Mike reacts to surprise Republican victories and a growing House majority while blasting media doom-and-gloom predictions. He tracks the Angel Tree campaign as it surges toward its massive Christmas goal for children of incarcerated parents. The show turns fiery as Mike exposes anti-ICE protesters caught unable to explain why immigration laws shouldn’t be enforced. He also unloads on Minnesota prosecutors after a repeat rapist, freed through plea deals, is charged again—calling the system dangerously broken.
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You know the old song, We Need a Little Christmas? I see nothing but Christmas. I see nothing but good news for as far as the eye can see. Last night, big win for Republicans. Don’t pay attention to the naysayers and the panikins. Matt Van Epps won by almost 10 points. Give me a break. Would you knock it off about the warning signs and the red flags and, oh, blah, blah, blah, the gloom and the doom? Afton or Afton Bain, this far-left radical lunatic who hates Nashville, who hates cops, who embraces every far-left radical ideology under the sun, she got thumped. She got beat. The polls said she was only down by two. She lost by nearly ten. Once more, the polls were wrong. Yesterday, these Trump funds, aided by a billionaire, are now going to give Americans an opportunity to invest in their children, in their lives, their future. There’s such good news. And I’ve got this theory that people go around wanting to be miserable. You know people like this. I know people that aren’t happy unless they’re miserable. Their happiness stems from being unhappy. So big win. Republicans gain a seat, essentially. It’s a hold, and that expands their majority in the House of Representatives. It looks like Indiana is going to be successful in redistricting. They’re working on that. Florida’s going to follow suit. A bunch of red states are going to redistrict, which is going to expand our margin of victory next year. We’re going to be okay. We’re going to be all right. Yeah, we’ve got challenges. Yes, the Democrats are now embracing a far-left ideology. But there’s more of us than there are of them, and we’re going to win. I’ve got this theory. I’m kind of superstitious. And I’m going to do something today that, first of all, I don’t think we can hit our Angel Tree Prison Fellowship Christmas campaign today. People around me think we can’t. A few days ago, we started our Angel Tree campaign, right? This is for the children of American prisoners, and it’s an absolute mind-boggling miracle what you’ve already contributed to. 3,467 children of American prisoners are going to have a Christmas this year because of you. This audience is astounding. And I got a challenge last night from one of the Salem executives, Tom Tradup, who said, I believe you’re going to hit your goal on Wednesday, today. And I said, Tom, there’s no way. There’s no way. We’re 866 kids short. He said, yeah, but you did like 1,500 kids yesterday. I said, yeah, but this kind of ebbs and flows. I don’t believe it. You know the campaign. It’s a Christmas tradition around here. We do this every December. We send Christmas presents, Bibles, and personal messages for incarcerated parents to their children, thanks to this beautiful, beautiful ministry called Prison Fellowship. It’s the Angel Tree Campaign. And our goal was 4,333 kids, which is an epic goal. It’s a huge number. I think it’s the biggest goal we’ve ever had. Right now, you have sponsored 3,467 kids. Eric Hansen is my longtime director of operations. I know he’s working out of a new studio today. You’ve got a great team there. Thanks to our corporate offices and many thanks to Alan Power and Dave Santrella and Phil Boyce for blessing your engineer buddies there. You’ve got Scott Spillers there, don’t you, from out of town and some others working on the stuff in your new studio, Eric?
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Yes, we’ve got Scott Spillers here. We’ve got Ed Bucant here. who Scott Foster said is the guy to get this all done. So we’ve got a lot of people working on it. We’ve got Andy, poor Andy, on the phone, and Robert on the phone. So everyone is contributing.
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And to pull the curtain back so people know how the show works… The show is basically run out of New York City. That’s where you and Christian Russell are and Alex, our screener. I’m in Florida. Tracy’s in Florida. Joey’s in South Carolina. I mean, we’re spread out all over the country, but the guts of the operation is in New York City. And we have been… Overdue for a studio overhaul there for years. I mean, we’ve got equipment that’s 25 years old. And the great people at Salem have blessed us with a studio upgrade. So you guys are working on that as we speak. So many thanks to the corporate team and for Scott Foster and, again, Alan Power and all the guys that are there. So here’s our deal. You and I have been through these campaigns for a long time. You’ve been with me a quarter of a century. It’ll be 27 years next year. 27 years next year. Eric Hansen has been on the Team Gallagher crusade. All right. So the Angel Tree campaign this year, we’re all shocked. I mean, we’re all blown away by this. I mean, Eric, 3,467 kids up on the counter right now. The goal is 4,333. I say there’s no way we can hit our goal today.
