The Megyn Kelly Show - DeSantis on 2028, Dem Donor Challenges Nazi Grandfather Report, Cruise Virus Outbreak： AM Update 5⧸6

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00:00:30.000 Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Wednesday, May 6th, 2026, and this is your AM

00:00:38.300 Update. I'll be filling in for Caroline today, obviously. So I'll have a brief remarks here,

00:00:43.600 and then we'll get to your questions. Secretary of State Marco Rubio adding another job to his

00:00:48.280 resume. White House Press Secretary. Joe, are you going to run for president? Who knows? Florida

00:00:54.100 Governor Ron DeSantis appearing to lay the groundwork for another White House run. A top

00:00:59.240 Democrat fundraiser threatening legal action after an outlet reports on her Veterans Day

00:01:04.860 tribute to her grandpa will explain the problem. And dozens of passengers and crew stranded on

00:01:11.400 board a cruise ship amid a deadly virus outbreak. All that and more coming up in just a moment on

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00:02:29.300 Secretary of State Marco Rubio stepping behind the White House lectern yesterday,

00:02:34.000 adding press secretary to his already crowded resume, filling in for Caroline Levitt while

00:02:39.000 she's out on maternity leave. Most of the briefing focusing on Project Freedom, the now paused U.S.

00:02:45.340 effort to safely guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz. The Secretary telling reporters the

00:02:50.440 war, meaning Operation Epic Fury, is over, its goals having been met, and that Project Freedom

00:02:57.480 is a separate mission to rescue thousands of stranded seafarers aboard vessels trapped in

00:03:02.900 the strait. Throughout Project Freedom, which began Monday morning local time, Iran attacking

00:03:08.740 U.S. ships, which caused the U.S. military to sink at least seven Iranian vessels in what the

00:03:14.860 described as purely defensive actions, Iran retaliating with missile attacks on U.S. ally

00:03:21.160 the United Arab Emirates, all of which was jeopardizing the ceasefire. Just two ships

00:03:26.800 passing through the Strait of Hormuz under Project Freedom, which seems to have ended

00:03:30.900 almost as soon as it began. Hours after Secretary Rubio's briefing, President Trump posting to

00:03:36.460 Truth Social, quote, the fact that great progress has been made toward a complete and final agreement

00:03:41.700 with representatives of Iran, we have mutually agreed that while the blockade of Iranian ports

00:03:47.940 will remain in full force and effect, Project Freedom will be paused for a short period of

00:03:52.560 time to see whether or not the agreement can be finalized and signed. The timeline on reaching

00:03:58.080 an agreement is unclear. Nor is it clear what the president means about the great progress

00:04:03.820 allegedly being made toward a final agreement with Iran. Iranian President Masoud Pazeshkian

00:04:10.000 saying the U.S. expects Tehran to submit to its unilateral demands, which he says is, quote,

00:04:16.420 impossible. Back in the briefing room, Secretary Rubio asked about the political fallout of rising

00:04:22.020 gas prices now hitting $4.48 a gallon, according to AAA. If Iran had a nuclear weapon and they

00:04:29.860 decided to close the straits and make our gas prices like $9 a gallon or $8 a gallon, we wouldn't 0.97

00:04:34.740 be able to do anything about it because they have a nuclear weapon. And a nuclear-armed Iran could 0.95

00:04:39.300 do whatever the hell they want with the Straits, and there's nothing anyone would be able to do 0.97

00:04:43.120 about it. And that's one of the many reasons, apart from like the massive loss of life in a

00:04:47.780 nuclear strike, why Iran can never have a nuclear weapon. Elsewhere in the briefing, Secretary Rubio

00:04:52.700 pressed on his upcoming meeting with Pope Leo XIV, set for Thursday. The planned sit-down following

00:04:58.780 a brief but public flare-up last month, President Trump criticizing the pontiff, who had criticized

00:05:04.720 Mr. Trump's war against Iran, as being, quote, weak on crime and terrible on foreign policy,

00:05:10.900 claiming Pope Leo would be okay with Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon. Last month,

00:05:15.360 Pope Leo attempting to decrease tensions, saying he's not interested in debating the Trump

00:05:20.180 administration. Yesterday, however, the Pope responding to President Trump's comments,

00:05:25.160 reiterating the Catholic Church's longstanding opposition to nuclear weapons. Secretary Rubio,

00:05:30.960 a devout Catholic, was asked whether this meeting is in response to tensions between the two leaders.

