In today’s episode, host Mike Gallagher delves into a dramatic turn of events in D.C. politics while sharing a personal health scare involving his eye. Mike recounts his recent experience visiting the ophthalmologist to address unexpected symptoms that led to fears of a torn retina. Despite the initial concerns, listeners are relieved to hear that his eye condition, referred to as a ‘floater’, is benign and should resolve on its own. This health adventure segues into a heated discussion about Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s surprising political exit, drawing attention to her complex relationship with former President Trump and the
From the wild world of D.C. politics to America’s culture clash, brace yourself for the reality check you’ve been waiting for. The one and only Mike Gallagher.
SPEAKER 11 :
Welcome in. We have a breaking news Monday for you here on the Mike Gallagher Show. Joey Hudson sitting in and my buddy Mike Gallagher joining us as well.
SPEAKER 09 :
That’s right. Well, thank you for handing off to me because the breaking news is that I don’t have a torn retina after all. holy moly i’m telling you what what what a what a little adventure this has been joey went to jacksonville for the big wbob christmas party friday night we had such a great time what a wonderful wonderful radio station uh and just a just terrific morning host ed dean and he was the kind of the mc lieutenant governor jay collins was there the speaker of the house was there and Anyway, it’s about a four-hour drive, so it’s not an easy drive. And as I’m driving back, I start getting this white flash in my right eye, like a little pinpoint, like little light. I thought, well, that’s weird. Went to bed, got home, went to bed. Next day, I wake up, and now I’ve got a black smudge in my right eye. It’s like floating around. And I didn’t know that. Did you know they call these floaters?
SPEAKER 11 :
I’ve never had that experience, but I’ve had friends who have, yes.
SPEAKER 09 :
Right, so I make the mistake of going to chat GPT. Of course. Now, hypochondriac Harry Gallagher and chat GPT, not a good combination. So I look it up, and it says torn retina possibility. But there was also another possibility of just like an aging thing, vicious or vicious or something. I forget the way. And that’s not a big deal. That wasn’t really a big problem. Well, so I go to the ER. The doctor said, get there quick because you’ve got to deal with this stuff fast so you don’t have a detached retina. Long story short, today I go to the ophthalmologist. He said there’s no tear. You just have this viscous, viscous, vusha, vusha, whatever it is. And he said it’ll probably heal itself. Keep an eye on it. If it gets worse, let me know. But I think all’s well that ends well. And you just had to cover for a little bit while I was racing in from the doctor’s office.
SPEAKER 11 :
Well, it was my pleasure to do so. But here’s what I don’t understand, because last night when you were texting and we talked, I mean, did the ER docs seem to suspect that it was torn?
SPEAKER 09 :
I don’t mean to throw the ER doc under the bus. But here’s what happened. So I go in. I say, it’s my right eye. They’re looking at my right eye. Well, he comes in, this doctor. I’m just going to put it this way. Great hospital. I don’t think eye issues are this guy’s specialty. Okay. Because he comes in with the ultrasound, has me close my eyes, and he starts putting the ultrasound over my left eye. Well, it’s my right eye that’s the problem. And I hear him say, hmm, I don’t really see. And then when he said that, I said, well, you do know it’s my right eye, right? And then he says, oh, yeah, we do this to compare. We do it by, yeah, you do this to compare. I love it. He got busted. So, yeah, he was a little vague. He looked at it and he said, yeah, I think it’s a tear. So we got to get you right away because they might have to do a laser. Here’s what I didn’t understand. All my friends who heard about this were telling me sometimes you’ve got to lay face down for like three days or something or four days. What? How do you do that?
SPEAKER 11 :
Well, and I wasn’t telling you any of this because I thought, my goodness here. But, yeah, we had a friend who he was down for like a week. On his face? Yes, face down for a week.
SPEAKER 09 :
Something to do with the gravity and the bubble and the way the surgery?
SPEAKER 11 :
Yeah, and the pressure of your eye. And you can’t fly. There’s a lot of things you can’t do.
