Michael Knowles
American conservative commentator and host of The Michael Knowles Show at The Daily Wire
Michael Knowles (American conservative commentator and host of The Michael Knowles Show at The Daily Wire) has appeared as a guest on 3 episodes in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Death of Lindsey Graham, 2026 United States midterm elections, United States war with Iran.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
Death of Lindsey Graham
Knowles said he wanted Graham's replacement to be a reliable Republican vote rather than the most experienced candidate.
“I want a reliable Republican vote who is going to advance the president's agenda for the remainder of this term”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Lindsey Graham's Legacy, McConnell's "Proof of Life," and the Robinson Video You DIDN'T See, with Knowles, Posobiec, and Fitz | Ep. 1358 (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 21:07
Knowles recounted that Graham was the funniest guest he ever interviewed.
“Lindsey Graham, I can say, is the single funniest guest I have ever interviewed on any show”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Lindsey Graham's Legacy, McConnell's "Proof of Life," and the Robinson Video You DIDN'T See, with Knowles, Posobiec, and Fitz | Ep. 1358 (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 7:12
Knowles claimed both sides mock opponents' deaths but the left does so far more.
“Yes, both sides do it. But the left does it a lot more than the right”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Lindsey Graham's Legacy, McConnell's "Proof of Life," and the Robinson Video You DIDN'T See, with Knowles, Posobiec, and Fitz | Ep. 1358 (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 7:12
2026 United States midterm elections
Knowles acknowledged that historical precedent points to a Republican midterm rout, with court rulings an open question.
“by all historical precedent, Republicans should be probably blown out of the water in the midterms”
The Megyn Kelly Show: What Got CUT From CBS' Netanyahu Interview, Plus Spencer Pratt's Secret Ingredient, with Michael Knowles | Ep. 1314 (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 1:03:45
Knowles said court decisions and redistricting could net Republicans about 14 House seats.
“we are looking at a potential gain of 14 congressional seats for Republicans”
The Megyn Kelly Show: What Got CUT From CBS' Netanyahu Interview, Plus Spencer Pratt's Secret Ingredient, with Michael Knowles | Ep. 1314 (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 59:57
- Prediction · due Nov 2026
Knowles predicts Republicans could lose both the House and Senate if the Iran war continues into the summer.
“if this continues into May, June, July, I mean, the Republicans certainly can kiss the House of Representatives goodbye, but they might kiss the Senate goodbye”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Sham "Dignity" Amnesty Bill, and the Crucial Lebanon Factor, with Michael Knowles and Ana Kasparian | Ep. 1292 (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 39:42
United States war with Iran
Knowles said winding down the war is probably right because ousting the Iranian regime is basically impossible under current conditions.
“So any way to wind this thing down, I think, is probably the right thing to do because the probability of ousting that regime under current political conditions, I think, is basically zero”
The Megyn Kelly Show: What Got CUT From CBS' Netanyahu Interview, Plus Spencer Pratt's Secret Ingredient, with Michael Knowles | Ep. 1314 (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 45:51
Knowles argued the Iran war lacked a clear objective and so failed the just-war requirement of a reasonable probability of success.
“in order to establish a just war, you need to have a reasonable probability of success, which means you have to know exactly what your objective is”
The Megyn Kelly Show: What Got CUT From CBS' Netanyahu Interview, Plus Spencer Pratt's Secret Ingredient, with Michael Knowles | Ep. 1314 (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 45:40
Knowles says he opposed the strikes on Iran before they occurred and considers himself an Iran skeptic.
“I argued against strikes on Iran before it happened. I am very much an Iran skeptic”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Sham "Dignity" Amnesty Bill, and the Crucial Lebanon Factor, with Michael Knowles and Ana Kasparian | Ep. 1292 (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 38:21
Murder of Iryna Zarutska
Knowles says federal intervention is the only remaining option when blue states decline to enforce the law.
“The blue cities, the blue states have made clear they want these killers on the streets. They don't want to enforce the law”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Sham "Dignity" Amnesty Bill, and the Crucial Lebanon Factor, with Michael Knowles and Ana Kasparian | Ep. 1292 (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 34:41
Knowles argues the reaction to the Zarutska case shows Democrats will excuse crimes that don't fit their racial narrative.
