The Megyn Kelly Show - Mamdani-Trump WH Bromance, MTG Resigns from Congress, MN Somali Fraud Allegations： AM Update 11⧸24

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00:00:30.000 Good morning, everyone.

00:00:33.960 I'm Megan Kelly.

00:00:34.920 It's Monday, November 24th, 2025, and this is your AM Update.

00:00:39.480 And I wanted to congratulate the mayor.

00:00:41.700 He really ran an incredible race against a lot of smart people.

00:00:45.560 President Trump rolls out the red carpet for a man he recently referred to as a, quote,

00:00:50.020 100% communist lunatic.

00:00:52.720 But comments from mayor-elect Momdani yesterday could reignite the feud.

00:00:57.240 And I do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against

00:01:03.700 me by the president that we all fought for.

00:01:06.260 Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene announces her resignation from Congress.

00:01:10.560 But the president has already indicated he's ready to make up.

00:01:14.240 A new poll examines Americans' appetite for an escalation between the U.S. and Venezuela.

00:01:19.560 And a shocking new report leads President Trump to revoke legal status for some Somalis in Minnesota.

00:01:26.200 All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.

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00:02:39.200 President Trump on Friday meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zoran Mamdani.

00:02:43.800 The highly anticipated sit-down coming after months of name-calling between the two.

00:02:48.700 President Trump surprising many by offering the incoming leader of America's largest city a warm welcome and kind words.

00:02:55.480 And I wanted to congratulate the mayor.

00:02:57.860 He really ran an incredible race against, you know, a lot of smart people.

00:03:01.740 I appreciated the meeting with the president.

00:03:04.020 And as he said, it was a productive meeting focused on a place of shared admiration and love, which is New York City.

00:03:09.800 And the need to deliver affordability to New Yorkers.

00:03:13.640 I appreciated the time with the president.

00:03:15.060 I appreciated the conversation.

00:03:16.140 I look forward to working together to deliver that affordability for New Yorkers.

00:03:20.300 You know, we had some interesting conversation.

00:03:23.400 And some of his ideas really are the same ideas that I have.

00:03:26.940 We actually, people would be shocked.

00:03:30.020 But I want to see the same thing.

00:03:31.440 Despite the rosy opening, the press jumping straight to Mr. Trump's past comments describing Mamdani as a communist.

00:03:38.600 But the president now expressing an open mind about what to expect from Mamdani.

00:03:43.140 I mean, he's got views that are a little out there, but who knows?

00:03:46.920 I mean, we're going to see what works or he's going to change also.

00:03:50.500 We all change.

00:03:51.100 I change a lot.

00:03:52.240 Change a lot from when I first came to office.

00:03:54.740 It's now quite a while ago.

00:03:57.080 We had discussions on some things.

00:03:59.100 I'm not going to discuss what they were, but I feel very confident that he can do a very good job.

00:04:03.660 I think he's going to be, I think he is going to surprise some conservative people, actually.

00:04:09.120 And some very liberal people, he won't surprise them because they already like him.

00:04:12.720 The diplomatic approach continuing throughout the half-hour event,

00:04:16.360 including this moment when President Trump stepped in to diffuse a question

00:04:20.640 over whether Mamdani thinks President Trump is a fascist.

00:04:24.880 Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?

00:04:27.840 I've spoken about...

00:04:29.160 That's okay.

00:04:29.720 You can just say yes.

00:04:30.820 Okay.

00:04:31.660 It's easier.

00:04:32.820 It's easier than explaining it.

00:04:35.040 I don't mind.

00:04:35.840 President Trump previously floating the idea of sending in the National Guard to aid in New

00:04:40.160 York City deportations, a familiar play for the non-cooperative cities across this country. 0.92

00:04:45.740 However, on Friday, Mr. Trump again focusing on shared goals rather than issuing threats.

00:04:51.380 Mr. President, you've threatened to send federal troops to New York City.

00:04:54.900 You both have differences when it comes to ICE agents in New York City.

