October 9, 2025 • 10 mins
Larry Mendte goes over the biggest news stories of the day including a peace deal being agreed to for the Gaza war, the final debate for the NJ Governors race between Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill, and Rudy Giuliana endorsing Curtis Sliwa in the Mayors race.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
He's friends call him Larry, count yourself among them. He's
mentee in the morning on seventen War was going on,
good morning to you. In the Middle East. Peace that
(00:21):
leads off the Big Three. Donald Trump negotiates peace for
the Middle East, right for.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
Muslims, for the Arab countries, and so great for this country,
for the United States of America, and that we could
be involved in, you know, making ideal like this happened
because it was you know, many years they talked about
peace in the Middle East. This is more than Gaza.
This is peace in the Middle East, and it's an
incredible thing.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
The first phase is expected to happen within days now,
and the hostages will be released. All of the hostages,
even the ones that aren't live anymore, will be released,
and Israel will pull out of Gaza. It is an
enormous day, a huge day for Israel, for America, and,
(01:11):
as Donald Trump said, for the rest of the world.
The final debate in the campaign to be New Jersey's
next governor with Republican Jack Chitarelli and Democrat Mikey Cheryl, Well,
it got downright nasty.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
Got paid to develop an app so that more people
could get more opioids and die. But here's the fact,
I even during even I got.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
The walk at my college, and I'm so glad.
Speaker 3 (01:34):
That you then went on to kill tens of thousands
of people in New Jersey, including chi.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
We'll explain that tens of thousands of people coming up
and in the New York City Mayor rays former Mayor
Rudy Giuliani, once known as America's Mayor, is endorsing Curtis Leiwa.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
Curtis has been a hero for New York from the
time almost he was born.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
Think of Rudy Giuliani two points I learned from the best.
New York Congressman Mike Lawler confronts Minority Leader Hakim Jeffries
in the halls of Congress over the shutdown.
Speaker 4 (02:11):
No, I'm here to shut the government down, and my
constituents are suffering as a result of your ridiculous ploy
because you're so afraid of Zorron Mondami. By the way,
why are you endorsing them?
Speaker 1 (02:23):
By the way, if you endorse them, you are a
complete and total embarrassment.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
Right now.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Why is that?
Speaker 4 (02:30):
Because you don't want to answer the question.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
The government shutdown now stretches into the ninth day, and
patience is getting thin.
Speaker 5 (02:39):
I'm sorry, I'm aggravated.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
The first responsibility of the government is to protect the people,
and the people who are supposed to be protected are
being completely cheated.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
And Dolly Parton wants you to know that she's doing
just fine. Thank you. I know lately everybody says that
I am.
Speaker 5 (03:00):
Sicker than I am.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Do I look sick to you.
Speaker 5 (03:03):
I'm working hard.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
Here and I've held off on the Yankees. The Yankees
are not moving on. No World Series this year, not
even a American League Championship. They lost last night to
the Toronto Blue Jays. The season is over. Now we
think about next year. And by the way, you can
(03:26):
go to the iHeartRadio app and leave us a talkback.
You could win a limited edition Minty in the Morning
t shirt which will be awarded each day to our
favorite talk back of the morning. And while you're on
the free iHeartRadio app, be sure to set a preset
for seven to ten. Woor Well, what else to talk
about but the news that we now have peace in
(03:48):
the Middle East, maybe for the first time. Late last night,
Iron signed on to the deal. It is incredible. The
whole world has come together and everyone, everyone in Europe,
in the Middle East, throughout the world is giving credit
to Donald Trump for this. And right now there's a
(04:11):
celebration in Israel. So that's the celebration in Israel. Also
they're celebrating in Palestine. It is a wonderful day throughout
(04:36):
the world. This may be the first time ever we
have a real peace in the Middle East.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
So great for Israel, so great for Muslims, for the
Arab countries, and so great for this country, for the
United States of America, and that we could be involved in,
you know, making a deal like this happened because it
was you know, many years they talked about peace in
the Middle East. This is more than Gaza. This is
peace in the Middle East. And it's an incredible thing.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
It's amazing the way he says this came about. He
says that tariffs is what brought everyone together.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
Tariffs have brought peace to the world. I'm telling you,
they brought peace to the world. And not only here,
but with so many other deals. You know, I've made
seven peace deals where countries were in many cases thirty
thirty one years, one thirty five, one thirty seven years
they've been fighting in millions of people being killed, and
I brought peace, and I did it through in not
(05:35):
all cases, but probably and at least five of the
seven that we've done so far it was through trade.
