Mamdani-Trump WH Bromance, MTG Resigns from Congress, MN Somali Fraud Allegations: AM Update 11/24

0:02Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Monday, November 24th, 2025. And this is your AM update. And I wanted to congratulate the mayor. He really ran an incredible race against a lot of smart people. President Trump rolls out the red carpet for a man he recently referred to as a, quote, 100 percent communist lunatic. But comments from mayor elect Momdani yesterday could reignite the feud. And I do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the president that we all fought for. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene announces her resignation from Congress, but the president has already indicated he's ready to make up.

0:44A new poll examines Americans' appetite for an escalation between the U.S. and Venezuela, and a shocking new report leads President Trump to revoke legal status for some Somalis in Minnesota. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.

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2:31I appreciated the meeting with the president. And as he said, it was a productive meeting focused on a place of shared admiration and love, which is New York City. And the need to deliver affordability to New Yorkers. I appreciated the time with the president. I appreciated the conversation. I look forward to working together to deliver that affordability for New Yorkers. You know, we had some interesting conversation. And some of his ideas really are the same ideas that I have. We actually, people would be shocked. But I want to see the same thing. Despite the rosy opening, the press jumping straight to Mr.

3:05Trump's past comments describing Mamdani as a communist, but the president now expressing an open mind about what to expect from Mamdani. I mean, he's got views that are a little out there, but who knows? I mean, we're going to see what works or he's going to change also. We all change. I change a lot, change a lot from when I first came to office. It's now quite a while ago. We had discussions on some things. I'm not going to discuss what they were, but I feel very confident that he can do a very good job. I think he's going to be, I think he is going to surprise some conservative people, actually, and some very liberal people.

3:40He won't surprise him because they already like him. The diplomatic approach continuing throughout the half-hour event, including this moment when President Trump stepped in to diffuse a question over whether Momdani thinks President Trump is a fascist. Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist? I've spoken about. That's OK. You can just say yes. OK, it's easier. It's easier than explaining it. I don't mind. President Trump previously floating the idea of sending in the National Guard to aid in New York City deportations, a familiar play for the non-cooperative cities across this country.

4:15However, on Friday, Mr. Trump again focusing on shared goals rather than issuing threats. Mr. President, you've threatened to send federal troops to New York City. You both have differences when it comes to ICE agents in New York City. Mr. Mamdani, you've called ICE a rogue government entity. I wonder how you reconcile your differences on both of those issues. Well, I think we're going to work them out. And I think that if we have known murderers and known drug dealers and some very bad people, you know, we want to get them out. And the mayor wants to have peace. We discussed this at great length, actually, maybe more than anything else, that he wants to have a safe New York.

4:54Ultimately, a safe New York is going to be a great New Yorker. We discussed ICE and New York City, and I spoke about how the laws that we have in New York City allow for New York City government to speak to the federal administration for about 170 serious crimes. On Saturday, President Trump remaining consistent in his soft-handed approach to New York, though keeping the National Guard option on the table. Do you still plan to deploy the national bars in New York City? If they need it. Right now, other places need it more. But if they need it, we had a very good meeting yesterday. We talked about that.

5:26But if they need it, I would do it. Yesterday on Meet the Press, Momdani, who in 2020 called for defunding the police, doubling down on plans to cap the number of NYPD officers at 35 ,000 and shift calls relating to mental health crises and homelessness to a Department of Community Safety staffed with social workers. Mamdani also asked again about his thoughts on President Trump following their momentary bromance in the Oval. Mr. Mayor-elect, just to be very clear, do you think that President Trump is a fascist? And after President Trump said that, I said yes. So you do? And that's something that I've said in the past, I say it today.

6:04And I think what I appreciated about the conversation that I had with the president was that we were not shy about the places of disagreement, about the politics that has brought us to this moment. And we also wanted to focus on what it could look like to deliver on a shared analysis of an affordability crisis for New Yorkers. You've also said in the past that President Trump has engaged in a, quote, attack on our democracy. You've called him a despot. Do you still believe President Trump is a threat to the democracy? Everything that I've said in the past, I continue to believe. Truth Social post incoming.

