Join Mike Gallagher as he tackles the heated issue of Democrat boycotts at the State of the Union address. Amidst the backdrop of Washington’s political theater, Mike dissects the optics and ramifications of their absence, questioning whether it truly impacts the national conversation. With his signature mix of humor and insight, Mike invites his listeners to weigh in on this unfolding drama, making it clear that the voices of Americans matter most in times of political strife.
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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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What do you do when you’re holding a birthday party and the kids don’t want to come to the birthday party? It’s sad. Everybody’s got the sads. You’re holding a big party. Call it the State of the Union. And some of the kids don’t want to play. Adam Schiff isn’t going to come to the party. Oh, no. What are we going to do? Who’s going to show? Who’s going to stay home? Who’s going to hold a town hall? Are you kidding me? Am I nuts in thinking that Democrats pouting, holding a hissy fit, and boycotting tonight’s State of the Union is the absolute best possible optics for Trump imaginable? Whoa. Whoa. Welcome in. State of the Union Day. Look, I’ll just flat put it to you. We can make this easy. Let’s get this down and dirty. You care if a bunch of Democrats are going to boycott tonight’s State of the Union? 800-655-MIKE. Simple question. I mean, my gosh. On the list of things that I care about? I would rather memorize zip codes of foreign countries. That would be more important to me than caring if Adam Schiff or Maxine or any of them are going to show up. Who gives a rat’s behind if the Democrats aren’t going, I’m not going to go. Oh, I won’t dignify pretending the guy’s not the president. Now we’re back to going to the we can’t normalize him routine. Now they’re back to that old gag. I thought they gave that up for a while. They were playing nice. Good riddance. Stay home. What does Trump get to do with those empty seats? Because you know what? I don’t know how that even works. Do the seats just stay empty? Are the optics of that good or bad? Oh, I got to get your take on this. I mean, look, when Nancy Pelosi ripped the State of the Union up while standing feet behind Donald Trump, it was one of the most disgusting, insulting, infuriating moments in American history. I’ll never forget it. I’ll never forgive that hag. I get mad every time I think about it. So let them stay home. Eat popcorn. Cry in their beer. Wine in their wine and cheese. Who cares? Give me a take on this. 800-655-MIKE. I’m honestly, hey, flood the zone, fill up my phone lines, and you tell me if it matters to you in any way, shape, or form that a whole bunch of Democrats are going to boycott tonight’s State of the Union. Let’s put your voice front and center on the Mike Gallagher Show for this Tuesday, February 24th, 2026, State of the Union Day, 800-655-MIKE. Let the little spoiled brats stay home and boycott the birthday party. Do you care? Give me your honest answer. 800-655-6453. I hope you join us.
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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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You know, I’ve done this for a living for decades, but there are days when I’m truly sad at the political divisiveness in America. I’m reading about this men’s hockey star, Jack Hughes, who is undoubtedly going to become… a target of the left. He’s not holding back his excitement about going to tonight’s State of the Union address. President Trump invited the men’s and the women’s teams. Of course, he got blasted for joking that I’ll have to invite the women to come with you guys because if not, I’ll get impeached. Jessica Tarloff yesterday was appalled. It was disgusting. Disgusting to say that. The women got the gold medal, too. Oh, brother. So Jack Hughes said, no matter what your views are, we’re super excited to go to the White House. And I just love that attitude. He said, we’re so proud to represent the U.S. And when you get the chance to go to the White House and meet the president, that’s so patriotic. Now, who could find fault with those words? I give you my word that I constantly imagine in my mind how I would feel if an athlete said that about a Democrat. If an athlete said of Barack Obama, when you get the chance to go to the White House and meet the president, that’s so patriotic, that wouldn’t bother me one bit more. And, you know, to paraphrase Gavin Newsom, I’m no better than you are. I’m no different than you are. I’m not trying to virtue signal here. I just know that some things should be apolitical. And these people are just sheer losers right now. And it’s pathetic. They’re all lining up trying to outdo each other. Who’s going to be the one to make the bigger stand about boycotting the State of the Union? Boycotting? Well, don’t go. Stay home. You think we want to see you booing the president? Or maybe pulling a Nancy Pelosi and ripping up copies of the speech? Or any other asinine stunt you losers are going to come up with? We don’t care. Stay home. Go hold a town hall. Go down and have a Starbucks. Go get a pizza. Who cares? Ruben Gallego, Democrat from Texas, proudly announcing why he will not be attending tonight’s State of the Union.