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Well, I was worried about Christmas because, as you know, we’ve got the Griswold family Christmas planned up in the mountains of Montana. And I thought, oh, crap, this will be my luck. I’m going to screw up the family Christmas. So all’s well that ends well. Not a tear, just a viscous floater, voo-voo-voo, whatever it’s called. And I am grateful to you for holding down the fort for a little bit. All right. Now, everybody always says when they compare Mike Gallagher and Joey Hudson, because you’re our go-to guest host, And everybody always, oh, Joey’s such a nice guy. Why don’t you like Joey, Mike? You’re so mean. You interrupt people so much. So let’s get the Joey Hudson nice guy perspective. Last night, as I’m sitting there watching 60 Minutes, thinking I might have a brain tumor or whatever I had going on, I’m watching Marjorie Taylor Greene. Now, I know we both love her. Congresswoman, fiery congresswoman from not far from where you are right now in the Carolinas. She absolutely has turned on President Trump.
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She has.
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He has turned on her. He’s calling her Marjorie Trader Green. She’s clearly against a lot of his policies all of a sudden. There’s Leslie Stahl playing footsie with her a little bit last night on 60 Minutes because, you know, nobody loves anybody who’s turned on the president more than the mainstream media. Let’s get the Joey Hudson nice guy perspective. of this decision by Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene to throw in the towel and quit Congress before her term because she doesn’t want to be, as she put it, a battered wife.
SPEAKER 11 :
Well, I’ll tell you, this is just a real mystery. I do not understand it. And maybe someday when she writes her book or something, we’ll better understand it. But there’s no reason that she should be doing this. I mean, she talks about she’s frustrated, and I get that. You know, I have other members of Congress that I talk to, and they tell me the same thing. They’re frustrated with the lack of activity at times in Washington. But look, there are so many good things happening in Washington right now in the Trump administration. I I just don’t get it. I don’t have an explanation for you on this one.
SPEAKER 09 :
Well, and you know, for Marjorie Taylor Greene defenders who say it’s all about the Epstein files, for her, that was kind of the straw that broke the camel’s back. We could probably take a look at that, except for the fact… that she’s clearly turning him on a lot of issues. It’s not just about Epstein. It’s about illegal immigration. It’s about talking to other world leaders. It’s about meeting with the Saudi prince. I mean, on and on. It’s one thing after another after another. Joey, it’s not just about Epstein.
SPEAKER 11 :
It’s not. It’s almost like when a couple gets divorced, you just can’t stand your former spouse, anything he or she says. It’s like that. It’s like she cannot stand being in the same room with Donald Trump. She can’t stand anything he says.
SPEAKER 09 :
And she used to be his absolute number one supporter. I mean, she, you know, this is a funny phenomenon, and we’ve seen others do it too. When they turn on the guy, they really turn. I mean, it’s not even, it’s not lukewarm. It is red hot.
SPEAKER 11 :
Yeah. Yeah, it’s just crazy. It’s like she’s had this pent-up hostility towards him, and now it’s just bursting out.
SPEAKER 09 :
Well, all right, I’ll tell you what. There’s the Joey Nice Guy Hudson perspective on Marjorie Taylor Greene. And it is hard because we both like her. And we certainly support the president. And I hate this. I hate this on every level. But I’ll do what we always do, Joey, in this case. I’ll turn it over to our callers and get their perspective, play some of the clips from 60 Minutes. And, Joey, thank you, my friend. I appreciate you holding down the fort for me while I got confirmation that I don’t have a torn retina after all. All good news on this Monday. You’re a good man, Charlie Brown. Thanks. The great Joey Hudson filling in for me, and we appreciate him so very much here in the Relief Factor studios. Look, the only thing I’ve got going on now is I’m kind of blurry. My eyes are kind of blurry because of the drops to dilate the pupils, I guess, for the exam. But I’m feeling fine and ready to roll. So let’s turn it over to you, 800-655-MIKE. Did you see Marjorie Taylor Greene on 60 Minutes last night? I mean, it was like listening to Liz Cheney. It was like listening to a regular Trump-hating, you know, So never Trumper who has gone all in against President Trump. And she feels hurt. She feels betrayed. She said she doesn’t want to be treated like a battered wife. So it’s like an abusive relationship. Women either get out of the situation or they don’t. She’s getting out. And it’s going to hurt the Republican Party. Make no mistake about it. As Joey said, we’ve got a lot of good things going on right now in Washington under Trump’s leadership. Why now and why this? So let’s turn it over to you. 800-655-MIKE. One number does it all. Welcome in to a Monday episode of The Mike Gallagher Show. 800-655-6453. Call or text. Join us. We’ll put your voice front and center here on The Mike Gallagher Show. You ready to drop up to 20 pounds or more by the new year? Have you been struggling with belly fat forever? You know, the older you get, the harder it is to say goodbye to those unwanted pounds. PHD Weight Loss cracked the code. They have a metabolic reset system that’s a science-backed way to get your body to burn fat first. Look, I’ve tried everything my whole life. I counted points. I counted calories. I did crazy starvation diets. Then I met Dr. Ashley Lucas and I learned all about her brilliant program called PhD Weight Loss, the only program that guarantees your success and your results. If I can lose over 50 pounds and keep it off over a couple of years, you can too. Everybody can. When you call right now, they’ll waive your consultation fee, you’ll get two extra weeks free, and they’ll cover the cost of your food during the program. Just for booking, you’ll get Dr. Ashley’s book, Five Steps to Reset the Scale. Hurry, call today, 864-644-1900, PhD Weight Loss, 864-644-1900, or visit their website at myphdweightloss.com.
