Mike returns from Alaska to find Democrats openly losing their minds — opposing Trump’s crackdown on violent crime even as murders, carjackings, and robberies plummet in Washington, D.C. While Republicans surge in swing state voter registrations, Democrats double down on chaos. Why is the left rooting against safer streets?
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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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It’s wild to come back to work after being out to sea, actually inside the inside passage of Alaska with the Patriots Alaska cruise, to come back to work to a Democrat party that has completely and hopelessly lost its mind. It is wild to see supposedly smart people make the kind of decisions the Democrats are making regarding public policy in America. I’ve never seen anything like this in my life. Democrats are now openly advocating for more violence in America’s cities. Trump’s trying to clean up the cities from crime, and the Democrats are advocating for more crime. There hasn’t been apparently a single homicide recorded in Washington, D.C., since Trump sent in the troops. And they’re complaining about no homicides. How many murders is good for them? How many Democrats do you think want more murders? And before you think I’m just being hyperbolic, there’s a woman who posted out of Chicago that she got her arm broken in a carjacking and she still doesn’t want Trump or his troops, as she put it, in her city. This is a mental illness. Right. I mean, I don’t know how else to define it. I don’t know how else to describe it. I don’t know how else to reconcile this insanity other than if you’re sitting around as a political party demanding crime, you need help. You really do. You need therapy. You need a priest. You need a pastor. You need a rabbi. You need something in your life because you’re in trouble. You’re in big, big trouble. I am so glad to be back in the saddle again. A big, big tip of the hat to Carl Jackson, who did a great job filling in for me. I was peeking in a little bit from the ship. Ship, of course, has Internet, so I was able to stay connected. And, look, we worked. I mean, we did a lot of stuff on the fly, you know, on the cruise, and it was a blast. Hundreds of, I think, very satisfied patriots who joined Larry Elder and me, along with Chris Stegall and Jennifer Horn and Joey. We had a great time, but it’s great to be back to work again, especially now. And I’m so delighted to come back to work at a time like this. Let me give you CNN’s Harry Enten. There are times when you’ve got to go to CNN. There are times when it’s important to listen to the left-leaning media, okay, the activist media, CNN. It used to be called the Clinton News Network. I mean, CNN carries the water for the Democrat Party. But there’s one guy over there, besides Scott Jennings, there’s a numbers guy. There’s the data guru. There’s a guy named Harry Enten who often delivers cold, hard, uncomfortable truths to even the CNN audience.
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The Democratic brand right now has about the appeal with the American voter as the Cracker Barrel rebrand has with the American consumers. Bad, bad, bad. What are you doing? Oh, my goodness gracious. What are we talking about here in terms of big party registration changes in the key swing states? Let’s look at the key four swing states that, in fact, do keep track of registration by party. Look, the Republican Party is in their best position at this point in the cycle. Since at least 2005, in all four of these key battleground states, we go out to the southwest. Arizona. How about Nevada? Republicans haven’t done this well since 2005. Oh, my goodness gracious, at this point in the cycle. North Carolina. I couldn’t find a point at which Republicans were doing better at this point in the cycle. It’s at least this century. It probably goes way back in the last century. And Pennsylvania, very similar. Republicans doing better at this point than at any point, at any point this century, at least as far as I could find. Now, what types of gains are we talking about here for the Republican Party? Well, let’s compare it to this point during the first Trump administration all the way back in 2017. Look at this. The Republican Party gains in party registration compared to this point back in 2017 during the Trump first administration in Arizona. You got a Republican gain of three points. OK, how about Nevada? Up the hill we go, even though we’re sticking in the southwest. A gain of six points. How about again? We come to the East Coast, North Carolina, a gain of eight points for the Republicans. And in the Keystone State, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, again, we’re talking about a gain of eight points. My goodness gracious for Republicans. They are converting old former Democrats to their side of the ledger, as well as picking up new voters, registering new voters. And it absolutely paid off for them back in the 2024 election. Now, of course, Donald Trump has been president since January. Are there any bright spots for Democrats? Have they picked up any ground since January 1 in terms of party registration? Uh-uh. Not in these key swing states, these four key swing states. What are we talking about? Party registration margin gain since January 1, 2025. Which party’s gain in Arizona? The GOP. How about Nevada? The GOP. North Carolina? The GOP. How about in Pennsylvania? We’ll make it four for four. The GOP. The bottom line is this, Jessica Dean. When it comes to party registration, Republicans have made massive gains compared to eight years ago. They are in their best position in these key… four swing states dating back at least 20 years. You have to go back at least 20 years, at least in the case of Nevada, longer in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. So Republicans looking pretty gosh darn good, at least when it comes to party registration. And we’ll see what happens down the road. But at this point, as I said at the beginning, the Democratic brand is in about as good a position as the Cracker Barrel rebrand. It is bad, bad, bad for the Democrats.
