In this episode, we’re diving deep into the controversial Bindergate. Our host, Mike Gallagher, shares his thoughts on why he believes it’s time to move on from this story and let go of minor scandals that the opposing side seems eager to magnify. Through interactive discussions with callers from across the country, we see a resounding consensus emerging: it’s time to let bygones be bygones and focus on more significant matters. Mike shares a personal anecdote about working alongside the legendary Rush Limbaugh, reinforcing the importance of trusting one’s instincts in the radio business.
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He’s the happy conservative warrior. From the Relief Factor Studios, here’s Mike Geller.
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Bindergate. Bindergate, huh? You know, the team does such a great job, and we have one of the best teams in America preparing everything behind the scenes. Eric and… Tracy and Christian and Alec is filling in today in New York and Joey and Robert. And, of course, we’ve got the Mike Waltz appearance on Laura Ingraham last night trying to explain how a hostile to the Trump administration editor wound up on a group chat about bombing in Yemen. And, of course, it’s kind of juicy because he doesn’t come across great. Mike Waltz did not do himself a lot of favors with his appearance on Laura Ingraham last night. But then I’m thinking, well, this is exactly what the other side wants. They want us sort of nitpicking with each other and fighting about it and making it a big deal. And in my gut, we should move on. In my gut, in my heart, it’s stupid to continue to bang this Atlantic Magazine Yemen attack story. Now, that kind of runs contrary to what I’m supposed to do because it is breaking news. I get it. It’s what everybody seems to be talking about. But on the other hand, I’m loathe to give the other side what they want. And this is exactly what they want, a big DEFCON 1 scandal. And it’s not a DEFCON 1 scandal. It was dumb. It was a mistake. I still don’t quite understand Mike Waltz’s explanation last night. And I can play the clips for you over what he said, but I don’t want to. I want to move on. But I’m not sure if that’s what you want. So I thought, well, let’s do what we always do. Let’s open up the phone lines and find out if you want to continue this and you want to hear Mike Waltz’s rather clumsy appearance last night on Laura Ingraham with Fox News. Or do you want me not to pile on? I want to find out. You know, years ago, I got a job at a radio station in New York City. And there was a guy named Rush Limbaugh who worked down the hall from me. Now, you’ve got to appreciate, for a student of talk radio, to work in the same building with Rush Limbaugh was epic. It was just absolutely one of the most extraordinary chapters of my life. And they put me out in a cubby in the hallway, which, you know, for a big-time morning show host at the nation’s biggest talk station. But that’s kind of what they did there for a while. There was a guy, the general manager, who kind of played games and stuff. And Rush said to me, ah, they got you in the same cubby they put me in. And then he told the story about how the then general manager just didn’t want him there. Rush was kind of a cram down in New York City. It was a corporate decision, and the local management didn’t want Rush. And so they stuck him out in the hallway next to Lynn Samuels. Anybody who knows New York radio knows who I’m talking about. And Rush said, hang in there. You’ll do fine. Go with your gut every time, he said. Go with your gut and you’ll survive and you’ll thrive. Go with your own instincts. Don’t listen to a consultant. Don’t listen to a general manager. Don’t listen to a program director. Go with your own gut. You’re here for a reason. Now, those were the words of Rush Limbaugh to me personally that have stuck with me ever since. And so my gut tells me to move on. I don’t want to let my audience down, though, so I want to find out. So you call me right now, 800-655-MIKE. I’m tired of hearing about it already. It’s aggravating to me. Again, I don’t want to burn Mike Waltz. He’s a fantastic administration official. He’s doing a great job. This was an error. This was a mistake. This was a bit of a blunder. Okay, I trust the White House. We’ll learn from it. They’ll never let it happen again. And we’re going to turn the page. I believe it’s time to move on. Let MSNBC hyperventilate about it. Let CNN jump up and down. On the Mike Gallagher show, I believe it’s time to move on. But again, I don’t want to do that in contradiction to what you want. I want to find out what you think. All right, I want to just do, Teresa, don’t even bother to scream. Just get their name. I just want to know whether you want me to move on or you want to hear Mike Waltz last night on Laura Ingraham, which admittedly from a broadcasting standpoint was pretty remarkable. Rick’s in Orlando. What do you think? Should we stay or should we go?
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Hey, Mike, we need to move on. And we need to disclaim this as a big deal. This is a small deal. You don’t mean disclaim it as a big deal.
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You mean distance it or denounce it as a big deal. Yes. I got you. Okay, move on. I just want to get a bunch of voices here. Let’s do a little bit of a lightning round of callers. 800-655-MIKE, 800-655-6453. If you were programming our show, and again, I never want to let the audience down. I think we’ve got to move on from it. David’s in Louisville. David, how are you doing? What do you think? Move on or stay? Move on. Move on. All right, thank you. Nancy, Naples, Florida, 800-655-MIKE. Move on. Move on. Got it, got it, got it. Frank, a lot of Orlando, a lot of Florida callers. Frank in Orlando. Frank, move on or stay? Frank. Move on. Got it. Got a speaker. Forever hold your peace. Quickly, David in San Antonio. David, move on or should we stay or should we go? Let’s see. Can’t get the button pushed. David, you there? Oh, here we go. David, move on or stay? Stay. Stay. For a reason.
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Tell me why. Well, I wouldn’t say you necessarily stay, but I hope the White House looks further into it because with the background of the deceit that’s happened to Trump, How did this guy get on that frequency?
