The Megyn Kelly Show - April 23, 2026


Questions About CIA Officers Killed in Mexico Crash, Rep. Mace Targets GOP Colleague： AM Update 4⧸23


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Two Americans killed in a car crash in Mexico identified as CIA officers. Mexican authorities now investigating the scope of U.S. involvement in their country. A top DHS counterterrorism official reportedly under investigation after a complaint alleging a, "sugar daddy arrangement." All that and more coming up in a moment on your AM Update.

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00:00:00.000 Good morning, everyone. I'm Emily Jashinski, host of After Party and the Megyn Kelly Wrap-Up
00:00:07.360 Show on SiriusXM Channel 111. It's Thursday, April 23, 2026, and this is your AM Update.
00:00:14.140 Two Americans killed in a car crash in Mexico identified as CIA officers. Mexican authorities
00:00:20.320 now investigating the scope of U.S. involvement in their country.
00:00:24.200 I think the conflict will end. I think gasoline prices will come back to where they were or perhaps lower.
00:00:31.340 As Trump administration officials move to calm fears over rising gas prices, new estimates suggest the Strait of Hormuz may take months to fully reopen.
00:00:40.340 Everyone has to be held to the same standard, Republican or Democrat alike.
00:00:43.820 Congresswoman Nancy Mace pushing to expel fellow Republican Congressman Corey Mills amid an ethics investigation.
00:00:50.180 A top DHS counterterrorism official reportedly under investigation
00:00:54.320 after a complaint alleging a, quote, sugar daddy arrangement.
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00:02:25.140 A deadly car accident in Mexico now raising questions about CIA operations inside the
00:02:30.760 country.
00:02:31.460 Last Sunday, two CIA officers and two Mexican officials were killed in the northern state
00:02:36.820 of Chihuahua, according to multiple reports.
00:02:39.580 The car reportedly skidding off the road, falling into a ravine and exploding as the
00:02:45.160 agents were traveling through a mountainous area at night, according to Mexican officials.
00:02:49.920 The CIA agents originally identified only as U.S. embassy employees, the two Mexican
00:02:55.020 officials in the vehicle working for Chihuahua's State Investigation Agency, according to CNN.
00:03:00.600 The crash occurring after an operation to take out a hidden drug lab in the rural town of Morelos,
00:03:06.180 described by officials as potentially one of the largest labs ever discovered in the region.
00:03:11.680 According to CNN, the CIA officers, quote,
00:03:13.920 had been collaborating with Mexican officials on expanded counter-narcotics operations in the country.
00:03:19.960 Under the Trump administration, the CIA working with Mexican officials to track cartels and identify drug labs.
00:03:26.380 The cooperation leading to the location and eventual killing of drug kingpin Nemesio Rubén Aseguera Cervantes,
00:03:32.760 known as El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, earlier this year.
00:03:37.560 Sunday's car accident raising questions from Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum about national sovereignty and the extent of CIA operations in her own country.
00:03:46.120 On Monday, President Sheinbaum saying she was, quote,
00:03:49.120 unaware of any direct collaboration between the state of Chihuahua and personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Mexico,
00:03:55.860 stressing there is a legal framework for joint collaborations with other countries and emphasizing that such cooperation must be authorized at the federal level under Mexico's constitution.
00:04:06.840 Shamebombs saying there is an investigation into the incident to ensure no laws were broken,
00:04:11.400 adding that state governments must have authorization from Mexico's federal government
00:04:15.500 to collaborate with U.S. and other foreign entities, per CBS News.
00:04:20.480 Chihuahua Attorney General Cesar Jaregi Moreno earlier this week telling reporters that the two CIA officials
00:04:25.600 were involved in routine training work at the time of the accident and were not directly involved in the raid on the drug lab.
00:04:31.860 He says they were operating hours away from the site before later meeting with Mexican personnel
00:04:35.880 who carried out the operation.
00:04:38.180 According to The Post, the AG is saying Sheinbaum's office was not notified
00:04:42.260 because only Mexican agents participated in the seizure of the drug lab.
00:04:47.820 With U.S.-Iran negotiations remaining stalled and the timeline on the ceasefire unclear,
00:04:53.360 The Washington Post now reporting efforts to clear Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz
00:04:57.480 could take six months.
00:04:59.580 On Tuesday, the Pentagon giving a classified briefing to the House Armed Services Committee
00:05:04.100 informing lawmakers mine-sweeping efforts are not likely to begin until the war with Iran ends,
00:05:09.900 potentially extending the timeline for elevated gas prices tied to disruptions in oil trade.
00:05:15.340 Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell challenging the Post's reporting,
00:05:18.720 By deciding to publish these false claims,
00:05:21.920 the Washington Post has made clear they care more about advancing in agenda than truth.
00:05:26.460 The threat of mines in the sea making ships wary of crossing the strait,
00:05:30.280 even before the Iranian military began threatening to fire upon vessels
00:05:34.000 attempting to pass without authorization.
00:05:36.940 Earlier this month, the New York Times reporting the Iranians are unable to find
00:05:40.840 all of the mines laid since the start of the conflict.
