Shock Call to Execute Elon Musk, Hegseth Impeachment Push, and Truth About Absurd Puff Piece, with Matt Taibbi | Ep. 1438
Episode of The Megyn Kelly Show · November 10, 2026 · 1 h 42 min
Megyn Kelly and Matt Taibbi discuss the Hegseth impeachment push, Trump's amnesty talk, Scott Galloway's Musk remarks, attacks on Charlie Kirk, Dianna Russini, and Prince Harry.
Summary
Megyn Kelly hosted journalist Matt Taibbi to discuss Rep. Thomas Massie's eight articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, playing clips of Ted Cruz predicting Hegseth would resign or be impeached and of Hegseth calling the effort a stunt. Taibbi said he was torn, arguing Congress has long ceded war-making oversight and that the effort was hypocritical given silence about prior presidents, while Kelly called it politically foolish for Massie. Both discussed the Iran war's electoral fallout after the midterms, with Taibbi arguing Trump was elected to avoid war and that the decision had been catastrophic for his presidency.
Kelly criticized Trump's comments on 60 Minutes suggesting a deal for long-term undocumented workers, arguing any amnesty would devastate the Republican Party; Taibbi recalled Trump making a similar reversal in 2016. They then turned to Scott Galloway's statements calling Elon Musk a traitor and invoking the Rosenbergs' execution, and his claim of defecating in his Tesla before selling it, which both described as deranged.
Kelly condemned comments about Charlie Kirk by Dave Chappelle and podcaster Jennifer Welch, noting Welch's advertiser losses; Taibbi argued critics had never watched Kirk, whom he described as a civil discusser. Kelly also reviewed theories about a Learjet crash in Florida, praising the young co-pilot and playing meteorologist Eric Burris's radar-tilt theory.
Kelly criticized a People magazine profile of sports reporter Dianna Russini following her alleged affair with coach Mike Vrabel, with Taibbi calling it a record for lack of introspection and stressing that reporters must not sleep with sources. The episode closed with criticism of Prince Harry's European Parliament remarks on child online safety amid the arrest of Thomas Markle, with Taibbi recalling Harry's role in an Aspen Institute information disorder report.
Chapters
- 0:00
Opening: calls for violence on the left
Kelly previews Scott Galloway's remarks about Elon Musk, Jennifer Welch's comments, and the Hegseth impeachment push.
- 3:33
Massie's impeachment articles against Hegseth
Clips of Ted Cruz and Pete Hegseth frame a debate over the impeachment effort, congressional war powers, and its politics.
- 18:00
Iran war fallout and 2028 positioning
Kelly and Taibbi discuss Vance, Rubio, and Hegseth's competing lines on the Iran war and its electoral damage.
- 24:14
Trump's amnesty comments
Kelly plays Trump's 60 Minutes and briefing remarks on immigration and both argue any amnesty would hurt Republicans.
- 34:49
Scott Galloway on Elon Musk
Clips of Galloway calling Musk a traitor and describing defecating in his Tesla prompt discussion of derangement syndrome.
- 48:07
Chappelle, Welch and Charlie Kirk
The hosts criticize Dave Chappelle's and Jennifer Welch's comments on Kirk and argue critics misunderstood his approach to debate.
- 1:06:10
Florida Learjet crash
Kelly praises the co-pilot and plays a meteorologist's theory about untilted onboard radar.
- 1:12:55
Dianna Russini's comeback profile
Kelly recounts the Russini–Vrabel scandal and both criticize a People magazine profile as lacking accountability.
- 1:34:56
Prince Harry on child online safety
Kelly and Taibbi criticize Harry's European Parliament remarks amid Thomas Markle's arrest and recall his Aspen Institute role.
Key points
What was said, by whom, with the exact words. Timestamps jump to the moment.
- Matt Taibbi
Taibbi argues the impeachment effort is hypocritical because prior presidents conducted similar unapproved military actions without objection.
