Megyn Kelly: “Every other week, there's a story about how much money the Trump family's making”
Kelly: “But the American people are suffering mightily as a result of this economy and inflation and, in particular, high gas prices”
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From the September 28, 2026, edition of SiriusXM's The Megyn Kelly Show, posted on YouTube
MARK HALPERIN (GUEST): I'm talking to Republican campaigns, to consultants and candidates involved in contested races, and they say, the worry is any close race, they'll lose because they've lost a lot of support from independents. And you need to inspire your base, but you need independents. And right now, independents are just in a mood to send a message to the Republican Party in most places, not every place, that they want to change. They want the war to end. They want gas prices to be lower. They want some consideration given to checking AI and data centers.
MEGYN KELLY (HOST): Yep. I'm an independent. I can relate to those things. I wouldn't be voting Democrat, but I'm feeling what everyone's feeling, which is like, what happened? How do we get bogged down in an Iranian war that no one supports? Why is the White House trying so hard to turn AI into a red versus blue issue rather than actually considering whether people have legitimate fears and concerns around it? You know, like every other week, there's a story about how much money the Trump family's making, but the American people are suffering mightily as a result of this economy and inflation and, in particular, high gas prices.
And God forbid you come anywhere near needing diesel gasoline, which almost everyone does. I mean, if you drive a truck, you need diesel gasoline. If you operate heavy machinery, you need diesel gasoline. If you fly in a plane, you're paying for it. It's like — it's everywhere. As Doug Brunt — author of The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel and now the follow-up, which is The Lost Empire of Emmanuel Nobel — pointed out to us. But diesel's everywhere. Everybody's feeling the punch. We're almost $6.50 now per gallon. So people are sick of it. They just — they just want their own lives to be improved.
HALPERIN: Yeah, you know, if there is a big blue wave, I think we'll look back and we'll say, duh. Like he said he wouldn't get us into a forever war. We're stuck in a war. He said he would lower prices. Prices of a lot of stuff, including energy, as he said, is up. And then two other things, one you referenced and one I'll add, the corruption stuff and the profit the profiteering. It may be all legal. The Trump family can say, oh, look at what Hunter Biden did. But I hear it from Republicans all the time, all the time —
KELLY: Same.
HALPERIN: People who voted for Donald Trump three times, who just say, it's just too much. While American families are struggling, it's just too much.
And then lastly it's healthcare. It's not like Democrats have super ideas on healthcare that are foolproof, but the failure to address the cost of healthcare, all the normal things, higher premiums, higher copays, higher deductibles, it's just — it's a big problem, and Republicans passed a law that restricted some people's access to healthcare. And that has a lot of people, including in red states, just saying again, at a time when people are struggling, help them with healthcare. Don't hurt them.