00:04:59.800 Mr. Mamdani, you've called ICE a rogue government entity.

00:05:03.240 I wonder how you reconcile your differences on both of those issues.

00:05:06.960 Well, I think we're going to work them out.

00:05:08.400 And I think that if we have known murderers and known drug dealers and some very bad people,

00:05:15.940 you know, we want to get them out.

00:05:17.300 And the mayor wants to have peace.

00:05:19.400 We discussed this at great length, actually, maybe more than anything else.

00:05:22.780 He wants to have a safe New York.

00:05:24.740 Ultimately, a safe New York is going to be a great New York.

00:05:27.760 We discussed ICE and New York City.

00:05:30.540 And I spoke about how the laws that we have in New York City allow for New York City government

00:05:35.020 to speak to the federal administration for about 170 serious crimes.

00:05:39.040 On Saturday, President Trump remaining consistent in his soft-handed approach to New York,

00:05:43.940 though keeping the National Guard option on the table.

00:05:46.300 Do you still plan to deploy the National Guard in New York City?

00:05:50.200 If they need it.

00:05:51.340 Right now, other places need it more.

00:05:53.460 But if they need it, we had a very good meeting yesterday.

00:05:55.340 We talked about that.

00:05:56.740 But if they need it, I would do it.

00:05:58.700 Yesterday on Meet the Press, Mamdani, who in 2020 called for defunding the police,

00:06:04.280 doubling down on plans to cap the number of NYPD officers at 35,000

00:06:08.940 and shift calls relating to mental health crises and homelessness

00:06:12.880 to a Department of Community Safety.

00:06:15.500 Staffed with social workers.

00:06:18.000 Mamdani also asked again about his thoughts on President Trump

00:06:20.720 following their momentary bromance in the Oval.

00:06:23.660 Mr. Mayor-elect, just to be very clear, do you think that President Trump is a fascist?

00:06:29.080 And after President Trump said that, I said yes.

00:06:31.460 And so you do.

00:06:32.100 And that's something that I've said in the past, I say it today.

00:06:34.700 And I think what I appreciated about the conversation that I had with the president

00:06:38.460 was that we were not shy about the places of disagreement about the politics that has brought

00:06:43.100 us to this moment.

00:06:43.940 And we also wanted to focus on what it could look like to deliver

00:06:47.060 on a shared analysis of an affordability crisis for New Yorkers.

00:06:50.460 You've also said in the past that President Trump has engaged in a, quote,

00:06:54.580 attack on our democracy.

00:06:56.440 You've called him a despot.

00:06:58.100 Do you still believe President Trump is a threat to the democracy?

00:07:01.620 Everything that I've said in the past, I continue to believe.

00:07:04.280 Truth Social Post incoming.

00:07:06.000 On Friday night, one of MAGA's biggest stars, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, or MTG, 0.99

00:07:13.840 announcing her resignation from Congress, effective January 5th, 2026.

00:07:19.240 The announcement coming one week after President Trump withdrew his endorsement of MTG,

00:07:23.920 just as primary season is ready to ramp up.

00:07:26.980 Mr. Trump pulling his support for the Georgia Firebrand in a November 14th Truth Social Post,

00:07:32.080 just hours after Greene questioned whether Mr. Trump was being true to his America First

00:07:37.080 pledge by spending so much time on foreign policy.

00:07:40.880 A portion of MTG's video resignation here.

00:07:44.120 I have fought harder than almost any other elected Republican to elect Donald Trump and

00:07:49.140 Republicans to power.

00:07:50.740 I traveled the country for years.

00:07:53.000 I spent millions of my own money.

00:07:55.380 I missed precious time with my family that I can never get back.

00:07:59.040 Meanwhile, most of the establishment Republicans who secretly hate him and who stabbed him in

00:08:05.040 the back and never defended him against anything have all been welcomed in right after the election.

00:08:11.280 I have too much self-respect and dignity.

