The Megyn Kelly Show - May 13, 2026


CA Mayor Admits To Being Chinese Foreign Agent, Patel Clashes with Dems, MA Shooting： AM Update 5⧸13

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Kash Patel Brown Trump Chris Van Hollen Eileen Wang Aaron Wren Pure Talk Kilmar Abrego Garcia Dan Snyder Alexis McGill-Johnson Amanda Elbogan John F. Kennedy Mike Johnson Sharon Kwan Mike Snow Craig
The TRUTH About Michael Jackson as Biopic Sets Records, and Blake Lively's DOOMED Legal Strategy, with Mark Geragos and Matt Murphy Trump Begins High Stakes China Summit, CIA Whistleblower on COVID, AOC Tops '28 Poll： AM Update 5⧸14

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The mayor of Arcadia, California, resigns after prosecutors say she helped push pro-China propaganda at the direction of Chinese government officials. The only person that was slinging margaritas in El Salvador on the taxpayer dollar with a convicted rapist was the FBI Director. President Trump is calling abortion funding a thorny issue, as Republicans appear poised to let a temporary ban on funding for Planned Parenthood expire. And a terrifying scene in Massachusetts, a gunman opening fire on pedestrians and cars before a state trooper, as well as a former Marine, move in to stop him. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.

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00:00:30.000 Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Wednesday, May 13th, 2026, and this is your AM
00:00:38.040 Update. The campaign that China is engaging in and enlisting agents here who are not acting
00:00:44.600 overtly really undermines our national security. The mayor of Arcadia, California, resigning after
00:00:51.360 prosecutors say she helped push pro-China propaganda at the direction of Chinese government
00:00:57.000 officials. The only person that was slinging margaritas in El Salvador on the taxpayer dollar 0.95
00:01:01.600 with a convicted gangbanging rapist was you. FBI Director Cash Patel appearing for a budget
00:01:07.300 hearing that quickly devolved into a contentious fight with Democrats over allegations of
00:01:12.380 unprofessional conduct. President Trump calling abortion funding a, quote, thorny issue as
00:01:18.500 Republicans appear poised to let a temporary ban on funding for Planned Parenthood expire.
00:01:24.340 And a terrifying scene in Massachusetts, a gunman opening fire on pedestrians and cars before a state trooper, as well as a former Marine, move in to stop him.
00:01:35.860 All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.
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00:02:53.980 The DOJ charging the mayor of Arcadia, California on Monday with one count of acting in the United
00:03:00.760 States as an illegal agent of a foreign government. 58-year-old Eileen Wang resigning
00:03:06.660 from her position and agreeing to plead guilty. Beginning in 2020 and continuing through at least
00:03:12.840 the end of 2022, the DOJ alleges Wang and her then-fiancé, Mike Sun, a Chinese national,
00:03:19.540 ran U.S. News Center, a site presenting as a legitimate news outlet but allegedly used to
00:03:26.220 publish pro-China content under the direction of Chinese government officials. In February, Sun,
00:03:31.760 who also worked on Wang's election campaign,
00:03:34.680 sentenced to four years in prison for his role in the scheme.
00:03:38.300 Wang elected to the city council in November 2022,
00:03:42.160 serving as mayor on a rotating basis.
00:03:45.100 Arcadia is an L.A. county city
00:03:47.160 where Asian Americans make up nearly 60% of the population.