00:05:43.700 The Post reporting officials believe there could be 20 or more mines in and around the strait.
00:05:49.340 Oil prices ticking up slightly yesterday.
00:05:52.040 Brent crude hovering just over $100 per barrel.
00:05:55.080 The national gas prices averaged yesterday sitting at $4.02, according to AAA.
00:06:00.960 In February, it was just $2.98.
00:06:04.000 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the Hill yesterday calling the increases temporary.
00:06:09.700 I think the conflict will end. I think gasoline prices will come back to where they were or perhaps lower.
00:06:16.580 As they did, President Trump has shown that he is good at getting energy prices down and that our energy dominance agenda has the lowered prices.
00:06:29.320 Higher fuel prices now rippling across the economy and raising the political stakes as the midterms approach.
00:06:35.560 The latest polling from AP showing President Trump's approval rating falling 7 points compared to January, now at 33%, with 67% disapproving, the lowest of any poll in his second term.
00:06:49.000 On the economy, just 30% of adults approving of the president's job, compared to 70% who disapprove.
00:06:55.080 On Iran, only 32% approve versus 67% who disapprove.
00:07:02.080 Coming up, Congresswoman Nancy Mace introducing a resolution to expel a fellow House Republican,
00:07:08.580 a top DHS counterterrorism official reportedly under investigation
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00:08:22.280 Congresswoman Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina, on Monday introducing a resolution to
00:08:27.420 expel GOP Congressman Corey Mills of Florida from the House, citing a number of allegations against
00:08:33.980 him, including sexual misconduct and improperly benefiting from government contracts. The
00:08:39.300 allegations spanning multiple incidents. In February of last year, authorities responded
00:08:44.020 to Congressman Mills' home following a report from a 27-year-old woman alleging a physical
00:08:49.260 altercation. She later recanted, and he was not charged. In a separate case, Congressman Mills
00:08:54.820 was hit with a restraining order last October after an ex-girlfriend accused him of harassment,
00:09:01.060 including allegations he threatened to release private videos of her and harm future boyfriends.
00:09:06.700 A 2024 report from the Office of Congressional Conduct found Congressman Mills may have violated
00:09:11.900 House rules, standards of conduct, and potentially federal law. According to Time Magazine,
00:09:17.060 the review raised concerns that Mr. Mills' defense contracting company may have held weapons
00:09:22.760 contracts with the government while serving in Congress. The report also indicated his campaign
00:09:27.860 may have accepted excessive contributions and that he may have omitted or misrepresented
00:09:32.920 information on financial disclosure forms. The House Ethics Committee is now formally
00:09:37.520 investigating the claims, though it remains unclear when the panel will release its findings.
00:09:42.920 In November, Ms. Mace failing to secure the support required to remove him from his committee assignments and censure him.
00:09:49.540 Congresswoman Mace, Monday on CNN, defending her push to expel a fellow Republican.
00:09:54.080 I'm not afraid of any predators. I've been taking on predators for years.
00:09:58.880 And his record speaks for itself.
00:10:02.160 There have been multiple reports with receipts, with information, with data, photos, videos, body cam, DD-214s, all of that, and none of it adds up.
00:10:14.120 And if the standard is members of Congress, that we as a conference, we as a Congress, we as an institution respect women, we don't beat them, that we respect employees, we don't harass them, those kinds of things, then there has to be a standard.
00:10:28.000 everyone has to be held to the same standard, Republican or Democrat alike, and I'm someone
00:10:32.220 who has held my colleagues to that standard regardless of the politics, regardless of party,
00:10:37.320 that needs to happen more often, not less, in Congress.
00:10:40.780 Congressman Mills denies any wrongdoing. Here he is, Monday, speaking to Fox News about the motion.
00:10:47.060 Look, the bottom line is there's absolutely no criminal or civil investigation that's even
00:10:52.580 open about me. There's no pending injunction or whatever it is that she's claiming that's open.
00:10:59.640 This is political theatrics. It's one thing to try and introduce it for political theatrics 1.00
00:11:04.060 and fundraising. It's another thing to notice it for a vote. She's setting a very dangerous
00:11:08.460 precedence whereby not only is she circumventing the ethics investigations, but she's essentially 0.99
00:11:14.040 saying that she is judge, juror, and executioner. Expelling a member of Congress is exceedingly rare
00:11:19.540 and requires a two-thirds vote.
00:11:21.540 Congressman Mills earlier this week telling reporters
00:11:23.860 House Speaker Mike Johnson urged him not to resign
00:11:26.840 as the Ethics Review ran its course.
00:11:29.320 Speaker Johnson on Tuesday addressing the issue to reporters.
00:11:32.960 Corey Mills says you asked him not to resign.
00:11:34.900 Is that correct?
00:11:36.460 Corey Mills is going through the same due process
00:11:38.740 that was afforded to Sherr-Feliz McCormick
00:11:40.600 and anyone else who has allegations made against them.
00:11:42.980 I've asked and answered this question a thousand times.