“if the crime doesn't match our racial criteria, we're going to let the criminals off the hook, and we're not even going to let you talk about it”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Sham "Dignity" Amnesty Bill, and the Crucial Lebanon Factor, with Michael Knowles and Ana Kasparian | Ep. 1292 (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 28:37
Amnesty and immigration policy in the United States
Knowles argues asylum claims from those crossing the southern border are essentially all economic rather than political.
“The asylum claims are basically all nonsense. The people who are coming across the border illegally are economic migrants”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Sham "Dignity" Amnesty Bill, and the Crucial Lebanon Factor, with Michael Knowles and Ana Kasparian | Ep. 1292 (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 15:01
Knowles argues Republican donors, not voters, want amnesty because it supplies cheap labor.
“But some Republican donors want it because they benefit from the slave labor that we get from mass migration”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Sham "Dignity" Amnesty Bill, and the Crucial Lebanon Factor, with Michael Knowles and Ana Kasparian | Ep. 1292 (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 11:19
Transgender identity
Knowles asserted mental-health outcomes do not improve after gender transition.
“We all know that the rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide do not decrease after the transition”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Lindsey Graham's Legacy, McConnell's "Proof of Life," and the Robinson Video You DIDN'T See, with Knowles, Posobiec, and Fitz | Ep. 1358 (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 46:46
Masculinity
Knowles argued Democrats lost men primarily over sexual and gender ideology.
“It was the feminism leading into the gay rights stuff, reaching its apotheosis with the transgender ideology, specifically transing the kids”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Lindsey Graham's Legacy, McConnell's "Proof of Life," and the Robinson Video You DIDN'T See, with Knowles, Posobiec, and Fitz | Ep. 1358 (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 38:23
Mitch McConnell health concerns
- Can’t be judged
Knowles predicted the truth about McConnell's condition would not emerge until around August 3.
“we're probably not going to find out until my estimate would be August 3rd”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Lindsey Graham's Legacy, McConnell's "Proof of Life," and the Robinson Video You DIDN'T See, with Knowles, Posobiec, and Fitz | Ep. 1358 (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 33:39
Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination
Knowles credited Graham with helping secure Kavanaugh's confirmation.
“We might not have a Justice Kavanaugh if not for Lindsey Graham”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Lindsey Graham's Legacy, McConnell's "Proof of Life," and the Robinson Video You DIDN'T See, with Knowles, Posobiec, and Fitz | Ep. 1358 (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 9:39
JPMorgan Chase sexual harassment lawsuit
Knowles called Rana's allegations fantasy and predicted he would not win any money.
“it comes from this guy's crazy fantasies and i suspect he will not be getting a single dollar”
The Megyn Kelly Show: What Got CUT From CBS' Netanyahu Interview, Plus Spencer Pratt's Secret Ingredient, with Michael Knowles | Ep. 1314 (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 1:34:04
CBS News
Knowles questioned why CBS, which had positioned itself as fairer to conservatives, ran a hostile segment on Pratt.
“After CBS had been positioning itself as being the network most fair and favorable to conservatives, why would they go out and really smack down the most exciting local candidate?”
The Megyn Kelly Show: What Got CUT From CBS' Netanyahu Interview, Plus Spencer Pratt's Secret Ingredient, with Michael Knowles | Ep. 1314 (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 1:23:51
2026 Los Angeles mayoral election
Knowles said he supports Spencer Pratt but doubts he can win in Los Angeles.
“there's just not a ton of evidence that Pratt's gonna be able to get the lift that is required”
The Megyn Kelly Show: What Got CUT From CBS' Netanyahu Interview, Plus Spencer Pratt's Secret Ingredient, with Michael Knowles | Ep. 1314 (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 1:15:08
American Revolution
Knowles argued Ocasio-Cortez's claim was the opposite of the truth, since many leading revolutionaries were among the wealthiest colonists.
