The Jason Rantz Show

President Trump has ordered the border wall to be painted black in order to make it hotter and thus harder to climb. // LongForm: GUEST: Lawyer J. Christian Adams on Trump’s fight to get rid of mail-in ballots. // Quick Hit: Attorney with America First Policy Institute Leigh Ann O’Neil on a female inmate in Washington that was assaulted by a man identifying as a woman.

President Trump said he wants to get rid of mail-in voting. Guest: Townhall.com contributor and lawyer Kurt Schlichter on the fake outrage over the changes to the Smithsonian and California’s redistricting ploy. // Big Local: Pierce County has spent millions on an eviction prevention program. People traveled far and wide for the grand opening of Washington’s first In-N-Out location. Pierce County is getting transit ready for next summer’s FIFA World Cup. // A memorial bench was created in honor of the elderly dog walker Ruth Dalton who was murdered in Seattle one year ago. Bed Bath and Beyond is opening new stores, but not in California.

Trump says he is going to go patrolling with the National Guard in Washington D.C. tonight. Guest: State Senator Phil Fortunato (R-Auburn) wants Washington to repeal its sanctuary city laws. // Bob Ferguson was asked a tough question about Washington’s sanctuary laws and had no answer for it. // Several people were arrested by Redmond police on Microsoft’s campus during a pro-Palestinian protest.

Antisemitic protesters at Microsoft have been arrested. Former Sonics star Shawn Kemp might serve prison time. Jason got a very angry email from SPD Chief Shon Barnes’s office. // LongForm: GUEST: Spokane City Councilmember Jonathan Bingle is calling on the city to ditch the Housing First approach to homelessness. // Quick Hit: New polling says Americans are not as swayed by journalists as they used to be. AI will kill the Seattle economy and we’re raising taxes instead of preparing.

WSDOT decided to make light of a series of road closures that are going to be a huge inconvenience for drivers this weekend. A former Seattle resident is suing the city after a traumatic biking accident in 2020. An appeals court upheld a $1 million fine for a Longview restaurant that violated Washington’s indoor dining ban during COVID. // Big Local: Snohomish County is toying with the idea of using drones as first responders. Pierce County’s homeless population has gone up this year. Bonney Lake’s Little League World Series team has been eliminated. // You Pick the Topic: Is it rude to take leftovers home from a restaurant if you’re not the one paying?

Seattle media seems very upset that the city is allowing a worship concert to be held at Gas Works Park. The family of the victim of a shooting at Golden Gardens Park over the weekend is in disbelief after the alleged shooter was released just hours later. SeaTac airport has a new security protocol that it hopes will help people get to their flights faster. The Seattle Times has a story about ‘tree equity.’ // Some very bad voter registration news for Democrats by way of the New York Times. // Kristi Noem says the southern border wall will be painted black in order to attract heat and make it harder to climb. It’s national radio day.

Rapper Big Sean was stunned by the open-air drug use in downtown Seattle. Pierce County wants to overhaul its juvenile detention center. Why has nobody been held accountable in the takeover of the UW engineering building 105 days ago? Current and former employees are protesting at the Microsoft campus in Redmond. // LongForm: GUEST: Chairman of the DC police union Gregg Pemberton on the early results of the federal crackdown on crime. // Quick Hit: Washington played a role in the deadly Florida crash involving an illegal immigrant. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is revoking over 6K student visas due to charges of burglary, assault, and sympathizing with terrorism.

A Pierce County school district is ditching its school resource officer program. Seattle activists boycott Etsy over satirical 'Alligator Alcatraz' merch. Guest: Content cretor Conner Mather has a solution to prevent gets from being addicted to their phones. // Big Local: Spokane County is considering a huge increase in permitting fees. The Lacey daughter that was assaulted by her father had some choice words for her parents. A Puyallup cat that had been missing for 8 months was found by his owner. // You Pick the Topic: Joy Reid says that white people have never invented anything.

