The Megyn Kelly Show - Shutdown Showdown, Trump Responds on Musk vs. Rubio Report, Columbia Crackdown： AM Update 3⧸10

00:00:00.000 Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Monday, March 10th, 2025, and this is your

00:00:07.660 AM update. If it shut down, it will be because they want it shut down. They're controlling

00:00:12.740 everything. Democrats gear up for a shutdown showdown in the Senate as the House's most

00:00:18.620 fiscally conservative members get on board with a continuing resolution. No clash. I was there.

00:00:24.920 You're just a troublemaker. President Trump denies a New York Times report suggesting

00:00:29.320 tensions between Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Investigators reveal what likely

00:00:35.800 happened in the mysterious death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife. And President Trump pulls

00:00:40.920 $400 million in funding for Columbia University following rabid anti-Israel protests on campus.

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00:02:08.760 The possibility of a government shutdown looming large over lawmakers in Washington. The deadline,

00:02:17.240 11.59 p.m. this Friday evening. Republicans looking to kick the can down the road to September,

00:02:23.860 buying time to negotiate what they hope will be generational entitlement reform. The kind last

00:02:29.300 seen in the 1990s under House Speaker Newt Gingrich and President Bill Clinton. Ultimately,

00:02:34.940 House Republicans are attempting to cut $880 billion out of the budget. Realistically, cuts that

00:02:41.660 large would require reductions to Medicaid funding. Some Republicans, like Senator John Kennedy of

00:02:47.240 Louisiana, point out the program has grown well beyond what was intended. Taxpayers now foot the bill

00:02:53.240 for some 15 million able-bodied adults without children or a job. Republicans are looking to push

00:02:59.840 this fight to September, where it will be handled through a process known as reconciliation that

00:03:05.280 can be passed without Democrats' support. This week, the mission is passing a CR, continuing resolution.

00:03:12.180 House Speaker Mike Johnson will likely bring the bill to the floor tomorrow. The bill is 99 pages,

00:03:17.960 small in terms of government funding. It calls for increasing defense spending by about $6 billion,

00:03:23.300 with cuts in non-defense spending of approximately $13 billion. It also contains an increase

00:03:29.440 in ICE funding and maintains a freeze on $20 billion in special IRS funding. Social Security,

00:03:36.100 Medicare, and Medicaid all remain the same for now. Many of the cuts will come from canceling earmarks,

00:03:42.480 funds set aside by lawmakers for specific projects. One example, cutting $17.5 million in funding

00:03:49.820 for improvements to a Kansas museum honoring former Republican President Dwight Eisenhower.

00:03:56.240 On Saturday afternoon, President Trump posting on Truth Social, quote,

00:04:00.400 all Republicans should vote, please, yes, next week. Great things are coming for America,

00:04:05.900 and I am asking you all to give us a few months to get us through to September so we can continue to

00:04:11.360 put the country's financial house in order. The president going on to say Democrats will do

00:04:16.400 anything to shut down the government, and Republicans must remain united. Kentucky Congressman Thomas

00:04:21.860 Massey has already indicated he will vote against the bill, and that means Republicans can only afford

00:04:27.220 to lose one vote in order to pass the CR. Typically, the most fiscally conservative members of Congress are

00:04:33.680 the ones who are the hardest to convince to pass a CR. Last year, Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz used the

00:04:39.780 prospect of a CR to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. This time around, those fiscal hawks are signaling

00:04:46.020 their support. House Freedom Caucus Chairman Maryland's Andy Harris telling the New York Post

00:04:51.240 if Republicans are forced to gain Democrat support to fund the government, quote, it will cost us tens

00:04:56.940 of billions of dollars. Democrats in both chambers are against the CR. If there ends up being a government

00:05:03.620 shutdown, it will be because Republicans want a government shutdown. It's a blank check to Elon Musk

00:05:10.120 and to President Trump, and it just, it allows them to, what I call, this is stealing. If it shut

00:05:17.720 down, it will be because they want it shut down. They're controlling everything. They should negotiate

00:05:22.960 with us to both make sure we keep government open, but also that make sure the administration

00:05:27.540 stops violating the law. Democrats say the bill creates a slush fund for the Trump administration to

00:05:33.500 pick winners and losers. If House Republicans minus Mr. Massey remain united, then House Democrats

00:05:39.280 do not have much recourse. On the Senate side, seven Democrats would have to vote with Republicans

00:05:45.040 to keep the lights on. They are not expected to do that. Speaker Johnson telling Fox News what Democrats

00:05:51.520 are demanding. About two weeks ago, the Democrats threw into this outrageous requirement, this

00:05:57.200 stipulation, hey, we won't fund the government unless you tie the hands of the executive branch, unless you

00:06:02.520 put in all these stipulations and you take away the authority that they're duly allowed in our system.

