing on me because I said, trust Trump. Bootlicker and blank, blank, blank. You’re in a cult. You’re in a… And look, if you want to accuse me of that, I get it. I’m not going to push back. I mean, I’m not. But I do trust the guy. That’s why I voted for him three times. I believe in him. In fact, I believe the majority of Americans believe in him. I mean, here’s a text I walk into the studio today on the MyPillow text line. Do you want to know why I trust Trump like you do, Mike? Because if we can’t trust Trump to fix things now, then we cannot trust anyone. We need to give him a chance. Our country’s in trouble. And I completely agree with that sentiment. Our country’s in trouble. Do you trust the guy or don’t you? I’ve been asking if you’ve noticed a number of critical callers that question this week. And if you’ll notice, the ones who are critical of him are wavering in their trust of Donald J. Trump. And I believe you’ve got to trust him. I believe we have to believe in him. I believe that he is the master negotiator who’s going to get most of what we want i don’t think we’re going to get everything we want but we’re going to get a lot of it we may not get all of it but i’ll bet we get most of it we’re going to get doge cuts we’re going to see fiscal sanity we’re going to see tax cuts We’re going to see lower historic unemployment. We’re going to see a surging, roaring stock market. We’ve got to give it time. Try to avoid the noise. Does that make sense? Avoid the noise. But I want to turn it over to you, 800-655-MIKE. Welcome aboard. It’s Wednesday, May the 28th, here in the Relief Factor studios. Great to be back in the saddle with you again for another day of adventure and analysis and opinion and passion. Got great things happening with our Prison Fellowship Angel Tree campaign. There are some predicting we might hit our goal this week. I don’t know. That’s pretty lofty. But we’ll wait and see. We’ll give that time. I trust you. Like I trust the process. Like I trust Trump. I’m very cynical. I should qualify that. I’m very cynical of the process. I am not naive about the swamp. Pretty powerful. You got to trust Trump. Do you trust him? Do you want to give him a chance? 800-655-MIKE, 800-655-6453. I hope you join us. Your call, your text, your voice coming up here on this Wednesday episode. PhD weight loss has changed my life, and I’ve got a little secret for you. You know big pharma and semaglutide and the shots in the belly. You’ve seen the story recently about the study that shows that a lot of people that are getting this are going blind, you don’t want to do this. You want a program to lose weight that’s centered around science and nutrition, a proven roadmap that has helped over 8,000 clients lose weight and keep it off. Like me, I lost 53 pounds a few years ago, and I’ve kept it off. I know what to eat and when. I know how to quiet any of the cravings I might get and finally release that unhealthy belly fat that I carried along for so long. Make the phone call that can change your life in the way it changed mine. It’s called PhD Weight Loss. PhD Weight Loss, Dr. Ashley Lucas’ program is brilliant. And how do I know? Well, 53 pounds later, here I am. 864-644-1900 is their number. Call and schedule your consultation. You can do this program from anywhere in America. Call 864-644-1900, 864-644-1900, or visit MyPhDWeightLoss.com.
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Mike Gallagher.
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See, a pattern here is a pattern on the MyPillow text line. The pattern is we trust Trump, we don’t trust Congress. And I’m with you. I agree with that. Here’s Illinois. Our new motto, In Trump We Trust. South Carolina, Trump is 100% for America. I trust him 200%. He’s a true patriot. Our last hope to make America great again. Arkansas, how can you not trust him? He’s the most transparent president we’ve ever had. He’s doing this because he loves America. He’s losing his own money. He almost died, but he still fights for us and for America. How could I not trust him? But again, a lot of you are saying you trust Trump, you don’t trust Congress. I get that. You’re going to trust Tom Tillis? You’re going to trust Mitch McConnell? You’re going to trust some of these guys that you know are absolutely hell-bent on stabbing Trump in the back? We’ve just got to try to ignore the noise. There’s a lot of noise right now. The Democrats are squealing like stuck pigs. They don’t know what to do. They’re screaming about him wearing a red MAGA hat at West Point. They’re shrieking about his pardoning of the Chrisleys. They wanted to look the other way when Joe pardoned his own crooked son. But the reality TV stars, oh, no, he’s a dictator. He’s an emperor. Let him freak out. And they are melting down. Man, oh, man. It is something to watch Democrats completely, completely derail. I saw a leftist activist. This is a TikTok influencer. who very smugly tells all of us Trump supporters we’re not allowed to celebrate the 4th of July.
