The Megyn Kelly Show - Trump Suspends Ukraine Aid, Canada-Mexico Tariffs Kick In, Major Address Tonight： AM Update for 3⧸4

00:00:00.000 Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Tuesday, March 4th, 2025. And this is your

00:00:08.200 AM update. The American people's patience is not unlimited. Their wallets are not unlimited

00:00:14.040 and our stockpiles and munitions are not unlimited. National Security Advisor Mike

00:00:19.800 Walls with a stark warning to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as President Trump pauses

00:00:25.400 all Ukraine funding until they commit to peace. It's 25% on Canada and 25% on Mexico and that'll

00:00:34.520 start. So they're going to have to have a tariff. President Trump gets tough with Mexico and Canada

00:00:39.840 imposing tariffs as Mexico gets a warning from the Secretary of Defense, crack down on your cartels

00:00:46.320 or the U.S. military will do it for you. I'll look ahead at President Trump's joint address to

00:00:51.220 Congress tonight. Who will be there and who won't? And the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act

00:00:58.180 finally goes to the Senate floor. How did the Democrats vote? All that and more coming up in

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00:02:09.020 journey today. Western leaders appealed to the U.S. for backing on a peace deal as Ukrainian

00:02:17.260 President Volodymyr Zelensky's latest comments further alienate President Trump. Late Sunday

00:02:22.720 evening, President Zelensky telling reporters before departing London, quote, an agreement to end the war

00:02:28.180 is still very, very far away and no one has started all these steps yet. The first step to ending the

00:02:34.880 war was supposed to come in the form of an economic agreement signed by the U.S. and Ukraine. That deal

00:02:40.480 blew up last Friday when a friendly pre-signing sit-down turned into a clash between Mr. Zelensky

00:02:46.820 and Mr. Trump, as well as Vice President J.D. Vance. President Trump posting on Truth Social, quote,

00:02:53.020 this is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelensky and America will not put up with it for

00:02:58.120 much longer, a harbinger of what was to come later in the day. Late Monday, the president announcing

00:03:04.520 a pause to military aid for Ukraine. Bloomberg citing a senior Defense Department official in

00:03:10.980 reporting this pause will remain in effect until Ukrainian leaders demonstrate a good-faith

00:03:16.380 commitment to peace. Mr. Trump says Mr. Zelensky does not want peace, not as long as he has America's

00:03:22.800 backing. Mr. Trump also noting European leaders told Zelensky peace cannot be achieved without U.S.

00:03:29.120 support. Russian President Vladimir Putin has yet to publicly comment on the fallout from the

00:03:34.380 Oval Office meeting. Several Russian officials expressing enthusiasm for the deterioration in

00:03:40.180 relations. A Kremlin spokesperson saying the rapidly changing foreign policy messaging of the Trump

00:03:45.680 administration, quote, largely aligns with our vision. Democrats remain highly critical of the White House.

00:03:51.960 The president of the United States is a coward who is Vladimir Putin's puppet. It was so embarrassing

00:03:59.120 to me as an American. I just want to say that publicly. This is not the way our leaders have ever

00:04:05.220 behaved. This was a setup for the cameras. It was a play to his base. But above all, it was a play to

00:04:13.800 Vladimir Putin. Despite Democrat criticism and Kremlin celebrations, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer,

00:04:19.860 acting as the intermediary in the hopes of restoring U.S.-Ukrainian relations, telling the House of Commons

00:04:25.660 on Monday, President Trump is serious about making peace. We must strengthen our relationship with

00:04:32.320 America. This week has shown with total clarity that the U.S. is vital in securing the peace we all want to

00:04:41.540 see in Ukraine. So I welcome the opportunity for a new economic deal with the U.S., confirmed by the

00:04:49.480 president last week. I also welcome the president's continued commitment to that peace, which nobody in

00:04:56.220 this House should doubt for a second is sincere. In the lead up to President Trump's pause on funding

00:05:03.540 late last night, National Security Advisor Mike Walls on Fox News warned the Ukrainians U.S. aid is not

00:05:10.860 unconditional. Success looks like President Zelensky sitting down and talking the terms of peace,

00:05:18.420 talking about what he needs to see, Ukraine needs to see to get to a partial ceasefire, a permanent

00:05:25.740 ceasefire and an end to this war. But here's the problem. Time is not on his side. Time is not on the

00:05:32.820 side of just forever continuing this conflict. The American people's patience is not unlimited.

00:05:39.420 Their wallets are not unlimited. And our stockpiles and munitions are not unlimited that we need for

00:05:45.240 all kinds of contingencies around the world. Yesterday afternoon, President Trump was asked

00:05:49.980 if the minerals deal could be revived. Well, I'll let you know we're making a speech. You probably heard

00:05:54.760 about it tomorrow night, so I'll let you know tomorrow night. But no, I don't think so. I think

00:05:58.460 I want to see it end fast. I don't want to see this go on for years and years. Now,

00:06:05.880 President Zelensky supposedly made a statement today in AP. I'm not a big fan of AP, so maybe

00:06:11.820 it was an incorrect statement. But he said he thinks the war's going to go on for a long time.

