The Megyn Kelly Show - Trump Welcomes Xi in High Stakes US Visit, Judge Weighs Media Ban, AOC Teases 2028： AM Update 9⧸24

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00:00:36.820 show on Sirius XM channel 111. It's Thursday, September 24th, 2026, and this is your AM update.

00:00:43.820 President Trump welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House for the first time

00:00:48.020 in 11 years, with fighter jets overhead, tech titans at dinner, and plenty to settle behind

00:00:53.220 closed doors. Donald Trump's legal position has shifted dramatically overnight. The Trump

00:00:59.060 administration's position now is that the ban is because of national security concerns.

00:01:04.360 President Trump's White House media ban landing before a judge who ruled against him

00:01:08.220 once before, as his administration offers a new reason for keeping three news outlets out.

00:01:13.600 I have not decided if I'm going to run again. I do sincerely believe 28 won't matter if we don't

00:01:20.880 get through 26. The midterms still weeks away, but AOC, Kamala Harris, and J.B. Pritzker

00:01:26.740 already publicly mulling their next moves for 2028.

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00:01:34.620 making masks optional one night a week and unleashing absolute chaos. 1.00

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00:02:53.680 Chinese President Xi Jinping arriving in Washington last night for his first White House

00:02:58.280 state visit in more than a decade. President Trump greeting President Xi and his wife at

00:03:02.880 Joint Base Andrews. Mr. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump meeting the couple at the foot

00:03:07.900 of their plane as the U.S. service members lined a red carpet and two children waited with flowers.

00:03:13.540 The two leaders walking the carpet to the sound of the U.S. national anthem,

00:03:17.120 at least one B-1 bomber also roaring overhead, before Mr. Trump gave Xi a pat on the shoulder.

00:03:22.940 Mr. Trump then escorting Xi to his car, the two speaking briefly as the Chinese leader

00:03:27.100 nodded and smiled before departing for Washington.

00:03:30.240 The airport welcomed just the opening act, this morning set to bring a White House arrival

00:03:34.900 ceremony involving 479 service members, a military review in the Rose Garden, and a

00:03:40.620 flyover by a B-2 bomber and four F-22 fighter jets.

00:03:44.740 Then the two leaders sitting down for their second summit this year, after meeting in

00:03:48.660 Beijing in May and pledging a steadier relationship.

00:03:51.800 There's plenty to test that pledge.

00:03:53.700 Mr. Trump has accused China of meddling in the 2020 election,

00:03:57.020 while reports that Chinese entities supplied satellite imagery to Iran,

00:04:00.700 adding another possible source of strain.

00:04:03.120 At the negotiating table, trade rare earth minerals and artificial,

00:04:06.700 or to use Mr. Trump's new term, superintelligence.

00:04:09.740 The administration also hoping Beijing will move to stop chemicals used to make fentanyl

00:04:14.340 from reaching the U.S. after China added two such chemicals to its export control list this week.

00:04:20.200 Tonight turning from negotiations to a state dinner, with Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Jensen

00:04:24.580 Wong, and Sam Altman among the tech figures expected at the White House.

00:04:28.980 The visit continuing Friday with tea at the White House, followed by a trip to the National

00:04:32.940 Archives before she heads home.

00:04:36.220 A federal judge hearing arguments yesterday over President Trump's ban on CNN, MSNOW,

00:04:41.500 and Politico from the White House, then leaving all three outlets waiting for an answer.

00:04:45.740 The president announcing the ban last Friday on Truth Social,

00:04:48.820 accusing the outlets of publishing, quote, fiction and lies.

00:04:52.140 The reporters were denied entry the next day.

00:04:54.700 The three news organizations suing Monday,

00:04:57.080 arguing the president cannot bar them from the White House over coverage he dislikes,

00:05:00.940 especially without warning or a chance to respond.

00:05:04.040 Secretary of State Marco Rubio defending Mr. Trump's reasoning Tuesday on NBC's Today show.

00:05:08.760 The president feels very strongly that why should I have people working in my building

00:05:13.360 into my office that I believe are not honestly covering my administration. That's how he feels.

00:05:17.520 We're not closing CNN. There aren't a bunch of police officers or soldiers kicking down the

00:05:21.400 doors of MSNBC or MSNOW, whatever it's called, and arresting people and unplugging it from the

00:05:27.300 grid. They're just not allowed to work from the workspace at the White House.

00:05:31.180 The case landing before Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, but a judge who ordered the

00:05:35.380 White House to restore CNN reporter Jim Acosta's press pass during a similar fight in 2018.

00:05:41.380 Ahead of Wednesday's hearing, the DOJ filing its defense, arguing White House access is a privilege

00:05:46.120 and accusing the three outlets of falling short of its standards, including reporting it says

00:05:50.680 threatened national security. The administration also pointing to an earlier court ruling allowing

00:05:55.740 restrictions on associated press access to certain spaces, including the Oval Office, to go into

00:06:00.820 effect, and arguing the president should have similar discretion across the White House grounds.

00:06:05.880 CNN legal analyst Eli Honig yesterday saying the national security defense is a sharp

00:06:10.420 departure from the explanation the president has given publicly.

