Episode Details

On Today’s Show:

👉 Spencer Pratt’s mayoral run in Los Angeles

👉 Socialist Graham Platner’s rise in the Maine Senate race

👉 Janet Mills dropping out of the Maine U.S. Senate race

👉 The failure of the California high speed rail project

👉 Red tape and fraud hindering wildfire recovery efforts

👉 Governor Phil Murphy’s nepotism in New Jersey

👉 Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s out-of-touch social media presence

Rich Zeoli begins today’s show by looking at the political shift happening on both coasts, specifically focusing on the surprising rise of independent candidate Spencer Pratt in the Los Angeles mayoral race. While the media often ignores the frustrations of everyday citizens, Rich explains how Pratt is hitting the right notes with moms in the suburbs who are tired of crime and the "zombie" drug crisis on the streets. We discuss how Pratt, a former reality star, is using his own experience as a wildfire victim living in a trailer to contrast himself with the elite politicians who reside in lavish mansions untouched by the flames.

The conversation shifts to the massive incompetence and potential fraud surrounding the recovery efforts in California. Rich and the team break down the "Blue Tape" regulatory nightmare that prevents fire victims from rebuilding their homes while NGOs rake in millions from benefit concerts with zero accounting for where the money went. We look at heart-wrenching stories of residents being ticketed for living in RVs on their own property while the state government prioritizes "utopian" policies over the safety and well-being of actual taxpayers. Zeoli points out that this mismanagement is exactly why outsiders like Pratt are gaining momentum in the betting markets.

Zeoli also takes aim at the "sociopathic" leadership of Gavin Newsom and the arrogance of the Democrat establishment. We look at the latest updates on the California high speed rail, a project that has ballooned to hundreds of billions of dollars with almost nothing to show for it. Rich also provides a personal update regarding his health, detailing an upcoming "unroofing" heart surgery scheduled for May 18th to correct a congenital issue with his major artery. Despite the exhaustion, Rich remains committed to exposing the elitism of politicians like Phil Murphy, who recently installed his own children on influential state boards before leaving office.

00:00 Can a Republican or Independent win in Los Angeles?

00:04 Janet Mills drops out of Maine Senate race

02:14 Spencer Pratt’s trailer vs. the mansions of LA elites

06:21 Homeless drug crisis and the impact on families

10:00 The $100 million fire aid concert and missing funds

13:00 Fire victims ticketed for living in RVs

17:15 Red tape vs. "Blue Tape" and the EPA

18:50 High speed rail cost overruns and failure

25:35 Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s out-of-touch Earth Week post

35:40 China and Europe’s rail costs vs. California’s disaster

39:45 Phil Murphy’s nepotism and appointing his children to state boards

46:35 Socialist Graham Platner’s rise in the Democrat party