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Megyn Kelly calls Trump Jr.'s war analysis a "courageous move"

Donald Trump Jr. links the Republican midterm setback to Iran and gas prices, and Kelly praises him for saying so.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 402,414 views a day, 8.3 times a normal first day on this channel (48,460).

“Courageous Move”: Megyn Kelly on Donald Trump Jr. Speaking Out About Midterm Results

Megyn Kelly gives Donald Trump Jr. room to explain why voters shifted away from Republicans, then singles out the significance of the president's son delivering that assessment himself.

In an excerpt from his show Triggered, Trump Jr. argues that the Trump coalition includes disaffected Democrats whose support cannot be taken for granted. He points to the Iran war and rising gas prices as major reasons for the midterm result, contrasting foreign entanglements with the platform his father campaigned on.

Kelly's response is direct: "He's just giving sober, sound, real analysis about what happened on Tuesday night." She adds: "That was actually a courageous move." Her praise is for an assessment that puts consequences of his father's policy at the center of the explanation, rather than dismissing the voters who moved away.

The Short drew nearly 200,000 views in its first eight hours. Its projected first-day audience is more than eight times Kelly's usual opening for Shorts, while comments have already exceeded ten times her typical full-day total.

Kelly broadens her argument to the advice Trump received before military action. She recalls Tucker Carlson warning him about political costs and regional risks, arguing that the president heard those warnings and proceeded anyway.

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