The Megyn Kelly Show - Remembering Dolly Parton, Darline Graham Wins in SC, Trump Wants “Lake America”： AM Update 8⧸26

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00:00:26.420 good morning everyone i'm megan kelly it's wednesday august 26th 2026 and this is your am

00:00:35.380 update south carolina republicans choosing their nominee to replace the late senator lindsey graham

00:00:40.900 following a hard-fought runoff between his sister darlene graham and congressman ralph norman my

00:00:46.980 clinical opinion is that she was criminally responsible on january 24th as testimony nears

00:00:53.380 its conclusion in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, a prosecution expert delivering his bottom line

00:00:59.200 about her state of mind when she killed her three young children. I need the money. It's amazing how

00:01:04.840 much it costs to make a person look so cheap. Remembering the extraordinary life, unmistakable

00:01:10.000 talent and legendary humor of country music queen Dolly Parton. And President Trump floating another

00:01:16.520 change to the map, this time replacing Lake Ontario. All that and more coming up in just a

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00:02:18.800 South Carolina Republicans voting yesterday in a special runoff to decide which Republican will

00:02:26.360 replace the late Senator Lindsey Graham on the November ballot. In the end, they wanted another

00:02:32.020 Graham. Interim Senator Darlene Graham, Lindsey's sister, squaring off against Congressman Ralph 0.89

00:02:38.240 Norman to take on Democrat nominee and pediatrician Annie Andrews, with the eventual Republican

00:02:44.020 nominee heavily favored in a state where Democrats have not won statewide office in 0.70

00:02:48.560 two decades. Governor Henry McMaster appointing Ms. Graham to serve the remaining months of her 0.51

00:02:54.020 brother's term following his sudden death in July. President Trump reportedly urging McMaster to make

00:03:00.280 the appointment, then encouraging Darlene Graham to run for a full six-year term. Graham finishing

00:03:05.940 first in the initial special primary earlier this month, taking nearly 33 percent of the vote

00:03:11.460 compared to Norman's roughly 25%.

00:03:13.760 The appointment marking her debut in public office,

00:03:17.560 this campaign becoming the first time

00:03:19.240 she has ever sought the support of voters.

00:03:22.100 Congressman Norman, with a far longer political resume,

00:03:25.540 representing South Carolina in Congress since 2017,

00:03:28.900 a member of the House Freedom Caucus.

00:03:31.460 The congressman running for governor earlier this year,

00:03:33.760 but finishing third, failing to advance to the runoff.

00:03:37.000 Much of South Carolina's Republican establishment

00:03:39.320 rallying behind Graham once she reached the final round.

00:03:43.160 Senator Tim Scott endorsing her on the first day of the runoff,

00:03:46.540 followed by Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evitt and then Governor McMaster.

00:03:50.900 President Trump pouring considerable political capital into Graham's campaign,

00:03:55.340 endorsing her, and traveling to Myrtle Beach for a rally on Friday.

00:03:59.480 A Graham victory, proof of his ability to propel a largely unknown first-time candidate

00:04:04.080 who suffered a significant gaffe at the candidate's recent debate when she said she, quote,

00:04:09.320 wasn't that informed on national security, calling it, quote, not my thing, passed an

00:04:14.940 experienced conservative congressman. A Norman victory would deal the president one of his most

00:04:19.640 conspicuous endorsement losses of the election cycle after Mr. Trump personally invested so much

00:04:25.380 in Graham's campaign. At the end of the night, South Carolina Republicans choosing political

00:04:30.500 newcomer Darlene Graham, giving the sister of a beloved former senator a chance to build a legacy 1.00

00:04:36.660 of her own. Graham delivering remarks after the win. So South Carolina Republicans, I humbly

00:04:43.920 accept your nomination to serve as the Republican nominee for the United States Senate from the

00:04:52.040 great state of South Carolina. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. First, I want to thank the good

00:05:02.000 Lord, who got us through these past few weeks and gave me and my family the strength to keep going.

00:05:09.860 I continue to miss Lindsey every day, and there is still a big hole in my heart. But I know he's

00:05:18.160 looking down right now, very proud of everyone in this room. Congressman Norman acknowledging

00:05:25.740 his loss. The public, South Carolina made the decision. It is, it is what it is, and I'll

00:05:34.200 accept it. We will, something good, and I've always said, something good will come out of

00:05:39.080 out of this. I don't know what it is, but something, something good will come out of it.

