In this thought-provoking episode, Mike Gallagher takes us through the intricacies of political discourse, from Trump’s resilient policies to the divisive identity of the Democratic Party. Listen as Gallagher discusses potential threats from rising Democratic stars like Gavin Newsom, and unpacks media influence on public perception, calling for integrity in journalism. Discover why these political rivalries are more than just partisan games with real implications for future elections.
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The Mike Gallagher Show. The Democrats who couldn’t find it in their heart to stand for objectively good things, including the 95-year-old mother of Mark Fogle, who got rescued from a Russian prison, and they couldn’t even stand up for that. I thought Democrats came into this speech lost and defeated by Donald Trump, and today it looks to me like they’re even more lost and even more defeated than when this speech started.
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In the ReliefFactor.com studios, here’s Mike Gallagher.
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a lot of text messages approving of my white cracker voice that was not my cracker voice that was my announcer voice please please know the difference my my white cracker voice according to emory is how i sound when i’m not on air how i did the relief factor ad is my announcer voice i don’t i’m not real sure maybe somebody can tell me what the white cracker voice sounds like Certainly it’s got to be a southern accent because we know how tolerant the left is about the south. So it’s definitely got to have a southern accent. But it would be a good question. I want to get into Charlie Kirk and Gavin Newsom. I got a text from Philadelphia today that got me thinking about Charlie sitting down with Gavin Newsom, who evidently has a podcast. And, oh, he’s running. Guarantee you Gavin Newsom is running in 2028. And the way he’s running is he’s reaching out to conservatives big time. Big time. And I find it fascinating. I want to share with you the thoughts that some of my members of my team have because we were all talking about it internally a moment ago about what really is going on here with Gavin Newsom. And I want to get your take on it as well. But first, I mentioned a minute ago about the way the left has tried to destroy Mike Lindell. And Mike is so appreciative of the Mike Gallagher audience because you always support this company in a major way. Right now, MyPillow is offering the multi-use MyPillow 2.0 with the roll-and-go case regularly $49.94. Now just $9.98 with the promo code MikeG. Limit $15 per customer. MyPillow and Mike, they’re thrilled about the first-ever mega sale on overstock clearance and brand-new products. For example, you’ll save over 50% on this season’s flannel sheets. Queen size, only $59.98. King size, only $69.98. And incidentally, free shipping, that free shipping offer ends Tuesday. If you’ve been thinking about buying some products at MyPillow and you love the free shipping offer, that’s going to come to an end Tuesday. You know, some of the great things are for a limited time only, and this is an example of it. So go to MyPillow.com. Make it a MyPillow Friday. Check out the Mike Gallagher Specials Square. Click on that box, and then when you place your order, enter the promo code MikeG. so that you save a bunch of money, including the pillow that started it all for only $14.98. 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. All right, so here’s a text from Philly. Conversation starter, which is what we like to do here. Why would Charlie Kirk give credibility to Gavin Newsom on his podcast interview? That’s an absolute violation to elevate the status of that person. Now, first of all, I totally disagree with Philadelphia. Charlie was invited to Governor Newsom’s podcast. Of course Charlie’s going to accept. Why not? Charlie is a force of nature. And you’re not going to probably find a bigger fan of Charlie Kirk than me. Charlie has done extraordinary work for this country, for conservatism, for the Republican Party, and certainly for President Trump. I saw a couple weeks ago, there was a week or so ago, maybe it was a few weeks ago, there was a big profile in the New York Times Sunday magazine on Charlie. I thought, oh boy, here we go. It was actually wonderfully positive, right? And giving credit where credit is due. And Charlie deserves a lot of credit. So if Gavin Newsom has a podcast, if the governor of California has a podcast, Charlie’s going to go. I’m going to give you an example of Charlie just cooking Gavin Newsom. Check out this back and forth they had on the podcast that is getting a lot of attention, a lot of notoriety, where Charlie just schooled Gavin Newsom on the issue of the supposed book banning from conservatives.
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How about the book ban stuff on a serious note? 4,240 books or titles, libraries and schools are banned in 2023. Is that not as a conservative? Well, it depends.
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I mean, I think we can both agree pornography should not be taught to nine-year-olds. Fair point. Okay. So that’s a book ban.
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All right.
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Well, there were some other books. That was the Moms for Liberty contention. Time out. Like I agree on Bill O’Reilly. The Moms for Liberty movement that you made a big thing of was just no porn to 10-year-olds. We agree. So those books should be banned. So what we should do right now is every California school that has porn in their library should be kicked out.
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Does that include the Bible?
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Well, I wouldn’t say the Song of Solomon is porn. No, but I mean, some have made that point. Is that a fair point? I don’t think that’s fair at all.
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As a man of faith, and I deeply admire that about you. Thank you.
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But no, I mean, again, the Song of Solomon is rather… risque but what we’re talking about in these books is not just the words it’s also the images and again your audience can look at the images themselves okay it’s highly graphic but again what it seems a banning binge i mean at next level sort of cancel culture but why do you think moms are doing that do you think it’s because they want to have mind control or do you think that they have come across i think there’s an incident of incident of highly provocative material i love moms but this moms i mean i’ve we don’t have to get into moms for liberty it seems like the book bands though i mean deeply organized for a larger uh agenda but that’s my humble opinion but i but for example let me just you know kind of complete the point is that it’s easy to just call it kind of a book ban but when you actually have to read some of these books it will take your breath away of some of this stuff, right? You’re like, okay, you know, we’re teaching a 10 year old how to put a condom on.