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It’s a good question, and I know the White House is all over it. In fact, I know that for a fact. So if you’re telling me that from a standpoint of a broadcaster move on, then I’m going to take that as a move on. Quickly, Pittsburgh. Hey there. Should we move on or should we stay? You’re talking to me, Mike? Yes, sir. That’s you. Hey, I’m from Butler, PA. You ever heard of it? I sure have. That’s where our president, the miracle of the saving of the president’s life, because God was with him that day. Yeah, we’re in history now. It’s something else. You got it. I think we ought to move on. Got it. Appreciate it. Sharon, Scottsdale, Arizona. Quickly, Sharon, move on or stay? Please move on. Got it. Appreciate it. Tom, Florida. Hey, Tom, move on or stay? Move on. Got it. Man, we’re not even getting one. Even the guy that sort of said stay was just talking about the White House. Jim in Kansas. What do you think, Jim? Move on or stay? I say move on. All right. Appreciate it. And we’re going to take one more on this. One more. 800-655-MIKE. Mike, you’ve got the final say. Move on or stay? Move on. All right. I think it sounds pretty unanimous. But we’re not going to move on from a powerful… popular, influential Democrat congresswoman thinking it’s normal to mock somebody’s physical disabilities. We’re not going to move on from the latest updates in Israel with the battle between Hamas and Israel. We’ve got a lot of breaking news today. Welcome into a Wednesday. But the people have spoken and the people reflect my gut and in deference to the late, great Rush Limbaugh, I’m going with it, and we’re moving on. 15 past the hour, we’re in the Relief Factor Studios. Welcome aboard. It’s a Wednesday, March 26th episode of the Mike Gallagher Show. I just got the daily report for our Food for the Poor campaign. Look, if the new kid on the block, Chris DeGaulle, beats us in the campaign, I’m in big trouble. I’m giving up. You can’t let that happen. If you like what we do, because we’re all doing this together, this Food for the Poor campaign, I’m going to give you the phone number that I didn’t give you a moment ago. I just need 400 people to pop in 100 bucks. Let’s get 100 people today to donate $100. Food for the Poor. This is what we do. We do this a few times a year. And here’s the phone number that I left out before. If you want to make a phone call, have your credit card standing by and call Food for the Poor. 844-860-HOPE. That’s 844-860-4673. Or you can go to mikeonline.com, click on that banner at the top of the page, or just text the keyword food to 800-655-MIKE, and we’ll send you back the link. And thank you, thank you, thank you for supporting our Food for the Poor campaign. Come on, let’s get there. Come on, 400 people. Wouldn’t it be amazing? How astounding would it be if I could touch the hearts of 400 people, maybe even you, Ed, in Naples? Instead of being grumpy at me, feed starving children. Clothe the naked. Feed the hungry. Partner with the Christian ministry. All I need is 400 people to donate 100 bucks, and we’re there. We’ve got our goal. Maybe we could do it today. Go to MikeOnline.com. Click on the banner or call 844-860-HOPE. Call 844-860-4673. However you reach out, I do hope you’ll join me as folks just like you all over America step up to help our friends at the Christian nonprofit international relief organization, Food for the Poor. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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The Mike Gallagher Show. You can’t have a judge who’s controlling troop deployments. You can’t have a judge who’s controlling how we enforce our immigration laws. You know, the American people actually invested the president of the United States with some of these core law enforcement authorities. And the president has to be able to do the job the American people elected him to do.
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In the ReliefFactor.com studios, here’s Mike.
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That’s Vice President J.D. Vance giving an interview recently, and he’s being described by many as the heir apparent to Donald Trump. And I wonder if you agree with that. I want to find out. Text message from Columbus, Ohio. I didn’t support J.D. as Trump’s VP pick. However, every time I hear him interviewed and hear him speak, I know Trump got it right. South Carolina, upstate, definitely J.D. Vance. However, here’s Oregon. I think Marco Rubio is much more popular. What I like is we got a whole bunch of great options. We got a lot of people to choose from. Do you think J.D. Vance is, in your mind, the heir apparent in 2028? Can’t believe we’re already talking about 2028, but let’s face it, it’s going to be here before we know it. Debbie in Warner, Georgia. Hi, Debbie. Hi. Hi, what do you think about J.D. in 2028?
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I love it. I love it. I think he’d be a good president. I wasn’t at first. I love President Trump, but what I’ve seen of him, I think he’s doing a great job.
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All right. Let’s see what others say, Debbie. I appreciate it very much. One open line, 800-655-MIKE. John in Stony Heights, Michigan. Hello, John.
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Good morning. Hello, Mike. Hi. I agree 100% with Vice President Vance, but I’m not sold on Tulsi Gabbard. I’m thinking maybe more Ron DeSantis as a running mate.
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So J.D. Vance, Ron DeSantis.
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Yes, sir. I think that both of them can carry on the agenda. And I agree with you. We have to think of 2028 because we need another term to cement what we’re doing now. If all this is just for four years, then we’re just going to keep going backwards.
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Yeah, I mean, the only problem with your theory or your hypothetical is I’m not sure Ron DeSantis would agree to be anybody’s vice presidential running mate. Would it be hard for him to, after running for president and then, of course, kind of shutting that down rather quickly, would it be hard for him to return as vice president?
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You know what? That’s a good point. You know, it’s just a tough call. You hit the nail on the head. We have a lot of good people. But I’m looking at somebody that wants to carry on what President Trump is doing now.
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That’s right, the Trump legacy. You and I are on the same page, John. I appreciate it. I want to make sure that whoever is the nominee in 2028 understands how important it is to continue the Trump ideology. Because the fact is, Americans want the Trump worldview. Look, they can scream all they want. They can cry. They can beat their heads against the wall. What Trump is doing is winning. Don’t believe me? All right, let’s take a listen to CNN. Here’s Harry Enten, who does… And I want to play this whole thing. It’s a couple minutes long, but it’s remarkable when you consider that it’s from CNN. Here’s Harry Enten, who is… absolutely in wonderment and almost bewilderment at the Americans who believe that Trump is taking this country in the right direction.
