The Megyn Kelly Show - May 15, 2026


Trumpā€™s Taiwan Talks, Pratt's LA Mayor Momentum, Matthew Perry Counselor Sentencingļ¼š AM Update 5ā§ø15


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A man confesses to murdering his parents after a fight over gender surgery, and a licensed drug counselor tied to Matthew Perry s fatal overdose is sentenced to prison. All that and more coming up in just a moment on Your AM Update with Meghan Kelly ( )!

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00:00:30.000 Good morning, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. It's Friday, May 15th, 2026. And this is your AM
00:00:38.220 update. Both China and the United States stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation.
00:00:46.080 President Trump wrapping up a high stakes summit in China with major flashpoints over Taiwan
00:00:51.380 and Iran. When I'm mayor, one guy is willing to go up to $500 million for Los Angeles.
00:00:58.840 Spencer Pratt's campaign for Los Angeles mayor gaining steam as the former reality star surges in a new poll while racking up support from major business figures.
00:01:07.820 Newly released interrogation footage shows a man calmly confessing to murdering his parents after a fight over his planned gender surgery.
00:01:17.160 And a licensed drug addiction counselor tied to Matthew Perry's fatal overdose sentenced to prison.
00:01:23.760 All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.
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00:02:36.540 President Trump departing Beijing today
00:02:38.620 following a two-day high-stakes summit
00:02:40.660 with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
00:02:43.560 The two leaders meeting for more than two hours
00:02:45.580 at the start of the trip,
00:02:47.020 President Xi offering a public welcome,
00:02:49.160 emphasizing the two countries mutual interests. The people of China and the United States are both
00:02:56.040 great peoples. Achieving the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and making America great
00:03:02.960 again can go hand in hand. We can help each other succeed and advance the well-being of the whole
00:03:10.400 world. We both believe that the China-U.S. relationship is the most important bilateral
00:03:16.820 relationship in the world. We must make it work and never mess it up. Both China and the United
00:03:24.420 States stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation. Our two countries should be
00:03:31.740 partners rather than rivals. But behind closed doors, President Xi reportedly making clear the
00:03:37.920 most sensitive topic for his country remains Taiwan. According to China's foreign ministry,
00:03:43.220 China's leader, warning President Trump that Taiwan is the key issue in the U.S.-China
00:03:48.640 relationship and that if it is mishandled, the two countries could have, quote,
00:03:53.380 clashes or even conflicts. Beijing claiming Taiwan, a small island nation off its coast,
00:03:59.400 as part of China, while Taiwan operates as its own self-governing democracy.
00:04:05.320 For decades, the U.S. walking a careful line on Taiwan, maintaining unofficial ties with the
00:04:10.300 island, supporting its ability to defend itself, and publicly opposing any attempt by China to
00:04:16.220 take it by force. Washington does not formally recognize Taiwan as an independent country,
00:04:21.760 but it does supply Taiwan with weapons. The U.S. approach, known as strategic ambiguity,
00:04:28.240 leaving unclear exactly how far Washington would go to defend Taiwan in an effort to deter China
00:04:34.280 from invading without encouraging Taiwan to formally declare its independence.
00:04:39.840 After the U.S.-China meeting, Secretary of State Marco Rubio telling NBC
00:04:44.040 the U.S. posture toward Taiwan remains unchanged.
00:04:48.460 From our perspective, any forced change in the status quo and the situation that's there now would be bad for both countries.
00:04:54.580 Ultimately, it's featured prominently in President Xi's mandate.
00:04:58.200 In the time he's been in office, he's made clear that what they call reunification,
00:05:01.580 that's what they call it, is something that has to happen at some point.
00:05:04.700 We think it would be a terrible mistake to force that through force or anything of that nature.
00:05:08.280 there would be repercussions for that globally, not just from the United States.
00:05:12.580 And we kind of leave it there.
00:05:13.540 That sort of ambiguity is what I think has defined the way we characterize this issue.
00:05:19.300 And the reason being a strategic ambiguity is we don't want to see conflict.
00:05:22.440 We don't want to see something disruptive happen
00:05:24.280 because I think it would be very disruptive for the world and for both countries.
00:05:28.120 President Xi's warning on Taiwan coming as another major point of tension
00:05:32.140 also loomed over the summit, the U.S. war with Iran
00:05:36.020 and the struggle to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
00:05:39.060 The conflict taking up significant attention inside the summit,
00:05:42.640 with President Trump facing domestic pressure over rising gas prices tied to the disruption
00:05:48.000 and China under pressure as the world's top buyer of Iranian oil.
00:05:52.900 President Trump telling Fox News that President Xi pledged not to provide military equipment to Iran,
00:05:59.080 adding that the two leaders found common ground on the need to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
00:06:04.120 He did offer, he said, if I can be of any help at all, I would like to be of help.
00:06:08.820 He did say that.
00:06:09.580 Yeah, he did say that.