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I know. I just have a problem with, you know, who the hell is going to decide that government? I mean, Doron DeSantis is going to decide what I can read or say in the boardroom.
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This is the exercise of politics though. The exercise of politics is the highest form of community because it blends morality and sociability. So what we do is we have discussion and elections and we have boards and commissions, right? And we, as a people say, okay, no porn for 10 year olds and that’s politics, right?
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Now, that’s game, set, match, Charlie Kirk. Let’s face it. Charlie is a national treasure. I mean, he’s just as good as it gets. And Gavin Newsom was left humming, humming, humming, humming, humming. Yeah, we don’t want to, you know, share porn with 10-year-olds. We don’t need to teach 10-year-olds how to put on a condom. Charlie’s completely right. Gavin Newsom is wrong, and he knew it. But here’s the thing. Gavin Newsom was just completely obsequious all throughout that entire podcast. I watched the whole thing. Oh, my teenage son loves you, Charlie. My son wanted to be here when I interviewed you. Oh, you’re so good. Oh, you’re so… It was sickening. And it’s because Gavin Newsom is running for president in 2028. And he wants to win over anybody on our side of the aisle. So my question to you is, is the Philadelphia texter right that Charlie, maybe inadvertently, is elevating Gavin Newsom? Is that texter correct, or do you agree with me? Of course Charlie should go wherever he’s invited to go. But what’s behind Gavin Newsom? Now, I just asked Tracy and Christian on my team, let me bring one of my producers in, Christian, on the issue of whether or not, why conservatives like Sean Hannity and Charlie Kirk, two of my favorites, and both friends of mine, seem to have an affinity for Gavin Newsom. Christian Russell, that’s your theory, that a lot of people on our side like the guy, right?
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Yeah. Sean Hannity, Jesse Waters both have said that they personally like Gavin Newsom. And I think that’s the thing that’s scary about a Gavin Newsom is that he’s very affable. He’s extremely likable. And like any good politician, there’s a human element of you want somebody that you like to kind of like you, you know, and. I don’t necessarily think that’s what Charlie’s doing. I think Charlie is a media mastermind, and I think he knows that this conversation will draw views and clicks. And from his perspective, it will get Newsom to walk back some of the more radical ideas that exist in his party. But unintended, it will also then give credence to somebody like Newsom for being more level-headed. So it’s a real catch-22. I think you could view it either way. As you say, you know… To your point, in it being an unintended kind of good thing for Newsom, but then for somebody else to easily say, well, the guy just proves that he’s full of crap. So I think it’s a catch-22.
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Well, what it does, and Tracy happens to agree with me, that it’s kind of dangerous to elevate Newsom. Newsom is manipulating people, I believe. Newsom is trying to pretend he’s something he’s not. Anybody who lives in California knows what a fascistic… fanatic he is. I mean, his policies have been disastrous for California. He’s awful. He’s one of the worst governors in the country. But he’s shrewd. He’s manipulative. He says, let me go on Sean Hannity’s show. Let me invite Charlie Kirk on my podcast. Let me show Republicans and maybe people who are moderate Republicans or right of center or independents How palatable I’ll be. I’m going to be the reasonable Democrat, and you should keep – I’m very worried about Gavin Newsom in 2028, and I think that it’s because he’s perfectly willing and able to manipulate plenty of people into thinking he’s something he’s not. I think it’s dangerous, very dangerous.
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Yeah, and I would agree, but I think it’s easy to go on a podcast and talk about kind of more cultural issues and say, oh, I totally agree when it’s obvious the public’s on one side. But when you could point to things like responding to massive wildfires and also unfettered illegal immigration that the tax bill is being footed for by the public, that’s harder to kind of come back from. It’s easy to look cute and nice like Gavin Newsom does.
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All right, let’s find out what the audience thinks. Thanks, Christian. 800-655-MIKE. What do you think? Is it a good idea to sort of elevate Gavin Newsom? My friend Mark Davis thinks, oh, that’s great. Let’s see the other side. Let’s see what… No, no, no. But the other side isn’t acting in good faith. Gavin Newsom isn’t acting in good faith. Gavin Newsom is pretending he’s something he’s not. Gavin Newsom wants you to think he likes Fox News. He likes Charlie Kirk. He can be one of us. He’s the reasonable… Democrat when he is actually anything but. Let’s see what you think. 800-655-MIKE, 800-655-6453. I hope you join us. I was soaring ever higher, but I flew too high. I just got the daily report for our Food for the Poor campaign. Look, if the new kid on the block, Chris DeGaulle, beats us in the campaign, I’m in big trouble. I’m giving up. You can’t let that happen. If you like what we do, because we’re all doing this together, this Food for the Poor campaign, I’m going to give you the phone number that I didn’t give you a moment ago. I just need 400 people to pop in 100 bucks. Let’s get 100 people today to donate $100. Food for the Poor. This is what we do. We do this a few times a year. And here’s the phone number that I left out before. If you want to make a phone call, have your credit card standing by and call Food for the Poor. 844-860-HOPE. That’s 844-860-4673. Or you can go to mikeonline.com, click on that banner at the top of the page, or just text the keyword food to 800-655-MIKE, and we’ll send you back the link. And thank you, thank you, thank you for supporting our Food for the Poor campaign. Come on, let’s get there. Come on, 400 people. Wouldn’t it be amazing? How astounding would it be if I could touch the hearts of 400 people, maybe even you, Ed, in Naples? Instead of being grumpy at me, feed starving children. Clothe the naked. Feed the hungry. Partner with the Christian ministry. All I need is 400 people to donate 100 bucks, and we’re there. We’ve got our goal. Maybe we could do it today. Go to mikeonline.com, click on the banner, or call 844-860-HOPE. Call 844-860-4673. However you reach out, I do hope you’ll join me as folks just like you all over America step up to help our friends at the Christian nonprofit international relief organization, Food for the Poor. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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He’s the happy conservative warden. From the Relief Factor studios, here’s Mike Geller.
