What's Behind Massie's Big Loss, and Trump's Paxton Pick, with RCP, and Patrick McEnroe on International Players Invading College Tennis | Ep. 1321
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Welcome to The Megyn Kelly Show, live on Sirius XM Channel 111 every weekday at noon east.
Hey, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. Welcome to The Megyn Kelly Show. I've been chit-chatting with some people here in the Red Studio, and I'm putting my earrings on right now, and I just took my hair out of curlers like two seconds ago. It's been that kind of morning, and I'm thrilled to be with all of you. Happy Wednesday, everybody. Patrick McEnroe will be here later in the show. He was here in the Red Studio, is here in the Red Studio, and is going to be coming down momentarily. And there was another guy visiting whose identity shall remain nameless until we actually unveil him on the show at a later date. But there's a lot going on, and we're thinking of all of you. Patrick's actually going to be here to explain why we may need to bring the America First movement to college tennis.
There's some weird shit happening at the college sports level that not many people are talking about, but he's one of them. So we'll get to that. First, though, major developments in the political world today. Seven term Republican Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massey has lost. It happened. He went down. He was defeated in the Republican primary by his Trump backed challenger, Ed Galrein, a 68 year old dairy farmer and retired Navy SEAL. Now, anyone who is even a casual observer of politics knows that Massey has been a thorn in Trump's side throughout his second term. He co-sponsored the Epstein Files Transparency Act. He voted against the one big, beautiful bill that was Trump's signature legislation to fund his entire agenda.
He's been very critical of the Iran war and the Trump administration's close ties with Israel. All these things, you know, stand alone could have had Trump turn on him. But, you know, together, it's kind of no mystery why Trump was not his fan and found an opponent to run against him. Trump and his political allies, as well as pro-Israel groups, made ousting Massey a major priority. With over $32 million spent. So obscene. It's so obscene, the numbers we're spending on these races. For a Kentucky House district... Number four, to be exact, Kentucky Howell District 4. It now holds the record for the most expensive primary in U.S. history. In U.S. history. With pro-Israel groups spending, well, at least $9 million alone against Massey and a super PAC funded by pro-Israel billionaires like Paul Singer and Miriam Adelson shelling out another nearly $7 million.
So it's almost $20 million dollars. Of the $31 million spent on behalf of Israel. I mean, this is crazy. What are we doing? What are we doing? Why are we allowing... even if you're pro-Israel, I mean, like, and of course I've been pro-Israel virtually my entire adult life. I don't want that determining American elections. Why is that determining American? We got, we got our, we got problems here. We got bridges falling down. We've got roads that we can't drive on. We got kids who can't get into college or buy homes or get jobs. And when they get out of college, we got grown adults who work very hard, two jobs, double shifts, can't take a vacation. Like, can we not worry about Israel in the election of our congressman?
I'm like, maybe we worry about it, but it's like, you know, number seven on the list as opposed to number one. The thing that dominated the vast majority of the spending is crazy talk. That spending, I mean, truly seems to have paid off because Galrain not only beat Massey, who has won seven terms out there and like by a lot, but he beat him by nearly 10 points. So it wasn't particularly competitive. Congressman Massey making a reference to this issue in his concession speech. Watch.
I would have come out sooner, but I had to call my opponent and concede, and it took a while to find Ed Galrein in Tel Aviv. I did get the call through, though. I have called and conceded the race. We've been honorable the whole time, and we're going to stay that way. You know, welcome to the most expensive congressional primary ever in the 250-year history of this country.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–4:16
2
What led to Thomas Massie's loss in Kentucky?
4:16–9:15
3
How did pro-Israel funding influence the election outcome?
9:15–27:50
4
What are the implications of Trump's endorsement of Ken Paxton?
27:50–36:49
5
How do age demographics affect voter preferences in Kentucky?
36:49–54:51
6
What role do international players play in college tennis?
54:51–55:29
7
How has the age of eligibility impacted college tennis?
55:29–56:38
8
What are the implications of NIL on college sports?
56:38–1:42:53
Speakers
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