The Jason Rantz Show

What’s Trending: The Biden Administration is taking another crack at student loan debt relief. Tumwater is getting targeted with a fake jewelry scam that, honestly, people might deserve. Fox Business is reporting that the average age of American automobiles has hit a record high. // LongForm: GUEST: State Senator Mark Mullet says Bob Ferguson is showing his true character – and it’s alarming. // The Quick Hit: MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle says Americans need an Economic explainer because they don’t realize how well off they are. AOC admits that Trump’s trial is all about not letting him campaign.

What’s Trending: Bob Ferguson sent out a tweet that was dishonest about his hiring practices. The ex-CEO of Sound Transit was given $375k in severance despite not offering any transition services. A new study has found that daily marijuana use is higher than alcohol use for the first time ever. // Big Local: Two Kirkland parks are employing solar-powered surveillance cameras. A Tacoma man recovered his stolen clarinet after a thief tried pawning it off. A couple in Bothell claims a neighbor is threatening them. // Parents of a student at a Catholic middle school in Huntington Beach, California said the school principal embarrassed their son when he wouldn’t let him deliver a patriotic election speech.

What’s Trending: The illegal immigrant that killed Washington State Trooper Chris Gadd had his bail significantly reduced. A thief stole over $1k from a teen at a pawn shop in Lynnwood. // Early returns from Mulanomah County in Oregon suggest that radical DA Mike Schmidt and Pramila Jayapal’s sister have lost in their primary elections. Meanwhile, Rep. Kim Schrier is getting a primary challenge in Washington’s 8 congressional district. // Memorial Day weekend travel is going to be chaos.

What’s Trending: Seattle beaches are changing the hours of operation for the third year in a row to combat summer crime. The economy continues to be a major issue for swing voters, which is bad news for Joe Biden. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has laid out what he would like to see in Gaza after the war is over. // LongForm: GUEST: Daniel Vingo is an asylum seeker living in Tukwila. He says protesters are taking advantage of some of the migrants. // The Quick Hit: A Texas author spoke with dozens of people that allegedly encountered God during near-death experiences for his new book.

What’s Trending: The defense rests in Trump’s NY hush money trial. Patty Murray accidentally admitted that there’s a difference between men and women when she called for more female crash-test dummies. // Big Local: A woman had a near-death experience eating Panda Express when she swallowed a metal wire. Parents and kids ran for cover at an Auburn youth baseball game when gun shots rang out. // NBC is premiering a documentary on “queer” animals in honor of pride month.

What’s Trending: Several Tacoma businesses are blaring loud music as a means to ward off loiterers. But some neighbors are taking issue with the noise. The UW antisemitic encampment has finally disbanded but left plenty of damage in its wake. An impending ruling from the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of bump stock bans are creating fears that there could be a new market for rapid-fire devices. // Bill Maher went on The View to promote his new book and discussed wokeness, the war in Gaza, and media bias. // Jason won a lot of money in Vegas over the weekend.

What’s Trending: Washington’s paid family leave program continues to face funding issues. Marco Rubio got into a heated exchange with Kristin Welker of NBC News over election integrity. Marjorie Taylor Greene got into an insult contest with Democrat Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett during a House Oversight Committee hearing. // LongForm: GUEST: Andy Kallinen is a 30-year veteran in law enforcement. With the newly gerrymandered map, he decided to run in the 14th legislative district for state representative. // The Quick Hit: Joe Biden made a bunch of race baiting comments in a commencement address at Morehouse College over the weekend.

What’s Trending: Seattle media is spreading anti-car propaganda. Bicycle shops were flourishing early on during the COVID pandemic, but they’ve gone downhill since then. Head coach of the Denver Nuggets Michael Malone ripped a reporter during a postgame press conference after he asked a dumb question. // Big Local: A 19-year-old was killed in Renton during a shooting. Over 50 windows were smashed on Tacoma’s “Antique Row” and local businesses are saying crime is only getting worse. Schools in Tukwila are taking in hundreds of new students that are the children of migrant families. // A “trad wife” TikToker influence has come in defense of Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s commencement speech address.

What’s Trending: The deadline for the UW encampment to disband was 3 PM today. Did they leave? It’s time to call these people out for what they are: a new generation of Nazis. // The star witness in Donald Trump’s NY “hush money” case Michael Cohen admitted to stealing money from the Trump Organization. // SeaTac airport isn’t prepared for the holiday weekend.

What’s Trending: Jewish Cemetery gets ready to sue the city of Seattle over their homelessness problem // The NFL anthem rule has been changed by the Players Union // Pete Lamb is a campaigner with Initiative-1634 which would stop the sugary beverage tax. // Phillip Wegmann of the Washington Examiner joins to comment on Judge Kavanaugh.