00:11:45.600 He is in the middle of an ethics committee process.
00:11:49.200 And so everyone is due the opportunity to present their defenses and go through that.
00:11:54.380 Are you supporting his re-election?
00:11:55.660 Are you supporting his re-election?
00:11:56.720 He is an incumbent, and I'm in charge of getting all the incumbents and Republican incumbents re-elected.
00:12:03.140 And so, of course, that was all done well before any of these allegations were coming out.
00:12:08.820 But he has the right to answer to the allegations, and that's what they're doing.
00:12:13.840 And I'm done commenting on it.
00:12:15.620 I can't.
00:12:16.260 the Speaker of the House does not put a thumb on the scale for the Ethics Committee investigation.
00:12:20.760 They do good work, as has been exhibited here in the last few hours. So let's let the committee
00:12:26.340 process play out and see where it goes. Lawmakers could take up Mace's resolution as soon as this
00:12:31.260 week. The move follows a wave of recent resignations in Congress. Sheila Scherphilis
00:12:36.020 McCormick of Florida, Eric Swalwell of California, and Tony Gonzalez of Texas,
00:12:40.340 each resigning amid their own scandals.
00:12:44.400 A high-level counterterrorism official now under scrutiny.
00:12:48.300 The Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General reportedly reviewing allegations she
00:12:52.460 sought out wealthy men to bankroll a high-end lifestyle, according to the Daily Mail.
00:12:58.180 An executive identified as Robert B., telling the outlet he filed a formal complaint after
00:13:03.660 a three-month relationship with 29-year-old Julia Varvaro, who currently serves as Deputy
00:13:09.260 Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism. Neither Robert's age nor career field are specified in the
00:13:15.160 report, though photos of the pair suggest a significant age difference. Varvaro's social
00:13:20.540 media is showing her regularly attending MAGA-aligned events both before and after President
00:13:25.120 Trump's re-election, including photos posing alongside the president while wearing campaign
00:13:29.700 merchandise. According to Robert, the relationship began in January, starting with dinner at Mineta
00:13:35.480 Tavern in Washington, D.C., where he says he covered a $1,400 tab. Within weeks, the relationship
00:13:42.080 escalating into luxury travel, first to Aruba over MLK weekend, followed by a trip to Italy
00:13:48.480 and Switzerland the next month. Along the way, Robert allegedly purchasing thousands of dollars
00:13:53.960 in gifts, including ski gear, a $1,000 camera, and a $3,500 designer handbag. At one point,
00:14:01.200 Robert alleging Varvaro leveraged her DHS position to expedite airport security,
00:14:07.420 arranging for a TSA supervisor to escort them through screening at Dulles.
00:14:12.060 He also claims Varvaro requested $2,000 to cover half her rent during the government shutdown.
00:14:18.180 A screenshot of an alleged text from Varvaro reading, quote,
00:14:21.580 I'm not used to having to ask like this for a simple card or help with my rent,
00:14:25.460 especially being furloughed.
00:14:27.060 any past relationship would have jumped up and cared for me, which is what I like.
00:14:31.720 The message continuing, quote, I like feeling provided for, and you're not doing that for me,
00:14:36.980 so not sure it will work. Robert responding, quote, I've dropped 30 to 40k on slash with you
00:14:42.940 in the last three months. You demanded I give you 4k for rent, 2k for a body laser treatment,
00:14:49.540 1k for sandals, a credit card, and we haven't gotten to the weekend yet.
00:14:54.160 Robert telling the Daily Mail, Varvaro claimed her finances were tied up in stocks and bonds.
00:14:59.380 According to Robert, the relationship ultimately deteriorating as the requests for money and gifts continued.
00:15:05.400 In his complaint to the Inspector General, he alleges Varvaro maintained a profile on the site Seeking,
00:15:11.120 now marketed as a luxury dating platform but historically associated with sugar daddy arrangements.
00:15:17.880 The Daily Mail reporting the now-deleted profile featured Varvaro's photos under the name Alessia,
00:15:23.500 describing herself as offering, quote, seductive sophistication.
00:15:27.940 Varvaro pushing back on the allegations, denying having a profile unseeking,
00:15:31.900 and rejecting the broader claims, quote,
00:15:34.120 I didn't know it was bad to go on vacation with your boyfriend.
00:15:37.240 We were together in an exclusive relationship.
00:15:39.520 We went on vacations.
00:15:40.760 I don't know what the problem is.
00:15:42.380 Varvaro adding, quote, 0.99
00:15:43.940 This is just a mad ex-boyfriend putting crap together. 0.99
00:15:46.440 If we made a story about every failed short relationship in D.C., this town would implode. 0.99
00:15:51.640 Yesterday afternoon, Fox News reporting Varvaro now placed on administrative leave pending investigation.
00:15:59.620 That'll do it for your AM update.
00:16:01.680 I'm Emily Drushinsky, host of After Party.
00:16:03.980 Catch The Megyn Kelly Show live on SiriusXM's The Megyn Kelly Channel 111 at noon east on youtube.com slash megynkelly and all podcast platforms.