In this engaging episode, Mike Gallagher dissects AOC’s recent blunder at the Munich Security Conference, providing a detailed account of the political dynamics at play. Listen as he delves into the realities of U.S. party politics, highlighting Marco Rubio’s noteworthy presence on the international stage compared to his democratic counterparts. Furthermore, Mike explores the intricacies of American media landscapes with the abrupt firing of Stephen Colbert and how it reflects broader societal issues regarding political bias and censorship. By reflecting on past personal experiences in broadcasting, Mike gives listeners a glimpse into the complex decisions networks face when managing
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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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People are still talking about AOC over in Munich. Holy moly. Scott Jennings cleaned it up considerably over on CNN. He didn’t use the actual phrase that is pretty popular. He cleaned it up somewhat, but in sort of adequately describing the performance of some of the prominent Democrats who went over there to this Munich Security Council thing. I mean, you got Gavin Newsom. trashing law enforcement, comparing our nation’s law enforcement to Nazis. Boy, that was quite the feat. And then AOC, well, let me put it this way. In the words of our friend and colleague Scott Jennings, last night on CNN, he said that she did something in the bed that you shouldn’t probably do in one’s bed.
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party. Look, this Munich Security Conference put on full blast the fact that we’ve only got one adult political party in the United States right now, and it’s the Republican Party. Marco Rubio gave a speech of a lifetime over there.
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What was that? Okay, we had an audio problem with that. Sorry about that. We had a double audio there. Well, let me just put it this way. I’ll spare having to go through that again. Scott said that AOC crapped the bed. Okay. And he said crap. He didn’t say what most people say. But she did. She went over there and embarrassed herself in a big way. Speaking of embarrassing themselves. CBS is going through some stuff right now. Boy, they are going through it. They got a new chief of CBS News named Barry Weiss. And she’s not really a conservative, but they think she is because she’s anti-woke. I guess they think Bill Maher is like a right-winger now, right? Because he doesn’t like woke either. These are not conservatives. They’re just people who are fed up with, you know, political correctness. Wasn’t that the name of Maher’s original show back in the day, Politically Incorrect? So Colbert gets fired from CB – this is an amazing story to me. And I’ve got some personal experience about why networks and companies typically don’t give – talent a final show or give them any time to say goodbye because it can go badly for the network like it’s going with Stephen Colbert. I can’t get over this. James Tallarico is a little-known Democrat state representative, okay? Nobody outside of Texas knows James Tallarico. He’s a lefty, he’s a progressive, and he wants to become the next U.S. Senator for the great state of Texas. And Trump hasn’t yet decided whether to endorse Cornyn or Paxson. It’s a largely Texas story. But Democrats are licking their lips. They’re salivating at the thought of maybe getting a Democrat elected to a long-held Republican seat. And they think Tallarico, this, again, little-known state representative, is the answer. So Colbert puts him on the CBS podcast. Stephen Colbert, what’s it called, Late Show, whatever they call the thing over there. And, of course, CBS says, wait a minute. If you’re going to put the Democrat candidate on, you’ve got to put a Republican on. And Colbert doesn’t want to put a Republican on. He doesn’t want to showcase a Republican. He only wants to advance progressive causes because he is a Trump-deranged nutcase, right? And he’s mad because CBS fired him. Here’s the thing. CBS fired him last year. CBS announced they’re pulling the plug on the whole franchise. They’re going to shut the whole show down. Evidently, trashing conservatives every night and suffering an acute case of Trump derangement syndrome like Colbert has isn’t really working for them. They’re losing hundreds of millions of dollars reportedly on the show. So they’re losing their shirts. The show isn’t working. He’s not funny. He’s not entertaining. It’s