TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20th, 2026
Tonight's roundup is dominated by the fallout from France's riots, with nearly every top show weighing in — but the sharpest moment comes from Megyn Kelly's deep dive into the federal investigation swirling around Rep. Ilhan Omar. Here's what today's biggest conservative shows are covering.
The Ben Shapiro Show — "Why Europe’s Cities Are Breaking Down"
Shapiro covers the autumn unrest across French and Italian cities, arguing it stems from immigration, radical Islam and far-left ideology rather than too little government spending. He criticizes Macron’s conciliatory response and points to Le Pen’s strong showing in prediction markets for the next French presidential race.
He cites a French interior ministry figure of roughly 550,000 participants and 2,000+ arrests.
Claimed incidents include a torched town hall in Limoges, a looted Louis Vuitton store in Bordeaux and a closed Louvre.
He contrasts France (about 31% of GDP) and Italy (27.6%) welfare spending with the US (under 20%) to dismiss an austerity explanation.
Italy is moving to ban face veils in schools and cap weak-Italian pupils per class.
He mocks Macron for attending a Celine Dion concert and notes Le Pen’s strong prediction-market odds.
The Charlie Kirk Show — "Migrant Invaders Join Forces With ANTIFA to Burn Down Paris"
Kirk and guest Orin McIntyre frame the French unrest as a fusion of migrant youth and far-left activism and argue France’s secular, civic-nationalist model failed to assimilate immigrants. The talk turns to US immigration limits, praise for Trump’s record and warnings about Democratic retaliation politics.
They cite unsourced figures of about 500,000 protesters, about 1,500 arrests and 500+ injured responders.
They reject the ‘mostly peaceful’ framing as disinformation and criticize Mélenchon.
McIntyre argues voting rights should be tied to shared identity, service or land ownership and calls for sharp immigration cuts.
Trump’s immigration record is praised, while the Iran war is criticized as a mistake.
They criticize Elise Stefanik over a remark about using the justice system against Trump staff.
Verdict with Ted Cruz — "France is on FIRE—the Reverse Crusades are Destroying Europe & America is Next"
Cruz and co-host Ben Ferguson present the French riots as a warning for America and call them funded and coordinated. They also push early voting, campaign for Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska against ranked-choice voting and hammer Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed over alleged Muslim Brotherhood ties.
Cruz says ‘Europe is about 10 years ahead of America’ and calls the unrest funded rather than organic.
He cites a Fox News Digital piece linking about 50 groups to the protests; the transcript offers no direct evidence of coordination.
He calls 8-10 Senate races effectively tied and urges early voting, warning the GOP could fall to 45 seats.
He backs a yes vote on Alaska Ballot Measure 2 to repeal ranked-choice voting.
A long segment presses El-Sayed to disavow the Muslim Brotherhood; the ties are Cruz’s allegations, not established.
Louder with Crowder — "The Shane Gillis Gym Wh*re Protest Is Backfiring in the Best Way Possible"
Crowder’s crew defends comedian Shane Gillis against backlash over a joke about revealing women’s gym clothing, calling the outrage hypocritical and the counter-protest counterproductive. The episode also covers comedians feeling pressure to self-censor.
The hosts say Gillis’s joke targeted the clothing, not women in general.
They say women’s response videos give the joke more attention.
They quote comedian Murray Hill calling Gillis an ‘American hero.’
They cite comedian Jeremiah Watkins’s criticism over an RFK Jr. impression as proof comics must tiptoe.
The show is now Rumble-exclusive, weekdays at 11 a.m. ET.
The Megyn Kelly Show — "Ilhan Omar Brother and Sister Mystery, Key “You Can See Everything” Reference, VS Fashion Show Drama"
Kelly leads with the reported federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar, covering immigration-fraud and financial-disclosure allegations, a reported raid and questions about citizenship. She interviews former Alpha News reporter Preya Samsonar, then covers the Kimberly Guilfoyle controversy, the short-lived press secretary and the Victoria’s Secret show.
Omar is reportedly under investigation for possible immigration fraud and disclosure fraud; the WSJ reports a case to strip her citizenship is being built.