00:06:10.360 And look, anybody that buys that much oil has obviously got some kind of a relationship with him.
00:06:16.480 But he said, I would love to be of help.
00:06:18.140 If I could be of any help whatsoever, he'd like to see the Hormuz Strait open.
00:06:23.680 He said, if I could be of any help whatsoever, I would like to help.
00:06:27.540 Secretary Rubio later clarifying to NBC that the U.S. did not request help from China,
00:06:32.740 but that both sides share the same goal for the crucial waterway.
00:06:37.060 Did President Trump raise the issue of Iran with China?
00:06:39.540 He did, and it was important because the Chinese side said
00:06:43.240 they are not in favor of militarizing the Straits of Hormuz
00:06:46.200 and they're not in favor of a tolling system.
00:06:48.600 And that's our position. 0.95
00:06:50.260 We will never support an Iranian tolling system in the Straits of Hormuz, 0.99
00:06:54.280 nor do we think they have a right to put mines in international waters. 1.00
00:06:57.460 And so it's good that we have alliance or at least agreement on that point.
00:07:00.540 The summit also producing a major economic announcement, President Trump telling Fox
00:07:05.520 that China agreed to order 200 Boeing aircraft.
00:07:10.920 Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt's underdog campaign for L.A. mayor gaining some momentum
00:07:17.000 after a debate between the race's top three candidates earlier this month.
00:07:21.560 A new Emerson College poll showing Mayor Karen Bass still leading the pack with 30 percent
00:07:26.400 support. Pratt in second now with 22%, ahead of Nithya Rahman at 19%. All three candidates
00:07:34.360 gaining ground since March as undecided voters start making up their minds. Bass and Rahman
00:07:39.520 each up 10 points, Pratt up 12, while the share of undecided voters has dropped dramatically from
00:07:45.400 51% to just 16 now. Pratt also gaining support from a growing list of high-powered L.A. business
00:07:52.540 and entertainment figures. The New York Times Dealbook reporting Pratt has drawn backing from
00:07:58.100 names including billionaire financier Dan Loeb, crypto entrepreneurs Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss,
00:08:04.560 LA Lakers controlling owner Jeannie Buss, and more. Producer and Democratic fundraiser Nicole
00:08:10.320 Avant, the wife of Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, also reportedly planning to support him.
00:08:16.860 In a recent appearance on KNX News, Pratt's saying one anonymous billionaire backer is preparing a major donation if he wins.
00:08:25.620 I've met with multiple billionaires this week that when I'm mayor, one guy is willing to already, who did this for New York, his family, they donate $300 million to New York.
00:08:37.460 He's willing to go up to $500 million for Los Angeles.
00:08:41.780 There's people that when I'm mayor, one who privately-
00:08:44.400 Can you say who that is?
00:08:44.940 No, he wants to be the anonymous fund czar.
00:08:48.160 The election is set for June 2nd, and if no candidate clears 50%,
00:08:52.240 the top two finishers advance to a November 3rd runoff.
00:08:57.180 Coming up, newly released interrogation video shows the Utah killer, now known as Mia Bailey,
00:09:03.780 calmly confessing to murdering his parents after a dispute over his planned gender surgery.
00:09:09.540 and the man who helped supply Matthew Perry's fatal dose of ketamine
00:09:13.560 sentenced to prison.
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00:10:24.160 Newly released interrogation footage revealing the chilling moments when Mia Bailey, a man pretending to be a woman, calmly admits to killing his parents.
00:10:33.740 The gruesome double murder occurring June 18, 2024, in Washington City, Utah.
00:10:39.780 Then 28-year-old Bailey, born as Colin Bailey, before legally changing his name.
00:10:45.700 Bailey telling investigators he had wanted to transition since childhood,
00:10:49.660 but said his parents did not learn of it until 2019, roughly five years before the murders.
00:10:55.340 In footage obtained by KUTV, the investigator pressing Bailey on whether his transition
00:11:00.560 had been a major source of conflict with his mother.
00:11:04.400 Was that a big topic of contention between you and her?
00:11:08.320 It was a huge topic, but she was more like, how could I put it?
00:11:13.220 Not very supportive.
00:11:14.240 She was in shock, just didn't say anything.
00:11:16.760 Bailey describing his family dynamic as abusive, saying he was homeless,
00:11:21.760 $20,000 in debt from hormone replacement therapy and other costs tied to his transition.
00:11:28.060 At the time of the murders, Bailey telling investigators he had been planning to proceed
00:11:31.520 with so-called gender reassignment surgery set for the following month.
00:11:36.060 Bailey telling police his insurance was expected to cover roughly half the cost with a payment
00:11:40.880 plan for the rest, and that his father had planned to help cover part of the remaining
00:11:45.340 balance.
00:11:46.440 But Bailey confessing that the final breaking point came when his mother contacted the hospital
00:11:50.980 ahead of the surgery.
