The Megyn Kelly Show - ISIS-Linked Shooter Attacks ROTC Class, Pentagon Luxury Food “Scandal” Explained: AM Update 3/13

Episode Date: March 13, 2026

New details on the deadly shooting at Old Dominion University, where a former National Guardsman with a prior ISIS-related conviction opened fire in an ROTC classroom before being stopped by students. Authorities investigating a car bombing attempt at a Michigan synagogue and preschool, where security guards killed the suspect as he breached the building carrying explosives. Iran’s new supreme leader threatens to close the Strait of Hormuz as attacks on commercial shipping escalate and oil prices surge. Viral outrage over Pentagon spending on steak and lobster spreads online, but critics are leaving out key context about long-standing military meal traditions. The FBI joins the search for a missing retired Air Force general tied to advanced military research programs and UFO speculation.   Relief Factor: Find out if Relief Factor can help you live pain-free—try the 3-Week QuickStart for just $19.95 at https://ReliefFactor.com or call 800-4-RELIEF.   Herald Group: Learn more at https://GuardYourCard.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Good morning, everyone. I'm Emily Dershinsky, host of After Party and the Megyn Kelly Wrapup show on SiriusXM Channel 111. It's Friday, March 13th, 2026. This is your AM update. That approximately 1043 this morning, police department began receiving calls that there was an active shooter. New details emerging about the suspect in the deadly shooting at Old Dominion University. A former National Guardsman once convicted of providing support to ISIS, Iran threatening to shut down one of the world's most critical oil choke points as attacks on commercial ships, mount and oil prices surge. They spent $15 million on stake in one month?

Who are you, Sterling Cooper, Draper, and Price? Viral outrage over steak and lobster spending at the Pentagon. We'll get you the context, critics leave out. A retired Air Force General tied to some of the Pentagon's most classified programs, including on UFOs, now missing for, two weeks. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM update. Relief factor loves hearing from pain-free customers and hopes they can help you next. One user Bill said, quote, I've been crawling under sinks and working long hours for decades. My back and knees took the punishment,

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wounding three. The gunmen in the shooting now identified as 36-year-old Muhammad Baylor Jalou, a former Virginia Army National Guardsman, previously convicted of providing material support to ISIS. Old Dominion Police Chief Garrett Shelton at a press conference yesterday describing the attack on the university. At approximately 1043 this morning, the ODU Police Department, as well as the Norfolk Police Department, began receiving calls through the 911 Center, that there was an active shooter inside of Constant Hall, located in Kaufman Mall area of Old Dominion University. Constant Hall is a classroom academic facility,

and we received information that there was someone, that there were people being shot in one of the classrooms. At approximately 1047, the first officers arrived on scene and went to the room, and by 1050, it was determined that the subject that was the act of assailant was deceased. The New York Post reporting an ROTC student jumped into action, stabbing Jolo to death after the gunman shot the class instructor. Two of the injured transported to the hospital where they are in stable condition, a third

unidentified victim, also independently seeking medical treatment. and then released. The U.S. Army Cadet Command confirming two members of the ROTC program were shot. CBS News reporting Jello walked into a classroom, asking if it was an ROTC class, then opening fire after someone confirmed it was. The outlet reporting the class instructor, a retired Army instructor, was fatally shot. Classes canceled yesterday and today. University President Brian Hephill sending a message to students, quote, earlier today, Old Dominion University faced a tragedy on our main campus. I am grateful for the swift response of our police officers and emergency personnel. FBI director Cash Patel writing yesterday on X, quote,

The shooter is now deceased thanks to a group of brave students who stepped in and subdued him, actions that undoubtedly saved lives, along with the quick response of our law enforcement. The FBI is now investigating the shooting as an act of terrorism. Jalot pleading guilty in 2016, meeting with someone he believed was helping coordinate a terror attack in the U.S. and sending $500 to what he thought was an ISIS contact, but was really an undercover FBI agent. A naturalized U.S. citizen from Sierra Leone, reportedly Jaloh deciding not to re-enlist in the Guard after listening to deceased al-Qaeda leader, Anwar al-Alaqi. According to the DOJ at the time, Jolos praised the gunmen who killed five U.S. service members,

members in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and expressed a desire to carry out an attack similar to the one at Fort Hood, which claimed 13 lives, wounding 32 more. Jolo sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2017, but released in December of 2024 before completing the full term. The reason for his early release is unclear. Also yesterday, an attacker driving a truck carrying explosives into a Michigan synagogue and preschool, Security for Temple Israel, located in West Bloomfield Township, firing at the suspect as he breached the building, killing him. Investigators later finding the body in the vehicle badly burned.