00:06:08.160 And we're not going to do that. They know we're not going to do that. So it looked like they were

00:06:11.500 trying to engineer a shutdown of the government, which is terribly irresponsible.

00:06:15.120 Speaker Johnson referring to the Doge team's efforts to slash funding across government,

00:06:19.800 reducing its total size. A recent CBS YouGov poll shows 54 percent of Americans believe Elon Musk and

00:06:27.000 Doge should have at least some influence over government spending. The same poll showing President

00:06:32.480 Trump's approval rating is at 48 percent, whereas the Democrat leaders are trailing by double digits.

00:06:39.040 House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is at 30 percent approval. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is at 28 percent.

00:06:48.820 Friday report from The New York Times generating quite a bit of media buzz.

00:06:53.040 The closed door cabinet meeting yesterday got contentious with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and

00:06:59.060 Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pushing back against billionaire Elon Musk and his Department

00:07:04.780 of Government Efficiency. Some brand new reporting in The New York Times today on a confrontation

00:07:08.660 of sorts inside the White House between Elon Musk and several members of Donald Trump's new cabinet.

00:07:15.060 This is reporting that shows what many would call a dysfunctional White House.

00:07:20.020 The media typically giddy at the prospect of cracks within the Trump administration.

00:07:25.140 The Times article is based on interviews with five people, quote, with knowledge of the events, end quote,

00:07:30.820 meaning these are not necessarily firsthand sources. The report describes Elon Musk as

00:07:35.440 letting Mr. Rubio have it. Mr.

00:07:38.540 Musk allegedly accusing Secretary Rubio of not firing enough people from the State Department.

00:07:43.960 Mr.

00:07:44.260 Rubio, in turn, reportedly saying Mr.

00:07:46.280 Musk was not being truthful, citing the 1,500 employees who accepted the early retirement

00:07:51.720 buyout. Eventually, reports The Times, President Trump sided with Secretary Rubio and said everyone

00:07:57.740 just needs to work together. President Trump asked about the report on Friday, responding.

00:08:03.580 No clash. I was there. You're just a troublemaker. Elon gets along great with Marco and they're

00:08:09.800 both doing a fantastic job. There is no clash.

00:08:12.200 Mr.

00:08:13.080 Trump following up on Truth Social, posting in all caps, Elon and Marco have a great

00:08:17.740 relationship. Any statement other than that is fake news. State Department spokeswoman Tammy

00:08:23.200 Bruce telling The Times, Secretary Rubio considered the meeting an open and productive discussion.

00:08:29.500 Secretary Rubio has yet to publicly comment directly on that report.

00:08:35.620 Coming up, authorities determine the cause of death in the mysterious case of Gene Hackman and

00:08:40.700 his wife. The feds slashed 400 million bucks from Columbia University for failing to protect

00:08:47.420 Jewish students. All that and more in just a moment.

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00:09:53.640 The mystery surrounding the deaths of legendary actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa appears

00:10:02.620 to be solved. The husband and wife were found deceased in their Santa Fe, New Mexico home

00:10:07.220 on February 26th by maintenance workers. On Friday, authorities revealing the cause of death.

00:10:13.260 The cause of death for Ms. Betsy Hackman, aged 65 years, is Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.

00:10:21.940 The manner of death is natural. The cause of death for Mr. Gene Hackman, aged 95 years,

00:10:30.660 is hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer's disease as a significant

00:10:37.760 contributory factor. It is reasonable to conclude that Mr. Hackman probably died around February 18th.

00:10:45.260 Based on the circumstances, it is reasonable to conclude that Ms. Hackman passed away first,

00:10:52.980 with February 11th being the last time that she was known to be alive.

00:10:57.980 Hantavirus is contracted through exposure to rodent excrement, likely a deer mouse in this case.

00:11:04.860 The coroner says it's not transmissible person to person. Mr. Hackman likely died on February 18th,

00:11:11.100 a week after his wife. Advanced in Alzheimer's disease, authorities say it is likely Mr. Hackman

00:11:17.100 was not aware of his wife's passing. Their dog, Zina, found deceased in a crate near Ms. Arakawa,

00:11:24.060 likely died of starvation or dehydration. Authorities believe Zina was crated due to a

00:11:29.380 recent medical procedure. By all accounts, Ms. Arakawa was a loving and devoted caregiver to her

00:11:35.280 husband. The New York Times reports, quote, there was much about his life that she managed.

00:11:40.380 She set up golf games with his friends. She policed his diet. Given the heart trouble that

00:11:44.860 had dogged him for decades, she diluted his wine with soda water. Leslie Ann Allen, Mr. Hackman's

00:11:51.100 daughter from a previous marriage, telling the New York Post, they had a wonderful marriage and I give

00:11:56.340 credit to his wife Betsy for keeping him alive. Mr. Hackman is survived by his three children.