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But you disagree. Well, you know, and we discussed this yesterday off air. And when I said during the show, I said, you know, you’re going to probably – and I was very – I was sort of hesitant to say you’re going to hit the goal by the end of the week. Now I think you’re going to hit the goal today. I don’t think it’s even in question. It’s going to happen today.
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That’s what Tom Troutup says, and you guys are both crazy. We’ve got to get 866 kids sponsored.
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today in a couple of hours what’s the math on that let me get my calculator out 866 i mean now again how do how many do we do yesterday how many kids do we get sponsored we started uh we did over oh my goodness we started we did almost 2 000 kids yesterday because we started the day i think oh no we started the day at 21 19 and we ended the day at uh 33 and change. So 1,200 kids?
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So 1,200 kids, yeah. All right, so today, if we’re going to hit our goal today, which will be an absolute Christmas miracle, this will be the biggest miracle this show has ever pulled off. If we can hit our overall goal by December the 3rd, Holy cow. Eric, I don’t think we got to get 866 kids. That’s over $25,000. Yeah. I mean, it boggles the mind. It really does. All right. Let me make it interesting. Can I make it interesting for you guys?
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All right.
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I love the team. You, Tracy, Christian, Alex. If our listeners step up and go to MikeOnline.com and get us to our goal of 4,333 kids, I’ll give all of you a paid day off. Ooh. We like that. You like the sound of that? We can do it. Come on. We can do it. Now we’re going to see how much the audience loves you guys. They either… Because if we don’t hit the goal, then it’s a reflection on, I had to tell you, your likability.
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Well, if it’s a reflection on my likability, then it’ll never happen. The number will start dropping.
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You’re like Ray Romano. Everybody loves Eric. But remember. Everybody loves Eric.
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It’s not about us or getting a day off or a paid vacation day. It’s really about kids. So whatever it takes to help kids who really deserve it at Christmastime, then that’s worth it.
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Well said. And it’s a blast to watch the counter, okay? It’s a blast to see it because right now it says on the screen, if you go to MikeOnline.com, click on the banner there, you’ll see it. 3,467 out of 4,333 kids who are going to save. You’re going to save Christmas for these kids. You’re going to save many of their souls because a lot of these kids accept Jesus as their Savior. A lot of these kids turn to God. They decide they’re not going to make the same bad decisions their parents made. So you’re going to do a miracle here. And what a miracle. I’m going to lose my mind. If we can get gold today. Well, it’ll be one of the wildest things we’ve ever done in the history of the Mike Gallagher Show.
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And, of course, just in the time we’re talking, it’s now at 3,491 kids.
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No. Well, let’s keep an eye out. MikeOnline.com. Watch the counter. Again, everybody is going to get it. Somebody, by the way, just took me to task. Hey, Mike, I thought you said you were in the Christmas spirit. You should give them two days off. Two days off? Look, I’m probably going to get in trouble for giving you guys one day off. I’m going to have to take the heat for that, but it’s worth it. It’s absolutely worth it. So go to MikeOnline.com. Godspeed, Eric. I hope you guys get your day off. But like you said, it’s not about us. It’s not about anything that we could do. It’s for these kids who have, through no fault of their own, found themselves facing a tough Christmas, but you could change all that by contributing, again, $30 to send a kid a Christmas gift, a Bible, and a personal message from from their incarcerated mom or dad, please go to MikeOnline.com. Tracy just gave me the update, 842 to go. I don’t think so. I don’t believe it. But maybe you’ll prove me wrong, and I would be the happiest guy in the world if I’m wrong. MikeOnline.com, and thank you for participating in our annual Angel Tree Prison Fellowship. Let’s see if we can do it. We might. We might. I’ve got my doubts. But maybe you’ll make a believer out of me. And we ought to believe it is, after all, the holiday season. It’s Christmas time. It is a time to be joyful and thankful. And I really am. So MikeOnline.com. Let’s see if we can get there. I’ve got to share with you this TikToker who we played a clip yesterday. And these are astounding. I’m fascinated by the people on the left. who march around and protest ice. So I’m going to share this with you here in just a moment. You ready to drop up to 20 pounds or more by the new year? Have you been struggling with belly fat forever? You know, the older you get, the harder it is to say goodbye to those unwanted pounds. PHD Weight Loss cracked the code. They have a metabolic reset system that’s a science-backed way to get your body to burn fat first. Look, I’ve tried everything my whole life. I counted points. I counted calories. I did crazy starvation diets. Then I met Dr. Ashley Lucas, and I learned all about her brilliant program called PhD Weight Loss, the only program that guarantees your success and your results. If I can lose over 50 pounds and keep it off over a couple of years, you can too. Everybody can. When you call right now, they’ll waive your consultation fee, you’ll get two extra weeks free, and they’ll cover the cost of your food during the program. Just for booking, you’ll get Dr. Ashley’s book, Five Steps to Reset the Scale. Hurry, call today, 864-644-1900, Ph.D. Weight Loss, 864-644-1900, or visit their website at myphdweightloss.com.