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From the wild world of D.C. politics to America’s culture clash, brace yourself for the reality check you’ve been waiting for. The one and only Mike Gallagher.
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As I came into the studio today, replete with the MAGA Christmas tree. If you’re watching today on Salem News Channel, I think we might have to auction it off after the holidays. What do you think? There’s a lot of good ornaments there featuring. I love the ornament that has Trump with a Santa Claus hat standing in front of the White House, and it says, Daddy’s home. New poll came out, a Harvard-Harris approval rating for Trump. He’s up to 47%. He’s up three points since November. And, of course, it bears repeating that he is more popular among Americans at this stage of his presidency, at this stage of his second term, than either Barack Obama or George W. Bush. And, you know, you say that and you think, do people even know that? Do they get it? I’m also happy to be here after thinking I was going to be off today. I came back from Jacksonville, Florida, with this blinking white light in my right eye, in my periphery. I thought, well, this isn’t good. What’s this about? And then I got a black smudge. They call it a floater. Eric Hansen, my ops manager, said, I know what that is. Gina, my wife Gina, had a floater. I said, what the heck’s a floater? Only thing I ever heard about with a floater is something that might be, you know, in the lavatory. So I call my doctor, and then I go to chat GPT. A hypochondriac like me should never go to chat GPT or grok. Grok and chat GPT said, yep, that’s probably a torn retina. Or if it’s not a torn retina, it’s something that you really don’t need to be worried about. Let me get the right term here for you, for you medical fans. A posterior vitreous detachment, or PVD, and that’s apparently what I have, where the retina is kind of loose, but it’s not a tear, and I should be okay. And the doctor advised me this morning, don’t do any heavy lifting or strenuous physical activity. I said, yes, sir. You got it. I can handle that. I can absolutely be your – I will be a model patient. No strenuous physical activity for me. And I did – I said, no, that’s for the rest of my life, right? He said, well, no, not the rest of your life. Just a couple of weeks. But anyhow, thanks for Joey Hudson for helping out a little bit today. And I decided to come in since all I have now is just some blurred vision from the eye drops they gave me to dilate my pupils for the exam. But no tear, thank goodness. I was talking to Christian, our video producer before the show, about this mess that has broken out with all of these colorful characters. Everybody’s going at each other. Megyn Kelly and Candace Owens and Nick Fuentes and Marjorie Taylor Greene and whom I’m missing. There’s more. And it’s just regrettable because the real enemy of America is the person who wants to destroy America from within. And that has been, that really is today’s Democrat Party. But then once in a while, Republicans act just like Democrats. You’ve got to hear this clip. I saw this clip. It’s a Republican senator from Utah, John Curtis. This is not a guy who’s typically making headlines. And he shows up on CNN. There is now a spotlight on the Somali community, not only in Minnesota, but all over the country. And look, I’m not saying this as an attack. Somalia is a third world country. And plenty of Somalis have escaped Somalia to come to the United States. And according to authorities, many Somalis committed horrific Medicaid fraud to the tune of over a billion dollars with a B in Minnesota. And you’ve got the mayor of Minneapolis… Speaking in Somalia, Somali, you got the governor of Minnesota, that goofball waltz, who had the state flag redesigned so that it would more closely resemble the Somalia flag. It’s insane. And so along comes Republican Senator John Curtis of Utah. He decided to pop up on CNN and say this.
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And the best thing I can do is set my example. And I think all of us need to wake up every morning, look in the mirror and say, what are we doing? What am I doing specifically today to make this country a better country, to make all of our immigrants feel more welcome? That’s what we’ve always had. And I think if more of us would do that, it would matter less what individuals said.
