August 29, 2025 • 7 mins
Rob and Larry discuss whether US Representative Elise Stefanik can beat Governor Kathy Hochul on New York's crime issue. Hochul needs to develop a plan to address crime, as her reputation is on the line. President Trump has embarrassed Democrats by making moves like cleaning up crime in their cities and districts.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Let's talk to Rob Astorino, a former Westchester County executive
host of The Rob Astorino Show on wo R Saturday's
four to five and host of four to five pm
and host of Saturday Agenda one to three pm on Newsmax.
And he's with us every Friday. At this time, Rob,
I was looking forward to talking to you, because.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
I always look forward to talk to you, Larry. Why
are you only looking forward to talking to me just
this day?
Speaker 1 (00:23):
Because it's special? This is this is special today and
the other days weren't it special? But this is this
is really special because I and I know you'll have
a lot to say about this. I sit back in
kind of awe of Donald Trump and how he can
manipulate the media. It is amazing how he sent troops
(00:45):
into into Washington, DC. He offered to send them to
other cities knowing they were going to say no, putting
them on the wrong side of an issue and completely
changing the narrative across the country and making everybody react
to what he just did. He is a master at this.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Oh no, it's incredible. I mean he knows the right issue.
Look at the cracker barrel issue. For God's sake. So
I mean, he puts a tweet out about cracker barrel
and you know, the next day they do what they
were supposed to do and really should never have done
in the first place. The crime issue is is a
it's a winner, and it's like a non starter for
(01:23):
the Democrats. How dare you come in here and try
to save lives? You know, it's our We're doing well
killing people and we should continue to do this. I mean,
it's like it's so easy to see this. Brandon Johnson,
the mayor of Chicago, may be the biggest buffoon in
the world. But the fact that he is sitting there
and they all scream and yell, don't send us help. Now,
(01:45):
look what's going on California. Same thing. Knwsom did the
same thing, bastard, the same thing. And now now it
took Donald Trump to troll them and to threaten to
send in the troops, which of course he has the
power to do. We know that because he already did
that in Los Angeles. Now all of a sudden, they've
got the resources the state that they're going to send
to Los Angeles to deal with the issue. He not
(02:07):
only trolls them and embarrasses them. He uncovers them. Basically,
he shines the light on their stupidity. And I think,
I think this is going to have a profound fect
going forward. You can see, especially black men, right, they
moved not a major elite, but enough towards the Republican
Party last time. This is another issue that's going to
(02:30):
keep them walking towards Republicans. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
I worked for seven years in Chicago as a reporter
and anchor. I was out on the streets all of
the time, and I am stunned right now to see
in the inner city, in the black neighborhoods in Chicago,
women with maga hats yeah, and red shirts and community
(02:55):
leaders now coming out and saying against Democratic leadership, what
are you crazy?
Speaker 2 (03:01):
Yeah? I mean, look, literally, their lives are on the line,
and they're the party that they've been so faithful to
is saying, well, we don't care, you really need you
really should die for our party. And he's great at
exposing it. It's so true. Look at so you know
he's The big scandal is that the president, who is
(03:22):
in charge of the executive branch, is taking over these agencies.
I love the way the media, the media doesn't realize
how stupid that they are. So yesterday the Daily News
puts out a big thing and basically exposing that Gloria Gaynor,
you know, I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor. Why we uncovered
(03:44):
why she's going to be feted and given the award
by Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center which he took over,
because she gave money to Maga Republicans. So, in other words,
she has no talent, apparently according now to the left.
I mean, you think about the songs of the seventies.
Gloria Gainers, I Will Survive has played at every freaking wedding,
(04:06):
every you know you think of the seventies. It's one
of the top songs in disco. So she's got she deserves.
She deserved that award that decade ago, but no Democrat
gave it to her. But all of a sudden, Donald
Trump is going to give her the honor she deserves.
But now it's being tarred and feathered because she happens
to be a Republican.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
I get it, and listen, I listen. I think he
knows everything. I think he knows that everything he does
the Democrats are going to react to even if it
puts them on the wrong side of an issue. And
it took him a while to learn that. But once
he learned that, he thought, I can use this, and
he does it over and over and over again. Apparently
even with Gloria Gaynor. That was that was a great example.
