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In this episode, Mike Gallagher navigates through a dense web of political developments, starting with the Big Beautiful Bill’s journey through Capitol Hill. Explore the robust debates around fiscal conservatism and the strategic efforts to cut taxes and steer the economy toward prosperity. With heated discussions on Medicaid reforms and surprise interviews with figures like John Katsimatidis, Mike provides a comprehensive look at the socio-economic challenges faced by America today.
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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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Okay, the Voterama is underway, the marathon Senate voting session on the mega bill, the big, beautiful bill. Caroline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, described it yesterday as one of the most important and fiscally conservative pieces of legislation in the history of the country.
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This is one of the most fiscally conservative pieces of legislation that has ever made its way through Capitol Hill. There’s $2 trillion in mandatory savings in this bill. And not only that, the projected growth that this bill will bring to our economy. It will be an economic boom. The Council of Economic Advisers has an analysis that shows that the bill will generate $4.1 trillion in economic growth. And it will cut taxes, putting more money back into the American people’s pockets. That’s why this president wants this bill to pass. And I know he’s busy working the phones and doing what he needs to do today to make it happen.
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Okay, it’s going to be a big breaking news day. I’m going to warn you right now. I’m not going to warn you. Actually, I’m going to threaten you. If you don’t listen to the show today, you will be uninformed. If you’re not watching us today, you are going to be out of the loop. Don’t you dare miss a minute of today’s Mike Gallagher show. We’ve got Trump headed back to Florida to tour alligator Alcatraz. If I see one more meme of dancing alligators with MAGA hats on it, on them, I mean, it’s a little creepy because they look real. AI has taken us into real strange territory. So Trump is going to tour the alligator Alcatraz. That’s today. The Votorama is underway. The president can only afford to lose three Republican defectors. You know you’re going to lose Tillis because Tillis now is going to go out like a big whiny baby. He’s going to vote no on everything that Trump wants to do from now until the time Tillis leaves office because he’s already thrown in the towel. So he’s already a no. Rand Paul’s a no. Lisa Murkowski is a probable no. And if they lose one more, the entire thing comes crashing down. And then what happens? I know Daddy won’t be happy because Daddy’s not happy with Elon right now. Oh, boy. They’re at each other’s throats again. This on-again, off-again bromance is on the rocks. Elon’s ticked supposedly about the big, beautiful bill. A lot of people suspect he’s really mad that there’s not going to be an EV mandate. that he believes that Tesla is being dramatically impacted in a negative way by the big, beautiful bill. That’s what Trump is insisting. That’s the real reason for Elon’s animus. I’ll tell you what. When people turn against Donald Trump, they turn. It’s never, like, mild. You go from loving the guy and jumping up and down and thrusting your fists in the air on stage with him, admiring him. He’s a warrior. He got shot. Look at him. I mean, Elon loved Donald Trump before he hated him. Now they’re back at it again. And Elon is threatening to start a third party. Elon is promising to support Thomas Massey because Trump is promising to support a primary challenge to the Kentucky representative no, the guy that votes no on everything, Thomas Massey. Now Trump is talking about deporting Elon. Here we go. Let’s check out what Trump said about looking into the possibility of deporting Elon Musk.
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I don’t know. I mean, we’ll have to take a look. We might have to put Doge on Elon, you know? You know what Doge is? Doge is the monster that might have to go back and eat Elon. Wouldn’t that be terrible? He gets a lot of subsidies, Peter. But Elon’s very upset that the EV mandate It’s going to be terminated. And you know what? When you look at it, who wants? Not everybody wants an electric car. I don’t want an electric car. I want to have maybe gasoline, maybe electric, maybe a hybrid, maybe someday a hydrogen. If you have a hydrogen car, it has one problem. It blows up, you know? So I’m going to give that one to Peter. I’m going to let Peter test it out.