00:11:52.520 What led up to it was, well, I got a call from my social worker from the hospital, had one thing going on, and she took that away from me.
00:12:05.560 I guess I don't, can you help me understand, so with you being your age, how is your mom in control of that yes or no?
00:12:12.720 I mean, you're how old? Almost 30?
00:12:14.700 28, yeah.
00:12:15.400 28, yeah.
00:12:16.340 And you're still getting, and your mom is the one that's saying yay or nay on a surgery that has nothing to do with it?
00:12:21.880 It was more like she was trying to sabotage it. 0.98
00:12:25.540 She has always had boundary issues.
00:12:27.580 That's why I never told her where I lived.
00:12:30.120 Do you know what she said?
00:12:31.460 I didn't get the details.
00:12:32.860 She just said some stuff to the doctor.
00:12:35.620 You're going to have to ask the social worker.
00:12:37.460 I was like, well, enough is enough.
00:12:41.420 Taking somebody with me.
00:12:43.260 Bailey then describing going to his parents' home with a gun
00:12:46.380 he said he had purchased from a local pawn shop,
00:12:48.800 running through the door and shooting his mother first. 0.99
00:12:52.580 Bailey then moving to another part of the house to shoot and kill his father.
00:12:56.400 The killer then fleeing the scene, triggering an hours-long manhunt
00:12:59.920 before police finally took him into custody.
00:13:03.140 Bailey telling the investigator he has no regrets.
00:13:06.300 If you could go back to yesterday, would you change the outcome of your mom and dad?
00:13:10.060 I don't think there's any way of changing their minds.
00:13:12.020 If they change their mind, which I know they're not because they're so narcissistic.
00:13:18.800 I mean, it would be played out completely differently.
00:13:23.680 So their answer was on them.
00:13:26.220 They had their chance.
00:13:27.500 I didn't want to become the monster that they made me to be.
00:13:34.380 I really wanted to be good.
00:13:36.740 I really did.
00:13:38.680 But like I said, that was a last resort, a last draw.
00:13:43.640 I don't regret it.
00:13:44.740 I hate them.
00:13:45.320 In November 2025, Bailey pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated murder and one count of aggravated assault,
00:13:53.200 sentenced in December to two consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison,
00:13:58.100 with an additional zero to five-year sentence for aggravated assault.
00:14:02.460 Bailey now serving his sentence at the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison, Utah,
00:14:07.300 where he is housed with male inmates in accordance with his actual sex.
00:14:11.940 Licensed drug addiction counselor Eric Fleming sentenced Wednesday to two years in federal
00:14:19.080 prison, pleading guilty to helping supply the ketamine that led to Friends actor Matthew Perry's
00:14:25.040 fatal overdose in October 2023. 54-year-old Perry found unresponsive in a hot tub at his L.A. home,
00:14:32.340 the L.A. County medical examiner ruling his death an accidental ketamine overdose with
00:14:37.840 drowning, coronary artery disease, and the effects of ruponorphine, a drug used to treat
00:14:43.720 opioid use disorder, listed as contributing factors. Fleming pleading guilty in August
00:14:49.220 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and one count of distribution of ketamine
00:14:54.920 resulting in death. Prosecutors saying Fleming learned through a friend that Perry was looking
00:15:00.160 for ketamine, then helped connect the actor's assistant with drug dealer Jasveen Sanga,
00:15:06.160 known as the Ketamine Queen. Fleming admitting he helped supply 51 10-milliliter vials of
00:15:13.000 ketamine to Perry, including the dose that killed him, despite knowing of Perry's history of drug
00:15:18.720 use. Throughout the prosecution, Fleming cooperating with the government, providing
00:15:22.940 information about others accused of feeding Perry's ketamine addiction. Fleming, one of
00:15:28.060 five people charged in the case, and now the fourth to be sentenced. The so-called Ketamine
00:15:33.400 Queen, receiving the toughest sentence so far, 15 years in federal prison. Fleming initially facing
00:15:40.480 up to 25 years behind bars, with prosecutors ultimately recommending 30 months because of
00:15:46.160 his cooperation. Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handing down a sentence of 24 months in prison
00:15:52.220 plus a $200 fine and three years of supervised release. Fleming speaking to reporters after the
00:15:59.420 hearing. I'm regretfully sorry for the pain and anguish I've caused the family. It's what hurts
00:16:06.600 me the most. Why was it important for you to take a responsibility in court this morning?
00:16:11.280 Because I own it. I own it. I did it and I own it. And I deserved a consequence and I got a
00:16:17.040 consequence. And I just, my chest and heart hurt every day for the pain I've caused not only his
00:16:22.480 family, but the millions of people who adored him. Fleming, who has remained free on bond,
00:16:27.460 ordered to turn himself in within 45 days to begin his prison term.
00:16:34.080 And that'll do it for your AM update. I'm Megyn Kelly. Join me back here for the MK Show,
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