00:12:01.520 The Trump administration cracking down on anti-Semitic discrimination at Columbia University,

00:12:08.520 promising other schools more action is still to come. A federal anti-Semitism task force convened

00:12:14.660 under the Trump administration, slashing $400 million in grants and contracts to the school.

00:12:20.540 Secretary of Education Linda McMahon writing in a statement, quote,

00:12:23.940 Since October 7th, Jewish students have faced relentless violence, intimidation,

00:12:28.780 and anti-Semitic harassment on their campuses, only to be ignored by those who are supposed to

00:12:34.080 protect them. Part of a nationwide trend on college campuses, hundreds of Columbia and

00:12:39.220 Barnard students demonstrated in unruly protests and sit-ins, ultimately building an encampment on the

00:12:46.220 campus. The protests, mostly organized by students of wealth and privilege, sided with Hamas, which the

00:12:52.660 U.S. recognizes as a terrorist organization. Protesters at Barnard College's Milstein Center disseminated

00:12:59.060 pamphlets from the Hamas Media Office, glorifying the actions of October 7th, where 1,200 Israelis were

00:13:06.280 murdered in cold blood. Protesters in the camp wore Palestinian cafeas and chanted anti-Semitic slogans.

00:13:13.900 Jewish students reported persistent harassment and discrimination. Ultimately, the police were called in to

00:13:19.480 dismantle the Gaza Solidarity encampment. More than 100 students were arrested. Police were called in

00:13:26.280 again after students barricaded themselves inside a campus building. The actions of the students so

00:13:31.520 horrific and the response of the faculty so feckless, Columbia President Manu Shafiq, along with other Ivy

00:13:38.000 League presidents, called in front of Congress to answer for the chaos. President Shafiq ultimately resigned

00:13:44.320 from her post amid criticism of her handling of the protests. Faculty and staff condemned her use of

00:13:50.400 the police to disband the violent mob. Jewish students say the harassment persists to this day.

00:13:56.280 I don't think there's a single Jewish student on campus that does feel safe. You have to understand

00:14:00.720 what they're handing out is flyers and posters that are actively calling for the death of Jews and 0.99

00:14:07.040 Israelis. During these protests, things definitely get a little bit scary, especially because public safety 0.90

00:14:12.720 workers are doing the best they can to de-escalate the situations, but they haven't been actually

00:14:17.640 stopping these protests from happening. Interim University President Katrina Armstrong calls the

00:14:22.780 government's concerns about discrimination on her campus legitimate, saying, quote,

00:14:26.780 Columbia can and will continue to take serious action toward combating anti-Semitism on our campus,

00:14:32.820 end quote. The New York Times reports more than a quarter of Columbia's 6.6 billion in annual

00:14:39.200 operating revenue comes from federal sources. Nine other schools are in the Trump administration's

00:14:45.100 crosshairs for failure to take action against anti-Semitism on campus. Harvard, George Washington,

00:14:51.260 Johns Hopkins, NYU, Northwestern UCLA, UC Berkeley, the University of Minnesota, and the University of

00:14:58.180 Southern California. In further action on Saturday, ICE officials arrested Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil

00:15:05.640 just blocks away from campus. Mr. Khalil was a prominent organizer of the protests last year,

00:15:12.600 acting as a negotiator between students and faculty. The AP reporting Mr. Khalil's attorney

00:15:17.980 says not only has his student visa been revoked, but his green card is now gone as well.

00:15:24.940 President Trump vowed to deport foreign students involved in illegal protests.

00:15:29.460 Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Saudi Arabia until Wednesday negotiating with the Ukrainians on

00:15:37.760 a peace plan to end their war with Russia. NBC News reporting President Trump now wants more than

00:15:43.700 just a minerals deal. Mr. Trump would reportedly like to see a change in Ukrainian President Zelensky's

00:15:48.820 attitude, a willingness to make concessions. President Trump would also like to see some

00:15:53.800 movement toward elections in Ukraine. They were supposed to take place last spring,

00:15:58.120 but were suspended under martial law. The Ukrainians will attempt to persuade the U.S. to resume

00:16:03.480 military support and intelligence sharing, both paused after the disastrous Oval Office meeting

00:16:09.320 with President Zelensky. The Financial Times reporting Kyiv is set to propose a partial ceasefire

00:16:15.420 with Russia for long-range missile strikes and combat operations in the Black Sea. In recent days,

00:16:22.080 the Russians have intensified attacks on Ukraine, causing significant civilian casualties and at

00:16:27.420 least 22 deaths. Late last week, President Trump posting to Truth Social, quote,

00:16:32.020 I am strongly considering large-scale banking sanctions, sanctions, and tariffs on Russia until

00:16:38.080 a ceasefire and final settlement agreement on peace is reached. And that'll do it for your AM Update.

00:16:44.720 I'm Megyn Kelly. Join me back here all week for our special series,

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Shutdown Showdown, Trump Responds on Musk vs. Rubio Report, Columbia Crackdown： AM Update 3⧸10

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