Joe Biden's Incoherent Book Launch, Meghan Markle's Emmy Nom, and Ellen's TRUE Persona, with Adam Carolla | Ep. 1360
Episode of The Megyn Kelly Show · July 15, 2026 · 1 h 42 min
Megyn Kelly and Adam Carolla discuss Democratic political theatrics, the Butler shooting, Joe Biden's book promo, Meghan Markle's Emmy nod, celebrity personas, and the JPMorgan lawsuit.
Summary
Megyn Kelly hosted comedian Adam Carolla for a wide-ranging politics and culture conversation. They mocked Michigan Senate candidate Haley Stevens's campaign speaking style, which Carolla likened to Chris Farley, and criticized Rep. Seth Moulton's profane video about an ICE shooting. Carolla argued that Democratic politicians oscillate between fear and rage rather than governing, that their rhetoric puts both protesters and the president in danger, and that the party's policies and identity politics drive normal people away from running for office. They also discussed Helen Comperatore's claim that the Butler assassination attempt was an inside job, with Carolla saying the government's treatment of Trump made such questions legitimate.
The pair criticized medical school leaders who would not say only biological women give birth, and Kelly accused Moulton of hypocrisy on transgender athletes. Kelly condemned Sunny Hostin and a left-wing podcaster for attacking Lindsey Graham after his death, and described leftist celebration of the murder of British politician Ann Widdecombe. They ridiculed Joe Biden's halting promotional video for his memoir Promise Me America, with Carolla blaming legacy media for having defended Biden's fitness.
In the entertainment segment, Kelly derided the daytime Emmy nomination for Meghan Markle's Netflix series With Love, Meghan, citing poor reviews, while Carolla argued awards have been devalued. Carolla contended that performers with saccharine public personas, such as Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O'Donnell, are often cruel to staff, recounting his own observations. They discussed Brad Pitt's children dropping his surname, with Carolla suggesting Angelina Jolie turned them against him, Alec Baldwin's self-focused tribute to Sam Neill, and Miley Cyrus's regret over her 2013 hypersexualized persona. The episode closed with an update on Chirayu Rana's lawsuit against JPMorgan and Lorna Hajdini, whom Carolla said he believed.
Chapters
- 0:01
Intro and Haley Stevens's campaign persona
Kelly previews the episode and plays a clip of Michigan Senate candidate Haley Stevens, which Carolla compares to Chris Farley.
- 5:59
Emotion and theatrics in Democratic politics
Carolla and Kelly criticize Seth Moulton's profane ICE video and argue Democrats alternate between fear and rage.
- 12:40
Butler widow's inside-job claim
Helen Comperatore's claim that the Butler shooting involved the government prompts discussion of institutional trust.
- 20:24
Democrats' thin bench and identity politics
The hosts compare old and new Stevens clips and Carolla argues Democratic policies and identity requirements repel normal candidates.
- 28:28
Medical schools, gender, and Moulton on trans athletes
A congressional hearing clip leads to discussion of gender ideology, compliance through fear, masculinity, and COVID as a litmus test.
- 37:29
Reactions to Lindsey Graham's death and Ann Widdecombe's murder
Kelly and Carolla condemn commentators celebrating the deaths of political opponents in the U.S. and UK.
- 52:28
Joe Biden's book promo
The hosts mock Biden's promotional video for Promise Me America and criticize media coverage of his fitness.
- 1:00:06
Meghan Markle's Emmy nomination
Kelly reviews the poor reception of With Love, Meghan and Carolla argues awards are now meaningless.
- 1:08:38
Ellen, Rosie, and fake nice personas
Carolla and Kelly argue that sweet public personas mask mistreatment of staff, contrasting them with Trump and Bill Maher.
- 1:19:22
Brad Pitt's children drop his name
Carolla suggests Angelina Jolie turned the children against Pitt, and Kelly draws a parallel to Mia Farrow.
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1:27:17Alec Baldwin's Sam Neill tribute and Miley Cyrus's regrets
The hosts critique Baldwin's self-focused tribute and discuss Miley Cyrus regretting her 2013 persona and Matt Lauer's interview.
- 1:39:08
JPMorgan lawsuit update
Kelly updates the Rana lawsuit's move to federal court and Hajdini's counterclaim, and Carolla says he believes her.