just become, you know, this echo chamber of Trump hatred. So they’re saying, okay, goodbye. But here’s what they did. It’s the strangest thing. They announced last year, well, he’s gone. We’re firing him. But we’re going to let him air the show until May. What could possibly go wrong with that? Now, think about that. They tell him you’re out, you’re a failure, you’ve cost us, you know, tons of money, the show doesn’t work, so we’re firing you, but you’ll have until May of 2026. So what does the guy do? Well, he does what he did with James Tallarico. He brings him out and interviews him. CBS says we’re not going to air the interview. So now it’s just online. Now Tallarico has it on his social media thing, the interview that Colbert did that didn’t air because CBS said if you’re not going to put the Republican opposition on, we’re not going to let you air it. It’s a little thing called fairness. Now, we could get into the whole equal time, equal access rule. I’m a longtime broadcaster. I know how that works. I know what the FCC requirements are. And today’s FCC is revisiting the idea of equal access or equal time. If I interview a Republican candidate for office, and I don’t do it a lot, but in the rare time when I do, we always extend an invitation to the Democrat opponent. It’s called equal access. If they turn us down, they turn us down, but at least we’ve given them the opportunity to come on. Stephen Colbert has no desire to put on a Republican opponent to James Tallarico. And again, this guy, Colbert doesn’t even care about entertaining the audience or the country anymore. Nobody outside Texas knows James Tallarico. Are you kidding me? He’s just trying to get Democrats elected. Let me tell you a quick inside baseball story about why companies don’t like to let people like Stephen Colbert say goodbye or have a long goodbye. Years ago, when I was a local host in South Carolina, there was a legendary morning host. He was the morning host on the music station. I’m not going to mention his name out of respect to him and all that. I mean, he’s a dear friend of The audience in South Carolina is going to know exactly who I’m talking about. In fact, when I first moved there, there were billboards of him all over town. He was so important that the billboards had a big oil painting of him with his name plastered all over the billboard. And he had a little lapel pin with the radio station call letters on it. I remember looking at that thinking, yikes, this is what happens when a personality is perceived to be bigger than the station he’s on. And the truth is, none of us are bigger than the platforms we’re on because we work for the various companies that employ us. And as it turns out, in his case, one day they decided to let him go from the morning music station. And then the question became, do they give him a farewell show? And I remember the general manager and I, I was very close to the general manager. He said, do I give him a farewell show? I said, well, you know, if you do, he’s a great guy. He can kind of go off the rails. Well, let’s try it. I don’t think he’s going to go off the rails. He’ll be very professional. So they give him a farewell show. I remember it’s a music station right at the time. His last day, he puts on a record, but he pretends that he forgot to turn the mic off. And he’s talking to callers while the record is playing. And he’s saying things to the callers like, I don’t know why they fired me. I put all these years of blood, sweat. And he’s doing this whole litany of woes while he’s on the air. And the general manager is downstairs freaking out, saying, oh, my gosh, he’s leaving the mic on. And I said, well, I told you he could go off the air. He goes, what do we do? He’s downstairs chain-smoking. Should we drag him out of the studio? I said, no, you can’t drag him out of the studio. What are you going to do? Are you going to physically haul him out of the studio? You’ve got to get through it. Anyway, that’s why broadcast companies don’t like giving talent a goodbye show. You know, a lot of times you’ll have some host that you really like, and all of a sudden they’re gone, and there’s never any explanation. Well, that’s why. Because the employer is worried that the host on their final show or their farewell show is going to go sideways like he did. I’ll never forget that. I don’t know why they’ve taken me off the air after all that I’ve done for this company. Music’s playing in the background. The general manager’s freaking out. Incidentally, it turned out pretty well for him