The Megyn Kelly Show - January 21, 2026


Greenland Showdown in Davos, Rep. Omar Wealth Probe, Manhunt After Judge Shooting： AM Update 1⧸21


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A new year means new financial goals like making sure your savings are secure and diversified. Will this be the year you decide to talk to somebody from Birch Gold Group? You know you ve been thinking about it. They use an educated approach with a deep understanding of macroeconomics. There are forces pushing the dollar lower right now and gold higher which is why they believe every American should own physical gold.

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00:00:02.240 It began on the shores of New Jersey.
00:00:04.800 The cords of gym, tan, laundry reverberated north to Canada,
00:00:08.720 where a new type of party animal resides.
00:00:11.820 They move as a herd, migrating to their favorite watering holes,
00:00:15.540 asserting dominance by flexing, grinding, and twerking.
00:00:19.320 Coupling is quick, steamy, and sometimes in hot tubs.
00:00:22.640 When morning arrives, they do it all over again.
00:00:25.280 Canada Shore, new original series.
00:00:27.520 Now streaming on Paramount+.
00:00:29.880 Good morning, everyone.
00:00:33.960 I'm Megan Kelly.
00:00:34.900 It's Wednesday, January 21st, 2026, and this is your AM Update.
00:00:39.920 The U.S. needs Greenland because no one will make a move on it then.
00:00:46.100 A critical week ahead for Greenland as global leaders confront what could be a turning point
00:00:50.700 in President Trump's desire to control the island territory.
00:00:54.460 Congresswoman Ilhan Omar facing new scrutiny as questions mount over her husband's
00:00:59.420 sudden wealth gains amid explosive fraud allegations in her district.
00:01:04.640 Someone advised, we have your dog, and a shot came through the door. 0.64
00:01:07.980 A manhunt underway in Indiana after a gunman knocks on a judge's door, then opens fire.
00:01:14.460 Portland police searching for a man who shot two police officers in the line of duty.
00:01:18.880 A new year means new financial goals like making sure your savings are secure and diversified.
00:01:35.400 Will this be the year you decide to talk to somebody from Birch Gold Group?
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00:01:45.600 There are forces pushing the dollar lower right now and gold higher, which is why they believe
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00:02:33.940 The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the annual gathering of global political business
00:02:40.680 and media elites, kicking off this week.
00:02:43.680 The topic on everyone's mind, President Trump's relentless push to acquire Greenland.
00:02:48.760 In advance of his arrival in Switzerland, the president posting an AI image online depicting
00:02:53.760 him planting an American flag next to a sign reading, quote, Greenland, U.S. territory,
00:02:59.500 established 2026.
00:03:01.580 In recent weeks, President Trump amping up his pressure campaign to secure control of the
00:03:06.020 semi-autonomous territory from Denmark, including threats to impose additional tariffs on the
00:03:11.560 eight European nations most opposed to America's takeover.
00:03:15.680 In response, European leaders scrambling to present a united front holding emergency talks.
00:03:21.120 At Davos yesterday, head of the European Union, Ursula von der Leyen, striking a defiant tone,
00:03:27.980 calling for Europe to untether itself from the U.S.
00:03:31.780 Geopolitical shocks can and must serve as an opportunity for Europe.
00:03:37.840 And in my view, the seismic change we are going through today is an opportunity, in fact,
00:03:45.440 a necessity to build a new form of European independence.
00:03:51.920 Of course, nostalgia is part of our human story, but nostalgia will not bring back the old order.
00:03:58.320 And playing for time and hoping for things to revert soon will not fix the structural dependencies
00:04:06.260 we have.
00:04:06.880 So my point is, if this change is permanent, then Europe must change permanently too.
00:04:15.060 It is time to seize this opportunity and build a new independent Europe.
00:04:21.120 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who himself occasionally has to deal with threats of U.S.
00:04:26.080 annexation, saying this.
00:04:28.440 On Arctic sovereignty, we stand firmly with Greenland and Denmark and fully support
00:04:34.080 their unique right to determine Greenland's future.