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Well, I just want to tell you to hear from me that I am not going to State of the Union. Look, there’s more productive things I can do with my time than just sitting there for two hours and clapping on cue. Right now, this country is hurting. You know, whether it’s what’s happening in Minnesota.
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No, no, no. Don’t tell us that. No, you’re not going to go. No, that’s terrible. Really, Ruben? What about you, Chantel Brown? congressperson from Ohio?
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I will not be attending the State of the Union. No. And an overwhelming majority of my constituents are backing me up on this one. No. Here’s why. Chantel. It’s because of what Trump has done to our country, our civil rights, and our democracy. So you’re not going to go.
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I don’t know how we’re ever going to recover. What about you, Adam Schiff? Surely Congressman Adam Schiff from California is going to go.
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Donald Trump is violating the law and constitution. He is ignoring court orders. He has weaponized the Justice Department to go after his enemies. He is letting loose ICE troops in our streets that are getting people killed. I will not be attending the State of the Union. I’ve never missed one. No. I have always gone both to inaugurations and to States of the Union.
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Is this the first one? You’ve never missed one before? This is the first one? You’re so brave. You’re so strong. Oh, my gosh. It’s so impressive. Look at what these Democrats are doing for us. The sacrifice. The commitment. The dedication. Oh, the patriotism. They’re going to stay home. Oh, my goodness. I’m so, so impressed. Aren’t you? What a bunch of clowns. 800-655-MIKE. Look, stay home from everything. Don’t go into session anymore. These aren’t normal times. They’re back to that crap where they’re pretending that because there’s policies they disagree with that we can’t normalize this. Do you know how much they hate the presence of the U.S.? ? Men’s hockey team being there tonight. Do you know how bad it is? You know how bad it’s going to be for Jack Hughes and these guys? And they don’t care. They’re Olympic gold medalists. They beat Canada. Hockey is the only thing Canada plays. And we beat them at their own game. We took their game from them. They don’t care about these twerps. You think anybody gives a rat’s rear end? Listen to the crowd on the 5 laughing at poor Jessica Tarloff, who’s furious that our FBI director, who’s a hockey guy apparently, plays in a men’s hockey league, friends with the men’s hockey coach, he’s in Milan, the team invites him in. And the left lost its mind because a video showed Kash Patel celebrating with these men’s hockey players. Check out poor Jessica just getting mercilessly laughed at by everybody on the panel.
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I think the two big issues were, one, on that call with the men’s hockey team, President Trump said, I also have to invite the women because I don’t, I’ll get impeached. It’s not funny. It’s disgusting. It’s disgusting. They did the same thing. They accomplished the same thing as the men. They won the gold medal. They were then invited as well. They aren’t going because of scheduling conflicts. I don’t know if that is because they don’t want to go or generally because they’re starting their season up again. But I think that was really bad. And on the Kash Patel front, it is not normal for the FBI director to be pounding beers in the locker room like that. He’s also a person who has been out there criticizing. Oh, no, beer. Just hear me out. There are people who have problems with how much people in this administration are flying all over.
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I’m so embarrassed for her. I don’t know if she’s an actress. I don’t know if she means what she says. She laughed at herself there a little bit. It’s almost like she doesn’t even believe it. Because there’s no way anybody with an ounce of intelligence doesn’t recognize how ridiculous that sounds. And other supposedly smart people, Jon Stewart over on the Comedy Central Network. Oh, what is Kash Patel, the Make-A-Wish FBI director? Do you know how uplifting it was to see Kash Patel celebrating? Do you know how great it is to hear? And I guarantee you, they’re livid at Jack Hughes and these other players who are so excited about going tonight. I guarantee you they’re seething because America that loves this team is cheering on and wants the country to win, sees all of that come together tonight. And if the chamber is half empty because the losers are staying home, all the better. All the better. Tell me what you think. 800-655-MIKE. I want to put your voice front and center. Here on a Tuesday episode of the Mike Gallagher Show, State of the Union Day, here in the Relief Factor Studios. 800-655-MIKE. You can call or text. Join us. 800-655-6453. I’ll give a little bit. I’ll give a little bit of my love to you. real assets that are titled in your name outside the bank. That’s why I want to tell you about American Independence Gold. American Independence Gold is a veteran-owned company that stands strong for patriots. What I love is that every purchase supports the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, helping injured and fallen heroes and their families. And these are experts in precious metals. They help everyday Americans move their cash, IRA, or 401K into physical gold and silver, real assets you can actually hold and touch. The truth is, powerful elites are pushing chaos, war, and central bank digital currency systems that they can track and control. Gold represents freedom. Silver has been hitting record highs. And precious metals are one way to help protect your wealth from inflation, government overreach, and economic uncertainty. Right now, you can register for a free gold bar giveaway, free investor guide, and get a free mercury dime just for filling out the form online. Just call 888-670-7011 now. That’s 888-670-7011, 888-670-7011. Or go to MikeGallagherGold.com, MikeGallagherGold.com. That’s MikeGallagherGold.com. Secure your future today. American Independence Gold. Backed by veterans building a stronger America.
