The Megyn Kelly Show, Ep. 1175 — "Vile 'No Kings' Protesters, Hilarious Anti-Trump Boomers, and KJP Begins Book Tour"

Host: Megyn Kelly | Guest: Emily Jashinsky
Date: October 20, 2025

Overview

This episode centers on Megyn Kelly’s reaction to the recent "No Kings" anti-Trump protests. Kelly and guest Emily Jashinsky dissect disturbing and violent rhetoric from leftist demonstrators, point out double standards in media coverage, and highlight both the vitriol and the at-times comical spectacle of anti-Trump activism. The latter part of the episode is devoted to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s new book and her attempt to rebrand herself as an "independent." The tone is at once outraged, sardonic, and darkly humorous.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Media Coverage & Double Standards [01:00–05:00]

• Kelly criticizes mainstream media for providing glowing accounts of the "No Kings" protests, describing them as “peaceful” and “carnival-like,” contrasting this with coverage of right-leaning rallies:
  • "Missing from any...coverage...terms like liberal, leftist, and socialist...But every right-of-center figure is labeled—right, far-right, conservative." — Megyn Kelly [03:00]
• She alleges that legacy outlets ignore the involvement of organizations like the Communist Party USA, Planned Parenthood, the ACLU, and Al Sharpton’s National Action Network.
• Kelly points out the lack of transparency regarding protest funders, suggesting unethical journalistic practices.

2. Incitement & Celebration of Political Violence [05:46–18:33]

• Multiple recorded protester statements openly fantasize about violence or death against Trump, his family, and right-wing figures.
  • "I want to watch it just go chop and then the blood to go..." — Anonymous protester [05:52]
  • "Ivanka first…All the kids. Guillotine them all...Baron...the kids for sure." — Protesters, reacting to prompted questions [06:10]
• A birthday attendee in Maine, interviewed while accompanied by her cheerful mother, expresses hoping to see Trump’s obituary the following morning [08:00–09:51].
• A video circulates of a young boy in a gas mask beating and “stabbing” a Trump effigy at a protest, celebrated by adults [09:51–12:05]. Kelly calls this “indoctrination”— likening it to blood-sport.
• Protesters characterize officials like Stephen Miller as “Nazis” deserving to be killed [12:05].
• Celebration and mockery of Charlie Kirk’s assassination are rampant, with t-shirts like "Make Assassinations Great Again" and "Charlie Kirk had it coming," even a woman posing as the assassin [13:10-18:00].
• Kelly rebukes the moral equivalence made by some protesters, with one comparing Kirk to Hitler and expressing unambiguous satisfaction at his death.
  • "I'm glad Hitler is dead. Evil people have no place in my world." — Protester [18:58]

3. Media Comparison: Tea Party vs. "No Kings” Protests [26:34–30:38]

• Jashinsky notes that, historically, right-wing protests faced media scrutiny over even one extreme sign, whereas leftist rallies are exempt from such standards.
  • "If one person had a booth...the legacy media [would write it as] extreme, radical, flirting with violence." — Emily Jashinsky [26:40]
• The current lack of accountability, both Jashinsky and Kelly argue, stokes anger and potential radicalization.

4. Generational Divide: “Antiquefa” & Boomer Protesters [62:27–71:41]

• The protest scene is lampooned through the term "Antiquefa" (Boomer Antifa), with Kelly and Jashinsky mocking elderly, choreographed, interpretive dance troupes in identical yellow shirts.
• George Conway, appearing desperate to fit in, leads awkward protest chants and attempts to feed a Trump puppet money:
  • “He’s their little French bulldog...It’s like taking a French bulldog on trick or treat.” — Emily Jashinsky [70:54]
• The duo deride the protest's theatricality, seeing it as cringeworthy rather than threatening.

5. Hypocrisy and Performative Activism [71:41–77:34]

• Kelly highlights the privilege and self-absorption of certain protesters, citing a young woman’s fashion-influencer-style video about her Rent-the-Runway outfit for the protest.
  • “I marched for you...I skipped brunch for you!” — Kelly & Jashinsky satirizing [77:25–77:34]
• The protest demographics are observed to be overwhelmingly white, even in major cities like Detroit and Chicago, eliciting further mockery from the hosts.