Aerial footage showing a plume of smoke emanating from the roof. One security guard taken to the hospital after being struck by the vehicle, reports the Daily Mail. He is expected to recover. The New York Times reporting eight first responders requiring treatment at hospitals for unspecified injuries. Fortunately, no students or staff were injured in the attack. Also in the vehicle, authorities recovering a rifle and a, quote,

large amount of explosives. Fox News reporting the vehicle is registered to a naturalized U.S. citizen from Lebanon, living in Dearborn, Michigan, located about 30 miles away. According to drop-site news reporter Ryan Grimm, the suspect identified as Amen Ghazale. Overnight Wednesday, Gazale posting photos of his family members, including two young children who were reportedly killed in an Israeli strike on Lebanon. The incident is under investigation, authorities reportedly probing whether multiple assailants

were involved. The new supreme leader of Iran, Mosthavok Khomeini, making his first public statement since being selected to succeed his father, Kamani vowing to keep the straight of her moves closed, saying the move is necessary to, quote, pressure the enemy. Kamani also warning that all U.S. military bases in the region should be shut down as Iranian forces prepare possible attacks. Those comments coming just a day after a spokesman for the Iranian military threatened to drive oil prices as high as $200 per barrel. President Trump responding on Truth Social, writing, quote, The United States is the largest oil producer in the world by far. So when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money. But a far greater interest and importance to me as president is stopping an evil

empire, Iran, from having nuclear weapons and destroying the Middle East, and indeed the world. Oil prices closing yesterday just above $100 a barrel, rising 9.2%, the largest one-day jump since 2020, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow shipping corridor connecting the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, normally carrying roughly one-fifth of the world's oil supply. Traffic now dramatically slowing since the start of Operation Epic Fury. Roiders reporting at least 16 commercial ships have been struck since the conflict began, including two fuel tankers attacked Wednesday by Iranian vessels in Iraqi waters, leaving one crew member dead. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard repeatedly warning it will target any ships

attempting to pass through the strategic choke point. President Trump previously saying U.S. Navy vessels could escort oil tankers through the strait if necessary, though there is no indication those escorts have begun. At a Women's History Month event at the White House yesterday, President Trump briefly mentioning the operation. The situation with Iran is moving along very rapidly. It's doing very well. Our military is unsurpassed. There's never been anything like it. Nobody's ever seen anything like it. And we're doing what has to be done. Should have been done during a 47-year period. Could have been done by a lot of different people that chose not to do it. But they really are a a nation of terror and hate, and they're paying a big price right now.

Coming up, a viral outrage over steak and lobster at the Pentagon. But the full story tells a very different tale. And a retired Air Force General who once worked on some of the Pentagon's most secretive programs, now missing for two weeks. The FBI joining the search. Our sponsor, the Electronic Payments Coalition, says Washington politicians are always getting in your wallet and now they're messing with your credit card. They say your credit card and the security it offers are under attack and that Senators Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall want to change

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Pete Hegsett's Pentagon was already on a massive spending spree before the war began, dropping 15 million on steak and another $6.9 million on lobster tail. They spent $15 million on steak in one month. Who are you, Sterling Cooper Draper in price? If you had a damn Costco card, you could have got all that stuff cheaper if you were going to do it. They're just hearkening back to our founders, as Paul Revere declared on his famous ride, one if by surf, two if by turf. The outrage spreading quickly this week across Twitter, cable news, and late night television. But the problem? A closer look at the reporting shows the story is far less sensational than it first appears.

It all began Monday with a post from the government watchdog group, Open the Books. The Substack report headlined, quote, Pentagon should focus on defense priorities, not lavish dinners, after historic $93.4 billion, use it or lose it, September. Open the Books, explaining, was September marking the end of the federal fiscal year, the Department of War entering what budget analysts call a use it or lose it spending cycle. Quote, defense officials typically enter the end of each fiscal year with at least one goal in mind, spend the rest of the military's budget. Otherwise, use it or lose it funding rules can force the Pentagon to forfeit unused money

and potentially see reduced funding the following year. The investigation breaking down spending on food purchases, including $2 million on Alaskan King Crab, $15.1 million of ribby steak, $1 million of salmon, $139,224 on donuts, and $124,000 on ice cream machines. Stephen L. Miller of Versus Media tracing how a small substack report quickly snowballed into a political scandal. That little tidbit went viral over with the Blue Skies and then also on TwitterX and right into mainstream media largely pushed by the exact same bad disinformation actors that push all of these. The first person that really pushed this was Molly Jong Fast. Jamil Hill of the Atlantic. But Snap recipients are the real problem.

Maddie Hassan, hey Doge, pointing down to Molly Jong Fast Post. Rick Wilson of the Lincoln Project also ran with this in a repost. Norman Ornstein. It's about the grift. It's always about the Griffin Newsom Press Office. Hey Nick Shirley, any insight here? Newsom's office then put out an AI meme of Hegsteth sitting in a recliner surrounded by ribbyes and seafood. Adam Kinsinger did the same. Mediite Pete Heggseth's Defense Department blew $22 million on steak and lobster in a single month. Watchdog claims. The chattering class having a field day. Here's an example from CNN political commentator Paul Begala. He has spent $15 million in one month for ribby steak, 6.9 million for lobster tail, $225 million for furniture.