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Ouch. Ouch. I like our chances, don’t you? Look, hey, Democrats, keep it going. Go farther and farther to the left, would you please? Be opposed to cleaning up crime, to reducing violent homicides and carjackings and muggings in big cities. Make sure you keep going down that path, okay? Rebrand Cracker Barrel. Great plan. Great idea. Take one of the most iconic, folksy, wonderful, warm environments in America and screw that up. Good job. You did it with Bud Light. You did it over at Target. Now you’re trying, I guess, with Cracker Barrel. Knock yourself out, Democrats. Keep it going. Because when the Republicans finish the redistricting overhaul and about seven or eight or nine more states led by Republican legislatures redistrict, Democrats aren’t going to stand a chance in the midterm elections. And that’s what we have to focus on right now. Hey, welcome and give me your feedback on any or all of it. I want to see my phone lines light up like a little Christmas tree because I want to, I missed you. It’s been, it seems like it was a long week, a lot to cover today. 800-655-MIKE is our number as we welcome you aboard for a Monday, August the 25th episode of the Mike Gallagher Show here in the Relief Factor Studios. Do you agree with me? that it’s a good thing to let the Democrats keep heading off the cliff like this. You keep touting Zoran Mamdani. You keep bragging on Gavin Newsom. You lift up Jasmine Crockett. You be against reducing crime. You make sure you embrace all these things you’re embracing, guys, because you’re doing great for your party. Keep it up, Democrats, because I love… where the GOP is going right now. President Trump has the Republican Party in as popular a place as we’ve been in many many many years. 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 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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With the guard on the ground, crime is on the decline. For the first time in a long time, D.C. has gone seven days without a homicide. And that’s not all. Carjackings are down 83%. Robberies are down 46%. Car thefts down 21%. And overall violent crime is down 22%. ReliefFactor.com Studios. Here’s Mike.
SPEAKER 11 :
That’s a local TV station in Baltimore, Maryland. Democrats are upset about that. My goodness. What in the world? What is it going to take? What in the world is it going to take for Democrats to act normal? Joey is in Paramus, New Jersey. Joey, I understand you disagree with my question. So let’s dive in. Welcome to the show. First of all, how are you today? Yeah, hey, I’m good. I’m good. How are you doing? I’m good. I’m just perplexed. Do you think plummeting crime numbers in places like Baltimore or Washington, D.C., you think that’s a good thing?
SPEAKER 08 :
Well, first off, I got to say, hey, Mike, can you tell your listeners who owns your company? Like people are saying, don’t trust the media, don’t trust the media for so many years, so like a decade, right? But do you know, would your listeners know who owns most of the media? Yeah. Most of the media is owned by far right. Far right. Wealthy billionaires who are controlling the newspapers, they’re controlling the radio, they’re controlling TV stations, and they’re trying to suppress… Anybody that doesn’t believe in whatever they have to say.
SPEAKER 11 :
Wait a minute, let’s have a dialogue here, because I’m going to give you all the time you want, because I’m intrigued by somebody like you, a white liberal woman, and there’s a category for folks like you. So that’s OK. It’s all right. Don’t don’t get upset. Don’t get calm down. I want to give you all the time in the world. If you interrupt me a lot, you’re not going to take you’re not going to be on the air. But but if you if we have a respectful dialogue together and I know we can do it, I can tell you’re a smart lady for, you know, you’re a white liberal woman who’s smart. And I and I want to put you.
SPEAKER 08 :
How do you know? I want to get, you know, I’m awake.
SPEAKER 11 :
I want to give you lots.
SPEAKER 08 :
I want to give you lots. Oh, my goodness.
SPEAKER 11 :
No, I did. Well, that’s because that’s what you are. Own it, Joey. Own it. It’s okay. Don’t be ashamed of it, Joey. Why are you ashamed of that? There’s no excuse. What are you ashamed of?
SPEAKER 08 :
The tone of your voice is completely combative. Well, I’m not combative. You’re a liberal. I’m grateful. You say liberal like it’s a dirty word, and I’m not saying I’m a liberal. I didn’t say that.
SPEAKER 11 :
I’m an independent. I didn’t say that. I just said you’re a white liberal woman, and we hear a lot of white. No, no, no. Are you not a white liberal woman? No, I’m not.
SPEAKER 08 :
What are you?
SPEAKER 11 :
Playback. Let me, you know. If you’re not a white liberal woman, what are you? Are you not white? Excuse me. Are you not white? Excuse me. If you don’t allow me to speak. I’m going to let you speak. Let’s have a dialogue. You know what? Speak. No, you’re not.
SPEAKER 08 :
We’re going to have a conversation.
SPEAKER 11 :
You’re sounding that way. Are you a white liberal woman? You are shouting at me. Nobody’s shouting. You think this is shouting? Wait till you hear me. You haven’t heard nothing yet. Are you a white liberal woman?
SPEAKER 08 :
You’re yelling like this. No, that’s a little, that’s called shouting. I mean, Karen, is your name Karen? You are part of the problem. Is it Karen? You’re part of the problem.
