The Megyn Kelly Show
Canada Blinks First on Tariffs, Ukraine Agrees to Ceasefire, Trump Goes Car Shopping: AM Update 3/12
Wed, 12 Mar 2025
Canada backs down on retaliatory measures after President Trump threatens to double duties on steel and aluminum. Ukraine agrees to a 30-day ceasefire, with the U.S. lifting its pause on military aid as part of ongoing negotiations for a lasting peace deal. Mahmoud Khalil's arrest ignites controversy, as the Columbia University agitator faces deportation over his alleged ties to anti-Israel protests and pro-Hamas activities. President Trump purchases a Tesla to show support for Elon Musk amid a series of attacks against Tesla. Egg prices plummet, but after months of media hysteria over rising costs, the sudden drop is met with silence from mainstream outlets.Byrna: Go to https://Byrna.com/MEGYN to save 10%120/Life: Go to https://120Life.com and use code MK to save 15%
Chapter 1: What is the main topic of this episode?
Good morning, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. It's Wednesday, March 12th, 2025, and this is your AM Update.
President Trump believes in reciprocity, and all he's asking for at the end of the day are fair and balanced trade practices.
Chapter 2: How did Canada respond to Trump's tariff threats?
Canada backs down in the tariff standoff as Ontario's leader cancels a planned retaliatory measure. This after President Trump's threat to double tariffs on steel and aluminum.
Hopefully President Putin will agree to that also, and we can get this show on the road.
Chapter 3: What is the current status of the Ukraine ceasefire and peace negotiations?
Chapter 4: How is President Trump showing support for Tesla and Elon Musk?
A crucial step in the peace process, Ukraine agrees to a ceasefire. Now it's up to the Russians to take the next step toward peace. The left erupts over the deportation of Columbia University agitator Mahmoud Khalil, and President Trump goes car shopping. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update. These days, personal safety is not something that can be left to chance.
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The bill passing Tuesday evening on a nearly party line vote, 217 to 213. Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massey following through on his promise to vote against the bill. In response, President Trump calling to primary Congressman Massey, a move receiving mixed reactions on the right.
Speaker Johnson on Tuesday saying he is in the business of defending the incumbent despite his disagreement with Mr. Massey on the CR. The bill now moves to the Senate, where it faces complete Democrat opposition. It does require 60 votes to pass. Republicans only account for 52 yes votes, as Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, a Republican, says he is also a no. The deadline is 11.59 p.m. on Friday.
Otherwise, a shutdown looms.
Thank you.
Ontario premier, which is like a governor, Doug Ford, backing down almost immediately on a 25% electricity surcharge on roughly 1.5 million residents of New York, Michigan, and Minnesota. On Tuesday morning, Mr. Ford played tough, slapping on the surcharge in response to Mr. Trump's 25% tariff on Canada, meant to encourage a crackdown on fentanyl.
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Chapter 5: What are the implications of the ongoing tariff wars on the US market?
In the first Trump administration, success was measured by markets. This time around, the president urging Americans to be patient as he says the short-term suffering will be worth the long-term gains. Despite generally negative attitudes in the media, the Trump tariffs on Canada and Mexico are making inroads toward the president's goal of reducing fentanyl trafficking into the U.S.
Just ask the New York Times. Yes, the New York Times is the daily podcast embedding with Mexican fentanyl producers to report on the impact of increased government enforcement efforts.
And listen to this. They said, no, we shut everything down. There is such an intense crackdown by the government right now. And we're under so much scrutiny and pressure that we're not cooking anything. We're trying to sell our cars and other property to try to make up for lost income because nothing is going on here.
I mean, obviously, the threat of military intervention in any way, even if it's just targeted strikes, is anathema in Mexico. But the threat of tariffs has long seemed much more credible.
Hmm.
I have to say, of the two, I think the tariff threat is the one that really spurs the action.
Unlike heroin made from poppies and cocaine made from cocoa leaves, fentanyl is a fully synthetic drug made from chemicals. Producing the drug is relatively easy and labs can be set up almost anywhere, which is why, up until now, it has been such a lucrative option for cartels.
