MAGA vs. Establishment Over Hegseth, and Key SCOTUS Case About Protecting Kids, with Michael Knowles and AG Skrmetti | Ep. 958

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Dec 5, 2024

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Jonathan Skrmetti

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Michael Knowles

Michael Knowles, host of "The Michael Knowles Show" and a prominent commentator on political issues, joins Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, known for defending state laws on gender-affirming care. They dive into the political maneuvering surrounding Pete Hegseth's nomination as Defense Secretary, exploring the tensions within the GOP and implications for outsider candidates. Skrmetti discusses a pivotal Supreme Court case on transgender rights for minors, highlighting the contrasting views among justices and the broader societal impacts of such legal battles.

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ANECDOTE

Past Infidelities

Pete Hegseth admits to past infidelity but claims to have changed his ways.
RFK Jr. has a more extensive checkered past.

INSIGHT

Personal Pasts as a Disqualification

The media's focus on nominees' personal lives sets a dangerous precedent.
Many qualified candidates could be disqualified if this becomes the norm.

ANECDOTE

Anonymous Allegations Against Hegseth

Pete Hegseth paid a settlement after a rape allegation, which the media now wants him to disclose.
This is despite all allegations against him being anonymous, with on-the-record refutations.

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Megyn Kelly is joined by The Daily Wire's Michael Knowles, host of "The Michael Knowles Show," to talk about whether Pete Hegseth will remain Trump's Defense Secretary nominee, the growing tension between the political establishment on both sides and outsider candidates, why if Hegseth falls RFK Jr. and Tulsi could be next, Sen. Joni Ernst’s is trying to tank the Hegseth nomination behind-the-scenes, whether she wants the job herself, if Ron DeSantis could be swapped in as the nominee or if MAGA will push back, the growing feud between Morning Joe and their guest David Frum, Frum's joke about Fox News and Hegseth that started it all, Esquire forced to correct and retract an article based around a presidential pardon for George H.W. Bush's son Neil that never happened, The View host Ana Navarro hilariously writing about made-up person "Hunter deButts" getting a pardon from Woodrow Wilson, and more. Then Jonathan Skrmetti, Tennessee Attorney General, to talk about the Supreme Court arguments yesterday in the highly contentious case regarding "trans medical care" for minors, the apparent partisan divide on the issue among the Supreme Court justices, what the result of the case could mean for "trans" issues in America, and more.

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