Last Call with Mike Crispi — October 25, 2025

Podcast: Real America’s Voice
Host: Mike Crispi
Producer: Frankie
Release Date: October 26, 2025

Overview

This episode of Last Call with Mike Crispi delves into "Ballroom Gate"—the media and Democratic Party's uproar over former President Trump's planned renovation of a White House ballroom. Crispi and producer Frankie dissect media narratives, Democratic messaging failures, and broader themes of left-wing hypocrisy, immigration chaos, and misplaced government and law enforcement priorities. The show features their signature irreverent, combative banter and unapologetically conservative viewpoint, challenging mainstream narratives on current events and political controversies.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. "Ballroom Gate": Trump’s White House Renovation and Media Backlash

Timestamps: 04:25–19:11

• Topic Introduction:
  Mike opens with the Democrats’ “meltdown” over Donald Trump adding a privately funded ballroom to the White House—a routine presidential act blown out of proportion by the media.

  • “President Trump is making the greatest renovation of all time to the White House since the Oval Office was turned from a square to an oval... President Trump adding a ballroom. He’s getting rid of the East Wing... and anytime there’s state visits and stuff, usually they get out these big giant tents... Trump says, all right, east wing, let’s get rid of it. Let’s make the ballroom. I’m very good at building ballrooms. It’ll be called the Donald J. Trump Ballroom. That’ll be my legacy. It’s great. Who could complain? And it’s not gonna cost the taxpayers a dime.” —Mike Crispi (05:06)

• Media Reaction:

  • Coverage plays up fears Trump “isn’t leaving” office, suggesting the renovation is symbolic of his refusal to cede power.
  • “Leftists [are] going crazy saying this is the smoking gun, that he isn’t leaving office. Give me a break.” —Mike (06:02)
  • Caroline Levitt and other media figures position it as a legal and ethical scandal, despite precedent for such renovations.
  • Comparison to past renovations (e.g., Clinton and Obama eras) reveals a double standard.

• Notable Quotes:

  • "Trump contributes a ballroom, the Clintons steal silverware, and somehow the moral compass by the fake news is on the side of the Clintons." —Mike (08:37)
  • On Obama’s basketball court: “They spent $400 million on a basketball court in a hoax because, I don’t know. If you don’t know how to shoot hoops, why would you want a basketball court on your lawn?” —Mike (13:24)

• Memorable Moments:

  • Mike mocks the idea that Obama’s basketball court was more culturally relevant than Trump’s ballroom, poking fun at both cost and symbolism.
  • Frankie jokes: “Maybe like a nail salon for Obama. Something like that would have been more appropriate… And everyone just ignores the fact that was our taxpayer money going into 300,000 to pour concrete and put up a hoop. And Trump’s gonna do it for his own money and his donors.” (14:34)

2. Government Shutdown and Misplaced Democratic Messaging

Timestamps: 22:52–28:56

• Shutdown Fatigue:
  Mike argues Democrats' attempts to leverage the government shutdown are failing—the public neither notices nor cares, and Democrats’ negotiation sticking points (like healthcare for illegal immigrants) only further alienate voters.

  • “Nobody gives a shit that you have the government shut down. Nobody cares... The Democrats forgot this isn’t the politics of 2002 or in the age of Trump.” —Mike (22:54)

• Investigations Hypocrisy:
  Mike notes the irony that tax dollars aren’t paying for Trump’s ballroom, but will (potentially) fund investigations into its private financing—a recurring theme of Democratic wastefulness.

• On Hakeem Jeffries' Rhetoric:
  Mike parodies Jeffries’ focus on “pay-to-play” and “accountability” as stale political gamesmanship, “They’re gonna politicize [the ballroom] and they’re gonna pay for the investigations like they pay for... the Russia hoax. That’s all paid for with your tax dollars.” (26:13)

3. Media & Democrat Escalation: Anger Politics, Violence, and Double Standards

Timestamps: 27:17–32:46

• Normalization of Violent Rhetoric:
  Mike calls out Democrats and aligned pundits (e.g., on CNN) for using and tolerating violent language against their opponents, contrasting this with the outrage generated by much lesser Republican indiscretions.

  • “Democrats are always talking about vicious, violent things... their brains are corroded, they’re mentally ill. And by the way, you know what else they’re doing? They’re also saying the quiet part out loud.” —Mike (28:59)

• Shutdown as Leverage:
  Democrats openly admitting the shutdown is used as “one of the few leveraged times we have” (29:27), showing, in Mike’s view, that their concern is more with power than with governance.

• Bi-partisan Push to Reopen:
  Playback of Fetterman and McCormick (PA senators, one D, one R) both calling for the government to reopen—suggesting that shutdown brinkmanship is losing support on both sides.

4. Immigration, ICE, and the Manufactured Crisis

Timestamps: 32:46–41:09

• NYC & Federal/Local Tensions:
  Mike discusses ICE operations in NYC (notably Chinatown and Little Italy), critiquing Democratic local leaders for threatening to resist or even arrest ICE agents—an act he deems nearly “civil war territory,” and invoking images of chaos, legal nullification, and lost American identity.

• On Illegals Resisting Arrest:
  Real outrage is directed at how some illegal immigrants resist ICE arrest and how Democrats respond by forming commissions to investigate and “blacklist” federal officers for just doing their jobs.

  • “The gall of these people. Resisting arrest when you are a criminal, illegal, resisting, not just getting arrested. And then the gall of the Democrats going, this Is over the line.” —Mike (37:15)

• Illinois Governor Pritzker’s “Accountability Commission”:
  Mike argues the left’s response is always to create another taxpayer-funded task force or commission, which amounts to nothing but political theatre, rather than solving actual crime and disorder.

