The Megyn Kelly Show - January 29, 2026


Trump Teams Up with Nicki Minaj, Details on Rep. Omar Incident, Rubio vs Senate Dems： AM Update 1⧸29

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Trump Accounts Program Tim Cook backlash
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Megyn Kelly
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Trump Accounts Tim Cook Marco Rubio Ilhan Omar Rapper Nicki Minaj Brian Kelly Cozy Earth Andy Jassy Simone Dave Trey Alex Preddy Charles Schwab, Uber Anthony James Kazmierczak Edmundo Gonzalez Nicolas Maduro Marvin Gardens Kristi Noem Rachel Scott Marjorie Taylor Greene and 14 more
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The Trump Accounts Program, signed into law as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, creating new tax-advantaged investment accounts for children under 18 through the Treasury Department, President Trump is touting the program as a generational wealth-building tool for American families.

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00:00:33.320 I'm Emily Jashinsky, host of After Party and the Megyn Kelly Wrap-Up Show on Sirius XM Channel 111.
00:00:39.340 It's Thursday, January 29th, 2026.
00:00:42.140 And this is your AM Update.
00:00:44.060 Under this administration, we're going to leave every child with real assets and a shot at financial freedom.
00:00:51.100 President Trump, joined by rapper Nicki Minaj, touting the Trump Accounts Program to Boost Prosperity for American Children in Washington, D.C.
00:01:00.000 New details about the man who sprayed Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with a liquid during a town hall event.
00:01:07.240 This is not a frozen dinner you put in a microwave and in two and a half minutes it comes out ready to eat.
00:01:12.260 Secretary of State Marco Rubio defending the administration's progress in Venezuela and sparring with Dems in the Senate.
00:01:18.860 And Apple CEO Tim Cook faces backlash over an internal memo urging calm in the wake of the Alex Prattie shooting in Minneapolis.
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00:02:39.200 The Trump administration holding a high-profile event yesterday spotlighting the Trump Accounts Program featuring rapper Nicki Minaj and others.
00:02:50.180 The Trump Accounts Program signed into law as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,
00:02:55.500 creating new tax-advantaged investment accounts for children under 18 through the Treasury Department.
00:03:02.740 President Trump touting the program as a generational wealth-building tool for American families.
00:03:08.480 Perhaps no provision of the Great Big Beautiful Bill will prove more consequential than Trump Accounts.
00:03:16.500 Parents, employers, churches, states and loved ones will also be able to add up to $5,000 in additional money for those accounts.
00:03:24.920 And with every modest contribution, Trump Accounts should reach at least $50,000 in value by the time the child turns 18
00:03:33.840 and could be very substantially more than that.
00:03:37.320 With slightly greater contributions, the typical account will grow to $100,000, $200,000,
00:03:43.400 and can even grow up to past $300,000 per child.
00:03:47.700 The size and scale of this wealth will dwarf all government programs ever created to benefit America's youth.
00:03:54.520 There's never been anything like this.
00:03:55.980 That's why everybody's talking about it.
00:03:58.640 Even really, people that truly hate me are making this investment.
00:04:03.640 Mr. Trump outlining why he sees the program as legacy-defining.
00:04:07.980 Every president in modern history has left our children with nothing but debt.
00:04:13.240 But under this administration, we're going to leave every child with real assets and a shot at financial freedom.
00:04:20.540 We'll ensure that Americans don't just end their lives with a nest egg,
00:04:25.640 but instead all Americans will begin their lives with a beautiful nest egg.
00:04:30.180 There's never been anything quite like this.
00:04:33.560 Eligible children born from 2025 to 2028 will receive $1,000 in seed money from the Treasury to kickstart their investments.
00:04:43.120 The Dell family paving the way in December with a $6,250,000,000 donation to the program.
00:04:51.440 Thanks to the Dells, the first 25 million American children aged 10 and under living in areas with median incomes below $150,000
00:05:00.840 will receive an additional $250.
00:05:03.580 Up to $5,000 per year can be contributed to the accounts, which the child can access at age 18 to pay for college, buy a home, or start a business.
00:05:14.700 If the child decides not to withdraw the money at that time, it then functions as a retirement account.
00:05:20.960 Stake and Shake, Broadcom, Intel, IBM, JP Morgan, Chipotle, Coinbase, and Comcast all announcing yesterday
00:05:27.680 they will begin offering matching contributions for employees.
00:05:31.780 Joining other companies like Charles Schwab, Uber, MasterCard, and Robinhood.