President Scheinbaum ramping up police activity, making hundreds of arrests throughout Mexico, including of senior cartel officers. The Daily reporting genuine fear among higher level cartel members.
His hands are trembling in front of us. And he said, the only option for me right now is survival. No, we're not cooking. No, we're not making fentanyl. The main thing that has changed from when you were here last is that Trump is in office and he's making all of these threats and the Mexican government is cracking down like never before.
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Chapter 6: How is the fentanyl trade being affected by US-Mexico relations?
Today, we made an offer that the Ukrainians have accepted, which is to enter into a ceasefire and into immediate negotiations to end this conflict in a way that's enduring and sustainable and accounts for their interests, their security, their ability to prosper as a nation. We'll take this offer now to the Russians. And we hope that they'll say yes, that they'll say yes to peace.
The ball is now in their court.
This marks a dramatic shift for the Ukrainians who previously resisted a ceasefire until the U.S. was willing to provide security guarantees. Kyiv agrees to a 30-day ceasefire, and in exchange, the U.S. will lift the pause on sharing military and intelligence aid with Ukraine.
CBS News reporting the unfrozen military aid includes about $1 billion in equipment approved under the Biden administration. The agreement also says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump will sign the minerals deal as soon as possible. President Trump responding optimistically Tuesday afternoon.
Hopefully President Putin will agree to that also and we can get this show on the road. It's a big difference between the last visit you saw at the Oval Office. That's a total ceasefire. Ukraine has agreed to it and hopefully Russia will agree to it.
Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will be traveling to Russia to present the deal to the Kremlin. A hearing set today in the deportation case of former Columbia University student and campus agitator Mahmoud Khalil. Mr. Khalil arrested by ICE on Saturday afternoon after his green card was revoked. His deportation paused by a federal judge pending a further hearing.
The arrest igniting a firestorm on the left and some on the right even questioning it, framing it as a free speech issue with Mr. Khalil, the victim of an authoritarian regime.
This is extremely unprecedented. The government has not provided evidence that Khalil was in any way cooperating, working with Hamas.
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Chapter 7: What are the recent developments in US-Ukraine relations regarding military aid?
The idea that he is an extremist or violence is preposterous to anyone who knows him.
This is the kind of thing that we are accustomed to seeing really in the world's most repressive regimes. This is the kind of thing that you would expect in a place like China or Egypt or something like that.
Mr. Khalil, currently held in a Louisiana detention facility, Cornell immigration law professor Jacqueline Kelly Widmer tells the AP, green card holders do not need to be convicted of something to be removable when the offending action relates to terrorism.
The White House stating the decision was made following this man's role in organizing last year's violent and disruptive anti-Israel protests at Columbia.
This is an individual who organized group protests that not only disrupted college campus classes and harassed Jewish American students and made them feel unsafe on their own college campus, but also distributed pro-Hamas propaganda.
And this administration is not going to tolerate individuals having the privilege of studying in our country and then siding with pro-terrorist organizations that have killed Americans.
The New York Post reporting Mr. Khalil was born in Syria in 1995 and briefly served as a political affairs officer with the U.N. 's Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees. Multiple reports in 2024 revealed ties between that group and Hamas, a group the U.S. recognizes as a terrorist organization, ultimately leading the Biden administration to cut funding for this U.N. group.
As a Columbia student, Mr. Kalil served as a student negotiator for the Columbia University Apartheid Divest Group. The New York Post reports that group, quote, sympathizes with terror groups like Hamas and Hezbollah and calls for the end of Western civilization, end quote. The Columbia Group's public Instagram showing hundreds of images calling for disruptive student actions.
Dozens of photos showing men and women donning Palestinian keffiyehs. A cartoon image of a young black child throwing a Molotov cocktail. Captioned, resist all colonial powers, resist white supremacy. Another advertising a protesting skills seminar. One advertising a vigil titled, all martyrs have a name.
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