00:03:51.240 In one June 2021 example,
00:03:53.880 prosecutors say a Chinese government official
00:03:56.360 sent Wang pre-written articles for U.S. News Center,
00:03:59.960 including an essay denying genocide and forced labor in Xinyang, the western Chinese region at
00:04:06.560 the center of Beijing's crackdown on Uyghur Muslims. Within minutes, Wang allegedly posted
00:04:12.320 the article to the site, then sent the Chinese official a link to the piece. The Chinese official
00:04:17.760 responding, quote, so fast, thank you everyone. Wang's lawyers releasing a statement this week
00:04:23.080 emphasizing that the alleged misconduct took place in her personal capacity, not as an elected
00:04:28.500 official, and putting the blame on her former fiancé. From the statement, quote,
00:04:33.620 "...events in Ms. Wang's personal life, including her trust and love for apparently the wrong person
00:04:38.940 who ultimately led her astray, require her to step away from public service. She apologizes and is
00:04:45.640 sorry for the mistakes she has made in her personal life. Her love and devotion for the
00:04:50.720 Arcadia community have not changed and did not waver." Wang's engagement to Sun reportedly
00:04:56.380 ending in the spring of 2024. Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda Elbegin, who is prosecuting
00:05:02.980 this case, speaking to CBS News LA on Monday. These are all things where transparency is
00:05:08.780 paramount and the campaign that China is engaging in and enlisting agents here who are not acting
00:05:16.540 overtly really undermines our national security and it undermines the democratic fabric of our
00:05:23.400 society. The Arcadia City Council releasing a statement on Monday, quote, following an internal
00:05:28.780 review, we can confirm that no city finances, staff or decision making processes were involved.
00:05:35.540 A new mayor will be selected from the remaining city council members at the next council meeting.
00:05:40.540 Council member Sharon Kwan speaking Monday to CBS News. You know, unfortunately, I think this has
00:05:46.840 damage public confidence. But I also believe Al-Qaeda is resilient. We can move forward 1.00
00:05:53.880 being honest, transparent, and committed to accountability. Wang making an initial court
00:06:00.900 appearance on Monday. She is expected to officially enter her guilty plea in the coming weeks.
00:06:06.100 She faces a maximum of 10 years in prison. FBI Director Kash Patel appearing yesterday before
00:06:13.680 a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee to testify on the Bureau's 2027 budget request.
00:06:19.860 Democrats quickly turning the budget hearing toward Patel's own record after weeks of
00:06:24.060 unflattering headlines about the director's conduct, judgment, and use of government resources.
00:06:29.400 Patel facing scrutiny over reports that he has frequently used government aircraft for
00:06:34.060 personal travel. In February, Director Patel drawing negative attention after he was seen
00:06:39.180 inside the Team USA locker room following the men's Olympic hockey team's gold medal win over
00:06:44.700 Canada, chugging a beer in celebration with the team. In April, The Atlantic publishing a deeply
00:06:50.480 critical story citing current and former FBI officials who described Patel as increasingly
00:06:56.240 absent from the Bureau's day-to-day operations while raising concerns about his drinking and
00:07:01.800 management style. Patel now suing the magazine for $250 million, alleging defamation.
00:07:08.720 Ranking member of the committee, Senator Chris Van Hollen,
00:07:11.740 Democrat from Maryland, going after the director in a blistering opening statement.
00:07:16.520 I look forward to hearing about the various budget requests,
00:07:19.560 but we should acknowledge that we are not gathered here at this hearing at a normal time,
00:07:24.600 because what we are learning about what's happening at the FBI is anything but normal.
00:07:30.760 Director Patel, as you ask for more taxpayer resources,
00:07:34.320 we cannot look away from the credible, extremely troubling reports about your misconduct at the
00:07:41.120 FBI. And Director Patel, these reports about your conduct, including reports of your being so drunk
00:07:46.940 and hungover that your staff had to force entry into your home, are extremely alarming. If true,
00:07:54.020 they demonstrate a gross dereliction of your duty and a betrayal of public trust.
00:08:00.100 Director Patel briefly addressing the allegations in his opening statement,
00:08:04.220 dismissing them as baseless and pointing to a series of FBI stats he says show major progress
00:08:09.360 under his leadership, including stopping four terrorist attacks last December alone across
00:08:14.780 California, Pennsylvania, Texas, and New York. Patel also pointing to the Bureau's work protecting
00:08:20.320 children. We've also seen unprecedented progress in protecting our most vulnerable, our children.
00:08:24.820 In 2025, we located more than 6,300 missing kids.
00:08:30.700 That's a 30% increase from 2024.
00:08:33.360 And we arrested more than 2,000 child predators and human traffickers in 2025.
00:08:38.760 That's a 17% increase from 2024.
00:08:41.420 We also wiped out 4 million pedophile accounts off the dark web entirely.
00:08:46.400 And we also focused in on the 764 network, those who especially target our youth and are vulnerable online.