6. Media Narratives on ICE, Immigration, and Misinformation [37:02–62:27]

• Violent anti-ICE rhetoric at protests is discussed; e.g., explicit calls for “turning the guns on fascist ICE agents” [38:53–39:53].
• Kelly and Jashinsky criticize the amplification of misleading reports implying ICE is targeting U.S. citizens en masse, debunking a ProPublica article’s claims after examining its details [57:41–62:27]:
  • "It’s a sleight of hand...the vast majority were arrested at ICE protests for throwing things at cops or behaving badly." — Megyn Kelly [59:26]
• John Cusack and Don Lemon are mocked for dramatic, inaccurate anti-ICE rhetoric, with Kelly lamenting media dishonesty and bias.

7. Satire of Expat Liberal Meltdowns [77:34–82:33]

• Viral TikTok clips are played of Danica Kennedy, a liberal woman who moved to Costa Rica out of political fear, only to regret the decision due to hardship and lack of “luxury environments.”
• Jashinsky wryly observes, “She’s just taking mainstream left arguments to their logical conclusions...we have to pick on her because she represents these ideas very well.”

8. Karine Jean-Pierre’s Book & “Independent” Branding [82:33–103:58]

• Kelly and Jashinsky lambaste White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s book tour, in which she proclaims independence from the Democratic Party but then admits she’d never consider voting Republican.
  • “No, I would not vote Republican.” — Karine Jean-Pierre [87:52]
• KJP’s professed outrage is directed not at party policy but at Democrats "abandoning" Joe Biden as their nominee.
• Kelly mocks Jean-Pierre’s emphasis on her identity (first Black, queer woman to serve as Press Secretary) as an attempt to remain relevant post-White House, given what the hosts judge as her profound ineffectualness and lack of credibility.
  • "She thought loyalty to Joe Biden would be her way forward. It didn’t work." — Kelly [95:31]
• The anecdote of KJP valuing platitudes from hosts of The View is ridiculed:
  • “To put the small talk in the book, like it is some type of genuine point of credibility, is really funny...it encapsulates the problems with Karine Jean-Pierre.” — Jashinsky [103:58]

Notable Quotes & Moments

• On Protest Rhetoric:
  • “There isn’t anybody alive...maybe if there was somebody actively committing a genocide— that’s war, that’s a different thing— but they…say, well, that’s Donald Trump, he’s genociding immigrants right now. That’s how they make the leap.” — Megyn Kelly [37:02]
• On Media Complicity:
  • “Part of the reason we don’t have a functional two-party system is that the media is wildly dysfunctional and in the tank for one of the parties...which allowed people like her to go out...and act as though everything was normal.” — Emily Jashinsky [90:30]
• On the Boomers’ Motives:
  • “They cling to the 60s and 70s…It’s their identity. They wrap themselves in it and that’s all they can do.” — Emily Jashinsky [65:43]
• On Karine Jean-Pierre’s ‘Independence’:
  • “She’s only independent so far as she wants the ability to say, ‘you should have stuck by Joe Biden.’” — Megyn Kelly [88:30]
  • “This is a book for a constituency of one family, and it’s the Biden family.” — Emily Jashinsky [99:29]

Timestamps for Key Segments

• [01:00] Media coverage of protests: “peaceful, carnival-like” vs. reality
• [05:46] Protest clips: fantasies of violence, targeting Trump, Kirk, Miller
• [09:51] Children in protest: Kid in gas mask beats Trump effigy
• [13:00–18:00] Celebration/mockery of Charlie Kirk’s assassination
• [26:34–30:38] Double standard: Tea Party vs. “No Kings” coverage
• [62:27–71:41] “Antiquefa”: Elderly protester spectacle, interpretive dance, George Conway
• [71:41–77:34] Clueless social climbers & privilege: Rent-the-Runway protester
• [77:34–82:33] Expat liberal regrets: TikTok's Danica Kennedy
• [82:33–103:58] Karine Jean-Pierre book tour & “independent” claims dissected
• [103:58] Jashinsky: “To put the small talk in the book as a point of credibility is really funny…”

Overall Tone & Takeaways

The episode was a blend of outrage and dark humor, emphasizing the hosts’ concerns about escalating political hatred and media irresponsibility, while also ridiculing the more outlandish, performative elements of anti-Trump activism. Kelly and Jashinsky repeatedly assert that fixing these problems can only come through decisive electoral defeat of what they see as radical elements, and they issue a broadside against the self-delusion and cynicism of media and political elites.

For listeners seeking a concise but thorough recap: The episode tracks the disturbing rhetoric at the anti-Trump “No Kings” rallies, the complicity and hypocrisy of media coverage, parodies the Boomer protest hamming, and skewers Karine Jean-Pierre’s transparently self-serving attempt to rebrand post-Biden. The message: things are ugly, the media is to blame, and it’s up to voters—not dialogue—to bring change.