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Salem News Channel viewers watching New York City right now on the Salem News Channel camera network. Of course, we’re heard every day on AM 970, The Answer. I’ll be up in New York for some business in the next couple of days, sort of dreading it. But it looks like they’ve survived the great blizzard of 26. I do have some thoughts about… things that happened in various parts of Manhattan yesterday involving the NYPD. I’m trying to pace myself. I want to be very careful about what I say because I am so enraged and so passionate about what’s happening to New York City, a city that I grew up idolizing. And now… being governed by a socialist, communist, cop-hating mayor. And what happened to a number of officers of the NYPD yesterday is so appalling and so disgusting. And we’ll share all that with you here in about 10 minutes. In the meantime… Let’s get your reaction. And I got a lot of feedback about Jessica Tarloff being laughed at by the panel on The Five. Oh, Kash Patel shouldn’t be chugging a beer with the U.S. men’s Olympic team. All you can do is laugh at these people. They’re now reduced to becoming the clowns in the circus. They don’t have anything substantive. Look, let’s debate issues. You want open borders, let’s debate it. You don’t want mass deportation, let’s talk about it. Let’s talk policy. But when you’re out of ideas and out of gas and you’ve got nothing left to say, you pull stunts. And you boycott the State of the Union. Or you rip up the speech like that bitter shrew did, Nancy Pelosi. The unforgivable act that she committed during the State of the Union, during Trump’s first one. So who cares? Let Jessica Tarloff whine about Kash Patel. This is comedy. Just laugh at them. It’s genuinely funny. Oh, that’s terrible. Celebrating the American victory? The American FBI director? What is he, the Make-A-Wish guy? What is this? This is awful. Boo-hoo. And you know they hate this men’s Olympic team for enthusiastically and excitedly accepting Trump’s invitation to be there tonight. It’s going to be a glorious night. We’ll get a preview from Tom Trout up later today. Let me give you a little preview about how your doggie can turn his little life around or her life around by eating and lapping up dogs. america’s number one dog supplement rough greens you sprinkle rough greens on top of your dog’s food see dr dennis black is pretty genius that way he didn’t want to change the whole food industry because he knows a lot of dogs have spent years eating the same dog food it’s hard to convince a dog to try a new food so all you do is sprinkle rough greens which contains all the live nutrients your dog needs it’s all natural made in the usa and it’s going to help your dog feel younger more energetic uh you know jesse My dear friend Peg and Joey’s beloved cocker had a problem with scratching all night long. He was itching his little belly all night long. They couldn’t figure out why. The vet couldn’t figure it out. Rough Green solved it. It took about two weeks. I’m going to get you a free Jumpstart trial bag today. You just cover the shipping costs. Visit roughgreens.com. It’s R-U-F-F, roughgreens.com. Enter the promo code MikeG, and we’ll send you a free Jumpstart trial bag, and you get started. You’ll see how much your dog is going to love Rough Greens. It’s going to help their digestion, their joints, their vitality. They make any dog food better. Go to roughgreens.com. Again, don’t forget, it’s R-U-F-F, roughgreens.com. Discount code MikeG, roughgreens.com. So, great, your dog will ask for it by name. Rick’s in Indiana. Hey, Rick, welcome to the Mike Gallagher Show. Happy State of the Union Day.
