We also explore former Vice President Mike Pence’s recent statements about his role on January 6th, 2021. His comments have provoked strong opinions on both sides of the aisle, highlighting the deep political and ideological divides. The episode further covers the recent decision by Florida and Utah to ban fluoride in public drinking water, a move that reignites the debate about public health versus government control. Lastly, we unravel the mystery of a new statue in Times Square, sparking conversations about cultural representation and public art in urban spaces.
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Welcome to the Mike Gallagher Show Week in Review podcast. It’s Friday, May 9th, 2025. I’m Eric Hansen, and this week, the Trump administration makes it easy to deport yourself. Mike Pence opens up about January 6th, and CNN sympathizes with drug dealers. We begin with the irrepressible Ilhan Omar, who had some shocking comments about race in America.
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The Democrats mastered the repression of dissent. Shatter precedents. Oh, let’s drudge up some expired misdemeanors, turn them into 34 felonies, and get a dopey New York jury to convict him. Yeah, that’s called shattering precedents. Dismantle oversight. The Democrats have railed in favor of that for years and years. Bully the opposition. You think these are nice people on the left? You don’t think they bully the people they oppose? What do you think it means to destroy somebody’s car because you don’t like Elon Musk? What do you suppose it is to burn down a building, a fast food joint, because there was a police shooting? What do you think they do? They’re masters at bullying the opposition. Seize executive power. I mean, all this, this is the Democrat handbook. And yet the New York Times decides we’re going to apply this towards Donald Trump. Incidentally, speaking of Jasmine Crockett, let’s look at another doozy. Here’s a flashback. For some reason, I don’t know why this came across my feed. Oh, it’s all in her native tongue, right? Ilhan Omar. What? Ilhan Omar, cut 11. Here’s Ilhan Omar. This is a clip. talking about needing a government database to track white men. Now, keep in mind, Ilhan Omar, Jasmine Crockett, these are all stars of today’s Democrat Party. This is the party of opposition. This is the party, the New York Times and CBS and NBC and ABC, this is what the mainstream media supports.
SPEAKER 02 :
I would say our country should be more fearful of white men across our country because they are actually causing most of the deaths within this country. And so if fear was the driving force of poverty, to keep America safe, Americans safe, inside of this country, we should be profiling, monitoring, and creating policies to fight the radicalization of white men.
SPEAKER 04 :
Can you imagine a white politician of any party saying we ought to create a database of black men because of the crimes that black men commit in America? We know statistically, and I hate it, and there’s a lot of reasons for it, but statistically, black Americans commit a disproportionate percentage of crime in this country. Think what would happen to a white politician who said we should create a database of black men because they’re a threat to security and safety. That’d be their last day on the job. But when you’re Ilhan Omar, you got cover. The New York Times won’t denounce Ilhan Omar. CBS won’t do a hit piece on Ilhan Omar, ever.
SPEAKER 09 :
The Trump administration made border security a top priority from the moment they took office. Now they’re offering illegal immigrants an easy way to return home. All you need is a cell phone.
SPEAKER 04 :
So are you okay with the plan to give illegals who are willing to self-deport, go back to the country they came from, $1,000 of our money? Are you okay with that? What does it mean? How is this going to work? You heard the news yesterday. President Trump announced a plan to offer $1,000 to illegals. Let’s bring in the man with all the answers, the veteran newsman of the Mike Gallagher Show, Roger P. Shulman. Let’s go to the newsroom and check in with the man, the myth, the legend. All right, Roger P., tell us about the deportation plan. How is this going to work? This is taxpayer money, right?