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I think sometimes it’s important to do a little bit of reality check and take a little different spin at the numbers. I’m going to do that right here because all we talk about is how unpopular Donald Trump is. But in reality, he’s basically more popular than he was at any point in term number one and more popular than he was when he won election back in November of 2024. What are we talking about? His net favorable rating right now comes in at minus four points. Compare that to where he was when he won in November of 2024 when he was at minus 7 points or March of 2017 when he was at minus 10 points. So when you compare Trump against himself, he’s actually closer to the apex than he is to the bottom of the trough. And, of course, that’s so important because Donald Trump, historically speaking, has had his numbers underestimated. So I think it’s very important to compare him to himself to understand he’s actually more popular now than he was when he won. Or certainly where he was at this point back in his first term, the bottom line is Trump is more towards the ceiling than he is towards the floor.
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So when when you do that, it makes my knees hurt. So when you look at this compared to sort of historically, what does it tell you about the percentage of folks that think the country itself with him at the helm is on the right track?
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This, I think, is rather important because, again, if the polls have historically underestimated Donald Trump, what is a metric that might get at understanding at how popular he may actually be? So let’s take a look at the percentage of the country who say that we’re on the right track. It’s actually a very high percentage when you compare it to some historical numbers. What are we talking about? According to Marist, 45 percent say that we’re on the right track. That’s the second highest that Marist has measured since 2009. How about NBC News?
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44%.
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That’s the highest since 2004. The bottom line is the percentage of Americans who say we’re on the right track is through the roof. And if you were to compare it to when presidents have historically been reelected, of course, Trump is. not constitutionally eligible to run for re-election, but I think it sort of puts it in perspective. 42% of the country says the country is on the right track when the incumbent party is re-elected. And also keep in mind, back when Kamala Harris lost and the Democrats were turned out of power, only about 27 to 28% of the country said the country was on the right track. The bottom line is right now, a much higher percentage of the country says we’re on the right track. And finally, Sarah Seidner, I want to put it all in the congressional generic ballot. What about Congress? What about Congress? Because those are the folks who are up in 2026. And take a look here. The Dems versus the Republicans on the generic congressional ballot. Back in November of 2020, when Democrats won, it was plus five Democrats. Tied in November of 2022, plus one in November of 2024, when Republicans. maintain control. And then you look at March of 2025. This number looks a lot more like 2022 or 2024 when Republicans won’t control of Congress. The bottom line is, yes, Donald Trump’s approval rating is lower than compared to a lot of his predecessors, but it’s higher than compared to himself. A lot of folks say the country is on the right track and the generic congressional ballot looks a heck of a lot more like when Republicans win than when Democrats win.
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It will be interesting to see if any of what just happened. And that’s why we move on from so-called signal gate. That’s why we don’t give them the satisfaction of talking about a distraction, a bump, an error, a mistake that is going to be completely forgotten in about 48 hours, if not 24. Americans are thrilled. with the new leadership in the White House. When you’ve got a CNN guy saying that the support for the direction of the country right now is through the roof, that’s why we can’t play their game. That’s why we got to celebrate together in August on a summer vacation that you’ll never forget, the Patriots Alaska Cruise, a once-in-a-lifetime journey where patriotism and luxury meet. Picture this, you and me cruising through Alaska’s stunning wilderness on a first-class luxury ship surrounded by breathtaking glaciers, majestic mountains, bald eagles. There’s nothing like an Alaskan cruise. And on the trip with me will be our friends and colleagues, Larry Elder, Joe Piscopo, Jennifer Horn. We will entertain you. Joey Hudson from South Carolina. We will entertain you on the ship. We will hold great events, gatherings on the beautiful world stage. We set sail August 16th from Seattle. We’ll sail through the last frontier. You’ll go in and out of Seattle. Inspiration Tours will handle every detail for you. Thought-provoking events. onboard visits, exclusive events, and unforgettable memories. And I want to give you a word of advice. Don’t try to book through Holland America on the Eurodam that week thinking you can get into our events because it doesn’t work that way. Sorry, you’ve got to have the badge to get in. And I found that out the hard way last year when I met so many wonderful people who thought they could save a couple of dollars and book on their own with Holland America, and then they weren’t able to get admittance to our events. Hey, this is going to be a great group of hundreds of patriots. I’ve got an interesting way for you to get the information. Just text the keyword TRAVEL to 94878. And you’ll get all the information that will allow you to reserve your cabin today. Only $300 is the deposit to hold your stateroom. Text the keyword TRAVEL to 94878. Space is limited. Don’t wait to book your cabin. Text TRAVEL to 94878. Just text TRAVEL to 94878. And we’ll send you back all the details. I’ll see you on board tomorrow. The second annual Patriots Alaska Cruise, where patriotism, adventure, and luxury all come together. August 16th through the 23rd, a summer vacation that is one you’ll never forget. Text TRAVEL to 94878. Or you can just go to TravelWithSalem.com. TravelWithSalem.com. Ph.D. weight loss has changed my life, and I’ve got a little secret for you. You know Big Pharma and semaglutide and the shots in the belly. You’ve seen the story recently about the study that shows that a lot of people that are getting this are going blind. You don’t want to do this. You want a program to lose weight that’s centered around science and nutrition, a proven roadmap that has helped over 8,000 clients lose weight and keep it off, like me. I lost 53 pounds a few years ago, and I’ve kept it off. I know what to eat and when. I know how to quiet any of the cravings I might get and finally release that unhealthy belly fat that I carried along for so long. Make the phone call that can change your life in the way it changed mine. It’s called PhD Weight Loss. PhD Weight Loss, Dr. Ashley Lucas’ program is brilliant. And how do I know? Well, 53 pounds later, here I am. 864-644-1900 is their number. Call and schedule your consultation. You can do this program from anywhere in America. Call 864-644-1900, 864-644-1900, or visit myphdweightloss.com.
