Leavitt's Strong Start, Sabotaging Trump’s Orders, California Dems Seek a Scapegoat
3 Martini Lunch
Radio America
4.6 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 29 January 2025
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
First, they praise new White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt for her polished performance, sharp policy explanations, and ability to spar with reporters without heavy reliance on notes—offering a sharp contrast to Karine Jean-Pierre. Jim and Greg also highlight how many in the press corps immediately shift from lapdogs to pit bulls when a Republican administration comes in.
Next, they expose how left-wing bureaucrats intentionally misinterpret Trump’s executive orders to generate bad press or force policy reversals. Examples include the U.S. Air Force claiming it would stop teaching about the Tuskegee Airmen due to Trump's DEI directives and the confusion over the federal spending freeze.
Finally, they analyze California Democrats’ push to let residents sue energy companies for damages from natural disasters, blaming fossil fuels for climate change. Jim explains why this legislation is more about political scapegoating than addressing the root causes of disasters.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the three martini lunch. |
| 0:06.0 | Grab a stool next to Greg Carumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review. |
| 0:11.4 | Three martini's coming up. |
| 0:14.2 | Hey, so glad you're with us for the Wednesday edition of the three martini lunch. |
| 0:18.3 | We have good, bad, and crazy martinis for you today. And Jim, |
| 0:22.1 | we start with the first White House press briefing of the second Trump administration. Later on, |
| 0:28.5 | we'll get to a crazy plan by California Democrats as to who should pay for natural disasters out |
| 0:33.9 | there. And we'll also get to the mass confusion over spending freezes or attempted |
| 0:37.9 | spending freezes by the Trump administration. |
| 0:39.9 | But yesterday's first press briefing by the new press secretary, Caroline Levitt. |
| 0:45.5 | She's 27 years old. |
| 0:47.2 | Jim, I don't know what you were doing when you were 27. |
| 0:49.3 | I know when I was 27, I wasn't ready to be the White House press secretary. |
| 0:52.5 | But nonetheless, yesterday she came out and gave a fantastic performance. And sometimes, you know, you base your rating on what you've |
| 1:00.4 | already seen recently. So contrasting her with Corinjean Pierre is certainly going to be |
| 1:06.1 | beneficial to most new press secretaries. But whether it was the spending issue, whether it was immigration |
| 1:11.5 | and talking about who's getting deported, or talking about the press's favorite story of the week |
| 1:17.3 | because they didn't care about it much during the Biden years. But the cost of eggs, as we're going |
| 1:21.6 | to see here, Caroline Levitt came marshaled with the facts. You mentioned the inflation executive |
| 1:26.7 | over the president signed, but egg prices have skyrocketed |
| 1:30.5 | since President Trump took office. |
| 1:32.2 | So what specifically is he doing to lower those costs for Americans? |
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