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It’s kind of enjoying to watch the Democrats sort of eat their own over the disastrous reaction. they had to President Trump’s speech the other night. Not only politicians are calling, Democrat politicians are calling fellow Democrats out, but ordinary people. I mean, here’s cut number 23. This is somebody on social media. We played a clip for you yesterday of a woman who said she’d voted Democrat all her life, but no more. We’re seeing more and more of these kinds of confessions from people like this one.
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You couldn’t pay me to be a liberal again. You couldn’t do it. After watching that speech, I am convinced that Democrats hate America. The way that they didn’t stand for Lake and Riley’s mother, the way that they didn’t stand for that little boy who has brain cancer, the way that they didn’t stand for that young man who got accepted into West Point. Are you are you with me on this? The way that they hate America. I. My God.
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You know, it’s I’m hearing this a lot from people that have voted Democrat their whole lives. And this moment reminds me of how we felt when we started seeing the anti-Semites march around on college campuses. Did you see that Trump and Marco Rubio, they’re kicking college students out who are from other countries who marched around during the pro-Hamas demonstrations? They’re revoking the student visas. of foreign students who are here in America who were pro Hamas. But when that moment happened, it wasn’t just people from other countries. Whole bunch of American kids are pro Hamas. A lot of people in Congress, a lot of people in media. And we went, wow, are a lot of Democrats actually Jew haters? Do they really despise Jews? And, of course, the heartbreaking answer is yes. Here’s Joe Manchin, often described as the moderate senator from West Virginia.
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I kept thinking, my wife Gail and I were watching this, and we said, can you imagine if I was still there? I’d be the only one standing on that side if I was still caucusing with the Democrats. And I said, where have we gone as a nation? Only in Washington do you see this type of inhumanity, disrespect, no decorum whatsoever. This is not America. It’s not who we are. And the extremes on both sides are wrong. Hatred is the name of the game. Their business model is to make you afraid, so fear and hatred. And that’s not who we are as this country.
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That’s Joe Manchin with Chris Cuomo last night on News Nation. Over on Fox News, here’s Greg Gutfeld’s take.
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You know how Democrats always say, it’s good to be seen. You need to be seen. Are you being seen? Well, now you’re being seen by all of America, and you’re making them vomit because you believe trans men have more rights than real girls or that open borders trump security and safety of a country, and that crime is only pursued if it benefits you politically. All this stuff is killing you.
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You know, two of the big prime examples of media… Hatred, media darkness came from Nicole Wallace and Rachel Maddow over on MSNBC. You may remember when we played the clip or Nicole Wallace. worries that young DJ, the little cancer patient who was made an honorary Secret Service member by President Trump, she worries he’s going to kill himself. He’s going to commit suicide. She said, I hope he doesn’t grow up to be a cop and he has to commit suicide because of Trump supporters. Rachel Maddow called the beautiful moment of that little boy getting his wish disgusting. Well, President Trump reacted to this, and I’m not sure I completely agree with President Trump, but I want to find out if you do. Here’s what he said about Nicole Wallace and Rachel Maddow and some of these ghouls over on MSNBC taking great moments and you-know-what all over them. Here’s what the president said.
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I thought it was very embarrassing for the Democrats what happened the other night. And that’s not said for any other reason other than it’s obvious as fact. Even CNN fake news said that. They came out and they said it. And worse than CNN is MSNBC. DNC, which is the worst. And the good news is very few people watch them anymore. They have lost such credibility. And frankly, what Nicole Wallace said, I’ve never been a fan of hers, and she’s not very talented. But I’ll tell you what she said the other day about that young man is disgraceful. She should be forced to resign. And Rachel Maddow should be forced to resign. Nobody watches her anyway. I don’t know if it’s not possible they pay her as much money as I hear. But certainly she’s lost all credibility, both of them. But what they said the other day, they should be forced to resign about that young person.