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He’s the happy conservative warrior. From the Relief Factor Studios, here’s Mike Deller.
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Every day I come to work thinking, what new adventure are we going to embark upon together today? And here’s my big adventure. My decision is to move on from so-called adventure. Signal gate. The reason I’m moving on is because they want to turn all of us into sharks and circling the water. They want everybody to be in a feeding frenzy over this group text chat thing that shouldn’t have happened. in including an editor from the Trump-hating Atlantic magazine. But it happened. President Trump acknowledged it. And President Trump is basically saying, look, I’m standing by Mike Waltz. I’m standing by my people. I’m not firing people because the left wants me to. And we can’t let it happen again. And that’s about the right response. Now, there’s some news today. The Atlantic finally decided, apparently, to release all of it. Okay, well, let’s find out if it’s got any classified information in there or not. That shouldn’t take long. But I’m not going to wallow in this story. I think it’s fair to call it the first… bumping the road in the still young Trump term. But while everybody else is fixating on this, I know what the game is. If you think the Atlantic releasing a week’s old story on the eve of a scheduled Senate Intelligence Committee hearing featuring our top intelligence officials, you think that was a coincidence? You’re as naive as the day is long. It was intentional. The Atlantic and this Trump-hating editor wants to inflict as much damage and chaos and distraction that they can. What’s the distraction? Things are going really good for the Trump administration. And they know it. And they know it. There is a refreshing attitude from normal Americans. CNN, I’ve got a Harry Enten clip that I’ll play for you at some point, who says that polling suggests that the number of voters who think the U.S. is on the right track is through the roof. I’ll repeat that. CNN says… that the polling shows that the number of Americans who believe the country is headed in the right direction is through the roof. So, what do the Trump haters have to do? Come up with something, anything. You can’t pay attention to Jasmine Crockett, right? Because if we pay attention to Jasmine Crockett, we’re going to realize that one of the beloved figures of today’s Democrats… makes fun of a person in a wheelchair, and then pretends that she didn’t do it. Her denial over her attack on Greg Abbott’s condition, the governor of Texas, is worse than what she said in the first place. In case you didn’t pay attention, and incidentally, how… How… Prophetic am I? I don’t like making predictions. But when I do, you better listen up. In fact, Christian, play the clip of what I said to Mark Davis yesterday morning on his show at 745 Central, 845 Eastern. This is exactly what I said yesterday morning. Can I make a prediction right here, right now? Let me make a prediction. Here we go. 7.45 Central Standard Time, Tuesday, March 25th. Yes, sir. She’s going to go too far. She’s going to say something. No, well, she already has, but I mean even farther than she’s gone. Now, that was my prediction yesterday morning, okay? Over a day ago, I said, mark my words, Jasmine Crockett’s going to go too far. The question becomes, is anything too far for today’s Democrat Party? I’m not sure it is. But one would think mocking a man’s disability is a bridge too far. One would think. Here’s what she said, incidentally. This went viral. And in a way, Mark and I were both right. Mark said, well, she’s already done it. I said she’s going to go too far. Going forward, the video went viral yesterday after our show. So, in other words, this came out after my broadcast, but it was actually from a speech she gave. At a political event this past Saturday, here’s what she said about Governor Greg Abbott, who has been confined to a wheelchair for the last 40 years after a tree fell on him in a freak accident as a young man. It’s got a real powerful story. His wife stayed by him, was by his side every step of the way. He’s been a successful politician. He’s a very popular governor in one of America’s most impressive states, the state of Texas. And this vicious, awful, vile person thought it would be cute to make fun of his confinement to a wheelchair.
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We’re in these hot-ass Texas streets, honey. Y’all know we got Governor Hot Wheels down there. Come on now. And the only thing hot about him is that he is a hot ass mess, honey.
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That’s Jasmine Crockett, a U.S. congresswoman. Now, her denial, which is, again, even worse, and I kid you not, here’s where you know that she knows she went too far. You’ll know that she went too far with her positively idiotic denial that she was mocking his condition. She responded by bizarrely claiming, I’m quoting the New York Post here, she bizarrely claimed her remarks had nothing to do with Governor Abbott’s disability. Quote, I wasn’t thinking about the governor’s condition. I was thinking about the planes, trains, and automobiles he used to transfer migrants into communities led by black mayors. That’s what she posted on X. I called him Governor Hot Wheels because I was thinking about planes, trains, and automobiles. Nice try. There’s nobody that believes that. Even her most ardent supporters aren’t buying that. But they’ll probably stand by her because they like the fact that she’s a fighter. She’s mean. She takes on the Republicans. She comes after evil conservatives and Republicans. Well, keep it coming, Democrats, because you may never win another election. Welcome into the Mike Gallagher Show. It’s Wednesday. We’ve got a lot to cover, a lot of breaking news. And again, the chat details have been revealed. Here’s a dilemma for me. I’m moving on from so-called Signalgate, but I also don’t want to deprive you of any breaking news. So we’ll let you know. I mean, the only question remaining is, was there any truly classified information in that chat or not? And if there was… That’s obviously a problem, but it isn’t the end of the world. But there’s going to have to be accountability, and I think there will be. In the meantime, the Democrats want the distraction of Signalgate, and we’re not going to give it to them. So we’re kind of threading the needle here a little bit on the Mike Gallagher show. I want to get your reaction to Jasmine Crockett, what she said and her denial. And if you agree with me that if they keep it up, if they stay with the Jasmine Crocketts and the AOCs and the Bernies of the world, hey, keep going, because they may never win again. 800-655-MIKE. One call does it all. Call or text. I hope you join us here in the Relief Factor Studios. 800-655-MIKE, 800-655-6453. Remember all the things you said and you’re not sure that you want to know. I give you one hit, honey, you sure did put on a show.