Speaker 1 (05:45):
So he goes on to explain he uses the tariffs
as both a carrot and a stick. He can give
a cutter in Saudi Arabia and Egypt a great tariff
deal and work with them on trading business like he
did months ago, and that brings them closer to the
(06:05):
United States. And since they're closer to us, when we
say to them, you've got to help us get peace
in the Middle East, they don't want to ruin that
relationship because it's going to make trillions for them. Also,
he uses it as a stick to say, if you
don't do this, we're going to up your tariffs. So
we're just not going to trade with you. And that's
(06:27):
how we was able to bring all of these countries
to the table, even Iran. And when it comes to Iran,
it was different than the tariffs because we weren't trading
with Iran. It was taking out the nuclear facilities.
Speaker 2 (06:42):
Well, Iran was about one month maybe two months away
from having a nuclear weapon. And if I allowed that
to happen, this deal would not have been possible, or
if it was, it would have a tremendous cloud over
it because you have a country with a nuclear weapon
that was not obviously very friendly.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
Now around the world you heard the celebrations, and around
the world they are praising Donald Trump. It's going to
be really interesting to see what the Democrats do because
their whole existence is condemning, criticizing Donald Trump, calling him
(07:23):
an authoritarian, calling him a fascist. What are they going
to do now? Are they going to celebrate this or
are they going to shut up? Nobody was talking last
night with the exception, with the brilliant exception of Senator
from Pennsylvania John Fetterman.
Speaker 5 (07:41):
Oh, I mean on the two anniversary for ten seven,
So like those poor souls finally have a chance to
maybe go home, and that's the first opportunity for enduring peace.
I don't care what the politics are because we don't
agree on everything, but we certainly share a commitment for Israel.
Speaker 1 (08:01):
How did John Fetterman become the most brilliant person John
Fetterman in his sweatshirt, who came in right after suffering
a stroke, become the smartest person in the Democratic Party.
He's going to win reelection in Pennsylvania easily because he's rational.
(08:22):
He can say I'm pro Israel, he can say Donald
Trump did a great job. He can say I'm against crime,
he can say I'm against illegal immigration. All those things
just make sense. Donald Trump forces the Democrats on the
wrong side of every issue. Fetterman says, no, I'm not
going to go there. I agree with you. I disagree
(08:45):
with you on a lot of things. But what I
agree with you on and what you do, well, I'll
praise you for. Isn't that rational? Now? The interesting thing
is going to be tomorrow the Norwegian Nobel Committee gives
out the Nobel Peace Prize. I'm sure they already have
(09:06):
a selection. Do they change it, because aren't they going
to look silly now now that there is peace in
the Middle East for the first time, well ever, that
they don't give it to Donald Trump, won't they look ridiculous?
(09:30):
And yet I don't hold out too much hope. I
think they disagree with Donald Trump so much on things
like climate change that the most important thing in the
world to them, that they won't give it to him.
They won't give it to him for the same reason
that many Democrats won't come out today and say what
(09:52):
an amazing thing happened because they dislike Donald Trump. Because
they dislike the man, they can't accept that he just
did something wonderful. A lot of people in this country
are not going to accept that he did something wonderful,
and yet he was the only one in the world
(10:14):
who could do it. And now it's done. Donald Trump
will go down in history as bringing peace to the
Middle East. And watch half this country and much of
the world won't acknowledge it because they dislike the man
so much. How sad. You can go to the iHeartRadio
(10:35):
app and leave us a talk back. You could win
a limited edition Mentee in the Morning T shirt. You know,
it's difficult enough to have to portray an icon like
Bruce Springsteen. It's even tougher when he's right there on
the set watching hear what the actor who plays Springsteen
has to say about that next
He's friends call him Larry, count yourself among them. He's
mentee in the morning on seventen War was going on,
good morning to you. In the Middle East. Peace that
(00:21):
leads off the Big Three. Donald Trump negotiates peace for
the Middle East, right for.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
Muslims, for the Arab countries, and so great for this country,
for the United States of America, and that we could
be involved in, you know, making ideal like this happened
because it was you know, many years they talked about
peace in the Middle East. This is more than Gaza.