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Thank you. Long-time listener, first-time caller. Thank you. Number one, the Democrats have no shame, none whatsoever. Number two, these people that aren’t going to be there, they’re supposed to be there, they better not get no show-up pay, no pay whatsoever whatsoever. They’re acting like city councilmen, you know, the senators and congressmen. They show up, they get paid for sitting there.
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And they’re not going to be there no money. Right. They’ve got no respect for the office they hold because they’re like spoiled brats. They’re like the little toddler in the grocery cart crying because they didn’t get the lollipop they wanted in aisle five of the grocery store. They’re little babies. They’re not getting their way. Things aren’t going well for them. Economy’s doing great. America’s celebrating. Patriotism is coming back. Prayer is coming back for a lot of people. Look, we’ve got a lot of challenges, no doubt about it. But for them to pretend that we’re in some kind of a dystopian Armageddon is laughable. It’s laughable. Ann’s in Arizona. Hey, Ann, welcome. How you doing?
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Good morning, Mike. I’m doing really well, thank you. Good, good to hear. So I had an idea. I think for all the members that are going to pass on the State of the Union tonight, they should get posters of all of the Angel family members that have been killed by illegals and have their posters in those seats. And they should say, Lakin should still be here and name them and just say they should still be here and put them in their seats.
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Amen. I love that idea. Well, I have a hunch, knowing President Trump, they’re not going to miss a way to capitalize on this stunt by the Democrats. There’s just no way. There’s no way that Trump – he’s a showman. He knows the optics of the State of the Union. He’s mindful of what that bitter, miserable Nancy Pelosi did. And so guess what? There’s going to be no problem whatsoever with them capitalizing on these. They’re just miserable, unhappy people. You think about how unhappy you’ve got to be to essentially be against the hockey team, be against patriotism and certainly dread any kind of unity. They’re pathetic. All right. I got to take you to New York City next. Stay tuned. You’ve tried keto, paleo, Weight Watchers, intermittent fasting. You lose the weight, it comes right back, right? You blame yourself, your willpower, your discipline. Here’s the truth. It was never about willpower. There’s one thing that determines whether your body burns fat or stores it. And if you don’t fix that first, every single diet will fail. I tried everything too. I gained and lost weight. About four years ago, I discovered PhD. And the PhD program changed everything. I lost 53 pounds. I’ve kept all of it off. I still feel great. When you go to phdweightloss.com, You’re going to find out how they’ve identified the one thing and build a plan that works with your body, not against it. If you call now, they’ll give you two free weeks in the program, pay for your food, so you can finally see real results without more trial and error. If you’re done with yo-yo dieting and you want clarity, do what I did. Call PhD Weight Loss. Mention Mike G. No more guessing, just answers. Call 864-644-1900. Say Mike G. Call 864-644-1900. Say Mike G. Or visit 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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It’s State of the Union Day. Tonight’s speech is said to likely sort of begin the midterm pitch. A lot of performative stuff is going to happen. There’ll be applause. I don’t know what the Democrats who do show up are going to do, how they’re going to behave. I’ve worked with Guy Benson for years. A guy wrote a post that I think is, I’m just reading it on my phone, and let me read it right off my phone. I didn’t even have time to have Tracy print it out for me. So I’ll, oh, I love it. Posts aren’t loading right now. Try again. Just my luck. It was a really good, important, passionate message. Tonight in attendance, of course, will be the USA men’s hockey team. I saw Jessica Tarloff meltdown yesterday, calling it disgusting that President Trump joked that he invited the women’s team. And they did not accept his invitation, by the way. But the men, of course, did with great enthusiasm. Jack Hughes said, look, it’s an honor. to get to meet the president, whatever you think of any politics. We just want to lift up America. Listen to what Guy Benson, formerly from Town Hall, he’s a Fox News guy. And again, back when he was with Town Hall, I worked with him and have known him for years. And I really appreciated his message that he posted a little while ago on X. Do not, do not let… The miserable, anger-addicted fringe steal our joy about America’s hockey gold medals. Simply refuse to let it happen, he said. A moment of epic victory and unity is being assaulted by what Guy describes as a small handful of Internet accounts pretending to be super, super mad that our guys, in a state of total euphoria and celebration… laughed at a dumb, boomer, jokey comment from POTUS during