He spent more in the month of September than most countries on earth spend in their defense. All for himself? Lobster tails? Do you believe? Are troops eating MRAs? No, no, no, no. Lobster tails? Do you believe the Secretary of Defense is personally eating all the lobster? It's for the troops.

Oh, really? The troops are getting lobster. Frequently in theater. Oh, my God. Troops who are going to work. Oh, my God. You know that. You know that.

You know that. You are so full of this. going to get killed over this. Commentator Scott Jennings, the other voice in that clip, proving right. Washington Examiner reporter Selena Zito adding some historical context to the debate, writing on X quote, if you've never covered the military or served, or if you don't have family or friends in the military, this would seem like a shocking story. But it's not, not even remotely. It is a common practice for our country to provide these special meals to our servicemen and women, a tradition that has existed for decades. Zito,

resurfacing a 2009 report from a journalist embedded with U.S. troops in Afghanistan, writing, quote, the lobsters and crab legs are shipped from the United States and driven down on a refrigerated truck from Bagram. The report continuing, quote, on seafood night, the crew serves up 400 of the tasty tales, 130 pounds of Alaskan king crab legs, and 135 pounds each of shrimp and scallops. Zito pointing to a real clear investigations report from September 2024, under the Biden administration finding, quote, the military spent $103.7 million on meat, fish, and poultry, including $16.6 million on ribby steak,

and 147 orders of lobster tail for $6.1 million. Despite many commentators treating the story as an easy political slam dunk, even some of Hegss's critics stepping in to correct the narrative, activist and veteran Charlotte Clymer writing on X, quote, the people angry over the Pentagon buying millions of dollars worth of steak and lobster are worried about the wrong thing. You assume it's for Hegeseth and the other officials in the Pentagon.

That is incorrect. Steak and lobster are often served to troops on the eve of a deployment or before a particularly hazardous mission. As for the troops themselves, they appear to be enjoying the tradition just fine, as demonstrated in one of the many TikToks capturing military mess halls. But this defect has steak and lobster.

I was just taking law for it. All right. Damn, you're decent. How's it? I'm bringing for war. We're going to war. The FBI, assisting in the search for a missing retired Air Force General who once ran a research lab at a military base rumored to hold classified UFO material.

Retired Air Force Major General William Neal McCasland, 68 years old, last seen two weeks ago at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. According to the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, McCasland leaving his house on foot around 11 a.m. on February 27th, and he has not been seen since. The sheriff's office telling CNN that McCaslin's cell phone was left behind at the residence. Authorities using a silver alert the following day, noting McCaslin has an unspecified medical condition,

increasing urgency in the search. Investigators expanding the search across the neighborhood, reaching out to hundreds of residents and contacting more than six hundred homeowners. Last week, the sheriff's office releasing a statement reading, quote, It is unlike Neil to be out of touch from his family and friends for this length of time. During his decades in the Air Force, McCaslin holding a series of senior roles. According to his bio, McHaslin working on a number of advanced defense and space programs, including leading the space-based laser project, serving as vice commander of the Space and Missile

System Center, and later directing special programs at the Pentagon. McCasland also serving as commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, a facility that has long-fueled speculation about Roswell-related debris, though the military denies those claims. In retirement, McCasland at one point working as a key advisor to Blink 182 co-founder Tom DeLong on UFO disclosure-related projects, according to Newsweek. Former Defense Department Intelligence Officer and UAP investigator Luis Elizondo, telling CNN, he hopes that case is not one involving a former senior officer being targeted, adding, quote, whether or not his disappearance had anything to do with any legacy involvement he may

have had in UAP research, I prefer to allow law enforcement the necessary time to do their work before speculating. McCaslin's wife, Susan McCaslin Wilkerson, addressing online rumors in a Facebook post, writing that while her husband once had access to classified programs during his Air Force career, he retired nearly 13 years ago, and it's unlikely anyone would target him for outdated secrets. Investigators say they have not uncovered evidence of foul play so far, but stress that all possible scenarios remain under review. McHasland is described as 5'11 with white hair and blue eyes, the Sheriff's Department asking anyone with information or surveillance footage from the area to contact investigators through the evidence submission portal at

burn co-s-d-N-M. Evidence.com. That'll do it for your AM update. I'm Emily Dershinsky, host of After Party. Catch the Megan Kelly Show live on SiriusXM's the Megan Kelly Channel 11 at noon east on YouTube.com slash Megan Kelly and all podcast platforms.