The Megyn Kelly Show

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U.S. Women Soccer's World Cup Fail, and Consequences of Criminal Behavior, with Clay Travis and Dana Loesch | Ep. 602

Explore episode Aug 7, 2023
Society & Culture
Parenting Lesson: Making Your Kid Follow Through

U.S. Women Soccer's World Cup Fail, and Consequences of Cri… · Aug 7, 2023 Society & Culture

Megyn Kelly's 10-year-old son Thatcher wanted to skip a sailing interclub after being hit by a boat, but he had already promised his coaches he'd go. Kelly chose not to force him but laid out the stakes — and he showed up. Dana Loesch shares a parallel story about her son and football. Both agree: following through on commitments, even when it's hard, is how character is built.

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Biden's Biting German Shepherd: Commander in Chaos

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It might seem like a lighter story, but the detail is damning: President Biden's German Shepherd Commander has attacked Secret Service agents so many times that Judicial Watch obtained a 196-page trove of internal incident reports through FOIA. One uniformed officer was bitten twice — once on the tricep, once on the leg — and had to use a steel cart as a shield against further attacks. Another agent needed hospital transport. Politico, to its credit, published the story under the headline 'Don't blame the dog, blame Joe Biden,' noting that if a Republican president's dog had done the same, the Marie Antoinette narrative would have written itself. Dana Loesch goes further, drawing a line between the biting dog and the broader chaos she sees as characteristic of the entire Biden family — and suggests the dog would do better with a different owner.

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Biden's German Shepherd: A Symbol of White House Chaos

U.S. Women Soccer's World Cup Fail, and Consequences of Cri… · Aug 7, 2023 News

Biden's German Shepherd Commander has bitten at least seven Secret Service personnel, with a 196-page FOIA document detailing incidents including an agent needing a steel cart as a shield. Politico published the story under the headline 'Don't blame the dog, blame Joe Biden.' Megyn Kelly and Dana Loesch argue it reflects broader dysfunction in the Biden household.

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