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Just pouring in on the MyPillow text line. Mary in North Carolina. Mike, I just sponsored two kids. I believe today is the day. I’m telling you, it’s too big a mountain. I don’t think we can. I don’t know. Maybe. And here’s one from South Carolina. Mike, if you reach your goal today, you should sing, I’m the happiest girl in the whole USA. I think that’s an insult. I believe that was an attack. But that’s all right. Look, if we can get to our goal, I’ll wipe what little hair I have left on my head on fire. Joey thinks we can make it today. Everybody says we can, but I don’t think we can. It’s too big a goal. Right now, 35-36. I don’t know, MikeOnline.com. Every day we walk into the Relief Factor studios for a reason because we believe in pain relief that works, pain relief that lasts, pain relief that is drug-free. That’s the Relief Factor way. I became a believer. I was a bit skeptical. I heard about Relief Factor on the radio, and I started taking Relief Factor. My lower back pain, gone after two, two and a half weeks. I’m like the guy on the TV commercial. Back pain, gone. You don’t understand. It’s gone. Well, I love this company. I love what they do. They have a heart for the healing, and it’s 100% drug-free. Let’s see if we can get you out of pain. If you’re suffering from back, leg, neck, shoulder pain, the three-week quick start is a low-cost way for you to take it out for a test drive. ReliefFactor.com, ReliefFactor.com, or call 800-4-RELIEF. 800-4-RELIEF. And give it a try. That three-week quick start is kind of a low-cost way to take it out for a test drive. Kick the tires and see if we can get you out of pain. And look, if it does, if it works, you pay a little more, but you’re going to be a happy Relief Factor customer. And welcome to pain-free living. ReliefFactor.com. ReliefFactor.com. Yesterday we played that TikTok guy. The guy on TikTok went to a New York City anti-ice protest. And all he said to the white liberal protesters, there was a woman in a flowery coat and a guy, normal-looking people, lefties from Manhattan. All he said to them was, is it legal for us to enforce our immigration laws? That’s all he said. And they turned on him. They started calling him names. They started attacking him. The woman pushed his microphone away. She was so enraged at being asked, are we allowed to enforce our immigration laws? With what we’re witnessing in Minnesota right now, with the Somali community and all the fraud, the billions of dollars of fraud and, I mean, people being let out of prison, this has got to stop. And these Democrat protesters, well, there’s a part two. I saw that guy on TikTok interviewing some more anti-ICE protesters. Check this out.
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Do we think we have the right to enforce immigration law in this country?
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I think you have the right to take your pencil dick and go drop it off somewhere over there.
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Another very articulate answer. Thank you. Excuse me. Can we ask you, why do you think ICE isn’t allowed to enforce immigration law in this city? All right.
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Well, I think they’re arresting people who are native to this land.
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In what way native?
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Native, as in, you know, if they’re arresting Latino people, they’ve been here way longer than white people have.
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Not if they came from Latin America recently, right?
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Yeah, I mean, they’re a part of this land. We’re just talking to people.
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Do you think ICE has the right to enforce immigration law in New York City?
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Does ICE have the right to take people? Is that your question?
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To enforce immigration law in the city.
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ICE is not, no.