SPEAKER 16 :
It’s taxpayer money, but it’s a really good idea. The way I see it, it’s going to save millions and millions of dollars, possibly billions. Let’s say you put a person on a flight who self-deports. They go to that CBP home app and they sign up for that. They get on a plane and at their convenience, and they’re not subject to arrest during the time they’re on this by ICE. They can take care of their affairs, get the kids out of school, whatever they have to do, and then they get on a plane, and when they get to their home country, they get a $1,000 stipend. This is good because, let’s say you’re arrested, it’ll decrease the cost of a deportation by about 70%. To remove an illegal alien, to arrest them, to detain them, to feed them, to give them medical care, and then finally to get them out of here costs $17,121. So this is the cost of an airplane flight and $1,000. This will save billions.
SPEAKER 04 :
I mean, this is such a common sense idea, and I’m trying to anticipate… how the Trump haters are going to oppose this. What could they possibly be, what could they object to?
SPEAKER 16 :
Well, they’ll object to the $1,000. They won’t realize the $17,000 it would actually cost. They’ll distort that whole thing like they normally do. People have already deported. One guy went down to Honduras. He’s already gone on this, and people are signing up for this because it’s a dignified way to get out of here. They’ll have a little money when they get down there so they’re not destitute when they arrive at their country. $1,000 is quite a bit in some of these countries, and they’ll be able to start anew down there and… They are going to be, according to the president, looked upon much more favorably if they do want to come here legally in the future. So it looks like a good deal for them. It looks like a good deal for us. And it looks like we’ll save actually billions of dollars in the future.
SPEAKER 04 :
I mean, you stop and think about that, and I’ve seen that same statistic reported in the last 24 hours. It costs around, as you reported, $17,000 to deport every illegal. This is $1,000. You’re going to save $16,000 per illegal. Wow. Who could who could object?
SPEAKER 16 :
It’s not bad math. It’s not bad math at all. And the 17000, some of these people have medical problems. They go to an emergency room, like you mentioned, and it costs $50,000 for them to get every test in the book. And it flutters up the emergency room. So U.S. citizens can’t get in there. It’s a it’s a win win deal all around. So it looks like a common sense deal, as you mentioned, that is actually going to work.
SPEAKER 04 :
Common Sense reporting from a Common Sense newsman, Roger P. Shulman in the Mike Gallagher Show newsroom. Thank you, my friend.
SPEAKER 09 :
Former VP Mike Pence received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this week. He took the opportunity to address his role on January 6th, 2021.
SPEAKER 04 :
Not so glad to bring up Mike Pence. I don’t know why I do it. I hate this topic. I hate bringing the guy up. It is nothing but trouble. And it pains me because I like the guy. or at least I did. I’ve got somebody very close to me who just texted, I think of Mike Pence as today’s Judas Iscariot. Not that he’s a bad person, but he did a bad thing, either out of fear or arrogance or thinking that he knew better. He placed himself before the masses and he betrayed the guy who helped him. That’s the way a lot of people feel about Mike Pence. So after this award, he goes on CNN and decides to call out President Trump by name.
SPEAKER 01 :
What should it say to the American people then that President Trump pardoned the people who were convicted of assaulting police officers that day?
SPEAKER 13 :
Over the last four years, I’ve had people come up and thank me for what I did that day. But I’ve said a hundred times, the only heroes I saw that day were wearing uniforms. When we were evacuated down to the parking garage underneath the Senate, I literally saw Capitol Hill police coming and going through that area, some of whom had injuries, but none of whom flinched. I mean, it was clear that… Our Capitol Hill police, the security at our Capitol was caught off guard by the massive riot that ensued. But their courage, their bravery should be heralded for generations to come because they secured the Capitol and allowed us to reconvene the very same day and complete our work under the Constitution. I will tell you, I was deeply disappointed to see President Trump pardon people that engaged in violence against law enforcement officers on that day. The president has every right under the Constitution to grant pardons, but in that moment I thought it sent the wrong message.