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He wants that to be the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning, not the second or the third or even the fourth. First thing you ought to do is wake up, look in the mirror and say, what can I do to make immigrants feel more welcome? Look, we are a nation of immigrants. I don’t mind saying that. I’m the product of immigrants. I’ve said it to you a million times. My grandparents came over here on the boat from Ireland and from Lithuania on both my parents’ side. Not my great-grandparents, my grandparents. And I remember sitting in my grandpa’s lap, listening to him tell me Cape Town in Lithuanian. I remember stories about my mom’s mom, a woman from Ireland, But as President Trump often says, come over here legally, like my grandparents did. To storm the country and act entitled is insane. You want to talk about insanity? I give you Ilhan Omar from Minnesota. Check out this woman who decides to show up on CBS over the weekend with Margaret Brennan, and she says any effort to deport Somalis who are here illegally reminds her of Nazi Germany.
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I want to ask you something else that the architect of the president’s immigration policy, Stephen Miller, said. On Thanksgiving Day, he posted, no magic transformation occurs when failed states cross borders. At scale, migrants and their descendants recreate the conditions and terrors of their broken homelands. What do you make of this argument of failure to assimilate and sort of ruining America? How do you understand this?
SPEAKER 08 :
I mean, when I think about Stephen Miller and his white supremacist rhetoric, it reminds me, yes, it reminds me of the way the Nazis described Jewish people in Germany. And, you know, as we know, there have been many immigrants who have tried to come to the United States who have turned back. one of them being Jewish immigrants. We know the way that people were described who were coming from Ireland, Irish immigrants. We know the way in which people were described back then when they were Italian immigrants. And to me, yes, of course, ethnically Somali, we are in this country as Americans. We are citizens. We are productive part of this nation, and we will continue to be.
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Incidentally, somebody pointed out that Margaret Brennan hack, that CBS hack who’s the host of Face the Nation. You could hear her loving, yeah, yes, yes, you’re right. Yes, Congress. And then she turned around and talked to Scott Besson and just ripped into him, wouldn’t let him finish a sentence. It’s always stunning to watch. the bias of an anchor like Margaret Brennan come out when she’s interviewing a whack job, far left radical like Ilhan Omar, and she slobbers all over her. But when she’s got a Republican member of the administration. She’s interrogating him like a police sergeant asking somebody questions under a naked light bulb back in the interrogation room. It’s like Jekyll and Hyde. It’s actually comical to see how really lousy these highly paid hosts of the Sunday morning news shows can be. Also over the weekend, the New York City mayor-elect Zoran Mamdani issued a video message. Now, you would think, oh, a couple weeks before Christmas. Yeah, he’s not Christian. He’s a Muslim. But maybe he’ll say, Happy Ramadan. You know, if he doesn’t want to say Merry Christmas, and God forbid the incoming mayor of New York wishes anybody a Merry Christmas, that’s probably not happening. But he did have a very important message for a certain category of people in his beloved country. New York City. Here’s his message.
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Last weekend, ICE attempted to raid Canal Street and detain our immigrant neighbors. As mayor, I’ll protect the rights of every single New Yorker, and that includes the more than 3 million immigrants who call this city their home. But we can all stand up to ICE if you know your rights. If you encounter ICE, these are the things that every New Yorker should know. First, ICE cannot enter into private spaces like your home, school, or a private area of your workplace without a judicial warrant signed by a judge. That looks like this. If ICE does not have a judicial warrant signed by a judge, you have the right to say, I do not consent to entry. And the right to keep your door closed. Sometimes ICE will show you paperwork that looks like this. And tell you that they have the right to arrest you. That is false. ICE is legally allowed to lie to you, but you have the right to remain silent. If you’re being detained, you may always ask, am I free to go, repeatedly, until they answer you. You are legally allowed to film ICE, as long as you do not interfere with an arrest. It is important to remain calm during any interaction with ICE or law enforcement. Do not impede their investigation, resist arrest, or run. One last thing. New Yorkers have a constitutional right to protest. And when I’m mayor, we will protect that right. New York will always welcome immigrants, and I will fight each and every day to protect, support, and celebrate our immigrant brothers and sisters.
