The Megyn Kelly Show - March 20, 2026


$200 Billion Iran Question, Intel Heads on ＂Imminent＂ Threat, Mamdani's Wife's Posts： AM Update 3⧸20


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00:00:32.600 Good morning, everyone.
00:00:34.100 I'm Emily Jashinski, host of After Party and the Megyn Kelly Wrap-Up Show on Sirius XM Channel 111.
00:00:39.720 It's Friday, March 20th, 2026, and this is your AM update.
00:00:43.880 No, I'm not putting troops anywhere.
00:00:46.880 If I were, I certainly wouldn't tell you.
00:00:49.500 President Trump delivering updates on several new reports relating to Operation Epic Fury,
00:00:54.900 including possible troop deployments, budget requests, and more.
00:00:59.160 The American people need to know if this was an imminent threat or not.
00:01:02.920 Top intelligence officials pressed on Iran threats in a hearing in front of the House Intel Committee.
00:01:08.360 A California bridge intended to save wildlife, now sparking backlash over soaring costs and delays.
00:01:15.020 New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani's wife under fire for old social media posts,
00:01:20.140 praising terrorists and using offensive slurs.
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00:02:17.660 Brent crude the international oil benchmark briefly spiking to $119 per barrel Thursday
00:02:26.040 before settling near $103 as Iran launches retaliatory strikes targeting oil and gas
00:02:32.820 infrastructure across the Gulf. The barrage coming after a Wednesday Israeli strike on
00:02:38.220 Iran's South Pars gas field, part of the largest natural gas reserve in the world.
00:02:44.020 Iran responding by striking Qatar's Ras Leifin Industrial City,
00:02:47.980 the world's largest liquefied natural gas facility,
00:02:51.960 responsible for roughly 20% of global liquid natural gas, or LNG, supply.
00:02:58.180 The escalation marking a significant expansion of the conflict into global energy markets.
00:03:03.080 President Trump with a lengthy post on Truth Social Wednesday night,
00:03:06.300 explaining the U.S. had no prior knowledge of Israel's strike,
00:03:09.740 warning Iran against further attacks on Qatar,
00:03:12.040 threatening additional consequences if escalation continues.
00:03:16.280 The development's raising new questions about coordination between the U.S. and Israel
00:03:20.300 after President Trump has recently said he does not want Iranian oil and gas infrastructure targeted.
00:03:26.400 Secretary of War Pete Hegseth asked about the Israeli strike at a briefing yesterday.
00:03:30.120 It kind of seems like a trend of Israel apparently pursuing their own objectives over U.S. objectives.
00:03:37.900 Why are we helping Israel prosecute this war if they're going to pursue their own objectives?
00:03:42.040 We hold the cards. We have objectives. Those objectives are clear. We have allies pursuing objectives as well. And the truth speaks for itself. I mean, President Trump was very clear about that. Iran has weaponized energy for decades. Israel clearly sent a warning. And POTUS has made it clear, very clear.
00:04:03.240 Iran knows when you hit Karg Island and you hit military capabilities on Karg Island,
00:04:09.300 which is the only thing we hit, we can hold anything at issue, anything.
00:04:14.360 The United States military controls the fate of that country.
00:04:17.300 Iran has the ability to make the right choices.
00:04:19.380 It should not, going forward, target Arab allies, Arab countries.
00:04:25.520 President Trump also addressing the issue yesterday in the Oval Office
00:04:28.580 during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takeuchi.
00:04:31.980 Have you talked to Prime Minister Manan Yapuk about attacking the oil and gas fields?
00:04:36.640 Yeah, I did. I did. I told him, don't do that. And he won't do that. We didn't discuss. You know,
00:04:41.800 we do. We're independent. We get along great. It's coordinated. But on occasion,
00:04:48.620 he'll do something. And if I don't like it, and so we're not doing that anymore.
00:04:53.100 As the conflict nears entering its fourth week, the Pentagon now seeking more than $200
00:04:57.620 billion from Congress to fund Operation Epic Fury, according to a Washington Post report.