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Oh, boy. Incidentally, President Trump unveiling a new hat. He’s got a new red baseball cap on today for his trip to Florida. It says Gulf of America. Love it. Love that hat. Speaking of hats, Eric, I need a timpani roll because I keep telling you to trust Trump, and I know that we should trust Trump. We should trust Trump on the big, beautiful bill. We should trust Trump on alligator Alcatraz. We should trust Trump on the economy. We should trust the guy. Well, you can now express that with your very own coffee mug, T-shirt, or baseball cap. We are proud to announce Trust Trump Swag. The great team at the Mike Gallagher Show put together great-looking coffee mugs, T-shirts, and baseball caps with that simple yet definitive declaration, Trust Trump. All you have to do to order is go to MikeOnline.com. Go to our website, and you’ll see where you can order your very own Trust Trump Swag. Great-looking coffee mug, great-looking T-shirt, great-looking baseball cap. I already ordered. First thing I did when I got up this morning and I saw that it was on our site, I already ordered a bunch. I’ll be sending gifts to family members. Well, one family member. There’s only one family member who would gratefully accept such a gift. But, yes, the Trust Trump swag from the Mike Gallagher Show has arrived. And you can order at MikeOnline.com. Just go to MikeOnline.com. If you’d like to text a keyword, I believe Tracy set up the keyword store to 800-655-MIKE. And if you text that, but the safest thing to do, the quickest way to do is go to MikeOnline.com. Have we tested the keyword, Tracy? No. So I think it’ll work. If you text STORE to 800-655-MIKE, which is the MyPillow line, the text line will send you back the link. Or just go to MikeOnline.com to order your Trust Trump swag, your Trust Trump merch. Every good American needs to have some. So let me ask you, do you trust Trump in this battle with Elon Musk? Do you believe, are you taking sides? Are you on Elon’s side? Elon’s upset about the bill. Says it’s going to bankrupt America. Elon’s upset about President Trump’s signature legislative attempt. Do you trust Trump? Or do you support Elon Musk? And are you like me, that you meet and receive this feud with a sense of dread? Now, some people are theorizing it’s all showmanship. They’re kind of in on a fake feud, like WWE. I don’t know. I don’t like any of it. I don’t like this in any way, shape, or form. Elon wrote, I’m sorry, I can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled congressional spending bill is a monstrosity. It’ll massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit. He is absolutely going at President Trump over the big, beautiful bill. Let me get your take on whose side you’re on. 800-655-MIKE, 800-655-6453. One number does it all. You can call or text and let me know whose side you’re on. It’s a big, beautiful fallout between Elon Musk and Donald Trump, the President of the United States. 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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What we’re doing is cutting the waste, fraud, and abuse, and I want to use that word, abuse, out of the Medicaid system and make sure it’s for the people that it was originally intended for. Keep in mind, right now, there’s 35 million people that live under the poverty line inside the United States, yet there’s 70 million that’s on Medicaid. Now, it’s unsustainable.
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In the relieffactor.com studios, here’s Mike.
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I follow Benny Johnson on X, and he just arrived at Alligator Alcatraz. We’re going to check in with Roger P. Shulman, our newsman, in a few moments and get an update on President Trump’s arrival today. At this detention facility in the middle of the Florida Everglades, Benny wrote, Check out this Jurassic Park-style entrance. 30-foot walls, razor wire, armed guards. None of this existed a week ago. Insanely impressive from the state of Florida. And Benny says, Mosquitoes swarming me by the thousands. Millions of gators. Hell on earth. I don’t know that there’s millions. And I’m going to go out on a limb and say respectfully, and I love Benny, but I don’t think he’s being swarmed by the thousands. Might be a little bit of hyperbole. A little exaggeration. And the left is freaking out. Now, look, Tracy pointed out earlier today, she said, all the horror stories of illegals swimming across the Rio Grande and crawling through the desert and going through terrible conditions, they’re going to be at a… This is like an upgrade. They’re an air-conditioned facility. All I wanted to know is their A.C. And apparently there is. The detention facility at Alligator Alcatraz… Has air conditioning. So look, they’ll be all right. Just don’t try to swim away. Or you might be lunch for a hungry alligator. We’ll check in with Roger here in just a couple of moments. Summertime is here. It’s July 1st. Can you believe we’re in July already? Fourth of July. Independence Day. Somebody reminded me the other day. That we say 4th of July too often. It’s Independence Day. Let’s remember what the day represents. Independence Day. It’s not just a day on the calendar. I’m excited to take a couple of days for some R&R. I’ll be traveling and doing a little bit of recharging the batteries. Because, boy, I mean, it’s a lot. I find myself glued to my computer and my phone and the TV and radio all day long, all night long. And I just get tired. So I get a little bit of these little recharge times. Carl Jackson’s going to fill in for me tomorrow and Thursday. I’m going to have a special announcement on tomorrow’s show, which you’re not going to want to miss. I’ll just give you a little preview. I’ll give you a hint. If you love Scott Jennings from CNN, you’re going to love our announcement tomorrow. That’s all I’ll say. That’s all I can say. Wild horses can’t drag anything else out of me. But that’ll be tomorrow. Big announcement during the Mike Gallagher show, and I hope you join us for that. As people are going to be traveling this week for Independence Day, how about Trump’s economy? How about gas prices? How much do you love Good Morning America being forced to admit that the price at the pump nationally hitting the lowest number it’s been at in years? I give you Good Morning America on ABC.