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This is going to go real well. I’m not kidding you. I hate to say this. I can’t wait to see this thing unfold. You want to grab the tub of popcorn and watch what New York City is going to turn into? Under that lunatic, I can’t wait. I really can’t. I’m so glad I went there over the holidays. I got my Christmas fix in. I saw the Rockettes. I went and saw the stores, the window stores, the storefronts on Fifth Avenue. Saw the tree. Yeah, I got it all out of my system. Because I don’t know about you, I may never go back to New York City with that lunatic. Guy as mayor of New York. Yeah, that’ll go real well. Encouraging illegals to fight back and to avoid detection. And here’s all that you got to do. Oh, nothing will go wrong there. Nothing will happen. And then the irony is if something does happen to an illegal because they’re fighting back with ice and they wind up getting hurt. He’ll blame ICE. He’ll never look at his own words as being part of the problem. And hey, progressives? Be careful what you wish for because you’re going to get it. Boy, are you going to get it. Welcome in. Here’s our number, 800-655-MIKE. We’re the Relief Factor Studios. Great to have you here on a Monday, December the 8th episode of the Mike Gallagher Show. 800-655-6453. One number does it all. Call or text. Join us.
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A text message from Carl in Houston. Mike, are you gutless? If you were half the talk show host I think you are, you won’t avoid Marjorie Taylor Greene on 60 Minutes last night. I’m not going to avoid it. I got a couple of texts about it as a matter of fact. Maybe that’s what you want to talk about. We can. We can. And we shall. The outgoing congresswoman from Georgia had some choice words for President Trump last night on 60 Minutes. We’ll share that with you in 60 seconds because, Carl, I am at least half the talk show host you think I am. I’m a complete talk show host when I get to remind you about protecting your digital identity online with WebRoot. Cybercrime is a bad, bad problem. And you’re going to get all-in-one protection for less than $75 at WebRoot.com. You could give the gift of cybersecurity. You want to know what a great gift that is for anybody on your Christmas gift list? This starts at less than $20, my exclusive offer. WebRoot is the perfect gift for even that hardest to shop for person because they’re going to get device identity and privacy protection covered under one subscription. It’s a no-brainer. Now 60% off. This is their all-in-one product with plan options for individuals, one identity and up to five devices, and families, up to 10 identities and up to 10 devices. Protect yourself. and your family from cybercrime this holiday season, 60% off WebRoot Total Protection by going to WebRoot.com slash MikeG. Hey, new year, new devices, new you, and a great Christmas gift. Cybersecurity from WebRoot. WebRoot.com slash MikeG. All right, here she is, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene with Leslie Stahl last night on 60 Minutes.
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It wasn’t a decision that I came to lightly, but it was a very important decision for myself and also for my family. It was sudden. It was sudden, but a lot of things changed. I stood for women who were raped when they were 14 years old, and the president that I fought for for five years called me a traitor for that. And so that changed the landscape of things.
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So I’m going to ask you straight out. Did you surrender? Did Donald Trump run you out of town? No, not at all.
SPEAKER 12 :
Actually, Leslie, it’s more like this is I said in my statement, I will be no one’s battered wife. And I meant it.
SPEAKER 09 :
Wow. Now, lest you think it’s just about Epstein Congress, the outgoing congresswoman made it very clear last night. It has a lot more to do with plenty of other issues besides the Epstein files.
SPEAKER 15 :
He did come after you pretty hard. He called you a lunatic, I’m quoting. He said all she does is complain, complain, complain in caps, and then he called you a traitor. So he hit you, whacked you.
SPEAKER 12 :
Yes, he did this in the same time span where President Trump brought in the al-Qaeda leader that was wanted by the U.S. government, who is now the president of Syria. Then within a week, he brought in the crown prince, MBS, who murdered an American journalist. And then he brought in the newly elected Democrat socialist mayor of New York. That was the time span that he called me a traitor.
