Trump's Noem and Cornyn Decisions, Newsom's Meltdown, and Oprah's Shock Weight Loss, with Jesse Kelly and Mark Halperin | Ep. 1267

The Megyn Kelly Show

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Society & Culture, News Commentary, News

4.4 • 38.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2026

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Megyn Kelly is joined by Jesse Kelly, host of "I'm Right," to discuss the high-stakes Texas GOP Senate primary between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton, President Trump game-changing endorsement in the race, why this could be the chance for Texas to help drain the swamp, Gavin Newsom melting down when asked a simple question about his main political project, Newsom's ramblings about Gandhi and Mandela, Katie Couric asking Newsom if he's too hot to be president, how the current conflict with Iran is in the “break things” phase of war, the much harder questions of what happens when it’s time "make things" and rebuild, and more. Then Mark Halperin, host of "Next Up," joins to discuss the real reason Kristi Noem was fired from DHS, whether her rocky congressional hearing and relentless negative coverage became the final straw for President Trump, the truth about infighting with top officials in the Trump admin, why Gavin Newsom’s profile as a straight, white, Christian, tall man could help him win the 2028 Democratic nomination, his struggles explaining his political vision on his current media tour, the growing trend of celebrities using Ozempic for extreme weight loss, why stars like Oprah Winfrey and others now appear shockingly thin, and more. Subscribe to Mark's show Next Up: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-up-with-mark-halperin/id1810218232 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2f0n8G4xqUo8aGxbbbtRjH YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nextuphalperin?sub_confirmation=1 Kelly- https://jessekelly.com/ Ethos Life Insurance: Protect your family’s future with fast, online life insurance from Ethos—get a free quote in minutes at https://Ethos.com/MK 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. Dose: Support your liver and daily energy with Dose for Your Liver—get 35% off your first month at https://dosedaily.co/MK or use code MK at checkout. Herald Group: Learn more at https://GuardYourCard.com

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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 and happy Friday. We have the flu going in our house. Have you been hit by the flu?
0:20.1	Flu, flu, it's so unpleasant. You always forget our son has got it. You forget it, you know, like a little graphic online. Like, do you feel like you got hit by a Mac truck? No, it's not the flu. Yes, it's the flu. That's what we're going through. I hope you guys are avoiding it. It always seems to happen this time a year, late winter, just when you have like the whiff of spring in the air and you're looking
0:41.2	forward to like the blooms. We're seeing little buds in our trees, which is so lovely. And then
0:46.8	whammo, some illness overtakes the household. Anyway, sending you all happy, healthy vibes and
0:52.8	hoping you don't have it.
0:58.7	In the meantime, not so happy, California Governor Gavin Newsom.
1:01.7	He's continuing his media tour, apropos of nothing.
1:04.5	You know, he wrote this book just because he wanted to get to better know people and not at all having to do with presidential aspirations.
1:09.6	He had a meltdown over a simple question about his
1:14.6	political goals. Think picture AOC at that Munich conference when she was asked about our Taiwan
1:21.7	policy. That's what just happened to Gavin Newsom when just asked like about, about his political goals, like what his hopes are for the country.
1:30.3	Wait until you see this tape.
1:32.2	And then he swung by Katie Couric.
1:34.3	And as you know, she used to be like at the pinnacle of elite media, the darling host of the Today Show.
1:41.7	And then the female, first female to anchor the evening news
1:45.4	broadcast alone over at CBS. I mean, it was such a huge post, like hard hitting. Remember how
1:51.4	tough she went on Sarah Palin? You know, wouldn't relent. And she's different now.
2:05.2	I'm not sure exactly what happened, but basically the interview boiled down to,
2:07.4	you're incredibly fucking hot.
2:12.9	You're hot, Gavin, and you might be too hot to win.
2:14.0	How hot are you?
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