Key points
What was said, by whom, with the exact words. Timestamps jump to the moment.
- Adam Carolla
Carolla argues that politicians are dominated by emotional displays rather than working on policy.
“Everyone is crying. Everyone is emoting. Everyone's talking about feelings. How about you just get to work, man?”
- Adam Carolla
Carolla argues that Democratic rhetoric urging confrontation leads to shootings of protesters and the president.
“So Democrats, you're getting the president shot at and you're also getting your own fans shot at as well”
Listen from 12:33 · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly notes that the Secret Service reportedly did not speak with Helen Comperatore until about a year after the shooting.
“the Secret Service didn't even come to talk to her until something like a year after the events at Butler, Pennsylvania”
Listen from 15:20 · Butler, Pennsylvania assassination attempt
- Adam Carolla
Carolla argues that given the government's efforts against Trump, a government-sponsored assassination attempt should be open for discussion.
“Why is an assassination attempt sponsored by the government? Why is that not a conversation we can have if”
Listen from 16:44 · Butler, Pennsylvania assassination attempt
- Adam Carolla
Carolla is hopeful the truth about such cases will emerge because modern events leave electronic records.
“I think there's electronic paper trails now that in the past we couldn't, we didn't have”
Listen from 19:15 · Conspiracy theories in the United States
- Adam Carolla
Carolla contends that Democratic policies deter normal people from running for office as Democrats.
“Democrats ideas are now so batshit crazy that it's going to eliminate a lot of normal people”
Listen from 23:42 · 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan
- Adam Carolla
Carolla argues white Democratic candidates without an identity category adopt quirky personas to stand out.
“Well, if you're just a plain old white person and you don't get to any intersectional boxes, then you have to be weird because weird is your box”
Listen from 26:38 · 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly accuses Seth Moulton of feigning a shift on transgender athletes after 2024 before voting against girls' sports protections.
“came out after the 2024 election and he read the tea leaves. He saw that the trans issue was one of the major issues”
- Adam Carolla
Carolla proposes that a man's behavior during COVID is the test of whether he is genuinely masculine.
“So show me your record on COVID and I'll tell you whether you're a wussy with a P or not”
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly, despite her criticism of Graham's pro-war stance, says attacking him right after his death is classless.
“in bad taste, distasteful and just classless to dump on the guy right after he dies”
- Adam Carolla
Carolla argues the January 6 riot has been exaggerated given its short duration.
“January 6th was a riot that started after 2 p.m. and was done before 5 p.m”
- Adam Carolla
Carolla blames the legacy media rather than Biden for pushing the narrative that Biden was fit for office.
“It's the legacy media that they should be embarrassed that they tried to push this narrative”
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly says the Afghanistan withdrawal was Biden's lowest moment and permanently damaged his polling.
“Afghanistan was his lowest moment. His those his polls dropped precipitously in August of 2021, and they never recovered”
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly asserts With Love, Meghan was effectively canceled after one season that was split and spun as a renewal.
“They filmed all the episodes at the same time and broke them into two parts. And they tried to spin that to us as a renewal”
- Adam Carolla
Carolla argues Hollywood awards have lost value because they are handed out to insiders.
“Nobody gives a shit anymore because they just hand them out to their friends”
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly relays a secondhand account that Ellen DeGeneres's production staff were forbidden from making eye contact with her.
“You were not allowed to look Ellen in the eye if you were on her production staff”
- Adam Carolla
Carolla recounts observing that Ellen DeGeneres's staff seemed fearful when he appeared on her show years ago.
“And Ellen's staff was scared shitless when I showed up to do it X amount of years ago”
- Adam Carolla
Carolla praises Trump for bringing former critics like Marco Rubio into his cabinet.
“Marco Rubio is a superstar in the Trump cabinet”
- Adam Carolla
Carolla suggests Angelina Jolie turned the couple's children against Brad Pitt.
“I think she's nuts and I think she was trying to poison the kids or brainwash the kids”
Listen from 1:22:27 · Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie custody dispute
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly offers as a parallel her opinion that Mia Farrow turned Dylan Farrow against Woody Allen.