because… Little old Mike Gallagher thought he’d make a great talk show host. And I’m the one, little known fact in that market, and if you’re in the upstate of South Carolina, again, you probably know exactly who I’m talking about and you know the situation I’m referring to. It was my idea to bring him back to the radio as a talk show host. I thought he’d make a great talk show host. He was a music disc jockey, but I knew he was a solid conservative, and he was real compelling and well-known in the market. And I said, he ought to be a talk show host. So I planted that seed, and sure enough, when push came to shove, he got his own talk show and was beloved. and we still think of him fondly. So anyway, I wanted to share that little behind-the-scenes story about why broadcast companies are loathe to give people a farewell show. Speaking of farewells, Robert Duvall passed away, as did Jesse Jackson. Two high-profile passings, one of the political world, and one of the entertainment industry. Here’s President Trump’s post about the death of Jesse Jackson. Check this out. I think you’ll find this intriguing. President Trump posted earlier today, the Reverend Jesse Jackson is dead. at age 84. I knew him well, long before becoming president. He was a good man with lots of personality, grit, and street smarts. He was very gregarious, someone who truly loved people. Despite the fact that I am falsely and consistently called a racist by the scoundrels and lunatics on the radical left, Democrats all, It was always my pleasure to help Jesse along the way. I provided office space for him and his Rainbow Coalition for years in the Trump building at 40 Wall Street, responded to his request for help in getting criminal justice reform passed and signed when no other president would even try, single-handedly pushed and passed long-term funding for historically black colleges and universities, which Jesse loved, but also which other presidents would not do. responded to Jesse’s support for Opportunity Zones, the single most successful economic development package yet approved for black businessmen and women, and much more. Jesse was a force of nature like few others before him, President Trump writes. He had much to do with the election without acknowledgement or credit of Barack Hussein Obama, a man who Jesse could not stand. He loved his family greatly, and to them I send my deepest sympathies and condolences. Jesse will be missed. President Donald J. Trump. Isn’t that amazing? What’s your response to President Trump’s glowing, loving farewell to Jesse Jackson? Welcome in. It’s Tuesday. Lots of news to cover. 800-655-MIKE. We’re in the Relief Factor studios. 800-655-6453. Hope you join us. And it got so bad. 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. 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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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This gets down to voter integrity and common sense, and if we don’t get this SAVE Act passed, America is finished. I really believe that. Why do you think Democrats are so desperately hanging on to opposing… such a common sense, practical way to ensure we have some election integrity. It’s easy. We all know why they want to be able to cheat. And over the weekend, it was announced that Susan Collins, the rhino from Maine, decided to join the Republican caucus in and support the SAVE Act. That means they’ve got 50 votes. With J.D. Vance, it’s 51. You’ve got to nuke the filibuster. Because due to the filibuster rules, they’ve got to get to 60, and they’re never going to get to 60. Here was Congressman Greg Stubbe from here in Florida appearing on the Benny show, Benny Johnson’s podcast, pointing out the need for for John Thune to get rid of the filibuster to pass the SAVE Act.
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Yeah, the lightest is even Susan Collins, shockingly, will support the bill if it’s brought up for a vote. But Thune has to nuke the filibuster. There’s no way that Democrats are going to vote for this. Maybe the president can try to negotiate things, but this is like… Their base is illegal immigrants voting. Their base is allowing anybody to vote. Their base is cheating. We’ve seen it time and time again. We saw it in the 2020 election. All of this information is now coming out what happened in Georgia, what happens in California. And so they’re not going to require that only citizens vote. So Thune has to nuke the filibuster. I’ve been calling on him to do it since October.
