The Megyn Kelly Show - GOP South Carolina Senate Worries, Guilfoyle Investigation, Hurricane Isaias Threat： AM Update 10⧸9

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00:00:50.300 Republicans spending millions to defend Senator Darlene Graham's seat in deep red South Carolina 0.94

00:00:55.880 as new polling raises the possibility of a stunning Democrat upset.

00:01:00.100 U.S. Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle reportedly under investigation by the State Department

00:01:04.200 met allegations of workplace misconduct, lavish perks, and questionable financial dealings.

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00:03:04.240 Republicans now pouring millions of dollars into a Senate race in South Carolina as new

00:03:09.220 polling raises questions about whether a reliably red state could be more competitive than anyone

00:03:13.840 expected. Axios reporting the Senate Leadership Fund, the leading super PAC supporting Republican

00:03:19.160 Senate candidates, plans to spend $5 million helping Senator Darlene Graham hold onto her

00:03:24.140 seat. One Republican familiar with the plans describing the investment as an insurance policy,

00:03:29.300 as the GOP works to protect a seat Democrats have not won in decades. Graham is the younger sister

00:03:34.180 of the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, appointed by South Carolina Governor Henry

00:03:38.040 McMaster in July to serve out the remainder of her brother's term following his death.

00:03:42.800 The president backing her appointment and later helping her secure the Republican nomination,

00:03:47.160 defeating Congressman Ralph Norman in a contentious primary. Now Graham faces Democrat Dr. Annie

00:03:52.560 Andrews, a pediatrician and mother of three who has managed to make this a surprisingly close race.

00:03:58.100 According to RealClearPolling, Graham leading Andrews by just 2.4 points, 45.7% to 43.3%.

00:04:05.220 Two recent polls from Trafalgar and Insider Advantage showing an even tighter contest,

00:04:11.260 Graham ahead by just a single point in each.

00:04:14.120 Those numbers particularly striking in a state President Trump carried by nearly 18 points

00:04:18.860 in 2024, and where Democrats have not won a statewide election since 2006.

00:04:24.920 Axios reporting the close polling has alarmed some Republicans, particularly as Andrews

00:04:29.220 out-raises and out-spends Graham, the $5 million investment largely going toward television

00:04:34.140 advertising aimed at reminding voters of Andrews' Democrat Party affiliation. President Trump also

00:04:39.640 jumping into the contest this week, throwing his full support behind Graham while unloading on her

00:04:44.680 Democrat opponent in a lengthy Truth Social post. The president referring to Andrews as, quote,

00:04:49.240 Annie Tranny Andrews and accusing her of supporting transgender policies, open borders, higher taxes,

00:04:54.660 restrictions on gun ownership, and defunding the police. Graham asked about the president's

00:04:59.520 remarks by WACH, the local Fox affiliate in Columbia, South Carolina, on Tuesday,

00:05:04.320 distancing herself from his choice of words while defending his criticism of Andrew's record on

00:05:08.920 transgender issues. You know, that's not how I would have said it, but I think it's more about

00:05:14.480 the issue here. She supports hormone treatment to help minors transition. Andrew is now firing

00:05:21.740 back at a new campaign ad released yesterday. Politics can get pretty ugly, and when it does,

00:05:27.420 you deserve to hear the truth. My career as a pediatrician has always been about taking care

00:05:33.320 of kids, and I've got three of my own. So I want you to hear me loud and clear. I don't support

00:05:39.260 biological men playing women's sports, and I don't support and haven't ever performed gender 0.95

00:05:44.840 surgery for minors. I'm Dr. Annie Andrews, and I approve this message because Darlene Graham 0.83

00:05:50.400 lying about me won't do a thing to help you. Graham taking to acts yesterday, accusing Andrews

00:05:56.680 trying to mislead voters about her record, pointing to Andrews' opposition to South

00:06:00.880 Carolina's Help Not Harm Act, which banned gender transition surgeries and puberty blockers for

00:06:05.760 minors. Graham also highlighting Andrews' previous criticism of legislation restricting biological

00:06:11.080 males from competing in girls' sports, which Andrews had described as, quote, shameful. The

00:06:16.700 senator closing her post by declaring, quote, thankfully the internet lives forever and we

00:06:21.700 have the receipts. U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle reportedly facing a formal

00:06:28.480 State Department investigation filing allegations of misconduct and mistreatment of employees at

00:06:33.780 the American Embassy in Athens. The Daily Mail reporting yesterday, five sources confirmed the

00:06:38.980 State Department's Office of Inspector General has opened an investigation. Three sources telling