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All right. I don’t know. Look, I talked to my buddy, Joey Hudson, this morning. He knows Georgia politics well, of course. He’s the… kind of the king of Carolina politics. He said, I’m at a loss. I don’t get it. You know, our colleague and friend Scott Jennings said that President Trump himself explained to Scott what happened with Marjorie Taylor Greene. She wanted to run for governor, and Trump simply showed her the polling that suggested she didn’t stand a chance, and it ticked her off, and she turned on him. I don’t want to believe that. I don’t want to believe it’s that simple. Is she just a woman scorned politically? This is a woman who stood there and campaigned relentlessly for President Trump. And make no mistake, I like her a lot. But I don’t like any of this, and it’s not good, not good for the House. In the midterms, it’s not good for the country. Do you have an explanation? Do you have any theories as to why this has gone off the rails the way it has? Join me, 800-655-MIKE, 800-655-6453. Every single day, it’s a joy to remind you that portions of our show are sponsored by MyPillow. As you know, our friend Mike Lindell, big legal victory last week. He’s been in a ton of hot water, as you know, because he believes in election integrity. Of course, due to his friendship with President Trump. Well, last week, there was a $5 million vote. judgment against Mike that was overturned by the courts. Good news for MyPillow. So you keep praying for MyPillow, and you keep supporting this great American company. The premium MyPillow, limited time, great price, $18.98. If you go to MyPillow.com, this pillow is a godsend. Look, I bring the MyPillow products with me when I’m on the road. Here at the hotel in Washington State, I’ve got the MySlippers with me, those unbelievable slippers, because I pat around in the hotel room. I don’t know what’s on that rug. I bring the MyPillow with me. I roll it up into the suitcase. I’ve even got my MyPillow loungewear. Tons of great products. If you haven’t been to the site in a while, go check it out. Go to MyPillow.com. Look for the Mike Gallagher specials. Click on that box. And with anything you order, enter the promo code MikeG. You’re going to save big. The slippers, the doggy beds, and the Giza dream sheets. MyPillow.com. Promo code MikeG. MyPillow.com. Promo code MikeG. Or call 800-928-6034. 800-928-6034. Like we love to sing.
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Molly McNierney, Jimmy Kimmel’s wife and head writer, she says she’s lost relationships with relatives because she wrote them an email before the election with 10 reasons why they shouldn’t vote for Trump. And some still didn’t obey. Ten reasons. I can think of a hundred. But I would never present it to someone as an ultimatum. Ultimatums don’t make people rethink their politics. They make them rethink you.
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On Salem News Channel and Salem Radio Network, here’s Mike.
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Here’s a text message regarding Marjorie Taylor Greene. Now, this is not me. I’m reading a text message. Don’t shoot the messenger. From Indiana. Women don’t have any business telling men what to do. Now, that’s a text message. I’m just quoting the text message. Here’s another text from Barry in New York City. Mike, if you were half the talk show host you used to be, you’d play the earlier call from Vicki who cited menopause as her reason for melting down. Now… We have that ready to go. Eric’s got it on tape. Again, it’s not me. I am not blaming Marjorie Taylor Greene turning on President Trump on menopause. Vicky did it. I think Vicky was in… Was she in Mississippi? I can’t remember. All right, here’s Vicky as we were wondering why in the world this had to happen. And make no mistake, I hate it. And look, we can kind of joke a little bit about this, but it’s not funny. Watching all this… Drama between Republicans is not helpful. It’s not productive. It’s not useful. You know, Trump is frustrated with her. She’s frustrated with him. But in her case, she’s walking away. She’s throwing in the towel. She’s resigning from Congress, which, of course, could really hurt the Republicans during the midterms. And this is bad on every level. And I asked my friend and colleague, Joey Hudson, this morning, why do you think she’s doing this? He said, Mike, I can’t figure this one out at all. We’re all kind of left scratching our heads, except for caller Vicki from earlier today, who said she knows exactly why Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is behaving the way she’s behaving. Hey, Vicki, welcome back. What do you think’s going on with MTG?
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Well, I want you to know that I’ve been through this myself, so I’m an authority. I just want to say that I think that Marjorie Green is at the age that she’s going through menopause. She’s going through a change, and that makes you her mean as a snake. I’m sorry. I’ve been there myself, seen it too many times. And she’s with a crowd of women going through the same thing. That’s all I got to say, baby.
SPEAKER 09 :
Well, Vicki, you can get away with it because you say you’ve been there, done that. If I say it, I’m going to get in a lot of trouble. I’m not going to say it. You know what I mean? I’ll say you said it. I’m quoting Vicki. So you think she’s menopausal?
SPEAKER 16 :
Of course she is. She’s at the age. Look at her. She’s acting like a nut. I mean, we all did it. We all do it and shoot a little caffeine in on top of that. Honey, you’re gone.
