Megyn Kelly and Glenn Greenwald scrutinise Meghan Markle’s statement and Call Her Daddy marriage advice

Serious allegations met with firm denials

Kelly said The Sun reported that Thomas Markle Jr. claimed to have found child sexual abuse material among devices and belongings associated with his father, Thomas Markle Sr., in the Philippines. According to Kelly’s account, the son reported the alleged discovery to authorities and contacted US organisations. Kelly repeatedly noted, however, that it remained unknown who placed or downloaded any material and who possessed the devices at the relevant time.

Thomas Markle Sr. categorically denied downloading such material and said he would welcome a forensic examination, Kelly reported. Meghan’s half-sister Samantha Markle also challenged her brother’s account, alleging that the devices had been outside their father’s control for about two years and suggesting a financial dispute as a possible motive. Those counterclaims were likewise unproven within the episode.

Meghan’s 2018 knowledge becomes the central question

Kelly read a statement attributed to Meghan saying that a 2018 letter sent to London’s Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection contained disturbing allegations about her father. Meghan said she received assurances that the matter was being investigated and that keeping her father away from her children was intended to protect them.

Kelly focused less on Meghan’s estrangement than on what follow-up occurred during the subsequent eight years. She cited reports that the Metropolitan Police had not investigated Thomas Markle Sr., while also saying GB News had reported that police and royal protection officers informed Meghan of allegations in 2018. The episode did not resolve who sent the letter, what evidence supported it or whether another authority investigated.

Greenwald asks what institutions knew

Greenwald argued that the questions extended beyond Meghan to the royal household and law-enforcement bodies. Given Meghan’s marriage to Prince Harry, he considered it plausible that royal institutions conducted extensive background checks, but he offered no evidence establishing what they knew. Both speakers said the gravity of the claims warranted scrutiny while acknowledging that the accusations against Thomas Markle Sr. should not be presumed true.

A dispute over Call Her Daddy’s marriage message

Later, Kelly played a Call Her Daddy exchange with actress Sophia Bush suggesting that someone wondering whether to leave a marriage could always find something better. Kelly and Greenwald criticised that message as overly absolute, arguing that dissatisfaction does not automatically erase commitment or the possibility of repairing a relationship.

Kelly added nuance by discussing her own first marriage, saying divorce can be appropriate after serious reflection and that her objection was to casual, universal advice. Greenwald similarly framed marriage as difficult work between two complicated people, contending that reflexively leaving at the first sign of dissatisfaction could promote instability rather than happiness.