The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (06/20/2023):

3:05pm- Republican Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy—co-founder of Strive Asset Management & author of “Capitalist Punishment: How Wall Street Is Using Your Money to Create a Country You Didn’t Vote For”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show LIVE in studio to discuss his campaign, Hunter Biden accepting a plea deal, why he would pardon Donald Trump, how he would handle the Russia-Ukraine war, and his recent trip to Kensington. During the interview Ramaswamy also talks about his unique background—growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio with parents who immigrated to America from India, he would eventually graduate from Harvard University where he studied molecular biology. After numerous successes in the private sector, Ramaswamy is now seeking to drive positive economic and social changes via the public sector. You can learn more about his presidential campaign here: https://www.vivek2024.com. You can watch the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEvFb-rMl1Q

3:30pm- While in studio with Rich, Republican Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy recaps Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Is it time for the United States to economically decouple from China? PLUS, how would Ramaswamy combat the growing influence of unelected federal bureaucrats? He explains that he would go as far as to shut down the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and replace it with a new bureau that isn’t actively constructing, and protecting, an administrative police state. 

3:50pm- According to reports, China has a several billion-dollar plan to establish an outpost in Cuba from which they hope to spy on the United States. How would Vivek Ramaswamy address Chinese aggression if he’s elected president?

4:05pm- According to The Washington Post, Hunter Biden has “reached a tentative agreement with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to two minor tax crimes and admit to the facts of a gun charge under terms that would likely keep him out of jail.” You can read the full article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/20/hunter-biden-plea-deal/

4:15pm- Reacting to news that Hunter Biden had accepted a plea deal, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told reporters on Capitol Hill: "If you are the president's leading opponent, the DOJ tries to literally put you in jail” but “if you are the president's son, you get a sweetheart deal."

4:20pm- United States Attorney David Weiss stated that, despite reaching a plea deal, that the investigation into Hunter Biden is “ongoing.” Could this mean that the Justice Department will continue to stonewall Congressional inquiries into the Biden family’s relationship with foreign businesses?

4:40pm- Judge Amul Thapar—serves as a Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest book, “The People’s Justice: Clarence Thomas and the Constitutional Stories that Define Him.” Judge Thapar explains that Justice Thomas is frequently, and unjustly, the target of criticism due to his originalist judicial philosophy. What is originalism? How does it preserve the U.S. Constitution and protect individual liberties? Judge Thapar tells a story about an event at Yale University honoring Justice Thomas—and how Justice Thomas took time to speak with every person in attendance, including the staff! You can learn more about the book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Peoples-Justice/Amul-Thapar/9781684514526

5:05pm- The Drive at 5: Why is the mainstream media defending Hunter Biden? NBC’s Ken Dilanian called Hunter Biden’s plea agreement as a “significant victory for Hunter.” Meanwhile, CNN defended the Department of Justice from allegations of political bias.

5:15pm- On Monday night, former President Donald Trump appeared on Fox News with Brett Baier. During the interview, Trump explained why he did not return classified documents to the National Archives when requested: “I wanted to go through the boxes and get all of my personal things out. I don’t want to hand that over to NARA yet.” Adding that the boxes had “golf shirts, clothing, pants, shoes” in them.

5:30pm- The Mystery Movie clip + Did Meghan Markle fake her podcast interviews?

5:45pm- Democratic Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his first act as president would be to issue an Executive Order that would ban pharmaceutical advertisements on television.

5:50pm- In a New York Post opinion editorial, Johns Hopkins University Professor Marty Makary documents the “10 reasons we KNOW that COVID-19 leaked from the Wuhan Lab.” You can read the editorial here: https://nypost.com/2023/06/19/10-reasons-we-know-that-covid-19-leaked-from-the-wuhan-lab/

6:05pm- On Monday night, former President Donald Trump appeared on Fox News with Brett Baier. During the interview, Trump mocked the network for its recent ratings decline following Tucker Carlson’s ouster.

6:10pm- While appearing on Fox News with Mark Levin, Rep. James Comer (R-KY) revealed that he is arranging to have numerous witnesses testify in the “Biden family influence peddling” Congressional investigation.

6:30pm- During his interview with Brett Baier on Fox News, former President Donald Trump wondered how Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has accumulated a net worth of over $100 million when her congressional salary is less than $200,000 per year.

6:35pm- Body Mass Index (BMI) measurements are racist!

6:40pm- Bryan Clark—Senior Fellow and Director at the Center for Defense Concepts and Technology at the Hudson Institute & former U.S. Navy Submariner—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the missing submersible that was visiting the wreck of the Titanic at nearly 13,000 feet below water before disappearing. You can read more about the story here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-coast-guard-searches-for-tourist-submersible-visiting-the-titanic-shipwreck-7aa0c773?mod=hp_lead_pos7