00:04:37.800 California Governor Gavin Newsom, a long way outside of his jurisdiction, making a cameo,
00:04:43.480 apparently to trash talk Euro leaders over their posture on Greenland and other engagements
00:04:48.400 with President Trump.
00:04:49.720 I can't take this complicity.
00:04:52.440 People rolling over.
00:04:54.400 I should have brought a bunch of knee pads for all the world leaders.
00:04:58.040 I mean, handing out crowns and handing out...
00:05:00.320 I mean, this is pathetic.
00:05:01.840 Nobel Prizes, they are being given away.
00:05:04.520 I mean, it's just pathetic.
00:05:06.480 And I hope people understand how pathetic they look on the world stage.
00:05:12.080 I mean, at least from an American perspective.
00:05:13.900 It's embarrassing.
00:05:15.140 So this is diplomacy with Donald Trump?
00:05:17.740 He's a T-Rex.
00:05:18.660 You mate with him or he devours you.
00:05:21.560 Wait, what?
00:05:22.840 Elsewhere in Europe, a Danish member of the EU Parliament yesterday expressing his feelings
00:05:27.720 succinctly before being cut off for not following the rules.
00:05:32.180 Let me put this in words you might understand.
00:05:36.340 Mr. President, fuck off.
00:05:38.980 President Trump's drive to acquire Greenland while not ruling out the threat of military
00:05:42.860 force, raising questions about the future of NATO, an alliance built on mutual defense.
00:05:48.000 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent yesterday on Steve Bannon's war room, framing the administration's
00:05:53.540 push instead as a common sense proactive initiative to bolster the NATO alliance.
00:05:59.060 We are still NATO allies.
00:06:02.260 The NATO relationship is strong.
00:06:05.420 And President Trump just believes that the U.S. needs Greenland because no one will make a move on it then.
00:06:16.980 If the Europeans have it, if Denmark has it, what if Russia, what if China makes a move?
00:06:25.000 Then we're part of NATO, we'll get pulled in.
00:06:28.360 Isn't it much better in advance just to cede it to the U.S. and then it has U.S. protection?
00:06:36.360 Back stateside, President Trump early Tuesday morning, expanding on the argument.
00:06:40.260 We have to have it.
00:06:42.240 They have to have this done.
00:06:44.240 They can't protect it.
00:06:45.420 Denmark, they're wonderful people.
00:06:47.580 And I know the leaders are very good people, but they don't even go there.
00:06:53.120 And, you know, because a vote went there 500 years ago and then left, that doesn't give you title to property.
00:07:00.160 So we'll be talking about it with the various people.
00:07:04.000 We've had tremendous success.
00:07:06.040 Later in the day, Mr. Trump making an appearance at the White House press briefing with this ominous warning.
00:07:12.320 How far are you willing to go to acquire Greenland?
00:07:15.400 You'll find out.
00:07:16.860 President Trump set to speak in Davos today.
00:07:19.400 More to come on that.
00:07:22.220 One of Minnesota's most famous Somalis, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar,
00:07:26.620 reportedly facing scrutiny from House oversight investigators and federal law enforcement
00:07:31.820 in connection with massive wealth gains tied to her husband's businesses.
00:07:37.660 AM Update previously reporting on Omar's financial disclosures,
00:07:41.220 showing her husband, a different one from the brother she allegedly married,
00:07:45.440 and former political consultant Tim Minett,
00:07:48.540 accumulating a net worth listed from $6 million to as much as $30 million in just one year.
00:07:54.860 The vast majority of that wealth stemming from Minett's stake in the venture capital firm Rose Lake Capital,
00:08:01.120 valued between $5 million and $25 million,
00:08:04.260 along with a separate ownership stake in a California winery, ranging from $1 to $5 million.
00:08:10.720 Those two companies going from virtually broke in 2023 to multi-million dollar enterprises in 2024,
00:08:18.240 according to Representative Omar's disclosures.
00:08:20.640 News of these probes coming amid the revelation of one of the largest pandemic fraud cases in the country,
00:08:27.380 centered in Congresswoman Omar's district.
