New Video of WHCD Shooter, and Major Questions About Male Accuser in JP Morgan Exec Story, with Buck Sexton, Isabel Brown, and Priya Patel | Ep. 1308
Episode of The Megyn Kelly Show · May 1, 2026 · 1 h 47 min
Megyn Kelly, Buck Sexton, Isabel Brown and Priya Patel discuss the WHCD shooting video, the Iran war and gas prices, the JPMorgan lawsuit, voting rights and culture.
Summary
Megyn Kelly opened with newly released Department of Justice surveillance video of Cole Allen, charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, showing him walking the Washington Hilton the night before and running past a magnetometer checkpoint. Kelly criticized Secret Service Director Sean Curran's statement that he would not change anything about the site setup.
Buck Sexton, drawing on his CIA and NYPD intelligence background, gave the Secret Service a B or B-minus, praising the officers who returned fire but faulting the lack of a blocking position at the checkpoint. The two then turned to the Iran war: Kelly called claims that Iran was near a nuclear weapon propaganda and warned of inflation from the Strait of Hormuz disruption, while Sexton argued a lasting outcome would require regime change and predicted a limited deal allowing the U.S. to claim victory. Both expressed concern that the war and gas prices were hurting Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterms, citing Mark Halperin's warning of a possible blue wave.
Isabel Brown and Priya Patel joined to discuss reports that the anonymous male plaintiff in the JPMorgan harassment suit was not the executive's subordinate; all three expressed disbelief in the allegations and Kelly and Brown opposed anonymous filing. They criticized reactions by The View hosts and Kamala Harris to the Supreme Court's voting rights ruling, Emily Blunt's career advice, and falling birth and sex rates highlighted by Ben Sasse. The panel praised Rep. Brandon Gill's questioning of abortion-rights witness Jessica Waters at a FACE Act hearing, and closed by criticizing Lisa Kudrow's comments about the Friends writers' room.
Chapters
- 0:00
New video of the WHCD shooter
Kelly reviewed DOJ surveillance footage of Cole Allen before and during the attack and Secret Service Director Sean Curran's defense of his agency.
- 8:24
Buck Sexton assesses the security response
Sexton analyzed the officers' response, checkpoint weaknesses, the ballroom debate, and graded the Secret Service a B.
- 29:01
Iran war, ceasefire and gas prices
Kelly and Sexton debated nuclear justifications, regime change, a possible deal and inflation from the Strait of Hormuz.
- 44:21
Midterm fallout
Mark Halperin's warning of a Republican wipeout prompted discussion of the war's political costs.
- 51:29
JPMorgan lawsuit update
Kelly, Brown and Patel discussed revelations about the male accuser and the use of John Doe filings.
- 1:02:17
Voting Rights Act ruling reactions
The panel criticized The View hosts and Kamala Harris over their responses to the Supreme Court ruling.
- 1:14:47
Emily Blunt's job advice
The panel called Blunt's advice to quit unfulfilling jobs out of touch amid youth unemployment.
- 1:18:36
Falling birth rates and young men
Ben Sasse's remarks on declining sex and births led to discussion of marriage, happiness and masculinity.
Linked moment · 1:28:31Skip to 1:28:31 using a listen link in the info box.
1:28:31Brandon Gill and the FACE Act hearing
The panel praised Gill's graphic questioning of abortion-rights witness Jessica Waters.
- 1:37:04
Lisa Kudrow and the Friends writers
Kelly and the guests criticized Kudrow's comments on the Friends writers' room and reminisced about the show.
Key points
What was said, by whom, with the exact words. Timestamps jump to the moment.
- Buck Sexton
Sexton argued the lack of a physical blocking position at the magnetometers was a demerit for security.
“There should have at least been a physical presence there, which would have slowed them down more”
Listen from 17:56 · 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting
- Buck Sexton
Sexton argued the planned White House ballroom makes sense because hotel venues are hard to secure.
“I know people get so mad when Trump says and his team saying this is why the ballroom makes sense”
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly said the White House Correspondents' Dinner will never be held in a White House ballroom because it is a press-hosted event.
“This event is never going into a White House ballroom. It's just not going to”
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly argued such events are planned on the assumption nothing will happen, rather than expecting an attack.
“They plan them now thinking nothing will happen, whereas the assumption should be something absolutely is going to happen”
Listen from 25:10 · 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting
- Buck Sexton
Sexton graded the Secret Service's performance at the dinner a B or B-minus, far better than its failure at Butler.
“Maybe getting a gentleman's B or a B minus for the performance on this one”
- Buck Sexton
Sexton said the Secret Service long functioned mainly as a chauffeur and crowd-control agency and needs institutional reform.
“was really a chauffeur and crowd control agency. It's just a fact, okay?”
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly called claims that the war was needed to stop an imminent Iranian nuclear weapon propaganda, citing U.S. intelligence assessments.
“The intelligence community assessed that Iran was not anywhere near getting a nuclear bomb”
- Buck Sexton
Sexton argued the war must be a regime change war to reach a successful long-term conclusion.
“It has to be a regime change war for it to come to a successful conclusion because we're talking about getting concessions”
- Buck Sexton
Sexton dismissed the idea that Kurdish forces could topple the Iranian government.
“Kurds aren't going to run roughshod over the Iranian military and take over Iran”
- Buck Sexton
Sexton predicted Iran will concede just enough for the U.S. to claim victory while the regime remains.
“The Iranians will agree to just enough that we can say the Iranians that we fundamentally won”
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly disputed Trump's claim that gas prices will drop immediately after the war, warning of coming inflation from the Hormuz disruption.