00:06:14.080 Donald Trump's legal position has shifted dramatically overnight.

00:06:18.300 The Trump administration's position now is that the ban is because of national security

00:06:23.040 concerns.

00:06:23.580 The problem with that is that the president himself has said repeatedly over the last

00:06:28.280 five, six days that the reason for the ban is unfavorable coverage, negative coverage.

00:06:33.500 In court yesterday, attorney Theodore Boutros arguing for all three outlets saying Mr. Trump

00:06:38.340 has made their case for them by repeatedly criticizing their journalism while defending

00:06:42.280 the ban. Boutros telling the judge, quote, he keeps proving our point. He's really our lead

00:06:46.940 witness here. Boutros also arguing the White House gave reporters no warning, no clear rules

00:06:52.180 they had broken, and no chance to respond before taking away their access. The administration

00:06:56.940 offering two answers. Justice Department attorney Michael Valkic arguing the outlet's reporting

00:07:02.220 raised national security concerns and that the White House gave them a way to contest the ban

00:07:06.440 in letters sent Tuesday, those letters calling the ban preliminary and gave the organizations

00:07:11.180 until Friday to challenge it. Judge Kelly zeroing in on the timing, questioning whether an appeal

00:07:16.180 offered after reporters are barred addresses the lack of advance notice. The judge also pointing

00:07:20.940 to a separate issue, whether reporters had been told what standards they were expected to follow

00:07:25.260 in the first place. On rebuttal, Boutros arguing the national security rationale surfaced only

00:07:30.120 after the president announced the ban.

00:07:32.440 Boutros also questioning whether an appeal to the same White House

00:07:35.060 would offer the outlets a meaningful chance to get back in,

00:07:38.240 Judge Kelly giving no indication of when he will decide,

00:07:41.160 telling the lawyers he will try to deliver an answer as soon as he can.

00:07:45.740 Coming up, the midterm's still weeks away,

00:07:48.100 but the 2028 White House field already taking shape

00:07:50.720 as AOC Kamala Harris, J.B. Pritzker, and Chris Christie weigh their next moves.

00:07:56.180 And a Massachusetts lesbian bar deciding customers can go maskless

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00:09:09.600 heard about Cozy Earth right here. The midterms still weeks away, but the scramble for 2028

00:09:16.500 already beginning. Democrat Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York reportedly

00:09:21.080 planning to decide after the midterms whether to run for president in 2028. The 36-year-old 1.00

00:09:26.660 telling the New York Times as part of a lengthy profile that some political openings come only

00:09:31.520 once. AOC saying, quote, there's an argument that some make that this is a very unique political

00:09:36.680 window. And oftentimes in politics, you do only get one shot. Life doesn't wait for you to be

00:09:41.740 ready for things. Sometimes life just makes things ready for you. For Ocasio-Cortez, the timing is

00:09:46.960 personal too. She has already spoken publicly about freezing her eggs and says she's thinking

00:09:51.540 about what a presidential campaign would mean for her life as she approaches 37. AOC also weighing

00:09:56.440 whether voters would elect a Latina woman president after Hillary Clinton and former Vice President

00:10:01.120 Kamala Harris both lost their White House bids. Democrat Governor J.B. Pritzker of Illinois also

00:10:06.580 drawing 2028 attention after reportedly visiting early primary states and launching a political

00:10:11.740 group to help Democrats in the midterms, according to the New York Times. Now, the historically

00:10:16.280 rotund Governor Pritzker sharing something more personal. The governor telling CBS Mornings he

00:10:21.780 has lost 80 pounds since doctors told him to take a GLP-1 medication two years ago after being

00:10:27.140 diagnosed with diabetes. My doctor said, oh, no, you'll never come off of it. You're going to have

00:10:32.740 to do this the rest of your life. And I recommend that you take a GLP-1. What did you think?

00:10:39.400 Well, I was very encouraging of it, I have to say. And obviously, I knew the history of his family.

00:10:44.680 It's such a sad story.

00:10:47.140 Of course, I want him to be around for a really long time.

00:10:49.800 Every week, Pritzker injects himself with the GOP-1 medication.

00:10:55.300 Pritzker says in his first week on the GOP-1, he lost weight.

00:10:59.840 All of a sudden, on the third day, I was like,

00:11:01.400 actually, I don't need to eat that thing.

00:11:04.000 But it was the strangest feeling.

00:11:06.320 The disclosure prompting CBS to ask whether Pritzker

00:11:08.980 is changing his appearance ahead of a presidential campaign.

00:11:12.220 Governor Pritzker is saying he has wanted to lose weight

00:11:14.320 for most of his life and credits the medication with finally helping him do it. As for 2028,

00:11:19.660 he says he hasn't made a decision. The governor is seeking a third term as Illinois governor this

00:11:24.300 November and is widely considered the favorite to win. Former Vice President Kamala Harris also

00:11:29.400 keeping her options open. Ms. Harris campaigning Tuesday in Michigan for Democrat Senate nominee 0.99

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00:11:39.740 sounds less than enthusiastic. Shirley Chisholm talked about it. If you're not at the table,

00:11:47.440 bring a folding chair, otherwise you might be on the menu. I'm conflating two people's sentence.

