Financial and Political Iran Impact, with Saagar Enjeti, Plus Talarico Surge and Gross Colbert Poetry, with Isabel Brown and Brianna Lyman | 1272
March 13, 2026
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5 min read“They’ve been killing innocent people all over the world for forty-seven years and now I as a forty-seventh president of the United States of America am killing them. What a great honor it is to do so.” That was President Trump on Truth Social this morning, framing the U.S. war with Iran as a personal mission. But on the ground, the picture is far less clear, and the gap between official spin and observable reality is widening by the hour. This episode of The Megyn Kelly Show is dominated by a single, sprawling conversation with Breaking Points co-host Saagar Enjeti, who systematically challenges the administration’s narrative of rapid victory. The rest of the episode pivots to lighter but still pointed cultural commentary on Stephen Colbert’s farewell tour, a bizarre Texas Senate candidate, a New York magazine piece on parental regret, and Meghan Markle’s latest grift.
The War: Tactical Claims vs. Strategic Reality
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:00) **Show Opening & Iran War Context** - Megyn Kelly sets up the episode from a remote location, framing the challenge of parsing propaganda and reality in the Iran conflict.
- 2 (06:20) **Saagar Enjeti: Skepticism of Pentagon Claims** - Saagar Enjeti joins to analyze the administration's war narrative, directly challenging Pete Hegseth's claims of overwhelming success.
- 3 (12:51) **The "LBJ Trap" and Escalation Risks** - Discussion of Professor Robert Pape's analysis comparing Trump's rhetoric to Lyndon Johnson's during Vietnam.
- 4 (18:00) **Divergent US-Israel Interests in Iran** - Analysis of how Israel's goal of total regional hegemony conflicts with America's interest in a stable Iran and global economy.
- 5 (20:39) **Economic Fallout: Diesel, Fertilizer, and Helium** - Detailed breakdown of the war's immediate economic impact on Americans and the global supply chain.
- 6 (26:50) **Political Fallout: War's Impact on Republican Prospects** - Discussion of how the war is tanking Republican approval and Senate projections.
- 7 (29:53) **Hegseth vs. the Media; Mourning the Dead** - Saagar criticizes Hegseth's demand for a "patriotic press" and his dismissal of accurate reporting on the widening conflict.
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Guests on this episode
Show Notes
Megyn Kelly is joined by Saagar Enjeti, co-host, "Breaking Points," to discuss the facts about America’s war in Iran two weeks into the conflict, the mixed messages we're seeing from the Trump administration and others, major strategic questions about what the actual endgame is in the region, the massive financial impact the Iran war is having on the American people, why surging diesel prices will drive up food costs across the country, the financial and political ramifications if the war goes on months, the importance of getting to the truth about why America attacked Iran, the growing risks of escalation as the conflict continues, what could happen next if the situation spirals beyond the initial strikes, how President Trump’s success with last year’s strikes on Iran and the Venezuela mission may have influenced his decision to go to war with Iran, why some advisers believed another rapid victory was possible, growing debate inside the Republican Party about the war, and more. Then Isabel Brown, host "The Isabel Brown Show," and Brianna Lyman, host, "Countdown to Freedom," join to discuss the absurd dramatic poem actor John Lithgow delivered to Stephen Colbert, the broader decline of late night comedy, Colbert's long ridiculous goodbye tour, why the GOP should be concerned about Texas Democrat James Talarico potentially winning the Senate seat, how he uses Christian messaging to frame progressive policies, his insane past comments that are coming to light, a disturbing NY Mag article featuring women talking about why they regret having children, the complaints about how motherhood affects career and finances, the broader cultural shift away from family-centered values, Meghan Markle's ridiculous retreat, and more.
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