00:05:36.860 No, I mean, it's a trip we had planned from before, and obviously we had some stuff that

00:05:39.760 happened. No, look, there's a lot to talk about with the Vatican. I'll give you one example. The

00:05:43.880 Pope just returned from a trip to Africa, where the church is growing very vibrantly. And we have

00:05:48.140 shared concerns about religious freedom, religious freedom in different parts of the world. We'd love

00:05:52.920 to talk to them about that. The topic of Cuba, you know, we gave Cuba $6 million of humanitarian aid,

00:05:58.440 but obviously they won't let us distribute it.

00:06:00.060 We distributed it through the church.

00:06:01.580 We'd like to do more.

00:06:03.340 We're willing to give more humanitarian aid to Cuba, by the way,

00:06:06.020 distribute it through the church,

00:06:07.040 but the Cuban regime has to allow us to do it.

00:06:08.900 They won't allow us to give their own people more humanitarian aid,

00:06:12.260 and we're willing to do it through the church.

00:06:13.620 So there's a lot to talk about.

00:06:16.680 Florida Governor Republican Ron DeSantis on Monday

00:06:19.540 not ruling out another run for the White House.

00:06:22.820 The governor appearing at the Milken Institute Global Conference,

00:06:26.060 a leadership summit in Los Angeles,

00:06:28.440 Asked point blank by moderator Charles Gasparino.

00:06:32.020 So are you going to run for president?

00:06:34.060 Who knows?

00:06:34.740 Like, you never know.

00:06:35.400 I'm 40.

00:06:35.920 I'm in my mid 40s, 28, you know, maybe beyond that.

00:06:39.520 I think that there's a lot of runway.

00:06:41.000 I think what I will be able to say just from our party, Republican Party, is who took a

00:06:46.220 state that had more Democrats than Republicans by 300,000 when he got elected and now has

00:06:52.420 1.5 million more Republicans who had a state that had a trillion dollar economy now has

00:06:58.440 $1.8 trillion, who as a state that had some school choice, now universal, 50-year low in

00:07:05.760 the crime rate. So we've got a good story to tell. Governor DeSantis also scheduled to headline the

00:07:10.640 New York Republican Party's May 19th annual gala at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, another sign he's

00:07:17.840 laying early groundwork for a potential 2028 bid. Following November's midterms, the question of

00:07:23.520 who leads the Republican Party next, is expected to take center stage, with several big names

00:07:28.720 already in contention. Governor DeSantis set to leave the Florida Statehouse in January 2027,

00:07:35.260 one full year before the presidential primaries begin. The New York Post citing a Republican

00:07:40.360 insider saying, quote, it's not been a secret, he's running. Another GOP operative telling the

00:07:45.760 Post, quote, I think DeSantis totally thinks he can win. He'd be top two in Iowa for sure.

00:07:51.560 Governor DeSantis, a former congressman, rising to national prominence during the COVID pandemic,

00:07:56.560 positioning Florida as a model of maximum freedom, reopening schools and businesses

00:08:01.420 earlier than many states still gripped by lockdowns and restrictions.

00:08:06.180 On that momentum, he launched a presidential primary bid,

00:08:09.540 casting himself as a disciplined, results-driven, conservative alternative to President Trump.

00:08:14.260 But when primary voting began, DeSantis failing to break through.

00:08:18.140 A glitchy campaign launch on an ex-livestream and his stilted nature on the campaign trail

00:08:24.160 not helping. Mr. DeSantis trailing in Iowa by 30 points, leading him to drop out and endorse

00:08:31.000 Donald Trump. Despite a bitter early primary season, President Trump publicly praising the

00:08:36.040 governor multiple times since retaking office, here to March shout-outs from the White House.

00:08:41.840 Mr. President, do you see a role for Ron DeSantis in the administration?

00:08:44.960 Do you see a role for Ron DeSantis after his term?

00:08:48.400 I don't know, but I would certainly consider him.

00:08:50.140 I think he's doing a good job.

00:08:52.500 Ron DeSantis has been working very hard with us and wherever you may be, Ron.

00:08:56.920 Hi, Ron.

00:08:58.060 And has some great ideas and some great coaches that gave him some great ideas.

00:09:04.000 President Trump coming a long way from the DeSanctimonious nickname.

00:09:08.160 However, not all on Team Trump appear willing to move on from 2024.