(04:51):
But and how about the fact that nobody's talking about
Russia really anymore. No, nobody's talking about Israel. All they're
talking about is crime. And how about the fact that
Gavin news now is sent a thousand highway patrol officers
to cities and said, no, no, no, I'm not copying
Donald Trump. He also, by the way, Rob had it
was in his office for the first time ever, he
(05:14):
invited the press into his oval office. Who does that
sound like?
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Yeah, I know? And he literally yesterday I think it
was or the day before, Gavin Newsom he was on
some podcasts or something, but he was doing his pretend
to anger act and talking about how literally democracy is
at steak here. They say they don't learn, which is great.
(05:40):
Literally democracy is at steak here. And on the ballot
because Donald Trump again trolling. I've got hats, maga hats
that say Donald Trump twenty eight. He's gonna run and
defy the constitution like every fascist does. We have to
stop him. It's so great.
Speaker 1 (05:59):
I love how you have the Gavin Newsom growled down.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
I don't have enough hair jail though, maybe not even
enough hair or.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
Enough plastic surgery either. Yeah, the guy doesn't take vacations.
He takes medical leave every single time. It's amazing how
much work he has had done. This has really changed
the mayor's race, though, hasn't it.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
Oh my god. You know, if these guys had any brains,
they would look towards Muriel Bowser of all people, right
she I mean, she maybe reluctantly, but she came out
and admitted that Donald Trump has been pretty helpful in
DC right now with getting like three hundred guns off
the streets, all these arrests, these gangbangers crime. There's been
(06:42):
no crime basically for the last week or so since
the troops have been in there. Now. You can't do
that forever, obviously, but it's a proof that you can
tackle issues. And she's had to reluctantly admit it. And
yet no other democratic mayor will do the same or
governor because they've been exposed their policies are literally causing
people to die, and they're choosing to go with the criminals.
(07:05):
So it's been a great experiment that has shined a
light on an issue that you know, ninety percent of
the Republicans and I'm ninety percent of people and voters
agree with absolutely.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
Rob Estorno, host of The Rob Estorino Show on WOR
Saturday's four to five pm and host of Saturday Agenda
one to three pm on Newsmax's with Us every Friday
at seven oh five. And I really look forward to
talking to you next week.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
Rob, Yeah, one of these days I want to see
you in the studio on my show when you know,
wandering about the city one day. I know you wander
about the city on the weekends.
Speaker 1 (07:36):
No, I will be able to next weekend. Let's do
it next weekend if you.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Had it's good. It's a date, all right,
Let's talk to Rob Astorino, a former Westchester County executive
host of The Rob Astorino Show on wo R Saturday's
four to five and host of four to five pm
and host of Saturday Agenda one to three pm on Newsmax.
And he's with us every Friday. At this time, Rob,
I was looking forward to talking to you, because.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
I always look forward to talk to you, Larry. Why
are you only looking forward to talking to me just
this day?
Speaker 1 (00:23):
Because it's special? This is this is special today and
the other days weren't it special? But this is this
is really special because I and I know you'll have
a lot to say about this. I sit back in
kind of awe of Donald Trump and how he can
manipulate the media. It is amazing how he sent troops
(00:45):
into into Washington, DC. He offered to send them to
other cities knowing they were going to say no, putting
them on the wrong side of an issue and completely
changing the narrative across the country and making everybody react
to what he just did. He is a master at this.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Oh no, it's incredible. I mean he knows the right issue.
Look at the cracker barrel issue. For God's sake. So
I mean, he puts a tweet out about cracker barrel
and you know, the next day they do what they
were supposed to do and really should never have done
in the first place. The crime issue is is a
it's a winner, and it's like a non starter for
(01:23):
the Democrats. How dare you come in here and try
to save lives? You know, it's our We're doing well
killing people and we should continue to do this. I mean,
it's like it's so easy to see this. Brandon Johnson,
the mayor of Chicago, may be the biggest buffoon in
the world. But the fact that he is sitting there
and they all scream and yell, don't send us help. Now,
(01:45):
look what's going on California. Same thing. Knwsom did the
same thing, bastard, the same thing. And now now it
took Donald Trump to troll them and to threaten to
send in the troops, which of course he has the
power to do. We know that because he already did
that in Los Angeles. Now all of a sudden, they've
got the resources the state that they're going to send
to Los Angeles to deal with the issue. He not
(02:07):
only trolls them and embarrasses them. He uncovers them. Basically,
he shines the light on their stupidity. And I think,
I think this is going to have a profound fect
going forward. You can see, especially black men, right, they
moved not a major elite, but enough towards the Republican
Party last time. This is another issue that's going to
(02:30):
keep them walking towards Republicans. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
I worked for seven years in Chicago as a reporter
and anchor. I was out on the streets all of
the time, and I am stunned right now to see
in the inner city, in the black neighborhoods in Chicago,
women with maga hats yeah, and red shirts and community
(02:55):
leaders now coming out and saying against Democratic leadership, what
are you crazy?