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We boycott all of their shows. We boycott the charade. We don’t gather in parks to celebrate an illusion. We won’t pretend that explosions overhead make us independent while our rights, our voices, and our futures are being sold off behind our backs. Instead, We reclaim the day with solidarity and silence. Gather with your friends. Gather with your families. Support your local independently owned businesses. Turn this day into a true declaration, not of fake independence, but of real grounded community. I like what he said.
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I’m excited about the silence part because they’re going to be silent on the 4th of July. And I love that. I encourage every Democrat, every leftist, every member of Antifa, every BLM demonstrator, all the Jew haters, all the anti-Semites, just be quiet, okay? I like that. I think that’s, I like his advice. Please practice what you preach. Celebrate 4th of July in solidarity and silence. Silence. I love that. Harry’s in Atlanta, Georgia. Harry, welcome to the Mike Gallagher Show. 23 past the hour. How you doing, Harry? You got it, Mike. Hi. Yep. Good morning.
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You got it. I don’t worry about Trump. He’s great. It’s just Congress keeps letting me down over and over and over.
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That’s who I worry about. I know. And we need to worry about it. But you know what? This guy’s calling the shots. And if anybody can herd these shrieking cats, it’s him. I agree.
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He’s the man.
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All right. Thank you, Harry. I appreciate it. One open line. Is that a turn signal going on there? Click, knock, click, knock, click, knock. I’ve got to get my little sound effect out here. I can’t forget my… I haven’t used this in a while. This is a gift from Tom Tradup, the sound machine. Next time a Democrat calls, I’ll just do… Just play that for the Democrat. I think we got one on line one, don’t we, Sean, in Chicago? Sean is a committed, loyal opposition to Donald Trump. Hey, Sean, how are you?
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Yeah, if you weren’t in a cult, would you ever trust someone who set up a fake university to rip people off?
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That’s a good point, Sean. That’s a good point.
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That little musical thing doesn’t eliminate it, does it?
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No, it really does not. What about the Trump stakes? What about the stakes? What about those stakes? Remember the Trump stakes?
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Just another failure, just like Trump, airline Trump, USFL team. He bankrupted casinos.
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That’s a special talent. That’s true. That’s a good point, Sean. He’s bankrupt casinos.
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He only cheated on two of his wives. That’s true.
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Hey, Sean, let me ask you just a simple question as a response to all of your talking points.
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Oh, and I forgot he dodged the draft as well.
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Hey, Sean, who’s in the Oval Office?
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Unfortunately, that piece of garbage, Trump.
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Hey, how much does it cost? 800-655-MIKE. Derek’s in Columbus, Ohio. Unfortunately, that piece of garbage. Hey, Derek, how are you?
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Well, I’m hoping we’re cleaning up the roads here in this garbage.
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Slowly but surely. We’re picking up the trash.
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Mike, I just wanted to ask you, if Canada becomes the 51st state, do we have to take on their debt?
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I think we do. I think we also have to take on the Canadian Mounted Police. One of the Mounties are going to be able to help out with patrolling the streets if they’re the 51st state. That’s another one that – and this is the superpower. I was talking to a friend of mine yesterday who was in so much agreement about all the clowns who follow the laser pointer that you put up for the cats. Trump is the master at setting them up. And you talk about the phrase troll. They fall for it every time. They fall for Canada as the 51st state. They fall for all the stuff he does that makes them become unhinged. And then he kind of laughs at them and he smirks and he moves on. And they go for it every time, over and over again. Paul’s in West Virginia. Hey, Paul, welcome to the Mike Gallagher Show. Hello.
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Doing great. Happy belated birthday.
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Well, thank you, Paul. I appreciate it. How are you, sir?
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I’m doing fine. I’m about a year ahead of you.
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All right.
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And I was thinking it’s kind of… Kind of strange being the same age as old people, but here we are.
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The Mike Gallagher Show.
