The Megyn Kelly Show - June 15, 2026


Trump Lands New Iran Deal, Tren de Aragua Leader Killed, UFC Fight at White House： AM Update 6⧸15

Topics
Iranian nuclear deal negotiations UFC Freedom 250
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Megyn Kelly
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Donald Trump Guerrero Trendy Aragua John F. Kennedy Center Christopher Cooper Nicolas Maduro Joyce Beattie Pete Hegseth Benjamin Netanyahu Shabazz Sharif Obama The Zac Brown Band Armra Cholestrum Delcy Rodriguez Travis Pastrana Mother Nature Justin Gagey Hector Nino Jay Clayton Ahmet Mehta and 8 more
Andrew Schulz and Bill Maher - Megyn Kelly's ＂Double Feature＂ of Fascinating Interviews Trump Touts Iran Deal at G7, UK Teen Social Media Ban, 3 Charged in Fatal Rope Jump： AM Update 6⧸16

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Trump withdraws his name from the Kennedy Center, Iran agrees to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and a first-of-its-kind UFC fight on the White House lawn brings exactly the drama one might expect. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.

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00:00:30.000 Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Monday, June 15th, 2026, and this is your AM
00:00:38.320 Update. If the Iranians comply with this deal, it is going to fundamentally transform the Middle 0.99
00:00:43.800 East for the next 50 years. President Trump announcing a new ceasefire agreement with Iran 0.98
00:00:48.960 to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as details of the deal begin to emerge. And we were able to identify
00:00:55.260 where he was and kill him, just like we would kill al-Qaeda or ISIS. 0.98
00:00:59.540 The notorious founder of Tren de Aragua killed inside Venezuela in a joint operation with 1.00
00:01:06.240 America.
00:01:07.440 President Trump's name removed from the Kennedy Center after a federal judge rules the board
00:01:12.440 never had the authority to put it there in the first place.
00:01:15.940 And a first-of-its-kind UFC fight on the White House lawn brings exactly the drama one might
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00:01:23.240 All that and more coming up in just a moment.
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00:02:34.820 President Trump coming to a new agreement with Iran last night to extend the ceasefire and begin
00:02:40.660 a new round of negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program while ordering the removal of the U.S.
00:02:47.460 naval blockade on Iran and, with Iran's agreement, preparing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after the
00:02:54.340 deal is formally signed on Friday. The president writing on Truth Social that the agreement will
00:02:59.360 bring, quote, peace and security to the whole region, adding that the Strait will reopen Friday
00:03:04.840 following mine removal operations, allowing oil to once again flow freely through the critical
00:03:10.440 shipping route, something it was doing prior to the U.S. launching this war. The breakthrough,
00:03:16.700 coming after months of difficult negotiations and on a day in which the emerging agreement
00:03:21.780 appeared to be on the verge of collapse. Israel launching an attack on the southern suburbs of
00:03:27.180 Beirut on Sunday, despite Iran demanding that any agreement with the U.S. also end the fighting in
00:03:33.300 Lebanon, which Israel says was in retaliation for more attacks by Hezbollah in the region.
00:03:39.620 Follow that? The strike prompting the Iranians to raise the possibility that the regime could 0.73
00:03:44.580 walk away from the negotiations. President Trump reportedly calling Israeli Prime Minister
00:03:49.200 Benjamin Netanyahu after the attack, expressing his frustration in blunt terms. Here was the
00:03:55.300 direct quote Mr. Trump gave to Axios, colorful language included, quote, 1.00
00:04:00.680 Why did Bibi have to do a fucking attack? I was so pissed off, I let him know. He has no 0.99
00:04:06.580 fucking judgment. I let him know that. The president separately telling Fox News he asked 0.99
00:04:11.800 Netanyahu, quote, what the fuck are you doing? Instructing the prime minister not to conduct 0.98
00:04:16.960 any additional strikes. President Trump then publicly calling on all sides to stand down,
00:04:22.880 writing on Truth Social, quote, there should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon,
00:04:27.560 but there should also be no more attacks by any other party, including Hezbollah, against Israel,
00:04:32.480 adding, quote, this could be the beginning of a long and beautiful peace. Let's not blow it.
