DC Crime Crackdown Success, Elon Eyes Vance 2028, New Details in Missing Baby Search: AM Update 8/21

The Megyn Kelly Show

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🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Crime in DC reportedly plunging after President Trump’s federal takeover, while the DOJ probes allegations police manipulated past crime stats. Elon Musk appears to backpedal on forming a third party, instead keeping close ties to VP JD Vance and hinting at possible 2028 support. One week into the search for baby Emmanuel Haro, neighbors question the parents’ behavior as investigators follow new leads. Hurricane Erin, a massive Category 2 storm, runs parallel to the East Coast, driving evacuations, flooding risks, and dangerous rip currents from Florida to New England. Herald Group: Learn more at https://GuardYourCard.com All Family Pharmacy: Order now at https://allfamilypharmacy.com/MEGYN and save 10% with code MEGYN10

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0:00.0	Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Thursday, August 21st, 2025, and this is your AM update.
0:09.1	We don't have to live like this. We do not have to allow our cities to be taken over by violence and by chaos.
0:16.4	New DC crime data showing President Trump's federal takeover of local police is having the desired
0:21.6	effect as the DOJ launches an investigation into whether D.C. police have been manipulating the data
0:27.7	to make their city seem safer than it is. Elon Musk, reportedly dialing back plans to form a new
0:34.1	political party. At that point, I kind of had a very bad feeling that we weren't searching for a child in the
0:40.5	area.
0:41.2	One week after California baby Emmanuel vanished, neighbors are speaking out about strange behavior
0:46.7	by his parents.
0:48.2	All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM update.
0:54.2	As President Trump is settling into his new administration, one of the top Democrats in Congress
0:58.8	aiming to undermine the Trump agenda is Democrat Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois.
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1:09.9	a government takeover of your credit card.
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1:37.4	D.C. crime reportedly dropping significantly following President Trump's federal takeover of the police department and deployment of the National Guard,
1:46.3	as the DOJ confirms an investigation into whether D.C. police fudged crime statistics in the past.
1:52.9	The president declaring a public crime emergency early last week under the D.C. Home Rule Act,
1:58.3	which grants the president the power to take control of the city's
2:00.9	police force. The D.C. Police Union touting the results of the president's crackdown so far.
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