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The Megyn Kelly Show

Charlie Kirk on Tucker Carlson's True Brand Value, AOC's Funeral Selfies, DeSantis' Mistakes, and Why RNC Leaders Should Go | Ep. 555

The Megyn Kelly Show

SiriusXM

Society & Culture, News Commentary, News

4.438.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2023

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

Megyn Kelly is joined by Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA and host of The Charlie Kirk Show, to talk about Al Sharpton's divisive racial rhetoric at Jordan Neely's funeral, AOC taking selfies there, how Tucker Carlson helped stop the bleeding after the 2020 election, Fox News learning the true brand value of Tucker Carlson and what they don't understood about its audience, new reporting about gender ideology policy and "preferred pronouns" at Fox News, why Harry and Meghan are mascots for a woke movement, how they're trying to deconstruct the Royal institution but reap its benefits, their paparazzi hoax, Sen. Tim Scott announcing a presidential run in the GOP primary and his inspiring message, the growing GOP field, whether Gov. Ron DeSantis has a shot against Trump, the NAACP's "travel advisory" telling people not to visit Florida over DeSantis, why RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is a "loser" who needs to go, the DNC's more advanced infrastructure and lack of grassroots efforts by the RNC to use tactics like "ballot chasing," a new high school trans athlete taking the spot of a biological girl, the uniting force of anti-woke, getting his start at just 18-years-old, fighting back on college campuses, bringing young people optimism over pessimism, the work ethic he grew up with, and more. Kirk's show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-charlie-kirk-show/id1460600818

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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 out, Megan Kelly, welcome to the Megan Kelly Show and Happy Monday.

0:16.3

Let's make it as happy as a Monday can be.

0:18.0

It's going to be a big week in GOP 2024 politics we're getting into it now.

0:23.7

Senator Tim Scott will formally enter the race today, armed with some big endorsements,

0:29.0

and the governor Ron DeSantis is expected to make it official later this week too at last.

0:34.6

He's running.

0:36.0

Well, we kind of knew that, but he's said to be making it official, as I say.

0:40.8

Finally, plus new details are emerging over the weekend about the forces behind Tucker

0:45.2

Carlson's firing at Fox News and more specifically more details on those leaks, the drip, drip,

0:51.6

drip of leaks that miraculously dried right up after his lawyer Brian Friedman sent them

0:58.4

a nasty gram saying, I will be seeking in discovery every single correspondence you've had

1:04.2

on your leaking.

1:05.2

Oh, it's a miracle how that then stopped the whole leaking problem.

1:09.2

We're going to get to it all with a first time guest here on the Megan Kelly Show, a huge

1:12.8

force in the conservative movement and media.

1:17.1

Charlie Kirk is the founder of Turning Point USA and the host of the Charlie Kirk show.

1:23.1

Charlie, welcome to the show.

1:25.2

Megan, honored to be here.

1:26.2

Thanks so much.

1:27.2

It's great to have you.

1:28.2

You know, it's fun preparing for these things when I have somebody on for the first

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