This is peace in the Middle East, and it's an
incredible thing.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
The first phase is expected to happen within days now,
and the hostages will be released. All of the hostages,
even the ones that aren't live anymore, will be released,
and Israel will pull out of Gaza. It is an
enormous day, a huge day for Israel, for America, and,
(01:11):
as Donald Trump said, for the rest of the world.
The final debate in the campaign to be New Jersey's
next governor with Republican Jack Chitarelli and Democrat Mikey Cheryl, Well,
it got downright nasty.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
Got paid to develop an app so that more people
could get more opioids and die. But here's the fact,
I even during even I got.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
The walk at my college, and I'm so glad.
Speaker 3 (01:34):
That you then went on to kill tens of thousands
of people in New Jersey, including chi.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
We'll explain that tens of thousands of people coming up
and in the New York City Mayor rays former Mayor
Rudy Giuliani, once known as America's Mayor, is endorsing Curtis Leiwa.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
Curtis has been a hero for New York from the
time almost he was born.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
Think of Rudy Giuliani two points I learned from the best.
New York Congressman Mike Lawler confronts Minority Leader Hakim Jeffries
in the halls of Congress over the shutdown.
Speaker 4 (02:11):
No, I'm here to shut the government down, and my
constituents are suffering as a result of your ridiculous ploy
because you're so afraid of Zorron Mondami. By the way,
why are you endorsing them?
Speaker 1 (02:23):
By the way, if you endorse them, you are a
complete and total embarrassment.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
Right now.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Why is that?
Speaker 4 (02:30):
Because you don't want to answer the question.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
The government shutdown now stretches into the ninth day, and
patience is getting thin.
Speaker 5 (02:39):
I'm sorry, I'm aggravated.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
The first responsibility of the government is to protect the people,
and the people who are supposed to be protected are
being completely cheated.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
And Dolly Parton wants you to know that she's doing
just fine. Thank you. I know lately everybody says that
I am.
Speaker 5 (03:00):
Sicker than I am.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Do I look sick to you.
Speaker 5 (03:03):
I'm working hard.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
Here and I've held off on the Yankees. The Yankees
are not moving on. No World Series this year, not
even a American League Championship. They lost last night to
the Toronto Blue Jays. The season is over. Now we
think about next year. And by the way, you can
(03:26):
go to the iHeartRadio app and leave us a talkback.
You could win a limited edition Minty in the Morning
t shirt which will be awarded each day to our
favorite talk back of the morning. And while you're on
the free iHeartRadio app, be sure to set a preset
for seven to ten. Woor Well, what else to talk
about but the news that we now have peace in
(03:48):
the Middle East, maybe for the first time. Late last night,
Iron signed on to the deal. It is incredible. The
whole world has come together and everyone, everyone in Europe,
in the Middle East, throughout the world is giving credit
to Donald Trump for this. And right now there's a
(04:11):
celebration in Israel. So that's the celebration in Israel. Also
they're celebrating in Palestine. It is a wonderful day throughout
(04:36):
the world. This may be the first time ever we
have a real peace in the Middle East.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
So great for Israel, so great for Muslims, for the
Arab countries, and so great for this country, for the
United States of America, and that we could be involved in,
you know, making a deal like this happened because it
was you know, many years they talked about peace in
the Middle East. This is more than Gaza. This is
peace in the Middle East. And it's an incredible thing.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
It's amazing the way he says this came about. He
says that tariffs is what brought everyone together.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
Tariffs have brought peace to the world. I'm telling you,
they brought peace to the world. And not only here,
but with so many other deals. You know, I've made
seven peace deals where countries were in many cases thirty
thirty one years, one thirty five, one thirty seven years
they've been fighting in millions of people being killed, and
I brought peace, and I did it through in not
(05:35):
all cases, but probably and at least five of the
seven that we've done so far it was through trade.