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He’s the happy conservative warrior. From the Relief Factor studios, here’s Mike Deller.
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What has been happening in the Middle East is heartbreaking. There has been a catastrophic loss of life. Hamas committed horrific atrocities. Israel has a right to defend itself. And yesterday, this whole drama about the Signal Group text, which we are not going to spend a lot of time on, we’re moving on because we’re not going to give the left and the Trump-hating Democrats the Christmas present that they think that this story is. I will, however, play for you a two-minute clip from the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, who quite effectively slams the lid on claims that any classified material was leaked to the editor of The Atlantic. It didn’t happen. And there’s a lot of truth in how she describes it. I’m going to play a two and a half minute clip for you, and that’s it. Because, look, the Democrats desperately need a distraction right now. They are praying that Americans aren’t noticing the condition of their own party. I’m sure they hope that we don’t notice the anti-Semitic Democrats marching through the halls of Congress and in the streets of the United States. Anti-Semitism has reared its ugly head in a really, really profound way. The last time we went to Israel, we broadcast from the studios. of the Jewish News Syndicate. Thanks to the efforts of our friend who happens to be the CEO and Jerusalem Bureau Chief of the Jewish News Syndicate. He’s also host of the Jerusalem Minute. It’s our friend Alex Trayman. Let’s bring him in from Jerusalem. Alex, it’s been too long. How have you been, my friend? Doing well, Mike. Great to catch up with you. It sure is. And just tell us how things are going right now. What is it like living in Jerusalem during a time of war? As you probably know, we were hoping to come back in October with the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. We wanted to take a group of listeners. At this point, we can’t pull off the trip. There have just been decisions made above my pay grade that it’s just too… The time is not an opportune time to go. Tell us what it’s like living and working in Jerusalem when Israel is at war.
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Mike, as you know, when you were here, I’m sure you felt pretty safe on the streets, and it had been really quiet in Jerusalem for the past many months, really until the past week or so when the Houthis have resumed firing at Israeli population centers. They’ve been almost daily shooting ballistic missiles at Israel, and Israel does successfully intercept, thank goodness, all of these missiles. However, they’re using weapons defense systems to take these things down. And so the possibility for shrapnel over an extremely large area is very present. And it forces basically all of Israelis into bomb shelters. So we’ve been running into bomb shelters, I would say, on a daily basis over the last couple of weeks.
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You know, one of the things that was revealed over this bombing in Yemen and the taking out of terrorists is President Trump, unlike Joe Biden, who declassified the Houthis as a terrorist organization, as you know. Trump intensified that, reignited that, and is protecting America, protecting Israel and our interests. I think it’s safe to say that most Israelis are not displeased. with wiping out terrorists the way we did with this mission in Yemen.
SPEAKER 02 :
Oh, absolutely. And the mission in Yemen is ongoing. Over the last couple of days have been some of the heaviest strikes, and they’re really hitting hard. at the Houthis infrastructure. And the Houthis have basically gotten away with about 16 months worth of firing ballistic missiles at Israel, hijacking commercial vessels, traveling through the Bab al-Mandeb Straits that lead to the Suez Canal, which is one of the world’s busiest commercial waterways, and also attacking U.S. naval vessels And so what we’re seeing now is the United States attacking the Houthis almost in the same manner in which Israel had been striking at Hezbollah in Lebanon just a few months back.
SPEAKER 16 :
Alex Treyman is our guest. He’s the CEO, Jerusalem Bureau Chief of the Jewish News Syndicate. You can follow such great organization. Your ex is at Treyman, right, Alex?
SPEAKER 02 :
Right, at Trayman, and you can check us out at JNS.org.
SPEAKER 16 :
JNS.org, JNS.org, or follow Alex on X at T-R-A-I-M-A-N. Alex, I hate to drag you into the political battles that we face in America every day, but can you give us an overview of what the typical Israeli thinks of Trump and the Trump administration?
SPEAKER 02 :
You know, if Trump was running for prime minister of Israel, I think he would win with I think that there’s I think that there’s more Israelis that are happy that Trump is the president on a per capita basis. And there are Americans that are happy that Trump is is president on a per capita basis. Israelis understand that Trump is president. is Israel’s best friend in the White House, the best friend that Israel’s ever had in the White House, for that matter. But what we’re watching, what’s going on politically in Israel and in the United States actually mirrors what’s going on politically in Israel. The deep state is attacking Donald Trump in the United States, and Donald Trump is fighting back. I would say that the deep state in Israel is even more deeply embedded politically. here than in America. And they are going after Netanyahu and his very strong majority right-wing coalition from every possible angle. They’re protesting in the streets. They’re threatening to shut down the country. And so we’re experiencing some of the same effects that you’re experiencing in the United States.
SPEAKER 16 :
It really is fascinating to me the parallels between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald J. Trump. And there’s not enough written about this. I mean, look, Netanyahu, for the benefit of people who don’t know, has essentially been persecuted in sort of the same way that Trump has been, right?