00:05:37.180 Visa now allowing customers to earn cash back rewards that go to Trump accounts.
00:05:42.760 Rapper Nicki Minaj also called to the stage during the event.
00:05:45.920 I don't know what to say, but I will say that I am probably the president's number one fan.
00:05:56.500 And that's not going to change.
00:05:59.080 And the hate, or what people have to say, it does not affect me at all.
00:06:06.360 It actually motivates me to support him more.
00:06:10.300 And it's going to motivate all of us to support him more.
00:06:13.280 We're not going to let them get away with bullying him and, you know, the smear campaigns.
00:06:18.480 It's not going to work, okay?
00:06:20.640 He has a lot of force behind him, and God is protecting him.
00:06:28.200 Amen.
00:06:29.920 Minaj reportedly pledging to donate up to $300,000 to be distributed to accounts belonging to her fans' newborns.
00:06:37.760 The accounts are set to go live on July 4th.
00:06:39.640 Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota sprayed with a brownish liquid by a disruptor at a town hall event in Minneapolis.
00:06:50.720 A hazmat team confirming the substance to be apple cider vinegar, reports Alpha News.
00:06:56.500 The congresswoman was speaking Tuesday night when a man, seated in the front row, stood up,
00:07:01.280 approached the congresswoman, and sprayed her with a plastic syringe containing the then-unknown substance. 0.78
00:07:08.420 The moment, here.
00:07:10.040 Christy Noem must resign or face impeachment.
00:07:16.280 I don't know.
00:07:22.060 I need a napkin to know nothing.
00:07:24.440 We won't continue. 1.00
00:07:25.300 These fucking assholes are not going to get away with it. 1.00
00:07:27.040 The suspect has been identified by authorities as 55-year-old Anthony J. Kazmirzak. 1.00
00:07:33.640 He was arrested at the scene and booked into Hennepin County Jail on suspicion of third-degree assault,
00:07:39.480 according to the Minnesota Star-Tribune.
00:07:42.100 Kazmirzak's social media activity indicating support for President Trump.
00:07:46.000 A neighbor, Brian Kelly, describing him to the New York Post as a, quote,
00:07:49.720 pretty conservative guy who, quote, doesn't like Omar.
00:07:53.220 Kelly also telling the Post that Kazmirzak was involved in a past car accident that affected
00:07:58.940 his spine, saying he is heavily medicated and not physically able to do much as a result.
00:08:05.220 According to Kelly, Kazmirzak asked him to watch his dog before attending the town hall,
00:08:10.060 saying, quote,
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00:08:14.600 Omar was not injured and completed her remarks without receiving medical attention.
00:08:19.600 She later posted on X, quote,
00:08:20.940 I'm okay.
00:08:21.900 I'm a survivor, so this small agitator isn't going to intimidate me from doing my work.
00:08:26.660 I don't let bullies win.
00:08:28.300 President Trump responding to the event Tuesday night on a phone call with ABC's Rachel Scott,
00:08:33.320 quote, 0.91
00:08:34.020 I think she's a fraud. 1.00
00:08:35.280 She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her. 0.99
00:08:38.320 Minneapolis police confirming yesterday the FBI is leading the investigation.
00:08:42.920 Federal charges are expected to be filed.
00:08:45.220 The U.S. Capitol Police, tasked with investigating threats to members of Congress, releasing a
00:08:51.100 statement, quote,
00:08:52.180 We are now working with our federal partners to see this man faces the most serious charges
00:08:57.600 possible to deter this kind of violence in our society.
00:09:02.820 Coming up, Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Capitol Hill defending the administration's
00:09:08.260 recent work in Venezuela and Apple CEO Tim Cook sparking backlash over an internal memo to
00:09:15.240 employees and an appearance at the White House.
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00:10:38.500 Secretary of State Marco Rubio, appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
00:10:44.720 yesterday, offering a progress report on the Trump administration's approach to Venezuela,
00:10:49.920 following the U.S. military operation that captured former leader Nicolás Maduro and
00:10:54.340 his wife earlier this month.
00:10:56.400 Secretary Rubio highlighting the administration's progress thus far in improving relations with
00:11:02.040 Venezuela, urging senators to be patient with the rate of progress.
00:11:06.140 First, I want to remind everybody, let's just go back six months, eight months, a year
00:11:10.100 ago at this time.
00:11:11.820 The Venezuelan challenge for us was frozen.
00:11:14.520 It was a frozen situation.