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I hate it when such a crucial issue all comes down to one guy, the Senate Majority Leader. And I don’t like to be the bearer of bad news, but I’m not real confident in Senator Thune’s ability to do the right thing. He’s indicated he doesn’t want to get rid of the filibuster. Look, it’s got to be all out on the table right now. The stakes are very high. Stubbe also told Newsmax last night how frustrating this is for conservatives. Something as simple as the SAVE Act that simply says you have to be a citizen of our country to vote in our elections and you’ve got to show identification can’t even get a vote in the Senate because of the filibuster rule. What am I missing here? What is Stubbe wrong about? I mean, the conventional wisdom, the argument is, well, if you get rid of the filibuster, then the Democrats are going to be able to utilize it to their benefit when they’re in control. And my retort to that would be, we can’t ever let them be in control. That’s why we’ve got to win. And you know what my biggest fear about the SAVE Act is going to be? If Thune doesn’t nuke the filibuster, if Republicans don’t have the will to do what Democrats have all… Look, this was a Harry Reid thing. Nuke the filibuster. Blow it up. Do what you got to do to win. If we don’t play by those same rules, do you know how demoralized the base is going to be in November? We’re cooked. We’re done. We won’t win. People are going to stay home. People are going to have such contempt for the system, a system that they already don’t trust, a system they already don’t believe in, a system that they already feel is rigged. I could do a poll right now over whether you think the results of 2020 were legitimate. You know how that poll would go. I mean, it’d be 95% would say no. So when you’ve got one political party fighting for corruption and cheating, and Stubbe’s right. The only reason the Democrats are opposed to the SAVE Act is they want non-citizens to vote and they want to be able to cheat. They want anybody to be able to stroll in and pull the lever. They don’t object to vaccine cards to get on an airplane. They don’t object to using an identification card even to cast a vote on the floor of the House and the Senate. They need a card, an ID card, to do that. They know that ID is required for everything in America, except voting. And there’s a reason for that. You know what the reason is. I know what the reason is. They know what the reason is. They want the ability to cheat, which, incidentally, is such a miserable reality of today’s Democrat Party, a party of cheating and corruption, violence, lifting up the violence we’ve seen… exhibited against law enforcement in this country. We’ve got to clean this mess up. Here was Ari Fleischer last night on Fox News calling this partial shutdown the phoniest of phony shutdowns. Because, you know, look, we’ve said this for a while now. The Democrats have nothing. They’re flailing about. They’re flopping around like a fish out of water. They don’t know what to do. Their best and the brightest went over to Munich this past weekend and embarrassed themselves. Gavin Newsom, the presumptive 2028 presidential nominee, trashed American law enforcement by comparing them to Nazis on German soil. AOC sounded dumber than a box of rocks. Those are their stars. They know they’re in trouble. And they know November’s coming. Here was Ari Fleischer’s take on it last night on Fox News.
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This is the phoniest of phony shutdowns there’s ever been. ICE is already funded. More than 90% of those who work for the Department of Homeland Security are essential. It is the most essential department when it comes to a shutdown. Virtually everybody’s going to have to continue what they’re doing. The only difference is they won’t pay them. So they’re going to take out their anger on President Trump against all the families of people who work for the Department of Homeland Security, be it the Coast Guard, be it FEMA, be it TSA. Next time you go through an airport, just say thank you to those people who are now working without a salary so the Democrats can engage in a phony shutdown targeted at ICE. But ICE’s mission will go on. It’s a phony shutdown.
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I fly a lot. I’ll be on a plane tomorrow for Dallas for a private event in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. I’ll be there for a couple days. And as I board my plane tomorrow afternoon, I’ll be sure to thank the TSA agents who are working now without a paycheck because they care. They can stay home, and they’re there because they’re committed to their jobs. And, you know, that’s another thing that I’ve witnessed over the years. For whatever reason, it seems like the quality of people at the TSA check-in lines have just improved exponentially. I don’t know why, but it just seems like a lot of – every time I go through the Greenville Spartanburg Airport, they all go, hey, Mike! Love you on WORD. It’s always good people that always say hi. And look, a lot of those people are, you know, thank them if you’re flying in the next couple of weeks. Here was Chuck Todd on CNN last night, the former host of Meet the Press before he got shown the door. He’s, I guess, still popping around with podcasting or whatever he’s doing now. He says it all comes down to ICE officers wearing those doggone masks.
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You know, just I’m surprised that the administration’s not giving on at least one of them. I mean, you have Kristi Noem saying, well, we’re in theory OK with body cams. We just want to decide when to turn them on and off like that should be an easy. Yes, body cams or yes, we’re going to get rid of the masking or yet, you know. It doesn’t. I will say this. I think the demands are the type of demands that pull pretty well. They don’t seem unreasonable. This doesn’t come across as something, you know, they’re trying to defund ICE or stop any of this, any of the deportations. They’re not they’re not doing that. They’re basically I think if the administration agreed to get rid of masks and the body cams, this thing is solved tomorrow.