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There is some good news, and that’s good news because most people traveling right now are traveling by road. Gas prices, $3.18 a gallon right now. That’s the national average for regular unleaded. Last year, that was $3.49 a gallon, so significantly lower. So some good news if you’re hitting the road.
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Yeah, you think so? Trust Trump. Trust Trump. If you’re just joining us, we’ve just unveiled a new line of Trust Trump merch. Swag, as the kids call it. You go to MikeOnline.com. Somebody from Ohio just said, Mike, order the Trust Trump t-shirts to all of your family members. Even if they throw it away, it’ll be worth it. Just imagine the look on their face when they open it. I’m sending some to all my favorite Democrats. So Ohio has already ordered the Trust Trump baseball caps, t-shirts, and coffee mugs. We’ve already got a bunch for the office. I’ve already ordered some. And they’re good-looking logos, too. So MikeOnline.com to order your Trust Trump merch. And you should remember that. Trust him. He knows what he’s doing. Mike Lindell trusts him. And Mike put it all on the line. Mike has lost a lot on a personal level. As we head into Independence Day weekend, I hope you’ll consider making it a MyPillow day. Mike and his employees want to thank you for your continued support. MyPillow has a great offer, the Giza Dream Sheets, which I love. I tell you about these smooth, soft, silky, smooth sheets that are worthy of any five-star hotel, any color, any size for just $49.98. These are 400 thread count sheets, machine washable. The Giza Dream Sheets have become one of MyPillow’s most popular products, and for a limited time, as a thank you to you, $49.98. It’s an incredible price. with the promo code MikeG. For a limited time, when your order’s over $100, you’ll get $100 in free digital gifts. If you haven’t been to the MyPillow site lately, check it out. You’ll see a bunch of great items. The pillows, of course, itself that started it all, the MySlippers, the doggy beds, the sheets, the loungewear, it’s all there. Go to MyPillow.com, look for the Mike Gallagher Special Square, click on that box, and then when you place your order, enter the promo code MikeG to save big, including the Giza Dream Sheets, any color, any size. Just $49.98. Order as many sets as you want. MyPillow.com. Promo code MikeG. MyPillow.com. Promo code MikeG or call 800-928-6034. 800-928-6034. Sing along with me. For the best night’s sleep in the whole wide world, visit MyPillow.com. Promo code MikeG. Here’s a text from South Carolina, the upstate. Hey, Mike, bipolar Elon needs to shut up. He’s just ticked. Trump won’t force people to buy his ugly Cybertrucks. Those things look ridiculous anyway. I trust Trump. Elon had to know Trump wouldn’t mandate EVs. Go away, Elon. Florida. Musk comes across as, unfortunately, ridiculously immature. I’m so disappointed in him. California points out that Elon spent millions in Wisconsin to get the Republican choice for the state court judge earlier this year, and he lost. His effort failed. He also backs one of the worst Republicans in the House. Thomas Massey, who has nothing productive to add. I agree with Trump. And finally, Tom in Minnesota. Elon is boring. The story’s a little boring. He’s just mad about losing $7,500 a car. We have to keep moving forward as a country under Trump. Let’s see what Bruce in Georgia thinks, 19 before the hour. Hey, Bruce, welcome. How are you? Good morning. Hi.
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Go right ahead, Bruce. I’m trusting Trump. Yes, sir. He’s the only president in my lifetime that kept his word on everything he campaigned for.
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All right, sir. Appreciate it very much. One open line. Kathleen in Minnesota. Hey, Kathleen. How are you?
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Hi. I am a Trump supporter all the way. He has wisdom. And the Democrats love Elon because… He is opposing Trump on this. And the Democrats are hypocrites because all, and that will make him the most, with all the subsidies, will make him the richest, richest man. And they always say the Democrats tax the rich, the rich Republicans, and the list goes on.
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I know. I wonder if this means the loony leftists will like Teslas again. Does this mean they’re going to stop damaging Teslas?
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Oh, ultimate. You know? hypocrisy displayed on wheels.
