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The Megyn Kelly Show

Ben Shapiro on DeSantis, Biden, and Our Authoritarian Moment in America | Ep. 134

The Megyn Kelly Show

SiriusXM

Society & Culture, News, News Commentary

4.632.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2021

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Megyn Kelly is joined by Ben Shapiro, author of "The Authoritarian Moment," co-founder of The Daily Wire, to talk about COVID mask mandates and vaccine shaming, Dr. Fauci's latest media tour, President Biden's effectiveness, Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Trump running in 2024, why our cultural moment is "authoritarian" in America in 2021, the obsession with titles, the Olympics, how best to fight the cultural battles, and more. Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms: Twitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShow Instagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShow Facebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow Find out more information at: https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Megan Kelly Show, your home for Open, Honest, and Provocative Conversations.

0:07.0

Hey everyone, I'm Megan Kelly, welcome to the Megan Kelly Show and Happy Monday.

0:16.1

Today we've got Ben Shapiro, one of my very favorite people, and he has got a new book

0:21.5

out called The Authoritarian Moment Boy Oh Boy Is That Timely.

0:25.7

There's so much to go over.

0:27.2

We're going to talk about the day's headlines, including Tucker Carlson attacked, not physically,

0:31.8

but on camera with this guy getting in his face with Tucker's daughter there, which I really

0:35.7

want to get Ben's take on.

0:36.8

It's happened to Ben many times.

0:38.6

It's so obnoxious.

0:39.6

I'm so sick of this nonsense.

0:42.0

But Ben's got a sort of a master plan for fighting back and putting into perspective what

0:46.6

we're seeing right now in this country.

0:48.1

We're going to talk about COVID, the Delta variant, the new crackdowns, the new mask mandates,

0:53.3

popping up in cities from coast to coast.

0:56.8

So much to get to.

0:57.8

So without further ado, quick ad and then Ben.

1:03.8

Let's get right to it because I want to start.

1:06.6

There's so much to go over, including your book, but let's start with COVID and Delta,

1:10.3

Delta, Delta, where they're treating us, you know, like we're back in the middle of

1:14.9

the black plague and everybody's got to go back inside.

1:17.5

We're seeing mask mandates pop up even for the vaccinated in the LA.

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