00:08:30.600 Dozens of individuals within the Minnesota-Somali community charged with plundering taxpayer-funded social services,
00:08:36.980 allegedly billing for meals never provided through programs like Feeding Our Future,
00:08:41.720 which was intended to provide free meals to needy children during the pandemic.
00:08:46.040 The New York Post reporting Congresswoman Omar is closely linked to at least two individuals within the Somali community charged in the fraud cases.
00:08:56.220 Republican Congressman James Comer, head of the Oversight Committee, telling the Post,
00:09:00.320 quote,
00:09:00.500 There are a lot of questions as to how her husband accumulated so much wealth over the past two years.
00:09:06.960 It's not possible. It's not. I'm a money guy. It's not possible.
00:09:11.260 As Minnesota fraud prosecutions began coming to light, MyNet's company, Rose Lake Capital,
00:09:17.140 quietly scrubbing its online presence, removing references to prominent individuals previously listed as advisors, reports the Post.
00:09:25.520 Former U.S. Senator from Montana, Democrat Max Baucus, who was once listed on the website as an advisor of the company,
00:09:32.800 telling the Post he had just one phone call in 2022 with MyNet's business partner about a potential deal.
00:09:39.040 Bach is saying nothing ever came of it beyond some emails.
00:09:43.220 Other former so-called advisors offering similar accounts.
00:09:47.420 Neither Congresswoman Omar nor her husband, MyNet, has been formally charged or accused of wrongdoing at this time.
00:09:55.120 Omar, earlier this month on CBS, addressing suspicions about her husband's wealth.
00:09:59.920 The chair oversight committee said that he wants to refer you to the ethics committee.
00:10:04.760 I've been referred like a hundred times, so go ahead.
00:10:08.680 He's looking at your husband's income and net worth.
00:10:11.380 He said it was tied to private equity investment funds, but he seems to be insinuating that you personally are tied into this welfare scam.
00:10:19.280 How do you respond to that?
00:10:20.080 Since I've gotten to Congress, they have been doing these sort of weird ethics investigations.
00:10:28.580 None of them have yielded anything because I have been as transparent as I can be,
00:10:35.260 and there is nothing wrong with any documentation that I have ever provided to the federal government.
00:10:41.120 We reached out to Representative Omar's team and have yet to hear a response.
00:10:47.600 Coming up, authorities searching for a suspect in Indiana accused of shooting a judge and his wife through their home's front door.
00:10:55.760 And the Vance family shares some exciting news.
00:10:59.320 We'll be right back.
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00:11:36.220 The Electronic Payments Coalition says the Durbin Marshall mandates would let corporate megastores cut corners on credit card processing,
00:11:43.400 routing transactions over cheaper, untested networks with weaker security and fewer protections.
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00:11:53.720 A manhunt underway in Indiana.
00:11:58.560 Police searching for a gunman who, on Sunday afternoon, shot a judge and his wife through the front door of their home,
00:12:05.800 both victims now in stable condition.
00:12:08.360 The suspect knocking on the door of Tippecanoe Superior Court Judge Stephen Myers Lafayette Home,
00:12:14.800 located about an hour north of Indianapolis.
00:12:17.720 911 Dispatch Audio describing what happened next.
00:12:20.560 There was a knock on the door. Someone advised, we have your dog, and a shot came through the door.
00:12:25.220 Judge Meyer struck in the arm. His wife, Kimberly, shot in the hip, the suspect fleeing immediately.
00:12:31.620 It is unclear how many shots were fired, police reportedly recovering at least one shotgun shell from the front porch of the home.
00:12:39.080 It also appears there is a ring camera on the exterior of the home.
00:12:43.360 The investigation now a joint effort between multiple local agencies as well as the FBI,
00:12:49.340 authorities not yet releasing a suspect description.
00:12:52.500 Judge Meyer, one month ago, announcing plans to retire at the end of the year,
00:12:56.780 after more than 12 years of service on the court.
00:12:59.480 Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court Loretta Rush, writing in a statement,
00:13:03.460 Authorities say there were no known threats against the judge at the time of the attack.