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You know, the sound machine with Sean, the angry Chicago Democrat, was really effective because we have to remember that they’re frustrated and they’re upset. And ultimately, we’re winning. And they can’t really stop that. They wish they could. It’s almost like when a team wins a sporting event. A football team wins the game, and you’ve lost. You’re an Eagles fan, and the Cowboys won. Cowboys win the Super Bowl, and the Eagles are saying, you shouldn’t have won the Super Bowl. That’s not fair. It’s not right. This is terrible. Oh, no, my team lost. You’ve got to let them have that. You know, let Sean ramble about Trump University and babble about bone spurs and everything else. We get it. They don’t like the guy. So what? The little noisemaker thing that I’ve got here, the little sound effect box… I started it as a goof, but as I did it, it’s like it completely disarms their arguments. I mean, they’ve got nothing. And that’s why I want people to be patient. and calm, and avoid the noise. The angry Democrats and the Trump haters love the noise. They love to see Rand Paul strut around and say, I’m never going to vote for it. Senator John Kennedy said that Rand Paul is not going to vote for anything ever. He’s a little bit like Thomas Massey over in the Senate. Rand Paul and Thomas Massey like to say no a lot. They’re rebels. They’re disruptors. I look at these guys sometimes as the conscience of Congress, because their arguments often make sense, except when it comes to the inability to be unified the way the Democrats are. Democrats are always unified, but they’re completely gutted right now. The Democrats are completely baffled. They’re spending $20 million to try to win over young men. What are they calling it, Sam? Speak to American men? $20 million to try to win back young people that they’ve lost. Here’s John Kennedy, by the way, talking about Rand Paul, who’s a no right now on the big, beautiful bill. There’s going to be a lot of work that’s got to get done. They’ve got a lot to do between now and the 4th of July. Let it play out. Trust Trump. Trust this negotiator. He knows what he’s doing. But… We have to understand that the Senate is made up of people like Rand Paul and the very colorful Senator John Kennedy from Louisiana.
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Some people have a greater appetite for reducing spending, I’m one of them, than others. But we’ll get it done. If I were Senator Thune, though, I would give us a time limit. This bill’s not like wine. It doesn’t get better with age. We’ve got to wrap this up in about the next 60 days and probably the president will have to get involved. It won’t be unanimous on our side. Senator Paul, who I respect, Rand’s not going to vote for anything ever. I mean, he’s just not.
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And so you just got to throw that one away. Some of these votes, I mean, Rand Paul’s just going to say no and no and no. Doesn’t care about unanimity. And You know, on the one hand, I get it. I appreciate the soul-searching that he makes us all do. Look, the bill spends too much. I get it. I totally get it. If the budget bill crashes, if it is sunk, we’re really dead in the water. We’ll lose the midterms, and we’ll probably lose the presidency in 2028. This is the reality. It’s almost like we’ve got to kind of take our medicine. And right now the medicine that none of us like is too much spending. It’s frustrating. It’s annoying. But let’s be pragmatist for a minute here. It wasn’t like we were wallowing in complaining about spending for the last 20 years. This didn’t happen overnight. This has been a gradual, intensified process, and now you want Trump to fix this overnight? It’s not going to happen. Meanwhile, Trump’s approval ratings are maintaining a two-month high. This is what people, you know, like the angry Democrat from Chicago, never want to understand. Majority of Americans… a sizable percentage of Americans approve of the job he’s doing. Rasmussen has Trump at a 50% to 51% approval rating for Memorial Day weekend. The Economist and YouGov published their determination of Trump’s approval rating, and they’re never very good to him in terms of the polling. from May 23rd to May 26th, 44% of a job approval rating. That reflects a two-month high for its polling. Now, 44% isn’t great, but it ain’t 27%. It’s not 10%. And it is, again, a two-month high for the polling from The Economist and YouGov. All right, Paul, you’re such a good sport, and I appreciate your patience so very much. I got distracted. I was babbling. I wanted to get you back on because you were talking about how this bill is not set up for Doge. That’s going to be a separate step. So let’s walk through that together. And, again, thanks for hanging in there with us, Paul.
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No problem. Yeah, well, Stephen Miller put out an update on this thing, and he spells it out really good. Have you read that yet? I have. It was a couple days ago.
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Yep, I read it on the air, in fact. Yeah, we read it on the air. I read a bunch of excerpts from it on the show. But go ahead and explain what he said, because you’re right. This is a multi-step process, isn’t it?