00:05:03.480 The request aimed in part at ramping up weapons production and replenishing U.S. stockpiles.
00:05:08.520 President Trump also asked yesterday about that reporting.
00:05:11.420 We're asking for a lot of reasons beyond even what we're talking about in Iran.
00:05:16.660 We want to have vast amounts of ammunition, but it was taken down by giving so much to Ukraine.
00:05:24.900 They gave so much. Our manufacturers of military equipment are building at a level they've never
00:05:31.320 seen before. They've never done before. Raytheon is building four factories. Lockheed is building
00:05:36.600 five or six factories and they're building them fast. So we're in very good shape, but we want
00:05:41.900 to be in the best shape, the best shape we've ever been in. So we want to be sure. And it's
00:05:47.640 a small price to pay to make sure that we stay tippy top. Meanwhile, Reuters reporting this
00:05:52.120 week, the president is considering deploying thousands of additional U.S. troops to the
00:05:55.760 region. President Trump responding. No, I'm not putting troops anywhere. If I were, I certainly
00:06:02.580 wouldn't tell you, but I'm not putting troops and we will do whatever is necessary to keep the price.
00:06:10.060 The escalation also drawing a response from U.S. allies. Germany, the U.K., France, Italy,
00:06:14.880 the Netherlands and Japan issuing a joint statement condemning attacks on civilian
00:06:18.900 infrastructure and calling for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The statement
00:06:23.840 expressing readiness to support efforts to secure the vital waterway, but stopping short of committing
00:06:28.960 military assets. Mr. Trump also asked about coordination with allies following the initial
00:06:34.180 strikes, including why key partners like Japan were not notified in advance.
00:06:39.420 One thing you don't want to signal too much, you know, when we go in, we went in very hard
00:06:44.040 and we didn't tell anybody about it because we wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise
00:06:50.680 than Japan? Okay, why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor? Okay, right? You know, he's asking
00:06:59.460 me, no, you believe in surprise, I think much more so than us. Director of National Intelligence
00:07:07.520 Tulsi Gabbard, FBI Director Cash Patel, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and other top national
00:07:12.740 security officials back on Capitol Hill yesterday, this time before the House Intelligence Committee.
00:07:18.560 Operation Epic Fury dominating the hearing, with Democrats zeroing in on whether the
00:07:23.120 administration had clear intelligence of an imminent threat from Iran and whether the
00:07:27.760 president's military response was justified. Here, two Democrats, Congressman Jimmy Gomez
00:07:33.000 of California and Congressman Andre Carson of Indiana. The American people need to know if
00:07:38.180 this was an imminent threat or not if there are weeks away or not if there are months away or not
00:07:44.400 none of this dodging were they an imminent threat yesterday you said that only the president only
00:07:52.220 the only person who can determine what is an imminent threat is the president of the united
00:07:59.540 states you do you stand by that statement yes i do so is there any evidence that iran intended
00:08:06.080 to conduct a preemptive attack on the U.S. prior to beginning this war, yes or no?
00:08:10.900 There's a body of intelligence that we'll be able to cover in the classified portion of this
00:08:15.420 hearing that does reflect that in the likely event of a conflict between Iran and Israel,
00:08:20.900 that the U.S. would be immediately attacked, regardless of whether the United States stayed
00:08:25.460 out of that conflict. Republican Congressman Pat Fallon of Texas questioning CIA Director
00:08:31.300 John Ratcliffe on Iran's nuclear ambitions. Director, what nation state has achieved 60%
00:08:37.260 enrichment and then not produced a nuclear weapon? I'm not aware of any. There's none.
00:08:44.540 You get to 60%. There's a reason you're at 60% because you are pursuing nuclear ambitions.
00:08:49.620 So last June, we have Midnight Hammer. And not only did they see the resolve, I mean,
00:08:56.220 They saw that we were committed to actually taking action and not just the words this time.
00:09:01.340 And even after all of that, did they abandon their pursuit and their nuclear program?