Speaker 2 (03:01):
Yeah? I mean, look, literally, their lives are on the line,
and they're the party that they've been so faithful to
is saying, well, we don't care, you really need you
really should die for our party. And he's great at
exposing it. It's so true. Look at so you know
he's The big scandal is that the president, who is
(03:22):
in charge of the executive branch, is taking over these agencies.
I love the way the media, the media doesn't realize
how stupid that they are. So yesterday the Daily News
puts out a big thing and basically exposing that Gloria Gaynor,
you know, I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor. Why we uncovered
(03:44):
why she's going to be feted and given the award
by Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center which he took over,
because she gave money to Maga Republicans. So, in other words,
she has no talent, apparently according now to the left.
I mean, you think about the songs of the seventies.
Gloria Gainers, I Will Survive has played at every freaking wedding,
(04:06):
every you know you think of the seventies. It's one
of the top songs in disco. So she's got she deserves.
She deserved that award that decade ago, but no Democrat
gave it to her. But all of a sudden, Donald
Trump is going to give her the honor she deserves.
But now it's being tarred and feathered because she happens
to be a Republican.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
I get it, and listen, I listen. I think he
knows everything. I think he knows that everything he does
the Democrats are going to react to even if it
puts them on the wrong side of an issue. And
it took him a while to learn that. But once
he learned that, he thought, I can use this, and
he does it over and over and over again. Apparently
even with Gloria Gaynor. That was that was a great example.
(04:51):
But and how about the fact that nobody's talking about
Russia really anymore. No, nobody's talking about Israel. All they're
talking about is crime. And how about the fact that
Gavin news now is sent a thousand highway patrol officers
to cities and said, no, no, no, I'm not copying
Donald Trump. He also, by the way, Rob had it
was in his office for the first time ever, he
(05:14):
invited the press into his oval office. Who does that
sound like?
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Yeah, I know? And he literally yesterday I think it
was or the day before, Gavin Newsom he was on
some podcasts or something, but he was doing his pretend
to anger act and talking about how literally democracy is
at steak here. They say they don't learn, which is great.
(05:40):
Literally democracy is at steak here. And on the ballot
because Donald Trump again trolling. I've got hats, maga hats
that say Donald Trump twenty eight. He's gonna run and
defy the constitution like every fascist does. We have to
stop him. It's so great.
Speaker 1 (05:59):
I love how you have the Gavin Newsom growled down.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
I don't have enough hair jail though, maybe not even
enough hair or.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
Enough plastic surgery either. Yeah, the guy doesn't take vacations.
He takes medical leave every single time. It's amazing how
much work he has had done. This has really changed
the mayor's race, though, hasn't it.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
Oh my god. You know, if these guys had any brains,
they would look towards Muriel Bowser of all people, right
she I mean, she maybe reluctantly, but she came out
and admitted that Donald Trump has been pretty helpful in
DC right now with getting like three hundred guns off
the streets, all these arrests, these gangbangers crime. There's been
(06:42):
no crime basically for the last week or so since
the troops have been in there. Now. You can't do
that forever, obviously, but it's a proof that you can
tackle issues. And she's had to reluctantly admit it. And
yet no other democratic mayor will do the same or
governor because they've been exposed their policies are literally causing
people to die, and they're choosing to go with the criminals.
(07:05):
So it's been a great experiment that has shined a
light on an issue that you know, ninety percent of
the Republicans and I'm ninety percent of people and voters
agree with absolutely.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
Rob Estorno, host of The Rob Estorino Show on WOR
Saturday's four to five pm and host of Saturday Agenda
one to three pm on Newsmax's with Us every Friday
at seven oh five. And I really look forward to
talking to you next week.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
Rob, Yeah, one of these days I want to see
you in the studio on my show when you know,
wandering about the city one day. I know you wander
about the city on the weekends.
Speaker 1 (07:36):
No, I will be able to next weekend. Let's do
it next weekend if you.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Had it's good. It's a date, all right,
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