SPEAKER 11 :
Well, no, you’re the problem. White liberal women are the problem. You’re exactly what the problem is.
SPEAKER 08 :
No, not exactly. Excuse me. Yes. You are promoting racism. divisiveness, and hatred. And most people have more in common. Most people want a safe, secure…
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educated society where they can feel like they can walk out the door where they feel like their children right are protected and that’s what’s and that’s what’s happening thanks to trump and that’s what’s happening thanks to the national guard that’s what’s exactly what’s happening what do you mean you just heard all right guys play this for joey hey hey hang on nobody’s shouting you’re gosh you’re boy you are way maybe one of the most annoying people i’ve talked to in a year just
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Calm down and stop saying excuse me.
SPEAKER 11 :
You’re losing the argument, so you want to interrupt me. Joey, just hold on. Again, I’m going to let you speak. I’m going to play something for you, and I want you to respond to it. I’m going to give you all the time in the world. In fact, here’s my promise to you. Hey, lady, if you’d stop flapping your gums a little bit, I’m going to give you all the time you want. Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me. Gosh, you’re so annoying. You don’t want to be this annoying.
SPEAKER 08 :
This is what’s wrong with people like you.
SPEAKER 11 :
Well, this is what’s wrong with people like you.
SPEAKER 08 :
You want people to hate each other. You want people to… Are you fond of… Your daughter should be ashamed of herself. Are you fond of me? You have no…
SPEAKER 11 :
ethics here i have no ethics you lie uh-huh like what hatred don’t tell the truth name a lie name a lie hey hey karen karen name a lie that i told karen what lie have i told what lie have i told name one name one you’re listening name one your listeners can say name one lie can you not are you capable of answering a simple question i
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Well, can I answer? I’m waiting. Name one lie I’ve told. Just name one.
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Every time.
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Ma’am, I’m asking you, I’m asking with respect, I’m asking… Every time I open my voice, this is how you do your radio… I’m asking you, can you give me an example of one… Because I’ve worked with radio disc jockey people for 30 years. Can you name one lie… I know your game of how you try to keep an audience… Can you name… So you can’t name a lie, right? Hey, Joey, you can’t… I’m going to tell you, all Americans did not vote… For Trump or against Trump.
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A third of Americans… How much longer should I keep this moron on the line? Can you name one lie?
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Can you name… I’m not going to stoop to calling you a moron. Well, you can! All right, okay. That’s fair enough. All right. I’m trying to learn… Hey, Joey. Joey.
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I’m trying to learn from you. Lady, I’m trying to learn from you.
SPEAKER 08 :
You can’t learn from me. You don’t even remember my name. I’m trying… That’s not what your radio show is about.
SPEAKER 12 :
I’m trying to learn from you, and I’m asking you in good faith.
SPEAKER 11 :
Let’s just lower the temperature for a moment. I’m asking you in good faith, because I know you called in good faith. I’m asking you respectfully, name one lie that I have said on this show that you want to call me out for. Just one.
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You say Democrats. Like gang, all Democrats like gang bangers.
SPEAKER 11 :
What are you crazy? What do you think of Kilmar? Are you, are you, are you on the, are you, are you on board with Kilmar Garcia? Do you like the guy? Are you supporting him? You want it? Hey, do you want him? Do you want him deported? Do you want him deported? Do you want him deported? Yes, I do. Good. There we go. We made progress. Now, don’t let your fellow white liberal women hear that because your fellow white liberal women aren’t going to like that.
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That’s name-calling. You’re wrong. You don’t even know white liberal women. I’m talking to one. I’m talking to one. I’m talking to one. I am listening to you. You’re a white man. Yeah, you’re right about that.
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You’re right about that.
SPEAKER 08 :
Hey, you’re an embarrassment.
SPEAKER 11 :
You’re an embarrassment. You’re a naggy, nasty, miserable, unhappy woman. You’re pathetic. And you are, by the way. I have a great life. No, you don’t.
SPEAKER 12 :
You have a miserable life. You’re a miserable lady.
