The Left Protests While the U.S. Army Celebrates Its 250th Birthday

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (06/16/2025): 3:05pm- Last week, Israel launched a series of preemptive strikes against Iranian nuclear development sites, ballistic missile launchers, and Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps leadership. While speaking with the press during the G7 Summit in Canada, President Donald Trump said the Iranians “would like to talk but they should have done that before.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated the United States played no role in the strikes—though, the administration continues to insist that Iran cannot be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Khamenei has vowed to punish Israel and the United States. 3:15pm- Lee Zeldin—Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, his proposal to repeal Biden-era EPA regulations on power plants, and President Donald Trump blocking California’s ban on gas-powered vehicles. Administrator Zeldin says of the Trump-signed Congressional joint resolutions: “Even in California…a very large majority of their residents don’t want to drive an electric vehicle.” He continues, “the government should not be mandating an electric vehicle for all.” 3:30pm- On Saturday, the U.S. Army celebrated it 250th birthday with a parade in Washington D.C. Meanwhile, in response to the parade, far-left protests broke out in major cities across the country—sometimes turning violent. 3:40pm- During a weekend interview, Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) reacted to the Trump Administration’s decision to federalize the National Guard in Los Angeles after Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass refused to halt violent demonstrations—accusing President Donald Trump of creating “some real dangers.” He said that the National Guard in Pennsylvania remains under the governor’s control. 4:05pm- Julianna Freeman—Writer for The Daily Caller, American Spectator, and The Federalist—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss her latest article: “Cameras and Cash Fuel ‘No Kings’ Protests Against Trump: Today’s Democrats are puppets to the purse strings—their passion is real, but their causes are contrived and backed by billionaires.” You can read the full article here: https://spectator.org/cameras-and-cash-fuel-no-kings-protests-against-trump/. 4:25pm- What’s the better movie: Casino or Goodfellas? Matt proclaims it’s Casino—and he gets demolished in an audience poll. Plus, is Joe Pesci a better actor than Al Pacino? 4:30pm- Dr. Victoria Coates— Former Deputy National Security Advisor & the Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Israel’s preemptive strikes against Iranian nuclear development sites and ballistic missile launchers. During an interview with Margaret Brennan, Senator Tom Cotton warned that Iran is “close to having enough pure weapons-grade uranium for several weapons.” Dr. Coates is author of the book, “The Battle for the Jewish State: How Israel—and America—Can Win.” You can find it here: https://a.co/d/iTMA4Vb. 5:05pm- Bill D’Agostino—Senior Research Analyst at Media Research Center—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to breakdown some of the best (and worst) clips from corporate media: freshly fired Terry Moran complains about how evil Donald Trump and Stephen Miller are while claiming he’s “not that liberal” + MSNBC reporter Jacob Soboroff accidentally admits the “peaceful protesters” are harassing police and their horses. 5:20pm- Matt is still being blown out in the audience movie poll—but refuses to concede. And he still contends Joe Pesci is a better actor than Al Pacino. Will playing Pacino’s “Dunkaccino” performance in the terrible Adam Sandler movie Jack and Jill change anyone’s opinion? 5:40pm- While appearing on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) scolded his party for changing their values and demonizing anyo ...