New Details About PAST Pretti Encounter with ICE, and Michelle Obama's New Barack Complaints, with Ruthless | Ep. 1239

January 27, 2026

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5 min read

🎙️ The Voices & The Context

The Format: High-energy radio/podcast interview blending fiery monologue, news breakdowns, and panel banter with guests.
The Key Players:
- Hosts/Guests: Megan Kelly rants solo then tags in Ruthless crew—Josh Holmes, Michael Duncan, John Ashbrook, and Comfortably Smug—podcasters known for sharp conservative takes and podcast chemistry that's equal parts savage humor and policy deep dives.
The Vibe: Intense and fun—outraged conservative fury mixed with mocking laughs at left-wing "loons," celebrity tears, and media fails; pure water cooler rage-bait.

🗝️ Key Themes & Topics

Podcast torches ICE backlash in Minneapolis amid deportations, celebrity hypocrisy, and left-wing resistance.

Topic 1: Alex Pretti's Death & Agitator History – CNN reveals Pretti (protester shot by feds) had a broken rib from prior ICE clash; hosts argue he assumed the risk interfering in ops, not a "good Samaritan."
Topic 2: Hollywood Tears & Hypocrisy – Megan eviscerates Natalie Portman, Jimmy Kimmel, Glenn Close, Whoopi Goldberg for crying over Pretti but ignoring murdered Americans like Laken Riley, Jocelyn Nungaray.
Topic 3: Minneapolis Chaos & Political Resistance – Blames Tim Walz/"sanctuary" policies for releasing 460+ criminal illegals; foreign-funded prote

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What you'll learn

1 (00:00) **🎙️ Introduction: Ruthless (Josh Holmes, Michael Duncan, John Ashbrook, Comfortably Smug)**
2 (01:20) **Natalie Portman Outrage Over Alex Pretti**
3 (03:36) **CNN Report on Pretti's Prior ICE Clash**
4 (09:00) **Hollywood Celeb Reactions (Kimmel, Close, Whoopi)**
5 (13:08) **Minnesota Leadership's Role in Protests**
6 (19:00) **ICE in Minneapolis: Targeting Criminal Illegals**
7 (22:00) **More Celeb Rants and Nurse Sabotage Threats**

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Show Notes

Megyn Kelly begins the show by discussing a new bombshell article about Alex Pretti's past interaction with ICE before the shooting, how it changes the narrative on what happened Saturday, and more. Then Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook, the hosts of the Ruthless Podcast, join to discuss leftists like Glenn Close and Whoopi Goldberg spinning fake narratives about ICE, celebrities speaking out without knowing anything, Tom Homan taking over Minnesota operation as Trump shuffles immigration enforcement efforts, the different strategies from the Trump admin, the media using an AI image of Alex Pretti to make him look better, a crazy CNN guest talking about concentration camps and ICE, the real story about how Trump is navigating the issues of deporting millions of illegal migrants, the hysterical freakouts that drive poll numbers, Michelle Obama trashing Barack again on "Call Her Daddy," her rant about how much "work" marriage is, how she's tired of people talking about her fashion despite writing a book about it, and more.

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