00:09:12.280 A longtime Trump operative telling The Post,

00:09:14.960 Team Trump is chomping at the bit to destroy DeSantis one more time. The Real Clear Politics

00:09:21.340 polling average showing DeSantis facing an uphill battle. Vice President J.D. Vance leading the pack

00:09:27.280 with an average of 45.5 points. Donald Trump Jr. in second with 14.8 points. Secretary of State

00:09:35.360 Marco Rubio in third with 14 points. Governor DeSantis in fourth right now with 7.5. Everyone

00:09:41.780 else trailing in the low single digits. Coming up, a Democrat female fundraiser threatening 1.00

00:09:48.820 legal action against an online outlet over its reporting on a Veterans Day tribute

00:09:54.440 to her grandpa. What gives? And dozens of people stranded on board a cruise ship amid a deadly

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00:11:10.300 A prominent Democrat fundraiser and trial attorney in Michigan threatening legal action

00:11:15.860 against the Washington Free Beacon over its reporting on a Veterans Day Facebook post

00:11:21.160 honoring her grandpa, who she freely admits fought for the Nazis. Kelly Newman, demanding the outlet

00:11:28.280 retract its January 2026 article, headlined, quote, meet the proud Nazi spawn raising money 0.61

00:11:34.960 for Democrats. Her now-deleted post dated November 11th, 2024, starting out fairly normal, quote,

00:11:42.600 happy Veterans Day to all my family and friends who serve or served. Without you, America would

00:11:48.360 not be here today. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Okay, not bad. But then it goes on,

00:11:54.900 quote, interesting story. I do not talk about it much, but my grandfather, Albert Newman,

00:12:01.120 was on the German side in World War I and World War II. Oh, you don't say. It continues, quote,

00:12:08.380 he escaped to Brazil with my father after Germany lost in World War II and then made their way to

00:12:14.940 Detroit, where they spoke no English and worked their way up to provide a stable life for their

00:12:20.320 family. The classic American story, a former Nazi hanging out in Motown. But wait, there's more.

00:12:26.780 Quote, my grandfather was one of my best friends. He was one of the first people in my life that

00:12:31.420 accepted me as gay when I was nervous and scared. I'll never forget him embracing me and loving me

00:12:36.940 for who I am. His story is a true testament that people can change and love can win. A tolerant

00:12:44.240 Nazi? Accompanying the post, multiple vintage photos of grandpa dressed in what appears to be 0.56

00:12:50.200 a Nazi officer's uniform. Across the front of his cap, the Nazi eagle, wings extended, claws

00:12:56.100 clutching, you guessed it, a swastika. The Free Beacon reporting Kelly Newman serves as co-chair

00:13:03.100 of Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow's finance committee, holding multiple

00:13:08.460 fundraisers for her. McMorrow's campaign declining to respond to the Free Beacon's request for comment

00:13:14.420 Newman's social media pages show her frequently photographed with high-ranking Dems, including

00:13:19.160 former President Joe Biden, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and former Transportation

00:13:24.020 Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

00:13:26.120 In her professional capacity, Newman runs the Newman Law Group, specializing in personal

00:13:31.040 injury cases and, in some ads, seeking out new clients who may have been injured by ICE

00:13:37.180 agents.

00:13:38.520 Newman's own lawyer, Eugenie Erdly, reportedly sending a letter to the Free Beacon demanding

00:13:43.540 a formal retraction of the article, referring to one of its statements as, quote, false and

00:13:48.920 defamatory. The outlet responding, quote, Eardley accuses the Free Beacon of describing Newman's

00:13:55.240 grandfather as a member of the Schutzstaffel, the Nazi paramilitary group that played a central

00:14:00.360 role in the Holocaust. That's false. We described him as a former Nazi soldier who fought for Hitler,

00:14:07.320 which is true. Eardley reportedly providing the Free Beacon with records from a German

00:14:12.040 Military Institute, confirming her grandpa served in the Wehrmacht, meaning the Unified

00:14:17.640 Armed Forces of Germany, during the Nazi regime. The letter did not contain evidence regarding

00:14:23.420 Grandpa Newman's party affiliation. One could serve in the Nazi army without being formally

00:14:29.720 registered in the Nazi political party, early going a step further, accusing the Free Beacon

00:14:35.820 of invading her client Ms. Newman's privacy

00:14:38.660 for reporting on her public Facebook post

00:14:42.800 arguing she had made it, quote,

00:14:45.400 in her private capacity as a granddaughter.

00:14:49.160 Good luck making that case, Newman.

00:14:53.320 A nightmare scenario for about 150 passengers and crew,

00:14:57.860 including 17 Americans,

00:14:59.720 stranded on a cruise ship off the coast of West Africa

00:15:02.900 after a deadly Hantavirus outbreak.