SPEAKER 04 :
I don’t know why he does that. I don’t know why does he have to say that. Why does he have to kick the… The sleeping, well, the not-so-sleepy giant, meaning the millions and millions of people who are standing with President Trump. I don’t know why he has to do that. And I just, I hate it. I hate it, and I want to see what you think. 800-655-MIKE. Jim’s in Tempe, Arizona. Hi, Jim. Hello. Hey. How are you? Good. Good. What’s your reaction?
SPEAKER 05 :
Oh, well, I don’t think it’s a real mystery of why he does what he does. I mean, they were threatening to hang him. I don’t know how you would feel. Or I would feel if somebody was trying to hang you for doing your job, for doing the right thing, and then to have them pardoned? I mean, it’s not a mystery of why he feels that way. You’re asking why he made him this way.
SPEAKER 04 :
Why don’t you let me respond? Can I respond to what you just said? Sure. Okay, thanks. Yeah, I wasn’t sure if you were going to let me react to that. I think a president and a vice president and every one of these… you know, high-level officials get threats all the time. And because there was, and you said they were threatening to hang him. You’re talking about the picture of the noose that was largely debunked?
SPEAKER 05 :
Well, yes, also when they were storming the Capitol and breaking in and going to try to get him.
SPEAKER 04 :
Did you think that’s what the goal was, Jim? Did you think the people that were storming the Capitol wanted to go hang Mike Pence?
SPEAKER 03 :
I believe so, it was a possibility. That was in your mind? They weren’t stopped, yes. In your mind, of course, in your mind. Yes, it was a possibility. In your mind, in your mind. Yes, in a lot of people’s minds.
SPEAKER 04 :
Yeah, in a lot of people’s minds, that’s garbage. In a lot of people’s minds, that’s melodrama. A lot of people’s minds, what happened was there were about 900 or 1,000 people that behaved like fools that day. They had no business doing what they were doing. But there was no insurrection. There was no attempt to hang anybody. They weren’t trying to kill anybody. Well, I guess that’s your opinion. Well, of course, because you’re not a… Would you consider yourself a Trump supporter?
SPEAKER 05 :
Yes. You are? I’m an independent, but I mean, there was an insurrection. You know, they did storm the Capitol. They were trying to find him.
SPEAKER 04 :
Oh, wait a minute. You started to say insurrection, but then you stopped yourself. Was there an insurrection or not?
SPEAKER 05 :
Well, yes, they stormed the Capitol.
SPEAKER 04 :
Yeah, they stormed the Capitol. Sure they did, Jim. And you voted for Trump three times, right? Yes, I did. Sure you did. Sure you did. And listen, I’ve got a bridge over in Brooklyn I want to lease you, okay? I’ve got a real good deal on a bridge. Actually, I’ve got a deal on a condo. You interested in a condo in Florida? All right, goodbye. Quickly to J.D. in Florida. J.D., what do you think?
SPEAKER 07 :
You know, the minute he picked Benson, Pence. Yeah. Sorry. Yeah. As a presidential vice president will pick. I thought, oh, good. This is a good conservative governor. Christian values. Let’s say we can like him. Right. The moment he started speaking, I felt uncomfortable. I felt like I was listening to Joel Holstein.
SPEAKER 04 :
All right. Never offend. Got it.
SPEAKER 09 :
This week, CNN scored an exclusive interview with a man who manufactures illegal fentanyl to be smuggled into this country. You won’t believe what they asked him. And how bad is the media today?
SPEAKER 04 :
If I told you that CNN went and interviewed the cartel to ask them how they felt about Trump declaring the Mexican cartels terrorist organizations? Would you believe me? Now, the answers are in Spanish, but the questions are in English. Because I know you’re sitting there thinking, Gallagher has flipped his lid again. Mike has lost his mind. There’s no way CNN went and interviewed… A Mexican cartel member in Mexico to ask them how they felt about Trump declaring them a terrorist organization. Here’s the clip.
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This man is talking to us on the condition we hide his identity and location. Can I pull up a chair? He says he produces fentanyl for the Sinaloa cartel. How safe or dangerous is this area to be in? I mean, according to the Trump administration, you are a terrorist. The cartels have been labeled a foreign terrorist organization. What do you make of that?