Governor Bob Ferguson held a press conference over Attorney General Pam Bondi’s threats to go after Washington and other sanctuary jurisdictions. // A Washington State ferry that was just renovated is already out of service again. A man was stabbed in Seattle’s Green Lake neighborhood. The man charged in the shooting at Seattle’s waterfront last week said the handicapped victim ‘aggressively wheeled’ toward him. // How much do people in Seattle drink?

Attorney General Pam Bondi says Washington could be in the DOJ’s crosshairs over its sanctuary policies. Former FBI Director James Comey posted an incredibly cringe video about Taylor Swift. Mariners outfielder Victor Robles threw his bat in frustration at a pitcher after being hit by a pitch. // LongForm: GUEST: Fox News Host Trace Gallagher on Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy today. // Quick Hit: WSDOT is closing another major highway for construction. Camas might pass a public camping ban.

A Washington Democrat admits that his party’s policies have been too soft on crime. A new report says that Sound Transit still has plenty of work to do on the safety front. MSNBC is getting a new name due to its split with NBC. // Big Local: A Bellevue man is accused of his murdering his wife, but he has dementia. A Scottish TikToker says Spokane is the ‘best place’ he’s ever lived. We finally have the opening date for Washington’s first In-N-out location. // You Pick the Topic: An Assistant Attorney General in Rhode Island was arrested for trespassing and the body camera footage is glorious.

Exclusive: Seattle Police chief Shon Barnes was eating lunch yards away from the West Seattle jewelry heist. There was a shooting at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle. The AP pushes claim that feeding your dog damages the environment. Experts warn that we still have a ways to go before we’re out of the woods of wildfire season. // Democrats and the media are rooting for President Trump to fail in his negotiations with Putin and Zelenskyy. // While his challenger is much crazier, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell doesn’t deserve to win re-election.

What’s Trending: rising covid rate in Washington state has people thinking of another lockdown, Biden being criticized for his Afghanistan withdrawal, //  Kent seeing a drop in violent crimes due to police and church team up, Chicago politicians are to blame for more crime and not the community who has no power except elected power // UW Medicine puts a policy in place to get the vaccine prior to any surgery and it effected Derek Kovick who cannot get a fever or it could be fatal

The Jason Rantz Show was pre-empted by sports on Friday, so he and his friend Jake Skorheim, from sister station KIRO Newsradio, recorded a special podcast-only presentation. Enjoy!

Things are about to get much easier if you have to travel with kids. Suspects stole thousands of dollars’ worth of oddities from a curiosity shop in Ballard. e.l.f. cosmetics is receiving blowback for featuring comedian Matt Rife in a new ad. The rate of ICE arrests in Washington dropped in July. // LongForm: GUEST: Former Spokane Police Chief Craig Meidl joined an advisory board to tackle crime at the northern border, and he reacts to new 2024 crime data showing Washington murder and violent crime rates are through the roof. // Quick Hit: Seattle saw a sharp decline in tourism and that means less tax revenue.

A Tacoma chef had his grill stolen from his car. Suspects stole a million dollars of jewelry during a West Seattle smash and grab. Guest: KIRO News Radio's Chris Sullivan on the grand finale to phase 1 of the 'month of hell' on 1-5 this weekend. // Big Local: After a meeting with Pierce County GOP Chair Dave McMullen, the WA State fair agreed to allow Pierce County GOP have their normal setup at the fair. Police have released body cam audio of a 2022 incident in Pullman that was eerily similar to the Bryan Kohberger murders in Idaho. Costco will not sell the abortion pill after pushback from pro-life investors. A DoorDash driver crashed his car in Lynnwood while high on meth. Cathcart community members are pushing back against Snohomish County over its plans for a massive housing development. // You Pick the Topic: An unlikely spat between Scott Baio and Tyrus.

The Washington State Fair has rejected the Pierce County GOP from having a booth despite having participated in the event before. The inmate that escaped custody at Sea-Tac airport has been found. Seattle has finally cleared the problematic homeless encampment in Lake City after a double homicide, but the homeless will inevitably return. Guest: UW atmospherics scientists Cliff Mass on the cooler and wetter weather headed our way this weekend. // Democrats are taking the bait on the issue of crime in Washington D.C. A man attacked federal law enforcement with a sandwich. // ChatGPT gave dietary advice to a man that almost killed him.

