Trump Calls Out "Pirates" and Celebrates Heroes at SOTU, and Robert De Niro Literally Cries Over Trump, with RealClearPolitics | Ep. 1260

The Megyn Kelly Show

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4.4 • 38.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 133 minutes

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Megyn Kelly discusses President Trump’s historic State of the Union address, his smart trap for Democrats about whether their duty is to Americans over illegal immigrants, Ilhan Omar’s ridiculous outbursts, and more. Then Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon, and Andrew Walworth of RealClearPolitics join to discuss their “grades” for Trump's SOTU address, American heroes honored during the speech, the notable moments about immigration and the border, Trump calling out “Somali pirates” and Minnesota fraud, Ilhan Omar’s non-stop yelling during the speech, Trump honoring military heroes at the SOTU, leftists and media slamming Trump for giving medals during the address, Erika Kirk and Iryna Zarutskas’s mother being honored by Trump at the State of the Union, Democrats refusing to stand for the two women, alternate State of the Unions held by leftists and weird people in frog costumes, Joy Reid singing and trashing America, Abigail Spanberger's charisma-less State of the Union response, comparisons of her to a cartoon character, Robert De Niro crying while talking about Trump with Nicolle Wallace, his commentary about divisiveness yet constantly making divisive comments, and more. More from Bevan, Cannon, and Walworth - https://www.realclearpolitics.com/ Relief Factor: Break up with pain—Relief Factor targets inflammation so you can move better and feel better; try the 3-Week QuickStart for just $19.95 at https://ReliefFactor.com or call 800-4-RELIEF. Herald Group: Learn more at https://GuardYourCard.com SaunaSpace: Discover why SaunaSpace’s infrared FireLight tech is redefining at‑home wellness—visit https://Sauna.Space/MEGYN and use code MEGYN for 10% off your entire order. Joi + Blokes: Go to http://joiandblokes.com/MK and use code MK for 65% off your labs and 20% off all supplements

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Megan Kelly Show, live on Sirius XM Channel 111 every weekday at New East.
0:12.2	Hey everyone, I'm Megan Kelly. Welcome to the Megan Kelly show. President Trump last night,
0:16.4	delivering the longest state of the union address in American history, clocking in it just under one hour
0:22.2	and 48 minutes. I have to say it didn't feel that long to me. It was long, but he kept it entertaining.
0:28.1	I mean, as these things go. It's like, are you hot or are you Supreme Court hot? You know,
0:34.7	like when I covered the High Court, we used to joke. Chief Justice
0:38.1	McDreamie, he looked great up there, you know, next to like Ginsburg, but out on the street,
0:43.1	maybe not so much. So as the state of the unions go, it was hot. And it was long by any measure.
0:50.5	It was vintage Trump highlighting his administration's successes and the Democrats' failures,
0:56.3	honoring the best of us. I mean, amazing people were highlighted. I mean, hats off to the White
1:02.2	House team for choosing truly incredible folks, like our war heroes, Olympic champions,
1:08.7	of course. The guys did show out from the hockey team, and our friend
1:12.1	Charlie Kirk. He acknowledged the grief and the pain of those who have suffered losses from
1:18.0	the Democrats' radical policies on crime and the border. That was smart and honest. And the
1:24.4	speech appearing to be a big success, a CNN poll finding that 64% of viewers had a positive response to the speech while showing a bump of 10% among viewers on whether Mr. Trump's policies would move the country in the right direction.
1:39.8	They point out that that poll tends to be overweighted toward the party of the man giving the speech because those are the ones who tend to tune in.
1:49.4	So with that asterisk, even the polls are showing a big and successful night for the president.
1:55.9	Right here, President Trump at his best, making Republicans look good and very, very effectively making
2:03.5	Democrats look bad.
2:05.4	So tonight I'm inviting every legislature to join with my administration in reaffirming
2:11.3	a fundamental principle.
2:13.4	If you agree with this statement, then stand up and show your support.
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