“The rolling inflation that's coming our way as a result of what's been happening in the strait is coming like a tidal wave”
- Buck Sexton
Sexton said he had warned Trump supporters early that the first year would be the high point before a Democratic backlash.
“enjoy this, guys. This is as good as it's going to get”
- Isabel Brown
Brown argued false allegations in the Me Too era damage reputations and undermine genuine harassment cases.
“it really cheapens what happens in actual circumstances of sexual harassment and assault”
Listen from 56:15 · JPMorgan Chase sexual harassment lawsuit
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly said she did not believe the male plaintiff's allegations against the JPMorgan executive.
“Maybe he'll prove me wrong in court, but I don't believe one word of it”
Listen from 57:13 · JPMorgan Chase sexual harassment lawsuit
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly argued alleged sexual assault victims should not be allowed to file anonymously as John or Jane Doe.
“I don't think there should be a special exception for outing your identity just because you claim to be a sexual assault victim”
Listen from 58:56 · JPMorgan Chase sexual harassment lawsuit
- Priya Patel
Patel argued drawing districts for specific races disenfranchises other races in those districts.
“by empowering or drawing districts for races specifically, you inherently disenfranchise other races in these districts”
- Isabel Brown
Brown said Gen Z faces a severe youth unemployment crisis.
“There are 10 million members of our generation that can't find a job”
- Isabel Brown
Brown cited Institute for Family Studies research that young married parents are markedly happier than unmarried childless peers.
“married men with children under 35 are two and a half times happier than their unmarried childless counterparts”
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly said she would address falling sex and birth rates by empowering young men to pursue dating assertively.
“I would start with young men and, and like making them feel empowered to ask for a date”
- Priya Patel
Patel argued Me Too and feminism have alienated young men and blurred traditional gender roles.
“Me Too has very much disenfranchised young men among many other movements, feminism being one of them”
- Isabel Brown
Brown praised Brandon Gill's questioning of the abortion-rights witness and called for more lawmakers like him.
“I truly believe Congress needs 535 Brandon Gills”
Listen from 1:34:04 · Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly argued women seeking abortions should be required to view an image of the fetus as a matter of informed consent.
“at the bare minimum seems to be that we can require them to look at the child they created”
People
In the conversation
- Megyn KellyConservative broadcaster and podcaster
- Buck SextonFormer CIA analyst, co-host of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, and author of Manufacturing Delusion
- Isabel BrownConservative commentator and host of The Isabel Brown Show on The Daily Wire
- Priya PatelConservative influencer and political commentator based in Los Angeles
Discussed
- Cole AllenMan described by Pape as the third would-be assassin of Trump, an engineer who wrote a manifesto
- Jeanine PirroU.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia who released the surveillance video
- Susan CrabtreeRealClearPolitics reporter who reported the suspect tripped before being subdued
- Jared KushnerBusinessman and Trump's son-in-law, adviser in the first Trump administration
- Tulsi GabbardDirector of National Intelligence
- Lorna HajdiniJPMorgan Chase executive director accused in a sexual harassment lawsuit
- Clarence ThomasU.S. Supreme Court justice in the voting rights ruling majority
- Samuel AlitoSupreme Court justice rumored to be considering retirement
- Jasmine CrockettU.S. representative from Texas
- Lisa KudrowActress from Friends whose Times of London interview was discussed
- Michael Patrick KingSex and the City writer co-writing The Comeback with Kudrow
Topics
- 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting
- United States Secret Service
- United States war with Iran
- Gas prices and inflation
- 2026 United States midterm elections
- JPMorgan Chase sexual harassment lawsuit
- Louisiana v. Callais
- Voting Rights Act of 1965
- Declining birth rates
- Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act
- Friends (TV series)
- Strait of Hormuz
- Butler, Pennsylvania assassination attempt
- White House ballroom project
- Crisis of boys and young men
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From the publisher
Megyn Kelly begins the show discussing breaking news about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner would-be assassin and new video footage showing the shooter walking freely, what the video reveals about the opportunities law enforcement had to stop this incident, and more. Then Buck Sexton, author of "Manufacturing Delusion," joins to discuss major security failures leading up to the WHCD shooting, what law enforcement got right in the moment, why President Trump requires a different level of security than other presidents, one potential path to ending the Iran war, what a “victory” could realistically look like for the U.S., the reality about rising gas prices and political ramifications of the ongoing conflict, and more. Then Isabel Brown, host of "The Isabel Brown Show," and political commentator Priya Patel join to discuss major questions about the male accuser’s “sex slave” claims against a female JP Morgan executive, why the accusations don't seem true, Kamala Harris and "The View" hosts' absurd reaction to a Supreme Court voting rights ruling, their ridiculous racial claims about America today, the decline in young people having sex and babies, how young men are becoming feminized in our culture today, Rep. Brandon Gill’s questioning of an abortion activist, her inability to answer direct questions, and more. Sexton- https://www.amazon.com/Manufacturing-Delusion-Brainwashing-Indoctrination-Propaganda/dp/0593716582 Brown- https://www.youtube.com/@theisabelbrown Patel- https://www.instagram.com/priyaee Pure Talk: Dial #250 and say keyword MEGYN KELLY to switch to Pure Talk and get unlimited data for just $34.99 a month! Supersure Insurance: Simplify your business insurance and get a free coverage report at https://Supersure.com/Megyn Brooklyn Bedding: Upgrade your sleep with Brooklyn Bedding—Visit https://brooklynbedding.com and use promo code MEGYN for 30% off sitewide! Veracity Health: Head to https://VeracityHealth.co and use code MK for up to 65% off your…
Summary, chapters and key points were generated from the episode transcript on September 27, 2026. Quotes are checked word for word against the transcript.