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You’re a miserable, angry, white, liberal woman. And I don’t blame you for hanging up. I’d have kept you on longer because I was enjoying the heck out of this. Incidentally, she does prove the point that white, liberal women are the scourge right now. of society. People like her are the ones that are absolutely running her party into the ground. And we see it over and over again. Look at the woman that is ruining Cracker Barrel right now. She’s a white liberal woman too. Isn’t it fascinating? That there are people like Joey in Paramus, New Jersey, who are, it’s the same category. Just like it’s all the protesters in the streets. She’s one of the women that walk around with the stupid picket signs and are calling Trump an emperor and Trump a Hitler and all that stuff. It’s hysterical, and it’s always white liberal women. And what I found intriguing about that regrettable exchange, since she wouldn’t shut up, can you imagine her husband? Imagine waking up next to that. But anyhow, I mean, I hate to pile on, but she did hang up. Bottom line is, she didn’t even want to admit what she is. Did you notice how she denied she’s a white liberal woman? And, of course, she’s a white liberal woman. She absolutely is a 100% white liberal woman, and she knows it’s a bad thing. So the good news about all of this is that for some of these nut jobs on the left, they know in the back of their mind what they are is awful. They know it. I mean, it’s real simple. And I asked her two simple questions. Name one lie, she couldn’t. Number two, are you a white liberal woman? She said, no, I’m not. Well, then what are you? And then she wouldn’t explain who she is. Are you a different ethnicity than a white woman? Are you not liberal? Are you not a woman? Maybe she’s not a woman. Look, these days, how do you know? But we do know the answer. Of course she’s a white liberal woman. And when we see these protests in the streets of America, It’s almost all people like her. These haggard, nasty, miserable, unhappy, white, liberal women. It’s hysterical. And they’re too dense to even recognize that they prove my point over and over and over again. Oh, man. A lot of great text messages on the MyPillow text line. Here’s Riley from Chesney, South Carolina. Mike, don’t worry. That woman ain’t married. God bless your heart. Here’s Dayton, Ohio. Welcome back, Mike. We love you. Now, that’s a Monday welcome back for us. Current caller Joey is a grade A, number one certified left-leaning Democrat mental case. Arkansas, she’s probably not married, but I’ll bet she has a lot of cats. Michigan, Mike, Joey from Paramus has to be a skit because no one is that ignorant. And finally, one more from Chicago. Was she the one responsible for the Cracker Barrel rebrand? Oh, boy. But, hey, here’s a vote for Joey from Georgia. You were not good on that last call. Too much interruption on your part. Yeah, right, Georgia, because she didn’t do any interrupting. Nice try, Georgia. Maybe you’ve got some cats, too. Oh, it’s good to be home. Gosh, it’s good to be back. Good to be able to tell you about Chapter. Hey, look, Joey, maybe you’re cranky because you’re overwhelmed by Medicare, and I get it. Joey, maybe that’s something you and I can have in common. I didn’t know what to do when I hit 65 and I was getting all the Medicare advice. I didn’t know where to turn. I looked for a place that could help me, and I found it with Chapter. Gosh, I’m so glad I found Chapter. They’re so knowledgeable and honest. And what’s great is they’re independent. That’s the best part about Chapter. They are independent. See, this is what makes them different. They’re the only advisors who are able to compare every Medicare plan nationwide. Their advice is tailored to you. And now, thankfully, I am ready to go. I’m all set with all my Medicare needs now. 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There’s probably going to be a crowded field of Democrats who want to compete with J.D. Vance or Marco Rubio or Donald Trump Jr. in 2028. I don’t know who’s going to be on the ticket in 2028. But do you realize that if any Democrat right now had the guts to say, I really appreciate Trump’s efforts to reduce violent crime in our nation’s cities, that Democrat would ascend like a phoenix rising from the ashes. But I don’t think there’s a Democrat capable of that kind of common sense. There’s some breaking news right now. Trump is in the Oval Office signing a bunch of executive orders, cracking down on violent crime. There’s some breaking news right now. Violent crime in the one place where Trump began sending in the troops is plummeting. And here’s the most important breaking news of all. The Democrats are objecting. The Democrats are opposed. The Democrats are against murder and rape, carjackings, muggings. going down they don’t want crime reduced i guess and they’re objecting to what trump has accomplished you don’t believe me let me give you a report This is from a local TV station in Baltimore, Maryland. This is not Newsmax or Fox News or One American News, Salem News Channel. This is not a conservative media outlet. This is the Fox affiliate. And understand something about Fox. This doesn’t mean they’re a Fox News Channel affiliate. No, Fox stations are different from Fox News. All right? And as I understand it, this is the Fox, the local Fox affiliate, in Baltimore, Maryland. Let me play this for you.
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When the National Guard hit the ground in Washington last week, that city’s crime fight went into overdrive. And now we’re seeing the impact and the dramatic reductions in crime. When the National Guard rolled into Washington last week, the locals seemed skeptical. The crime is minimal here. There’s not really a lot of crime here. It looks a little like window dressing to me. But with the guard on the ground, crime is on the decline. For the first time in a long time, D.C. has gone seven days without a homicide. And that’s not all. Carjackings are down 83 percent. Robberies are down 46 percent. Car thefts down 21 percent. And overall violent crime is down 22 percent.
SPEAKER 11 :
Let’s just stop right there. Stop right there. Now, carjackings are down 86%. Can you play that last part for me, Christian, one more time? Let’s look at the numbers. According to Fox 45 in Baltimore, Maryland. Again, very important distinction. Don’t be fooled into thinking this is a Fox News Channel conversation. conservative media message. This is the Fox affiliate in Baltimore, Maryland. That’s a straight news reporter. He’s not an opinion guy. This guy’s just reading data and sharing with the local audience what’s happening to crime in the Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Maryland area as a result of Trump’s efforts to send in the troops and reduce crime. Play that last part again.
