Trump's Successful Iran Mission, and the MAGA Case For and Against Strikes, with Emily Jashinsky and Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 1093

The Megyn Kelly Show

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Society & Culture, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

Megyn Kelly begins the show by breaking down the consequential and successful U.S. strike on Iran’s nuclear sites, Iran’s decades-long threat to Americans, President Trump’s decision to take this action at this time, the current divide in the MAGA movement, and more. Then Victor Davis Hanson, author of "The End of Everything," joins to discuss criticism against Trump and his administration from both the far left and the MAGA right over the strikes on Iran, the hypocrisy from Democrats compared to how they reacted to Obama's actions, Trump's rational approach to foreign policy, the precision and professionalism of Trump’s secret Iran nuclear mission, how the operation reflects a level of military competence rarely acknowledged, why the action doesn't constitute entering a war, and more. Then Emily Jashinsky, host of "After Party with Emily Jashinsky," joins to discuss Iran’s retaliatory strikes on U.S. bases following the Trump administration mission, whether this was actually a coordinated effort to symbolically respond without escalating the conflict, the conservative and MAGA case against Trump's Iran actions, the potential the strikes have a negative affect on America and Americans abroad and domestically, Ariana Grande’s social media post sharing AOC's call for Trump to be impeached, the potential for celebrities to get political in another war-like scenario, her new MK Media show launching tonight with Tucker Carlson, and more. Subscribe now to Emily Jashinsky's "After Party": Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/after-party-with-emily-jashinsky/id1821493726 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0szVa30NjGYsyIzzBoBCtJ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AfterPartyEmily?sub_confirmation=1 Social: https://afterpartyemily.com/ More from VDH: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/victor-davis-hanson/the-end-of-everything/9781541673526/ Birch Gold: Text MK to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold PrizePicks: Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/MEGYN & Download the app today! | Use code MEGYN to get $50 after your first $5 lineup Ground News: Use the link https://groundnews.com/megyn to get 40% off the Vantage subscription to see through mainstream media narratives. Just Thrive: Visit https://justthrivehealth.com/discount/MEGYN & use code MEGYN to save 20% on your first order

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Megan Kelly Show, live on Sirius XM Channel 111 every weekday at New East.
0:12.0	Hey, everyone, I'm Megan Kelly. Welcome to the Megan Kelly show. I'm back from vacation and ready to dive back into one of the most consequential news cycles in recent memory. My God,
0:22.1	what has happened? I left for eight, nine days and all hell broke loose. It's been an insane time
0:30.8	here in our country. I just, like the news could not be bigger. I'll just take one quick moment
0:35.5	to say thanks to all of you for the lovely messages while
0:38.4	we were gone. We had a great vacation with my family in Greece, where we went through the
0:43.4	Seronic Islands, which are just so beautiful. I just can't say enough about that area of the world
0:50.3	and the Greek people were absolutely lovely. So highly recommend. And thank you for your patience
0:55.9	while I've been gone. I have a lot of feelings about what's happened. And it's probably going to
1:02.3	take us, you know, the next five days together to get through the current news, as well as a couple of the
1:07.6	big stories that hit while we were gone. But I just want to start with my
1:11.0	overall thoughts. VDH is going to be here within a second. And I'm going to get into some headlines
1:16.0	about this Iran deal. Actually, I'll just bring those to you now and then I'll tell you my own thoughts.
1:20.4	First of all, as you by now know, on Saturday, President Trump took decisive action. He bombed
1:25.4	three of Iran's nuclear sites in a stunning display of American
1:30.0	might and military power. The president says he now wants peace. Vice President J.D. Vance said
1:35.9	the U.S. is not at war with the Iranian people, but with Iran's nuclear program. But there's
1:41.8	more breaking news today with the reports of Israel now dropping bombs
1:45.4	on Iran's capital city, Tehran, on targeted sites within it, as well as on access routes
1:51.0	to the Fordo nuclear enrichment site. Wonder why, right? Like who's trying to get in there and what are
1:57.3	they trying to do? That's, of course, where one of the sites in which the U.S. dropped
2:01.8	bunker-busting bombs from B-2s as part of Operation Midnight Hammer, great name, over the weekend.
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