an impromptu celebratory FaceTime in the locker room. Trump was like, you know, we have to invite the women’s team too or else they’ll impeach me. When he mentions bringing our awesome gold medal ladies to D.C., Guy said, you hear several of the boys say, absolutely, two for two. These teams are obviously friends. Now they share an earned place in history. The exhausting miserables simply don’t care. Isn’t that a great way to describe the state of today’s Democrat Party? Exhausting miserables. They are. They are exhausting. They’re a beatdown. They love division and grievance. They want to drag this down into their pathetic, joyless sewer. Do not let them. He’s right. You know, they’re constantly craving victimhood. And this story out of the UK, sort of the British version of the Oscars and the Emmy Awards. They have something called the BAFTA Awards. Have you followed this Tourette’s Syndrome story? A fellow by the name of John Davidson is afflicted with Tourette’s Syndrome. Tourette syndrome, as you probably know, can compel somebody who has that affliction with blurting out wildly inappropriate, offensive words. And at the BAFTA awards ceremony the other night, and these are all Hollywood types, a couple of black actors were on stage, and the guy, there was a movie, I think the movie’s called I Swear, that featured this guy’s story. Well, he’s in the audience. And when the two black actors were up on the stage, this guy starts shrieking the N-word. Now, you can imagine the shock and horror in that auditorium. And, you know, you got a guy with Tourette’s, You’ve got black actors on stage. The guy with Tourette’s is yelling the N-word. Well, now what are they going to do? You talk about a crap show. I mean, the scandal that has—one of the directors of BAFTA has had to resign in disgrace. One of the hosts, Alan Cumming, is being condemned because he didn’t legitimately apologize. The BBC is being faulted because they didn’t digitally dump the word, but they dumped other things. The whole thing has turned into this gigantic mess. And you know why? Because the left desperately needs a victim. They need somebody to be the victim here. Well, who’s the victim? What are you supposed to do with the guy with Tourette’s that they made the movie about? Not let him go to the event? What are you going to do, take him like a baby veal and put him into a little kennel outside in a soundproof booth? Because he’s got the Tourette’s syndrome? Well, that’s awful. You can’t do that. So bring him into the room. Well, now he’s in the room, he’s going to maybe blurt out terrible words. What about the two black guys on the stage? Are they a victim? Well, I guess. They certainly have heard the word before. It’s offensive. But you can’t exactly call them the victim. They’re multimillionaire actors up on a stage stroking each other’s ego over how talented and rich and famous they are. Meanwhile, the poor schlub with Tourette’s, they want to cancel him. Jamie Foxx, an American actor, says the guy did it on purpose. Doesn’t even believe it’s Tourette’s. As if somebody is going to purposely just start shouting the N-word at a black tie award ceremony in the UK. Oh yeah, Jamie, that’s reasonable. It’s not really Tourette’s. He just wanted to call these guys the N-word. The whole thing is unbelievably, unintentionally, darkly humorous. It’s dark humor. It’s kind of a morbid comedy thing. But when you wallow in victimhood, you’ve got to find a victim. Well, there isn’t a victim. Let me challenge you. Who’s the victim in this story? Who’s the bad guy? Who’s the good guy? There are zero bad guys in this story. There are zero necessarily good guys. I don’t know. There are no victims. I mean, I guess you could argue that the guy afflicted with Tourette’s is ultimately the victim, because now there are people like Jamie Foxx who want to call him a racist and say he did it on purpose. So now I guess he’s going to be the ultimate victim. This story, it sums up the state of today’s leftists perfectly. This is today’s left. They are miserable, whiny victims. And when there’s a story like this… They don’t know who’s who. Help me. Have you followed this story on social media? Give me your input. 800-655-MIKE. Welcome in. It’s Tuesday. 800-655-6453. We’re in the Relief Factor Studios. One number does it all. You can call or text on the MyPillow text line, but I want to put your voice front and center here on the Mike Gallagher Show. You’ve got to tell me, please, if you can tell me who the good guy is and who the bad guy is in the BAFTA story, I’m all ears. 800-655-6453. Hope you join us.
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Democrats’ Petty Boycott: Skipping SOTU While Hockey Champs Celebrate Trump
Join Mike Gallagher as he tackles the heated issue of Democrat boycotts at the State of the Union address. Amidst the backdrop of Washington’s political theater, Mike dissects the optics and ramifications of their absence, questioning whether it truly impacts the national conversation. With his signature mix of humor and insight, Mike invites his listeners to weigh in on this unfolding drama, making it clear that the voices of Americans matter most in times of political strife.
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