SPEAKER 15 :
What’s your message to Donald Trump if he’s watching this? Golly. I mean, this is where we are. That’s today’s CNN.
SPEAKER 04 :
A CNN correspondent wanting to know what your message would be to Trump since he’s declared you a terrorist organization. Hard to avoid or escape the image of the phrase enemy of the people. So my question to you is a simple one. When Americans who maybe aren’t as plugged in as you may be, You and I are pretty connected. We’re watching, we’re following these stories. We’re breaking it all down. But to people who aren’t, who pick up a paper at the Charlotte airport. Oh, here’s the New York Times. I think I’ll read the New York Times while I’m waiting for my next flight. And you read this. I mean, I would think normal people who aren’t that connected would be in utter despair. Absolute despair. Yeah. over what the Times believes is the condition of America under Donald Trump. So my question to you is this, do they really believe it or is it all performative? Is it all fake? Is it all for effect? Do you think when 60 Minutes does a whole segment and a whole show on Trump destroying democracy, And ruining this country. We’re a five alarm fire right now. Do they really see it that way? Or are they just a loyal opposition and they think they’ve got to say it? This question haunts me. Because I just don’t know. Mike Lindell just gave me a price. You know the Giza Dream Sheets I talk about all the time? You know, we have the sale on the percale sheets. The top of the line at my pillow are the Giza dream sheets, made from the finest cotton on earth, a region of the world known as Giza. These sheets are like absolutely the smoothest, softest, most amazing sheets you could ever find, okay? And I was begging MyPillow for the last few days, can you give me a spectacular price on the Giza Dream Sheets? Because it’s maybe my favorite product of all the MyPillow products, and I got them all. I’ve got the MySlippers. Of course I’ve got the pillow. I’ve got everything. I mean, everything. I’ve got the loungewear. Are you ready for the price I managed to wrangle for you for the Giza Dream Sheets? Again, these are the best sheets possible. This is top of the line now, okay? You’ll spend $300, $400, $500, $600 more for sheets like this in a high-end department store. Forget the high-end department stores. I’ve got a price for you. Eric, can you give me a drumroll? This is for, I’m going to give you one price for any size, any color of the Giza Dream Sheets. That means twin, queen, full, king, split king, California king. I hope you’re sitting down because I can’t believe we pulled this off. I don’t know how I got Mike to do this. And it’s exclusive to the Mike Gallagher Show. You ready? Drumroll, please. When you go to MyPillow.com and you find the Mike Gallagher Special Square… You’ll pay just $49.98 for any color, any size. You want a king-size set of Giza Dream Sheets?
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This is the Mike Gallagher Show Week in Review podcast. I’m Eric Hansen. Would you agree that a unified GOP is our best advantage right now? We try, but it does not always work out that way.