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Why not? I mean, and she walked away. It’s like they’re stumped. Does ICE have the right to enforce immigration laws in New York City? And it throws them. Incidentally, his name is Matt Miller. Tracy discovered his site. It’s Politibrawl, the Politibrawl Streetcast. It’s a Substack podcast. We’ll see if we can get the guy on the show. I’d like to talk to him because he’s very calm. He’s very rational. I asked this question of you yesterday. If you’re so upset about ICE, answer the question. Are they allowed to enforce immigration laws in the United States of America? Yes or no? It’s not a trick question. You want to take a crack at it? Do you think they’re not? And, of course, we know what the game is. The answer, of course, is yes. We enforce laws in America. If you’ve broken the law to get here, now you’ve got to pay the piper. Because there’s a president who’s not putting up with it anymore, and he is not putting up with it anymore. President Trump is fired up. He is angry. And look, look what he’s accomplishing. Here’s what he shared with the world yesterday about illegal immigrants entering the United States of America.
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And I want to thank our people. The Border Patrol is so amazing, ICE. And I want to thank the military for the backup, because they’re standing right behind them. And that was really nasty for a period of months, and now it’s no longer nasty. Now they don’t even come up. Nobody comes up. It’s an easy job. It made your job a lot easier, because they know they’re not going to get through. And we take people in, but they have to come in legally. For six months in a row, zero illegal aliens have been admitted into the United States. Do you believe that? Zero. We had millions of people coming in a year. Millions. Now we have zero.
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In the last six months, not a single illegal immigrant has been admitted to the United States of America. Didn’t you vote for that? I know I did. And you’re going to complain about ICE? You’ve got to be kidding me. They’re doing heroic work, and it’s about time. Wait till you hear what is happening in Minnesota. I’ve got to go back to that beautiful state getting destroyed by the Democrats. 800-655-MIKE. 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.
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This is such a Christmas treat. I love being in this Christmas spirit with this Angel Tree campaign. Even Tom Trout up his home in his sickbed watching the counter. He can’t believe it.
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You see, the number that we’ve got to get to, I think, that will get us into the home stretch is 4,000 children. If we can get to 4,000, then we’ve only got 333 to go. We’ll see. We’ll see. The holidays are here, and the Angel Tree campaign on the Mike Gallagher Show is a big Christmastime tradition, almost as memorable as Denise’s preacher cookies. The kids reminded me last night we’re going to have our big Christmas gathering in Montana. I’ve got a house there. We’re going to hopefully have snow and sleigh rides and probably bloodshed. I don’t know how this is going to go. I mean, look, when the kids and I get together, it’s not always leave it to Beaver, you know? So if we can just stay out of jail, go to the emergency room, we’re not going to talk politics because I’m going to be on my own. The kid that is with me, who’s MAGA, isn’t going to be there. He’s going to be with his wife and their kids. And so I’m going to be left to fend with the Trump haters in my family. So pray for me. But don’t worry. I’m going to be all right because at least I’m in fighting shape because I lost all the weight. With the holidays here, you don’t need to pack on the pounds thanks to Ph.D. weight loss. I heard today my buddy Chris DeGaulle, he’s got Fast Eddie on the program. Now Fast Eddie’s lost 12 pounds in like two weeks. I lost 53 pounds a few years ago in just a couple of months, actually. This is my third holiday since I started the PhD program. Look, I’m PhD for life because now I know what to do. Now I know how to tackle the challenges because of Dr. Ashley Lucas and her team. When I first saw how Peg and Joey had lost a ton of weight, I kept saying, what are you guys doing? They said, it’s this program called PhD. It’s unbelievable. You’re never hungry. The weight comes off. You just do what they tell you to do. Eat their food. Eat your own food. Do a combination. Incidentally, if you want to use their food, I got great news for you. For the month of December, they’ll waive your consultation fee and cover the cost of the food. Call PHD today. You’ve got to use the promo code TWOWEEKS when you call. The number is 864-644-1900. 864-644-1900 or visit MyPhDWeightLoss.com. Make sure you mention the code TWOWEEKS. From the Mike Gallagher Show, you’re going to get two free weeks included in the cost. They’ll waive your consultation fee and cover the cost of your food. You want to lose weight and keep it off? Don’t wait until the first of the year. We’re going to put on 5 or 10, 20 more pounds. Do it now. MyPhDWeightLoss.com or call 864-644-1900. I’m going to play a report for you that’s going to absolutely blow your mind. It’s going to infuriate you. How would you like to have a family member raped? by somebody who didn’t face any previous jail time for previous rapes. That is apparently exactly what took place in Minnesota. I want you to hear this report from Fox 9 TV in Minneapolis.