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You’re right. And I wonder if that isn’t part of this. No owner of a company likes his product targeted by anarchists and vicious, nasty, violent people. You think this is part of it? Maybe that’s part of the reason? Look, Steve Bannon, who I paid close attention to on the War Room podcast, ripped into Elon, arguing that Doge really didn’t accomplish much of anything.
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Elon Musk is out and he’s not that I told you this was going to happen, but he’s out lighting up the president and and lighting up MAGA and claiming there’s time for a third party. And that this is he calls it, I think, in all his maturity, the porky pig bill. He’s going on about the spending, hammering it, hammering it. And this is what galls me about this. This was the guy that told the president he was going to get $2 trillion of waste, fraud, and abuse cuts. Then he backed it off to $1 trillion. And this was on an annual basis. This wasn’t over 10 years. This was $1 trillion because we asked him. I made sure the question was asked very specifically. And he said it over and over again, $1 trillion. And at the end of the day, I don’t know, folks. I know some of you fanboys said we got 160, but we haven’t seen the $160 billion. What we do is have a $9 billion decision, and all of that is programmatic. I haven’t seen anything specifically fraud and abuse put forward from the Pentagon or anywhere.
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If I had to guess, anecdotally, it feels like my audience is definitely with Trump on this battle. Between the two titans, Donald Trump and Elon Musk. It’s too bad it shouldn’t happen. It just shouldn’t happen. And Elon Musk should, I think, do what he does best. He’s brilliant. He’s a genius. You know, do your thing with your company and leave. the governance of the country to President Trump because we trust him. I also trust fabled newsman Roger P. Shulman. We should have sent him to the alligator Alcatraz. What’s he doing in a cozy studio here? We’ll get a preview and find out about President Trump’s visit to Florida and alligator Alcatraz, as they’re calling it, coming up here on the Mike Gallagher Show.
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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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There’s a lot of breaking news today, of course. President Trump in Florida visiting alligator Alcatraz. It was great to see Governor Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump standing shoulder to shoulder talking about this detention facility that will be in the middle of the Everglades. Of course, the Senate’s votorama is continuing for Trump’s big, beautiful bill. And there is a real worrisome story out of New York City. As soon as I saw the electoral victory of Zoran Mamdani, there was one man I wanted to talk to. John Katsimatidis is a real American success story. He’s a billionaire businessman. He owns WABC Radio in New York. He’s a talk show host. and a newsmaker of his own right. He also owns Gristiti’s, which is a grocery chain in New York City that is beloved, beloved by New Yorkers. And as we know, this socialist, and I say communist, Zoran Mamdani, wants to pay for government grocery stores, as the New York Post reports, with money that doesn’t even exist. Let’s welcome to our show… the one and only John Katsimatidis, who joins us. John, it’s great to see you. Thanks for taking time out of what I know is a very busy schedule for you. And I know how worried you are about your beloved New York City. Can you believe this guy actually won the Democrat primary?
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Mike, I can’t believe it. The fact is that we’ve got a problem and we don’t know which way it’s going to go because we have too many people running. And the way the election is set up in November, that you can get 30 percent of the vote. And you can win and be the next mayor. And it’s a serious problem. I spoke to President Trump. He believes it’s a serious problem. And what we have to do, you know, you know what I’ve been saying all along. Now, I was in Havana in the 1990s when Castro was in charge. I think this guy wants to be the next Fidel Castro.
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Yeah.
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And the fact is, he promises everything. Everything is promised. And guess what? At the end of the day, when I went to Havana the first time and met with Fidel Castro, and I met along with Congressman Charlie Rangel, because they were friendly from Harlem days. And he’s a guy that’s very friendly, great smile, looks great. But at the end of the day, he promised his people everything. And guess what? We were there. His people were starving. I went to, me and Charlie Rangel went to one of the medical schools, and I found five from my high school, Brooklyn Tech High School, and I asked them, oh, great, I see you here, because they get a medical license that’s good in almost every country except the United States at that time. And I said, what can we do to help you? They said, send food. There is no food. The people are starving to death. And the same thing happened in Venezuela. Venezuela was the wealthiest country in South America, the wealthiest. And these socialists took over. What was his name? I don’t remember it, from Venezuela. Maduro. He promised everything. And guess what? Venezuela is not the poorest country. Now, our country, Mike, is under attack. It’s under attack in so many ways. And the American people, I don’t care if you’re a Democrat, I don’t care if you’re a Republican, you have to recognize that our country is under attack. From the borders.
