Drew opens with Sombrero-Gate (lighten up, America 😅) and pivots to what matters: the Schumer shutdown and why Dems are digging in—rolling Medicaid for illegal immigrants back into spending—while the House already passed a clean CR. A C-SPAN caller says what half the country’s thinking: it was a joke.
Two big Florida interviews: Ag Commissioner Wilton Simpson on busting a multi-county Home Depot theft ring, the threat of Chinese-made signal jammers, the state’s move to ban possession of jammers, 10,000 new acres preserved via Rural & Family Lands, and Miami-Dade land dedicated for the Trump Presidential Library. Then Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis on exposing Broward’s $200M+ overspending, why “we can’t cut, it’ll hurt police” is a scare tactic, and how transparency can cut property taxes.
Later, Sen. Rick Scott breaks down the Senate stalemate, pushes his no budget, no pay rule, backs permanently designating Antifa as a terrorist org, and says no more last-minute omni blowouts. Plus: National Guard to Portland, OMB nukes $8B in Green New Deal funds during the shutdown, and Sheriff Grady Judd’s “McJail” masterclass. Bonus feel-good: a TV crew spots a suspect… during its own live shot.