5. Cultural & Demographic Shifts: Fearful or Factual?

Timestamps: 43:57–50:39

• Dearborn, MI & Community Transformation:
  Mike spotlights Dearborn, Michigan, as a case study in what he portrays as “organized domestic terrorism by the globalist left”—an influx of Muslim immigrants leading to changes in local governance and culture.

  • “You have cities being overtaken by foreigners that are rewriting the laws by electing people again in their groups of influence that just toss away old laws and old norms and our country is slipping away from us.” —Mike (43:57)

• Globalism & Immigration:
  He connects mass immigration to a larger “organized crime” conspiracy by globalist actors, referencing programs and charities as avenues for fraud.

  • “The greatest human trafficking, organized crime operations in the history of the world are going on right now... funded by the globalists with the design to turn our country into an unrecognizable hellscape.” —Mike (44:45)

6. Crime, Priorities, and “Mob Bust” Critique

Timestamps: 50:39–53:09

• FBI Bust (La Cosa Nostra & NBA Gambling):
  Mike reacts with derision to Keshe Patel’s DOJ bust of mob/NBA gambling operations—arguing that, while wrong, vice crime is less pressing than human trafficking and cartel-driven organized crime.

  • “If you don’t get that done, the people that I’m talking about, the real problems, and this was your thing you’re going to hang your hat on? Loser.” —Mike (51:08)
  • “$10 million fraud? That’s peanuts. That’s a morning. That is what the cartel makes an hour smuggling humans into the country.” —Frankie (51:14)

• Media Outrage Machine:
  ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith is mocked for trying to link the NBA bust to Trump and ICE, with Mike and Frankie lampooning “progressive” alarmism and self-promotion.

  • “Stephen A. Smith is the most embarr[assing]. It’s so clear he’s been propping himself up to become this like front runner that comes into the mix. And it’s just every time he speaks, he gets dumber and dumber and dumber. Yet his contract goes up and up.” —Frankie (53:09)

7. Race, Gender, and Double Standards in Politics

Timestamps: 57:54–60:17

• Virginia Gubernatorial Race:
  Mike criticizes Al Sharpton and Democratic media figures for ignoring strong black women candidates when they’re Republicans (e.g., Winsome Sears), exposing a double standard in coverage and “representation.”
  • “I would have a little bit of respect as an Italian American civil leader. I would have a little respect for Al Sharpton if he was like, you know what, Winston Merle Sears is my girl in this race. You know what, that’s amazing. It’s a really amazing story of a strong black woman.” —Mike (60:17)

8. Political Violence and Selective Outrage

Timestamps: 60:17–62:40

• Hypocrisy Around Off-Color/Violent Rhetoric:
  Mike and Frankie point out how left-wing figures defend their own for even serious transgressions (e.g., explicit violent threats), while being ruthless with conservatives for much lesser comments.

  • “It’s one thing if someone doing it repeatedly. Right. If you’re making comments repeatedly that are, you know, like that, that. No doubt that was an offensive thing to write. You’ve donated $20,000 to Jay Jones.” —Mike impersonating Pritzker’s double standard (62:00)

• Chuck Schumer and “Outrage”:
  Mike closes with reference to Schumer’s outrage over a Trump administration appointee’s old group chat texts, which, while unpalatable, pale in comparison to more serious Democratic misbehavior.

Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• On Trump’s Ballroom, Double Standards:
  “So Trump contributes a ballroom, the Clintons steal silverware, and somehow the moral compass by the fake news is on the side of the Clintons.” —Mike (08:37)

• On Obama’s Basketball Court:
  “If I went outside and went to the nearest public basketball court and I took 22 shots, I bet you I can make more than two of them proving that I’m more of a Hooper and more black than Barack Hussein...” —Mike (13:24)

• On ICE and Law, NYC Mayors:
  “You want to start arresting federal ICE officers? You’ve opened up Pandora’s box. And by the way, I mentioned a litmus test... Obviously, normal people, not psychopathic people, not people who are propped up and paid for by government institutions as props. When you get arrested, you just get arrested...” —Mike (35:48)

• On Democratic Messaging:
  “Democrats talk about killing their political enemies. Like not even just a little bit, like they do it all the time.” —Mike (28:59)

• On Priorities in Law Enforcement:
  “Cash, if you go after this and get everything else done in four years, fine. But if you don’t get that done, the people that I’m talking about, the real problems, and this was your thing you’re going to hang your hat on? Loser.” —Mike (51:08)

Overall Tone

• Irreverent, conspiratorial, and combative.
• Heavy on sarcasm, mockery, and pointed jabs at Democrats, mainstream media, and selected public figures.
• Frequent rhetorical flourishes and punchlines, especially regarding hypocrisy or perceived double standards.
• Defensive of Trump, critical of “globalism,” and foregrounds an unapologetic nationalist/populist lens.

Conclusion

The episode serves as a polemical takedown of left-wing narratives around the White House “ballroom gate”, wider Democratic hypocrisy, government malfeasance, and misaligned priorities on crime and immigration. With a relentless barrage of examples—ranging from media bias and political rhetoric to local governance and law enforcement—Mike Crispi and Frankie craft a message intended to galvanize their audience’s skepticism toward “mainstream” narratives, reaffirming “Real America’s Voice” as a hub for combative, anti-establishment right-wing commentary.

For listeners:
If you want a combative, unapologetically right-wing, and entertainment-driven take on Trump-era and post-Trump politics, this episode is for you. Expect rants, sharp-edged commentary, and relentless focus on media and Democrat “double standards”—with plenty of snark and dark humor throughout.