00:05:46.740 The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy entering its final days more than three years after

00:05:51.940 she strangled her three young children inside of their Massachusetts home and then tried to

00:05:57.040 take her own life. Yesterday, two prosecution experts cast doubt on Clancy's account of a

00:06:02.940 male voice in her head directing her to kill the children and herself. Forensic psychologist Dr.

00:06:09.760 Kirk Heilbrunn, continuing his testimony from Monday, testifying that Clancy appeared to suffer

00:06:15.360 from bipolar 2 symptoms, depression, hopelessness, insomnia, and adverse reactions to medication in

00:06:22.720 the months before the killings. Heilbrunn also acknowledging Clancy repeatedly did seek help,

00:06:28.920 describing her as a very good and attentive mother who appeared to be trying to get well.

00:06:33.920 Psychologists rejecting the defense's contention that Clancy was psychotic or incapable of

00:06:39.140 controlling her actions, however. Heilbrunn testifying that Clancy continued making decisions

00:06:44.200 throughout the roughly 20 minutes in which the children were killed,

00:06:48.060 including where to take them and the order in which she killed them.

00:06:52.420 Heilbrunn ultimately acknowledging the mental illness he says influenced Clancy's decisions,

00:06:57.800 but maintaining she had the ability to control what she did.

00:07:01.440 Her capacity to conform a conduct to the requirements of the law

00:07:05.320 is again best understood by considering the seriousness of her suicide attempt

00:07:11.500 and her strong desire not to leave her children.

00:07:15.860 She demonstrated such self-control throughout the day on January 24th,

00:07:20.660 and her actions between 5.15 and 6 p.m. that afternoon

00:07:25.140 were influenced by her depression and her hopelessness about her life

00:07:29.400 and the desire to end the pain she had experienced since October.

00:07:35.200 Although this depression and hopelessness influenced her decisions,

00:07:39.520 she retained control over whether, when, and how she carried it out and the inclusion of her

00:07:48.060 children. And doctor, did you form an opinion to a reasonable degree of psychological certainty

00:07:53.100 as to whether or not the defendant was criminally responsible when she killed her children?

00:07:59.260 Yes. My clinical opinion is that she was criminally responsible on January 24th.

00:08:05.200 Defense attorney Kevin Reddington challenging that conclusion by emphasizing that Heilbronn

00:08:10.340 did not interview Clancy until more than three years after the killings, the psychologist

00:08:15.340 agreeing that an evaluation conducted closer to the crime would generally be preferable.

00:08:20.660 Reddington also walking Heilbronn through records documenting Clancy's worsening condition,

00:08:26.040 emotional numbness, intrusive thoughts, insomnia, and poor reactions to psychiatric medication.

00:08:32.580 Heilbrunn agreeing that Clancy tried hard to get help.

00:08:36.140 Prosecutors then calling forensic psychiatrist Dr. Gregory Sadoff, a senior psychiatrist with

00:08:41.560 the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit, who interviewed Clancy twice by Zoom for a total

00:08:46.940 of roughly 11 hours.

00:08:49.180 Sadoff focusing on Clancy's account that a male voice allegedly began speaking immediately

00:08:54.120 in her head after a phone call with her then-husband, repeatedly ordering her to kill the children

00:09:00.000 and herself, then falling silent once the children were dead. The psychiatrist testifying 0.70

00:09:05.540 that several features of that account would be unusual for someone experiencing psychosis.

00:09:10.980 Is it typical for someone in psychosis to hear a voice only one time, never before, never after?

00:09:20.580 No. And again, based on your training experience, is it typical for someone in psychosis

00:09:27.040 to hear a voice that's constant rather than intermittent?

00:09:32.700 No, that is not typical.

00:09:34.820 And is it typical, based on your training and experience,

00:09:37.380 for someone to hear command to hallucinations and then for them to stop abruptly?

00:09:43.660 No.

00:09:45.840 Committing the act is not curative of the voice.

00:09:50.880 I've not ever seen that.

00:09:53.960 And, Doctor, based on your training experience, someone in psychosis hearing a voice without accompanying delusions, is that typical?

00:10:04.960 That would be pretty rare. It's absolutely not typical.

00:10:12.980 Sadoff then identifying several inconsistencies he said caused concern during his evaluation.

00:10:19.300 Clancy telling the psychiatrist she first heard the voice telling her to kill the children

00:10:24.040 while taking chicken nuggets from the refrigerator after her husband had left the house,

00:10:30.060 whereas Patrick Clancy reportedly said his three-year-old was already eating the nuggets

00:10:34.860 while Patrick was still home, calling into question Lindsay's claim that the voice did

00:10:39.700 not materialize until Patrick was gone, telling her to act while she could.