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Now, again, I rarely disagree with President Trump, and sometimes even when I’ve disagreed with him, he turns out to be right. I like that baseball cap that says Trump was right about everything. On this one, though, I’m not a big fan of calling on somebody to resign from a broadcast position. I just kind of wish, and maybe I’m just being ridiculously naive, I wish these two women at MSNBC… would apologize. Just say you’re sorry. It was a low moment for them. It was ridiculous. The country loved seeing those moments of the young man being accepted into West Point, becoming a cadet at West Point, celebrating the return of the Russian prisoner along with his 95-year-old mother. And the Democrats wouldn’t stand for any of that. Most of the Democrats. And then these two cable news hosts finding little DJ’s story disgusting and revolting. And you hope DJ doesn’t commit suicide. The kid’s a cancer patient. This little boy… His little body has fought back against cancer thanks to the medical treatments he’s gotten for six years of his little 13-year-old life. And you’re going to say something that foul, that wicked, that cruel? Why don’t you apologize, Nicole Wallace? Now, I get that people will say, well, she won’t mean it. An apology would assume that she’s got some level of awareness. But it would be the right thing to do. Look, if people like Rachel Maddow and Nicole Wallace, go watch them. I can’t stomach more than 30 seconds of MSNBC. But if that’s your thing, fine. There are plenty of people who don’t like the Mike Gallagher show. And you wouldn’t listen to it, okay, or watch it. That’s fine. It’s a big country. A lot of big voices. We’ve got people on the right. We’ve got people on the left. We’ve got people in the middle. We’ve got people on the left who pretend to be on the right. I’m talking to you, Gavin Newsom. We’ve got people on the right who pretend to be on the left. Forget it. Just whatever you want to do. But when you do something that bad, when you smear a little boy, when you’re that vicious, Nicole Wallace, Just say you’re sorry. Say I blew it. I got carried away. I was angry. I don’t like Trump. Orange man bad. But I should never have said what I said on national television. So let’s see if you agree with me or not. I just think an apology is what’s more appropriate than asking them to resign. Am I wrong? 800-655-MIKE, 800-655-6453. We’re in the Relief Factor studios for a Friday, March the 7th, 2025. Hard to believe, though, this year is flying by, isn’t it? Do you know we’re almost on the board in our Food for the Poor campaign? We’re about 6,000 away from hitting 40,000. I think we might get there today or tomorrow. I’m so excited about the progress this week. Of course, the truth to tell, we’re at the goal now, thanks to Joey Hudson’s $1,000 donation where he invited you to match his donation. I’m going to put out a big, big appeal because we’re having a great time with our Food for the Poor campaign here on the Mike Gallagher Show. So we’ll dive into that in a couple of minutes as well. But first, let’s talk about the backlash the Democrats have been getting over their disgraceful behavior at President Trump’s speech. Once again. President Trump exposes people for who they really are. 800-655-MIKE, 800-655-6453. Hope you join us. And nobody knows. Ph.D. weight loss has changed my life, and I’ve got a little secret for you. You know Big Pharma and semaglutide and the shots in the belly. You’ve seen the story recently about the study that shows that a lot of people that are getting this are going blind. You don’t want to do this. You want a program to lose weight that’s centered around science and nutrition, a proven roadmap that has helped over 8,000 clients lose weight and keep it off, like me. I lost 53 pounds a few years ago, and I’ve kept it off. I know what to eat and when. I know how to quiet any of the cravings I might get and finally release that unhealthy belly fat that I carried along for so long. Make the phone call that can change your life in the way it changed mine. It’s called PhD Weight Loss. PhD Weight Loss, Dr. Ashley Lucas’ program is brilliant. And how do I know? Well, 53 pounds later, here I am. 864-644-1900 is their number. Call and schedule your consultation. You can do this program from anywhere in America. Call 864-644-1900, 864-644-1900, or visit myphdweightloss.com.
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Mike Gallagher.
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Lots of text messages about President Trump’s comments regarding Nicole Wallace and Rachel Maddow just dumping all over that beautiful moment from his speech the other night. TMAC from Western North Carolina. Yes, Mike, you are wrong. They need to be fired. San Antonio. Mike, you’re right. If they get rid of Rachel Maddow and Nicole Wallace, then Trump is contradicting himself when he said he proclaims freedom of speech. And finally, Mike from Connecticut. Mike? You’re naive. You’re being naive. Any apology that comes from those two idiots would be vapid. Personally, resignation is not nearly strong enough, in my opinion, but I’d take a resignation or firing rather than an apology any day. David’s in Illinois. Hi, David. Thanks for joining us. How are you? I’m fine. Good morning. And how are you? I’m doing great. I’m going to get a lot of flack, I think, because I’m hoping that these two MSNBC folks would apologize for what they said. Where do you stand on it?
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Well, I agree with you in the fact that they should apologize, but you will never get a sincere and honest apology from the left communists. Fire them.
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I hear you. All right. Appreciate it, David. Let’s see what others think. 800-655-MIKE. Karen in Northbrook, Illinois. Hi, Karen. How are you?
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Hi, I’m good. I just want to say that normally I agree with you, but this time I’m sorry. I think you’re dead wrong. Even if those women apologize, it wouldn’t come from their heart. They don’t really mean it. And as far as free speech goes, does the company really want those type of people representing them?
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Well, that’s the thing. I don’t understand how any of their bosses would put up with that. I can’t even imagine.
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If I were their boss, they’d be gone.