00:04:37.380 Hours later, Pakistani Prime Minister Shabazz Sharif announcing that the U.S. and Iran had
00:04:42.860 reached an agreement following negotiations mediated by Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
00:04:48.620 and Turkey. Sharif writing on X, quote, both sides have declared the immediate and permanent
00:04:53.460 termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon. The agreement expected to be
00:05:00.700 formally signed this Friday in Switzerland following technical meetings between the two
00:05:04.960 sides throughout the week. Vice President J.D. Vance appearing on Fox shortly after the
00:05:09.560 announcement, outlining what the administration describes as the agreement's three major
00:05:14.680 achievements. Three things that I think are important for the American people just to
00:05:19.040 appreciate about what this deal does for all of us as Americans. Number one, this is the immediate
00:05:25.000 opening of the Straits of Hormuz and, of course, the lifting of the naval blockade that we've had
00:05:29.760 on iran along with it the number two thing that it means is that iran will never have a nuclear
00:05:35.700 weapon and not just pursue a nuclear weapon but procure or try to buy a nuclear weapon as well
00:05:40.880 that's built into this agreement and then the third thing is and this only happens to be clear
00:05:47.080 if iran delivers on their promise and so there's an approach here where we verify and where there
00:05:52.200 are real benefits so long as iran meets their end of the obligation but if the iranians comply with
00:05:58.580 deal. It is going to fundamentally transform the Middle East for the next 50 years. It's going to
00:06:03.400 end the war. It's going to make the Middle East more investable. It's going to mean a lot of
00:06:08.100 prosperity, lower energy prices for the American people. That's a very, very big win. And it all
00:06:13.540 happened because the president stuck with it. One Iranian state broadcaster declaring, quote,
00:06:18.180 the U.S. was forced to accept an end to the war. Despite the sweeping declarations from both sides,
00:06:24.340 the complete terms of the agreement not yet publicly released. The New York Times reporting
00:06:29.100 the agreement reached Sunday is essentially an extension of the current ceasefire for another
00:06:33.800 60 days, with the most difficult questions surrounding Iran's nuclear program and U.S.
00:06:39.140 sanctions deferred to the next phase of negotiations. The Wall Street Journal reporting
00:06:44.000 Iran is seeking major economic concessions in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear program,
00:06:49.880 including access to billions of dollars frozen overseas and an end to sanctions that have
00:06:56.580 stifled the country's economy. Secretary of War Pete Hegsep yesterday on CBS discussing several
00:07:02.840 ways the U.S. could remove or destroy Iran's enriched uranium, another point of contention
00:07:08.940 apparently not addressed in this deal yet. Ultimately, Iran will need to destroy it and
00:07:16.280 remove it, downblend it, and we will be involved, whether physically or otherwise, to ensure that 1.00
00:07:20.740 that happens. Could be the U.S. military. Could be another option. I think our negotiators,
00:07:25.200 our world-class negotiators are going to have a lot of options. The U.S. military is good at
00:07:29.440 these types of things. So is the Energy Department. And so working with the Iranians to ensure it's
00:07:33.880 destroyed and removed and their program is dismantled will be center. Well, it's an important 1.00
00:07:38.520 point for those who are members of the U.S. military to understand whether you are saying
00:07:43.580 ground troops would be involved in cleaning up nuclear dust that you're saying that you're trying
00:07:49.040 to put words on a headline. What I'm saying is we have we have plans. No, we have plans for
00:07:54.240 everything. And should the president need a, you know, a compel option, we have compel options and
00:07:59.940 many different types of compel options. But right now we've set the conditions for 60 days to ensure
00:08:05.580 that that material is downblended, destroyed or removed. Whatever the president decides is in the
00:08:10.400 the best interest of the United States of America, and the War Department is there to support that
00:08:14.520 effort. President Trump announcing on Friday a joint U.S.-Venezuelan strike killing the founder
00:08:21.680 and longtime leader of the Trenda Aragua gang, Hector Nino Guerrero Flores, inside Venezuela.