00:08:51.820 online. The most heated exchange is coming with Senator Van Hollen. Multiple reports, including
00:08:58.120 reporting by The Atlantic, have alleged episodes of excessive drinking, unexplained absences,
00:09:04.420 and behavior that concern current and former FBI and DOJ officials. You have publicly denied those
00:09:10.560 allegations and filed a defamation lawsuit. So today, as you testify before Congress,
00:09:16.540 is it your testimony that those allegations are categorically false?
00:09:20.920 Unequivocally categorically false.
00:09:22.880 So there have been no occasions during your tenure
00:09:25.160 when FBI personnel were unable to promptly reach you?
00:09:28.340 Absolutely not. You can ask my entire workforce.
00:09:30.820 Unlike your baseless reports,
00:09:33.140 the only person that was slinging margaritas in El Salvador on the taxpayer dollar 0.98
00:09:36.940 with a convicted gang-banging rapist was you.
00:09:39.500 The only person that ran up a $7,000 bar tab in Washington, D.C. at the lobby dark 0.97
00:09:44.940 was you.
00:09:45.980 So the only individual in this room that has been drinking on taxpayer dime during the day is you.
00:09:52.980 Are you polygraphing? Director Patel, come on.
00:09:55.080 Patel there referencing Senator Van Hollen's 2025 trip to El Salvador to meet with Kilmar
00:10:00.620 Obrego Garcia, the then-deported Salvadoran national Democrats branded as just, quote,
00:10:06.320 Maryland man, despite the Trump administration identifying him as an MS-13 gang member,
00:10:11.940 wife-beater, and alleged human trafficker. Photos from the meeting showing margaritas on the table,
00:10:17.880 though Senator Van Hollen maintains the drinks were placed there by Salvadoran officials
00:10:22.260 and neither man touched them. Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana later
00:10:26.960 stepping in to give Patel room to defend his travel.
00:10:30.420 One of my colleagues talks, Director Patel, about you traveling too much.
00:10:37.660 is it important that you go out there and travel and talk to our line agents and
00:10:43.760 try to maintain morale that's that's one of the most important parts of the job and if i can
00:10:49.700 when it comes to travel i've actually traveled one third less for personal holidays than my
00:10:54.980 prior two predecessors combined and i've taken half as many days off as my prior predecessors
00:10:59.540 combined have you ever seen uh united states senators travel including overseas frequently
00:11:06.880 You've seen that?
00:11:08.040 Yes, sir.
00:11:10.420 Coming up, a temporary ban on federal Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood is nearing its end,
00:11:17.680 as President Trump offers no clear commitment to extending it.
00:11:21.760 And a Massachusetts roadway turning into a scene of terror as a gunman fires on pedestrians and cars
00:11:28.080 before a state trooper, along with a former Marine, rush in to stop him.
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00:12:42.560 payments to Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers set to expire this summer, as President
00:12:49.240 Trump signals Republicans may not have the votes or the will to extend it. On July 4th of last year,
00:12:55.640 President Trump signing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the bill narrowly passing through
00:13:00.340 reconciliation. That's a special budget process allowing legislation to bypass the Senate
00:13:05.360 filibuster and pass with a simple majority as long as it meets certain budget rules.
00:13:11.860 Included in the law, a one-year provision blocking Medicaid payments from going to
00:13:16.520 certain abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest such provider.
00:13:21.720 That restriction set to expire on July 4th, meaning unless lawmakers act, federal Medicaid
00:13:28.100 dollars, meaning your money, could once again flow to Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics
00:13:34.020 covered by the provision. President Trump, Monday in the Oval, asked if he wants Republicans to use
00:13:40.300 reconciliation again to extend the ban. You're wanting a beautiful bill, defunded Planned
00:13:45.280 Parenthood for one year, but that expires on this July 4th. Would you like Congress to use
00:13:50.800 reconciliation? We'll see what happens. Congress is now negotiating. We've been very good for the
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00:14:02.560 thorny, to put it mildly, it's been a very thorny issue. It's all under negotiation right now.