00:08:14.340 I love my family way too much.

00:08:16.820 And I do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against

00:08:22.840 me by the president that we all fought for, only to fight and win my election while Republicans

00:08:28.960 will likely lose the midterms and in turn be expected to defend the president against impeachment

00:08:35.360 after he hatefully dumped tens of millions of dollars against me and tried to destroy me.

00:08:41.840 Greene railing against what she calls the, quote, political industrial complex,

00:08:45.720 which she says focuses more on dividing Americans than it does on solving problems.

00:08:51.540 President Trump reacting to news of the resignation early Saturday morning in a truth social post,

00:08:56.480 quote, Marjorie Trader Brown, because of plummeting poll numbers and not wanting to face a primary

00:09:03.240 challenger with a strong Trump endorsement where she would have no chance of winning,

00:09:07.840 has decided to call it quits.

00:09:09.660 For some reason, primarily that I refuse to return her never-ending barrage of phone calls,

00:09:14.440 Marjorie went bad.

00:09:16.580 Nevertheless, I will always appreciate Marjorie and thank her for her service to our country.

00:09:21.560 We're not sure why he's calling her Marjorie Trader Brown, but he did post something on

00:09:26.100 True Social suggesting her last name is like grass, good when green, but then when it goes

00:09:32.440 bad, it turns brown.

00:09:34.460 On Saturday afternoon, Mr. Trump characterizing things this way to reporters.

00:09:38.820 Mr. President, are you willing to vote with Congresswoman Taylor Green?

00:09:44.160 Forgive for what?

00:09:45.280 No, we just, I just disagreed with her philosophy.

00:09:49.240 She started backing perhaps the worst Republican congressman in our history, this, you know,

00:09:56.960 stupid person named Bassey. 0.57

00:09:59.100 And, uh, I said, go your own way.

00:10:02.980 And once I left her, she resigned because she would have, she would never have survived

00:10:07.380 a primary, but I think she's a nice person.

00:10:10.160 I know that before you had a fight with Union Mosque and you guys were able to work it out. 0.57

00:10:14.700 No, I get along with everybody.

00:10:15.940 We see the same thing happening between you and Congresswoman Taylor Green?

00:10:18.020 Sure, why not?

00:10:18.740 I mean, I get along with everybody.

00:10:20.520 The resignation would take effect halfway through her term.

00:10:23.900 In 2024, Green won Georgia's 14th district with 64.4% of the vote, the Cook Political

00:10:30.600 report rating the district as solidly red.

00:10:33.740 Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is required to set a date for a special election to fill the

00:10:38.340 seat within 10 days of Green's resignation taking effect, making the deadline approximately

00:10:44.060 January 15th, 2026.

00:10:47.140 The chair of the Paulding County Republican Party, which makes up part of MTG's district,

00:10:51.940 telling a local news outlet that he expects the special election to actually occur in

00:10:56.940 March.

00:10:57.800 With MTG stepping down, the balance of power in the House narrowing to 218 Republicans versus

00:11:03.680 213 Democrats.

00:11:07.600 Coming up, President Trump reportedly weighs increasing action against Venezuela, but are

00:11:12.900 Americans on board?

00:11:14.680 And a bombshell fraud investigation prompts the president to revoke protected status for some

00:11:20.260 Somalis in Minnesota.

00:11:26.600 When customers are walking through the aisles of their local Walmart, they are not just picking

00:11:31.700 up groceries or supplies.

00:11:33.260 They are supporting American businesses and their communities.

00:11:36.960 The real story is what's behind the label.

00:11:39.300 With over two-thirds of the products Walmart buys made, grown, or assembled right here in the

00:11:43.600 U.S., buying local is not just stocking shelves.

00:11:46.900 It's about strengthening communities.

00:11:49.820 Because of that commitment, Walmart invested $350 billion in U.S. manufacturing, helping

00:11:55.260 American companies like Fisher & Weezer Specialty Foods, that's a local Texas business, expand their

00:12:00.500 operations in Fredericksburg, Texas to hire more people and bring their Texas-grown peach

00:12:05.720 jam to a national market.