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Yep. No, I get that completely. I really do. And, you know, you’re right. They probably wouldn’t mean it, but at least they do it. Sometimes apologies are a funny thing, especially in the world that we’re in, in broadcast or media. You know, a lot of people say, oh, you’re only apologizing because, you know, of the pushback. Look at what’s happening right now with the way the Democrats are backtracking over their behavior from the speech. I mean, they’re only backtracking and they’re only trying to thump their chest and say, oh, it’s not a good idea because it backfired. It backfired big time. And they didn’t expect that. They thought they’d be the resistance. I want to tell you about the New York Times today. I stumbled across an article where the New York Times said that. Trump critics are silencing and censoring and muzzling themselves because they fear retribution. Oh, boy. Portions of our show brought to you by Relief Factor. Every day I get to walk into the studio and say… We’re in the relieffactor.com studios. Appreciate it so much because I love the pain relief that comes 100% drug-free. That’s the Relief Factor way. That’s the way they do things at Relief Factor. Whether it’s neck, back, joint, muscle pain, Relief Factor can help. Over a million people have turned to Relief Factor. Every day you feel better is a day you live better. Give Relief Factor a try. Look, I’m a personal testimonial. I had hip surgery about 9, 10, 12 years ago, whatever it was. Always had a little spot on my sort of my lower back, my SI joint. Figured I had to live with it. I heard about Relief Factor on the radio, gave it a try. In about two and a half weeks, I woke up one morning and realized my pain is absolutely gone, completely eradicated. And you know how I know it works? If I forget to take Relief Factor, the pain starts creeping back. Let’s see if we can get you out of pain. Their three-week quick start is only $19.95. Low-cost way for you to take it out for a test drive. Call 800-4-RELIEF, 800-4-RELIEF, 800 the number 4-RELIEF, or visit relieffactor.com. Portions of our show brought to you by MyPillow. And the flannel sheets are 50% off right now. You’ll save over 50% the flannel sheets mega sale from MyPillow. Look, you know what Mike Lindell was put through. You understand the way they’ve targeted MyPillow and tried to shut them down. But you keep standing in their way, and MyPillow goes strong thanks to your support. MyPillow is excited about their first ever mega sale on overstock clearance and brand new products like the flannel sheets. And Mike is also offering right now as a thank you to you. The multi-use MyPillow 2.0 with the roll-and-go case. Regularly $49.94. It’s now just $9.98. That price is unbelievable. The multi-use MyPillow 2.0 with the roll-and-go case. For just $9.98. And they’ve got cases with American flags and Bible verses. You’ve got to use the promo code MikeG. Limit 15 per customer, please, because of that incredibly low price. MyPillow.com. Look for the Mike Gallagher specials. Click on that box. And then with anything you order, enter the promo code MikeG. MyPillow.com. Promo code MikeG. MyPillow.com. Promo code MikeG. Or call 800-928-6034. 800-928-6034. MyPillow.
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Mike Gallagher.
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Joey Hudson will be guest hosting for me Monday because I got punished with jury duty. I know, I know. Somebody’s going to write and say, do your duty. It’s your civic responsibility. No, yeah, I know. But I don’t want to miss work. There’s too many great things going on. I got too many exciting things to share. And I don’t, Joey does a great job, but I hate being away. I’m going to have vacation in a few weeks for my birthday because I’m going to try to pretend I’m not turning 65. And I’m going to go maybe to the other side of the world. I think maybe if I go to Australia, I’m thinking Australia, Dubai. Japan, Mexico, Canada, I don’t know where I’m going to go. See how they’re handling the tariff news. I’m going to see how they’re doing all the tariff handling in Canada and Mexico. So, you know, first part of April or so, Joey will be filling in. We’re going to invite Seth Holhouse to fill in for a day or two. He wants to step up and be a guest host. He’s a great podcaster on the Salem Podcast Network. But anyway, all of that, I digress. Coming up Monday, I’ll be in jury duty. I am going to wear my tinfoil hat. I’m not going to bathe. I’m going to just show up all disheveled, and I’ll be murmuring. I’ll be mumbling. I’m going to be saying, hang them high. Red light violators, hang them. I think everybody’s guilty. That’s what I’m going to do. I’m just going to say, if they give me like a question thing, I’m hoping once they find out my occupation, they’re not going to want to have me. Then again, if it’s a bunch of lefties involved in the process and they want to punish me, they’ll force me on the jury and I’ll be in some nine-week double murder trial. Can you imagine me being stuck in a jury? I mean, I’m going to have to fake a heart attack. I did that once after my wife died, about six months, maybe it was a year after she died. I went on a date, and the woman was so awful. Halfway through the dinner, I said, I can’t get through this. She was mocking me for sleeping with my dog. She said anybody who sleeps with a dog is an animal themselves. Who sleeps with dogs? And my Rory, my Puggle, slept with me every night. I mean, Rory was like Denise’s shadow. So I always wanted my… Well, she’s just… smearing that whole thing, just dumping all over the idea of you sleep with it. I thought, this is the most unsufferable date I’ve ever been on. So I faked a heart attack. I said, I think I’m having chest pains. I have to leave. I don’t feel good. I said, I don’t want to alarm you, but I’m having some pain in my chest and my arm. And she said, oh, you might be having a heart attack. I couldn’t get out of that restaurant fast enough. So I might do that. If I get on the jury… I may do that. I may just say, look, I’m not feeling good. I’m hearing voices in my head. That’s what I’ll do. When I walk in, I’ll say the voices are back. They’re talking to me again. And I, oh boy. Anyway, so see you Tuesday. I’ll, Joey will hold down the fort on Monday. Yikes. I just realized, Christian, I should not have said see you Tuesday. Anyhow, 800-655-MIKE-23. Well, I’m in a mood today. Can you tell I’m in a mood? Let’s play the little boy, little DJ. And he had a warning for anybody who goes after his beloved president, President Donald J. Trump.