SPEAKER 02 :
D.C. has gone seven days without a homicide. And that’s not all. Carjackings are down 83%. Robberies are down 46%. Car thefts down 21%. And overall violent crime is down 22%.
SPEAKER 11 :
Now, overall violent crime is down 22%. Robberies, down 43%. Carjackings, down 86%. Not one murder the whole time the troops have been there. And what are Democrats saying about it? Let me give you a white liberal woman… Well, I don’t know that she’s white. I’m assuming she is. Maybe she’s black. But she’s a liberal woman. I mean, typically this problem that we have right now in our country stems from white liberal women. They’re wrecking the country. The cat ladies are mad, and they’re on the rampage. But here’s the example of a black liberal woman who happens to be a D.C. city council member, an angry lib named Christina Henderson.
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I’m wondering and I’m worried about the sustainability of this. This is our city. I don’t want to hide in my home. I want to be able to go out to my restaurants. I want for folks to be able to go out to concerts and enjoy sporting events and enjoy the nightlife here, as well as for our young people to feel as though this is their home. This is their city to explore and not to feel as though they are prisoners in their own city.
SPEAKER 11 :
She thinks law enforcement, a presence of law enforcement, makes her feel like a prisoner. I would think you’d feel like a prisoner if you’re worried about getting carjacked. Well, those are only down 86%, Madam Councilwoman. I would think you’d feel like a prisoner in your own community if you’re going to get robbed, if you can’t walk outside without the fear of robbery. Well, robberies are down in your community, lady, 43%. And violent crime, down 22%. This is one of the wildest chapters we’ve ever been on together. Let me take you to the Oval Office where President Trump moments ago has signed executive orders aimed at cracking down on crime in America. See, President Trump himself pointed this out moments ago. Crime in America is an 80-20 issue. 80% of normal Americans… I would think Democrats and Republicans don’t like violent crime. Now, maybe I’m wrong, but I think it’s an 80-20 issue, and the only ones that are objecting to Trump cracking down on crime are the lunatics in the 20%. Here’s President Trump moments ago in the Oval Office.
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So I’ll start signing the executive orders. To me, this is a very, very big deal. One of the executive orders has to do with cashless bail. That was when the big crime in this country started. And I can tell you who did it. When? But I don’t want to do that because others followed pretty quickly. But that was when it happened. Somebody killed somebody. They go and don’t worry about it. No cash. Come back in a couple of months. We’ll give you a trial. You never see the person again. And I mean, they kill people and they get out cashless bill. They thought it was discriminatory to make people put up money because they just killed three people lying on the street. Any street all over the country, cashless bail. We’re ending it. But we’re starting by ending it in D.C. And that we have the right to do through federalization. Okay, let’s go. Could I ask you to say exactly what this is?
SPEAKER 11 :
Isn’t that normal? Isn’t that common sense? If you despise Donald Trump, what did he say there that you could disagree with? Cashless bail. has prioritized the criminals over the law-abiding citizens. He’s right. No cash bail. You commit a terrible crime, you get right back out on the street again, and you commit the crime again. And so all he’s doing with his executive order is forcing the District of Columbia to align with common-sense enforcement. No more revolving doors for the bad guys. But see, the Democrats want the revolving doors. They want the bad guys. When cities like New York and Chicago adopted cashless bail, violent crime in those cities soared. It surged. Well, guess what? The social justice experiment has failed. And now we’ve got a guy in the White House who’s doing everything he can to fix it. And this is a glorious time to be an American. This is a wonderful time to be on the right side. of these 80-20 issues. Tell me where I’m wrong. 800-655-MIKE. 800-655-6453. Welcome aboard. It’s so great to be back to work after being on the Patriots Alaska cruise with my colleagues Larry Elder and Chris DeGaulle and Jennifer Horn and Joey Hudson. We had a great time. A lot of great programs on the stage and had a chance to schmooze and meet with a whole bunch of people on that cruise ship. Beautiful excursions and We went whale watching and saw all kinds of wonderful whales all over the ship. And my son and daughter-in-law got to come along, and they had the time of their lives. And it was fun to go, but even better to get back to work. And always great to be greeted by little blinking phone lines. You know by now this is a caller-driven show, so I want to put your voice front and center and get your reaction to the Democrats’ remarkable opposition to Trump and the Republicans cracking down on crime in America. Trump has gotten them to take the bait. Trump has gotten the Democrats to be in favor of more violent crime. This is his superpower. This is his kryptonite. This is what Trump can accomplish. He gets them to take the bait. and exhibit one of the most radical, crazy positions imaginable. And here we are. They’re on the side of violent crime. They are against reducing crime in the streets of America. So they’re going to have to own this when we get to the midterms. And speaking of the midterms, politically, oh my gosh. Here’s CNN reporting what’s happening nationally to the state of the two political parties. Check out what CNN was forced to admit with Republican and Democrat voter registrations in America.