00:11:16.160 We had a regime that was entrenched.
00:11:18.260 Its opposition was either in hiding or had been forced overseas.
00:11:21.320 Edmundo Gonzalez lives in Spain.
00:11:23.300 Maria Corina is no longer, she's very brave, she stood there as long as she could, but she
00:11:26.720 had to leave.
00:11:27.900 The others are in jail.
00:11:29.420 Now, for the first time in literally a decade, there is the opportunity that something
00:11:34.620 could change.
00:11:35.260 There's not the guarantee that something will change, but there is the opportunity that
00:11:38.840 something will change.
00:11:39.500 We have changed that dynamic.
00:11:41.220 We want a Venezuela that has legitimate democratic elections.
00:11:43.940 We also want a Venezuela that's prosperous and a Venezuela that's aligned with the United
00:11:47.480 States.
00:11:48.500 But again, I remind everybody, on Friday, we'll mark the four weeks since this happened.
00:11:52.600 I get it.
00:11:53.080 We all want like something immediately.
00:11:54.460 But this is not a frozen dinner you put in a microwave and in two and a half minutes,
00:11:58.280 it comes out ready to eat.
00:11:59.580 And these are complex things.
00:12:00.700 News of the Maduro raid did catch many in Washington and around the world off guard, including lawmakers
00:12:06.840 on Capitol Hill.
00:12:08.460 Many Democratic senators publicly criticizing the Trump administration for carrying out
00:12:13.200 the operation without first notifying Congress or seeking authorization.
00:12:18.500 Democrats arguing that under the Constitution, only Congress has the power to declare war and
00:12:24.280 that a U.S. military raid on another country should be subject to congressional approval.
00:12:29.660 The administration's characterizing the operation as a law enforcement action involving
00:12:33.780 military assistance, not a prolonged military invasion, and therefore contending that it did
00:12:39.140 not require prior congressional authorization.
00:12:42.740 Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, breaking with most of his party, pressing Secretary Rubio
00:12:48.600 on that logic.
00:12:50.020 If a foreign country bombed our air defense missiles, captured and removed our president 0.95
00:12:55.560 and blockaded our country, would that be considered an act of war?
00:12:59.760 It's hard for us to conceive that an operation that lasted about four and a half hours and was
00:13:04.660 a law enforcement operation to capture someone we don't recognize as the head of state.
00:13:08.720 But would it be an act of war if someone did it to us?
00:13:11.320 Nobody dies, few casualties, they're in and out, boom, it's a perfect military operation.
00:13:16.560 Would that be an act of war?
00:13:17.820 Of course it would be an act of war.
00:13:20.160 So my next question would be, let's say it's not a war.
00:13:23.840 So it's a drug bust.
00:13:25.680 What if a foreign country indicts our president for violating a foreign law?
00:13:31.680 Should we extradite our president or should we be okay if they come in and get him by force?
00:13:35.980 Look, I think ultimately we're always going to act in our national interest.
00:13:39.060 And so if somebody comes after our national interest, like the case you've described,
00:13:42.500 the U.S. always has the right to act in its national interest and to protect itself.
00:13:45.640 I don't know about this equivalency.
00:13:47.960 Does this justify them doing it?
00:13:49.620 We're always going to do what's best for the United States and America.
00:13:52.320 Democrat Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut questioning Secretary Rubio on whether the
00:13:56.740 administration would seek congressional authorization for any future use of military force in Venezuela.
00:14:03.140 The secretary insisting the administration does not anticipate further military action.
00:14:08.960 In the future, if the Venezuelan government isn't complying with your requests,
00:14:15.700 do you concede that if you're using military action simply to try to compel cooperation from the government,
00:14:22.360 you absolutely need congressional authorization for that?
00:14:25.400 Look, the president never rules out his options as commander-in-chief to protect the national interest of the United States.
00:14:31.060 I can tell you right now with full certainty we are not postured to,
00:14:34.640 nor do we intend or expect to have to take any military action in Venezuela at any time.
00:14:39.760 The only military presence you'll see in Venezuela is our Marine Guards at an embassy.
00:14:44.280 Okay?
00:14:44.520 That is our goal.
00:14:45.680 That is our expectation.
00:14:47.040 And that is what everything that outlines towards.
00:14:48.960 That said, if an Iranian drone factory pops up and threatens our forces in the region,
00:14:53.580 the president retains the option to eliminate that threat.