6:37On Friday night, one of MAGA's biggest stars, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, or MTG, announcing her resignation from Congress effective January 5th, 2026. The announcement coming one week after President Trump withdrew his endorsement of MTG, just as primary season is ready to ramp up. Mr. Trump pulling his support for the Georgia Firebrand in a November 14th Truth Social post just hours after Greene questioned whether Mr. Trump was being true to his America First pledge by spending so much time on foreign policy. A portion of MTG's video resignation here. I have fought harder than almost any other elected Republican to elect Donald Trump and Republicans to power.

7:20I traveled the country for years. I spent millions of my own money. I missed precious time with my family that I can never get back. Meanwhile, most of the establishment Republicans who secretly hate him and who stabbed him in the back and never defended him against anything have all been welcomed in right after the election. I have too much self-respect and dignity. I love my family way too much, and I do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the president that we all fought for, only to fight and win my election while Republicans will likely lose the midterms and in turn be expected to defend the president against impeachment after he hatefully dumped tens of millions of dollars against me and tried to destroy me.

8:11Green railing against what she calls the, quote, political industrial complex, which she says focuses more on dividing Americans than it does on solving problems. President Trump reacting to news of the resignation early Saturday morning in a Truth Social post, quote, Marjorie Trader Brown, because of plummeting poll numbers and not wanting to face a primary challenger with a strong Trump endorsement, where she would have no chance of winning, has decided to call it quits. For some reason, primarily that I refuse to return her never-ending barrage of phone calls, Marjorie went bad. Nevertheless, I will always appreciate Marjorie and thank her for her service to our country.

8:51We're not sure why he's calling her Marjorie Trader Brown, but he did post something on True Social suggesting her last name is like grass. Good when green, but then when it goes bad, it turns brown. On Saturday afternoon, Mr. Trump characterizing things this way to reporters. Are you willing to forgive Congressman Taylor Greene? Forgive for what? No, we just, I just disagreed with her philosophy. She started backing perhaps the worst Republican congressman in our history. this stupid person named Bassey. And I said, go your own way. And once I left her, she resigned because she would never have survived a primary.

9:38But I think she's a nice person. I know that before you had a fight with you and Mosley, you guys were able to work it out. No, I get along with everybody. We see the same thing happening between you and Congresswoman. Sure, why not? I mean, I get along with everybody. The resignation would take effect halfway through her term. In 2024, Green won Georgia's 14th district with 64.4 % of the vote, the Cook Political report rating the district as solidly red. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is required to set a date for a special election to fill the seat within 10 days of Green's resignation taking effect, making the deadline approximately January 15, 2026.

10:16The chair of the Paulding County Republican Party, which makes up part of MTG's district, telling a local news outlet that he expects the special election to actually occur in March. With MTG stepping down, the balance of power in the House narrowing to 218 Republicans versus 213 Democrats. Coming up, President Trump reportedly weighs increasing action against Venezuela, but are Americans on board? And a bombshell fraud investigation prompts the president to revoke protected status for some Somalis in Minnesota.

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12:16Senator Slotkin and five other Democrats last week putting out a video aimed at U.S. military members and the intel community, encouraging them to ignore illegal orders without even hinting what those unlawful commands might be. Many critics accusing the group of potentially sowing chaos in the ranks, causing confusion and creating situations that could become dangerous, all in pursuit of political points. President Trump writing a series of posts on Truth Social. This from Saturday Night in all caps, quote, the traitors that told the military to disobey my orders should be in jail right now, not roaming the fake news networks trying to explain that what they said was OK.

12:58It wasn't and never will be. It was sedition at the highest level and sedition is a major crime. Senator Slotkin, Sunday on ABC, pressed on whether President Trump has actually issued any illegal orders and what they might be. Do you believe President Trump has issued any illegal orders? To my knowledge, I am not aware of things that are illegal, but certainly there are some legal gymnastics that are going on with these Caribbean strikes and everything related to Venezuela. And it is very clear that no one should follow an illegal order. But it's very murky when you look at what is an illegal order.