SPEAKER 02 :
Exactly. I mean, Netanyahu is currently under trial. He’s forced by the Supreme Court and the court system to be testifying in his own trial now at least two times a week as he’s trying to fight a war, as he has to fight domestic political issues for cases that would have been thrown out of an American court years ago. I mean, you had the court already told the prosecution that they have no case against In the most strict of the charges against him, which is a bribery charge, they told him that after they presented their case that they should drop it. But here the prosecution doesn’t have to drop the case. So the trial just continues to go on and on and on. So they’re persecuting him like that. But in Israel, you have the upper echelons of the military, the upper echelons of the security establishment, the media, the universities, the labor unions, the banks, the hospitals. All of these are really controlled by the left, even though Israel has a very strong right-wing voting majority.
SPEAKER 16 :
You know, people are always looking for a credible source of news and information coming out of the Holy Land. And I urge everybody to go to JNS.org. I go there all the time. I mean, right now when I open it up, you’re covering the protests that are erupting in Gaza as even Palestinians are demanding that Hamas step down. That’s a remarkable achievement because, Alex, one of the tough— Issues that we face as we’re trying to cover this is do all the Palestinians in Gaza support Hamas or not? Hamas created this war. Hamas started this war with October 7th and the massacre of innocent men, women and children. So now we’re seeing headlines again, JNS.org and reading all about the fact that there are Palestinians who are brave and bold enough to speak out against Hamas. That’s a welcome development, isn’t it?
SPEAKER 02 :
It certainly is. And that doesn’t mean, by the way, that those that are protesting Hamas today weren’t cheering Hamas on October 7th. They just see after Israel has inflicted so much damage on Hamas and on Gaza. And the reason why Israel did that is because nearly every single house. And school and mosque and hospital was used either as a weapons storage facility or an entrance into the intricate tunnel system. And Israel had no choice but to go through building by building and destroy it. And I think that these Arabs can just read the tea leaves. And they understand now that Israel is about to reenter into war because Hamas refuses to release the remaining hostages. And they know that they’re just going to be inviting another round of destruction in Gaza. And so they’re protesting against Hamas, which it’s clear that Hamas can no longer deliver anything for the Palestinian people, least of which is a victory over Israel.
SPEAKER 16 :
Well, I want to, on a personal note, thank you again because you opened up your state-of-the-art facility to us. We were there last time. I’m sad that we won’t be going in October like we were planning to, but I know we’ll be back maybe next year, Jerusalem, and next year, the JNS Studios. JNS.org for Jewish News Syndicate. Follow Alex and keep fighting the good fight, Alex. We appreciate your work so very much, and we appreciate you checking in with us from Jerusalem.
SPEAKER 02 :
Likewise. Thanks for having me.
SPEAKER 16 :
16 past the hour, more coming up here in the Relief Factor studios. Again, we’re not going to belabor the so-called Signalgate controversy, but I am going to play for you what Tulsi Gabbard forcefully and definitively said. sort of putting this whole thing to rest. The Democrats aren’t going to want to let it lie, but that’s okay. They’re not going to go away. Welcome in to a Wednesday episode of the Mike Gallagher Show. Our number is 800-655-MIKE. Call, text, follow all things Team Gallagher at mikeonline.com. Please follow us on X at Gallagher Show, where we’re streaming the show every single day. You know, Just check in with us any way you can. MikeOnline.com, that’s a good site for you to go to learn everything you can about the Mike Gallagher Show.
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SPEAKER 15 :
Mike Gallagher. Every day, Mike visits with Mark Davis, morning host on 660 AM, The Answer in Dallas. Here’s today’s M&M experience.
SPEAKER 04 :
Because I know something’s going on here, Mike, and I want to know what you think. But you know what we got to do first, because if we don’t, we won’t do it. Okay, so are you ready?
SPEAKER 16 :
Well, we’ll get to it. Let’s do it. Let me get you, because I’m so hepped on your, I loved your whole monologue. I mean, I was over the Howard Franklin Bridge listening to what you were saying. I thought, man, we are like two brains or two bodies with one brain. I mean, and by the way, can I say something quickly about the Howard Franklin Bridge?
SPEAKER 04 :
Anybody knows Tampa Bay? Please give us more Tampa Bay traffic info.
SPEAKER 16 :
Well, this is so cool. No, you know what? It ties into North Texas. Let me tell you why. When I moved here, there was like one span, one Howard Franklin Bridge. They decided they needed to build another one. And they did it in the last couple of years. Now, Tampa Bay, the area that I cross spans, it’s got to be two and a half, three miles. It’s huge. It’s huge. It’s gigantic. And Mark, every morning when I drive into work, I go over the bridge and I keep watching the progress. And you’d see the… Now, you understand they have to have boats out there. And they’re driving piles under the seabed and all that. It’s ready. It opened yesterday. I mean, it reminds me of when I came back to visit you guys, and I drove around South Lake and Grapevine, and all of that magnificent infrastructure. Yeah, that’s one way to put it. Well, it is, though, Mark.
SPEAKER 04 :
It’s remarkable. And, of course, around here, as soon as they expand something from four to six lanes, you immediately know you need eight, and so they start tearing it up again.
SPEAKER 16 :
But I don’t know what you’re talking about. they’re worried about that. They’re worried about that happening with this in it. But it’s just, I just want to just, we complain and we whine about traffic and we, but still, it can be done. Things can be done. And I remember being gone for a while and then going back to Texas because I lived in Keller and South Lake and I thought, this is like a whole new ballgame now. So kudos to all these engineers and these construction workers and these people all over America who can build bridges and put in overpasses and
SPEAKER 04 :
This does take me somewhere, because even in 2025, of course, I’m amazed that a plane can fly. I’m like the unfrozen caveman. Me too. Big silver bird in the sky. How does this happen? I know. How they even do a bridge, I just don’t even know. I’m amazed. One of the great things Ken Burns did, everybody talks about Civil War and baseball and the Vietnam thing. I think it’s only a two-parter, the Brooklyn Bridge. So take the ability, the whole bridge building thing, now do it in like 150 years ago. It’s one of the most amazing things he’s ever done.