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That’s right. And the city’s under attack. And as you said, he wants to be the Hugo Chavez, I think, is who we’re coming up with from Venezuela.
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Hugo Chavez, yes.
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You know, and ultimately, this guy makes no illusions. He doesn’t hold back on doubling down on his communist message. I mean, he talks about redistribution of the wealth. And to your business. He hates white people. Of course he does. He wants to tax white neighborhoods. And doubled down on it, John. Didn’t even back off. Said, oh, yeah, that’s where the money is. It’s awful. For sure he hates. Yeah, you better believe it.
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He’s anti…
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Anti-Semite bigot. But in your business, Gristides, you’ve said, and I saw an interview with you a week or two ago, that if this guy gets in, you’d consider pulling Gristides out of the city. As I understand it, he wants to redirect revenues from corporate grocery stores to fund government-run grocery stores. John, the New York Post just moments ago posted an article saying, He wants to pay for government grocery stores with money that doesn’t even exist. He doesn’t even know how it works, John.
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Listen, it’s like taking this kid, 32 years old, and making him chairman of General Motors. As a state assemblyman, he has five employees. Let’s make him CEO of General Motors. I know, I know. But what’s happening to the Democratic Party, Mike, and people around the country have to understand this. What’s happening to the Democratic Party is the liberals, I hate the word liberals, the socialists. Right. The socialists. The Marxists. The Marxists, the socialists have taken control of the Democratic primaries, especially.
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Right.
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And they run their people. I’d rather have the days where the boss has picked out who’s going to run. I mean, it’s just crazy what’s going on in our country. And you want to destroy our cities. They’ve destroyed Chicago. They’re destroying Philadelphia. They’re destroying Detroit. Detroit is making a comeback. But their next choice is to destroy New York. And we’re not going to let them destroy New York. We’re going to fight every day.
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Well, I have faith in folks like you. And you’re a pragmatist, first and foremost. And you’re enormously successful. And we’re visiting with John Katsimatidis. I’m sure you’ve read about his headline-making interviews on the Cats Roundtable show. of course, on WABC and also on AM 970, The Answer in New York City. You said there’s too many people. I’ve known Curtis Lewa for years. He’s the Republican nominee. The conventional wisdom is that there’s just no way New Yorkers are ready to elect Curtis. A lot of people will argue that point, but Eric Adams is the independent, even though he’s a lifelong Democrat. How do you see this playing out, John? How do you stop Zoran Mamdani?
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I’ll give you my analysis. Curtis is part of our family. He worked for AM 970, The Answer, and he worked for WABC for 30 years, and he’s part of our family. But we have to look at what’s best for the city and who’s going to win. And Andrew Cuomo, the problem is he’s got a lot of baggage in New York City, New York State. I said to Andrew Cuomo, why don’t you run for president? I mean, the other 49 states, you don’t have that baggage that you have in New York State. Now, Eric Adams. President Trump has given them Tom Holman. And guess what? Our city is safer because the criminals are hiding. Mike Gallagher, the criminals are hiding because they know when Tom Holman gets them, it’s go directly to Guantanamo, do not pass go, do not collect $200. OK, so right now, New York City is it’s ever been in the last few months safer. And if President Trump is the president for the next three and a half years and Eric Adams is the mayor, then I think President Eric Adams is cooperating with President Trump.
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I think he’s a good choice to be mayor. Well, I’m scared to death for New York. You know, as a kid, I always dreamed of living and working in New York City someday, and I got to do it, and there’s no city like it. And I’m grateful that there are warriors like you, John, who are prepared to engage here and stop this nightmare from occurring. It’s every bit as bad as you say it would be if this guy were to be elected. Look, I’m cautiously optimistic that the more people learn about just how radical he is the more reasonable people in the general election are going to say, there’s no way we can elect this guy mayor. I mean, I’ve got to believe that transparency here is the best answer.
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I think he’s reading from the logbook of Fidel Castro. He’s promising everybody everything. Free trains, free this, free that, free that. Well, guess what? What was it? Winston Churchill said it? Sooner or later, you run out of other people’s money.
