Americans Demand Smaller Government, How the Tariffs Hurt Russia, Stephen A. Smith for President?
3 Martini Lunch
Radio America
4.6 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2025
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
First, just two days after President Trump publicly backed former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu for U.S. Senate, Sununu has announced he will not enter the race. Jim and Greg briefly assess how this could impact Republican chances of flipping the seat in 2026.
Next, they dig into a new Wall Street Journal poll showing more than two-thirds of Americans want federal spending cut. While not all support the GOP’s approach, the poll confirms deep frustration with nearly $37 trillion in national debt and massive annual deficits. Jim questions how many Americans would agree on where to cut, while Greg recalls the narrow political window when this debt crisis might have been averted in the 1990s.
Then, they're pleased to see one way Trump’s tariff strategy is already creating pressure on Russia. One of the side effects of the new policy is that oil prices are down significantly since last week. Jim tells us how sustained lower prices could spell big trouble for Putin economically and militarily.
Finally, they roll their eyes at growing chatter about ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith running for president in 2028. And now Smith himself is saying he's starting to think about it. Smith gained attention last year for supporting Kamala Harris but frequently calling out Democrats for being out of touch - especially on some key cultural issues. Jim and Greg dismiss the hype and even joke that Smith wouldn’t be the best presidential pick at ESPN.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the three martini lunch. |
| 0:04.9 | Grab a stool next to Greg Corumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review. |
| 0:10.6 | Three martini's coming up. |
| 0:13.0 | So glad you're with us for the Tuesday edition of the three martini lunch. |
| 0:16.8 | We've got two goods and a crazy for you today. |
| 0:19.7 | We'll be taking a look at how Americans really do have expectations of fiscal responsibility at the federal government level, which is great. |
| 0:28.3 | We'll also take a look at a benefit, but potentially a serious benefit of Trump's recently announced trade policies. |
| 0:35.4 | And we'll take a closer look at the 2028 presidential race, |
| 0:38.9 | and specifically a name that's getting way too much attention that's getting more serious. |
| 0:43.6 | But Jim, we have a quick follow-up from yesterday. |
| 0:47.0 | Because yesterday, our good martini was the scoop from the Washington Free Beacon, |
| 0:51.8 | where President Trump was saying, |
| 0:53.5 | I have given my full support to Chris Sununu to run for the U.S. Senate seat in New Hampshire. |
| 0:59.6 | Open seat. Gene Shaheen has announced she's going to retire after three terms. |
| 1:05.1 | It looked like as a result of the Oval Office meeting that Chris Sununu was really serious about this, |
| 1:09.8 | but now the New Hampshire Journal reporting, quote, it's not for me. I talked to the White House this morning. I talked to |
| 1:15.5 | Tim Scott. Thank him for all their support and confidence, but I don't have to be the candidate, |
| 1:20.4 | and I'm not going to be the candidate. So I don't know what that's going to do for the Trump's |
| 1:26.3 | Sununu relationship. Might not matter at this point. So Republicans in New Hampshire, that's going to do for the Trump's in a new relationship. |
| 1:29.0 | Might not matter at this point. |
| 1:34.6 | So Republicans in New Hampshire, you're going to have to find a candidate with far less name recognition, potentially more conservative, potentially in a tough midterm environment. |
| 1:39.9 | But Jim, how big of a gut punch is this to the GOP? |
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