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Such an honor to have met you. He has one more thing to say. I won’t interrupt you.
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If you’re a Democrat and you’re being mean to President Trump, I’m on your bumper. That was on Real America’s Voice. I’m on your bumper. If you’re on President Trump’s back, you criticize him, I’m on your bumper. That’s going to be my new mission. I’m on your bumper. How about Stephen A. Smith? Let’s play it. This is the ESPN guy. He just got a $100 million contract for five years. $20 million a year. So God bless him. I don’t know where this guy’s coming from, but he had an epic rant about the state of today’s Democrat Party that I just had to share with you.
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Did you see me on The View Tuesday afternoon? Did you see when they said, we don’t believe there’s a Trump mandate? I said, oh, really? Did you see the former press secretary for the White House come on? I think Stephen A is wrong. I don’t believe what he said is correct. Donald Trump has the lowest approval rating in the first month or so or two months of a presidency in American history. Oh, really? But then he went all the swing states. Didn’t his popularity elevate within 89% of the counties in the United States of America? Didn’t his popularity elevate within the black community, the Hispanic community, and the young voters? Didn’t he win the popular vote for the first time in 20 years as a Republican nominee? Didn’t he also win the electoral college vote? Isn’t he in control of the White House? Don’t the Republicans have the House and the Senate? All of that happened, but there’s no Trump mandate. You see, is it or is it just that the Democrats are so damn lost? that they’re actually going to convince themselves they can do the same old same old and still regain power, both in the midterms and in the 2028 election. I’m here to tell you that’s not going to happen because Trump has the power now. And he’s manipulating the proceedings. And in case you didn’t notice, one of his top boys, Elon Musk, Doge, owns X. Who else was at the inauguration? Jeff Bezos. The man running TikTok. And Lord knows who else. And then you got folks like Candace Owens, who’s a Trump supporter, along with various others with their microphones, their cameras, and their audience. If you think the liberals are overcoming that, you go ahead and watch Schumer and those 22 other senators talk their drivel. J.D. Vance or Marco Rubio or somebody will be the next president in 2028. You’ll have nobody but yourselves to blame.
SPEAKER 03 :
Now, I’m not sure if anybody’s worth $20 million a year to be a sportscaster, if that’s what the guy is. I think he is. I think he’s worth every dime. Give him a raise. Give him a raise. $100 million for five years, it isn’t enough. Incidentally, I just got the best bit of advice from a texter in Maryland over jury duty. I think I’ve figured out the strategy. Here’s my plan. Marilyn writes, Hey, Mike, a friend of mine went to the jury selection process, and when she was asked questions, she had a puppet with her and had the puppet answer all the questions. It didn’t go over very well, but it worked. That’s it. I’m in. I’m bringing a puppet with me. And I just got to figure out what kind of puppet. So I’m going to give me some suggestions on what puppet, and that’s what I’ll do. The puppet. The puppet speaks for me. I don’t speak for myself. All right, your call’s coming up, I promise. 800-655-MIKE. Join us.
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SPEAKER 07 :
Six-year-old Mike Gallagher? Nope. August 66, were you grooving to some Monkees? Nope.
SPEAKER 03 :
Well, I remember the Monkees. Oh, dude. Hey, hey, we’re the Monkees.
SPEAKER 07 :
People say we monkey around, but we’re too busy singing to put anybody down. That’s the great Mickey Dolenz out front of the Monkees there for their first hit, August of 66. Mickey Dolenz is 80 today, the last remaining monkey, I guess. Did they really, they really sang? Yes, he really sang, and Mike Nesmith really played, and Peter Tork played some things, and Mickey Dolenz played some. It was studio musicians, a lot of the songs, in some cases. Most of the songs like that one written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. The TV show was like slapstick meets early MTV. It was kind of genius. I was like nine or ten, and I’m like… Oh, totally. Totally. The Monkees was genius? Yes. The songs were actually fantastic. Wow. The TV show was a kind of a wacky and yet trailblazing combination, again, of slapstick, of Three Stooges. Wow. And sort of a precursor to music videos, too. So, yes, sir.
SPEAKER 03 :
Yes, sir. My idea of genius in those days was the Munsters. Now, that was genius. No doubt.
SPEAKER 07 :
Okay, Munsters or Addams Family? Pick it.
SPEAKER 03 :
Either one. I liked them both. I kind of liked the Munsters more because I liked the theme song better. I love the Munsters theme song. Do you remember it? Hey, Eric, don’t we have it somewhere? I love the Munsters. To me, this is the best theme song for any TV show.
SPEAKER 07 :
But as soon as you mention it, the first thing that occurs to me, the one that’s more iconic is do-do-do-do. No, but I think the Munsters is better. You ready? Sure, go ahead. Here we go. Hit it. Of course. Has kind of a Dick Dale surf guitar feel to it.
SPEAKER 03 :
Yeah, like a surfer thing. But I just always loved it. Always put me in a good mood.
SPEAKER 07 :
And the great Fred Gwynn and the absolute great Fred. The wonderful Fred Gwynn in that. And Yvonne DiCarlo. Absolutely.