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Now, I’m not sure he’s right that it would be solved tomorrow because they’d find some other phony issue to complain about. I suspect the reason the Trump administration isn’t considering changing their rules about the body cams and the masks is because you can’t negotiate with these people. You can’t give them an inch or they will take a million miles. But I actually have a hard time disagreeing with Chuck Todd. Body cams, I think, are law enforcement officers’ best friends. They shouldn’t stipulate or restrict the use of body cams. I know why they wear the masks, because they don’t want the drug cartels and a lot of dangerous, violent Antifa types to be able to identify them as they’re trying to conduct their operations and then target their innocent family members. But, you know, maybe the Trump administration is considering a change in policy on that. Give me your take on all of it. 800-655-MIKE. Welcome in. It’s Tuesday. We’re in the Relief Factor studios. Great to have you along for the ride. 800-655-MIKE. 800-655-6453. Jam my phone lines. Flood the zone. I want to put your voice front and center here on the Mike Gallagher Show. 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 PhD Weight Loss, 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. Dot com.
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Well, I was just wondering why the Democrats are always complaining that us, who are trying to save their own life, wear masks and they never say nothing about the Black Lives Matter or anybody that’s looting and burning up cities. They never complain about them wearing masks. You’re right. And I’m just wondering what their reason is.
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I can give you the reason, and it’s a great question, and let me give you the best answer you’ll hear on the subject. Because they want to protect the rioters and the criminals, and we want to protect the cops. It comes down to that. Law enforcement wears masks in these ICE raids. If you’ve watched the way the lunatics on the left are responding, doing everything they can to interrupt the operations, getting in their faces, threatening them, throwing objects at them, as Renee Good found out, driving, unfortunately, driving their cars into ICE officers. But they can wear all the masks they want because, I hate to put it this way, but it’s true, the bad guys want to protect the bad guys. Democrats want to protect the bad guys, the rioters, the people who are exhibiting violence and demonstrating acts of violence. We want to protect the good guys. We think law enforcement is the good guy. They think rioters and violent people and TIFA and the protesters with their stupid umbrellas and their whistles and all the stuff they’re trying, they think those are the good guys. Those are the bad guys. So to answer your very reasonable question, we want to protect the good guys. They want to protect the bad guys. Victor’s in Naples, Florida, 25 past the hour. Hey, Victor, welcome. How are you?
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Hey, Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike. Let’s get a few things straight here, okay? No one can just walk into a voting booth and vote. Illegals are not allowed to vote.
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Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute. Stop, stop. Time out, time out. Let’s just take this point by point. Let’s take this point by point, okay? You absolutely can just walk in. Did you register to vote? Victor, can I tell you, we’re not going to have a dialogue, are we?
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You’re just going to yell at me, right?
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All right, go ahead, go ahead. You’re talking to a guy who walked into a voting booth. You’re talking to a guy who in New York City in 2016 walked into the voting, the polls, and pulled out my wallet to show my ID, and the lady laughed at me and said, you don’t need to do that. Go over there and vote. So what are you talking about? You can’t just walk into a voting booth. Of course you can.
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What election was that?
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2016, I told you. The presidential election? Yes! In 2016, I walked into my polling precinct, my voting booth, over on 44th or 45th Street, and the woman wouldn’t take my ID.
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Okay, it was your polling booth, right?
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Yes, it’s where I was assigned to go for where I lived. Yes. Did she look at your ID? She wouldn’t look at my ID. She laughed at me when I tried to show it to her. Did she know you? You’re a famous person. I’m not that famous. See, Victor, I mean, people like Victor don’t even know what they’re talking about. Believe me, that’s the way. And you’re in Naples, Florida. God bless you, Victor. Expand your horizons a little bit and look at what some of these blue cities are doing because that’s how it really works. Hey, it’s Mike Gallagher, hoping you’ll join me on the unforgettable Gulf of America cruise happening in November of 2026. Imagine this, turquoise waters, white sand beaches, incredible food, insightful conversations about the future of America. Scott Jennings and I will be your hosts. We’ll dive into the issues shaping America as we cruise through some of the most stunning destinations while honoring the 250th anniversary of our nation. Book your cabin today. Text the word cruise to 94878, text cruise to 94878, or visit mikeonline.com.