“What's hypocritical about this is that nobody ever said a thing before when it was Biden or Obama or Bush or Clinton or Reagan”
- Matt Taibbi
Taibbi says no lawyer he has consulted can identify a legal justification for the Venezuelan drug boat bombings.
“no lawyer that i've spoken to has said that they can think of any kind of legal justification that would cover the venezuelan drug boat bombings”
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly argues Massie's impeachment push makes him look petty and may rally the Trump base.
“I think it makes you look petty. It will, I think, have the effect of rallying the Trump base to some extent”
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly asserts the Iran war was launched for Israel's sake.
“He did it for Israel. That's so obvious. We all know that”
- Matt Taibbi
Taibbi argues Trump's 2024 support rested primarily on avoiding war.
“And I would argue that Trump was elected to not go to war. That was the primary reason for the amount of support that he got in 2024”
- Matt Taibbi
Taibbi says the decision to go to war with Iran has been catastrophic to Trump's presidency.
“So this decision, it's been catastrophic to his presidency. There's no other way to look at it”
- Matt Taibbi
Taibbi recounts witnessing Trump float a softening on immigration in 2016 before reversing the next day.
“I was actually in a pool of reporters who were traveling with Trump in August of 2016 when he said there certainly can be a softening because we don't want to hurt people”
Listen from 29:19 · Illegal immigration to the United States
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly argues any amnesty would be a lasting catastrophe for the Republican Party.
“any kind of amnesty, any kind, will be a catastrophic event for the Republican Party from which they will not recover for years to come”
Listen from 30:37 · Illegal immigration to the United States
- Matt Taibbi
Taibbi argues Galloway's treason accusation against Musk has no legal basis because treason is a narrowly defined capital crime.
“Now, treason has a very specific legal meaning. It only applies in very narrow circumstances. It's a capital crime”
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly argues Galloway and Swisher suffer from both Trump and Elon derangement syndrome.
“You know, there is a Trump derangement syndrome and there is an Elon derangement syndrome”
- Matt Taibbi
Taibbi says he and Kelly avoid the emotional, quasi-religious investment in politics that drives such reactions.
“you and I just don't get emotionally involved with the news and the way that these people do”
- Matt Taibbi
Taibbi expresses disappointment in Chappelle, whom he credits with previously saying unpopular things.
“And Chappelle has been one of the few public figures who's been willing to stand up and say the unpopular thing during this this time period”
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly argues Kirk's comment about Black pilots was taken out of context and was a critique of DEI quotas.
“That was Charlie's whole point, saying DEI is corrosive”
- Matt Taibbi
Taibbi recounts being surprised on watching Kirk that he sought middle ground with opponents despite negative coverage.
“I had read lots of negative things about him and was very surprised. when I watched him to find that, that he seemed to be trying to find some kind of middle ground”
Linked moment · 1:06:10Skip to 1:06:10 using a listen link in the info box.
Megyn KellyKelly says evidence indicates the 20-year-old co-pilot was competent and the crash was not a DEI issue.
“it very much looks like, it had nothing to do with that, that she was a very competent co-pilot”
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly dismisses Russini's explanation, saying reporters do not behave that way with sources.
“Reporters do not behave like this with their sources. I have never behaved like this with a source”
Listen from 1:14:09 · Mike Vrabel–Dianna Russini boat photos
- Matt Taibbi
Taibbi says sleeping with sources is a cardinal ethics violation that usually ends careers.
“It's a complete no-no for men or women. You don't sleep with your sources. You can't pay your sources”
Listen from 1:27:05 · Mike Vrabel–Dianna Russini boat photos
- Megyn Kelly
Kelly accuses Meghan Markle of prioritizing her brand over child safety by staying silent about her father.
“She was obviously more interested in protecting her brand than in protecting children”
Listen from 1:34:56 · Prince Harry European Parliament speech on child online safety
- Matt Taibbi
Taibbi argues government content watchdogs are inherently problematic and open speech is the only remedy.