Speaker 1 (05:45):
So he goes on to explain he uses the tariffs
as both a carrot and a stick. He can give
a cutter in Saudi Arabia and Egypt a great tariff
deal and work with them on trading business like he
did months ago, and that brings them closer to the
(06:05):
United States. And since they're closer to us, when we
say to them, you've got to help us get peace
in the Middle East, they don't want to ruin that
relationship because it's going to make trillions for them. Also,
he uses it as a stick to say, if you
don't do this, we're going to up your tariffs. So
we're just not going to trade with you. And that's
(06:27):
how we was able to bring all of these countries
to the table, even Iran. And when it comes to Iran,
it was different than the tariffs because we weren't trading
with Iran. It was taking out the nuclear facilities.
Speaker 2 (06:42):
Well, Iran was about one month maybe two months away
from having a nuclear weapon. And if I allowed that
to happen, this deal would not have been possible, or
if it was, it would have a tremendous cloud over
it because you have a country with a nuclear weapon
that was not obviously very friendly.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
Now around the world you heard the celebrations, and around
the world they are praising Donald Trump. It's going to
be really interesting to see what the Democrats do because
their whole existence is condemning, criticizing Donald Trump, calling him
(07:23):
an authoritarian, calling him a fascist. What are they going
to do now? Are they going to celebrate this or
are they going to shut up? Nobody was talking last
night with the exception, with the brilliant exception of Senator
from Pennsylvania John Fetterman.
Speaker 5 (07:41):
Oh, I mean on the two anniversary for ten seven,
So like those poor souls finally have a chance to
maybe go home, and that's the first opportunity for enduring peace.
I don't care what the politics are because we don't
agree on everything, but we certainly share a commitment for Israel.
Speaker 1 (08:01):
How did John Fetterman become the most brilliant person John
Fetterman in his sweatshirt, who came in right after suffering
a stroke, become the smartest person in the Democratic Party.
He's going to win reelection in Pennsylvania easily because he's rational.
(08:22):
He can say I'm pro Israel, he can say Donald
Trump did a great job. He can say I'm against crime,
he can say I'm against illegal immigration. All those things
just make sense. Donald Trump forces the Democrats on the
wrong side of every issue. Fetterman says, no, I'm not
going to go there. I agree with you. I disagree
(08:45):
with you on a lot of things. But what I
agree with you on and what you do, well, I'll
praise you for. Isn't that rational? Now? The interesting thing
is going to be tomorrow the Norwegian Nobel Committee gives
out the Nobel Peace Prize. I'm sure they already have
(09:06):
a selection. Do they change it, because aren't they going
to look silly now now that there is peace in
the Middle East for the first time, well ever, that
they don't give it to Donald Trump, won't they look ridiculous?
(09:30):
And yet I don't hold out too much hope. I
think they disagree with Donald Trump so much on things
like climate change that the most important thing in the
world to them, that they won't give it to him.
They won't give it to him for the same reason
that many Democrats won't come out today and say what
(09:52):
an amazing thing happened because they dislike Donald Trump. Because
they dislike the man, they can't accept that he just
did something wonderful. A lot of people in this country
are not going to accept that he did something wonderful,
and yet he was the only one in the world
(10:14):
who could do it. And now it's done. Donald Trump
will go down in history as bringing peace to the
Middle East. And watch half this country and much of
the world won't acknowledge it because they dislike the man
so much. How sad. You can go to the iHeartRadio
(10:35):
app and leave us a talk back. You could win
a limited edition Mentee in the Morning T shirt. You know,
it's difficult enough to have to portray an icon like
Bruce Springsteen. It's even tougher when he's right there on
the set watching hear what the actor who plays Springsteen
has to say about that next
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