“My own belief is that Dylan Farrow was completely mind poisoned by Mia Farrow”
Listen from 1:24:39 · Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie custody dispute
- Adam Carolla
Carolla argues that women who adopt a liberated sexual lifestyle are often miserable because it goes against their nature.
“They're all the ones who practice this lifestyle are usually on the left and usually insanely miserable”
- Adam Carolla
Carolla says he believes Lorna Hajdini because genuine predators typically have multiple victims.
“So unless we can produce any other victims, I completely believe her”
Listen from 1:42:49 · JPMorgan Chase sexual harassment lawsuit
People
In the conversation
- Megyn KellyConservative broadcaster and podcaster
- Adam CarollaAmerican comedian, radio personality, and host of The Adam Carolla Show
Discussed
- Corey ComperatoreFirefighter killed at the 2024 Butler, Pennsylvania Trump rally
- Thomas CrooksGunman in the Butler, Pennsylvania assassination attempt
- Donald TrumpPresident of the United States whose conduct of the Iran war is the episode's main subject
- Lindsey GrahamU.S. Senator named by Kelly as an advocate for the Iran war
- Ann WiddecombeFormer British Conservative MP and Brexit Party MEP, murdered at age 78
- Ellen DeGeneresComedian and former talk show host
- Rosie O'DonnellComedian and former talk show host
- Brad PittAmerican actor
- Angelina JolieAmerican actress and Pitt's ex-wife
- Sam NeillActor whose death was discussed
- Lorna HajdiniJPMorgan Chase executive director accused in a sexual harassment lawsuit
- Chirayu RanaFormer JPMorgan banker suing Hajdini and the bank
- Kamala HarrisFormer Vice President mentioned as a potential California endorser
- Marco RubioU.S. Secretary of State who defended the Iran campaign at a cabinet meeting
- Mia FarrowActress, mother of Dylan Farrow
- Karen BassMayor of Los Angeles, referenced regarding city-level policy conflicts
- Bill MaherComedian and talk show host
Topics
- Butler, Pennsylvania assassination attempt
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan
- Promise Me America
- With Love, Meghan
- Death of Lindsey Graham
- Ellen DeGeneres workplace controversy
- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie custody dispute
- JPMorgan Chase sexual harassment lawsuit
- Murder of Ann Widdecombe
- Transgender athletes in women's sports
- Masculinity
- Conspiracy theories in the United States
- Emmy Awards
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From the publisher
Megyn Kelly is joined by Adam Carolla, host of the Adam Carolla Show, to discuss Haley Stevens’ bizarre campaign trail appearance making her sound like Chris Farley, Seth Moulton’s trying to sound tough while cursing about ICE on social media, the growing role of emotion and political theatrics in today’s discourse, Corey Comperatore’s widow saying she believes the Butler assassination attempt was an inside job and the American government is involved, the debate over public trust in government institutions, how terrible a candidate Haley Stevens appears to be, the Democrats having no bench, why identity politics has become a requirement for Democratic candidates, the even more extreme gender policies touted by the left, Joe Biden's mumbling through his new book trailer, his complete inability to speak coherently, Meghan Markle’s receiving an Emmy nomination for her terrible Netflix show, the terrible reviews and her surface "lifestyle" advice in the series, the gap between Ellen DeGeneres’ and Rosie O’Donnell’s public personas and private reputations, the horrible way Ellen reportedly treats her staff, why several of Brad Pitt’s children have dropped the "Pitt" surname, whether Angelina Jolie turned the children against their father during and after the divorce, Miley Cyrus regretting her overly sexualized persona, and more. More from Carolla: https://adamcarolla.com/ SimpliSafe: Visit https://simplisafe.com/MEGYN to claim 50% off any new system! The Wellness Company: Don’t let a sudden illness derail your summer—secure your peace of mind and save $45 on a Medical Emergency Kit today by visiting https://UrgentCareKit.com/MK and using promo code MK. Herald Group: Learn more at https://GuardYourCard.com Supersure Insurance: Upgrade your business insurance to a year-round SuperAgency at https://Supersure.com/Megyn
Summary, chapters and key points were generated from the episode transcript on September 30, 2026. Quotes are checked word for word against the transcript.