00:14:55.780 If we tell them we don't want to see drones from Iran, as an example, 1.00
00:14:59.600 pointed at the United States or threatening our forces or our presence in the region or our allies' presence in the region,
00:15:05.000 and they refuse to comply with that, the president does reserve the option in self-defense to eliminate that threat.
00:15:10.520 We don't see that.
00:15:11.400 We don't anticipate it.
00:15:12.640 But it could happen.
00:15:13.660 But we hope not.
00:15:14.380 We don't want it to happen.
00:15:15.280 And finally, Democrat Senator of Virginia, Tim Kaine, attempting a gotcha question.
00:15:21.380 Last question is this.
00:15:22.460 You talked about the speech in Davos.
00:15:24.420 Here's what something the president said in Davos.
00:15:28.240 I'm helping NATO until the last few days when I told them about Iceland.
00:15:31.720 They loved me.
00:15:33.200 They're not here for us on Iceland.
00:15:34.860 That I can tell you.
00:15:35.600 Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland.
00:15:39.220 So Iceland has already cost us a lot of money.
00:15:42.480 The president repeatedly mistook Iceland for Greenland, right?
00:15:46.420 We're not mad at Iceland.
00:15:47.540 They haven't cost us any money.
00:15:48.760 The president just mistook the two countries for each other, correct?
00:15:52.180 Yeah, he meant to say Greenland.
00:15:53.440 But I think we're all familiar with presidents that have verbal stumbles.
00:15:57.180 We've had presidents like that before.
00:15:59.060 Some made a lot more than this one.
00:16:01.960 Apple CEO Tim Cook facing mounting backlash from the left following a leaked internal memo to employees
00:16:08.460 in the wake of the fatal Alex Petty shooting in Minneapolis.
00:16:12.120 The memo, first reported by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, reading in part, quote,
00:16:16.760 I'm heartbroken by the events in Minneapolis, and my prayers and deepest sympathies
00:16:21.080 are with the families, with the communities, and with everyone that's been affected.
00:16:25.440 This is a time for de-escalation.
00:16:28.120 Cook, going on to emphasize Apple's long-standing values,
00:16:31.380 writing that the company believed America is strongest when it treats all people with dignity
00:16:36.020 and respect and embraces shared humanity, principles he has said Apple consistently advocates.
00:16:42.080 More from the letter, quote,
00:16:43.320 I had a good conversation with the president this week, where I shared my views,
00:16:47.140 and I appreciate his openness to engaging on issues that matter to us all.
00:16:52.100 The memo quickly drawing criticism online,
00:16:55.000 replies to Gurman's post filled with hundreds of comments, many sharply critical of Cook.
00:17:00.180 One user, writing, quote,
00:17:02.140 Tim needs to focus on making the iPhone keyboard work again.
00:17:06.540 Another adding, quote,
00:17:07.640 Exhibit A for weak leadership 101.
00:17:10.680 The criticism coming amid another wave of backlash over Cook's attendance
00:17:14.400 at a private White House screening last Saturday of the Melania documentary.
00:17:19.020 The $40 million project, distributed by Amazon,
00:17:22.660 marking a comeback for director Brett Ratner,
00:17:25.340 who was, quote,
00:17:26.040 canceled in 2017 during the Me Too movement following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.
00:17:33.160 Ratner denies the allegations and was never charged,
00:17:36.600 though Warner Brothers ended its partnership with his production company.
00:17:40.000 Also attending the screening, Mike Tyson,
00:17:42.760 Tony Robbins, and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy.
00:17:46.260 Cook was photographed at the event alongside Ratner,
00:17:49.340 taking place the same day as the Alex Preddy confrontation,
00:17:52.780 which remains under investigation.
00:17:55.680 Washington bureau chief for liberal outlet Mother Jones, David Korn,
00:17:59.500 writing on Blue Sky, quote,
00:18:01.600 Tim Cook and Andy Jassy, and the rest,
00:18:04.480 are accommodating an authoritarian who is presiding over a secret police force
00:18:09.020 killing American citizens. 0.55
00:18:11.120 The blood of Renee Good and Alex Preddy 0.75
00:18:13.020 is on the hands of those who enabled Trump.
00:18:15.660 Hope they like the movie.
00:18:17.220 Totally normal response.
00:18:18.420 Apple has not publicly responded to the criticism.
00:18:22.000 We reached out for comment and did not receive a reply.
00:18:27.340 That'll do it for your AM update.
00:18:29.320 I'm Emily Jashinsky, host of After Party.
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