00:06:43.740 the outlet investigators are examining allegations involving improper gifts, private plane and

00:06:48.420 helicopter travel, possible substance abuse, and her close relationship with an energy and

00:06:52.840 construction company. Embassy personnel also reportedly describing a toxic workplace,

00:06:58.200 accusing Guilfoyle of berating employees and threatening to fire them when her demands are

00:07:02.480 not met. The Daily Mail detailing one incident over the summer in Mykonos, where Guilfoyle

00:07:07.580 allegedly demoted a member of her security detail after he failed to answer a four-in-the-morning

00:07:12.280 phone call requesting more ice. The allegations coming just one day after a separate Wall Street

00:07:17.740 Journal report examining Guilfoyle's financial dealings with Kentucky businessman and Trump

00:07:22.480 donor Eric Dieters. Dieters telling the Journal he paid Guilfoyle $300,000 over several years for

00:07:28.740 appearances at political events before seeking her help reaching senior Trump administration

00:07:32.940 officials about personal tax and legal disputes. Messages reviewed by the Journal showing Guilfoyle

00:07:38.100 contacting former IRS Commissioner Billy Long on his behalf and discussing efforts to reach

00:07:43.320 Justice Department officials. Dieters also offering her as much as $1 million to arrange

00:07:48.280 an interview with Tucker Carlson, which never materialized. As Guilfoyle approached her July

00:07:53.460 2025 Senate confirmation hearing, the journal reporting she asked Dieters to draft a letter

00:07:58.420 stating he owed her two $50,000 consulting payments. Dieters now claiming the debt was

00:08:04.100 fabricated, while Guilfoyle's attorney insists she was owed money for previous speaking engagements.

00:08:09.660 Then, just six days before the hearing,

00:08:12.080 Guilfoyle allegedly asking Dieters to pay $100,000 directly toward her American Express balance,

00:08:18.060 reportedly assuring him the transaction would not leave a conventional paper trail.

00:08:22.720 Dieters refusing, telling Guilfoyle the payment would cost him his marriage.

00:08:26.880 Guilfoyle's attorney disputing the authenticity of the messages,

00:08:29.980 while the journal does not establish whether the credit card request was connected to the disputed consulting payments.

00:08:35.200 However, CBS News reporting yesterday that Dieters himself had issued an ultimatum to

00:08:39.140 senior Trump administration figures shortly before taking his allegations public.

00:08:43.580 Dieters acknowledging he emailed White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Donald Trump Jr.,

00:08:47.740 and Guilfoyle last week, demanding help extraditing a Pakistani doctor accused of performing unnecessary

00:08:53.900 spinal surgeries, the businessman giving them until Monday evening to act or he would take

00:08:58.780 his grievances to the media, the three reportedly failing to respond.

00:09:03.020 Dieters openly expressing his contempt for Guilfoyle yesterday on MS Now. 1.00

00:09:07.880 Kimberly Guilfoyle is a wicked, evil person. 0.99

00:09:11.040 She thought I was going to be a sucker, and I'm not a sucker. 0.99

00:09:14.900 I'm a good dude.

00:09:16.540 Regardless of what Medical Protective says about me,

00:09:19.200 I have fought for 14 years for these Dr. Durrani victims to get justice.

00:09:24.100 And I asked one thing of the Trump administration, extradite, and they have it.

00:09:29.680 Dieters himself also facing a history of legal and professional troubles,

00:09:33.240 including two suspensions from the Kentucky Bar Association over misconduct

00:09:36.700 that included making false statements in court and filing frivolous claims, per the Journal.

00:09:41.580 An American embassy official defending Guilfoyle to the Journal,

00:09:44.800 pointing to her Senate confirmation and saying she remains committed to representing the American people with integrity.

00:09:50.300 Secretary of State Marco Rubio also facing questions about the Journal's reporting yesterday

00:09:54.460 while departing Greece following a visit to Athens.

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00:10:02.920 The media outlet reports it. You immediately turn to me and say, I need you to respond to our

00:10:07.400 reporting. That's not the way this process works. Like, our job is not to respond every time someone

00:10:12.440 decides to give the media something without any advance warning, without having any chance to

00:10:16.820 look at it and see what's in there. Coming up, a historically quiet Atlantic hurricane season

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00:12:24.360 Hurricane Isaias, the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, bearing down on the Gulf Coast ahead of an expected landfall late tonight or early Saturday.

00:12:32.640 The storm becoming a Category 1 hurricane Wednesday night, marking the latest arrival of the season's first Atlantic hurricane since satellite records began in 1966, according to Fox Weather.