00:14:10.060 Before the big, beautiful bill, Planned Parenthood receiving roughly $800 million a year in taxpayer
00:14:15.720 funding, primarily through federal health programs, according to Fox News. At the time,
00:14:21.380 the Planned Parenthood's CEO, Alexis McGill-Johnson, warning the funding loss could force roughly
00:14:27.020 200 clinics to close. Ultimately, 51 of Planned Parenthood's health centers closed across 18
00:14:34.080 states in 2025, as some Democrat-led states announced new funding to help offset the loss
00:14:40.240 of federal dollars. Now Congress preparing a new reconciliation package. President Trump
00:14:45.760 setting a June 1st deadline for that bill to reach his desk. Republican leaders hinting at
00:14:50.480 a slimmed down package focusing on border security and immigration enforcement. The Washington
00:14:56.520 Examiner reporting House Speaker Mike Johnson is not considering extending the Medicaid funding ban
00:15:02.680 for Planned Parenthood in this bill. A terrifying scene out of Cambridge, Massachusetts on Monday
00:15:10.000 afternoon, a man armed with a semi-automatic rifle firing roughly 50 to 60 rounds at pedestrians
00:15:16.660 and vehicles as he advanced on foot down a busy roadway along the Charles River outside of Boston.
00:15:23.780 Two people and at least a dozen vehicles, including a police cruiser, struck during the rampage.
00:15:30.120 The victim's two men now hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Authorities identifying
00:15:35.800 the suspect as 46-year-old Tyler Brown of Boston. The campaign of terror coming to an end as a state
00:15:43.220 trooper, along with a former Marine, moved toward the suspect, opening fire. Middlesex County
00:15:49.380 District Attorney Marion Ryan at a press conference yesterday describing what happened next.
00:15:54.960 Both the civilian and the trooper fired their weapons, and that suspect was struck multiple
00:16:01.200 times in the extremities. The suspect was then treated on scene by those same officers who'd
00:16:08.200 been attempting to end the situation. He was transported to a Boston hospital where he is
00:16:14.240 being treated for gunshot wounds to the extremities. The attack sending people scrambling in fear for
00:16:20.020 their lives. One woman telling a local NBC affiliate, the former Marine who helped stop
00:16:25.480 the shooter first saved her life. A man came around, went around his car and pulled open my
00:16:35.620 car door and made like a barricade. He had a gun and he told me to run and I ran and then I just
00:16:44.660 ran as fast as I could. DA Ryan declining to name the Marine for privacy reasons,
00:16:50.480 but crediting him and the trooper with ending the attack within minutes.
00:16:55.120 Ryan outlining the charges and the status of the investigation.
00:16:59.020 Mr. Brown is in custody at the hospital.
00:17:01.800 He's going to be charged with two counts of armed assault with intent to murder,
00:17:06.560 possession charges with respect to the weapon,
00:17:09.220 as well as a variety of other charges as we unfold what took place exactly.
00:17:14.220 And we have a chance to speak to the many, many people who were out there.
00:17:18.700 Boston.com reporting on Brown's extensive rap sheet prior to Monday's assault.
00:17:23.780 According to the outlet, Brown was on probation for firing multiple rounds at Boston police
00:17:28.560 officers in May 2020. Despite prosecutors requesting a 10 to 12-year sentence,
00:17:34.740 Judge Janet L. Sanders sentencing Brown to five to six years with credit for time served.
00:17:40.920 Boston 25 News reporting Brown was on both parole and probation supervision
00:17:45.740 at the time of this latest shooting, stemming from a long list of prior offenses, including
00:17:51.560 armed assault with intent to murder, firearms charges, and witness intimidation. According to
00:17:57.640 parole board documents obtained by the station, Brown had been released from jail last May to
00:18:02.440 serve the rest of his five- to six-year sentence under parole supervision. A Massachusetts parole
00:18:08.880 officer reportedly contacting the Boston PD about an hour before the shooting, the officer raising
00:18:14.540 concerns after a phone call with Brown, in which Brown self-reported relapsing into drug use and
00:18:20.200 said he intended to end his own life. Brown had been released from a local psychiatric hospital
00:18:25.680 on Friday. The DA saying on Monday investigators did not find a connection between Brown and any
00:18:31.980 of the people he targeted in the attack. Brown's arraignment not yet set as he remains under
00:18:38.140 medical treatment. And that'll do it for your AM update. I'm Megan Kelly. Join me back here for
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