00:10:45.440 Sadoff then turning to the takeout order that brought Patrick to a restaurant farther from

00:10:49.760 the house than places the family reportedly used more often. Clancy telling Sadoff she asked Patrick

00:10:55.420 whether he wanted takeout and then researched the restaurant, while her phone records reportedly

00:11:00.240 showed she had already searched for the restaurant and the distance from the house.

00:11:05.600 The psychiatrist also addressing Clancy's suicide attempt, Clancy telling him she took pills

00:11:10.640 after strangling the children, without mentioning that she had allegedly crushed the medication

00:11:15.840 into a powder and mixed it with lemonade. Sadov describing the process of crushing and preparing

00:11:21.540 the pills as laborious, and characterizing the steps involved in the suicide attempt as

00:11:26.680 sequential decision-making. Sadov expected to return to the stand later today,

00:11:31.940 and closing arguments could start tomorrow.

00:11:34.260 coming up remembering country music legend and beloved american icon dolly parton and lake

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00:12:56.680 now i know we had no money but i was rich as i could be in my coat of many colors my mama made

00:13:08.400 for me made just dolly parton the country music legend actress entrepreneur philanthropist and

00:13:16.360 beloved american icon dying yesterday at the age of 80. tmz reporting dolly admitted to vanderbilt

00:13:24.300 University Medical Center in Nashville early Friday while dealing with kidney and autoimmune

00:13:29.400 issues. People Magazine confirming she was hospitalized four days before her death.

00:13:34.940 Dolly's reps announcing yesterday she died after a brief battle with cancer surrounded by loved ones.

00:13:41.400 Her nephew and longtime head of security, Brian Seaver, announcing her passing in a video shared

00:13:46.840 through Dolly's social media accounts. Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus,

00:13:52.560 surely met by Carl, her parents, and countless others who have watched her and longed for her

00:13:57.700 to meet them in the heavens. Dolly called me and said she wants to rest in a beautiful bed of plush

00:14:02.780 cotton because after a life wearing heavy rhinestones, she finally deserves to be comfortable 0.85

00:14:07.540 and have some rest. Dolly facing a series of health problems during the final months of her life,

00:14:13.140 canceling a planned Las Vegas residency and earlier this month pulling out of a Dollywood

00:14:17.800 appearance on her doctor's orders, the singer telling People magazine just days before her

00:14:22.540 death that she was still healing but working. Her health struggles following the death of her

00:14:27.700 husband, Carl Dean, in March of last year. The famously private couple were married for nearly

00:14:33.440 59 years and never had children. Born in a one-room cabin in the mountains of East Tennessee,

00:14:40.620 Dolly was the fourth of 12 children raised by a sharecropper father and homemaker mother.

00:14:45.560 That childhood remaining at the heart of Dolly's life and music throughout her more than six decades in entertainment, inspiring songs including Coat of Many Colors as she went on to write classics like Jolene and I Will Always Love You.

00:15:01.120 Her talents eventually carrying her to the silver screen with unforgettable roles in Nine to Five and Steel Magnolias.

00:15:08.700 I have a strict philosophy that I have stuck to for 15 years. There is no such thing as natural

00:15:15.980 beauty. There is no such thing as natural beauty. You remember that, or we're all out of a job.

00:15:22.020 Well, just look at me now. It takes some effort to look like this. Oh, I can see that.

00:15:27.440 Dolly's selling more than 100 million records worldwide, winning 11 Grammys and placing 25

00:15:32.760 songs at number one on Billboard's country chart, according to the Recording Academy.

00:15:37.520 One of the best-selling artists of all time, Dolly was inducted into both the country music

00:15:43.060 and rock and roll halls of fame. Also a shrewd businesswoman, Dolly retained control of her

00:15:49.200 music, famously refusing to surrender half the publishing rights to I Will Always Love You

00:15:54.540 when Elvis Presley wanted to record it. That decision later earning Dolly millions when

00:16:00.580 Whitney Houston's version of the song became a worldwide pop phenomenon. Dolly's entertainment 0.99

00:16:06.180 empire extending to the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Through it all,

00:16:12.040 Dolly never taking herself too seriously, winning over generations with her warmth,

00:16:16.780 quick wit, and willingness to make herself the punchline.

00:16:20.460 If you could tell teenagers of America today one thing, whether it be advice or something

00:16:24.740 of support, what would it be?

00:16:26.560 I would say, act like it's raining every day and wear your rubbers.

00:16:32.260 Dolly, how long does it take for you to do your hair?