Omar’s team says the raid exceeded the warrant; Obama defended her, which Kelly criticized.
Samsonar discusses public records involving Omar’s marriage history and brother; all of it is allegation.
Guilfoyle was reportedly removed as ambassador to Greece amid alleged favor-trading, which she denies; Eric Deters is suing her for defamation.
Katie Zakaria reportedly served five days as press secretary.
The Michael Knowles Show — "Priest Killed by Falling Crucifix During Mass: Here’s What People Don’t Get"
Knowles opens on Sen. Slotkin’s remarks and the French riots, then argues from Scripture that an Ecuadorian priest killed by a falling crucifix was not struck down by divine punishment. He closes on White House press staffing, Trump’s remarks about Mike Rogers and the midterms.
He uses the Book of Job to argue against reading the priest’s death as punishment and says dying at Mass could be a ‘good death.’
He blames the French unrest on liberalism and secularization and contrasts the French and American revolutions.
He says Trump’s praise of Mike Rogers’ physique was a deliberate contrast with Abdul El-Sayed.
He cites a Texas Senate poll with Paxton at 49 and Talarico at 48 and urges early voting.
He says Slotkin’s remarks aim to deter young people from working for Trump.
The Matt Walsh Show — "The Riots In France Aren’t What You Think | Ep. 1858"
Walsh argues the French unrest is not a harmless student protest, blaming the welfare state, mass immigration and weak policing and saying media framing downplays the violence. He ties it to US politics and the midterms.
He says France’s 35-hour week and high public spending (he claims over 57% of GDP) left it fragile.
He describes looting, attacks on police and a torched historic town hall; none is independently verified in the episode.
He says outlets calling the unrest ‘mostly peaceful’ are downplaying it, and that road blockades are not peaceful.
He says France could end the riots within a week with forceful policing and deportations, citing El Salvador’s Bukele.
He frames the midterms as a choice between ‘civilization’ and its destruction.
Morning Wire — "Early Voting Is Underway—and Voters May Be Missing Key Details"
Hosted by John Bickley and Georgia Hall, the episode leads with the start of early voting and last-minute controversies in the Texas and Michigan Senate races, then covers the French and Italian riots, a deadly fire at Canada’s Wainwright base and Russia sanctions.
Early voting began in Texas and four other states, with 42 states voting by week’s end; North Carolina had 437,000+ ballots in by Friday.
Late controversies hit Talarico (TX) and El-Sayed (MI); guest Megan Basham warns early ballots usually can’t be changed.
GB News host Bev Turner says riots spread to Milan and Brussels.
Guest Victoria Coats says Trump is waiving new Russia sanctions for about a month, not dropping them.
A live-fire exercise reportedly caused the Wainwright fire, with early casualty figures speculative.
The Andrew Klavan Show — "Ep. 1300 - In the Kingdom of Feelz"
Episode 1300 is a solo monologue arguing modern politics, media and culture run on feelings instead of facts. Klavan covers campus sexual-assault policy, the death penalty and young-right anger, and plugs his new novel Find Me Nowhere.
He backs a narrower, faster death penalty with no televised executions after a reportedly failed Christa Pike execution in Tennessee.
He says Hegseth wanted Nidal Hasan’s execution livestreamed, Trump said no, and he agrees with Trump.
He defends Shane Gillis’s SNL monologue.
He discusses the young right’s grievances but warns against being manipulated by anger.
His novel Find Me Nowhere is about 11 days from release.
The Glenn Beck Program — "What’s ACTUALLY In Trump’s New Deal With Russia"
Beck gives solo commentary on Trump’s reported deal with Putin over Russian diesel, treating it as a possible sanctions-relief swap. He says it should be judged by what the US gave up and whether sanctions can snap back, and argues diesel prices are fueling unrest in Europe.
He says the deal puts 300+ tons of diesel on the market now and about 500,000 tons more in November.
His test: what was conceded, what triggers a snapback and what ends the war.
He argues diesel touches most of the supply chain and links prices to protests in France, Portugal and Spain.
He says Trump is the only leader who can bring Russia to the table.
He ends by urging viewers to vote, with a sponsor read for a voter guide.