00:09:08.040 They absolutely did not.
00:09:09.920 Our intelligence is also clear that they have not lost their ambition
00:09:14.880 and that the activities to rebuild or reconstitute their nuclear facilities and centrifuges
00:09:24.740 is something that the intelligence, there's a body of intelligence that I think
00:09:28.700 confirms that. Tensions also rising over a growing disconnect between U.S. and Israeli objectives
00:09:34.880 after Israel struck Iran's South Par's gas field, despite President Trump signaling that energy
00:09:40.140 infrastructure should be off limits. Democrat Congressman Joaquin Castro of Texas pressing
00:09:45.600 Director Gabbard on whether the two allies are still aligned. What does the intelligence community
00:09:51.040 assess Israel's goals in this war to be? And are those goals aligned with the goals of the United
00:09:57.240 States? The objectives that have been laid out by the president are different from the objectives
00:10:02.780 that have been laid out by the Israeli government. And how do they differ? The Israeli government has
00:10:08.700 been focused on disabling the Iranian leadership and taking out several members, and they continue
00:10:16.740 to focus on that effort. How does that differ from our goals? The president has stated that
00:10:22.620 his objectives are to destroy Iran's ballistic missile launching capability, their ballistic
00:10:30.880 missile production capability, and their navy, the IRGC navy and mine laying capability. To the best
00:10:39.340 of your knowledge, do you know whether Israel is supportive of the president's call to make a deal
00:10:43.600 with Iran? I don't know the answer to that. I don't know Israel's position on that. Meanwhile,
00:10:49.380 FBI Director Kash Patel outlining the scale of the domestic terror threat in the wake of multiple
00:10:54.360 recent Islamic-inspired attacks. Last year, we had 2,300 arrests related to foreign terrorist
00:10:59.640 organizations. We had 700 counterterrorism arrests, and the FBI had 640 counterterrorism
00:11:05.000 disruptions where we stopped attacks on the homeland. Specifically in December, we stopped
00:11:10.080 four in an 18-day span. What I need is specifically highlighted in the Norfolk attack. In Norfolk,
00:11:16.900 an individual who is convicted of terrorism and sentenced based upon that conviction should have
00:11:23.180 still been in prison. I want to work with the legislature to figure out how to increase the
00:11:27.980 sentencing for convicted terrorists and also work on the denaturalization process for someone who
00:11:32.720 should not be in this country who wants to attack and kill American citizens and American service
00:11:37.100 members. Coming up, a California wildlife bridge drawing backlash over soaring costs and
00:11:44.360 construction delays. New reporting surfacing past social media posts tied to New York City
00:11:50.140 Mayor Zoram Amdani's wife praising terrorists and using offensive slurs.
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00:12:59.620 California Governor Gavin Newsom, facing criticism over a costly state infrastructure project, now dubbed a bridge to nowhere.
00:13:07.080 City Journal reporting on a wildlife crossing over the 101 freeway in Southern California, designed to allow cougars, butterflies and other animals to safely pass over one of the busiest highways in the country.
00:13:19.120 The project breaking ground in 2022, with Governor Newsom announcing $54 million in state funding at the time and suggesting it could be completed for roughly $10 million more.
00:13:31.760 But the timeline's slipping, the original completion date passing last year, and costs continuing to climb.
00:13:38.480 According to City Journal, the total price tag now reaching $114 million,
00:13:43.200 about $21 million over previous estimates, with approximately $77 million coming from state funds.
00:13:51.160 Photos of the site showing a landscaped structure spanning the freeway, but no ramps yet for animals to access it.
00:13:57.280 Beth Pratt, a member of the project's leadership team, attributing the overruns to inflation, tariffs,
00:14:03.600 and rising construction costs and issuing pleas to the public on social media for donations to
00:14:10.040 help finish the project. When we started stage one and we're waiting to start stage two, the world
00:14:16.940 changed beneath us though. This spring, construction costs increased considerably.