00:08:29.160 The president posting to Truth Social, quote, the U.S. Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal
00:08:33.920 kinetic strike to successfully execute Nino Guerrero, calling Trenda Aragua, quote, one of
00:08:39.840 the most bloodthirsty terrorist organizations on planet Earth.
00:08:43.680 Accompanying the post, video appearing to show the strike from overhead.
00:08:47.800 A sudden flash of flames followed by a burst of thick black smoke filling the screen.
00:08:52.640 Secretary of War Pete Hegseth confirming the strike took place earlier in the week
00:08:56.860 at a Trenda-Aragua compound, with Venezuelan security forces assisting in the operation.
00:09:03.440 The cooperation marking a shift in the relationship between Washington and Venezuela.
00:09:07.980 In January, U.S. forces carrying out a pre-dawn military raid
00:09:11.920 that captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife,
00:09:16.480 bringing them to the U.S. to face federal charges.
00:09:19.820 Maduro, since pleading not guilty,
00:09:22.180 his former VP, Delce Rodriguez, taking over as acting president,
00:09:26.280 with her government since pursuing a more cooperative relationship with the Trump administration.
00:09:32.140 That new relationship allowing American forces to operate inside Venezuela,
00:09:36.040 alongside the country's own security services,
00:09:39.120 with the New York Times reporting the CIA supplied the intel
00:09:42.200 that led to Guerrero's location and the eventual strike,
00:09:46.100 citing a senior admin official.
00:09:48.760 The strike ending a nearly three-year international manhunt
00:09:51.760 for the gang leader, who built his criminal empire
00:09:54.400 from inside one of Venezuela's most notoriously lawless prisons
00:09:58.280 while serving time for murder and drug trafficking.
00:10:01.840 Trenda Aragua expanding far beyond Venezuela into other parts of Latin America, the U.S.,
00:10:07.600 and even Europe.
00:10:08.640 The DOJ accusing the organization of operating as a multinational crime syndicate involved
00:10:14.440 in drug and weapons trafficking, kidnapping, extortion, human smuggling, sexual exploitation,
00:10:20.880 and murder.
00:10:22.140 In 2024, the State Department offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading
00:10:27.900 to Guerrero's arrest or conviction.
00:10:30.860 In December of last year, federal prosecutors in Manhattan charging Guerrero with racketeering
00:10:36.320 conspiracy, terrorism, drug importation, and firearms offenses.
00:10:41.220 Then U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, describing Guerrero
00:10:45.600 as, quote, the mastermind of Trenda Aragua's evolution from a Venezuelan prison gang into
00:10:51.740 a transnational terrorist organization that committed countless acts of violence, extortion,
00:10:57.160 and drug trafficking.
00:10:58.740 Secretary Hegseth asked yesterday why the administration chose to kill Guerrero
00:11:02.700 rather than capture him and bring him to the U.S. to face those charges.
00:11:06.920 We've shown we can do that when we did it with Nicolas Maduro.
00:11:09.980 And because of that, it created the conditions where,
00:11:13.040 in partnership with the Venezuelan government, this is a huge deal.
00:11:15.820 I mean, they invited our military in because they have a foreign terrorist organization
00:11:20.340 on their soil in Trende, Aragua, the founder and leader.
00:11:24.120 And we were able to identify where he was and kill him, 0.96
00:11:26.900 just like we would kill al-Qaeda or ISIS and we did in the Middle East. We treat these foreign 1.00
00:11:31.500 terrorist organizations the same way, just like we do with drug boats when we identify
00:11:35.360 they're run by those FDOs. So that was a great development. I mean, think about that. President 0.92
00:11:39.360 Trump had the foresight to seize Maduro, change the relationship. We have a totally different
00:11:43.660 energy dynamic around the world. By the way, the way energy flows today, the straits will
00:11:47.800 be nowhere near as relevant one to two years from now. Because of the foresight of President Trump,
00:11:52.800 He's made us energy independent at home. We're a net exporter. Now Venezuela through our partnerships.