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In all 30 states that track party registration, we’re putting on the screen the data. It shows altogether Democrats have lost 2.1 million voters. Republicans have gained 2.4 million. That’s a deficit that you have of 4.5 million voters.
SPEAKER 11 :
Gee, I wonder why. I wonder why the Democrat Party is hemorrhaging voters. Could it be that Americans are sick of a party that embraces violence and death and bloodshed? Could it be that Americans are sick of a party that fund-raises for Luigi Mangione? Could it be that Americans are fed up with a party that supports Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant gangbanger? Could that be the problem? Hmm, I wonder. It’s a mystery, isn’t it? It’s just mysterious why the Democrats are hemorrhaging voters. Hmm. Wow.
SPEAKER 06 :
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SPEAKER 07 :
Mike Gallagher.
SPEAKER 11 :
There’s a live look at our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., on Salem News Channel. If you’re watching today, you see a nice sunny day. Man, it’s pouring here in Tampa Bay. Storming to beat the band in the Tampa Bay area. Of course, we’re heard on AM570, The Answer, in our nation’s capital. I am so riveted by that city councilwoman complaining about the presence of the National Guard resulting in plummeting crime rates in our nation’s capital. Compare that to David in Texas, who just sent me a text on the MyPillow text line. He writes, we were in Washington, D.C. on Friday and Saturday. The National Guard was very visible, and we felt extremely safe. I took the opportunity to thank them for being there every chance I got. See, that’s the difference between a reasonable person and somebody who hates the cops. And Trump has managed to expose the Democrats for being the law enforcement hating people that they are. There’s no other way to describe this. You heard the city councilwoman in D.C. Oh, we don’t feel safe. They don’t feel safe over having the guard there. They’d rather, I guess, be with the criminals. Here’s Trump in the Oval Office moments ago. He was sitting at the Resolute desk signing a bunch of executive orders, ending cashless bail in D.C. He also signed, I believe, an executive order banning the burning of the American flag. Hmm. That’s a conversation starter. But here’s what he said about the common sense approach that he is bringing to bear.
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We don’t need him. Freedom, freedom. He’s a dictator. He’s a dictator. A lot of people are saying maybe we like a dictator. I don’t like a dictator. I’m not a dictator. I’m a man with great common sense and the smart person. And when I see what’s happening to our cities and then you send in troops instead of being praised, they’re saying you’re trying to take over the republic. these people are sick. But I’m really saying, and I say this to all of you, in a certain way, we should wait to be asked because they have cities that are so out of control. So we go in and fix it. They take the full credit for it, and they go out and say, I heard it this morning.
SPEAKER 11 :
I mean, he’s right. That’s a sickness. If all these crime numbers are plummeting, where’s the Democrat who would say, boy, that’s a good thing? No, what the Democrats say, you heard the city councilwoman. We don’t feel safe having the presence of the guard and law enforcement and a beefed up security in our nation’s capital. I guess they want the crime, the carjackings, the rapes, the murders. And President Trump is right. That’s sick. That is actually technically sick. If you hate Trump that much, when you hear about the woman in Chicago who posted on social media that she was so badly injured when she was carjacked, they broke one of her limbs. And you know what she said? She still doesn’t want Trump or his troops in Chicago. This is an illness. These aren’t policy differences anymore. 800-655-MIKE. We have an open line for you. How you doing? Boy, I missed you. Gosh, is it good to get back. I mean, we had a great week. We had a fantastic time and hundreds of happy campers on that ship. But, you know, it’s fun to go away, but it’s even better to get back because there’s so much happening and I missed the heck out of you. I was trying to… To keep you posted, of course, there’s a big time zone difference. Alaska’s four hours ahead of us, so it’s even worse than the West Coast. You’re asking me to do all kinds of messages in the middle of the night.
SPEAKER 10 :
In the middle of the night? Do it at 5 o’clock? Listen, for those unfamiliar, as Mike got ready to board the ship, I think you actually said something like, hey, or I said, hey, call us from the ship for the 7.35 segment, forgetting that it would be the 4.35 a.m. segment. And then you distanced from that, which I, of course, comically grieved you about, but then allowed you to do. But then you left me some recorded ones previous evening, and those went over so great, and we appreciated those. And we did indeed hear the ship kind of just…
SPEAKER 11 :
That first night, it was rocking and rolling that first night, which is more than usual. I don’t know what happened. But other than that, that first night was a little bumpy. But then it was smooth sailing the rest of the time. We saw eagles and whales. Oh, yeah. All kinds of fun stuff. So it was a great time. But my gosh, all that’s going on back here, and I couldn’t wait to get back in front of a microphone. You know, it is kind of weird to get out of the day-to-day routine of doing a talk show, and you sort of clear your mind, even though I was completely plugged in, and I was working, and I was doing stuff on the ship. So I was still paying attention to everything that was happening. It really is astounding to recognize that Democrats are literally – literally pushing back against making cities safer i know there hasn’t been one murder in dc since trump sent in the troops not one i love what megan kelly wrote about it she posted i mean first of all here was the statistic no crime incidents found for homicides with any or no weapon for the entire time that trump has sent in the troops and then so megan reposts it and says the This is what Trump’s racist fascism gets you. Fewer dead D.C. residents. Is there any limit to his cruelty? That’s tremendous. But Mark, they’re opposing this. Yes. They are actually opposing our strategy.