00:12:43.360 The historically slow start attributed in part to El Nino, a natural weather pattern in the

00:12:47.740 Pacific that has produced atmospheric conditions unfavorable for hurricane development across

00:12:52.100 much of the Atlantic. East IS intensifying rapidly Wednesday, gaining 40 miles per hour

00:12:57.580 in wind speed in just six hours. The National Hurricane Center warning yesterday that the storm

00:13:02.500 could strengthen considerably before making landfall late Friday or early Saturday,

00:13:07.560 with coastal Alabama and the western Florida panhandle facing some of the greatest danger.

00:13:12.740 Hurricane warnings issued from Mississippi into Florida as forecasters warn of destructive winds, flash flooding, possible tornadoes, and a life-threatening storm surge potentially reaching 5 to 7 feet in some coastal communities.

00:13:24.760 The threat extending well beyond the coastline. Heavy rainfall expected to spread inland across the southeast and into portions of the Tennessee Valley and Carolinas over the weekend.

00:13:33.900 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Alabama Governor Kay Ivey declaring states of emergency ahead of the storm.

00:13:39.400 as schools close and evacuation orders are issued in vulnerable coastal communities.

00:13:44.760 The approaching hurricane also disrupting offshore energy production.

00:13:48.300 Shell, Chevron, and BP taking precautions at facilities in the Gulf and removing non-essential workers.

00:13:54.600 Forecasters urging Gulf Coast residents to follow local emergency instructions,

00:13:58.920 warning that dangerous conditions could begin well before the center of the hurricane reaches land.

00:14:04.620 President Trump awarding some of the biggest names in American innovation yesterday

00:14:08.500 with the nation's highest honors in science and technology.

00:14:11.920 Among those awarded Thursday, Elon Musk.

00:14:14.820 Today is my privilege to bestow National Medals of Science

00:14:19.000 and National Medals of Technology and Innovation

00:14:22.480 on some of those very same technology leaders,

00:14:25.940 people whose contributions to their fields

00:14:28.300 will be remembered in the annals of science

00:14:31.500 forever and ever and ever.

00:14:34.280 First, we honor an industrial titan,

00:14:36.580 a brilliant engineer and one of the greatest technology founders to ever live. His name is

00:14:43.500 Elon Musk. Quite honestly, there's nobody like him. Few Americans in history have done more to

00:14:51.080 advance America's national interest than Elon in one field after another. His genius and

00:14:56.760 determination have made science fiction into reality, and that is so true. Elon founded

00:15:03.160 SpaceX with his life savings in 2002 and created the first privately developed liquid-fueled rocket

00:15:10.820 to reach orbit in the face of vanishingly impossible odds.

00:15:16.540 Musk's honor coming after some turbulence between him and the president, the two having a very public

00:15:21.820 falling out last year, after Musk left his role leading the Department of Government Efficiency,

00:15:26.520 or DOGE, and called Trump's tax and spending bill a, quote, disgusting abomination, according to Fox

00:15:31.560 News. Trump responding at the time by threatening Musk's government contracts. However, the two

00:15:37.020 appearing to have patched things up. Since the tension in the relationship has eased, Musk

00:15:41.780 appearing in Trump's orbit, including at a technology leader's lunch and during Chinese

00:15:45.740 President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington last month. Musk also returning to an advisory role

00:15:50.900 at the Pentagon. Here's the president again. Elon is our modern-day Thomas Edison. Elon,

00:15:57.040 I want to congratulate you. You're my friend and all of that, but you are a very, very special

00:16:01.840 guy. Thank you very much and congratulations, Elon. Joining the Tesla CEO in receiving the honor,

00:16:08.780 Google co-founder Sergey Brin, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Wang, and Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su,

00:16:15.500 all receiving the National Medal of Science. Meanwhile, Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell

00:16:20.400 and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella receiving the National Medal of Technology. The ceremony

00:16:25.480 taking place as part of the White House's Science, a new golden age summit, bringing

00:16:29.680 together leaders in both science and tech to discuss accelerating American innovation.

00:16:34.480 President Trump, with a personal connection to today's event, his uncle John G. Trump

00:16:38.800 receiving the National Medal of Science posthumously from President Reagan in 1985 for his work

00:16:43.760 in radiation research.

00:16:47.940 That'll do it for your AM Update.

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GOP South Carolina Senate Worries, Guilfoyle Investigation, Hurricane Isaias Threat： AM Update 10⧸9

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