00:11:55.300 It's okay to not be in love with a candidate. It's okay to vote and ask everybody else to vote

00:12:02.680 because this choice is better than that one. Axios recently reporting many former aides and

00:12:08.680 advisors it surveyed believe Ms. Harris is unlikely to run in 2028. Pressed about those

00:12:13.740 plans at the same Detroit event, Ms. Harris declining to settle the question.

00:12:17.920 I have not decided if I'm going to run again. And I thank you, but let me just say this. I do

00:12:25.620 sincerely believe 28 won't matter if we don't get through 26. And I'd leave you just with the

00:12:32.460 message, too big to rig. Too big to rig. Let's be too big to rig. Let's get out, show our powers.

00:12:40.800 We are powerful. We don't let anybody take our power from us. On the Republican side,

00:12:46.900 former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie also looking to the midterms for clues about 2028.

00:12:51.620 Christie saying during a New Hampshire appearance Tuesday that he is considering a third

00:12:55.400 White House run. After losing his bids in 2016 and 2024, Christie acknowledging he would need

00:13:00.880 a convincing reason to believe this time could end differently. The former Trump ally becoming

00:13:05.000 one of the president's most outspoken Republican critics after the 2020 election. For now,

00:13:10.120 Christie's name absent from RealClearPolling's average of potential Republican nominees.

00:13:14.600 Vice President J.D. Vance drawing nearly 40%. Secretary of State Marco Rubio just over 24%.

00:13:21.480 A lesbian bar in Massachusetts trying to bring in more customers, 1.00

00:13:25.920 setting off a furious backlash by making masks optional one night a week.

00:13:30.880 The Boston Globe reporting that Last Ditch opened last year in Greenfield as a gathering place for lesbians and their friends,

00:13:37.620 its founders welcoming patrons who could not afford the cover charge while barring police from the space.

00:13:42.420 They also required everyone inside to wear at least a KN95 mask, but customers reportedly began thinning out.

00:13:50.600 The bar fell behind on its bills, consulting with the Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce before announcing a plan to make Saturday night's mask optional,

00:13:57.920 hoping to bring in enough customers to keep the doors open.

00:14:01.640 Last Ditch announcing the decision in an August 31st, 2026 Instagram post 0.96

00:14:06.260 addressed to its, quote, immunocompromised disabled divas. 0.96

00:14:10.600 The response?

00:14:11.740 Anything but affectionate.

00:14:13.400 One commenter accusing the bar of being, quote,

00:14:15.640 complicit in a mass disabling event. 0.95

00:14:18.740 Another writing, quote, I hope your venue gets firebombed.

00:14:22.020 Again, this is a current story, not something from the 2020 archives.

00:14:25.900 the post drawing more than 400 comments, including some in support of the change,

00:14:29.800 management apologizing two days later, then facing fresh accusations because its apology

00:14:34.780 graphic reportedly lacked descriptive text for visually impaired readers. By the time the bar

00:14:40.240 held a community meeting September 11th, only one founder remained involved in its daily operation.

00:14:45.460 The other two had stepped back months earlier. One had enrolled in clown school, reports the Globe,

00:14:50.860 About 10 people sitting in a masked circle on the dance floor,

00:14:54.260 joined by another group on Zoom and two mediators.

00:14:56.480 The meeting opening with a calming, breathing exercise before the criticism began.

00:15:02.260 One mediator, a licensed therapist,

00:15:04.780 urging participants to move beyond the hostility on social media.

00:15:08.600 Among the critics on Zoom, performer So Noir,

00:15:11.660 who reportedly identifies as a gender-expansive lesbian using he-him pronouns.

00:15:17.900 Noir accusing the therapist, who was white,

00:15:20.280 of focusing on the feelings of the largely white bar staff

00:15:23.000 instead of acknowledging the harm Noir believed the mask change had caused.

00:15:27.400 The owner then, breaking down, as she described trying to save a business

00:15:30.920 she had never expected to run alone.

00:15:33.340 She told the meeting she had lived in her truck for six months

00:15:35.640 while putting money into the bar and working four jobs

00:15:38.220 and faced responsibility for a $50,000 startup loan.

00:15:42.040 The Globe reporting the landlord also wanted nearly $4,000 in overdue rent.

00:15:46.900 The following night, the Globe finding little evidence

00:15:49.340 that the new Saturday policy had solved the bar's problem.

00:15:52.840 A DJ playing to a nearly empty dance floor as the owner,

00:15:56.420 still wearing her KN95, danced alone on the bar's stripper pole.

00:16:02.060 One business having no trouble attracting customers,

00:16:04.900 the Boston Globe.

00:16:06.400 Some before media reporter Max Tanney reporting that,

00:16:08.680 according to a note sent to Globe staff,

00:16:10.460 the story brought in 1,000 new subscriptions Tuesday.

00:16:14.360 The paper's managing editor reportedly calling it,

00:16:16.840 by far our best performing story of the year,

00:16:19.340 and predicting it could break more globe records.

00:16:24.540 That'll do it for your AM update.

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