13:38And if you go into morally, ethically, that's a pretty tough thing to look at and say, how do I navigate this? I don't I mean, look, if you're going back to Nuremberg, right, that, well, they told me to do it. That's why I murdered people is not an excuse. If you look at popular culture, there's like you watch, you know, a few good men like we have plenty of examples since World War Two in Vietnam where people were told to follow illegal orders and they did it and they were prosecuted for it. A few good men. This is her evidence of troops following illegal orders. Newsflash, Alyssa, Colonel Jessup wasn't real.

14:14There wasn't actually any code red, and Tom Cruise is not in the U.S. Navy. Sorry. You can't handle the truth. As for Venezuela, their drug boats are trafficking narcotics into the United States, killing our young people. The military taking out at least 21 boats, killing at least 83 suspected drug traffickers since September. The Trump administration defending the strikes as part of the president's broad national security authority. By the way, what's worse, President Trump taking out Venezuelan drug dealers bringing poison to kill Americans, or President Obama droning American citizens, including minors, overseas without a trial?

14:53Because the same leftists didn't seem to have a problem with that. Four U.S. officials telling Reuters over the weekend, the U.S. is, quote, poised to launch a new phase of Venezuela-related operations in the coming days, end quote, reportedly including covert operations. This as a new CBS YouGov poll finding 70 % of Americans would oppose taking military action in Venezuela versus 30 % in favor. According to the poll, 76 % of Americans believe the Trump administration has not clearly explained the U.S. position on military action in Venezuela versus 26 % who say it has. A poll from 10 days ago by Reuters showing Republicans favor drug boat strikes.

15:3758 to 24 percent. Three quarters of Democrats oppose them. President Trump on Friday announcing the immediate termination of temporary protected status, or TPS, for Somalis in Minnesota. TPS is a federal program granting legal status and work authorization to people from unstable countries. The announcement following a new report from the Manhattan Institute's City Journal, headline, quote, the largest funder of Al-Shabaab is the Minnesota taxpayer. Al-Shabaab is an Al-Qaeda aligned militant Islamist organization based in Somalia. From the report, quote, at least 28 fraud scandals have surfaced since Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was elected governor in 2019.

16:22Most of the large scale fraud rings, according to two former FBI officials who spoke with City Journal, have been perpetrated by members of the Somali community. The Somalis accused of taking millions in welfare payouts and funneling it back to Somalia, and in some cases, to al-Shabaab. A retired Minnesota Joint Terrorism Task Force official telling City Journal, quote, for every dollar that is transferred from the Twin Cities back to Somalia, al-Shabaab is taking a cut of it. Mr. Trump posting to Truth Social, quote, Minnesota, under Governor Tim Walz, is a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity.

16:59Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great state, and billions of dollars are missing. Send them back to where they came from. It's over. Governor Walz, a Democrat who ran for vice president on Kamala Harris's ticket last year, responding to President Trump's announcement Friday, posting to X, It's not surprising that the president has chosen to broadly target an entire community. This is what he does to change the subject. The most famous member of Minnesota's Somali community, Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, posting to X on Friday, quote, I am a citizen and so are the majority of Somalis in America.

17:35Good luck celebrating a policy change that really doesn't have much impact on the Somalis you love to hate. We are here to stay. CBS News reporting there are 705 total Somali immigrants in the U.S. under the TPS program, a small fraction of the more than 42 ,000 foreign-born Somalis living in Minnesota. Any Somali in the U.S. as a permanent resident or even as a citizen who commits fraud could potentially be subjected to a denaturalization process or, more likely, could be prosecuted for fraud. Although President Trump's announcement said the temporary protected status would be terminated immediately, legal experts say the Somalis are entitled to 60 days' notice, meaning March 17th is the earliest date Somalia's protected status may end.

18:26And that'll do it for your AM update. I'm Megan Kelly. Join me back here for The Megan Kelly Show, where we will feature our in-depth interview with Erica Kirk. Don't miss that. Live on SiriusXM's The Megan Kelly Channel, 111 at noon east, and on youtube.com slash megankelly, as well as all podcast platforms.

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