00:11:58.480 Now we're killing foreign terrorist leaders who have terrorized the American people. 0.96
00:12:02.220 The amount of drugs and gangs that came from China in Iraq and the United States of America. 0.80
00:12:05.360 Yeah, energy prices are pretty high right now.
00:12:07.540 It's a huge deal.
00:12:09.740 Coming up, the Kennedy Center stripping President Trump's name from its facade after a judge finds Congress
00:12:15.920 never gave the board the power to rename the institution.
00:12:19.460 and UFC Freedom 250 taking over the White House and Washington, D.C.
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00:13:45.200 morning, less than six months after it went up, with a federal judge ruling the institution's
00:13:50.360 board had no legal authority to rename the National Performing Arts Center in President
00:13:55.560 Trump's honor. Crews assembling scaffolding Friday and covering the work area with tarps,
00:14:01.600 but thunderstorms delaying the work beyond the judge's original 11.59 p.m. deadline.
00:14:07.380 The court then granting the center a brief extension until noon Saturday.
00:14:11.960 A small crowd gathering outside to watch, including former CNN host Jim Acosta,
00:14:17.560 who treated the removal of several metal letters like the collapse of Soviet communism.
00:14:22.920 This is very much like watching the Berlin Wall coming down.
00:14:28.500 It is a sign that mankind, that humankind can stand up against tyranny.
00:14:35.280 Yes, Jim, just like the Berlin Wall.
00:14:38.380 By Saturday morning, Kennedy Center President and Executive Director Matt Floca notifying
00:14:43.600 the court that the name had been removed.
00:14:45.880 The fight beginning in the opening weeks of President Trump's second term when he overhauled
00:14:50.440 the center's leadership, replacing multiple trustees, and was personally elected chairman
00:14:55.320 by the newly constituted board.
00:14:58.280 In December, the board voting to rename the institution the Donald J. Trump and John F.
00:15:04.060 Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. Democrat Congresswoman from Ohio, Joyce Beatty,
00:15:10.280 who holds a seat on the board because of her position in Congress, later suing after she
00:15:15.080 was stripped of her voting rights and the center was renamed over her objection. Congresswoman
00:15:20.480 Beatty arguing Congress established the center as a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy
00:15:25.880 and that the board could not unilaterally give it a new name. Late last month, U.S. District Judge
00:15:31.440 Christopher Cooper, an Obama appointee, siding with Ms. Beatty. Ruling the law establishing
00:15:37.120 the center makes, quote, crystal clear that it must be named for Kennedy and cannot carry another
00:15:42.260 formal name based solely on the board's decision. Judge Cooper writing, quote, Congress gave the
00:15:48.020 Kennedy Center its name and only Congress can change it. The Kennedy Center now appealing
00:15:53.140 the ruling with Justice Department lawyers representing the institution, warning the
00:15:57.400 removal could put major private donations at risk, claiming agreements with some donors
00:16:02.720 require Trump's name to remain in the center's official branding. Also caught up in the legal
00:16:08.420 fight, President Trump's plan to close the Kennedy Center for roughly two years for extensive
00:16:13.480 renovations. President Trump maintaining the building is in such poor condition that a full
00:16:18.640 closure is necessary to complete the renovations properly, rather than attempting the work while
00:16:23.940 performances continue. Judge Cooper acknowledging the building badly needs repairs, but temporarily
00:16:30.260 blocking the closure after finding the board approved Mr. Trump's plan without adequately
00:16:34.800 examining the consequences of shuttering the institution. Kennedy Center spokesperson Roma
00:16:40.620 de Ravi telling Axios the center is, quote, confident that on appeal the court will uphold
00:16:45.980 the board's will to recognize President Trump's historic contributions to our nation's cultural
00:16:51.200 Center. A full weekend of UFC Freedom 250 festivities taking over the White House and
00:16:58.680 Washington, D.C., all building toward last night's unprecedented UFC fight on the South Lawn.
00:17:05.500 President Trump hosting UFC Freedom 250 as part of the celebration leading up to America's 250th
00:17:11.680 birthday, with fight night also falling on Flag Day and on President Trump's 80th birthday.