SPEAKER 09 :
All right. Thank you, Vicki. I appreciate it. All right, again, not me. That was caller Vicki. I don’t want anybody to put on social media Mike Gallagher called Marjorie Taylor Greene menopausal. But look, we had Scott Jennings on the show, and Scott said he was told right from the horse’s mouth, President Trump, she’s mad because she essentially wanted him to support her for running for governor, and he showed polling. All he did was show the polling saying that she’d get… clobbered, and that ticked her off, and she turned. I will say this. When people turn on her, I mean on him, when Republicans turn on Trump, boy, do they turn. Golly, do they turn. I’ve never seen anything like it. I mean, these people, these Republicans… These never Trumpers, or I don’t know, what do you call a staunch Trump supporter like Marjorie Taylor Greene who becomes a Trump hater? It’s got to be a whole new category for people like MTG. But there’s no lukewarm about it. It is a red-hot rage opposing him on just about every policy under the sun. And look, in context, I watched the whole interview last night on 60 Minutes. You know, when I’m sitting on the couch thinking, all I wanted to do yesterday was enjoy football. I’m running off to the emergency room. The doctor’s got me convinced my eyeball’s about to pop out of my head. I got a maybe torn retina. You know, all hell-breaking loose in my household. And it was so comforting to watch the Buffalo game, even though I felt bad for the Bengals. Isn’t it fun to watch a football game when it’s snowing to beat the band? I love that. I love that. Anyway, so I got back from the hospital, watched 60 Minutes on DVR, and there was Marjorie Taylor Greene. And her point is, look, I’m America first. Leslie Stahl said, are you MAGA? She goes, I’m America first. MAGA is Trump, and that’s not America first. Sue’s in Chicago, 20 minutes before the hour. Hey, Sue, Merry Christmas. Welcome to the Mike Gallagher Show.
SPEAKER 14 :
Hi. Hi. Yes, I agree that, you know, the menopausal, yeah, she’s going through it. She’s got a little rage in her. But I also think that, you know, what she’s been fighting for, she’s a fighter. And she’s been fighting a long time, so she’s been getting hit.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, but a fighter, to quote, to paraphrase Leslie Stahl, if she’s a fighter, why quit?
SPEAKER 14 :
Well, I think she’s getting hit in other areas besides Trump. But, you know, you all have to jump on Trump. Everyone jumps on Trump. That’s the deal of all of us. Jump on Trump. But he’s been doing a lot of things. There’s many, many things he’s doing. But when it comes to big story, you jump on it.
SPEAKER 09 :
Well, yeah, we do jump on it because – especially when it comes from a Republican. But I always appreciate somebody like a Hollywood actor who I am proud to say knows my name. I’ll never forget walking by a stage door one night on Broadway and Kelsey Grammer, who was starring at the time in – what show was he in at the time? I think it was – It wasn’t La Cage. I forget the show he was in. He was so good in it. He’s an American classic. And, of course, Frasier Crane. But Kelsey Grammer, I was walking by, and there he was. He looked up at me, and I said, hey, big fan. He goes, I know who you are. He goes, you’ve lost a lot of weight, Mike Gallagher. That was the coolest thing. I thought Kelsey Grammer knows my name. And here’s Kelsey Grammer, the actor, who obviously is successful enough that he doesn’t have to worry about the blowback that Hollywood and New York would give him, because he doesn’t hold back at all in heaping plenty of praise on President Trump. What issues are you most concerned about that he’s doing well on?
SPEAKER 04 :
Well, I think the economy is actually going really well. I think so, too. And we’ll see what happens in the next year or so. I mean, what I always love is when the Democrats start talking about affordability, you always know they’re going to charge you twice as much. And spend three times as much.
SPEAKER 09 :
He’s at a stage door somewhere. I don’t know where that was. I just remember what the show was he was in that I loved. And it didn’t last real long, but I loved that show, Finding Neverland. And he played the theater owner, and he was so good and just did a great job. And it really was a… If you like Broadway scores, check out the soundtrack from Finding Neverland. It was a show that ran for maybe a year or so. What in the world is going on with Marjorie Taylor Greene? What do you think… What do you think? Look, here’s Pennsylvania. She still needs an income. Grifters run to the next paycheck. I’m not going to call her a grifter. I don’t want to call her a grifter. I like her too much, and I’ve respected her too much. And besides, if you believe published reports, thanks to her construction business, she’s doing fine financially. Has nothing to do with finances. 800-655-MIKE. What do you think?