00:06:18.200 And he better not be right about that.

00:06:20.060 The president mentioning his team was working on next steps, describing a fluid situation.

00:06:25.140 Mr. Trump told reporters he wants the killing to stop, citing his intelligence briefings showing

00:06:30.160 thousands of young men, Ukrainian and Russian, are being killed each week. President Trump says

00:06:35.540 he wants to see the war ended on a humanitarian basis.

00:06:38.720 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada going into effect as of midnight last night. The tariffs

00:06:48.100 originally paused one month ago to allow the neighboring countries time to take action,

00:06:52.560 reducing the flow of drugs, especially fentanyl, into the U.S. President Trump announced yesterday

00:06:57.940 from the Roosevelt Room he wants to see more from Mexico and Canada in economic terms as well.

00:07:03.500 The tomorrow tariffs, 25 percent on Canada and 25 percent on Mexico, and that'll start.

00:07:10.840 So they're going to have to have a tariff. So what they have to do is build their car plants,

00:07:14.960 frankly, and other things in the United States, in which case they have no tariffs.

00:07:18.960 And it's going to be very costly for people to take advantage of this country. They can't come in 1.00

00:07:24.740 and steal our money and steal our jobs and take our factories and take our businesses 0.91

00:07:29.420 and expect not to be punished. And they're being punished by tariffs.

00:07:34.640 The legal basis for the tariffs is a national emergency relating to drugs flowing into the U.S.

00:07:40.620 Illegal border crossings are down approximately 94 percent since last year, according to Border

00:07:45.800 Patrol chief Mike Banks. Last week, President Trump telling reporters that was largely due to U.S. actions.

00:07:51.920 One week ago, authorities in San Diego arrested an individual in possession of 720,000 fentanyl pills.

00:08:00.320 That same day, Customs and Border Protection seized more than $872,000 worth of cocaine from a vehicle

00:08:07.300 entering the country near Laredo, Texas. In an effort to comply with President Trump's demands,

00:08:13.140 the Mexican government extradited 29 drug bosses to United States prisons for trial last week,

00:08:19.820 including Rafael Caro Quintero, who was wanted for killing a DEA agent in 1985.

00:08:26.640 The New York Times reporting on the effect of the crackdown on cartel members, writing, quote,

00:08:31.540 one cartel leader says he's trying to figure out how to protect his family in case the American

00:08:36.780 military strikes inside Mexico. Another saying he's already gone into hiding, rarely leaving his home.

00:08:43.560 The New York Times reporting several cartel operatives said for the first time in years,

00:08:47.740 they genuinely feared arrest or death at the hands of authorities. U.S. officials still not yet

00:08:54.100 satisfied. The Wall Street Journal reporting Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned Mexican

00:08:59.480 officials if they, quote, did not deal with the collusion between their country's government

00:09:04.200 and drug cartels, the U.S. military was prepared to take unilateral action.

00:09:09.560 Mr. Hegseth telling Fox News nothing is off the table.

00:09:12.640 My message has been from the beginning, we're taking nothing off the table. Nothing. We will do

00:09:18.080 whatever it takes to secure the American homeland, to maintain our sovereignty and protect the American

00:09:23.600 people. Does that mean you're ruling out potential strikes inside of Mexico on fentanyl labs? We know

00:09:30.560 they exist and we know where they exist. No, I don't think I ruled anything out. Anything's on the table.

00:09:35.820 The commander in chief ultimately, with my consultation and with the chairman and others,

00:09:40.240 we'll make those determinations. But nothing's off the table. Our sovereignty will be defended.

00:09:47.380 President Trump announcing a massive investment into the United States yesterday.

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00:10:23.800 virtually everything in modern technology. Cell phones, solar panels, medical equipment, air fryers,

00:10:29.440 electric toothbrushes, practically anything you can imagine. The majority of the world's

00:10:34.020 semiconductors are manufactured in Taiwan, especially the most advanced chips. If China were to invade the

00:10:40.300 tiny island nation, an ambition its leaders have openly expressed, the global supply chain would fall

00:10:46.100 into crisis. Taiwan Semiconductors moving some operations to the U.S. is seen as a critical step to

00:10:52.060 shoring up U.S. defense capabilities. Coming up, President Trump's big speech to Congress and the

00:10:59.240 drama surrounding it. And the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act finally got a vote. Did any

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00:12:07.660 President Trump said to deliver a joint address to Congress tonight, the first such speech in a new

00:12:13.200 administration referred to as a joint address, not an official State of the Union address, because

00:12:18.540 typically new presidents haven't had enough time to shape policy. Not quite the story of the second

00:12:24.320 Trump administration. President Trump has signed 81 executive orders over the last six weeks, not to

00:12:30.720 mention the Lake and Riley Act, far outpacing any other modern administration. President Trump posting

00:12:36.740 to Truth Social early yesterday morning, tomorrow night will be big. I will tell it like it is.