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Well, the thing is… Not too many people are parliamentarians and we all have short attention spans. And to go through all that stuff, everybody’s eyes would roll back in their head. But this bill is about it’s limited by the Senate to mandatory spending only. And all of those stuff is is discretionary. Correct. And the point for that is, is that. It only takes 50 votes to pass for that. It would take 60 votes, which is not going to happen, at least for another few years after we win a few more seats.
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That’s right.
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Then they can start making some really big moves with the economy.
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That’s right.
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But for now, people just need to if you’re not a parliamentarian and I don’t know why it’s not being explained this well. But maybe the timing’s not right yet.
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I think I know why it’s not being explained, Paul. I think people gravitate to the negativity. You know, it’s easy to sit on the sidelines and take pot shots. And that’s the easy part. You’re right. Unless you’re a parliamentarian, unless you are an expert in the process itself, you don’t understand the process. We just want it done yesterday. And I’m guilty of this. I’m very impatient.
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I’m not a patient person, you know, but I heard you. But it’s coming through.
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Yeah, but it’s true. But but we’ve got to just take a breath here and trust again. Do you understand my point when I say we got to trust the man? We got to trust the president. We got to trust that he knows what he’s doing and he knows how to do it.
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Absolutely. And they said it would take two years to secure the border. And look what happened there. Months.
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In a matter of months. And now the border is secure. Paul, good to talk to you. I appreciate it. Here’s what President Trump said yesterday about the senators, the Rand Pauls and the Tom Tillises and the John Kennedys and, yes, the Mitch McConnells. We’ve got the U.S. Senate now that has to make the sausage and crank out The final big, beautiful bill that hopefully he will be able to sign. He doesn’t sound worried at all.
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I want the Senate and the senators to change, you know, to make the changes they want. And we’ll go back to the House and we’ll see if we can get them. In some cases, those changes maybe are something I’d agree with, to be honest. You know, it happens. I think they’re going to have changes. Some will be minor and some will be, you know, fairly significant.
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But, again, he doesn’t sound worried. This is part of the process. And you’ve got to ignore the noise. Ignore the noise. The Shons of Chicago are making a lot of noise. The activists are angry. They’re going to be quiet on Fourth of July. Oh, no, don’t do that. Don’t threaten me with a good time. You’re going to have a day of silence on July the 4th. We don’t want that. I’m telling you, this thing is going to – I’m going to start carrying this in my pocket. Okay. It carries a little red box and all these different noises and all these different sound effects. Oh, my. Oh, excuse me. Excuse you. The sound machine. I wonder if this is on Amazon. I can’t really read the back of it. It’s a little red box. If you’re watching on Salem News Channel right now, I’m going to keep it in my pocket. And when the angry malcontents like poor Sean call… And he did not like that sound. He did not like the noisemaker. A lot of text messages pouring into the MyPillow text line, and we do appreciate your text conversations all the time. Brought to you by MyPillow. Georgia says, I appreciate Rand Paul’s conviction. However, most of the Senate is still full of rhino deep state greedy Republicans who will be a no if they don’t get their pork. Rand Paul has to know this. And then South Carolina writes, Rand reminds me of a particular talk show host. I turn over to you because I get kind of depressed by the talk show host. And I enjoy listening to this particular host. And I get it. Look, I don’t say this to pick a fight with anybody, but it is so easy to sit here and bellyache and whine and moan and say, it’s too much spending. Look, as Trump said, there’s going to be changes made in the Senate. Let it run its course. That’s all I’m saying. Let it run its course. I’ve been running my course with my new CPA that I’m so excited about because I get to tell you about Dean Owen. I can tell the world about this true leader in tax and financial strategy, a fellow by the name of Dean Owen. Dean is a combat veteran. He’s a patriot. He’s a God-fearing man. He’s a good guy. And he’s become my CPA, and already I can see ways that he’s going to be saving me a ton of money. I wish I’d have met Dean years ago. Because Dean and his team, he’s got a terrific team, specialize in helping you reduce your tax burden and build a financial and tax strategy that’s aligned with your goals and your values. Dean’s a trusted expert. And look, I can proudly tell you, my CPA can be your CPA. Take control of your financial future. Call Dean Owens’ office at 270-554-0720. 270-554-0720. Or you can visit the website, owenscpa.com. owenscpa.com. O-W-E-N-C-P-A, owenscpa.com. Let someone who shares your faith, your values, help you secure the future you deserve. Be sure to tell them Mike Gallagher sent you. Again, Dean has been ranked among the nation’s top CPA and financial advisors for the last three years in a row. No surprise to me, because I trust him, I believe in him, and you will too. Let my CPA be your CPA. Dean Owen, 270-554-0720, 270-554-0720, or visit owencpa.com. Mike Gallagher. I have Dr. Ashley Lucas, founder of PhD Weight Loss and Nutrition with me. Dr. Ashley, you’ve helped thousands of people lose weight and keep it off for life. In fact, you have an 80% success rate keeping the weight off your clients. What’s the big secret here?