00:12:07.920 Their story is just one example of how Walmart's U.S. manufacturing investment is supporting over

00:12:12.680 750,000 American jobs.

00:12:15.440 Businesses across the country are empowered to sell more, hire more, and help their communities

00:12:20.240 grow.

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00:12:30.220 U.S. Senator from Michigan, Democrat Elisa Slotkin, continuing to warn the military to disobey

00:12:38.460 a hypothetical illegal order from President Trump as the administration reportedly considers

00:12:44.220 broader military action against Venezuela.

00:12:47.440 Senator Slotkin and five other Democrats last week putting out a video aimed at U.S. military

00:12:52.280 members and the intel community, encouraging them to ignore illegal orders without even hinting

00:12:58.780 what those unlawful commands might be.

00:13:01.960 Many critics accusing the group of potentially sowing chaos in the ranks, causing confusion

00:13:06.600 and creating situations that could become dangerous, all in pursuit of political points.

00:13:12.600 President Trump writing a series of posts on Truth Social.

00:13:16.000 This from Saturday Night in all caps, quote,

00:13:18.720 The traitors that told the military to disobey my orders should be in jail right now, not roaming

00:13:24.040 the fake news networks, trying to explain that what they said was okay.

00:13:28.820 It wasn't and never will be.

00:13:30.780 It was sedition at the highest level, and sedition is a major crime.

00:13:35.040 Senator Slotkin, Sunday on ABC, pressed on whether President Trump has actually

00:13:40.340 issued any illegal orders and what they might be.

00:13:44.420 Do you believe President Trump has issued any illegal orders?

00:13:48.720 To my knowledge, I am not aware of things that are illegal, but certainly there are some

00:13:54.400 legal gymnastics that are going on with these Caribbean strikes and everything related to

00:13:58.700 Venezuelans.

00:13:59.560 And it is very clear that no one should follow an illegal order.

00:14:03.700 But it's very murky when you look at what is an illegal order.

00:14:08.240 And if you go into morally, ethically, that's a pretty tough thing to look at and say, how do

00:14:13.780 I navigate this?

00:14:14.680 I don't, I mean, look, if you're going back to Nuremberg, right, that, well, they told me to 0.97

00:14:19.280 do it, that's why I murdered people, is not an excuse.

00:14:22.260 If you look at popular culture, there's like, you watch, you know, A Few Good Men.

00:14:26.240 Like, we have plenty of examples since World War II in Vietnam where people were told to follow

00:14:31.980 illegal orders, and they did it, and they were prosecuted for it.

00:14:35.840 A Few Good Men?

00:14:37.340 This is her evidence of troops following illegal orders?

00:14:41.660 Newsflash, Alyssa.

00:14:43.000 Colonel Jessup wasn't real.

00:14:44.680 There wasn't actually any code red, and Tom Cruise is not in the U.S. Navy.

00:14:49.700 Sorry.

00:14:50.600 You can't handle the truth.

00:14:53.160 As for Venezuela, their drug boats are trafficking narcotics into the United States,

00:14:58.040 killing our young people. 0.98

00:14:59.540 The military taking out at least 21 boats, killing at least 83 suspected drug traffickers

00:15:04.520 since September.

00:15:05.700 The Trump administration defending the strikes as part of the president's broad national

00:15:09.100 security authority.

00:15:10.620 By the way, what's worse?

00:15:11.780 President Trump taking out Venezuelan drug dealers bringing poison to kill Americans? 0.95

00:15:16.560 Or President Obama droning American citizens, including minors, overseas without a trial?

00:15:23.800 Because the same leftists didn't seem to have a problem with that.

00:15:27.940 Four U.S. officials telling Reuters over the weekend, the U.S. is, quote, poised to launch

00:15:33.020 a new phase of Venezuela-related operations in the coming days, end quote, reportedly including

00:15:38.520 covert operations.