00:12:42.580 After his remarks from the Roosevelt Room yesterday on Ukraine, there is speculation on whether

00:12:47.040 President Trump will announce a minerals deal. Doge findings will likely get a lot of play,

00:12:52.820 immigration, tariffs. The budget deadline is a week and a half away, too. And Congress is now weighing

00:12:58.120 a continuing resolution to buy more time to negotiate the budget. President Trump is likely to call on

00:13:04.320 Congress to work together to pass his tax promises for the American people, like no taxes on tips,

00:13:10.460 no taxes on Social Security, and none on overtime. Some Democrats plan to boycott the speech.

00:13:17.540 Here is Democratic Senator from Connecticut, Chris Murphy, on CNN.

00:13:22.320 I think every Democrat needs to make up their own mind. I think that State of the Union speech is

00:13:27.940 going to be a farce. I think it's going to be a MAGA pep rally, not a serious talk to the nation.

00:13:33.540 Virginia Congressman Don Beyer also says he will skip the event, telling Politico, quote,

00:13:38.100 The notion of half my colleagues rising and standing and enormous clapping for things that I think are

00:13:44.480 terrible for the American people every couple of minutes will not be funny. Axios reporting nearly a

00:13:50.700 dozen House and Senate Democrats say they are leaning toward not attending or remain undecided,

00:13:56.940 including Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Democratic leadership encouraging all members

00:14:02.020 to attend, suggesting they bring guests who have been hurt by the Trump administration,

00:14:07.180 like fired federal workers. Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, inviting Border Czar Tom Homan as his

00:14:13.160 guest, as well as Noah Argamani, a former hostage of Hamas. Speaker Johnson also inviting Olivia Hayes,

00:14:20.860 a widow whose husband was killed by an illegal immigrant in a drunk driving incident. The president's

00:14:26.400 remarks set to begin at nine Eastern. Last night, Senate Majority Leader Thune brought the Protection

00:14:32.760 of Women and Girls Act to the floor for a procedural vote. This was the vote that would decide if the 1.00

00:14:38.420 Senate will have a substantive vote later on the actual bill. This procedural vote for cloture requires

00:14:46.060 60 votes to pass, meaning seven Democrats would have had to join with Republicans to advance the bill

00:14:52.320 to a real vote. The cloture vote came out to 51-45. Every single Democrat and both so-called

00:15:00.840 independents, Senators Bernie Sanders and Angus King, voting against the bill, refusing to even allow

00:15:08.400 a real vote on it. Shame on them. In the House, the bill passed by a slim margin, 218 to 206. Just two

00:15:16.920 Democrats breaking from their party to pass the measure, Congressman Henry Cuellar of Laredo, Texas,

00:15:21.900 and Congressman Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen, Texas. The now-defeated bill specified for athletic

00:15:28.700 purposes, sex is solely determined by an athlete's biology at birth, something favored by 80 percent of

00:15:36.820 the American people. It also would have amended Title IX to bar federal funding to any educational

00:15:42.940 institution allowing biological males to participate in female sports. The legislation would have codified 0.99

00:15:49.420 President Trump's executive orders on this subject into law. Without this legislation, President Trump's

00:15:55.460 executive orders protecting girls' sports can be overturned with ease by a future administration.

00:16:06.360 The release of the Oscars ratings delayed. The New York Times, anticipating lower viewership,

00:16:11.740 considering the top-nominated movies were barely seen by anyone. In fact, eight of the ten Best Picture

00:16:17.680 nominees combined earned less than half of what Wicked and Dune 2, also nominated, made at the box

00:16:24.380 office. The big winner of the night, Anora, with five wins, was produced on a $6 million budget grossing

00:16:30.860 just $15 million domestically. Anora is about a young call girl who meets the son of a Russian oligarch

00:16:38.180 and quickly marries him. Sean Baker, writer, producer, director, and editor of the film, won for Best Director.

00:16:44.640 A taste here of his remarks. I want to thank the sex worker community. They have shared their stories.

00:16:52.660 They have shared their life experience with me over the years. My deepest respect. Thank you. I share

00:16:58.320 this with you. Those who watch the red carpet may have caught this land acknowledgement performed by

00:17:04.200 Julianne Hough, a former wearer of blackface Halloween costumes, but now woke as they come.

00:17:10.140 We gather in celebration of the Oscars on the ancestral lands of the Tongva, Tataviam, and Chumash peoples,

00:17:16.800 the traditional caretakers of this water and land. We honor and pay our respects to indigenous communities

00:17:22.080 here and around the world. Marine veteran and producer Rick Swift writing on X. Will she be giving up her home?

00:17:28.760 That'll do it for your AM update. I'm Megan Kelly. Join me back here for The Megan Kelly Show,

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The Megyn Kelly Show - March 04, 2025

Trump Suspends Ukraine Aid, Canada-Mexico Tariffs Kick In, Major Address Tonight： AM Update for 3⧸4

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