00:16:34.520 I wouldn't know. I'm never there.

00:16:36.180 And I need the money. It's amazing how much it costs to make a person look so cheap.

00:16:42.340 You styled yourself after the prostitute in town because you thought she was so gorgeous. 0.89

00:16:47.960 And she was. 1.00

00:16:48.840 Well, she was called the town tramp, and I just thought she was great. 1.00

00:16:52.420 And everybody would just say, oh, she's just trash. 0.99

00:16:55.680 And I thought, that's what I'm going to be when I grow up. 0.99

00:16:57.720 Yes!

00:16:58.920 President Trump honoring Dolly as one of the greatest country singers ever,

00:17:03.120 ordering flags lowered to half-staff nationwide for one week.

00:17:07.040 The president writing on Truth's social quote,

00:17:08.880 there has never been anyone like her and never will.

00:17:12.400 Dolly's legacy stretching well beyond music and entertainment.

00:17:16.320 Inspired by her dad, who never learned to read or write,

00:17:19.500 Dolly founded the Imagination Library in 1995

00:17:22.560 to mail children free books of their own.

00:17:26.360 In a letter to children graduating from the program,

00:17:29.100 Dolly encouraging them to carry forward the same optimism

00:17:31.820 that defined her life, quote, dream big dreams, learn everything you can learn and care for all

00:17:38.500 those who care for you. You do all of those things and you can be anyone you want to be.

00:17:43.940 The legendary Dolly Parton. She will be missed. President Trump now floating another change to 0.98

00:17:51.900 the map of the United States. How does Lake America grab you? The president writing on

00:17:57.620 Truth Social yesterday, quote, the United States is giving serious consideration to changing the

00:18:02.080 name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don't expect to be doing much business with

00:18:07.740 Ontario any longer. Mr. Trump following that post with a map of the Great Lakes crossing out Lake

00:18:13.160 Ontario and replacing it with Lake America in large gold letters. The focus on Ontario following

00:18:19.480 a public clash between the president and the province's premier, Doug Ford. Ford responding

00:18:25.380 on Monday to Mr. Trump's threat of 50% tariffs on Canadian vehicles, auto parts, and steel by 1.00

00:18:31.460 saying during a radio interview that the president could, quote, kiss my ass. The Ontario Premier, 0.99

00:18:37.860 which is like a governor there, later raising the possibility of cutting off electricity and

00:18:42.820 critical mineral exports to the U.S. if the dispute worsens. Mr. Trump firing back by calling

00:18:49.300 him a, quote, flunky, referring to the Premier as the less charismatic and less intelligent brother

00:18:55.360 of the late Toronto mayor, Rob Ford, while warning Canadian leaders to, quote,

00:19:00.040 fall in line or face, quote, far worse consequences. The dispute with Ford unfolding within the larger

00:19:06.520 trade fight between the two countries. The Trump admin imposing 50 percent tariffs on roughly 20

00:19:12.260 billion in Canadian goods over the weekend after negotiations collapsed, then threatening the same

00:19:17.340 rate on Canadian vehicles and auto parts beginning in January. Canada announcing yesterday retaliatory

00:19:23.500 tariffs on roughly $20 billion in American goods, set to take effect September 8.

00:19:29.040 As for what Lake America would mean in practice, any new name would likely remain an American

00:19:34.460 designation. The lake straddles Ontario and New York, meaning Mr. Trump could direct the federal

00:19:40.100 government to adopt the name, but could not force Canada to recognize it. The president taking a

00:19:45.740 similar approach last year when he signed an executive order changing the federal government's

00:19:49.920 designation for the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. The Lake America proposal following

00:19:55.680 more than a year of Mr. Trump suggesting Canada should become our 51st state. Ford brushing aside

00:20:02.100 the proposed Lake Ontario name change yesterday on CBS. What about this suggestion from the

00:20:08.720 president to rename Lake Ontario Lake America? Well, you know something, I have to laugh when

00:20:14.620 he comes up with these ideas. It's always going to be Lake Ontario here in Canada. And, you know,

00:20:20.100 that's up to the president if he wants to name it Lake America, Lake Trump, whatever he wants to do.

00:20:27.460 That's his prerogative. Mr. Trump offering his own blunt assessment of the relationship,

00:20:33.200 writing, quote, I deal with many countries and Canada is easily the most difficult and unreasonable.

00:20:39.420 The war of words with America's evil top hat, as Michael Knowles calls it, continues.

00:20:47.760 And that'll do it for your AM update. I'm Megyn Kelly. Join me back here for the MK Show,

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