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Megyn Kelly urges Republicans to win without Trump

Pondering Politics' Jessiah pairs her post-midterm criticism with an argument for Congress to reclaim its checking role.

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Megyn Kelly FINALLY GOES NUCLEAR on Trump

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0:56Kelly says Republicans must learn to win without Trump on the ballot.
1:46Jessiah argues Congress should check executive power rather than defer to the president.
3:15Kelly interprets the election results as a rejection of Republicans' submission to Trump.
6:44Kelly describes declining Republican audience interest in Trump-centered news coverage.
10:09Jessiah questions how long Kelly's critical stance toward Trump will last.

"The Republican audience for all-news Trump disappeared," Megyn Kelly says in a clip that gives Jessiah more to examine than an election-night reversal. Her argument is that Republicans face both an electoral problem and an audience losing interest in the president.

Pondering Politics' "Megyn Kelly FINALLY GOES NUCLEAR on Trump" intercuts excerpts from The Megyn Kelly Show with Jessiah's liberal commentary. Kelly describes a party "in ruins" after the midterms and says Republicans must learn to win without Trump on the ballot. She reads the results as a rejection of lawmakers who have subordinated themselves to him.

Jessiah pauses that argument to make a point about governing, not just campaigning: Congress should act as a check on executive power rather than defer to the president. For him, Democratic gains create an obligation to demand accountability, not merely celebrate the result.

Kelly also describes declining interest in Trump-centered coverage on her own side of the media. "We're no longer interested in the Trump show," she says. That is her assessment of the Republican audience, rather than a viewing trend Jessiah independently establishes.

The video has drawn roughly 938,000 views since its release. Its closing question is about the durability of Kelly's criticism: Jessiah challenges how late it has arrived and asks how long she will maintain it.

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