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It’s an occupation. It’s a fascist occupation.
SPEAKER 11 :
There was a woman in Chicago. She posted something before she finally had to delete her own account. Jill Simonillo, she wrote, Dear Real Donald Trump, I’ve been carjacked in Chicago with my arm broken. I still don’t want you or your troops here. By the way, there are no red hats here. And she poses for a picture with her bruised body. She’s bragging about having been injured while being carjacked. And by the way, we still don’t want you or your troops here, Donald Trump.
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She’d rather be violently attacked… That have Trump make the city better.
SPEAKER 11 :
Yes. Yes. And then Gavin Newsom, who’s running for president, clearly his social media folks keep posting all of these cities that supposedly have a higher murder rate than Los Angeles. All the cities they’re listing are run by Democrats. Yeah. Tampa, I live here. He was very proud over the weekend. Tampa’s murder rate is 20% higher than Los Angeles. You want to know who the mayor of Tampa is? Jane Castor. She’s a Democrat. I mean, it’s crazy. They’re gaslighting us, Mark. This is the wildest. I’m returning to mass hysteria. Who doesn’t want a safer city? Who doesn’t want less homicides? And guess what? That means a lot less. less dead black people, Hispanic people, white people. Who cares? Let’s save lives.
SPEAKER 10 :
But they’re against it. Crime getting better, people of color disproportionately affected. Yes, they are. Yes, they are. 70, 80 percent black like D.C. You talk about black lives mattering. He’s saving black lives with safer streets in Washington. And of course, people of every color. And it’s just word about Newsom. Do you. And so it was it sort of took this past week of paying attention to some of his clumsy, oh, fish trolling. But I’m starting to feel it. The whole Gavin Newsom sizzle and steak ratio is changing. Sure, he’s still a pretty man, and he’s still well-spoken for three minutes in front of a TV camera. But starting two years ago when Ron DeSantis dismantled him in that debate, red state, blue state debate that Hannity did a couple years ago on Fox, I don’t think he’s the golden boy. I don’t think he is the magic combination of campaign skills that everybody thinks he is. I think he’s wildly overblown.
SPEAKER 11 :
You’re in total denial because they are loving what he’s doing. They have absolutely – he has cemented his place as the Democrat nominee in 2028 because they see in him somebody who can out-Trump Trump. Now, you and I both know that’s not – But I think they’re wrong, right?
SPEAKER 10 :
And I don’t disagree with that. Well, they’re wrong. But it isn’t about you and me. Jasmine Crockett is a rock star. She’s absolutely brain damaged. So I totally get it that you’ll get big applause in Democrat circles. But I think as a I think that part of his appeal was that he could have a broad general election appeal. And I don’t believe that as much anymore.
SPEAKER 11 :
Well, but again, you’re the wrong person. It doesn’t matter what you and I think. It doesn’t matter. What matters is what independents and Democrats are saying, and independents and Democrats are loving what Gavin Newsom is doing.
SPEAKER 10 :
Democrats are. I think independents are going to love him less as time plays out. I’m just saying that I think his general election mojo may be on the wane.
SPEAKER 11 :
Perhaps. It might be wishful thinking. You might be correct. I think they think they found a guy where they think Trump has met his match. And all he’s doing is duplicating. All he’s doing is replicating what Trump does. It’s ridiculous, and it’s stupid, and he’s awful. But like you said, so is Jasmine Crockett, and they like her. Look, let’s face it. The Democrats, they’ve lost their minds. Even CNN had a report over the weekend. Democrats have lost trust. 2.1 million registered voters across the country, while Republicans have gained 2.4 million. As CNN said, that’s a deficit of 4.5 million voters. CNN’s admitting that because they’ve lost their marbles. All they had to do was be normal. This is what I love about their mistake. And it brings me to Cracker Barrel. Let’s talk about Cracker Barrel for a moment. Let’s do, let’s do. All they had to do was leave this crap alone, and now they want to go, of all places to go woke, Cracker Barrel? Yep. You want to make Cracker Barrel woke? And here’s what’s great. Who would have seen that coming, the pushback? Everybody. If you’ve got a pulse… If you’ve got a breath in your body, how could you not see it coming?
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Some folks have been a little slow. I don’t mean slow, slow. But I have wondered, all they’re doing is it’s just a plain logo now. How is that woke? It’s because the traditional values, the barrel, the cracker, as some are saying. The older, obviously white guy, probably living in a red state, probably a Trump voter. He’s got to go. The barrel, just old-timey American values, those have got to go. It’s the purge of that kind of imagery that is the wokest. on display.