SPEAKER 04 :
And I want us to be unified. Make no mistake about it. That’s why I was a little bothered by watching this little dispute between two of my favorite people in our space charlie kirk and mark levin have you heard about hr h67 this is a house bill that will criminalize private boycotts of israel entities could get fined up to a million dollars and prison time up to 20 years Charlie writes, bills like this only create more anti-Semitism and play into the growing narratives that Israel’s running the U.S. government. In America, you are allowed to hold differing views. You’re allowed to disagree and protest. We’ve allowed far too many people who hate America move here from abroad, but the right to speak freely is the birthright of all Americans. This bill should not pass, Charlie writes. Any Republican who votes for this bill will expose themselves. We will be watching very closely. Well, Mark Levin reposted Charlie’s comments that I just read to you. And Mark wrote, you don’t know what you’re talking about, Charlie. The bill merely extends the anti-boycott act of 2018 signed by President Trump to international organizations. What causes anti-Semitism, Mark says, is anti-Semites, bigots, Jew haters. They don’t need excuses, as you state here. Your post is absurd. Wow. Mark Levin, the great one, going after another great one, Charlie Kirk. He also then reposts another clip from Charlie. Actually, it’s from Joel Pollack. And then Mark reposted Joel Pollack, another great voice. Joel Pollack is terrific. And he criticizes Charlie by saying it is false for Charlie Kirk to equate those who would stop a nuclear Iran with those who were perfectly fine with the Iraq war. This is an attempt on the right to begin rationalizing a potential weak deal enabling a nuclear Iran. It will not work. Iran is not India. Now, that has to do with whether or not we should support Israel dropping bombs on Iran. And if you’re an America first or you say we got our own problems, we got our own fish to fry. And I’m not real sure we ought to sit back and cheerlead for, you know, what could be potentially nuclear war in that part of the world. But but I’m intrigued by this whole this this bill, which incidentally, I believe, has been pulled. They’re not even going to vote for a vote on it. They’ve taken it off the table. And there’s a reason they took it off the table. Because it’s a bad idea. I’m with Charlie Kirk. I love Mark Levin. I appreciate and respect and support him. But Charlie’s absolutely right. If we start putting people in jail because they’re critical of Israel, or even engage in a boycott of Israel, that’s not who we are. And look, I’m a staunch ally of Israel. Here’s the headline from Newsweek. MAGA leaders defend Americans’ right to boycott Israel. Prominent figures from within President Trump’s Make America Great Again movement came out against the bipartisan IGO anti-boycott act. It’s House Resolution 867. This was sponsored by Mark Lawler, who’s a New York Republican. and a new, I mean, Mike Lawler, what’d I say? Mark, Mike Lawler and Representative Josh Gottheimer, who’s a New Jersey Democrat. Gottheimer and Mike Lawler both co-sponsored this legislation. Gottheimer is, again, a Democrat from New Jersey. Mike Lawler is a Republican from New York. According to the lawmakers who introduced this bill, HR 867 amends the Export Control Reform Act to include international governmental organizations in existing anti-boycott laws. Now, do you have a right to say you’re not going to, whatever entity you are, do you have a right to be critical of Israel? No. You have a right to, I mean, the penalties under the legislation include criminal fines of up to a million dollars and imprisonment of up to 20 years for supporting calls to boycott Israel. Let me repeat that. The penalties under the legislation include civil penalties, criminal fines of up to a million dollars, and imprisonment of up to 20 years for supporting calls to boycott Israel. I’m old school. I’m old-fashioned enough to believe that you should be able to boycott anything, anybody, any business, or any country you want. And I think most people in this audience would agree with me.
SPEAKER 09 :
We often talk on this show about the peculiar condition that afflicts so many on the left. I’m talking, of course, about Trump derangement syndrome. You may never hear a better example of it than this.
SPEAKER 04 :
The lady, just an anti-Trump protest. We’re seeing these all over the country, mostly in blue cities, but not exclusively. Middle-aged woman. If you’re watching on Salem News Channel, you’ll see what she looks like. She looks completely normal and yet spews blood.
SPEAKER 08 :
complete vitriolic evil she’s a con artist and a thief and i hope every day wake up every day and pray that he died oh you don’t mean that that’s an evil thought to say don’t you want to win based on winning the argument instead of his death i want him to be gone out of our hair in our country he is destroying the entire world do you know how did you feel when they when they missed him with the bullet wait a minute do you know up i was pissed oh my god i was pissed and some man lost his life over it some man that nobody even talks about lost his life he was brought on stage his uh his jacket was brought on stage at the d at the rnc oh you know
SPEAKER 06 :
So we did talk about it. It wasn’t a person that shot him. It was a gun that did the damage. So Trump and may he die tomorrow.