SPEAKER 03 :
Wait a minute. Yvonne DiCarlo. Who is Morticia in The Addams Family? Carolyn Jones. That’s right. Carolyn Jones. That’s right. Good for you. You’re like an encyclopedia. I know this, but I can’t find my car keys. Well, ask me about Broadway. You could do TV shows from the 60s and 70s. I could do Broadway. Somebody texted me from Dallas yesterday. They said, you should go on some kind of game show and just be tested on Broadway shows. I’m pretty good at that. You would own it. I don’t know anything else in life, but I can tell you who played the third Phantom of the Opera in 1990. That’s it.
SPEAKER 07 :
Can’t find my car keys, but I can give you the cast of sitcoms and all 12 guys who walked on the moon.
SPEAKER 03 :
I’m overdosing on The Great Right Way this week here in New York. I figured, well, if I’m going to be here for work, I might as well see some shows at night.
SPEAKER 07 :
Do you have more coming up?
SPEAKER 03 :
Yeah, I saw Wicked last night. Caught up on Wicked. Kind of
SPEAKER 07 :
How many times have you seen Flip?
SPEAKER 03 :
When I see a show I like, I go back because I love the familiarity of it, you know? So seeing Harry Potter tonight.
SPEAKER 07 :
Okay. Is it like because I’m not a big revisitor. You’re not? No, because when I’m if somebody says, well, you ought to go watch that again. I get the value of it because you maybe you see something a little different on the revisit. Wow. Didn’t notice that the first time. But especially with the fire hose, the fire hose analogy again, of things that are out there. If I’m spending two hours watching some movie I’ve seen already, that’s two hours I could spend watching something I haven’t seen yet.
SPEAKER 03 :
You know, I’m thinking about whether I revisit TV shows. I do, though. You did Sopranos. You did the whole Sopranos again. Sopranos again? Well, there’s three big long series that I’ve revisited and I’ve been binging. The Sopranos I told you about. Yep. West Wing. I know they’re a bunch of touchy-feely liberals.
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But it’s awesome.
SPEAKER 03 :
The writing is so good. And the best of all time, especially these days, Veep starring the incomparable Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Always that funny.
SPEAKER 07 :
And you know what? And on this, for 30 more seconds, and then I’ve got questions for you. I am immersed in, we are in a truly golden age, three shows that are as good as anything I’ve seen in ever. absolute years.
SPEAKER 01 :
I’m ready.
SPEAKER 07 :
Quick thumbnail on both one. I’m afraid people aren’t seeing it. We all remember ER with young Noah Wiley is Dr. Carter. Well, he’s 50 something now. And he’s Dr. Robbie, Dr. Rabinowitz and a thing called the pit P I T T a Pittsburgh urban ER drama. And it is just one of the finest medical shows I have ever seen. We’re 10 episodes in a 15 episode. It’s on HBO, Max, whatever they’re calling it, The Pit. Unbelievable cast, unbelievable medical drama. And unlike Grey’s Anatomy, which is 100% soap opera and pure chick TV, and unlike ER, which was awesome but was about 30% soap opera, this is nothing but medical stuff and dramas within The Pit with two Ts. It is incredible. Number two, in the Taylor Sheridan enterprise. We’re in season two of 1923, one of the Yellowstone prequels. Harrison Ford’s? Oh, just… He’s the hardest-working man in show business. And Helen Mirren, right? And Helen… Absolutely. Wow. Unbelievable cast. It’s just underway. Good. And the third one is something I’ve been… I was kind of dragged to. I watched it win 47 awards. It’s like, okay, all right, whatever. Ethan wanted us to watch it. It’s like, oh, okay. I thought it was going to be Game of Thrones in 17th century Japan. And I don’t do dwarves, realms, dragons. I don’t do any of that. However, I’m… 75% through Shogun, and it is a masterpiece. Oh, Shogun. Absolute masterpiece. 1923, Shogun for your weekend streaming.
SPEAKER 03 :
Boom. You can’t put anything past this audience, and thanks to the text line. I’ll tell you what. This text message gives me more ammo against you. Instant feedback, instant shots across the bow. So you can text me. I always open up my text line before the M&M experience so that people who are listening to us from all over the country. It’s always fascinating to me when we get texts from people listening to us in Hawaii, Oregon, California. People love the M&M experience, not just in North Texas, but beyond. But one of my favorite texters is Aaron. Oh, no, this is from Dallas, not from Aaron. But here’s Dallas, who said, ask Mr. I never revisit. How many times he’s seen Tom Petty?
SPEAKER 07 :
Oh, we’re talking about revisiting shows. Revisiting a movie, which is exactly the same frame by frame. I got you. As far as an act that I value. Going and seeing somebody in concert multiple times. I got you. I got you. By definition, every performance is different.
SPEAKER 03 :
Okay, well, that’s the same with theater. And that’s the same with theater. Like somebody else just texted, live theater is different.
SPEAKER 07 :
I mean, I know it is, but it’s so much less so. Because the ten times I saw Petty, the set list was different. Sometimes the players were different.
SPEAKER 03 :
Oh, yeah, yeah, I know.
SPEAKER 07 :
With Broadway, it’s the exact same characters and the exact same lines. But it’s different. But I do know that there’s nuance that makes every… There is.
