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EPISODE · Jul 17, 2026 · 1H 14M

FULL SHOW: Recap on Trump's Speech; Trouble at the Today Show.

from The Mark Simone Show · host iHeartRadio and Mark Simone

Ken Rosato fills in for Mark Simone. Ken talks about how people are reacting to Canada’s wildfire response and criticizing its management efforts. He also discusses a trespasser entering the Today Show studio looking for Al Roker and confronting Craig Melvin with a racial slur, along with the networks that aired President Trump’s speech on the 2020 election last night and those that did not. Ken interviews Andre Dimino, President of the Italian American One Voice Coalition. They talk about Mayor Mamdani’s immigration map and Andre’s frustration that Little Italy and other communities were left off, even though Mamdani said he would make changes. Andre also discusses what he sees as Mamdani’s history of targeting certain ethnic groups and how it affects people’s culture, background, and history. Ken Rosato fills in for Mark Simone. Ken discusses the news networks that chose not to air President Trump’s speech last night on the 2020 election, election-fraud claims, and the country’s voting system. He also talks about networks’ right to decide which speeches to air and President Trump’s plans to replace many attorneys across the United States. Ken interviews Howard Lim, Secretary of the Conservative Party of NYS. They discuss a bill introduced by the Senate that would change how birthright citizenship is defined in the U.S. Ken and Howard break down the Citizenship Act of 2026, which includes language about people entering the country without authorization or for birth tourism purposes, and talk about the chances of the bill passing and what it could mean for birthright citizenship.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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