00:15:05.820 Three passengers dying so far, and several more believed to be infected.

00:15:10.700 Hantavirus spreads primarily through contact with infected rodent waste.

00:15:15.420 In rare cases, particularly with the strains suspected here, it can pass between humans.

00:15:20.560 The virus drawing national attention last year after Betsy Arakawa, wife of actor Jean Hackman,

00:15:27.000 died from a hantavirus infection at her home in New Mexico.

00:15:29.980 It causes flu-like symptoms and carries a fatality rate of about 40 percent. With no

00:15:36.820 known cure, treatment focuses on managing symptoms. That's the concern on the Dutch-flagged ship

00:15:42.800 MV Hondias, which departed early last month on a weeks-long expedition, stopping in quote

00:15:48.860 remote and ecologically diverse parts of the Atlantic Ocean, offering passengers the opportunity

00:15:53.900 to explore some of the most isolated ecosystems on the planet. On April 6th, a 70-year-old Dutchman

00:16:00.720 developing fever, headache, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Days later, on April 11th, he died on

00:16:06.800 board of respiratory distress, according to the World Health Organization, or WHO. His 69-year-old

00:16:13.220 wife then transported to South Africa on April 26th, where she collapsed at the airport, later

00:16:19.080 dying at a nearby hospital. She tested positive for hantavirus, her husband's status never

00:16:25.180 officially confirmed. Dr. Maria von Kirchhoff, Director of Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness

00:16:31.980 at the WHO, speaking at a press conference yesterday addressing the suspected origin

00:16:37.140 of the outbreak. The initial case and his wife, they joined the boat in Argentina.

00:16:43.620 And with the timing of the incubation period of hantavirus, which can be anywhere from one to six

00:16:47.780 weeks. Our assumption is that they were infected off the ship, perhaps doing some activities there.

00:16:55.080 This was an expedition boat, and many of the people on board were doing bird watching. They

00:16:59.160 were doing, you know, a lot of things with wildlife. So our assumption is they were infected

00:17:04.360 off the boat and then joined the crews. We do believe that there may be some human-to-human

00:17:10.740 transmission that's happening among the really close contacts, the husband and wife, people who

00:17:14.820 shared cabins, etc. So that's why we are operating and working with the ship to make sure that anyone

00:17:20.480 who is symptomatic, you know, anyone caring for patients is wearing full personal protective

00:17:25.420 equipment. A third victim, a German national, died on board the ship on Sunday. Her cause of death

00:17:31.940 remains unconfirmed, but is being treated as suspected Hantavirus. One passenger evacuated

00:17:37.840 from the ship on April 27th, becoming the second confirmed case after testing at a medical facility

00:17:44.000 in Johannesburg. Oceanwide Expeditions, the company operating the crews, releasing a statement

00:17:49.940 yesterday indicating plans are being made to medically evacuate two more crew members requiring

00:17:55.200 urgent care as well as another passenger. The remaining passengers advised to stay in their

00:18:01.180 cabins. Can you imagine? Once the evacuations are complete, the ship will continue on a three-day

00:18:07.080 journey to its planned final destination, Spain's Canary Islands. Travel influencer Jake Rosemarin,

00:18:14.600 a passenger on the ship, posting a video about the experience.

00:18:18.520 I normally wouldn't make a video like this, but I feel like I need to say something,

00:18:22.860 so I wrote a few things down. I am currently on board the MV Hondias,

00:18:28.220 and what's happening right now is very real for all of us here. We're not just a story.

00:18:34.040 we're not just headlines we're people people with families with lives with people waiting

00:18:42.640 for us at home there's a lot of uncertainty and that's the hardest part all we want right now

00:18:49.520 is to feel safe to have clarity and to get home so if you're seeing coverage about this

00:18:56.280 just remember that there are real people behind it and that this isn't something happening

00:19:02.320 somewhere far away. It's happening to us right now. According to Dr. Van Kirkhove,

00:19:09.280 risk of an outbreak to the general public is low. Quote,

00:19:12.920 this is not a virus that spreads like flu or COVID.

00:19:18.580 And that'll do it for your AM Update. I'm Megan Kelly. Join me back here for the MK Show,

00:19:23.220 live on SiriusXM's The Megan Kelly Channel, 111 at noon east,

00:19:26.380 on youtube.com slash megankelly, and on all podcast platforms.

00:19:32.320 Amen.

The Megyn Kelly Show - May 06, 2026

DeSantis on 2028, Dem Donor Challenges Nazi Grandfather Report, Cruise Virus Outbreak： AM Update 5⧸6

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