Megyn Kelly claimed recent polling numbers showing Joe Biden trailing Donald Trump by 35 points on handling the border are ‘devastating’ for the president.
The figure was one of several areas Trump was far outpacing Biden in recent polling as the two men prepare to face-off in the general election.
Speaking with The Fifth Column co-host Kmele Foster and International Women’s Forum Senior Policy Analyst Inez Stepman on The Megyn Kelly Show, Kelly said ‘if nothing changes, Trump will win the election’ in November.
Kelly used the poll to highlight how neither Trump nor Biden had passed immigration reform and then called out what she believes is the false notion of the migrants as ‘asylum seekers,’ saying most of their claims are ‘bulls***.’
‘It’s all bulls*** because most of the asylum seekers are not seeking asylum. It’s a lie! They could have sought asylum in Mexico. They went right through Mexico because they want to be here,’ Kelly said.
She added: ‘They don’t want to actually assimilate, a lot of them, but they want their government check. They want a driver’s license. They want to do all the things that American citizens do without doing any of the things that people who immigrated here legally and jumped through all the hoops had to do.’
Megyn Kelly hammered recent polling numbers showing Joe Biden trailing Donald Trump by 35 points on handling the border as ‘devastating’ for the president
She noted that despite that, ‘there could be more funding for asylum claims to be processed’ and Biden and Trump, ‘didn’t do it’ despite having both houses of Congress for the first two years of their presidencies.
Kelly said that the current plan gives Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who could be facing impeachment, far too much power.
‘Those people should be processed, and we should figure out who genuinely needs our help and shares our values. But we don’t do any of that. And now they want to give Mayorkas a magic wand to say “I deem ye asylum seekers. Welcome to America!” That’s not how it works.’
The poll cited by Kelly showed Trump is beating Biden on several key issues, with just months until the conventions officially kick off the 2024 general election season.
Most notably, Trump has jumped ahead of Biden when it comes to voters’ view on the two elderly candidates’ competence and effectiveness as leaders. In June 2020, Trump, 77, trailed Biden, 81, by 9 percent in this category, but a new NBC News poll released on Sunday shows the former president now ahead by 16 points – 48 percent to 32 percent.
The largest gap, however, is in the handling of immigration and securing the southern border where 57 percent of voters say they approve of Trump’s handling compared to the just 22 percent who say Biden has done well in that area.
Kelly also criticized Trump’s lone remaining rival for the GOP nomination, Nikki Haley, for her appearance on Saturday Night Live this past week.
‘I’ve got serious questions about whether this is a good idea. What’s next? The Daily Show? How about Scarborough? Tiptoe through those tulips. Rachel Maddow? Joy Reid? Why doesn’t she go on her show? I don’t get it.’
Kelly noted that despite that, ‘there could be more funding for asylum claims to be processed’ and Biden (pictured left) and Trump (pictured right), ‘didn’t do it’ despite having both houses of Congress for the first two years of their presidencies
Kelly used the poll to highlight how neither Trump nor Biden had passed immigration reform and then called out what she believes is the false notion of the migrants as ‘asylum seekers,’ calling most of their claims ‘bulls***’
Kelly also criticized Trump’s lone remaining rival for the GOP nomination, Nikki Haley, for her appearance on Saturday Night Live this past week
Haley made a surprise cameo on SNL to jokingly confess that she should have admitted slavery caused the Civil War as her presidential campaign dies out.
This week’s Saturday Night Live episode started with a CNN town hall skit in which Haley is asked ‘what would you say was the main cause of the Civil War – and do you think it starts with an “S” and ends with a “lavery.”‘
‘Yep I probably should have said that the first time,’ Haley responded before delivering the iconic ‘Live from New York’ line.
Kelly acknowledged the slavery mishap was ‘a dumba** answer’ but still questioned the strategy of going on SNL.
‘I like the Vivek Ramaswamy philosophy of like going everywhere and trying to get as many votes as you can get. I’m just not sure SNL is one of the venues where there’s any potential votes available,’ she said.
Haley used her SNL appearance to fire shots at her opponent, former President Donald Trump.
‘My question is why won’t you debate Nikki Haley,’ Haley asked Trump, played by James Austin Johnson, as a ‘concerned South Carolina voter.’
‘Oh my God it’s the woman who was in charge of security on Jan. 6,’ Johnson, as Trump, exclaimed, ‘It’s Nancy Pelosi.’
Kelly said that the current immigration plan gives Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who could be facing impeachment, far too much power
A new NBC News poll released on Sunday shows Donald Trump pulling ahead of President Joe Biden in nearly every category – from competence to border security and economy
The same poll has Biden at an all time low approval with just 37 percent approval and 60 percent disapproval
Haley followed up by telling Johnson as Trump ‘Are you doing ok Donald, you might need a mental competency test?’
Haley’s Presidential campaign has been fading and recent polls show former President Donald Trump leading his rival by 26 points in a poll released Thursday of South Carolina’s Republican voters.
Sunday’s NBC News general election survey was taken among 1,000 voters from January 26-30 has Biden at an all time low approval in this particular polling’s history. The president stands at 60 percent disapproval and just 37 percent approval.
It also shows Trump 5 percentage points ahead of Biden in a hypothetical general election matchup.
In July and August, the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee will hold their respective conventions in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Chicago, Illinois. Those conventions will officially determine the general matchup tickets for 2024, which will more than likely be a rematch between Trump and Biden.
The results of the NBC News poll were released the day after Biden won the Democratic primary election in South Carolina on Saturday.