4.23.25 The Joe Mangiacotti Show - Wednesday

The Joe Mangiacotti Show — Opening Segment
Broadcast Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2025
Segment Title: Common Sense Isn’t Dead — But It’s Being Ignored
"From the center of the dial, the center of New England, and the center of common sense — you’re listening to The Joe Mangiacotti Show. I’m your host, Joe Mangiacotti. Welcome in, Patriots."
Let me ask you this — since when did enforcing the law become controversial?
Because based on the numbers, most Americans — Democrats, Republicans, Independents, you name it — agree: if you’re a criminal and you're not a citizen, you don’t belong in this country. Period. That’s not radical. That’s not far-right. That’s common sense.
According to a brand-new Rasmussen poll, a whopping 56% of likely voters — that’s over half the country — say it’s very important to deport criminal migrants. Only 5% said it’s not important at all. Five percent. That’s less than your average margin of error.
And here’s where it gets interesting: 43% of Democrats say deportation of criminal migrants is very important. So this isn’t just a conservative issue. It’s a national law-and-order consensus.
But while the voters are united, Washington is once again off doing its own thing.
STORY #1 – The Criminal Migrant Poll
• Rasmussen (April 15–17): 56% of voters want criminal migrants deported; only 5% disagree.
• Even among Democrats, 43% say it’s very important.
• Majorities of Hispanic and Black voters agree with that stance.
• Takeaway? This isn’t about race. It’s about safety. It’s about sovereignty.
STORY #2 – Trump’s Message on Deportation
• Trump’s hammering this issue on social media:
“How can Biden let millions of criminals into our Country… yet I’m expected to go through a lengthy legal process, one by one?”
• Trump warns: “You can’t give every criminal alien a trial — that would take 200 years.”
• He’s right. The current system isn’t just broken — it’s insane.
STORY #3 – Bukele Speaks Truth to Power
• El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele met with Trump and made it plain:
“You cannot just free the criminals and think crime is going to go down magically… imprison them so you can liberate 350 million Americans.”
• 43% of Americans strongly agreed with Bukele.
• He’s not wrong. Crime is oppression. Enforcing the law is liberation.
STORY #4 – Rep. Maxwell Frost & MS-13
• Rep. Frost (D-FL), along with 3 other progressive lawmakers, is in El Salvador — not to thank Bukele for jailing gang members, no — they’re there to pressure him to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a confirmed MS-13 gang member, whose own wife says he beat her.
• DHS has already confirmed Garcia's gang ties. Two immigration judges ruled the same.
• But Frost & friends say he should be released because... well, we’re not really sure why.
• Then it gets worse: Bukele calls out Frost for a 2016 tweet that seemed to glorify gang culture:
“fuckin wit my gang gon get u spilled”
• Frost says it’s just a rap lyric. Maybe. But it’s a bad look when you’re advocating for gang members while quoting gang lingo.
STORY #5 – Tesla Vandal in Minnesota Gets Diversion
• And meanwhile, here at home in Minnesota, we’ve got Tem Waltz — son of the governor — caught vandalizing a Tesla in broad daylight.
• What happens? He’s not charged. Gets diversion.
• So let me get this straight… if you vandalize someone’s property, you get a second chance. But if you’re a law-abiding citizen questioning your government, you’re labeled a domestic threat?
• Again — this is about law and order. And double standards.
Common Sense Commentary
Folks, we are a nation of laws. Not of exceptions. Not of "diversions" for the elite. Not of "compassion" for criminal gangs while Americans suffer.
When a majority of voters across all races and parties say they want criminals removed — when even foreign presidents like Bukele sound more American than some of our own lawmakers — it’s time we ask: who are our leaders really listening to?
Because they’re not listening to us.
Insightful Questions for Guests or Callers
1. Why do you think there's such bipartisan agreement on deporting criminal migrants — and why is it being ignored in D.C.?
2. Is President Bukele showing more American values than our own Congress when it comes to crime and national safety?
3. What message are we sending when a governor’s son vandalizes a car and walks away — while regular citizens face years for defending their property or speaking out?
Final Word Before Break
You're listening to The Joe Mangiacotti Show — common sense conversation for the common sense citizen. Coming up next, we’re opening the phone lines. I want to hear from you — are we finally seeing the country unify around law and order? Or is the disconnect between the people and the political elite bigger than ever?