00:15:39.780 This, as a new CBS YouGov poll, finding 70% of Americans would oppose taking military action

00:15:47.080 in Venezuela versus 30% in favor.

00:15:50.840 According to the poll, 76% of Americans believe the Trump administration has not clearly explained

00:15:55.980 the U.S. position on military action in Venezuela versus 26% who say it has.

00:16:01.280 A poll from 10 days ago by Reuters showing Republicans favor drug boat strikes, 58% to 24%, three-quarters

00:16:10.600 of Democrats oppose them.

00:16:13.300 President Trump on Friday announcing the immediate termination of temporary protected status,

00:16:18.620 or TPS, for Somalis in Minnesota.

00:16:22.000 TPS is a federal program granting legal status and work authorization to people from unstable

00:16:27.560 countries.

00:16:28.120 The announcement following a new report from the Manhattan Institute's City Journal, headlined,

00:16:33.680 quote, the largest funder of al-Shabaab is the Minnesota taxpayer.

00:16:38.700 Al-Shabaab is an al-Qaeda-aligned militant Islamist organization based in Somalia.

00:16:44.060 From the report, quote, at least 28 fraud scandals have surfaced since Minnesota Governor Tim Walsh

00:16:50.520 was elected governor in 2019.

00:16:53.280 Most of the large-scale fraud rings, according to two former FBI officials who spoke with

00:16:58.100 City Journal, have been perpetrated by members of the Somali community.

00:17:02.700 The Somalis accused of taking millions in welfare payouts and funneling it back to Somalia,

00:17:08.420 and in some cases, to al-Shabaab.

00:17:11.440 A retired Minnesota Joint Terrorism Task Force official telling City Journal, quote,

00:17:16.000 for every dollar that is transferred from the Twin Cities back to Somalia, al-Shabaab is taking a cut of it.

00:17:22.340 Mr. Trump posting to Truth Social, quote,

00:17:24.840 Minnesota under Governor Tim Walsh is a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity.

00:17:29.840 Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great state, and billions of dollars are missing. 1.00

00:17:35.500 Send them back to where they came from. 1.00

00:17:37.260 It's over.

00:17:38.640 Governor Walsh, a Democrat who ran for vice president on Kamala Harris's ticket last year,

00:17:43.600 responding to President Trump's announcement Friday, posting to X, quote,

00:17:46.580 It's not surprising that the president has chosen to broadly target an entire community.

00:17:51.760 This is what he does to change the subject.

00:17:54.800 The most famous member of Minnesota's Somali community, Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar,

00:17:59.800 posting to X on Friday, quote,

00:18:01.740 I am a citizen, and so are the majority of Somalis in America.

00:18:05.920 Good luck celebrating a policy change that

00:18:07.960 really doesn't have much impact on the Somalis you love to hate. 1.00

00:18:11.920 We are here to stay.

00:18:13.360 CBS News reporting there are 705 total Somali immigrants in the U.S. under the TPS program,

00:18:20.440 a small fraction of the more than 42,000 foreign-born Somalis living in Minnesota.

00:18:26.880 Any Somali in the U.S. as a permanent resident or even as a citizen who commits fraud 1.00

00:18:32.160 could potentially be subjected to a denaturalization process or, more likely,

00:18:37.380 could be prosecuted for fraud.

00:18:39.220 Although President Trump's announcement said the temporary protected status

00:18:42.780 would be terminated immediately, legal experts say the Somalis are entitled to 60 days notice, 0.76

00:18:49.220 meaning March 17th is the earliest date Somalia's protected status may end.

00:18:54.080 And that'll do it for your AM update.

00:18:58.800 I'm Megan Kelly.

00:18:59.900 Join me back here for The Megan Kelly Show,

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The Megyn Kelly Show - November 24, 2025

Mamdani-Trump WH Bromance, MTG Resigns from Congress, MN Somali Fraud Allegations： AM Update 11⧸24

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