SPEAKER 04 :
It wasn’t a person who shot Corey Compertory. It was a gun that did it. F Trump and may he die tomorrow and praise that he dies. Who do you think she prays to? Do you think she prays to God? The Trump will die tomorrow. I, honest to gosh, lose the ability to form words. I just want to, I would love to talk to that woman and say to her, do you realize what you have become? Dominic in Illinois, 25 past the hour. Hey, Dominic, welcome to the Mike Gallagher Show. Did you hear what that lady said? How you doing?
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah, I still have chills going down my spine and my arms. Mike, I’m telling you, I live in Des Plaines, Illinois, which is Crook County. It’s probably the worst county in Illinois. And this is what we live with daily, every single day.
SPEAKER 04 :
I mean, if she looked at that video of herself, do you think she’d be proud of that? Probably. Really?
SPEAKER 06 :
Or would she say, I got carried away? No, I believe to listen to that, it was a disgusting display of humanity.
SPEAKER 04 :
Well, that’s what they’re doing, Dominic. And whether it’s Des Plaines, Illinois, or Oakland, or downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, these people, I mean, and I really suspect that a lot of it might be an absence of faith. That’s why I’d like to meet her. Because let me tell you something. If she’s praying to God that somebody kills Donald Trump or that he dies… She can’t honestly think that God views that with favor. These women are, like Juanita Broderick said, these awful, evil, white women. It’s almost always white women. You don’t see black women or Hispanic women talking this way. It’s women like this who look like somebody’s grandmother from a white suburb.
SPEAKER 09 :
Florida joined Utah this week as the only two states to ban fluoride in public drinking water. So what’s the big deal about fluoride?
SPEAKER 04 :
I got it out of Eric Hansen. He was the lone holdout on the great fluoride debate in our studios. Eric’s like, I don’t care. Fluoride, who cares? We’ve had fluoride in the water forever. Here’s the interesting dynamic to this that Tracy and Christian brought. aren’t acknowledging. In fact, let me talk to Christian about this real quick because he’s real fired up about this. Eric, let’s get Christian fired up on camera here. And this is our video producer who’s got a strong opinion about the need to get rid of fluoride. And only two states have done it now. Florida became the second state only after Utah to ban fluoride in the water. And Christian and I are kind of going back and forth. In fact, you got a little feisty there when you said, oh, look at Mike Gallagher, Mr. Pro Establishment, all of a sudden, huh?
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, Mike, if you find yourself on the same side of Kathy Hochul, you’re the one who has to be answering more questions than me.
SPEAKER 04 :
And you know what’s funny, though, about this? And I don’t know that you’re right or you’re wrong, but you seem very passionate that it’s a good idea And Trump has indicated and RFK Jr. have indicated they want to get rid of fluoride in the drinking water. I think this whole debate is probably ginned up over all the lies we were told during the pandemic. It makes us distrustful of just about anything the experts are saying. Because, Christian, I know you know this. You go online and look up stories about fluoride. Every legacy media account says fluoride is good for your teeth. Fluoride benefits children in low-income rural communities who don’t ordinarily have access to dental care. You look it up. You Google it. It’s dismissed, you know, this anti-fluoride drive is dismissed as a bunch of screwballs.
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, yeah, I mean, that’s straight out of the playbook. Also, when they start qualifying things like low-income children in neighborhoods where it’s like, oh, so now you don’t care about the less fortunate.
SPEAKER 04 :
That’s right.
SPEAKER 10 :
So that’s just totally unnecessary qualifications.
SPEAKER 04 :
Pushing all the right buttons. I know, exactly. And again, they said the same stuff about the vaccine. And if you push back against the vaccine, well, you were a screwball. You had a kooky alternative conspiracy theory, right?
SPEAKER 10 :
Oh, totally. And earlier when you were making fun of what I had to say, you left out some good stuff that I had to say. Like, for years, was asbestos not considered to be a safe and useful element for construction in homes?
SPEAKER 04 :
Was the lead in the Flint water all that bad? I mean, come on, right?