SPEAKER 16 :
It’s incredible. It’s incredible.
SPEAKER 04 :
All right.
SPEAKER 16 :
So we’re going to get to Bucky. I want to react. I want to react to Signalgate. Oh, brother. Signalgate. It’s not a gate. I mean, hey, how did the mission go? Oh, perfectly. We killed bad guys. You know, part of the pushback is I’m not sure a lot of the Democrats want to kill bad guys. I mean, you see Rashida Tlaib? She’s complaining about terrorist attacks. Well, and speaking of bad guys, we’ll get to Jasmine Crockett, our favorite congresswoman here in just a moment. But I’m with you. Mike Waltz didn’t do himself any favors by appearing with Laura Ingraham last night. And there’s no diplomatic way out of this. It wasn’t great. I mean, like you said, and I thought you used the exact phrase I would use. Now… Look, here’s what I’m not worried about. First of all, it’s not the end of the world. And Trump himself characterized it. This was their first glitch. In two months in, this was a hiccup. This was a mistake. And it was a mistake. And they’re acknowledging it’s a mistake.
SPEAKER 04 :
Careful, careful, careful. They did. Mistake or skullduggery. And I’m not sitting here going all tinfoil hat like Mike Walz sort of is.
SPEAKER 16 :
but i don’t think it could be dismissed the possibility of a mole the possibility of sabotage first of all you can’t ever convince me that it was a coincidence that the day before most of these intelligence officials were at an already scheduled uh hearing before the senate intelligence committee goldberg from the atlantic drops this bombshell and that was a mistake was accidental so So you know the timing of that.
SPEAKER 04 :
But on that timing, because I heard Chris make that point and I talked about it and here you are, so we’re all talking about it. For those that don’t know, this was apparently on the calendar that March 25th would have been the appearance by all these people anyway. And I guess the… The sinister notion of timing is Goldberg finds a way to make this happen or some confederate of his finds a way to make this happen so that the very next day all of these people can get grilled by all of these Democrats. Okay, but to my mind, you know what it looked like? Instant accountability. Instant responsiveness. I think they all came across very well. And it’s like literally first thing I thought was, okay, this happened. And turn your head and there they all are answering questions about it. No, but that’s not what you think. I found it rather refreshing.
SPEAKER 16 :
Oh, so you think Jeffrey Goldberg from the Atlantic said, let’s tee it up for full accountability.
SPEAKER 04 :
I think that if the idea was, let’s set up what would be an embarrassment for these people, it wound up backfiring. It was not an embarrassment at all. Tulsi and John Radcliffe and Kash Patel came off very, very well.
SPEAKER 16 :
Maybe, maybe. I’m not sure I’d go there. What I would say is they better figure it out, and they better, and Waltz did promise that Elon Musk’s technologically whiz, their whizzes, will get to the bottom. If anybody can figure it out, it’s Elon Musk’s team. Figure it out. And because the trouble is, based on Mike Waltz’s explanation last night, He kind of did it. He wouldn’t even give any credence to the theory that a staffer did it.
SPEAKER 04 :
He took responsibility for it. But then you’re right. He did say, and Laura, to her credit, pressed him like three times. Do you have a mole? Is there a rogue staffer or a sloppy staffer? And he kind of said it wasn’t a staffer. One of two things is true. Either Waltz actually by his own hand did do it, in which case that’s a major screw-up. Or he didn’t and he’s protecting somebody. Or he just doesn’t know.
SPEAKER 16 :
He literally said it wasn’t a staffer, Mark. I know. He said it was not a staffer. So that suggests that he did it himself, which is a major screw-up. And incidentally, don’t worry, Trump’s going to stand by him. It’s okay.
SPEAKER 04 :
He’s not going to lose his job over it. He should stand by him. But it was a screw-up. Here’s what makes me crazy. So you’re Mike Waltz. Let’s step into Mike Waltz’s brain. How can he know he did it? And not know he did it. Then if he knew he did it. Well, he said he did it. Then why does it need to be looked into? It’s like, well, guess what? I can save you a bunch of time. Elon, go launch a rocket because I did it. You know, on me. Sorry. My bad.
SPEAKER 16 :
He said he’s the one that had the guy on the phone that added to the group chat. He said that. And what he’s saying is he doesn’t know how he got there. He doesn’t know. And like you said, there’s some debate about initials and all that. Look, it’s not the end of the world. We need to turn the page. But I’m confident that Trump and the White House won’t ever let something like this happen again. I’m very confident about that.
SPEAKER 04 :
And also to the larger, far more important point, a boo-boo happened, a mistake happened, a flub happened. In a human system, it will happen. In no way does this… attract deleteriously to their superior reputation of keeping the world safe, keeping our borders safe, being on their game around the world compared to what we could have had if Kamala had won.
SPEAKER 16 :
Not even a little bit. Spare me all the righteous indignation and turn the page and then let’s make sure it doesn’t happen again. Now, I want… You may now call me Nostradamus again. Yep. Yesterday morning, I said, and I’m so sorry, we were going to play the clip for you, but the team can’t find it. So I made a promise to you. I said, you circle this date. Well, the clip of you saying it. The clip of me saying, you know what? You mark my words, Mark. I said, here’s the date, here’s the time. March 25th, 745 Central Time. Jasmine Crockett’s going to go too far.