“there's always going to be a problem with somebody who's in charge of overseeing your content uh the only remedy is to is to let everybody have their say”
Listen from 1:39:05 · Prince Harry European Parliament speech on child online safety
- Matt Taibbi
Taibbi says the Twitter Files revealed Prince Harry as the central figure of an Aspen Institute committee on information disorder.
“But the central figure in that committee was Prince Harry”
People
In the conversation
- Megyn KellyConservative broadcaster and podcaster
- Matt TaibbiAmerican journalist and editor of Racket News on Substack
Discussed
- Thomas MassieKentucky congressman facing a Trump-backed primary challenge
- Jonathan TurleyAmerican law professor and commentator
- JD VanceVice President of the United States
- Elon MuskEntrepreneur behind X, xAI and SpaceX, discussed in AI competition
- Kara SwisherAmerican tech journalist and CNN contributor
- Charlie KirkAmerican conservative activist and podcast host assassinated in September 2025
- Stephen MillerWhite House deputy chief of staff and architect of the administration's immigration agenda
- Dianna RussiniNFL reporter pictured with Vrabel
- Mike VrabelHead coach of the New England Patriots
- Meghan MarkleDuchess of Sussex, cited as a PR cautionary example
- Thomas MarkleMeghan Markle's father, under child abuse investigation
- Nikole Hannah-JonesAmerican journalist and New York Times Magazine writer who teaches at Howard University
- Mark LevinConservative radio host who pressed for strikes on Iran
Topics
- Impeachment of Pete Hegseth
- United States war with Iran
- Illegal immigration to the United States
- Scott Galloway's comments on Elon Musk
- Assassination of Charlie Kirk
- Jennifer Welch Charlie Kirk comments controversy
- Mike Vrabel–Dianna Russini boat photos
- 2026 Florida Learjet crash
- Prince Harry European Parliament speech on child online safety
- Venezuelan drug boat strikes
- 2028 Republican Party presidential primaries
- Twitter Files
- Trump derangement syndrome
- 2026 United States midterm elections
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From the publisher
Megyn Kelly is joined by Matt Taibbi, founder of Racket News, to discuss the growing calls to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, what's really behind the push from Rep. Thomas Massie and the Democrats, Hegseth's response and whether he might be out of the role soon, growing tensions between the GOP establishment and Vice President JD Vance, Marco Rubio and Hegseth’s recent explanations about the decision to go to war with Iran, Scott Galloway’s shocking comments about wanting Elon Musk executed for treason, Galloway claiming he defecated in his own Tesla before he sold it, the way Trump Derangement Syndrome damages people, why some of Charlie Kirk's most ardent critics don't understand his approach to debate and discussion, Jennifer Welch’s disgusting comments about him, President Trump’s changing rhetoric on immigration, new questions about the Florida private plane crash, whether the aircraft was missing key radar equipment that could have helped detect the storm, a glowing profile of reporter Dianna Russini who allegedly had an affair with her football coach source, the truth about what happened and how it's being spun now, Prince Harry’s comments about protecting children online, the timing of his remarks amid the arrest of Meghan Markle’s father, and more. More from Taibbi: https://www.racket.news/ Relief Factor: This holiday season, take the first step. Visit https://ReliefFactor.com for your 3-week QuickStart, just $17.76, or simply call 1-800-4-RELIEF. Sundays for Dogs: Upgrade your dog’s food without the hassle—try Sundays for Dogs and get 30% off your first order at https://sundaysfordogs.com/MEGYN or use code MEGYN at checkout. Birch Gold: Text MK to 989898 for a free info kit and to claim eligibility for your free silver on a qualifying purchase through November 11th Glacier Security App: Privacy isn't paranoia. It's protection. Get 20% off your first 3 months at https://theglacierapp.com/megyn and use code MEGYN at checkout.
Summary, chapters and key points were generated from the episode transcript on November 11, 2026. Quotes are checked word for word against the transcript.