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Man out on probation for sexual assault is charged once again. This time, prosecutors say he picked up a woman he met on Snapchat and raped her at a hotel in Bloomington.
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Prosecutors once called this man an extreme public safety risk, but he never spent a day in prison for his previous crimes. Fox 9’s Mike Manzoni joining us from our newsroom now. And Mike, prosecutors signed off on plea deals in these previous cases.
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Kelsey and Randy, a judge sentenced the Minneapolis man in those cases back in May, but he got credit for time served. So he never went to prison. It was all part of a pair of plea deals. This is the man we’re talking about. His name is Abdimahat Billy Muhammad. But prosecutors say the 28-year-old uses the names Kareem and Altesto on Snapchat. And that is where investigators say he met his latest victim as well as his two previous ones. Prosecutors say he picked up his most recent victim in Mankato back in September. and drove her to a hotel near the Mall of America where he took her phone, told her she wasn’t leaving, raped her, and held her against her will for days. That’s according to prosecutors. Investigators used DNA to identify Muhammad as the suspect. His profile was already in the database from previous cases involving sexual assaults in Minneapolis in 2017 and another one in 2024. A Hennepin County judge sentenced Muhammad in May in those cases, including one involving a 15-year-old girl. Prosecutors say two other unidentified men took part in that assault, and one threatened the victim with a gun. But Muhammad never spent a day in prison, as we said, because he got credit for time served while awaiting trial as part of a pair of plea deals. We’ve reached out to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office for comment. A spokesman there told us it is checking into it.
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never spent a day in prison, raped a 15-year-old at gunpoint, struck a plea deal with the miserable, inept prosecutors in Hennepin County. So let’s check in with the Hennepin County, Minnesota attorney. a woman by the name of Mary Moriarity. I wonder if Mary Moriarity is reacting to this shocking story of this Mohammed character not serving one day in jail, raped multiple women, was out free, only left to rape again. Let’s check in with Mary Moriarity I guess it’s Moriarty. She came up before in the news a number of months ago, and I mispronounced her name. All I know is she is the completely inept prosecutor in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Let’s listen to what she’s complaining about.
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This is Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty. There are reports that the Trump administration is planning to send ICE agents here to the Twin Cities to target our neighbors of Somali descent. This is part of a recent pattern to single out our Somali community members. This is rooted in the idea that if they spew hatred, it will divide us. But we won’t let that happen. There are no roving gangs of Somali people in this community harassing, threatening, doing anything to any of our community members. let me repeat that again because i’ve heard this often there are no roving gangs of somalis targeting or harassing or doing anything inappropriate to any community members those are simply lies it is not true our office at the hennepin county attorney’s office here will not assist in any way shape or form in any of these ice raids From our small business owners to our health care workers to our Lyft and Uber drivers to children growing up in Cedar Riverside and family shopping at the Carmel Mall, our Somali community members are what makes Minneapolis one of the finest places in the world to live. We will not let Trump’s hatred divide us. We will stand side by side with our Somali community members.
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Hey, lady, you know what divides us? your office letting rapists roam free because you’re worried about being called a racist if you put a guy named Mohammed behind bars. I mean, the audacity, the arrogance, the gall of that woman bragging that the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office is going to resist lawful efforts to remove illegal immigrants from your community is astounding. What a smug, arrogant, vile person. How about somebody ask her about Mohammed being released after free to rape other women? You think that divides a community, dummy? My gosh. My gosh. I mean, it kind of takes your breath away, doesn’t it? And look, it comes from the top. I saw a clip last night from Mayor Jacob Fry of Minneapolis that I could not believe was real. I called my team and said, guys, that’s AI. There’s no way you go from saying what it means to be an American and then a few seconds later start speaking in a foreign language. There’s no way this really happened. But alas, it did.
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That’s not American. That’s not what we are about. And we’re going to do right by every single person in our cities. And so to our Somali community. If that was a Saturday Night Live bit, it would really be funny.
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I mean, that’s legitimately hysterical. That’s not what we are as Americans. What are we as Americans? That’s what we are as Americans. Can you imagine that? It’s the mayor of Minneapolis. That’s not who we are. That’s not what we are as Americans. To our Somali community. That’s what it means to be an American, to speak in Somali, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. That’s the stinking mayor. Minneapolis is really in trouble, really, really hurting. And I made them play that for me. I said, there’s no way. Did you edit it? Look at it again. Let’s play it one more time. This is not an edited clip. He goes from saying what we are as Americans to seconds later speaking in Somali.