00:14:23.320 And although we were holding reserves to finish construction, all those are exhausted at this
00:14:28.380 because of tariffs, inflation, and so many other factors impacting construction projects, not just
00:14:34.640 ours. So we need your help one more time to get us to the finish line and help us build back those
00:14:40.860 reserves so that we can ensure that we finalize construction by November. Please donate today to
00:14:46.480 Save LA Cougars. We're going to complete this together, this dream that we started. Thank you
00:14:51.320 for being a part of it. Supporters argue the crossing is critical to preventing deadly vehicle
00:14:56.400 collisions and preserving the region's endangered cougar population. City Journal pointing out the
00:15:01.680 state could pursue the lower-cost alternative of importing cougars to bolster the population.
00:15:07.740 Governor Newsom's office pushing back on the reporting on X, quote,
00:15:11.120 MAGA's outrage over a project that literally saves lives tells you everything. This freeway project,
00:15:16.660 grounded in decades of research, restores a critical wildlife corridor and reduces deadly
00:15:22.400 collisions on one of the busiest highways in the country, protecting both drivers and animals.
00:15:28.900 The Post going on to blame rising construction costs due to tariffs and inflation and weather
00:15:34.460 delays for project extensions, noting, quote, five years of work is far from a boondoggle.
00:15:40.360 Online critics pointing to similar projects in other states completed at a fraction of the cost
00:15:45.480 and in a fraction of the time, including a roughly $15 million wildlife crossing over
00:15:51.140 Interstate 25 in Colorado, completed in just one year. The Washington Free Beacon uncovering
00:15:58.560 social media accounts tied to New York City Mayor Zoram Amdani's wife, Rama Duwaji, featuring posts
00:16:04.400 praising Palestinian terrorists and using racist and homophobic slurs. In one 2017 Tumblr post,
00:16:11.020 Duwaji, now 28 years old, sharing a picture of Palestinian terrorist Leila Khaled with her quote,
00:16:16.520 if it does good for my cause, I'll be happy to accept death. Khaled, a member of the U.S.-designated
00:16:22.440 terror organization the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, or PFLP, praised by
00:16:28.140 her supporters as the first woman to hijack a plane. According to the Free Beacon, the majority
00:16:33.920 of the posts made by Duwaji are from her late teens and early 20s. The accounts, though still
00:16:38.960 accessible, appear inactive. A repost from 2015 criticizing American service members, quote,
00:16:45.420 American soldiers fighting in imperialist wars are not brave, nor are they fighting for anyone's
00:16:50.880 freedom. They are mercilessly slaughtering third world civilians and fighting to maintain
00:16:55.920 American hegemony. In a post from 2013, then 15-year-old Dwaji responding to another user
00:17:02.320 writing, quote, hell yeah, n-word, soft A, super duper genius. Following this reporting,
00:17:09.020 ex-users digging up more posts, including one from 2013 appearing to use an abbreviated
00:17:14.440 pejorative for gay men, quote, why are all these F-words following me? The mayor's office did not
00:17:21.340 respond to the Freebeacon's request for comment. The Freebeacon also reporting last week that
00:17:26.240 Dawaji provided illustrations for an essay by an author who called the October 7th attack, quote,
00:17:31.800 spectacular, and frequently refers to what she calls Jewish supremacist vampires. In early March,
00:17:38.060 Jewish Insider reporting Mamdani's wife liked social media posts celebrating the October 7th,
00:17:43.600 2023 attacks when Hamas terrorists killed nearly 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped 251 people.
00:17:51.940 Mayor Mamdani asked about that reporting on March 6th.
00:17:54.920 My wife is the love of my life, and she's also a private person who has held no formal
00:18:01.380 position on my campaign or in my city hall.
00:18:04.280 I, however, was elected to represent all eight and a half million people in the city, and
00:18:09.060 I believe that it's my responsibility because of that role to answer any questions about
00:18:12.900 my thoughts and my policies and my decisions. We reached out to the mayor's office for comment
00:18:16.900 on this latest reporting and have not heard back. That'll do it for your AM update. I'm Emily
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