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He’s the happy conservative warrior, Mike Gallagher, broadcasting across hundreds of radio stations nationwide and seen on your trusted conservative TV network, Salem News Channel. Here’s Mike.
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I don’t know what to make about the transformation of Jake Tapper. Jake Tapper is now pretty openly calling out left-leaning podcasters and media folks and the Democrat Party as basically a bunch of nuts, a bunch of screwballs. Now, I don’t think Jake Tapper is suddenly becoming a rock-solid conservative. I don’t think that by any stretch of the imagination, but something’s happening. In fact, I’ve got a clip I’m going to play for you. Christian has to bleep it because he uses the F-word by basically saying this is why these F-ers are losing elections. That’s what Jake Tapper is saying about the Democrat Party today. They don’t know what to do. The Democrat Party’s approval ratings are in the toilet. Nobody understands them. Nobody relates to them. They’re lost. And you want to know what worries me? This is what keeps me up at night. I’m not worried about the big, beautiful bill. I’ve got confidence in Trump. I’ve got faith that even squishy Republicans realize that they’re going to face the wrath of the American people if they don’t get this bill passed. Because we’ll lose everything. We’ll lose the country. We certainly won’t win the midterms next year, and we’re not going to win the presidency in 2028 if Trump’s bill crashes and burns. We cannot let that happen. They cannot let that happen. And when I read the body language and kind of read between the lines of people like John Kennedy and others in the Senate, it’s going to get done. Now, just be prepared. You’re not going to get everything you want, but we’re going to get most of what we want. We’re going to get a lot of what we want. Calm down, relax, don’t lose sleep over. You know what we need to lose sleep over? The Democrats figuring out that they’ve gotten so far to the left that they have to pivot back to the middle. Because I don’t want them to pivot anywhere. I want them to stay right where they are. Rahm Emanuel, big article in the Wall Street Journal. Rahm Emanuel, who is, of course, the former congressman, White House chief of staff under Barack Obama, Chicago mayor. He is allegedly considering a presidential bid. He’s going to an Iowa fish fry, and he’s going to start speaking widely. And he is going around saying that the Democrats… have become weak and woke, and it’s wrong. And he’s essentially saying that the Democrats have to pivot more to the center. They’ve got to become more moderate if they ever want to win another election. He’s right. That’s what keeps me up at night. If they can push back against the Zanies and the Loonies in their party, and kick them to the curb. Say goodbye to the Rashida Tlaibs and the Jasmine Crocketts and the AOCs. If they can say goodbye to the extremists and embrace a culture of moderation, of being more in the center, governing from the center, and incidentally, it’ll all be a ruse because they are who they are. But if they figure that out, They’re going to win. They’re going to start winning again. That’s why Trump has got to continue with the shock and awe of his presidency. I want you to hear this Jake Tapper. This is fascinating. I’m reading the Jake Tapper book. I didn’t buy it. A friend of mine bought it. I promised I wouldn’t spend a penny of it because it’s so repulsive that a guy who was part of the actual cover-up of Joe Biden’s cognitive decline and his mental capacity is now profiting off a book that’s all about it. But I will tell you, the book is fascinating. And it’s tough. I mean, it is a brutal indictment of Biden and the people around him. And I’m about a third of the way in. But the book is truly intriguing. And I don’t know what to make of Jake Tapper. You know, he used to be on ABC, and he was kind of a center-right guy. It feels like he sort of had to toe the party line when he went working for CNN. So, you know, he’s going to, as somebody just texted me from Oregon, he basically sides with whoever pads his bank account. Well, now he’s going to enrich his bank account pretty considerably with the proceeds from this big book. Now, here’s what he said on a podcast yesterday. And you can hear the disdain in his voice when he shares with the person who was interviewing him. And I’m sorry, I don’t know who it is. We always try to give proper attribution, but I don’t know who this podcaster is. But the podcaster is interviewing Jake Tapper about his appearance on another podcast that was left-leaning. And you can hear… In his voice, you can see it on his face. He cannot hide his contempt for what these leftist podcasters did regarding his own 15-year-old son.
