Trump's Midterm Messaging Strategy, Botched Execution Fallout, Daylight Saving Fight: AM Update 10/5

The Megyn Kelly Show

The episode covers President Trump's aggressive midterm campaign blitz, highlighting his promises of a $5,000 payment per citizen and sharp rhetoric against Democrats. It details

Key takeaways

• President Trump launched a multi-state campaign rally tour, promising $5,000 to every adult citizen if Republicans win Congress in the midterms.
• Tennessee Corrections Commissioner Frank Strada resigned following the failed execution of Krista Pike, who survived two doses of pentobarbital and remains on a ventilator.

Main topics

• 2026 Midterm Election Campaign Strategy
• Tennessee Botched Execution & Prison System Fallout

Notable quotes

"Get out and vote. If you do that, we're going to win and we're going to win big. And we're going to shove it up their ass."

Conclusion

The episode provides a rapid-fire update on critical political, legal, and aviation developments ahead of

Transcript preview

Speaker 1 (0:01) Hey guys, Megan Kelly here. Like millions of you, I love true crime content. So this summer we created the show I always wanted to listen to. We're calling it MK Confidential. One case per week, five episodes, Monday through Friday. New episodes every weeknight. JonBenet Ramsey, Chandra Levy, the DC Snipers, Scott Peterson, and some you've likely never heard of before. Search for The Megan Kelly Show wherever you listen to podcasts, you'll find it there. Speaker 1 (0:32) Good morning, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. It's Monday, October 5th, 2026, and this is your AM Update. Speaker 7 (0:39) Just get out and vote. If you do that, we're going to win and we're going to win big. And we're going to shove it up their ass. Speaker 1 (0:45) President Trump setting off on a campaign trail blitz with plans to visit over a dozen states before Election Day. Speaker 5 (0:52) This torturous execution leaves so many questions that the state of Tennessee will refuse to answer. Speaker 1 (0:59) Tennessee's corrections commissioner stepping down following last week's failed execution attempt. The Coast Guard calling off the search for six people aboard a medical transport aircraft that went missing off the coast of Nantucket. The Speaker 7 (1:13) House voted it more than 80 percent. It's been sitting up there and hopefully we can get Tom Cotton to move. Tom Cotton is holding it. He shouldn't be holding it. Speaker 1 (1:22) And President Trump posting a senator's personal cell phone number. accusing the Republican of blocking a bill that would make daylight savings time permanent. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update. Speaker 1 (1:40) Everyone's talking about weight loss injections because the results can be so dramatic. They work by lowering blood sugar and reducing appetite. 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Speaker 1 (2:37) President Trump on the campaign trail over the weekend, urging supporters to turn out for next month's midterm elections, now just 29 days away. At a rally in Ohio Saturday, the president keeping it simple, telling audience members, get out, vote, and back Republican candidates. Mr. Trump predicting a landslide victory for the GOP, using colorful language to describe beating Democrats at the polls. Speaker 7 (3:02) Early voting begins October 6th and ends on Sunday, November 1st. Go out or just vote on Election Day, November 3rd. I think we're going to have a big surprise because they don't know what's happening. Did anybody see last night in Alabama? Did you see it? Did you see it? Last night in Alabama, you could have had, we could have filled up a stadium. And we had a 6,000 or 7,000 seat arena. We could have filled up anything. And then we went also the night before to Texas, same thing. And we went that same night to a place called Oklahoma, where I won 77 out of 77 counties all three times. And that's never happened before. They're in for a big surprise. You just gotta first step. You got to get out of you got to get out You got to vote for these guys just get out and vote if you do that We're gonna win and we're gonna win big and we're gonna shove it up their ass Speaker 1 (4:00) The president talking up his accomplishments as well as what could come from Democrats if Republicans do not maintain their majority in Congress. They Speaker 7 (4:08) voted against securing our border. Every single one of them said, no, no, we want people to come in from all over the world and from prisons and drug dealers and murderers. They voted in favor of the transgender utilization of your children. They voted in favor. They voted in favor of men playing in women's sports. They're continuously fighting. You know, we wrote it out. We won in the Supreme Court. We won. We won everything. But they continue to fight for men to play in women's sports. So I don't get it. But I like that they continue to fight because as long as they do, they can't win elections. They're a bunch of dumb son of a bitches. They voted in favor of the worst inflation and the highest energy costs in American history. And now. The communists want to do even worse on election night. Ohio is going to prove that America does not belong to those who hate it. America belongs to those who love it. Speaker 1 (5:06) White House officials saying the president plans to campaign in at least 17 states before election day. Mr. Trump beginning his stretch last week, hitting Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday, then Alabama on Friday. All red states. The