SPEAKER 04 :
And I said… Well, implying that she kind of already had. But then you double down and said, oh, no, Mark, she’s going to do something else that will attract even more negative attention to Texas to the 30th century. She’s going to say something else even more wheels off, so to speak.
SPEAKER 16 :
So you and it turned out you were right because this wasn’t exactly yesterday, but it came out yesterday. It went viral yesterday. What did she say, Mr. Davis?
SPEAKER 04 :
At a human rights campaign, which is supposedly about sensitivity, inclusiveness, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Human rights. There’s a little PG-13 warning in this, and I decided, you know, let’s let Jasmine be Jasmine as she weighs in a little bit on our governor.
SPEAKER 12 :
Because we in these hot-ass Texas streets, honey. Y’all know we got Governor Hot Wheels down there. Come on now. And the only thing hot about him is that he is a hot-ass mess, honey.
SPEAKER 04 :
And before we even get to the fact that if you talk to Jasmine Crockett a few years ago, she’s talking like I’m talking to you. that it’s a total affectation that she has turned into Florence from the Jeffersons in order to have more street authenticity. I don’t know. So anyway, Governor Hot Wheels, she then said, I wasn’t talking about his condition or the wheelchair. I was talking about the degree to which he was transporting all those illegals willy-nilly.
SPEAKER 16 :
Nobody believes that. Nobody. He’s been in a wheelchair since 1984 when a tree fell on his back in a freak accident. His wife stood by him and was with him every step of the way. This man should never, no one, and incidentally, nobody with a disability should be mocked. And her denial, did you see what she claimed? I wasn’t making fun of him being in a wheelchair. I was talking about his illegal immigration tactics. I didn’t say that. Are you serious? I know.
SPEAKER 04 :
And the other thing about Abbott, Abbott is not humorless on this. And he was on Hannity last night. He couldn’t care less about this. But it’s still bad. It’s still wrong. Abbott himself, because again, tree falls on him, back injury, in a wheelchair forever. And in his last campaign, he said in an ad… Some politicians talk about having a spine of steel. I actually have one. I mean, Abbott will have fun with this himself, but it’s very different for others to do so.
SPEAKER 16 :
What he said last night on Sean Hannity is the Democrats have nothing to sell but hate. Jasmine Crockett is hateful. Jasmine Crockett is awful. And Jasmine Crockett is, I think, facing some kind of a reckoning. Well,
SPEAKER 04 :
Well, here’s the funny thing. There’s a guy named Sheldon Daniels who will be the Republican and probably going to get steamrolled by 70, but we’ll have him on the show on Monday anyway. Is there a Democrat who’s not crazy and not an embarrassment who would like to primary her? Okay, timing boy, if we do it right now, we can do it. You got buggies?
SPEAKER 16 :
We got it.
SPEAKER 04 :
You ready? Yesterday, Mike said, have you seen the video of this lady talking about Buc-ee’s? I saw a meme yesterday. It was one of my favorites. Buc-ee’s, we’re just filling up for gas, can cost you $85 in shopping. So let’s go. Check it out.
SPEAKER 11 :
Buc-ee’s. It’s less a gas station and more a theme park for people who think beef jerky is a food group. You don’t stop at Buc-ee’s. You disembark. The parking lot is larger than most airports with rows of pumps all full, like it’s Black Friday for unleaded. It’s where you’ll find lifted trucks, RVs the size of starter homes, and at least one guy filling up a five-gallon gas can who absolutely should not be operating machinery. Upon stepping inside, it appears as though Walmart had a baby with Bass Pro Shop and then raised it in a Texas roadhouse. And Buc-ee’s doesn’t sell snacks. They sell impulse control issues. You walk in for water and leave with a brisket sandwich, two pounds of fudge and a bag of beaver nuggets, which are basically diabetes and nugget form. I don’t know what’s in beaver nuggets, but I’m positive it’s illegal in seven states. They taste like caramel, childhood, and a root canal waiting to happen. They’re what you eat when you’ve completely given up on life, but still want to enjoy it. And then there’s the bathrooms. These aren’t just bathrooms. They’re cleaner than most hospitals and twice as private. You walk in expecting gas station horror. A broken lock and a crackhead washing their socks in the sink. And instead, you’re in a day spa for your own sake. The stalls have floor-to-ceiling doors. You could file your taxes in there. You could take a Zoom meeting. Hell, you could die in one of those stalls and the janitor would bless your body before they mopped around it. It’s the first bathroom in history where you can shit yourself and still feel respected. And just when you think you’re done, you walk out and realize Buc-ee’s has merch. Not just a t-shirt or a hat. Buc-ee’s has turned their beaver logo into a family crest. They sell pajamas, blankets, pet beds, and onesies for babies. Because nothing says we make bold choices in this family like dressing your infant as a gas station mascot. It’s not a pit stop. It’s rehab for people addicted to barbecue. You don’t just leave Buc-ee’s. You emerge slightly fatter, noticeably happier, and absolutely ready to do it all again.
SPEAKER 04 :
It’s a salute with love, but also the beaver nuggets as a comment. It tastes like childhood and a root canal waiting. I’ll roll into one.
SPEAKER 16 :
I don’t know. She’s a beautiful woman. I mean, she’s sitting in her car and she’s very funny and very good. And I wanted to share that because she’s every word of that is correct.
SPEAKER 04 :
I love me some Bucky’s Bucky.
SPEAKER 16 :
All right, and I love me some M&M. Have a great Wednesday, my friend.
SPEAKER 04 :
Ready to go. Mike’s Wednesday show right after we’re done at 10, right here on 660 AM, The Answer.
SPEAKER 15 :
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