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Maggie Thatcher, too. Yeah, you run out of other people’s money. Yep, yep, yep. John, I’m grateful for you being in the fight. And incidentally, can I just say on a personal note, I drove by a field in downtown St. Petersburg. It was just an empty field. And I watched a building burn. ascend called 400 Central. And I’m telling you what, I mean, this must be a mixed message for you because I’ll bet there are people who would love to live in a building like 400 Central in downtown St. Pete who are New Yorkers who want to flee New York because you’ve got a love affair with St. Pete because of your family history there. But may I say that this building, which is now completed… Oh, my gosh. John, I can’t wait. And that building is one of the most spectacular high-rise condos I’ve ever seen in my life. And I’ve lived in high-rise buildings my whole life, especially in New York. 400 Central is the absolute showpiece of downtown St. Pete. You’ve got to be so proud of this building that you’ve built in downtown St. Pete. When are people going to start moving in?
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They’re moving in in September, October. It’s 400central.com, and it’s the most iconic building, the tallest tower on the whole west coast of Florida. And you know Tampa, St. Pete, no hurricanes. And that’s the important thing, because the Indians used to say there was a god underneath that that created hurricanes. But the truth is there’s a magnetic force underneath that area that diverts hurricanes either to the left or the right.
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Well, and you’ve had your hand on this construction of this building. I mean, everybody in Tampa, St. Pete, is talking about 400 Central. Nobody’s ever seen a building like it. It’s beautiful. It’s classy. It’s kind of got almost like a nautical shape to it, facing Tampa Bay. It’s like a ship. Yeah, it’s like a ship facing the bay. How many stories is it? 4647. Wow. It’s magnificent. So 400central.com for New Yorkers who are ready to get into luxury in downtown St. Pete. I know how proud you are of that building, John. I can’t wait to see you soon, neighbor. And thank you very, very much for fighting for New York because we need you. I look forward to spending more time with you. I love it. Thanks, John. Keep fighting the good fight. The great John Katsimatidis joining us here on the Mike Gallagher Show. Billionaire businessman and owner of WABC, but more importantly, and not only Gristiti Supermarkets, but he also owns properties in New York. And a guy like John Katsimatidis is like public enemy number one to a socialist Marxist like this Zoran Mamdani. And you know what? I got to believe John probably wears that… with the badge of honor because this guy is bad news for New York City, this Mom Donnie. God forbid. God forbid. The Senate is continuing its voterama on the big, beautiful bill. President Trump wants it on his desk by the 4th of July. What’s next? We’ll break it all down for you. Welcome in to the July 1st episode of The Mike Gallagher Show in the Relief Factor studios.
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He’s a communist and he’s a pure communist. I think he admits it, but I can’t imagine it. Let’s say this. If he does get in, I’m going to be president and he’s going to have to do the right thing. But they’re not getting any money. He’s got to do the right thing. It’s shocking that I would have assumed that I never I used to say we will never have a socialist in this country. No, but we’ll have a communist. I mean, he’s a communist and going to be mayor of New York.
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In the relief factor dot com studios. Here’s Mike.
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Portions of our show are sponsored by NASDAQ-listed Prairie Operating Company, a high-growth, low-cost producer of safe and responsible American energy. Go to oilfax.com, oilfax.com. I have to admit, I’ve been a little surprised at the criticism that Trump is getting from supposed Trump supporters over the big, beautiful bill. Elon disappoints me, and I love the guy. These are two titans. This back and forth is totally unnecessary and it’s unproductive. Elon is at DEFCON 1. He’s threatening to start a third party, an American party. He’s going to support Thomas Massey in his reelection efforts. I hope Elon has more success supporting Thomas Massey than he did that Wisconsin judge race because he lost that one big time despite pouring millions of dollars into that race. But the fact is, if you’re opposing the Big Beautiful Bill, you are opposing the Trump agenda, whether you like it or not. Just remember, when you hear talk show hosts or columnists or people on TV who claim to be Trump supporters, who are ripping into the Big Beautiful Bill, look, Trump and Congress are all part of the way this thing is made. And you’re not going to solve deficit spending overnight. I know there’s too much spending. I would be the first to be right there with you. But you want the big, beautiful bill to crash and have a massive tax increase that every American is going to experience and an economy that’s going to go down the toilet? You want that for Trump? Or do you support the guy? Trust the guy. Trust Trump. I say it all the time. In fact, now we’ve got a line of coffee mugs and T-shirts and baseball caps that say