WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21st, 2026
Ten of today's biggest conservative shows made this roundup, from Megyn Kelly's deep dive into new DNA evidence in the Ilhan Omar investigation to Ben Shapiro's read on why France is burning. Here's what you missed.
The Ben Shapiro Show — “This One Clip Explains Why France Is Burning”
Shapiro uses viral footage of shopkeepers fighting off looters in France and Italy to argue that Europe's welfare states, combined with mass migration and a crisis of cultural self-confidence, are now boiling over into open unrest. He ties the argument back to the U.S., citing the Mahmoud Khalil deportation fight, allegations against Rep. Ilhan Omar, and pro-Palestinian vandalism in New York City.
Clips show French and Italian shopkeepers physically fighting off looters amid the ongoing unrest.
Shapiro blames the combination of generous welfare states and mass migration, driven by what he calls cultural self-doubt.
He points to falling fertility rates and a rising migrant population share across Europe as evidence of the trend.
Applies the same argument to U.S. cases including Khalil, Omar, and NYC vandalism.
The Charlie Kirk Show — “DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Refuses to Apologize For Enforcing the Law”
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin tells Kirk his department enforces the laws Congress writes, not the other way around, touting record-low border crossings and faster removals under the Trump administration. The conversation also covers sanctuary cities, H-1B and OPT visa fraud, and the relative costs of self-deportation versus court-ordered removal.
Mullin says DHS enforces the law and does not write it, and claims the lowest fiscal-year border crossings on record.
Self-deportation costs about $5,500 per person, versus roughly $8,250 through the courts, he says.
About 80,000 people are currently in detention, with immigration courts roughly 1,500 judges behind.
Mullin criticizes sanctuary jurisdictions that decline to honor ICE detainers.
Louder with Crowder — “Defend This Woman at All Costs”
Crowder defends a University of St. Thomas nursing student caught on video telling a protester at a Riley Gaines event to “go back to her country,” arguing the clip lacks context and that she shouldn't lose her career over it. He accuses the left of applying a double standard on speech and forgiveness.
Defends nursing student 'Ava' over a viral clip from a Riley Gaines campus event.
Argues the clip lacks context and that the protester provoked her.
Criticizes both the media coverage and the university's investigation into the student.
Points to a double standard versus nurses who refused to treat COVID-vaccinated patients.
The Megyn Kelly Show — “Ilhan Omar's DNA, Questions About Amy Acton, and Christina Applegate's Shock MS Reveal, w/ Ruthless”
Kelly and the Ruthless panel dig into a New York Post report that federal investigators have DNA evidence bearing on an allegation that Rep. Ilhan Omar married her own brother. The show also covers the Amy Acton “mother” ad controversy in Ohio's governor's race, the broader midterm outlook, and Christina Applegate revealing doctors now doubt her MS diagnosis.
The New York Post reports DNA evidence has surfaced in the Omar investigation — still an allegation, not a confirmed finding.
Ohio's governor's race is roiled by a widely discussed ad featuring a candidate's own mother.
The panel cites a generic congressional ballot in the D+8 to D+9 range, calling the House tough territory for Republicans.
Christina Applegate says doctors now doubt her multiple sclerosis diagnosis.
The Michael Knowles Show — “Most Brutal Political Ad In History: My Daughter Is a Liar”
Knowles calls a new Ohio ad — in which a candidate's own mother tells voters her daughter is lying — one of the most brutal political ads he's ever seen, then surveys tight Senate races in Maine and Michigan. He also covers Pope Leo XIV's recovery from lung surgery and Elon Musk's proposal to give SpaceX shares to children.
An Ohio ad features Amy Acton's own mother urging voters against her daughter.
In Maine, Sen. Susan Collins faces pressure over her answer on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz.
In Michigan, candidate Abdul El-Sayed faces questions over alleged Muslim Brotherhood ties.
Pope Leo XIV is recovering after a partial lung removal; Knowles praises Musk's SpaceX-shares-for-kids idea.
The Matt Walsh Show — “If We're Confiscating Wealth, Start With United’s $32 Million Woke CEO | Ep. 1859”
Walsh argues conservatives should stop reflexively defending every executive's pay and instead target overpaid, uninspiring CEOs rather than builders like Elon Musk — starting with United Airlines' Scott Kirby. He contrasts today's corporate leadership with industrialists like Carnegie, Ford, and Rosenwald.
Targets United CEO Scott Kirby's reported $32.3 million pay package and his support for a wealth tax.
Also criticizes GM CEO Mary Barra's roughly $48 million pay relative to Toyota's leadership.
Contrasts today's executives with historical industrialists Carnegie, Ford, and Rosenwald.
Praises Elon Musk's pledge to give SpaceX shares to children.
Morning Wire — “The Forces Behind France’s Growing Unrest”
Morning Wire breaks down France's riots, which Heritage Foundation's Nile Gardiner blames on decades of migration policy and weak political leadership, now spreading into Italy and Belgium. The episode also explains why ICE won't be stationed at polling places and how new Trump accounts and Musk's SpaceX share pledge work for American children.
No ICE agents will be deployed at polling places; federal law tightly restricts federal agents there.
The DOJ plans to send roughly 1,000 federal poll watchers, who will act strictly as observers.
Gardiner says French unrest has overwhelmed police and is spreading to Italy and Belgium.
Treasury has auto-enrolled about 60 million children in new “Trump accounts”; children born 2025-2028 get a $1,000 federal deposit.
The Andrew Klavan Show — “Ep. 1300 - In the Kingdom of Feelz”
In his 1,300th episode, Klavan argues the left runs on emotion while a good life requires aligning imagination with reality, touching on campus sexual-assault policy, a botched Tennessee execution, and a National Conservatism speech by Amanda Milius.
Says consumer confidence fell despite strong spending — a gap between mood and economic reality.
Criticizes Cornell's frat-party ban following an assault case.
Discusses the botched execution of Christa Pike and Pope Leo's opposition to the death penalty.
Praises Amanda Milius's NatCon speech, while warning that anger can be manipulated.
The Glenn Beck Program — “I Warned This Day Would Come, Now We're Here.”
Beck describes what he calls the “Bubba effect” — when governments stop enforcing laws, public trust collapses and people start taking justice into their own hands — citing a UK activist's arrest for damaging a migrant boat. He argues real change should come through elections, not vigilantism.
Coins the “Bubba effect”: failed law enforcement pushes people to act on their own.
Cites the UK arrest of activist Daniel Thomas over a damaged migrant boat.
Warns of competing definitions of justice emerging in the unrest.
Distinguishes the organized, post-petition Boston Tea Party from vigilante justice, and says change should come through elections.
Mark Levin Podcast — “The DANGEROUS Shift: James Lindsay on National Conservatism's True Intent”
Levin and guest James Lindsay argue National Conservatism amounts to a collectivist nationalism that rejects classical liberalism and John Locke, likening it to Marxism with the nation substituted for class.
Lindsay says NatCon redefines conservatism and treats dissenters as enemies.
Argues NatCon nationalism subordinates the individual to the nation.
Claims it attacks Locke and labels Constitution-focused conservatives like Cruz and Shapiro as liberals.
Levin calls it a revolution hiding inside a conservative package.