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Very funny post by Jimmy Fala of Fox News on X just now about the passing of Jesse Jackson. That’s as we hear a little bit of the Jackson 5 in the background. Jimmy writes, now this is Jimmy Fala, it’s not me, don’t get mad at me. Joe Biden is said to be devastated over the loss of Jesse Jackson. and is sending condolences to his brothers Michael, Tito, and Jermaine. Jesse Jackson passed away yesterday, as did Robert Duvall. President Trump, with a really, really… provocative farewell to Jesse Jackson on Truth Social. I see already the left is melting down over Trump’s condolences to Jesse Jackson and his family. It’s very interesting things to say. I want to share that with you here in just a moment. But back to Victor in Naples for a moment. This caller, Mike, Mike, Mike. And I knew as soon as he started, I thought, oh boy, here we go. And here’s a guy who calls a talk show With all the confidence of AOC, right, walking into Munich thinking she’s all that and a bag of chips. Mike, Mike, Mike. Nobody can just walk into a polling place and just vote. Now, Victor’s in his bubble in Naples, Florida, didn’t have a clue of the buzzsaw he was walking into. Because he’s obviously missed the hundred times I’ve told the story about how they refused to let me even provide my ID in New York City in the 2016 election. And I’m getting buried right now with text messages from people in blue cities and blue states that say the same thing. And people like Victor just don’t know. I think it was five years ago this week we lost the late, great Rush Limbaugh. Rush used to call people low information voters, right? Wasn’t that his phrase? Wasn’t that his expression? Victor’s a low information voter. People like Victor don’t have a clue how it works outside of the bubble that they may be in, in Naples, Florida, a relatively conservative city. Oh, believe me, whole different story here in Florida to vote. It’s like they bring out Inspector Clouseau and, you know, Hercule Poirot or whoever. They bring out all the investigators to make sure your signature matches your driver’s license. And they look at the driver’s license and they put it in a machine and then they review the… Oh, it’s a big deal. here in Florida, to confirm that you are who you say you are. You know why? Because we’ve got reasonable, common-sense voter ID laws. But what the victors of the world don’t know is that in big blue cities like New York, with millions and millions and millions of voters, you absolutely can walk in to a voting booth. precinct and not show any ID. They don’t want you to show ID. But that’s the way many Americans think. They don’t know. And that’s what’s at stake right now. So maybe the faster people understand what’s really… That’s why the SAVE Act is so important. That’s why voter integrity is going to be everything in 2026. This has to be the year of voter integrity. John’s in Dallas. You’re on the Mike Gallagher Show. John, thanks for joining us. How are you? Mike, I’m great. How are you today? I’m well, thanks. Appreciate your call. What did you think of my exchange with Victor?
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I heard you’re coming to town, so I hope you have a good visit when you get here. Yes, sir.
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How’s the weather? How’s the weather in North Texas this week?
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The weather’s not bad. It’s not as bad as it was two and a half or three weeks ago, so it’s more typical today. But, hey, some of the stuff you just hit on about being in the bubble is exactly why I called and talked to your screener. It is amazing. I think a lot of us listen to you and listen to folks like you, whether it’s left or right, and we really think we know what we know. But to hear somebody like the guy in Naples is a fresh, needed reminder, I think, for the turning points and for people such as yourselves that have a large audience and a bigger speaker than the rest of us. But I think a lot of times we assume that these people are a lot smarter, just basic intelligence, than they are. I know. And that’s where I think it really kills us at the polls. I don’t think we really dig in enough. and do the education and the real, like, come walk with me and hold my hand. I’m not here to sway you. I’m here to educate you.