SPEAKER 10 :
Obama drank it, quote unquote, if you remember that.
SPEAKER 04 :
I do remember that.
SPEAKER 10 :
I mean, in all seriousness, I get that questioning things can be a double-edged sword and maybe some things are good for you, but I do think there’s a lot of legitimate concern around consuming a chemical in something that’s so necessary to our existence that’s mandated by the government, and I think it’s healthy to have a debate over if it is necessary.
SPEAKER 04 :
Of course it is. And here’s the bottom line. It’s what we said about the vaccine. Nobody should be forced to put a medication in their body who doesn’t want a medication in their body. And if you don’t want fluoride in your water, you should have an option. You should have a choice. I guess you could get, I don’t know, filters and everything else. Why should you have to do that?
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, no, exactly. And like I mentioned Kathy Hochul earlier, literally, I think like two days after Trump got inaugurated and RFK Jr. was nominated and everything, she came out and she was like, New York will always have fluoride in their drinking water. And it’s like… Why do you need, what kind of Holy Spirit argument are you making on this fluoride?
SPEAKER 04 :
Yeah, you’ve just convinced me. I’m on your side now. You’re right.
SPEAKER 10 :
See, that’s all it takes.
SPEAKER 04 :
That’s all it takes to hear what Kathy Holkel is for.
SPEAKER 10 :
Kathy Fluoride.
SPEAKER 04 :
Kathy Fluoride, yeah. All right, thanks, Christian.
SPEAKER 09 :
And finally, there’s a mystery on Times Square in New York City. A huge statue has been erected there, but who is it supposed to be?
SPEAKER 04 :
Also breaking news out of New York City. Now, you know, one of the challenges that I have as a talk show host is shifting through what is real and what is fake. Because these days, there’s so much that’s fake. It’s incredible how much is conveyed on the Internet as a real story, and it’s not real. There is no way they just erected a 25-foot bronze statue of Letitia James on Times Square. But that’s what I saw. If you’re watching right now on Salem News Channel, you’re seeing this 25-foot bronze statue in the middle of Times Square of what appears to be Tish James. The rabid, fanatical… Whack job attorney general in New York who campaigned on the promise to get Trump, who is giving speeches at Al Sharpton’s group, raging and ranting and raving. Now, Christian just told me it’s not Tish James. It looks like Tish James, but it is described. I’m not making this up. This is what I can confirm. They have just erected a bronze statue of a plus-sized black woman. And there are people singing. They’re having a ceremony. There’s a podium. People are posing for pictures now with the plus-sized black woman. Now… There’s nothing I can say that will keep me out of trouble on this. Nothing. There’s nothing I can do. I mean, really, there’s no win on this. I will simply say, if you can tell me what the need would be. to have a 25-foot bronze statue of a plus-sized black woman who looks strikingly like Letitia James. But I’m told it’s not. It isn’t necessarily of her. It’s just, I guess, a random plus-sized black woman. And the folks in New York there are very excited about this statue. I got nothing. I got nothing. Okay. Have a plus-sized black woman on Times Square. That’ll complete your visit when you’re going to go see a show or tour the Statue of Liberty. Don’t forget to check out the plus-sized, the bronze statue of the plus-sized black woman. Okay, there it is. 20 minutes before the hour. Austin and Clearwater said, have we reached the stage of Trump derangement syndrome where its most ferocious warriors are getting statues? Is that where we are now with TDS? I think it’s Tish James, but Christian tells me it is not Tish James. It’s just a plus-sized black woman. All righty then.
SPEAKER 09 :
I got nothing. And that wraps up the Mike Gallagher Show Week in Review podcast for Friday, May 9th, 2025. I’m Eric Hansen. Be sure to subscribe to all of the podcasts and follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts. And if you like the show, be sure to share it with a friend. We’ll see you back here next week on the Mike Gallagher Show Week in Review podcast.
