In the 7 AM hour, Larry O’Connor and Mercedes Schlapp discussed:
X: FBI Director Kash Patel on Comey: “Do you know how many agents I have had to take off line chasing down child predators, fentanyl traffickers, terrorists... because people.. think that a threat to the life of the president of the United States is a joke?” 


WMAL GUEST: THERESA PAYTON (Former White House Chief Information Officer, CEO of Fortalice Solutions) on ChatGPT's latest artificial intelligence model refusing to switch itself off
MAHA IMPACT: Mars Wrigley is forced to change Skittles recipe after bombshell RFK Jr report links ingredient to cancer risks

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Episode: Thursday, May 29, 2025 / 7 AM Hour

In the 7 AM hour, Larry O&rsquo;Connor and Mercedes Schlapp discussed:
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<li dir="ltr">X:&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/alx/status/1927856379428995262" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://x.com/alx/status/1927856379428995262&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1748614111585000&amp;usg=AOvVaw34wcuLHFAgsHFzkfteZ6Eg">FBI Director Kash Patel on Comey: &ldquo;Do you know how many agents I have had to take off line chasing down child predators, fentanyl traffickers, terrorists... because people.. think that a threat to the life of the president of the United States is a joke?&rdquo;&nbsp;</a></li>
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WMAL GUEST: THERESA PAYTON (Former White House Chief Information Officer, CEO of&nbsp;<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:*2F*2Fwww.fortalicesolutions.com*2F/1/01000195cac65461-65dd4564-8ed6-43b9-b69c-e575d28e7122-000000/ySzZIemN8KspZ6igHtWh0dq7JGc=418__;JSUl!!F0Stn7g!GoV-bNfNiK0VI2MJy2wlmbdh8lG9PKU3K5zoHbJMGV_0i1IV6e50ilMZqAn1jp-Cgl-gsTumeWpc-fjJ8piIlw$" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:*2F*2Fwww.fortalicesolutions.com*2F/1/01000195cac65461-65dd4564-8ed6-43b9-b69c-e575d28e7122-000000/ySzZIemN8KspZ6igHtWh0dq7JGc%3D418__;JSUl!!F0Stn7g!GoV-bNfNiK0VI2MJy2wlmbdh8lG9PKU3K5zoHbJMGV_0i1IV6e50ilMZqAn1jp-Cgl-gsTumeWpc-fjJ8piIlw$&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1748614111585000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1G4O00K3gvXjZ7vX-FIw2m">Fortalice Solutions</a>) on ChatGPT's latest artificial intelligence model refusing to switch itself off
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<li dir="ltr">MAHA IMPACT: <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14759533/Popular-candy-skittles-major-recipe-change-ingredient-DNA-altering-chemicals.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14759533/Popular-candy-skittles-major-recipe-change-ingredient-DNA-altering-chemicals.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1748614111585000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3IJKVdkEHVnvfQ1XdkPfOT">Mars Wrigley is forced to change Skittles recipe after bombshell RFK Jr report links ingredient to cancer risks</a></li>
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Episode: Thursday, May 29, 2025 / 7 AM Hour

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O'Connor & Company

"O'Connor & Company" is Washington, D.C.'s popular morning-drive news-talk radio show on WMAL hosted by LARRY O'CONNOR with co-hosts JULIE GUNLOCK, PATRICE ONWUKA and executive producer HEATHER HUNTER. O’Connor and his team cover all of the top national and local news of the day, including interviews with top newsmakers in Washington, D.C. and around the country. The show airs weekdays in the Washington, D.C. area (DC, VA, MD, WV) from 5-9 AM EST on 105.9 FM, online at WMAL.com, on the WMAL App or on your Amazon Alexa. To join the conversation, check us out on Twitter check us out on Twitter @LarryOConnor @JGunlock @PatricePinkFile @HeatherHunterDC @WMALDC

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"O'Connor &amp; Company" is Washington, D.C.'s popular morning-drive news-talk radio show on WMAL hosted by LARRY O'CONNOR with co-hosts JULIE GUNLOCK, PATRICE ONWUKA and executive producer HEATHER HUNTER. O’Connor and his team cover all of the top national and local news of the day, including interviews with top newsmakers in Washington, D.C. and around the country. The show airs weekdays in the Washington, D.C. area (DC, VA, MD, WV) from 5-9 AM EST on 105.9 FM, online at <a href="http://www.wmal.com">WMAL.com</a>, on the <a href="https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/">WMAL App</a> or on your Amazon Alexa. To join the conversation, check us out on Twitter check us out on Twitter @LarryOConnor @JGunlock @PatricePinkFile @HeatherHunterDC @WMALDC<a href="https://www.cornerstonefirst.com/"></a>
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