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That’s not American. That’s not what we are about. And we’re going to do right by every single person in our cities. And so to our Somali community. Ah, there we are. This is what it means to be an American. Daman Shabka. Daman Shabka is what it means to be an American in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Holy cow.
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800-655-MIKE. Got to get your reaction. That infuriates me. I get so angry when I listen to that clip. My blood boils. Let me tell you what it means to be an American, says the mayor. And the Hennepin County attorney. We’re not going to let Trump’s hatred divide us. We’ll resist lawful efforts… to remove illegals from our community. What a joke these people are. An absolute joke. No other way to describe it. Oh, we were so close. Well, we’re almost there. We’re about 90% of our goal. I thought maybe, look, I didn’t think, I didn’t think we could make it. Eric Hansen, you were sure we could hit the goal. Right now we’re at 3,895 kids, which is an incredible, extraordinary blessing. Almost 3,900 kids are going to get Christmas morning, thanks to you. The goal is 4,333, and Tom Tratta planted this seed in my brain that maybe we’d hit our goal today. And maybe if enough people pop in $100 in honor of my conversation with Scott, we’ll get there. But look, 90% is pretty great for December the 3rd. Again, the goal is 4,333 kids at MikeOnline.com if you want to make an online donation. It’s not too late. We’ve got about a half hour to go for this hour. We’ve got to do it today. Actually, we don’t have to do it today, but it would be fun to do it today. It would be a blast if we could get there. In fact, that’s $13,000 short of goal. I’m going to really, really go out on a limb here. If we can get 12 people to pop in $1,000, I’ll pop in the $13,000. And we’ll hit our goal today. So think about it. In fact, I’ll up the ante. Let me make a promise. If you would donate $1,000 online to our Christmastime Angel Tree campaign, I’ll personally call you to thank you for your donation. And we’ll have a great chat together on the phone. I love doing that, incidentally, because I get to meet people off the show, and we can solve all the problems of the world together. And if I can get $12… donors of a thousand dollars a piece i’ll pop in the other third the other thousand and that’ll take us to our goal for our entire prison fellowship angel tree christmas campaign so we’ll be watching tom trad up make a note a thousand dollar donors will get a personal phone call from yours truly with my luck scott will pop in a thousand dollars and i got to call him back again Talk to him a third time so he can insult Southerners and Haitians and Somalis. Oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy. So anyway, but maybe, maybe we could do it. $1,000, 12 people. It’s all it’s going to take to get our goal. And we could do that in the next 10 minutes. And we’ll all sing Joy to the World together. We’ll celebrate. Tell you what we’ll do. I’ll sing Here’s My Promise. If I can get 12 people to donate $1,000 right now and we hit our goal, I’ll sing Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer in honor of Scott because Scott thinks that that’s how we all of us who have ever spent time in the South, that’s how we all think. Grandma got run over by a reindeer walking home from our… I love that song. So we’ll play that. We’ll pull that out of the archives. Look, there’s big… So MikeOnline.com. It’s not too late. Come on. $1,000 and I’ll make a personal phone call to thank you. It would be so fun. It would be so fun to be able to hit our goal today, December the 3rd. I am just so grateful to get to do this. I love being surrounded by family and friends and great co-workers, including Roger P. Shulman. There’s a big story, Roger, that I wanted to bring you in here for today because President Trump… is lining up the Trump accounts, offering $1,000 saving funds for kids. It was passed, Roger, under the Big Beautiful Bill, right? The so-called Trump accounts. American citizens, give us the details of this big, big announcement yesterday, because it’s kind of a combination of a billionaire philanthropist and aspects of the Big Beautiful Bill.
SPEAKER 12 :
The Big Beautiful Bill is the major part of it. The president is giving kids born between January 1st of this year through December 31st of 2028 an initial $1,000. And parents can contribute to that up to $5,000 a year. Businesses can also contribute. So that would make it an attractive package for businesses that parents are working for. The child cannot touch it until they’re 18. And if the parents contribute at five thousand a year, the maximum at six percent, that would be about one hundred ninety one thousand dollars the child would be eligible for for education, buying a new home or starting a small business when they’re 18. They could also roll it over and just keep it going as an IRA and they could keep it till they’re 30, 40 or 70 if they want to. And they’d definitely be millionaires by then if the economy doesn’t totally collapse and It has not, and we don’t expect it to. So it looks like a pretty good deal.