What’s Trending: Dave Reichert gave an interview with KING 5 last night in which he said he was “disappointed” in the stunt to put two more Bob Fergusons on the ballot this November. // LongForm: GUEST: Rep. Dan Newhouse responds to Tiffany Smiley jumping into the race. // The Quick Hit: The King County Recorder is embroiled in a major scandal after it was revealed they misused millions of dollars in funds.

What’s Trending: More bad publicity has come out of Boeing. This time, it involves trouble with the Department of Justice. The demand for therapists has spiked in the United States. Jason says it’s because we’re convincing people they’re mentally unwell or have taught people to be victims. GUEST: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Spokane) on web privacy, NPR bias, and if she’s seeking higher office soon. // Big Local: A Mercer Island porch pirate dressed up as an Amazon driver. King County has voted to increase the minimum wage starting in 2025. Pierce County is searching for local artists to help spruce the place up. // Kansas City Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker gave a college commencement speech in which he blasted Joe Biden’s “dangerous gender ideologies.”

What’s Trending: Three Bob Night: Two more candidates named Bob Ferguson announced they are running for WA governor. UW gave protection to antisemites and pretended pro-Israel rallygoers were a threat. // After two warm days over the weekend, the local media decided to declare it a “heatwave.” The northern lights came to Washington over the weekend. // The latest polling looks increasingly bad for Joe Biden’s reelection prospects.

What’s Trending: A progressive candidate in Washington was upset he wasn’t running unopposed and decided to make up a fake opponent. New York City Mayor Eric Adams says that we should give migrants jobs as lifeguards because they are good swimmers. Guest: Screenwriter Howard Klausner joins the show to discuss the upcoming biopic about Ronald Reagan. // The King County Regional Homeless Authority (KCRHA) is cutting it’s budget by $21 million. King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn has called for ending the KCRHA entirely. // The Quick Hit: Guest Mary Kaye Repp talks about a local food drive.

What’s Trending: Seattle is planning on closing dozens of its public elementary schools. King County is looking to raise your property taxes again. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did not qualify for the presidential debates. // Big Local: Residents in Burien are upset about a prospective homeless housing facility being erected. King County authorities performed a major drug bust in Burien. Mumford and Sons Banjo player Winston Marshall roasted Nancy Pelosi in a debate at the Oxford Union. // A Mariners fan accomplished the improbable feat of catching foul balls on two consecutive pitches. Robert DeNiro went on a profanity-laced anti-Trump rant on The View.

What’s Trending: In a public statement, University of Washington President Ana Marie Cauce called for a ceasefire in Gaza but also asked the encampment to disband. Billions of dollars later, King County has reported an all-time high of homeless people. // Once the fastest growing city in the country, Seattle has dropped out of the top ten. // King County has already seen more minors killed by gun violence this year than in all of 2023.

What’s Trending: Authorities in King County have arrested members of the Sinaloa drug cartel in Burien. The latest polling continue to looks grim for Joe Biden and the media is coming to his defense. The Biden Administration is slapping new tariffs on China. UW admin get frustrated with graffiti – but not necessarily the assaults and anti-Jew discrimination? // LongForm: GUEST: EL’ona Kearny is running for Governor as a Democrat and says not only was she ignored by the party, but she was threatened not to run against Bob Ferguson. // The Quick Hit: Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) says Washington D.C. has become a “warzone.”

What’s Trending: More bad publicity has come out of Boeing. This time, it involves trouble with the Department of Justice. The demand for therapists has spiked in the United States. Jason says it’s because we’re convincing people they’re mentally unwell or have taught people to be victims. GUEST: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Spokane) on web privacy, NPR bias, and if she’s seeking higher office soon. // Big Local: A Mercer Island porch pirate dressed up as an Amazon driver. King County has voted to increase the minimum wage starting in 2025. Pierce County is searching for local artists to help spruce the place up. // The family of the victim of the Capitol Hill light rail stabbing has spoken out.

What’s Trending: An SUV slammed into a Prius in a Fred Meyer parking lot in attempt to flee from Seattle Police. Joe Biden has challenged Donald Trump to two debates. A family had a scary face-to-face encounter with a cougar in their backyard. // GUEST: Bob Ferguson #3 (from Graham) explains why he decided to run then subsequently pull out of contention for the governor’s race. // A Georgia Instacart driver got a delivery order from an inmate. A meetup of gay people eating garlic bread at a Seattle park went viral.

What’s Trending: An amendment that would have made women’s flag football a state-sanctioned high school sport, was rejected by the WIAA. Seattle is considering closing dozens of public schools. A new bill would ban AI being used on political campaings. // LongForm: GUEST: Rep. Dan Newhouse responds to Tiffany Smiley jumping into the race. // The Quick Hit: The King County Recorder is embroiled in a major scandal after it was revealed they misused millions of dollars in funds.