In the 8 AM hour, Larry O’Connor and Bethany Mandel discussed:

• WMAL GUEST: SALENA ZITO (Journalist & Author) on Her New Book, Butler: The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America's Heartland

• WMAL GUEST: DAVID BERNSTEIN (Founder of North American Values Institute & Author of Woke Antisemitism) on Parents Fighting Antisemitism in Philly Schools

• CRITTER NEWS: 'No Water, Mosquitoes Like Elephants': Alligator Alcatraz's Detainees Detail Horrifying Inhumane Conditions

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Episode: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 / 8 AM Hour