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Right, and if my personal experience, like what happened with me and not needing a voter ID in a blue city like New York can help inform somebody like Victor, then it’s all worth it, you know, John?
SPEAKER 10 :
Yeah, if he takes up that phone call that you two had and hangs up and says, wow, I’m going to dig into this a little bit. Because like everybody says, the library, the bank. I can’t think of how many times I have to take out my license and show somebody who I am.
SPEAKER 04 :
Of course you do.
SPEAKER 10 :
For things that are far, far, far less important than the direction of our country.
SPEAKER 04 :
Right, but again, the direction of the country is what’s at stake, and that’s why the Democrats want to preserve voter fraud. They do want to cheat. They can’t win on the merits. Look at the split screen, John, last weekend in Munich, Germany. They’ve got AOC and Gavin Newsom. We’ve got Marco Rubio. We’ve got brilliance. We’ve got ideas. And incidentally, yesterday, I know it was President’s Day, but I was so glad to share every word of Marco Rubio’s speech from Munich during this hour of the Mike Gallagher Show. If you missed it, look it up. You can just go to mikeonline.com. It’s all archived. And, you know… We are the party right now of real progress, of real hope and change. And for a guy like Victor, who truly didn’t know, and I hate to beat up on the guy, he didn’t have a clue. He really thinks, he thought it’s crazy for this big mouth talk show host to prattle on about how you don’t need to show your ID to vote in blue cities. You don’t. You do not. That’s because… That is intentional. That is absolutely intentional. And, you know, when people look, these are some of the stars of today’s Democrat Party. Jasmine Crockett, here she was last night on CNN, claiming that thanks to Republicans and conservatives and the Trump era, the United States has literally fallen apart.
SPEAKER 11 :
There’s so much that was redacted from these files. I know you are one of the lawmakers who went in and looked at some of the unredacted documents. What were your takeaways?
SPEAKER 01 :
No, that’s actually not the case. I went in to see unredacted files. And of the files that my staff had listed that they wanted me to go ahead and try to review, all of those files were still redacted. And so I was asking the staff that was there, why is it that I am here? And basically it was just a waste of my time. This is another thing that concerns everyone, whether you’re talking about a Ro Khanna or a Thomas Massey. There’s a lack of transparency and seemingly an attempt to cover up. It is really sad that the United States has historically led this world. And right now we’re seeing the United States fall for so many reasons. We see leaders all around the world that are resigning.
SPEAKER 04 :
Word salad. I mean, she’s as incoherent as AOC. AOC embarrassed the country. AOC went over to Germany and totally embarrassed herself. And so, look, the choice couldn’t be any clearer. And Americans get to make that decision. But as we learned, and it’s a really important lesson with my exchange with Victor, there’s a whole lot of voters who really don’t know. They just don’t know. And I’m happy to try to illuminate every – listen, I never want to deceive you. I’m never going to lie to you. I’m going to tell you the truth and try to persuade you, like persuading you about weight loss. Portions of our show are sponsored by Dr. Ashley Lucas’ Ph.D. Weight Loss and Nutrition. Look, if you can’t get the weight off, let me break it to you. It was never about willpower. The older you get, the harder it is. Don’t blame yourself. There is one thing that determines whether your body burns fat or stores it. If you don’t fix that, everything you try to do is going to fail. Well, that’s what they’ve perfected at Ph.D. weight loss. And just like I can share that experience of the voting booth in 2016 in New York City, I can share with you that a few years ago when I started Ph.D., it was a resounding success, 53 pounds of weight loss. If I can lose over 50 pounds and keep it off without ever being hungry, anybody can do it. Schedule your consultation today. We’re going to get you two free weeks in the program and pay for your food. Mention Mike Gallagher. Call 864-644-1900 to reach PhD Weight Loss. 864-644-1900 or visit MyPhDWeightLoss.com. Mike Gallagher. 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. For the best night’s sleep in the whole wide world, visit MyPillow.com. Promo code MikeG.