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I went on a left leaning podcast that shall remain nameless. And we were talking about my kids because I think they were both people without kids. And they asked me about my son. And I said, he was, you know, he’s he’s a football player and he wants to be a policeman. And their joke was about my 15 year old son. Oh, how does he feel about minorities? Like the idea that he wants to be a policeman. Therefore, he’s he’s racist. My son. And like, you know, that was the big laugh. And then I got dragged in the comments and all that stuff. And and I thought to myself, this is why you losing elections.
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Hundred percent.
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Like my football playing son. who has no political views. He’s 15. He thinks about World War II and gaming and playing linebacker. That’s his world. You’re deciding he’s a racist because he wants to be a cop. And why does he want to be a cop? He wants to be a cop because he wants to help people, you know, and he thinks that’s the best way he can help people. And that’s how the Democratic Party talks to men, not just white men, but men. And I mean, I get the idea that they thought Tim Walz was. Could what’s the term he used code switch or something? He thought that he could he could translate the Democratic Party values because he hunts and fishes and owns a gun and was in the army and drinks a beer. I mean, at least there was an attempt. But I find it just insane.
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Well, we’ve been saying this for years. They’re nuts. I say it. I’ve said it. How many times you hear me say they’re nuts. They’re crazy. Open borders. Kill the Jews? Attack Christians? Good on the list. They’re nuts. But Jake Tapper, it appears, is now discovering what we’ve been saying all along. Now, you could get into his motivation. I don’t know. I don’t know what’s in his head or in his heart. Somebody just texted me from… Hawaii, that he’s calling out the left because he wants to sell his book. He knows the market is for conservatives. The libs don’t want to face the truth, so they’ll avoid buying his book. Maybe. I don’t know. That seems like a lot of psychoanalysis for me. I don’t know. But it’s as if all of a sudden the curtain is being pulled back. on the lunatics on the left. And the lunacy is being rejected widely. You know, I saw a story in the Tampa Bay area where a pastor was caught up in the deportation of the Trump administration. And, of course, it’s a very sympathetic piece. This is a pastor without a criminal record, but he’s here illegally. And now that family has been completely shattered because he’s being deported. And it occurred to me that even the media, in attempting to portray this guy as a victim, sort of leaves out the fact, I think I saw it on Axios, that he is an illegal immigrant. Axios even used a different term today. This is a new one. I forget what the… It wasn’t even undocumented. There’s a whole new phrase they’re using. Unauthorized or something? I’ll find it for you. I’ll read it to you here in a minute. But it’s something we have to come to terms with. Do Americans support this mass deportation or not? And if so, there’s going to be people who… The media will scream, don’t have a criminal record. But they’ve committed a crime in the first place to be here illegally. And that’s the part they always leave out. They never want to address that. So anyway, we’re going through a lot of changes in this country. We’re going through a lot of sort of a lot of revelations. One of the most revealing things is just how kooky and out of touch the Democrat Party of 2025 really is. And even people apparently like Jake Tapper have noticed. 800-655-MIKE. I don’t know, again, we don’t know what’s in his heart, we don’t know what’s in his head. But it appears, and he may just be a self-serving opportunist who wants to sell books. Or he could have been thrust into a leftist environment through his book tour and he realizes, oh my gosh, these people are bat crap crazy. My 15-year-old kid wants to be a cop, and they want to know if he’s going to be a racist, which is insane. Again, you listen to my show. Pretty often, or with any regularity, you hear me say that they’re nuts almost every day of the week. 800-655-MIKE. Your call, your voice, your perspective coming up here on a Wednesday. We’re in the Relief Factor studios. I’m glad you’re here. 800-655-6453. A lot of good things to share with you.
