The Megyn Kelly Show
Remembering Pope Francis’ Life and Legacy, Reality of Trump’s Tariff Policies, and Media Lies, with Kevin O’Leary and David Zweig | Ep. 1053
21 Apr 2025
Megyn Kelly begins the show by discussing Pope Francis’ death at 88 after a recent battle with double pneumonia, his legacy as leader of the Catholic Church, his progressive ideology and messaging, the process of the conclave in selecting a new pope, and more. Plus, Kevin O’Leary, chairman of O’Leary Ventures & Beanstox, joins to discuss SCOTUS pausing deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, the breakdown of what is actually happening under Trump with tariffs and why China is taking advantage of American businesses, the reality of Donald Trump’s tariff policies, why China is taking advantage of American businesses and stealing IP, and more. Then, David Zweig, journalist and author of “An Abundance of Caution,” joins to talk about the ridiculous sheltering of children during Covid, schools remaining closed while restaurants and stores were up and running, the potentially made-up data out of the CDC used as political propaganda, and more. O'Leary- https://x.com/kevinolearytvZweig- https://davidzweig.com/ SimpliSafe: Visit https://simplisafe.com/MEGYN to claim 50% off & your first month free!Grand Canyon University: https://GCU.eduDailyLook: https://dailylook.com to take your style quiz and use code MEGYN for 50% off your first order. Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKellyTwitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShowInstagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShowFacebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow Find out more information at: https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow
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Welcome to The Megyn Kelly Show, live on Sirius XM Channel 111 every weekday at noon east. Welcome to The Megyn Kelly Show, and happy Monday. We begin today with news from the Vatican. Pope Francis dead at age 88. It was kind of shocking to wake up to, even though we knew he was not in good health. He had had double pneumonia and been hospitalized for some five weeks in mid-February.
I mean, we knew... We knew he wasn't doing that well, but it seemed like he was past the worst of it and maybe was getting a little better, or at least on the road toward getting a little better. And then Cardinal Kevin Farrell somberly came out this morning and stated at 7.35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the father.
There's no official cause of death released as of now, but as I said, he's been suffering from these chronic lung issues. And then beginning in February, he was in the hospital for some 38 days with these respiratory issues. Amazingly, you've seen this maybe by now, yesterday, just yesterday, he appeared on um, in, in his wheelchair in like the back of the Pope mobile. I don't know what that is.
I'm not exactly sure the vehicle, um, on Easter Sunday. Look at that. It's kind of amazing in St. Peter's square. And, and one of the last people to meet with Pope Francis was vice president JD Vance pretty incredibly, um, The vice president had a brief meeting with the pontiff yesterday where the pair exchanged Easter greetings and gifts. Mr. Vance telling Pope Francis he prays for him daily.
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I know you've not been feeling great, but it's good to see you in better health. Pray for you every day. Bless you. Happy Easter.
Wow. Pretty extraordinary. This Pope was elected Pope in March of 2013 after the shock resignation of Pope Benedict. No, no Popes resign. They just don't do it. The first Pope Benedict, sorry, Francis from Latin America. First ever. Can you believe that given how Catholic Latin America is? He was our first Pope from there. And Pope Francis immediately jolted energy and enthusiasm into the church.
He was a Jesuit. He was a little bit more progressive, and this got a lot of people excited. Many people thought the church had gone too hardcore, though we stood by some traditional things like an all-male papacy and celibacy, among other things.
The church's stance on abortion, which people are kidding themselves if they want the Catholic Church to amend, but this is what we hear from young progressives within the Catholic Church. Okay, good luck with that. Maybe we could get... you know, I guess you can still have priests who come to the church married.
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