Trust Trump on it. You’ll love it. Go to MikeOnline.com to place your order. And a portion of the proceeds will go to Gallagher’s Heroes, our fallen officer fund, which assists police officer families and distributes the first responders’ Bibles. To first responders. So check it out at MikeOnline.com if you want to order your very own Trust Trump merch. The swag, if you will. Look, you either trust him or you don’t. Maybe you don’t trust him. Maybe you don’t believe in him anymore. Maybe you’ve changed your mind. That’s your right. You can change your mind and stop being a Trump supporter. But just acknowledge that you’re no longer a Trump supporter if you want his agenda to collapse. His agenda is tied to the big, beautiful bill. Got a great email from Brian in Minneapolis today. Said, Mike, boy, Elon sure is one to talk about wasteful spending. He watches his SpaceX ships explode and he doesn’t bat an eye. The big beautiful bill is Trump’s SpaceX. And real MAGA and Trump supporters support it. Elon and the like are on the ground and they want to abort the mission while we’re halfway there. And when they abort, the ship blows up, Trump blows up, we will blow up. Our biggest enemy is within. Here we thought we had Tony Stark helping us, when all this time we had Lex Luthor. That’s a great text, a great email from Brian in Minneapolis. But isn’t he right? Look, you can complain about the spending, and again, you won’t get an argument from me. But you will get an argument from me if you’re sitting around wishing for the collapse of the big, beautiful bill. If you want it to fail, this country’s economy is going to get blown up. Right now, gas prices at historic lows. I mean, there’s all kinds of good economic news. Have you seen the stock market? You looked at your 401k lately? Check out the stock market. Through the roof. You traveling this Independence Day? Check out Good Morning America today on ABC. Listen to what they were forced to admit about prices at the pump.
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There is some good news, and that’s good news because most people traveling right now are traveling by road. Gas prices, $3.18 a gallon right now. That’s the national average for regular unleaded. Last year, that was $3.49 a gallon, so significantly lower. So some good news if you’re hitting the road.
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That’s from ABC. That’s not Newsmax. That wasn’t from Fox News. That’s ABC’s Good Morning America. Gas prices at record lows. Our economy has an opportunity to soar like an eagle. But do not, do not take your eye off the ball. This big beautiful bill has to pass. Here’s a text from Tampa, Florida. Elon is certainly a legendary entrepreneur. He’s great on free speech. He saved Twitter. But otherwise, what principled conservative view has he ever held? He does great things for human advancement, but politically, he’s just become the opposition. Time for us to process that. And I think Tampa is right. You’ve got to process this. You’ve got to understand what’s at stake here. And whether it’s a rhino like Tom Tillis getting drummed out of the Senate for his opposition… where people who have platforms, who are sitting on the sidelines, they don’t have to legislate. They can sit on the sidelines. And look, we’re all just big mouths with talk shows. We’re not in the trenches having to legislate and figure out how to wrangle Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski and get people on board who otherwise are going to fight. They’re going to fight because they’re trying to block Trump’s agenda. And Trump has to outsmart them. And the Republicans, led by John Thune, has to outsmart the RINO senators. And then it’s going to go back to the House. And then they’ve got to outsmart the RINOs there, too. And there are plenty. Look, you’ve got your Thomas Massys. You’ve got your folks who are going to be entrenched against Trump’s agenda getting through. And what’s tricky about it, as I say over and over again, their principled opposition to deficit spending is correct. Where they’re wrong is it ain’t going to get fixed now. And we’ve got to count on the long-term gains of our economy overtaking the deficit spending increases. Trust Trump. Trust the guy. Period. And it just annoys me to watch people decide to be armchair quarterbacks and tell Trump you don’t care about his agenda. Look, you’re either right. Do you see it that way? Do you see what I mean? Do you know what I mean about you have to pick a side? Take a stand. Are you MAGA or aren’t you? Are you a Trump supporter or not? And this isn’t about being sycophantic. This is about wanting your country to win. This is about wanting America to be great again. This is about the economy soaring, thriving, tax cuts for everybody, tax relief for millions and millions of Americans, getting rid of the fraud. If you’re able-bodied with no kids, you don’t deserve to be on Medicaid. You’ve got to go out and get a job. Nobody’s trying to rip sick people off of assistance. But we’ve got to take accountability. You want to get rid of waste, fraud, and abuse? Well, they’re trying. Don’t get in the way. Lead follower, get out of the way. I mentioned that Carl Jackson’s going to guest host for me for the next couple of days as I take a few days to get a little R&R. Make sure you keep Carl company. Also, big announcement about this time tomorrow that you’re going to not want to miss.