SPEAKER 18 :
It’s a huge deal. And let’s listen, if we can, together, Roger, because these billionaires, Michael and Susan Dell, are going to donate $6.25 billion to help fund these Trump accounts that will benefit 25 million American children. Let’s listen together to the announcement. This is really exciting.
SPEAKER 08 :
Absolutely. It’s a very special moment. We’re making a $6.25 billion investment in America’s kids through our charitable funds.
SPEAKER 09 :
Next year, every American child will be able to get an investment account powered by Invest America.
SPEAKER 08 :
We’ve seen what happens when a child gets even a small financial head start. Their world expands.
SPEAKER 09 :
The real power of these accounts is that anyone can contribute. Parents, relatives, friends, everyone can help shape a child’s future.
SPEAKER 08 :
To philanthropists, companies, community leaders, if you want to be part of something truly meaningful for our kids, for our communities, for our country, join us.
SPEAKER 09 :
And to parents and caregivers, stay tuned and get ready to activate your child’s account. Every contribution can grow over the years, just like your child.
SPEAKER 08 :
Together we can make possibility something every child can count on. And that’s a future worth investing in.
SPEAKER 18 :
Wow. Roger, what a big deal this is. And think about that, where you can invest in your own child’s future, and this is all part of the one big beautiful bill from President Trump.
SPEAKER 12 :
This is a multigenerational thing. When President Trump is long out of office, these kids are going to be able to afford major purchases when they’re 18 or can continue to keep it going. This is a generational change in the finances. It’s really going to have a tremendous impact later on 20 years from now.
SPEAKER 18 :
Look, it’s sort of this, it’s like the affordability debate, too. I mean, I’ve had a lot of callers who agreed with Steve Moore, who was on TV last night, saying this affordability crisis narrative is largely a myth. Look, you can go around and you can find things that are expensive all over the place. But gas prices are coming down. And here’s what’s important. Inflation is coming down and wages and salaries are going up, Roger.
SPEAKER 12 :
That is true. Things are looking good. But when you have the mainstream media and all of entertainment against you, the narrative that comes down to the public is that everything is falling apart. Everything costs too much and everything is just a disaster. And that’s not the case. Things are looking very bright. Give it a little time. He’s been in office for 11 months. Give Trump a little time and I think we’ll see some major improvements in the years to come and the months to come.
SPEAKER 18 :
Well, and a whole lot of experts are saying, a lot of financial analysts are saying, 2026 is going to be a big, big boon economically. And that will be, you know, let’s hope and pray it all comes together. Roger, great seeing you. I appreciate your report. Roger P. Shulman in the Mike Gallagher Show newsroom. Look, in all the time, incidentally, that I’ve been telling you about Pure Talk, and I love saving you money. My wireless company is offering something that I’ve never seen before. Unlimited talk, unlimited text, and unlimited data with a 30-gig hotspot for $29.95 a month for life. Look, this is Pure Talk’s top-tier plan. It’s normally $65 every month, but now… Just for a couple more days through December 7th, you’re going to get this plan for $29.95 a month for life. You’re going to save over 50% a month every month for life. Yeah, that’s on their crazy fast 5G network, too. This offer is extremely short-lived. Make the switch today, then tell all your friends about it. Grab your phone, dial pound 250, and just say the keyword Mike Gallagher to get Pure Talk’s best unlimited plan for $29.95 a month for life. Listen, grab your phone, dial pound 250, and say keyword Mike Gallagher. and switch to my wireless company, Pure Talk. Taxes and fees not included. Some restrictions apply. See puretalk.com for details. The offer ends December 7th, 2025. Nice text message from somebody in Atlanta, Georgia, who said, Mike, I really love you, but you were not polite. You interrupted him. It just dawned on me. When people complain about me interrupting, I got a newsflash. When I get emotional and passionate, I’m going to interrupt. Sorry. I wish I could tell you I won’t, but I can’t make that promise. All I can do is promise to do the best I can, but with a color like Scott, the Somali-loving Minnesotan, I’m going to interrupt. Sorry.