“a reconsideration of the American Revolution should really make us love billionaires even more”
The Megyn Kelly Show: What Got CUT From CBS' Netanyahu Interview, Plus Spencer Pratt's Secret Ingredient, with Michael Knowles | Ep. 1314 (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 1:10:57
Strait of Hormuz
Knowles described the dueling blockades as a dangerous game of chicken between a global recession and Iran's oil infrastructure, especially in a midterm year.
“What's gonna happen first, a global recession or the Iranian oil pipes bursting? And that's a very, very dangerous game, especially in a midterm year”
The Megyn Kelly Show: What Got CUT From CBS' Netanyahu Interview, Plus Spencer Pratt's Secret Ingredient, with Michael Knowles | Ep. 1314 (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 49:44
Dignity Act
Knowles claims the Dignity Act would grant amnesty and a pathway to citizenship despite Salazar's denials.
“The bill would literally give not only amnesty, but a pathway to citizenship for untold numbers of so-called dreamers”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Sham "Dignity" Amnesty Bill, and the Crucial Lebanon Factor, with Michael Knowles and Ana Kasparian | Ep. 1292 (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 7:56
Predictions
1 pending
- Can’t be judged
Knowles predicted the truth about McConnell's condition would not emerge until around August 3.
“we're probably not going to find out until my estimate would be August 3rd”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Lindsey Graham's Legacy, McConnell's "Proof of Life," and the Robinson Video You DIDN'T See, with Knowles, Posobiec, and Fitz | Ep. 1358 (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 33:39 · Mitch McConnell health concerns
Knowles did not define what 'the truth' about McConnell's condition meant. McConnell's office said on July 12, 2026 that a fall and pneumonia caused his hospitalization, gave another update about 10 days before August 6, and said on August 6 that he had left rehab to recover at home, but critics still questioned his transparency. Because no clear revelation happened on or around August 3, the estimate cannot be confirmed or refuted.
Sources: Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for a month and his team won't say why. Here's what we know · Mitch McConnell says he was hospitalized due to a fall and contracted pneumonia - The Washington Post · US Senator McConnell says he's been discharged from rehabilitation centre · Mitch McConnell Proof of Life Photo Sparks A.I. Conspiracy Theories
Checked Oct 10, 2026
- Prediction · due Nov 2026
Knowles predicts Republicans could lose both the House and Senate if the Iran war continues into the summer.
“if this continues into May, June, July, I mean, the Republicans certainly can kiss the House of Representatives goodbye, but they might kiss the Senate goodbye”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Sham "Dignity" Amnesty Bill, and the Crucial Lebanon Factor, with Michael Knowles and Ana Kasparian | Ep. 1292 (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 39:42 · 2026 United States midterm elections
Appearances
Lindsey Graham's Legacy, McConnell's "Proof of Life," and the Robinson Video You DIDN'T See, with Knowles, Posobiec, and Fitz | Ep. 1358The Megyn Kelly Show · Jul 13, 2026 · 1 h 42 min
Megyn Kelly discusses Lindsey Graham's death, McConnell's health and Elliot Page with Michael Knowles, then the Tyler Robinson hearing with Jack Posobiec and James Fitzgerald.
- What Got CUT From CBS' Netanyahu Interview, Plus Spencer Pratt's Secret Ingredient, with Michael Knowles | Ep. 1314
The Megyn Kelly Show · May 11, 2026 · 1 h 41 min
Megyn Kelly dissects the unaired parts of CBS's Netanyahu interview, then discusses Iran, redistricting, Spencer Pratt's LA mayoral run and the JPMorgan lawsuit with Michael Knowles.
- Sham "Dignity" Amnesty Bill, and the Crucial Lebanon Factor, with Michael Knowles and Ana Kasparian | Ep. 1292
The Megyn Kelly Show · Apr 9, 2026 · 1 h 38 min
Megyn Kelly discusses the Dignity Act amnesty bill with Michael Knowles, then debates Israel, Lebanon and the Iran ceasefire with Ana Kasparian.
Often appears with
- Megyn Kelly · 3 shared episodes
- Jack Posobiec · 1 shared episode
- James Fitzgerald · 1 shared episode
- Benjamin Netanyahu · 1 shared episode
- Donald Trump · 1 shared episode
- Spencer Pratt · 1 shared episode
- Ana Kasparian · 1 shared episode