Seattle is closing a homeless encampment near a Lake City park where a double homicide just occurred. Gas prices are down nationally, but they’ve gone up in Washington. Nonprofits are spending money to protest the DC takeover. // LongForm: GUEST: Founder of the Quality of Life Coalition Saul Spady on how the dangers of homelessness have reared their ugly heads in recent days. // Quick Hit: Pierce County is patting itself on the back for an affordable housing plan that has been a complete failure.

SPD chief Shon Barnes was paid bonuses for hiring two people he referred. As if traffic couldn’t get any worse, I-5 will be completely closed though downtown Seattle this weekend. Seattle is expanding it’s program to assist small businesses that have dealt with the adverse effects of crime, but business owners say it’s not nearly enough. // Big Local: Tacoma and Pierce County are being sued for not putting an initiative establishing a Workers’ Bill of Rights and a $20 minimum wage on the November ballot. Tacoma is using AI cameras to help people know what they should and should not recycle. // You Pick the Topic: It turns out that a couple that Chuck Schumer has mentioned countless times over the years doesn’t actually exist.

Another inmate escaped custody at SeaTac airport. An Eastern Washington man had his car stolen in Seattle on his first day of cancer treatment. Washington has a new virtue signaling program to certify ‘LGBTQ+-owned’ businesses. // The MAHA Commission is looking to make school lunches healthier. Democrats continue to pretend to be upset that Trump wants to fight crime in DC. // YouTube is exploring using AI for age verification.

More climate change alarmism from KING 5. Good economic news as inflation did not rise despite fears it would due to tariffs. Arkansas has passed on a ban cell phones in public school classrooms. // LongForm: GUEST: Pete Serrano has been sworn in as Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington. // Quick Hit: Naomi Ishisaka of The Seattle Times parrots Hamas propaganda. Another partisan judge overturned by Appeals court in Trump’s favor.

UW students and faculty held a protest over the Trump Administration’s proposed cuts to research. Greg Gutfeld appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and provided the show with a big ratings boost. Guest: Republican State Senator John Braun announced he is running for Congress in Washington's 3rd congressional district against Democrat incumbent Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. // Big Local: A Pierce County jury convicted a man accused of a stabbing at Point Defiance Park. Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey says they have installed a new fire suppression system to their ballot boxes after an arson attack last year. The ‘Reptile Zoo’ in Monroe is most likely going to close. Tacoma is installing ‘no parking’ signs in order to deter homeless encampments. // You Pick the Topic: AI is forcing more people to do in-person job interviews.

Is crime really down in Seattle? Because there were a bunch of violent crimes over the last few days. Liberal heads continue to explode over Trump’s plan to crack down on crime in DC. // After saying she was more loyal to Guatemala than America last week, Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) bashed the country as racist. A candidate for mayor in Minneapolis says his number one priority is protecting illegal immigrants. A whistleblower has claimed that Adam Schiff leaked classified information in order to smear Trump during the Russiagate saga. // How early should you get to the airport? Not as early as you think.

KING 5 ran another story attacking ICE that leaves out some important details. The Seattle Times claims that the One Big Beautiful Bill is going to hike energy prices in Washington. Polling shows that the Epstein story isn’t something that many voters are paying attention to. // LongForm: GUESTS: Lori, Ashley, and Jeremy had to close down Cattle Prod Saloon in Riverside, WA because the costs of running a business in this state are just too high. // Quick Hit: Democrats continue to demonize and lie about ICE.

It’s hot outside, which usually means you can expect more crime too. Climate change alarmists are fearmongering over the risk of “megafires.” Looking to score drugs in Seattle? It’s easy at Third and Blanchard as city refuses to intervene. A shocking amount of sex offenders are still unrated in Oregon. // Big Local: A family-owned business in Sultan was ravaged by a fire. Redmond PD say a man broke into an automotive business in order to retrieve his phone. The Tacoma City Council missed the deadline to put a $20 minimum wage on the ballot and some speculate they did it on purpose. // You Pick the Topic: Bill Maher says the ladies of ‘The View’ are not a good look for women.