00:13:17.600 Two Portland, Oregon police officers shot in the line of duty Monday night, with the shooter still at large.
00:13:24.700 The officers responding to a 911 call placed just before 8.30 p.m. Oregon time.
00:13:31.000 The caller reporting he had just been threatened by an unfamiliar man with a knife in the Sullivan's Gulch neighborhood of northeast Portland.
00:13:38.700 The suspect opening fire upon contact with the officers.
00:13:42.440 One officer hit twice, the other once.
00:13:45.340 Neither officer discharged their weapon in the incident.
00:13:47.840 Both now hospitalized and in stable condition, authorities at a Tuesday afternoon briefing
00:13:53.300 declining to provide more information on the extent of the injuries.
00:13:57.560 The shooting triggering a large-scale overnight manhunt involving drones and canine units.
00:14:02.740 However, investigators calling off the active search around 5.30 a.m. yesterday morning without finding the suspect.
00:14:10.380 Deputy Police Chief Chris Jovic on the next steps in the investigation.
00:14:14.200 I know the fear and uncertainty you're feeling right now is very real.
00:14:18.980 While we haven't apprehended the suspect responsible, we want to assure you that we have dedicated homicide detectives
00:14:25.120 and officers assigned to this case, and we will pursue all leads to bring this person into custody as quickly as possible.
00:14:32.440 You may see an increased police presence in the area as we work to solve this case.
00:14:37.900 And please know that if we had information that suggested an immediate risk to the public,
00:14:41.540 we would put that information out to you for your safety.
00:14:45.960 Police releasing images of the suspect obtained from the officer's body cameras.
00:14:50.440 He appears to be a white male with dark facial hair, mid-30s, dressed in a black hat, gray hood,
00:14:55.740 dark puffy jacket, black pants and backpack, carrying a green shopping bag.
00:15:00.720 Investigators are asking residents with security cameras in the area to come forward as the search continues.
00:15:06.100 Vice President J.D. Vance, 41, and Second Lady Usha Vance, 40, with a big announcement yesterday afternoon.
00:15:15.080 The couple sharing a statement on social media, quote,
00:15:17.860 We're very excited to share the news that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy.
00:15:23.800 Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are all looking forward to welcoming him in late July.
00:15:28.840 The pair going on to thank their military doctors and staff members for their excellent care in, quote,
00:15:34.680 this exciting and hectic time.
00:15:37.260 The Vance's long-embracing raising a family amid the chaos of life.
00:15:41.360 Mr. Vance describing their parenting philosophy to your humble correspondent back in 2017,
00:15:47.040 as they prepared to welcome their first child, just one month before Usha was set to begin a Supreme Court clerkship.
00:15:54.060 You're going to have the baby in June. You're going to have to start your new job in July, at the end of July.
00:15:59.200 It's going to be a tough year, but I think we sort of have sealed ourselves emotionally that the next year is just going to be pretty chaotic.
00:16:05.960 And I think of that as like a classically hillbilly thing, right?
00:16:09.060 Like you don't plan the baby around your life. You plan your life around the baby, and we'll figure it out.
00:16:14.400 Nearly a decade later, they're doing just that once again.
00:16:17.400 Baby Vance joining three older siblings, two brothers, and a sister, making history as the first child born to a sitting second lady. 0.71
00:16:26.800 Congratulations to the Vance family.
00:16:31.660 And that'll do it for your AM Update. I'm Megan Kelly.
00:16:34.560 Join me back here for the MK Show, live on SiriusXM's The Megan Kelly Channel, 111 at noon east,
00:16:39.680 on youtube.com slash megankelly, and on all podcast platforms.
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00:16:50.000 It began on the shores of New Jersey.
00:16:52.580 The cords of gym, tan, laundry reverberated north to Canada, where a new type of party animal resides.
00:16:59.600 They move as a herd, migrating to their favorite watering holes, asserting dominance by flexing, grinding, and twerking.
00:17:07.080 Coupling is quick, steamy, and sometimes in hot tubs.
00:17:10.080 When morning arrives, they do it all over again.
00:17:12.780 Canada Shore, new original series, now streaming on Paramount+.