MAGA vs. Establishment Over Hegseth, and Key SCOTUS Case About Protecting Kids, with Michael Knowles and AG Skrmetti | Ep. 958

The Megyn Kelly Show

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🗓️ 5 December 2024

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Megyn Kelly is joined by The Daily Wire's Michael Knowles, host of "The Michael Knowles Show," to talk about whether Pete Hegseth will remain Trump's Defense Secretary nominee, the growing tension between the political establishment on both sides and outsider candidates, why if Hegseth falls RFK Jr. and Tulsi could be next, Sen. Joni Ernst’s is trying to tank the Hegseth nomination behind-the-scenes, whether she wants the job herself, if Ron DeSantis could be swapped in as the nominee or if MAGA will push back, the growing feud between Morning Joe and their guest David Frum, Frum's joke about Fox News and Hegseth that started it all, Esquire forced to correct and retract an article based around a presidential pardon for George H.W. Bush's son Neil that never happened, The View host Ana Navarro hilariously writing about made-up person "Hunter deButts" getting a pardon from Woodrow Wilson, and more. Then Jonathan Skrmetti, Tennessee Attorney General, to talk about the Supreme Court arguments yesterday in the highly contentious case regarding "trans medical care" for minors, the apparent partisan divide on the issue among the Supreme Court justices, what the result of the case could mean for "trans" issues in America, and more. Knowles- https://www.dailywire.com/ Skrmetti- https://x.com/agtennessee Tuttle Twins: Visit https://TuttleTwins.com/MK My Patriot Supply: https://PreparewithMegyn.com Prager U: Join PragerU’s fastest-growing podcast. Subscribe to Real Talk with Marissa Streit on your favorite podcast platform or watch at https://l.prageru.com/419fE2m

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Megan Kelly Show, live on Sirius XM Channel 111 every weekday at New East.
0:11.9	Hey everyone on Megan Kelly. Welcome to the Megan Kelly show. Well, 24 hours ago, literally this time yesterday, I was in Washington, D.C., for an exclusive sit-down with President-elect Trump's nominee to lead the Defense Department, Pete Hegeseth. As you know,
0:25.5	Pete's now in a political dog fight to save his nomination. At this point, his future remains unclear.
0:31.2	If you believe some in the media, he's done enough now to secure Trump's continued support.
0:37.0	Others suggest he does not have the votes and say Trump
0:40.7	could pull a switcheroo and name Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in Hegset's place. Our pal, Mark Halperin,
0:49.3	who has excellent sources and has been right on just about everything this year, said the following this morning on his show, The Morning Meeting.
0:58.1	I heard from a very good source today that by the weekend, Ron DeSantis will be the nominee for Defense Secretary.
1:04.1	One source, so I'm not telling you, it's definitely true, but that's certainly the case.
1:07.9	However, if you go on X, you will see another calvcade of strong supporters for Hegset,
1:15.4	who are making this a test of Donald Trump's fidelity to MAGA,
1:21.9	and they find it insulting that someone who MAGA has turned on bigly,
1:26.5	Ron DeSantis would possibly replace someone
1:29.0	who cast himself at least as full-on MAGAS.
1:32.9	Mm-hmm.
1:33.7	Whatever the case may be, Heggseth is not going down without a fight.
1:37.0	This morning, he posted the following on X, quote,
1:40.3	maybe it's time for a secretary of defense who has led in combat, been on patrol for days, pulled a trigger, heard bullets whizz by, called in close air support, led medevacs, dodged IEDs, and understands to his core the power of this photo because he's been on that knee before.
2:02.5	For those listening to this show on Sirius XM or via podcast, the photo shows two soldiers kneeling in front of a rifle and helmet,
2:08.3	honoring a fallen friend. Joining me now, Michael Knowles, host of the Michael Knowles show.
2:14.6	The Tuttle Twins' biggest sale of the year is about to end. You know what makes these books
2:19.1	special? They've sold millions of copies to families across the country because they tackle big
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