The Megyn Kelly Show - Trump's Ukraine War Negotiations, Adams in Crisis, Pope Francis’ Health Battle： AM Update for 2⧸19

00:00:00.000 Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Wednesday, February 19th, 2025. This is your

00:00:08.420 AM update. I hear that, you know, they're upset about not having a seat. Well, they've

00:00:12.860 had a seat for three years and a long time before that. This could have been settled

00:00:17.060 very easily. President Trump responds to the Ukrainian president's complaints about being

00:00:21.980 left out of initial peace negotiations. We were able to get in the room and really articulate

00:00:28.340 what are my powers? What are my authorities? New York Democrats revolt over Mayor Eric Adams'

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00:01:46.700 The first round of peace talks to end the war in Ukraine concluded yesterday in Saudi Arabia.

00:01:56.180 The meeting between the U.S. led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Russians led by Foreign

00:02:01.800 Minister Sergei Lavrov lasted approximately four and a half hours. Mr. Rubio telling reporters he was

00:02:08.260 pleased with the initial progress outlining four points of agreement so far. One, the U.S. and Russia

00:02:14.460 will work to reestablish functionality of respective embassies in Moscow and Washington. Two, high-level

00:02:21.900 teams will be appointed by each side to conduct negotiations, the end goal of which will be

00:02:27.620 enduring and acceptable to all parties engaged. Three, both sides will work to examine areas of

00:02:34.220 potential cooperation, both geopolitically and economically, after the war has ended. And four,

00:02:39.940 the bulk of the negotiations will be delegated to other people. But the attendees of today's meeting

00:02:45.300 will remain engaged in the process. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy repeatedly expressed

00:02:51.080 dissatisfaction with the Trump administration's approach to these negotiations, the Ukrainian leader

00:02:56.700 not holding back at the Munich Security Conference.

00:02:59.380 The war is in Europe and America is far from the invasion. And I think that we need to share more

00:03:09.940 details because to my mind, there are a lot of different voices around new American administration.

00:03:16.780 And I'm not sure that all these voices on on our side. In multiple forums, Mr. Zelenskyy has

00:03:24.380 stated there can be nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine. Mr. Zelenskyy was slated to visit Saudi

00:03:30.660 Arabia yesterday as well, though not as part of the negotiations. That trip was rescheduled to a

00:03:36.120 later date. Mr. Zelenskyy instead visited Turkey, where he suggested future peace talks should take

00:03:42.280 place with Ukrainian participation. The Ukrainian leader does not believe that Russian President

00:03:47.240 Vladimir Putin is serious about finding a lasting peace. President Trump addressed Zelenskyy's

00:03:53.200 concerns last night from Mar-a-Lago. I hear that, you know, they're upset about not having a seat.

00:03:58.440 Well, they've had a seat for three years and a long time before that. This could have been settled

00:04:02.920 very easily. Just a half a half baked negotiator could have settled this years ago without I think

00:04:12.040 without the loss of much land, very little land, without the loss of any lives and without the loss of

00:04:19.380 cities that are just laying on their side. When they're worried about not being seated, you mean

00:04:24.440 somebody that should have gone in and made a deal a long time ago. President Trump also calling out

00:04:30.080 the Ukrainian president's declining poll numbers. In Saudi Arabia, Secretary Rubio came away from the

00:04:35.420 meeting believing the Russians are serious about beginning negotiations. I came away today convinced that

00:04:42.000 they are willing to begin to engage in a serious process to determine how and how quickly and through

00:04:47.680 what mechanism can an end be brought to this war. Whether we can ultimately reach that outcome

00:04:53.480 will obviously depend on every side in this conflict's willingness to agree to certain things.

00:04:58.680 When you talk about an enduring and sustainable end of the conflict, it means one that's acceptable

00:05:03.300 to everyone involved in it. And that obviously includes Ukraine, but also our partners in Europe

00:05:08.480 and of course the Russian side as well. National Security Advisor Mike Walsh, also a member of the

00:05:14.120 delegation, maintained that communications between the U.S., European allies and the Ukrainians are

00:05:19.920 ongoing. President Trump said that he would be fine with European leaders stationing troops in Ukraine

00:05:25.760 as part of a lasting peace deal. If they want to do that, that's great. I'm all for it. If they want to do

00:05:31.000 that, I think that'd be fine. If we have a peace deal, I think having troops over there from the standpoint

00:05:38.060 of Europe, we won't have to put any over there because, you know, we're very far away. But having

00:05:43.780 troops over there would be fine. I would not object to it at all. French President Emmanuel Macron and UK

00:05:49.580 Prime Minister Keir Starmer have both stated they support deploying a European peacekeeping force.

00:05:56.420 The date for the summit between President Trump and President Putin is not yet determined.

00:06:01.540 The Hamas terror organization tells Israeli officials the bodies of Shiri Bibas and her

00:06:07.860 two young sons, Ariel and Kefir, will be returned later this week. Ariel, aged four, and Kefir,

00:06:15.820 just nine months old, when they were captured on October 7, 2023. The youngest hostages taken in

00:06:23.040 Hamas' savage attack that left about 1,200 dead. Shiri and her boys with their red hair last seen in a

00:06:31.080 video taken by their captors. Just awful. She was seen wide-eyed and desperately clinging to her sons.

00:06:37.860 Surrounded by Hamas soldiers carrying rifles. Kefir, who would now be two, never celebrated a birthday

00:06:45.000 outside of Hamas custody. Israeli officials have yet to confirm the deaths. Yardin Bibas, the father

00:06:51.820 of the boys, was also captured by Hamas on that day. He was held separately from his wife and children.

