Dems' Socialism Infighting, Three Firefighters Killed, Gracie the Giraffe Found Safe: AM Update 6/29

The Megyn Kelly Show

A turbulent week for Democrats amid internal clashes over socialism, while wildfires in the West claim three firefighters' lives and a runaway giraffe is found safe in Texas. International tensions ease between the U.S. and Iran after a violent exchange.

Key takeaways

• Democrats split over socialism, with progressive wins in NY and Texas fueling factional conflict.
• Three firefighters killed in Colorado wildfire; multiple blazes rage across the West.
• Iran and U.S. de-escalate after military strikes; Strait of Hormuz remains a flashpoint.

Transcript preview

Good morning everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Monday, June 29th, 2026 and this is your AM update. From coast to coast this weekend, Democrats battling over socialism and the direction of their party. They saw that loud and clear over the last few nights where we'll continue to militarily if needed take down their infrastructure. The US and Iran stepping back from further fighting for now after a weekend exchange of fire amid agreements over control of the Strait of Hormuz. Three firefighters killed two more injured in a devastating wildfire along the Colorado Utah border. You don't just load a giraffe into your car and drive her home. And Texas's tallest fugitive finally found safe. But getting the 1,200 pound giraffe home proving to be an entirely different challenge. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM update. When you sign your insurance agency for some brokers that is the finish line it's a handshake they get their commission done Then you may not hear again from them until it's time for renewal and they need your money and commitment again It's not exactly a great relationship Your business however runs all year and so do the gaps and so does the risk and so do events for which you need insurance and that is why I want to tell you about super sure if your company has more than 25 employees Whether you are the owner the CFO or the HR manager it can be too complex to just buy a policy online. SuperSure is the super agency built for you, licensed in every state for your business insurance and employee benefits, with year round support for you and your team. At superSure.com you can access tools like fine print facts, which translates your current policy into plain English so that you see what's covered and what's not. Plus a business value calculator so you can estimate what your business is actually worth and then know what really is not. needs protecting. Go to super sure.com slash Megan. One super agency, one powerful platform, all your policies in one place so convenient, so much easier to manage. Go to super sure-sure-at-com slash Megan paid for by super sure insurance agency LLC which is a licensed insurance agency. from coast to coast, and a group of sentrists attempted to push back. The party's left word shift most apparent in last week's New York primaries where all three congressional candidates endorsed by Democratic Socialist New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani defeated candidates backed by more establishment party leaders. The victories demonstrating that Mayor Mamdani's brand of Democratic socialism is not only radical, but increasingly popular, at least in New York City, as the mayor last week, successfully pushed through through through. a two-year rent freeze covering nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments. Some centrist Democrats responding to Mamdani's growing influence by attempting to draw a line in the sand, defining what it is for which the Democratic Party stands. Ten sitting members of Congress and five Democratic congressional candidates signing on to the so-called Promise to America, a manifesto declaring, we are capitalists, not socialists. The pledge also embraces, free speech public safety and what its organizers call confident patriotism so basically they're becoming Republicans ABC's Jonathan Carl asking mamdani yesterday about the effort to formally separate the party from socialism we are capitalist not socialists we believe in a growing fair and competitive economy entrepreneurship ownership and this is a direct response they've made it clear to what you did here on Tuesday well I mean you know that's great but what's a party if not it's voters and I'm proud to sit in of our city having received more than a million votes a little less than a year ago and when we're talking about these incredible congressional candidates they won their races and they won their races with a vision of what politics should be and one that actually speaks to working people I'm not interested in writing a manifesto or frankly in reading one I'm interested in delivering and that's exactly what we've been showing but they're saying that if you're a socialist you're not a democrat I mean there's a room in the party for both for both views? Yes, here I am. And here is so many more. In Maryland, former President Joe Biden appearing Saturday night, headlining the state Democratic Party's boxing-themed fight back and win gala. Mr. Biden coughing and slurring through portions of his roughly 10-minute speech,