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3 Martini Lunch

Border Crossings Plunge, Oval Office Aftermath, Minimum Wage Madness

3 Martini Lunch

Radio America

Politics, Daily News, News Commentary, News

4.61.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Hillsdale College Radio General Manager and Radio Free Hillsdale Hour Host Scot Bertram fills in for Jim on 3 Martini Lunch. Join Scot and Greg as they analyze the stunning border numbers from February, the fiery Trump-Zelensky-Vance exchange in the Oval Office, and yet another example of how an excessively high minimum wage backfires on businesses and employees.

First, they break down the incredible news that just 8,326 people attempted to illegally cross the southern border in all of February—far below the daily figures often seen under the Biden administration. They explain how the shift in border policy sent a clear message to would-be 

Next, they dissect Friday’s tense Oval Office exchange between President Trump, Vice President Vance, and Ukrainian President Zelensky. While major issues remain before a meaningful resolution to the Russia-Ukraine war can take shape, Scot argues that Friday’s visit was primarily about finalizing the minerals deal as a stepping stone toward a broader agreement—something Zelensky mishandled. Greg outlines the key disagreements between the two sides but suggests the incident doesn't have to derail U.S.-Ukraine relations. Meanwhile, Jim Geraghty, writing from overseas, strongly disagrees.

Finally, they discuss a new study confirming that California’s $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers has led to job losses, higher prices, and increased automation. It’s a predictable outcome that progressives continue to ignore despite clear economic realities.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the three martini lunch.

0:04.8

Grab a stole next to Greg Corumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review.

0:10.5

Three martini's coming up.

0:13.3

So glad you're with us for the Monday edition of the three martini lunch.

0:17.4

Welcome to March.

0:18.6

Jim Garrity will be back on Wednesday from his travels in Ukraine.

0:22.4

Keep reading the morning jolt here in his place once again today. Scott Bertram,

0:26.5

general manager of WRFH Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM on the campus of Hillsdale College.

0:32.0

He's also host of the Radio Free Hillsdale Hour and a bunch of other excellent podcasts, including Wasn't That Special,

0:39.7

50 Years of Saturday Night Live.

0:41.5

We're going to be talking about the minimum wage a little bit later in our crazy martini.

0:44.7

We'll get to the Oval Office dust up.

0:46.9

We've all had 72 hours to chew it over, so Scott and I will give our impressions, and I'm

0:52.2

sure you'll hear plenty from Jim later in the week.

0:54.1

We start, though, Jim later in the week.

0:57.9

We start, though, with news at the border.

1:07.1

And you're probably not seeing a ton of this on the mainstream media right now, but the numbers from February are jaw-dropping, jaw-droppingly good.

1:10.5

Donald Trump tweeting out or truiting out.

1:12.7

I can't remember which platform this. It looks like true social.

1:18.5

Yesterday morning saying the month of February, my first full month in office had the lowest number of illegal immigrants trying to enter our country in history by far. There were only

1:24.0

8,326 apprehensions of illegals by Border Patrol at the U.S.-Mexico border,

1:30.3

all of whom were quickly ejected from our nation or when necessary prosecuted for crimes against the United States of America.

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