Armed Man Arrested at Trump Club, House Rep Drops Out, Military Test Alleged Crash: AM Update 8/6

August 6, 2026

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An armed man was arrested at President Trump’s California golf club just days before the president’s visit, a Republican congressman dropped his re-election campaign after an ethics investigation into his treatment of two young female staffers, and a military GPS jamming exercise is now reportedly linked to a deadly medevac plane crash in New Mexico. These are the major developments in this Thursday, August 6th, AM update from The Megyn Kelly Show.

Armed Man Arrested at Trump’s Golf Club

Federal prosecutors identified the suspect as 38-year-old Janine John Taylor of Downey, California. Authorities first noticed Taylor at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes on Friday while conducting security preparations for the president’s upcoming fundraiser. Taylor allegedly walked around the property wearing an earpiece while photographing and recording federal agents and their security planning activities. He left and returned on Sunday, approaching agents and claiming he worked for the State Department while falsely presenting himself as part of a security detail. Taylor then allegedly told agents he had a loaded firearm inside his vehicle in the golf course parking lot.

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1 (00:34) **Episode Open & Headlines** - Host Emily Drushinski introduces the Thursday, August 6th AM update, previewing the top stories: an armed man arrested at Trump's golf club, a congressman dropping his re-election bid, a tight Michigan primary, and a military GPS test linked to a plane crash.
2 (02:34) **Armed Man Arrested at Trump Golf Club** - Federal and state authorities arrest 38-year-old Janine John Taylor at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, two days before a presidential visit, recovering a loaded firearm and ammunition.
3 (06:07) **Trump Reacts to Arrest** - President Trump addresses the arrest on Fox News, making a self-referential comment about being a "consequential" president in the context of the incident.
4 (06:34) **Congressman Chuck Edwards Drops Re-Election Bid** - Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina ends his campaign following a House Ethics Committee recommendation for censure over his treatment of two female staffers.
5 (09:50) **Michigan Senate Primary: El-Sayed Wins Narrow Victory** - Progressive Abdul El-Sayed defeats establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens by just one point (48.5% to 47.5%) in a race seen as a test of the Democratic Party's ideological direction.
6 (14:24) **Republicans Attack El-Sayed Immediately** - The National Republican Senatorial Committee releases attack ads within hours of El-Sayed's win, painting him as an extremist on taxes, crime, and foreign policy.
7 (16:12) **Military GPS Test Linked to Fatal Medevac Crash** - Wired reports that a military GPS jamming exercise at White Sands Missile Range may have caused a May 13th medevac plane crash in New Mexico that killed all four crew members.

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Show Notes

A heavily armed California man faces separate state and federal charges after authorities arrested him at President Trump’s golf club just days before the President’s visit. Republican Congressman Chuck Edwards of North Carolina ends his reelection campaign after a House Ethics investigation found substantial evidence of inappropriate conduct toward two young female staffers. Progressive Abdul El-Sayed narrowly wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, defeating establishment-backed Congresswoman Haley Stevens by just one point despite entering Election Day with a double-digit polling lead. A military GPS-jamming exercise may have disoriented a medevac crew before its plane crashed into a New Mexico mountain, killing all four people aboard.

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