SPEAKER 03 :
And if you know what to look for… And they also put different people in long-running shows, which I love to see different actors. Now, this is kind of a fun fact. You probably followed the whole drama. Maybe you saw it. Hamilton will not perform at the Kennedy Center in 2026 because of Orange Man Bad. No. It’s like, oh, great. OK, well, then don’t let people see Hamilton. Knock yourself out there. Theater, of course, is so hopelessly woke. And they’re in this little bubble. This is interesting to me. The actress who’s currently who just started as Elphaba, the Green Witch. Hmm. african-american because of course they don’t dare put a white actress in the role with the success of the movie starring cynthia arrivo right and you know i i’ve had theater people tell me they’re green yeah well no but she’s black yeah but that’s right exactly you don’t even know that’s the funny part about it one would think that somebody who’s black or white or any color can be turned into green well that thank you you could be You could be brown. You could be Indian. You could be Hispanic. You could be black. But Elphaba is the green witch. But oh, no, no, no, no. Cynthia Erivo is certainly very proud of her heritage, I guess. And they don’t want to have… It’s all about… I had a theater executive tell me, it’s all about the optics, Mike. It’s all about the optics. We can’t… We’ll get in trouble, they think, if they were to cast… We’ll get in trouble. We’ll get in trouble. Well, and let’s talk about some trouble here, because I happen to peruse the New York Times. Do you ever browse through the Times? Sure.
SPEAKER 07 :
And I do. I wonder through that cesspool every once in a while just to learn something.
SPEAKER 03 :
Here’s a headline that caught my eye from this morning. Fearing retribution, Trump critics muzzle themselves. Right. The silence grows louder every day, writes Elizabeth Bumiller. Mm-hmm. Fired federal workers worried about losing their homes ask not to be quoted by name. University presidents fearing that millions of dollars in funding could disappear are holding their fire. They’re worried about Trump being mean to them. Here’s what I find fascinating about this whole premise of this article and the Times now and the left bellyaching about Muslim. They’re not critical enough of Trump because they’re afraid of retribution. For years, we’ve watched conservatives lose their jobs, lose their homes, lose their livelihood. People have been canceled. Ask Mike Lindell how tough it’s been for MyPillow. Ask anybody who’s lost their—they’ve been deplatformed. They’ve lost their careers. Now, all of a sudden, the gripe is— Oh, well, Trump could be mean to the left, so the left is holding their fire and they’re muzzling themselves. What hypocrisy. You know, this is how they are, Mark. When the shoe’s on the other foot, they scream to the high heavens. They didn’t care when people lost their balls. Look at the—what’s her name? Shelly Luther in Dallas. Ask anybody who got canceled, who’s gotten just crucified for their views, for their beliefs, for their opinions about anything from the— covid mandates to the lockdowns to border security and now the big complaint is because trump pushes back and because our side isn’t rolling over for them now they’re upset about it and one of the other reasons one of the other things that’s happening is some of the because trump 1.0 was filled with
SPEAKER 07 :
faux conservatives, former conservatives, weak conservatives choosing to get mouthy about him. Some of them have simply chosen a better path of shutting up because they realize how ridiculous they have looked and how the marketplace has moved on from them. So they’re just showing wisdom and restraint.
SPEAKER 03 :
Now Democrats, according to Axios, Democrat leadership is calling out the Democrats who engaged in all the hijinks and shenanigans at the president’s speech the other night. Now they’re not doing it because all of a sudden they have a soul. They’re doing it because of the incredible pushback. I mean, look at these clowns with their stupid paddles and they booing and hissing. It used to be the biggest scoundrel of all was Joe Wilson for saying two words, you lied at Obama. That would have been a walk in the park compared to that circus the other night. Incidentally, poor Aaron. Aaron in Southlake said, you almost gave me a shout out. Yes, Aaron, he’s listening to us vacationing in St. Thomas. So that’s good. That’s pretty cool. So he’s taking time away from his vacation.
SPEAKER 07 :
In our remaining 60 seconds here, real quick. Charlie Kirk going on Gavin Newsom. I’m going to say awesome. And in fact, good for everybody involved. Good for Newsom for inviting him. Good for Charlie for going there. Charlie getting Gavin Newsom to admit that it’s unfair for boys to play in girls’ sports. Why is that bad?
SPEAKER 03 :
Well, here’s what it’s bad, unintentionally. I love me some Charlie Kirk, and you do too, and I’m glad he’s our colleague. Here’s why it’s bad. Why is he elevating I don’t think he means to do it. Why is he elevating Gavin Newsom? Gavin Newsom is on a rehabilitation tour.
SPEAKER 07 :
Indeed so, but it attracted enormous attention. The story yesterday, the story was Gavin Newsom was goaded craftily by Charlie Kirk into admitting that boys and girls sports is unfair.
SPEAKER 03 :
That’s your version of the story. Take the win. No, here’s the story. Gavin Newsom looked pretty appealing to a whole lot of Democrats and a whole lot of moderate Republicans. Gavin Newsom is going to run. Gavin Newsom, oh, Charlie, my son, he never misses your podcast. Oh, Charlie. Charlie. Obsequious much? No kidding. And he’s running. He’s running. Guarantee it. He’s the guy in 20. Well, listen, I don’t know. You better not hope so. Jasmine Crockett is mentioned as a presidential candidate. Now, that’s who we have to support. This. I’m all in for President Jasmine. Me too. I love you. Happy Friday. Have a great weekend.
SPEAKER 07 :
Happy Friday. Mike Gallagher there for us as soon as we’re done. 10 o’clock right here on 660 AM The Answer. President Trump is moving at lightning speed.
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And after that, all hell is going to break out.
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Mike Gallagher Show Week in Review – 07.11.25