00:06:57.900 Earlier this month, he was released alive. Six living hostages remain in Hamas' custody,

00:07:04.100 two of whom have been held in Gaza since 2014 and 2015. They will all be released on Saturday.

00:07:11.800 Three were originally expected to be freed. The reasoning for the accelerated timeline is unclear.

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00:08:43.000 New York City Mayor Eric Adams fighting to retain his position after the DOJ

00:08:47.540 drops corruption charges against him. Governor Kathy Hochul weighing whether or not to remove

00:08:53.560 the embattled mayor from his post. A quick timeline of events. On February 10th, acting deputy attorney

00:09:00.360 general Emile Bovey ordered the DOJ to drop charges against Adams. The charges were brought under the

00:09:05.960 Biden administration. Several federal prosecutors resigned over the dismissal, alleging it amounted to

00:09:12.480 a quid pro quo. Mayor Adams is cooperating with the Trump administration's efforts to crack down

00:09:17.420 on illegal immigration. Last Friday, the Democrat mayor sat down with Fox and Friends side-by-side

00:09:23.720 with border czar Tom Homan to discuss their cooperation.

00:09:27.360 If he doesn't come through, I'll be back in New York City and we won't be sitting on the couch. I'll be in

00:09:32.040 his office up his butt saying, where the hell is the agreement we came to? 0.98

00:09:36.300 Mayor Adams' decision to cooperate with the Trump administration facing serious blowback 0.98

00:09:41.200 from fellow Democrats. On Monday, four deputy mayors resigned from their positions. Governor

00:09:47.420 Hochul spent yesterday in a series of meetings with top officials and influential community leaders.

00:09:53.080 Mayor Adams taking a lot of crossfire from his fellow Democrats. Reverend Al Sharpton equated the

00:09:59.600 mayor's cooperation with the Trump administration to political blackmail. Rival mayoral candidate,

00:10:05.560 State Senator Zellner Myrie, saying Eric Adams no longer works for New Yorkers. He works for Donald

00:10:12.280 Trump. The power to oust a mayor has never before been utilized in New York. Hochul released a statement

00:10:18.300 that reads in part, overturning the will of the voters is a serious step that should not be taken

00:10:22.880 lightly. That said, the alleged conduct at City Hall that has been reported over the past two weeks

00:10:27.940 is troubling and cannot be ignored. The AP reports about two-thirds of New York City voters

00:10:33.780 would approve of Governor Hochul removing Mayor Adams.

00:10:42.060 President Trump's nominee to head the Labor Department, Lori Chavez-Daremer, will take the 0.98

00:10:46.760 hot seat today. Her confirmation hearing held by the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee

00:10:52.120 is set to begin at 10 a.m. East. Ms. Daremer may face the toughest questions yet from Republicans. 0.85

00:10:58.860 A GOP Senate insider telling the New York Post Rand Paul is dead set against her. He is whipping

00:11:05.420 against her right now. He's telling everyone who will listen how much he hates her. Ms. Daremer is a 1.00

00:11:10.980 longtime union ally. As a member of Congress, she backed the PRO Act. That act ultimately failed in

00:11:17.120 the House, but it would have banned right-to-work laws in more than two dozen states. President Trump

00:11:22.240 worked hard to court the union vote. Sean O'Brien became the first president of the International

00:11:27.100 Brotherhood of Teamsters to speak at the RNC last July. Politico reported in November that O'Brien was

00:11:33.940 pushing behind the scenes for Mr. Reamer to get the nomination. In the ultimate plot twist, Democrats

00:11:40.780 tend to approve of the pick. Senators Tim Kaine, Tammy Baldwin, and Ed Markey have all spoken positively

00:11:47.880 of the nominee. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut telling Punchbowl News Ms. Daremer was among the

00:11:55.060 best picks Democrats could hope for. Oh boy. Cash Patel cleared another hurdle in his nomination process

00:12:01.800 to lead the FBI. Despite strong Democrat opposition, Mr. Patel appeared to have the votes to pass. If his

00:12:08.480 timeline mirrors that of Tulsi Gabbard and RFKJ, his final vote will likely be held tomorrow.

00:12:17.880 Pope Francis facing a lengthy hospital stay following a diagnosis of pneumonia. The 88-year-old

00:12:24.200 pontiff admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Friday after a week of struggling with bronchitis.

00:12:30.140 The Vatican releasing a statement describing the Pope's condition as, quote, complex. They say the

00:12:35.480 infection has spread to lung air sacs, a potentially dangerous development in elderly people. This is just

00:12:41.360 the latest in a string of medical episodes suffered by the head of the Catholic Church. About a week and 0.81

00:12:46.540 half ago, Pope Francis only got halfway through his homily before breathlessness forced him to hand

00:12:51.860 it off to an aide. This was not the first time such a thing has happened. The Pope has a long history

00:12:56.940 of lung problems. Part of his right lung was removed when he was just 21 years old. We will closely

00:13:02.960 monitor the Pope's condition and deliver updates as they come.

00:13:06.260 Well, that'll do it for episode one of your AM update. Hope you enjoyed it. I did. I'm Megan

00:13:15.040 Kelly, and we'll be back here for The Megan Kelly Show in just a bit, live on SiriusXM Triumph Channel 111

00:13:20.260 at noon east and on youtube.com slash megankelly, as well as all podcast platforms.

00:13:26.140 The Megan Kelly Show in just a bit, live on SiriusXM Triumph Channel 111.

The Megyn Kelly Show - February 19, 2025

Trump's Ukraine War Negotiations, Adams in Crisis, Pope Francis’ Health Battle： AM Update for 2⧸19

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