SPEAKER 11 :
It’s not just the logo, though, Mark. They’re whitewashing the whole establishment. They’re making it look like a Sears or something. I mean, they’re taking out all the warmth and the charm of it. The stuff on the walls, the old-timey stuff. It was like going to grandma’s. It was the greatest thing in the world. And now they’re paying the price. Have you seen the stock value has plummeted? All kinds of terrible things are going on there. And they’re now going to learn the hard way. They’re going to futz around and they found out because here we go again. But why do smart people act this way? What in the heck goes through their minds? And they’re finding out that the people on the board of Cracker Barrel are all woke diversity hires. They’re all DEI proponents. This is not a good time to advance that agenda. Right. In case you haven’t looked at it, this is not a good time to decide we’re going to go all in on woke.
SPEAKER 10 :
No, it is not. You’ve identified it. These are 30-ish, 40-ish, maybe sometimes 50-ish folks who have been brought up in the marketing schools. It’s kind of like having a degree in education or a degree in social work. Having a degree in advertising and marketing has been very much an indoctrination, especially in our big lib universities. And so when these people get actual jobs running the PR for companies, this is what they are hardwired to do. And boy, are there some hard lessons ahead for them out in the real world.
SPEAKER 11 :
You’ve seen the pictures of the CEO of Cracker Barrel, right? It’s white, liberal women. It’s white. Mark, there’s a category. It’s the craziest thing. But white liberal women are becoming the scourge of our society. They need to go to alligator Alcatraz. Let’s find a place for white liberal women in their 40s and their 50s. I mean, it’s a it is a very nichey category. And it’s the Karen the Karen syndrome. All the Karens in America are making these decisions and running companies into the ground. They’re all whining and complaining about whatever they can. It’s the craziest thing I’ve ever seen. Speaking of alligator Alcatraz, so this morning, Kilmar, you know, because we’re all Kilmar now.
SPEAKER 10 :
Kilmar Arrigo Garcia, yep. Yeah, you heard what’s going on with him? He showed up somewhere, I guess, to turn himself in and had a phalanx of supporters with him.
SPEAKER 11 :
Oh, yeah, of course, they all love him because the left loves him. Maryland man. Yeah, yeah, Maryland man, the gang member, the trafficker. So this morning, moments ago, he’s appearing at an ICE office, and here’s the choice they gave him. I think this is so good. They’re saying, look, you got a choice. You can plead guilty to trafficking and we’ll send you with your family to Costa Rica and go live your life in Godspeed and live in peace. Or you want to push back? We’re shipping your butt to Uganda. Now, that’s the option. That’s the option he’s got.
SPEAKER 10 :
I’m not kidding you. nothing against Uganda as a vacation destination, but wow.
SPEAKER 11 :
There’s a musical on Broadway called Book of Mormon. And there’s the innocent members of the Book of Mormon, the young men with the white shirts and the black ties that are sent somewhere. The lead wants to go to Orlando. That’s all he dreams of. He wants to be assigned to Orlando. They send him to Uganda. And it’s the funniest thing because it’s where all the warlords are. And now you’ve got these lily-white Book of Mormon guys with their little shirts and Bibles and ties.
SPEAKER 10 :
And I was Idi Amin.
SPEAKER 11 :
Oh, with Idi Amin, who wants to eat them. I mean, it’s the funniest. It’s very sacrilegious, but it’s the same thing. So all I can think of is them going off to Uganda. Well, that’s where Kilmar is going to go if he doesn’t play nice. And we’ll see what happens. What a time to be alive.
SPEAKER 10 :
What a time. And to be doing this for a living. Yeah. We always miss you when you’re away. But it was great having you recorded good wishes there from the ship. Glad it all went so well. I know people were absolutely thrilled. Last thing.
SPEAKER 11 :
By the way, hang on. Hold that thought. I want to tell you how many people on the cruise ship talked about how much they love the M&M experience. And these are not only people in the Metroplex. I met a lot of people in the Dallas-Fort Worth. There was a good contingent. from uh from your audience but also from around the country there are people who tune in every day look we stream this every day on x every single day a lot of times i’ll replay it back on my show but this has as you know over the years it’s just come into something that it’s turned into something that we really really love and to hear that kind of love and so many people incidentally mark on the ship expressing their love and appreciation for you a number of people wanted me to tell you how much they love you and treasure you kind And I’m just not blowing smoke in your ear. That’s the absolute truth. So I wanted to be sure to dutifully share that with you because you got a whole lot of love all throughout the country, my friend.
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, love right back at everybody who watches, who listens, and we appreciate it. Great to have you back. And I can’t wait once again to say that Mike will be on the air at 10 as soon as we’re done. Carry on, sir. We’ll be listening. Godspeed. Happy Monday. See you soon.
SPEAKER 01 :
Love you. That’s Mike Gallagher.
SPEAKER 10 :
It is a happy Monday, isn’t it? Mike is back, and he’ll be with all of us at 10 as soon as we’re done on 660 AM The Answer.