00:17:18.440 About 4,000 invited guests gathered inside the White House grounds,
00:17:22.480 while roughly 85,000 tickets were made available for fans watching from the Ellipse.
00:17:27.380 Before the first punch could be thrown, one final effort to knock out the entire event,
00:17:31.920 two Virginia residents challenging the administration's decision to hold the festivities
00:17:36.720 on federal property, arguing officials had bypassed required legal and environmental reviews.
00:17:43.000 On Friday, U.S. District Judge Ahmet Mehta, an Obama appointee, rejecting their emergency request to block the event, clearing the way for the weekend to proceed.
00:17:53.980 The festivities beginning Friday night with a press conference featuring the fighters at the Lincoln Memorial.
00:17:59.600 Undefeated lightweight champion Ilya Teporia facing interim champion and longtime fan favorite Justin Gagey with the championship belt on the line.
00:18:09.540 Teporia shoving Gagey during their face-off
00:18:12.080 with Honest Abe looking on from behind,
00:18:15.460 prompting this response.
00:18:17.400 Look where we're at. Look at this beautiful view.
00:18:20.080 You want to act like a fucking animal? 1.00
00:18:24.060 By Saturday, the action moving from verbal sparring 1.00
00:18:27.260 to motorcycles flying over the White House lawn.
00:18:32.900 Extreme sports legend Travis Pastrana
00:18:35.520 joined by fellow riders on a freestyle motocross exhibition on the South Lawn.
00:18:40.580 Across the street, thousands of fans turning out for the UFC Freedom 250 Fan Fest
00:18:44.940 on the Ellipse, with temperatures climbing into the 90s.
00:18:49.040 Later in the evening, the ceremonial weigh-in opening with a bald eagle
00:18:52.300 soaring over the crowd before the seven pairs of fighters stepped onto the scale
00:18:56.720 against the backdrop of the White House and the Washington Monument.
00:19:00.720 The Zac Brown Band closing out the night with a concert.
00:19:04.260 By Sunday morning, one final opponent standing between the fighters and the octagon, Mother Nature.
00:19:10.340 The Weather Channel forecasting a 60% chance of thunderstorms with possible heavy downpours, wind gusts reaching 34 miles per hour, and a threat of excessive mosquitoes.
00:19:21.860 The massive 92-foot structure covering the octagon designed to protect the fighters from the rain, but event protocols requiring a 30-minute pause each time lightning strikes within 8 miles of the White House.
00:19:33.240 UFC President Dana White on Friday making clear that rain alone would not stop the fights.
00:19:38.100 Listen, the show goes on on Sunday no matter what happens. We're going. So
00:19:41.960 if it rains, snows, whatever happens, we have a fight on Sunday. So
00:19:47.260 I'm sick and tired of hearing about the weather now and all the other bullshit surrounding this 0.99
00:19:52.220 event. We are fighting on Sunday night on the White House lawn, no matter what. 0.99
00:19:58.340 By Sunday afternoon, the UFC offering fans a more cautious message.
00:20:02.500 The organization posting to X, quote,
00:20:04.720 Then finally, fight night.
00:20:16.200 Thousands of fans filling the ellipse Sunday evening,
00:20:18.960 USA chants carrying across the grounds as the crowd waited for the action to begin,
00:20:23.900 the weather briefly interrupting the evening before the fighters were cleared to enter the octagon.
00:20:29.000 Ultimately, Gagey defeating Teporia, handing the previously undefeated champion his first professional loss and claiming the lightweight title.
00:20:38.820 Inside the octagon, the new champion taking in the moment.
00:20:42.380 I told myself I was going to lose.
00:20:44.420 I told myself I was going to get embarrassed so that I can go to my most primal place and dig deep.
00:20:50.160 And I had to.
00:20:50.800 That guy had me in trouble.
00:20:51.780 He had me rocked my chin, smoked my liver, and I stuck in it.
00:20:57.060 And look at my face. 0.77
00:20:59.120 I got some thick-ass skin, I'll tell you that.
00:21:01.340 Something's wrong with my face.
00:21:02.640 A first-of-its-kind fight night, now part of American history.
00:21:08.880 And that'll do it for your AM Update.
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